Breaking ground on a new novel

After a lot of plotting and planning, I've finally started actually writing my new novel today.  I even managed to get 1000 words written.  Yes, this was during the little one's nap.  That might be my only writing time for a while.
I've mentioned in a few places that people will be surprised by this one, and yes, I think they will be.  I'm actually writing a...wait for it...a YA science fiction novel.  Given how dark, and sometimes twisted my work usually is, this is a very big departure for me.
Considering that I'm now working full time, and taking care of the little one a lot, this novel will probably take a while to write, but hopefully it will be a fun adventure.

The 2013 TMW cover

Here's a look at the cover for the 2013 issue of The Martian Wave...

A July update

We're a week into the new month, and this is my first post of the month.  The "real" job has been keeping me really busy, and leaving me quite exhausted, so I haven't had as much time as I want for the important things in life.
In important news, I've finished the formatting of the 2013 issue of The Martian Wave, and it should be off to the printer in the next couple of days.  I've also been doing some mental outlining for the next novel, which will be quite a departure for me.  I think people will be surprised when they find out what I'm working on.
Other than that, there hasn't been much going on... just trying to get work done, and spend some summer hours with the kids before they go back to school...which will be here very soon.
Hopefully I'll have more to report in the coming weeks...

June recap

One final act of begging
Vacation
I'm back
Kepler e-book

Kepler e-book

As most of you know, I have a short story in a new anthology called, A Kepler's Dozen.  The book is now available as an e-book, and you can find it at:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00DCG4MZS

or at:

https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/325583
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I'm back

I actually went back to the "real" job on Tuesday, but since Rebecca was off through yesterday, I decided to take some time away from the Internet and spend those last few days with her, since we really don't get to see much of each other.
The vacation was great, we went to the zoo, the Wildlife Experience, Idaho Springs, the Renaissance Festival, and the reservoir.  I think we wore my mom out, but I think she had a good time, and I know the kids had a blast...and so did we.
Now, back to editing The Martian Wave, writing, and the other nine million things I need to get done.

Vacation

I'm on a bit of a vacation at the moment, so expect limited blogging for the next week...not that I've been blogging that much lately anyway...

One final act of begging

They say that begging is good for the soul, well, here I am begging for help with the Kickstarter for The Martian Wave.  There are only a couple of days left, and we aren't hitting our goal yet.  We need whatever help we can get.  If you can't help financially, then please post the link.  This publication needs to be done with flourish.  It's always been such a great magazine, I'd hate to see it reduced in grandeur.
That Link...http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1521750492/the-martian-wave-2013
Some people also say that begging is pathetic...well...

May recap

A Kepler's Dozen

New pledge level for the Kickstarter

The press release for A Kepler's Dozen

The Alban Lake Bookstore

Please help

Please help

There are less than two weeks left in the kickstarter for The Martian Wave, and we haven't even reached the half way point yet.  We would hate to have to delay the release of the next issue, so if you're able to donate anything to the kickstarter, we would really appreciate it.
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1521750492/the-martian-wave-2013

The Alban Lake Bookstore

The Alban Lake Bookstore is now open.  This store features all of the new titles from Alban Lake Publishing, and it also features much of the backlist from Sam's Dot Publishing, and it features many of the new and backlist titles from Nomadic Delirium Press.  This means that the store has a lot of my books.  Here are some links for you:
A Problem in Translation
Red Moon Rising
The Opium of the People
Seedlings on the Solar Winds
Marionettes on the Moon
The Ephemeris Science Fiction Role Playing Game
The Battle for Turtle Island: Buffalo Wars Role Playing Game

The press release for A Kepler's Dozen

I thought some of you might be interested in reading the press release for A Kepler's Dozen.  You can find it at http://www.noao.edu/news/2013/pr1305.php.
A pretty cool feature on the page is that there's an actual image that shows where all of the stars are in the story.

New pledge level for the Kickstarter

I've had people say they'd like to help out with The Martian Wave Kickstarter, but a $15 minimum pledge is too much at the moment, so I've added a $5 pledge level.  That level of pledge will get you a free e-copy of the September issue of The Martian Wave.  Hopefully this will make it easier for people to help us out.
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1521750492/the-martian-wave-2013

A Kepler's Dozen

A Kepler's Dozen is now available from Amazon.  You can order it at http://www.amazon.com/Keplers-Dozen-Thirteen-Stories-Distant/dp/1885093683/.
A Kepler's Dozen presents thirteen action-packed, mysterious, and humorous stories all based on real planets discovered by the NASA Kepler mission. Edited by and contributing stories are David Lee Summers, editor of Tales of the Talisman Magazine, and Steve B. Howell, project scientist for the Kepler mission. Whether on a prison colony, in a fast escape from the authorities, or encircling a binary star, these exoplanet stories will amuse, frighten, and intrigue you while you share fantasy adventures among Kepler's real-life planets.

April recap

The Martian Wave Kickstarter

The Ephemeris Omnibus 2013

What's been going on?

What's been going on?

Things have been kind of quiet here on the blog front.  I wanted to write a long post about what happened in Boston, but I never could quite get it to sound the way I wanted.  It basically read like me being pissed...I think we've seen enough of that.
I've been putting in some extra hours at the "real" job, including some 5 a.m. shifts, so that has left me a bit tired.  Rebecca and I also went to the Bon Jovi show a few days ago, and that left me even more exhausted.  I guess I'm too old for late nights any more...
Now that I've left Sam's Dot, I've been putting a lot of work into Nomadic Delirium Press, and it seems to be paying off.  There's a lot more interest in the publisher than there was a few months ago, and we've already started releasing some new titles, including a huge Ephemeris title and the first issue of Spaceports & Spidersilk (at least the first for NDP.)  I've also been having to field a lot of questions about what's going on with Sam's Dot, but I'd rather not get into that.
I've been putting a lot of effort into the Kickstarter for the next issue of The Martian Wave, and we're about one third of the way there, but we still need help... http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1521750492/the-martian-wave-2013.
I'm hoping to eventually start posting more, but life seems to be taking a toll on my free time, so at some point, it will happen...

The Ephemeris Omnibus 2013

I've been working on this massive rulebook update for the Ephemeris game for quite a while now, and I'm very happy to say that it has officially been released.  This Omnibus features the core rulebook (with some rule changes, including multi-classing), as well as all of the rule supplements that have been released through the end of 2012.  That's all of the character sourcebooks, all of the species sourcebooks, and Critters and Pests integrated into one rulebook.  All of the class supplements show up in the class listings to create the most comprehensive rulebook ever written for the Ephemeris RPG.

You can find it athttp://rpg.drivethrustuff.com/product/113551/The-Ephemeris-Omnibus-2013.

The Martian Wave Kickstarter

The Kickstarter for the 2013 issue of The Martian Wave is now underway.  Nomadic Delirium Press is hoping to raise $700 to fund the project, and any help readers and writers out there can give is greatly appreciated.
If you'd like to check out the Kickstarter, please feel free to visit: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1521750492/the-martian-wave-2013
Thanks for all of your help!

March recap

The Battle for Turtle Island is here

A 12th birthday

I'm leaving Sam's Dot

There's something waiting for me in my dreams

Table of Contents for A Kepler's Dozen

Table of Contents for A Kepler's Dozen

Here is the table of contents for the upcoming A Kepler's Dozen collection:

• Middle Ground by Mike Brotherton
• Turtle Soup by Laura Givens
• The Gloom of Tartarus by Gene Mederos
• A Glint off the Glass by Rick Novy
• Omega Shadows by Carol Hightshoe
• Daniel and the Tilmarians by Doug Williams
• Exposure at 35b by Mike Wilson
• Hot Pursuit by David Lee Summers
• Tracking the Glints by Anna Paradox
• An Eternity in Limbo by J Alan Erwine
• A Mango and Two Peanuts by Steve B. Howell
• The Company You Keep by M.H. Bonham
• Kokyangwuti by Melinda Moore

The collection can be pre-ordered by going to http://www.hadrosaur.com/kepler.html