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Electronic Advanced Reader Copies are out!

Hey folks, It feels amazing. I wrote the first words to All is Silence November 1st 2012. It's original working title was 'Zombie Zoo' (from Tom Petty) then 'Where have all the children gone?' (from the Hooter's All you Zombies {also a Heinlein Title}) then 'And...

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News, Good News and Better News

We'll start with the best news. Better News: Edits are in. Tweaking Formatting and Chapter headings. Beta Readers should be getting an e-mail tomorrow to choose formats for their Advanced Reader Copies. Good News. I submitted Outward Bound: Science Fiction &...

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Beta extension.

I'm very excited about where the novel is, but I ended up with more edits than I thought in my last type in, so I'm a couple days away from getting Beta Copies out. Tell your friends. Read the first 2 chapters now (see link above.) I will also have downloadable eBook...

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Beta Readers and eARCs

Closing in on the finil, finial, FINAL draft for electronic Advanced Reader Copies. How can you become a Beta reader? Sign up on the Newsletter page in the upper right hand corner. You will also receive FREE fiction Bi-Monthly. Beta Readers who meet either of the...

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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.