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New Publication: Just Desert
And now for something completely different. My new Publication, Just Desert, a short story of a woman's mid-life crisis in the southwestern American desert. How far will you go to find yourself? What will Chela sacrifice? Her life? Her soul? What will she lose and...
Goals, Humility and Reality…
Well, what have I accomplished as I wind down toward going back to my day job as a high school English teacher? I've written more than 25 words all but 3 of the last 70 days. I've averaged 546 words. I only hit 2000 words of fiction on one of those days, though I had...
Can’t Make it to WorldCon Sale and more marketing thoughts…
This post is really about marketing experiments. If you're not interested in marketing and haven't bought All Is Silence and would like it on ebook, go here. In paperback or hardcover go here. Now back to the topic: marketing! In Three Parts. 1. So. Do sales help?...
Noveling: 7 Ways You Can Help
Okay. Really, really, need to get more fiction written. Lots of marketing, some plotting, etc. Some great times with family in the last 10 days, but not enough words! How can I help, Rob? Here are a variety of options that take anywhere from a little time to a lot....
Best Laid Plans: Falling and getting up again…
I broke my 500 words a day streak two weeks ago at 34 days. I restarted and went another five days. Now I've blown it two days in a row. Not just the 500+ words a day streak, but the Write Everyday Streak after 52 days! No words. No fiction. No blog posts. A few...
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Robert L. Slater, author of the young adult, apocalyptic science fiction series Deserted Lands, has worked as a teacher in the beautiful Pacific Northwest for 20 years. Like some of his characters, he has a propensity for speaking in lines from 80s movies, drinking Mountain Dew and eating pizza.