All Is Silence is the First Place in the Dystopian Category of the Dante Rossetti Awards for Young Adult Fiction 2013. Congratulations, most especially to fellow local author Joannah Miley for The Immortal Game and nods to Mike Hartner and Nely Cab and the rest of the...
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Path to Indie Publication: Part I–Born a Writer?
My Path to Indie Publication Series is a companion series to Marshall Ryan Maresca’s Path to Publication. I have been avidly reading Marshall's posts since I discovered his blog. Born a Writer? * As I eagerly await the official release of my debut novel, All Is...
ALL IS SILENCE cover design gets a Gold Star
Now a Gold Star winner from Joel Friedlander: "A well-balanced and attractive ebook cover designed to draw us into the story."
10 Days and counting… Release date/End of Pre-Pub Prices…
Hey folks, So much is happening as I approach the release date for my debut novel. All is Silence. The KOBO eBook is hovering around #7 on the Young Adult SF/Dystopian charts. I've sold copies in France, Canada, UK and US. There are mentions on websites in Hungary,...
#7 on “Bestseller” List KOBO YA Dystopian
[Newsletter readers. The link didn't work in the e-mail. Please click in the second paragraph below for the same offer.] I am flying right now. My specially priced eBook for ALL IS SILENCE on KOBO is currently #7 on the YA Dystopian list, right underneath Veronica...
News: All Is Silence, E-Book Workshop & Award Finalist.
Hey folks, Shipment of the first 50 copies, the pre-publication edition, will arrive by next Wednesday, January 29th! There are only about 7 6 copies not already reserved/purchased. If you are local Whatcom or Skagit folks, I will be appearing as a "local author" at...
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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.