A press or news release is a statement issued to the media to announce a range of items, including events, awards, or new products or services. It is to generate feature news stories. In light of their aim, press releases need to be two things: accurate and exciting. Journalists receive loads of press releases every day, and therefore […]
Read More How to Write a Press ReleaseI uploaded an album called Music of the Troubadours a few years ago, which is a collection of songs of the troubadours and trovieres. I just thought it was worth sharing. I’ve been listening to it because it’s a good soundtrack for the story I’m writing. Enjoy!
Read More Music of the TroubadoursI’m offering livestreamed readings of Homefront strictly for my Patrons! $2 or up per month gets you the audio packages, which includes Mp3 audio files of my stories; and this month, that includes live readings of my new Toy Soldier Saga novella Homefront. I will be reading one chapter per night at 8 pm Pacific […]
Read More Livestreamed Readings of Homefront!By Maria Avxentevskaya People have been dreaming about space travel for hundreds of years, long before the arrival of the spectacular technologies behind space exploration today – mighty engines roaring fire and thunder, shiny metal shapes gliding in the vastness of the universe. We’ve only travelled into space in the last century, but humanity’s desire to […]
Read More How 17th Century Dreamers Planned to Reach the MoonIt’s finally release day for the On the Horizon Book Bundle! If you haven’t got your copy yet, you can get it here: https://amzn.to/2HMH56H or here: https://www.books2read.com/u/bQBgZP. And why wouldn’t you want a copy of this awesome set? 22 novellas and novels by 21 different authors in worlds of low or no tech! Features my […]
Read More On the Horizon RELEASE DAY!By Beth McCabe Long before Hollywood started letting Charlize Theron, Zoe Saldana, Emily Blunt, Gal Gadot et. al. play kick-ass roles, little girls dreamed of power. When I was growing up, comic book heroes were male. Heck, everyone of consequence in our world was male. Publishers tried to get us to buy Supergirl and Batgirl, but we weren’t […]
Read More Two Cents on HeroesWe have reached a turning point in society. According to renowned theoretical physicist Michio Kaku, the next 100 years of science will determine whether we perish or thrive. Will we remain a Type 0 civilization, or will we advance and make our way into the stars? Experts assert that, as a civilization grows larger and becomes more advanced, its […]
Read More The Kardashev ScaleAs an editor I see a lot of bad cover letters. I can’t help but think folks are following some bad advice out there, so I wrote a thing that might help. It’s long and it’s a little ranty and cranky (because I’ve seen a lot of bad cover letters in the last month), but I hope […]
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