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Howdy. Now that we are well into the Christmas holiday season, I hope that you and yours are doing well. My family is doing as well as can be expected. My oldest is within a year of earning his Aircraft and Propulsion certificate, and my second oldest wrapped up his first year of college (we started him a bit early). I think my …

I’m a member of the IASFA (International Association of Science Fiction Authors). We’re focused on helping readers find other great Science Fiction and Fantasy writers. In the spirit of 20 Books, we recognize our only competition is our last book. Anyway, they asked me to write about Space Opera for the December …

Over the next year, I would like to not only read more fiction, but offer reviews of books or series I’m reading about once per month. I thought I would kick this off with the book Salvage Title by Kevin Steverson. I had the good pleasure to meet Kevin at the 20 Books Vegas conference. He’s a super decent fellow. …

Since I am writing a Gaslamp Fantasy, I thought it was worth a short description of what the genre is, and why the Stranded Series fits the description. My basis for the description comes from the TV Trope website. Gaslamp fantasy is Steampunk’s more magically-inclined cousin. The Steampunk genre comprises advanced …

Another 20 Books conference is in the can. The 20 Books concept is simple: a rising tide lifts all boats. Authors help authors improve as writers and in building their business. Only about twenty percent of what authors do focuses on content creation. The balance is running the business, including fan service, marketing, …