This week Justin and Eli talk about writing single stories versus writing a series. Is one better than the other, more appealing, more lucrative? Listen in and see what we think. Enjoy!

This week’s promo – The Roundtable Podcast

Well, it’s March 13th, and you know what that means! No, I’m not talking about when St Felix III began his reign as Catholic Pope, or that today is when Mongolia declared their independence from China in 1921. No, I mean that today is the day HAYWIRE becomes available for purchase. I hope that all of you are ready and eager to buy your copy, because I’m more than ready for you to get it. Now, the first question is of course, “How do I get it?” Great question! First, and probably most importantly for a good number of people, it’s available on Amazon via the following links:

Kindle $4.99_____. Print $9.99______.

It is also available from Barnes & Noble for the Nook. I don’t have a cute picture to serve as a link, but you can click HERE and head straight to it.

If those aren’t to your liking, it’s also available from Smashwords in a wide variety of formats, among them PDF, EPUB, Palm Doc, RTF, and HTML. You can go HERE to see those if you’re interested.

Soon it will also be available in print from Barnes & Noble, as well as in ebook format for iBooks, Sony, and the Kobo. When those come available, I will let you know immediately.

Now, some people have asked me, “What about signed copies of the print book?” That’s another great question! As of right now I don’t have any copies on hand to sign and send out. When I do, I’ll let you know. Until then, though, you are free to mail me your copy with a self-addressed stamped envelope, and I’d be happy to sign it and mail it back to you, or you can order it and send it directly to me, along with an email to let me know to expect it. Either way, reach out to me and I’ll pass an address along to send it to. Or you could make a trip to Balticon, run me down in the hallway or on a panel, and I’d be happy to sign it and have a chat. Your choice.

Let me end this by saying thank you. If you’re reading this, then it means you’re at least somewhat interested in buying my book and reading it. For that, I thank you. Writing is something I’ve wanted to make a career of my entire life, and with your support I get closer to living my dream. I hope that you order the book, love it, order copies for your friends and family, and then you review it on Amazon or where ever you bought it to help bring more people on board. I also hope you pass this post along to everyone you know, and so on, and so on. Thanks for everything, and check back soon for more news.

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This week the tables are turned, and instead of the robots interviewing a guest, Terry takes the mic and chats with Justin about his upcoming novel HAYWIRE, which drops March 13th, 2012. We hope you all enjoy the chat, and that you buy a copy of the book. As links to purchase go hot, we will alert you and post them up.

While chatting, Terry mentioned ACX. If you’re interested in having an audio version of your book made, check them out.

Also, as I mentioned on the show, please go to the Roundtable Podcast to have you story ideas hashed out with a group of great people.

I want you to buy my book Tuesday, March 13th (from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Smashwords, and other fine retailers). I do. I can’t lie. I’d love for you buy it. But, more than that, I want you to buy it and ENJOY it. If you buy it and end up hating it, I might have gotten some of your money, but I’ve lost a reader, and at the end of the day it’s you guys who will help me establish a career that thrives. So, to make sure that you know what you’re getting in for before you actually plunk down your hard earned cash, I want to offer you a sample of the book. Right-Click HERE or on the small book cover above to download a PDF of the first three chapters of the novel, complete and unchanged from the full book. If you read it and you like it, then I encourage you to purchase the novel on March 13th in print or the ebook format of your choice. If, sadly, you don’t like it, at least you’ll have saved some money and time, and maybe the next novel that will be coming out later this year, A MINOR MAGIC, will be more to your liking.

Thanks for reading this post, for your time, and for your consideration. It means a lot.

For those of you who enjoy listening to our brainstorming sessions where we help people work out their ideas and break the story down to hopefully build it back up again, let me direct you to the Roundtable Podcast, which is a show ENTIRELY about doing just that. Episode #1 just went live this week, with guest host Dan Sawyer, and it was a lot of fun to listen to. I encourage you to give it a try as well. I don’t think you’ll be disappointed.

If you’d like to give it a listen right now, or download it directly, here you go:

This week the Robots chat with suspense author Katia Lief about her books, her method, writing workshops, using pen names, and what her experience has been in publishing her own back catalog. Enjoy!

Katia Lief’s Website

“Why Women Read More Than Men” article mentioned in the show

This week’s promo – http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1723504596/the-dark-wife-audiobook by the fine folks at The Way of the Buffalo Podcast

This week Justin and Eli sit down to catch up with Paul Elard Cooley about his Garaaga’s Children series, how his self-publishing is coming along, what he things of the current state of horror, and about his ebook autographing app. We hope you enjoy!

Paul’s SHADOW PUBLICATIONS Website

MyWriteApp.com – The ebook autographing program Paul created

This week’s promo – The New Fiction Writers Podcast

This week Terry and Justin sit down to chat with erotica author and publisher Selena Kitt to talk about the current state of erotica, what troubles are bubbling the waters today, and where it might be going. Enjoy!

Selena Kitt’s Website
Excessica.com

Dear Author blog post about tonight’s topic

This week’s promo – ESCAPE from Keith Latch

How’s that cover, huh? Because HAYWIRE is being published by a small press, I had more control over what my cover would look like than a lot of other authors would, and I knew my brother — who’d worked on previous covers for me, all to my delight — was up to the challenge. What do you think? Do you like it? Please let me know.

Also, the book will be releasing on March 18th in both print and ebook versions. You won’t be able to just walk into a store and see it on a shelf since Gryphonwood is a smaller press, but you should be able to order it at your local store, as well as online. I hope that you do, and that you contact me to tell me what you thought. I’m really excited. Are you?

ConJour 4 recently took place in Houston, TX, and we are fortunate enough to have eight panels to offer you. We don’t want to flood you with all of them at once, so instead we’re going to release them two per day over four days. Let us know if you like this release method, or if you’d prefer just getting them all at one time.

So now, without further adieu, here we go…

HOW TO START YOUR OWN PUBLISHING COMPANY

Panelists – Terry Mixon, O.M. Grey, Mel White, Chris Dunbar, and David Doub.

CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT

Panelists – Terry Mixon, Chris Dunbar, Michael Ashleigh Finn, Robert Stickmanz, and Alexis Glynn Latner

PLOT DEVELOPMENT 1

Panelists – Terry Mixon, Michael “Talthos” Willett, P.L. Blair, Rhonda Eudaly

PLOT DEVELOPMENT 2

Panelists – Paul Elard Cooley, Mel White, and Charlie Brown.

PUBLISHING AND MARKETING REALITIES FOR THE EMERGING AUTHOR

Panelists – Michael Ashleigh Finn, O.M Grey, Terry Mixon, Rhonda Eudaly, David Doub

TECHNOLOGY FOR WRITERS

Panelists – Scott Padget, Paul Elard Cooley, Michael Ashleigh Finn

THE BUSINESS ASPECT OF WRITING

Panelists – Michael Ashleigh Finn, Rhonda Eudaly, P.L. Blair, and David Doub.

WORLD DEVELOPMENT FOR SCI-FI, FANTASY, AND HORROR

Panelists – Terry Mixon, Robert Stickmanz, Jason Durall, and Chris Dunbar