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PUBLISHED: Jan.22.2008

The Wannoshay Cycle

The Wannoshay Cycle takes place in a world where terrorism has spread to America in the form of repeated bombings and violent attacks. Adding to the chaos and paranoia, three dozen alien ships crash-land in the middle of a blizzard, landing in the Midwest of America and Canada. Almost miraculously, in spite of the paranoia of the people who encounter them, the aliens known as the...

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PUBLISHED: May.16.2006

Heart's Revenge (writing as Julia C. Porter)

This excerpt is from chapter one of Heart's Revenge, a romance novel with some supernatural elements -- I think of it as a ghost story with a romance tied up inside of it. It takes place on one of my favorite places to go with my wife, who's also my collaborator: Ocracoke Island, off the North Carolina coast. And the pseudonym I used (but don't tell anyone it's me!) is...

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A Gathering of Doorways

Sometimes you eat the forest, sometimes the forest eats you. Gil Anderson learns this for himself when his son Noah wanders off one hot summer day, on Gil’s watch. His wife will never forgive him for this latest transgression — not after what the family has lost already. The forest is always hungry. It’s reaching out for Gil, a former office man now gone country on his organic farm...

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Nov.30.2008 - 8:42 am

Q and A with Contemporary Authors

Apparently, an entry has been prepared about me for inclusion in a forthcoming edition of Contemporary Authors (CA), which is, in their own words, "a reference series that...

Nov.20.2008 - 3:27 am

Blurbed and Reviewed, but Still Waiting on the Release Date...

This time ’round, it’s from stellar writer and buddy Tim Pratt, who writes: Michael Jasper is a writer of great integrity, passion, and imagination. He creates imaginary...

Oct.29.2008 - 7:49 am

Okay, here goes nothing! NaNo!

Thanks to How Not To Write, I’ve joined up! I'm gonna do NaNoWriMo! Oh boy. I guess I have no choice but to finish my book now… (NaNoWriMo is the nickname for National Novel...

Sep.19.2008 - 9:42 am

The Next Book (There's Always Another One)

A section of Martin Waldseemüller’s 1507 world map

Publishing is a funny business. For a variety of reasons, publishing a book takes time, and publishers have to keep up with various schedules and budget their money and time just...

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Nov.17.2008 - 6:20 pm

In response to: Okay, here goes nothing! NaNo!

Thanks, David --

Thanks, David -- unfortunately, I crashed and burned early on this year's NaNo. I got some feedback from my agent on a...

Sep.12.2008 - 12:51 pm

In response to: Fiction Reviews

Posting a negative review

In the interest of full disclosure, I figured I'd post this review, even if it's pretty negative. PW didn't like my...

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Nov.18.2008

A Gathering of Doorways

Published by The Worlds of Paul Jessup

[New Urban Fantasy horror novel Gathering of Doorways] Is really, really awesome. And scary as all hell. The land of the undercity is described in painstakingly vivid detail, and...

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