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The Ameriad is free all this week on Amazon Kindle

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The_Ameriad_Cover_for_KindleMy novel, The Ameriad, a humorous, mythological parody that re-tells the founding of America by the survivors of Troy, is going to be free all this week on the Amazon Kindle.  You can access the page for this book here. This deal ends Saturday.

A paperback copy of the book is also being given out through Goodreads; actually, 10 copies are being given out free. All you have to do is sign up for the contest on Goodreads here.  This contest ends at the beginning of next month.

Did I mention that both choices are free?

I should also point out that my novella, Mapping the Silence of Dreams, is now available on Kindle as well. It’s dark fantasy involving the dream sphere when a scientific team accidentally brings something back from our dreams.  You can find it here.

My Next Novel

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One of the more exciting aspects of being a novelist is that every now and then you actually get to sit down and write a novel. Imagine that. Well, I’ve been giving the prospect a lot of thought lately, and now I finally realize what is going to be the next novel.

The working title: Mapping the Silence of Dreams

Genre: Fantasy

Premise: The next realm of exploration is Mindspace after a discovery is made that links the dream world that everyone travels to when they fall asleep. All along we thought it was a realm that existed within each person’s mind, but now we know that everyone travels to this same place, yet are separated by their own barriers their minds construct to protect them. Well, now that we’ve begun to explore it, we start to realize there’s something else in Mindspace. Something alive. Something that’s been waiting. And it’s ready.

The novel is based on a short story I wrote years ago and stashed away in a drawer but always wanted to do more with. Well, now it gets its chance.

I begin writing it on Monday, which is the start of National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), where the goal is to write a novel (50,000 words) in one month. Last year, I wrote Plato’s Perspective during the contest.

A few of my friends will be participating this year.