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Terry sat down with Deborah Kent, who’s running Con-Jour 2.0, a sci-fi/fantasy convention held January 29th – 31st 2010 at the University of Houston Clearlake. This should get us ready for the event. Enjoy, and happy holidays!

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This week Terry and Justin discuss a recent blog entry from guidetoliteraryagents.com, where agents talk about seven beginnings they hate. We throw in a few of our own personal pet peeves. Enjoy! And, have a happy holiday!

Kimi’s Interview With Literary Agent Laurie McLean

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This week Terry and Justin settle in to discuss short stories. Just ’cause they’re short doesn’t mean they’re easy, but they have a lot to teach and offer the aspiring writer. Hopefully you’ll find new reason to jump on the short story bandwagon. Enjoy!

Duotrope.com, a friend to all writers

This week’s promo – Cowry Catchers

The Con-Jour Convention website

Well, I’ve finally gotten everything put together, and now my short story collection, “The Ties That Bind – Tales of the Breaking Dawn” is now available for purchase. Right now I have it in the following formats:

Printed Chapbook

CD – this is a little different from the audio version I podcasted

Kindle

Soon I’ll also have a free PDF up on my site for download (the story is on my site in its entirety, as are several of my other short stories), and an iPhone/iTouch version is in the works as we speak. Now, some of you might have read parts #1 – #3 of this story in the previous three issues of Ray Gun Revival (#4 will hit in the next issue), so you might be wondering what makes the printed version special (other than the amazing cover art created by my brother), or you might have listened to the free podcast version and now wonder what the CD has that’s so special? Well, first, the chapbook and Kindle versions of the story have an essay at the end that tells how the story came to be, from its small beginnings to what it is now. The CD has brand new opening and closing credits, and there is a final track that contains hilarious bloopers and outtakes from the voice recording sessions. I hope those spark your interest.

And listen, don’t just take MY word for it. Here are just a few of the kind words that have been said about the story…

“Hard-hitting space opera in the golden age tradition, relentless and full of dark action.”
– David J Williams, author of The Burning Skies

“Whether regaling us with tales of anti-gravity pirate ships sailing an ocean of sand, or putting us aboard a cargo runner racing through coven gates and deep space perils, Justin Macumber delivers one hell of a fun story. What more can any reader ask?”
– J.F. Lewis, internationally published author of ReVamped (Void City, Book Two)

“The Ties That Bind is some of the best sci-fi I’ve read all year and the crew of the Breaking Dawn will have you rooting for their success on every page. Exciting, smart and well written, this is a story that is seriously worth reading.”
– Jeremy Robinson, author of Pulse and Antarktos Rising

Anyway, I’m really proud of what I’ve put together here, and I hope some of you decide to check it out. This story won Honorable Mention in last year’s Writers of the Future contest, and this year it was in Ray Gun Revival, so I couldn’t be more happy with what it’s done for me.

Thank you for reading this. And, if you buy a copy, thank you especially for that.

Oh, and by the way, if you want to see a higher rez version of the front and back cover, click HERE.

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This week Justin sits down with Hollywood screenwriter Ashley Miller, who’s worked on shows such as Andromeda, Terminator: The Sarah Conner Chronicles, and Fringe, as well as the upcoming movie Thor. Enjoy!

Ashley’s Twitter Account

This Week’s Promo – Audio Market List