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This week the Dead Robots sit down to talk with author and podcaster Jeremy Robinson about his work, what he thinks of the current publishing industry, and what self-publishing has done for him. He is one of the great successes in self-publishing, he’s waded into the treachorous waters, and he’s here to help show the way for those who have the gumption to try the same. Enjoy!

Jeremy’s Website

Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America POD Page

Hey everyone, just wanted to let you know that if you want to order a copy of Scott Sigler’s new hardback, “The Rookie,” then you’d better do it quickly, because it’s limited to a 3,000 print run. Once they’re sold, THAT’S IT! So, make sure you get in and order FAST.

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This week PG Holyfield flies solo to interview PJ Ballantine about her podcasts, her writing, and hear some fantastic news about her career. Everyone in the Dead Robot offices congratulates Pip on her success!

Pip’s Homepage

Chasing The Bard

Weather Child

Erotica Ala Carte

Pip’s Twitter

Editor Gabrielle Harbowy’s Blog

The following has been copied and pasted from JC Hutchins’ site:

Personal Effects: Dark Art will hit bookstores on June 9 … but if you pre-order the novel now, your sale counts toward mission-critical “day one” purchases, which affect rankings on booksales charts, media coverage, in-store book placement, and more!

Since I’m on a major imprint, all pre-orders “roll up” and count as sales for the day the book is available in stores. Pre-ordering right now helps me tremendously: the more pre-orders I have, the more support I’ll receive from bookstores as the street date approaches. And yes, I totally want my print debut to hit the NYT bestseller list. That can happen, with your help.

So get proactive and pre-order now. If you’re committed to purchasing Personal Effects at a bookstore on June 9, consider pre-ordering now as gifts for friends or loved ones. Not only will you help me … you’ll help champion Personal Effects’ innovative form of storytelling!

PRE-ORDER NOW!

Justin wrote:

Well, it looks like my short story series “Tales Of The Breaking Dawn” is finally getting released to the world. Part One has just been published by the fine folks at Ray Gun Revival. Parts Two, Three, and Four will be released in the following three months. I hope you guys download the magazine and [...]

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This month’s issue is not only chock-a-block full of the usual greatness that the guys at Ray Gun Revival bring, but it also includes the first in a four-part short story series written by me, Justin Macumber. The story is entitled “The Ties That Bind,” and I really hope you enjoy it, as I plan on producing a podcast version of it once the final text copy has been approved.

Also, thank you so much for all the downloads for last month’s issue. The folks at RGR were amazed with how many issues you downloaded, and I’d love to have even more with this one. I think they’re doing great work, and that should be rewarded.

Enjoy!

Even though I’m busy until the middle of May, I’ve decided to start producing a full-cast, sound effects and music included, recording of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes book: A Study in Scarlet. See this new page here at the DRS for all the details.

A Study in Scarlet

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This week the Dead Robots sit down and talk with J. Daniel Sawyer about writing and podcasting, with a brief foray into the BGS finale for good tangential measure. Enjoy.

Promo – Serving Worlds

Links to where Terry is posing his newest story, A Touch of Death.

Warning: This story contains explicit content (or it will when I get to that part of the story) and is not safe for work. All these sites contain explicit content, as a matter of fact. I post erotica under the psudonym Wine Maker, though anyone what looks hard enough can learn my real name. Don’t be confused.

For just my stories: http://www.asstr.org/~Wine_Maker/stories.htm

Stories Online: http://storiesonline.net/auth/Wine_Maker

Literotica: http://www.literotica.com/stories/memberpage.php?uid=560253&page=submissions

Note: Both Stories Online and Literotica have many other stories and authors, mostly but not exclusively erotica. If you feel like posting your work somewhere people would read it, please do consider them, even if it is not erotica. My first chapter has been downloaded 5,000 times in the 10 days it’s been up and even though there has been no hanky panky, it is still being voted high scores.

I think that it’s now pretty clear that self publishing is not only a valid way to get your book out into the world, but also one that can lead to success. More of more of these types of stories are appearing. It makes me happy to know that the gatekeepers of publishing are getting cut down little by little.

Thanks to CNN for the article.