2017 was a down and down year. There were some ups, but they seemed like mere molehills compared to the mammoth valleys that were the downs. Every year I think, "Well, the next year has to be better than this one..." and the next year basically says, "Hold my beer."
If I had one quote I would like to send 2017, it would be from Mr. Spock in Star Trek VI. I would say, "Go to hell."
Sunday, December 31, 2017
Tuesday, December 26, 2017
E-book sale
From the Nomadic Delirium Press blog:
The week between Christmas and New Years is the biggest week for e-book sales. So, for all of you that received e-book readers over the holidays, Smashwords is having a massive sale, and we at Nomadic Delirium Press are proud to be a part of it. You can download most of our titles at significant discounts...in some cases, up to 75% off, and we've even made a few titles available for free!
Go to https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/nomadicdelirium, and start downloading and reading today!
The week between Christmas and New Years is the biggest week for e-book sales. So, for all of you that received e-book readers over the holidays, Smashwords is having a massive sale, and we at Nomadic Delirium Press are proud to be a part of it. You can download most of our titles at significant discounts...in some cases, up to 75% off, and we've even made a few titles available for free!
Go to https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/nomadicdelirium, and start downloading and reading today!
Smashwords sale
Now through New Years, Smashwords is having a massive sale on e-book titles. All of my collections are available for 50% off, and I've also made a few of my individual stories available for free that are normally 99 cents. So check out the sale today at https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/jaerwine.
Thursday, December 21, 2017
A Poet Explores the Stars
From the Nomadic Delirium Press blog:
We’re looking for
poems about the exploration of space. The poems can be about our solar system,
other solar systems, black holes, or anything in between. We publish a lot of
fiction about the exploration of space, but now we want the poet’s point of
view.
All poems must be at
least 20 lines in length. While experimental structure is ok for print,
this collection will be both print and electronic, and experimental structures
do not translate well to electronic formats, so preference will be given to
poems with traditional structures.
We will accept no
more than two poems from each poet, so please send us your best, and we are not
looking for reprints for this collection.
Payment will be $5
per poem and one contributor’s copy.
All submissions
should be sent to editor (at) nomadicdeliriumpress (dot) com. The subject
should be “Poet Explores submission.” We prefer attachments, but you can paste
your submission into the body of the e-mail.
If you have any
questions, please send them to the address above.
Sunday, December 10, 2017
The Fifth Di... 2017 bundle
You can now get all four 2017 issues of The Fifth Di... for just $6!Go to http://nomadicdeliriumpress.com/blog/product/the-fifth-di-2017-bundle/ and download your copies today. Don't worry, if the download doesn't work, we'll e-mail you your copies.
You can also order through DriveThruFiction at http://www.drivethrufiction.com/product/228574/The-Fifth-Di-2017-bundle-BUNDLE
Monday, December 04, 2017
In case you blinked
From the Nomadic Delirium Press blog:
Just in case you blinked over the last few days, we've announced several new projects that are looking for submissions...
We're reading for Nomadic Novellas, which is obviously a call for novella length stories: http://www.nomadicdeliriumpress.com/nomadicnovellas.htm
We're looking for crime fiction for Future Syndicate II: http://www.nomadicdeliriumpress.com/futuresyndicateii.htm
We've also started a new shared world collection called Mars Station Beta: http://www.nomadicdeliriumpress.com/marsstationbetaguidelines.htm
In addition, The Fifth Di... is once again open to submissions and The Martian Wave is again looking for poetry submissions.
Just in case you blinked over the last few days, we've announced several new projects that are looking for submissions...
We're reading for Nomadic Novellas, which is obviously a call for novella length stories: http://www.nomadicdeliriumpress.com/nomadicnovellas.htm
We're looking for crime fiction for Future Syndicate II: http://www.nomadicdeliriumpress.com/futuresyndicateii.htm
We've also started a new shared world collection called Mars Station Beta: http://www.nomadicdeliriumpress.com/marsstationbetaguidelines.htm
In addition, The Fifth Di... is once again open to submissions and The Martian Wave is again looking for poetry submissions.
Saturday, December 02, 2017
Mars Station Beta
From the Nomadic Delirium Press blog:
We'd like to introduce you to our newest project...Mars Station Beta. This will be a shared world project, much like The Divided States of America.
The year is 2052. It has been two years since the unexplained destruction of Mars Station Alpha, and now the human race has decided to go back to Mars, but on an even more massive scale.
Mars Station Beta is made up of ten different modules that are all interconnected with each other and around a central lab/recreation area. There are a total of 50 colonists on the station with another 50 on their way from Earth. The base is a multi-national project, funded by the largest nations on Earth, with representatives from all of those nations, as well as a few of the best and brightest from the “lesser” nations. While nationalism is still an issue, it’s not as big of an issue following the short duration World War III that swept the Earth in 2022.
Mars Station Beta has been established in Elysium Plantia. Mars Station Alpha had been established in Argyre Planitia, but so far, no one has visited the station to try to determine what happened to the 20 colonists. All that is known is that their final transmission was, “I can’t believe there are…” Before that transmission, there were no signs of problems with the base.
Mars Station Beta is commanded by Roger Anderson, a hard-nosed military man from the United States. While he is a fair leader, he has little patience with the scientists on the base because they don’t have the same type of discipline as the military members.
The second in command is Vasili Andropova, a former member of the Russian military, who has now devoted herself to the pursuit of genetic research. She tolerates Commander Anderson, but she has little patience for his sense of discipline.
Writer’s Guidelines
If you’d like to contribute to Mars Station Beta, we’re looking for individual stories of at least 2,500 words.
How we will publish: This will not be an anthology (at first). We will be publishing each story as an individual e-story, and these stories will be distributed to all of the usual sales markets.
Pay: This will depend entirely on how the story sells. We will be doing a 50/50 split with each author of the profits from the story, with royalties being paid on our normal quarterly schedule. If this project takes off, we will be doing a print anthology, or possibly many print anthologies, and then there will be further payment at that point for reprint rights.
Rights: We are looking for first rights on any story.
Price of stories: The pricing of stories will depend on their length. Stories from 2,500 words to 5,000 words will be priced at 99 cents. Stories that are 5,001 words to 10,000 words will be priced at $1.49, and stories that are over 10,000 words will be priced at $1.99. Obviously the longer the story, the higher the royalty, but we prefer quality over length.
Overall theme: We are not looking for an overall theme to the stories. We want quality stories. Stories should be about characters other than the two commanders. It’s fine to include them as background characters, but we’d like to see stories about the other characters. If you’d like to share character or story ideas with other writers, we can set up a private Facebook group for this project that will allow everyone to throw ideas out and play off of each other’s ideas.
All stories should be sent to editor (at) nomadicdeliriumpress (dot) com with the subject line reading “Mars Station Beta Submission.”
We'd like to introduce you to our newest project...Mars Station Beta. This will be a shared world project, much like The Divided States of America.
The year is 2052. It has been two years since the unexplained destruction of Mars Station Alpha, and now the human race has decided to go back to Mars, but on an even more massive scale.
Mars Station Beta is made up of ten different modules that are all interconnected with each other and around a central lab/recreation area. There are a total of 50 colonists on the station with another 50 on their way from Earth. The base is a multi-national project, funded by the largest nations on Earth, with representatives from all of those nations, as well as a few of the best and brightest from the “lesser” nations. While nationalism is still an issue, it’s not as big of an issue following the short duration World War III that swept the Earth in 2022.
Mars Station Beta has been established in Elysium Plantia. Mars Station Alpha had been established in Argyre Planitia, but so far, no one has visited the station to try to determine what happened to the 20 colonists. All that is known is that their final transmission was, “I can’t believe there are…” Before that transmission, there were no signs of problems with the base.
Mars Station Beta is commanded by Roger Anderson, a hard-nosed military man from the United States. While he is a fair leader, he has little patience with the scientists on the base because they don’t have the same type of discipline as the military members.
The second in command is Vasili Andropova, a former member of the Russian military, who has now devoted herself to the pursuit of genetic research. She tolerates Commander Anderson, but she has little patience for his sense of discipline.
Writer’s Guidelines
If you’d like to contribute to Mars Station Beta, we’re looking for individual stories of at least 2,500 words.
How we will publish: This will not be an anthology (at first). We will be publishing each story as an individual e-story, and these stories will be distributed to all of the usual sales markets.
Pay: This will depend entirely on how the story sells. We will be doing a 50/50 split with each author of the profits from the story, with royalties being paid on our normal quarterly schedule. If this project takes off, we will be doing a print anthology, or possibly many print anthologies, and then there will be further payment at that point for reprint rights.
Rights: We are looking for first rights on any story.
Price of stories: The pricing of stories will depend on their length. Stories from 2,500 words to 5,000 words will be priced at 99 cents. Stories that are 5,001 words to 10,000 words will be priced at $1.49, and stories that are over 10,000 words will be priced at $1.99. Obviously the longer the story, the higher the royalty, but we prefer quality over length.
Overall theme: We are not looking for an overall theme to the stories. We want quality stories. Stories should be about characters other than the two commanders. It’s fine to include them as background characters, but we’d like to see stories about the other characters. If you’d like to share character or story ideas with other writers, we can set up a private Facebook group for this project that will allow everyone to throw ideas out and play off of each other’s ideas.
All stories should be sent to editor (at) nomadicdeliriumpress (dot) com with the subject line reading “Mars Station Beta Submission.”
Friday, December 01, 2017
Future Syndicate II
Guidelines for Future Syndicate II
What we’re looking for: We want stories about criminal activity in the future. We’re not looking for detective stories…we want stories that are about the criminals themselves, and their activities. This is a science fiction anthology, so science has to play some role in the story. Hard SF would be great, but we will look at adventure SF as well. As important as science is to the story, we really want to see well drawn characters who are believable and act in realistic ways. We all know that crime is a bad thing, but these people do it for a reason…what is that reason? Having said that, we don’t want to see fiction that portrays the criminals as completely evil with no redeeming qualities.
What we’re looking for: We want stories about criminal activity in the future. We’re not looking for detective stories…we want stories that are about the criminals themselves, and their activities. This is a science fiction anthology, so science has to play some role in the story. Hard SF would be great, but we will look at adventure SF as well. As important as science is to the story, we really want to see well drawn characters who are believable and act in realistic ways. We all know that crime is a bad thing, but these people do it for a reason…what is that reason? Having said that, we don’t want to see fiction that portrays the criminals as completely evil with no redeeming qualities.
Story length: Stories must be 2,000-7,000 words in length.
Rights: We would prefer to buy first rights, but we will accept reprints as long as the previous publishing history is included. You also must own the rights to the story.
Payment: Now for the important stuff. We will pay ½ cent per word for first rights, plus two contributor copies, paid on publication. We will pay a $5 flat fee plus two contributor copies on publication for reprints. Please make sure you note the difference in pay.
What we don’t want: As already stated, no detective stories, no unbelievable characters. We also don’t want to see fan fiction, or fiction based in other people’s universes. If you’ve written a lot of stories in your own universe, then we certainly don’t mind that.
Response times: We will respond to all submissions within two months, but we will respond with a form rejection…we just like to let everyone know that up front.
Reading Period: We will be reading submissions until the anthology is full.
Submission Formats: All submissions must be sent as attachments, no exceptions. Stories should be formatted in Word or rtf.
Submission address: To submit a piece, or if you have any further questions, please send them to editor (at) nomadicdeliriumpress (dot) com. Sorry, we aren’t using hyperlinks because we’re really sick of the damn spammers. All submissions should have the subject: Future Syndicate Submission.
Rights: We would prefer to buy first rights, but we will accept reprints as long as the previous publishing history is included. You also must own the rights to the story.
Payment: Now for the important stuff. We will pay ½ cent per word for first rights, plus two contributor copies, paid on publication. We will pay a $5 flat fee plus two contributor copies on publication for reprints. Please make sure you note the difference in pay.
What we don’t want: As already stated, no detective stories, no unbelievable characters. We also don’t want to see fan fiction, or fiction based in other people’s universes. If you’ve written a lot of stories in your own universe, then we certainly don’t mind that.
Response times: We will respond to all submissions within two months, but we will respond with a form rejection…we just like to let everyone know that up front.
Reading Period: We will be reading submissions until the anthology is full.
Submission Formats: All submissions must be sent as attachments, no exceptions. Stories should be formatted in Word or rtf.
Submission address: To submit a piece, or if you have any further questions, please send them to editor (at) nomadicdeliriumpress (dot) com. Sorry, we aren’t using hyperlinks because we’re really sick of the damn spammers. All submissions should have the subject: Future Syndicate Submission.
Thursday, November 30, 2017
The Fifth Di...
The December issue of The Fifth Di… is here.The December 2017 issue of The Fifth Di… brings you stories from Chris Dean, Karen Heslop, Kate Runnels, and G. W. Thomas.
A serial killer is loose and it’s up to a psi talent to catch them, but can she hold herself together long enough to succeed? A young girl is “chosen” to sacrifice herself for the good of her village, but nothing can prepare her for what this sacrifice means. A woman is determined to continue to explore the galaxy, but the chaos of Earth is threatening to destroy her dreams, and she’s already had so many dreams destroyed. And finally, a man down on his luck finds that that luck is about to change in a way he could never expect.
http://www.nomadicdeliriumpress.com/fifth.htm
Monday, November 27, 2017
Last Chance!
From the Nomadic Delirium Press blog:
It's Cyber Monday, which means it's the last chance to save!
Go to our store at http://nomadicdeliriumpress.com/blog/shop and use coupon code "blackfriday" at checkout to save 25%.
If you like PDF titles, then go to DriveThruFiction at http://www.drivethrufiction.com/browse/pub/2805/Nomadic-Delirium-Press?term=Nomadic&test_epoch=0 and save on our fiction titles...
or go to DriveThruRPG at http://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/2805/Nomadic-Delirium-Press?filters=0_0_0_0_0_44243 and save on our RPG titles.
It's Cyber Monday, which means it's the last chance to save!
Go to our store at http://nomadicdeliriumpress.com/blog/shop and use coupon code "blackfriday" at checkout to save 25%.
If you like PDF titles, then go to DriveThruFiction at http://www.drivethrufiction.com/browse/pub/2805/Nomadic-Delirium-Press?term=Nomadic&test_epoch=0 and save on our fiction titles...
or go to DriveThruRPG at http://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/2805/Nomadic-Delirium-Press?filters=0_0_0_0_0_44243 and save on our RPG titles.
Sunday, November 26, 2017
Nomadic Novellas
From the Nomadic Delirium Press blog:
We're very happy to announce our newest project...NOMADIC NOVELLAS...
The guidelines are pretty straight-forward, we’re looking for stories of novella length. We’re mostly interested in science fiction, but we will consider fantasy. Other than that, the theme is basically up to you. All novellas will be released in both print and e-book format.
Length: The SFWA defines a novella as being a story between 17,500 words and 40,000 words, and that definition works for us. If your story falls between those lengths, then you can submit it here. If not, please look at our other guidelines.
Payment: We will pay $50 in advance plus 5 contributors’ copies. In addition, the author shall receive 25% of all profits made from the book…paid quarterly.
Where to send your gems: All submission should be sent to editor (at) nomadicdeliriumpress (dot) com. We think you can figure out the real address. Your subject line should read “Novella Submission.”
Other important info: All submissions should be sent as .doc, .docx, or .rtf files. We will respond within two months. All submissions must be original works. We will not publish works based in other people’s universes…of course, a universe of your own creation is just fine. We will not consider reprints.
Any questions should be directed to the submission address above.
We're very happy to announce our newest project...NOMADIC NOVELLAS...
The guidelines are pretty straight-forward, we’re looking for stories of novella length. We’re mostly interested in science fiction, but we will consider fantasy. Other than that, the theme is basically up to you. All novellas will be released in both print and e-book format.
Length: The SFWA defines a novella as being a story between 17,500 words and 40,000 words, and that definition works for us. If your story falls between those lengths, then you can submit it here. If not, please look at our other guidelines.
Payment: We will pay $50 in advance plus 5 contributors’ copies. In addition, the author shall receive 25% of all profits made from the book…paid quarterly.
Where to send your gems: All submission should be sent to editor (at) nomadicdeliriumpress (dot) com. We think you can figure out the real address. Your subject line should read “Novella Submission.”
Other important info: All submissions should be sent as .doc, .docx, or .rtf files. We will respond within two months. All submissions must be original works. We will not publish works based in other people’s universes…of course, a universe of your own creation is just fine. We will not consider reprints.
Any questions should be directed to the submission address above.
Saturday, November 25, 2017
Order the December 2017 issue of The Fifth Di... early
From the Nomadic Delirium Press blog:
We're still a week away from the release of the December issue of The Fifth Di..., but you can order (and read) the e-book version of the zine today at http://nomadicdeliriumpress.com/blog/product/the-fifth-di-december-2017/. Not only can you read it early, but until the release date, you can download it for just $1!!!
If you do order it, and you don't receive it, please contact us at editor (at) nomadicdeliriumpress (dot) com. We're still having problems with a recent "upgrade."
The December 2017 issue of The Fifth Di… brings you stories from Chris Dean, Karen Heslop, Kate Runnels, and G. W. Thomas.
A serial killer is loose and it’s up to a psi talent to catch them, but can she hold herself together long enough to succeed? A young girl is “chosen” to sacrifice herself for the good of her village, but nothing can prepare her for what this sacrifice means. A woman is determined to continue to explore the galaxy, but the chaos of Earth is threatening to destroy her dreams, and she’s already had so many dreams destroyed. And finally, a man down on his luck finds that that luck is about to change in a way he could never expect.
We're still a week away from the release of the December issue of The Fifth Di..., but you can order (and read) the e-book version of the zine today at http://nomadicdeliriumpress.com/blog/product/the-fifth-di-december-2017/. Not only can you read it early, but until the release date, you can download it for just $1!!!
If you do order it, and you don't receive it, please contact us at editor (at) nomadicdeliriumpress (dot) com. We're still having problems with a recent "upgrade."
The December 2017 issue of The Fifth Di… brings you stories from Chris Dean, Karen Heslop, Kate Runnels, and G. W. Thomas.
A serial killer is loose and it’s up to a psi talent to catch them, but can she hold herself together long enough to succeed? A young girl is “chosen” to sacrifice herself for the good of her village, but nothing can prepare her for what this sacrifice means. A woman is determined to continue to explore the galaxy, but the chaos of Earth is threatening to destroy her dreams, and she’s already had so many dreams destroyed. And finally, a man down on his luck finds that that luck is about to change in a way he could never expect.
Friday, November 24, 2017
Black Friday sale at DriveThru stores
From the Nomadic Delirium Press blog:
Starting today, (Black Friday), and running through Cyber Monday, DriveThruRPG and DriveThruFiction are running a 17% off sale on all of their PDF versions of our titles.
Go to http://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/2805/Nomadic-Delirium-Press?term=nomadic+&filters=0_0_0_0_0_44243&test_epoch=0 and http://www.drivethrufiction.com/browse.php?keywords=Nomadic+Delirium+Press&filters=0_0_0_0_0_45561&x=0&y=0&author=&artist=&pfrom=&pto= and start downloading your books today.
Starting today, (Black Friday), and running through Cyber Monday, DriveThruRPG and DriveThruFiction are running a 17% off sale on all of their PDF versions of our titles.
Go to http://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/2805/Nomadic-Delirium-Press?term=nomadic+&filters=0_0_0_0_0_44243&test_epoch=0 and http://www.drivethrufiction.com/browse.php?keywords=Nomadic+Delirium+Press&filters=0_0_0_0_0_45561&x=0&y=0&author=&artist=&pfrom=&pto= and start downloading your books today.
Black Friday sale with coupon code
From the Nomadic Delirium Press blog:
Starting Black Friday, and running through Cyber Monday, we are running a Black Friday special. You can get any of our titles (print or e-book) for 25% off. That’s 25% off your entire cart. Simply go to http://nomadicdeliriumpress.com/blog/shop and start shopping now. Use coupon code "blackfriday" at checkout.
As a word of warning, our Commerce program was recently “updated,” so it’s not working properly. If you get a message saying your order was canceled, it hasn’t been…you will still get your product. If you order an e-book copy, and you don’t receive it, please e-mail editor (at) nomadicderliumpress (dot) com, and we will e-mail it to you.
Starting Black Friday, and running through Cyber Monday, we are running a Black Friday special. You can get any of our titles (print or e-book) for 25% off. That’s 25% off your entire cart. Simply go to http://nomadicdeliriumpress.com/blog/shop and start shopping now. Use coupon code "blackfriday" at checkout.
As a word of warning, our Commerce program was recently “updated,” so it’s not working properly. If you get a message saying your order was canceled, it hasn’t been…you will still get your product. If you order an e-book copy, and you don’t receive it, please e-mail editor (at) nomadicderliumpress (dot) com, and we will e-mail it to you.
Black Friday Sale
From the Nomadic Delirium Press blog:
Starting Black Friday, and running through Cyber Monday, we are running a Black Friday special. You can get any of our titles (print or e-book) for 25% off. That's 25% off your entire cart. Simply go to http://nomadicdeliriumpress.com/blog/shop and start shopping now.
As a word of warning, our Commerce program was recently "updated," so it's not working properly. If you get a message saying your order was canceled, it hasn't been...you will still get your product. If you order an e-book copy, and you don't receive it, please e-mail editor (at) nomadicderliumpress (dot) com, and we will e-mail it to you.
Starting Black Friday, and running through Cyber Monday, we are running a Black Friday special. You can get any of our titles (print or e-book) for 25% off. That's 25% off your entire cart. Simply go to http://nomadicdeliriumpress.com/blog/shop and start shopping now.
As a word of warning, our Commerce program was recently "updated," so it's not working properly. If you get a message saying your order was canceled, it hasn't been...you will still get your product. If you order an e-book copy, and you don't receive it, please e-mail editor (at) nomadicderliumpress (dot) com, and we will e-mail it to you.
Friday, November 10, 2017
Tough month
October took a toll on me. Nomadic had several book releases, we had MileHiCon, I got older, and I was putting in extra hours at the "real" job, and those hours were difficult. It's taken a real toll on me, physically, mentally, and emotionally. November has been fairly mellow so far, and I'm working on getting caught up, although my body and mind don't want to do anything. For those of you waiting on things from me, they will be coming...I promise.
Wednesday, November 01, 2017
Tuesday, October 24, 2017
My MileHiCon schedule
MileHiCon is just a few days away, so here's my schedule for this year:
Friday 3:00 PM Group Reading & Discussion: Future Politics & Economics
Friday 6:00 PM Becoming the GM Your Players Wish You Were
Saturday 1:00 PM Autographing
Hopefully I'll also be a part of the mass autographing at 4:00 PM on Sunday
Friday 3:00 PM Group Reading & Discussion: Future Politics & Economics
Friday 6:00 PM Becoming the GM Your Players Wish You Were
Saturday 1:00 PM Autographing
Hopefully I'll also be a part of the mass autographing at 4:00 PM on Sunday
Saturday, October 21, 2017
Disharmony of the Spheres
Disharmony of the Spheres focuses on characters with mental illnesses that are still able to be successful. They may not completely overcome their illnesses, but they are able to beat them back and succeed.
In this volume, you will find the fiction of Ian Brazee Cannon, Sharon Lee and Steve Miller, MH Bonham, David Lee Summers, Nicole Givens Kurtz, Kate Runnels, Michael Morgan, L.J. Bonham, Carol Hightshoe, Francis W. Alexander, and Terrie Leigh Relf.
This book is dedicated to all of the science fiction fans and writers that must battle their own personal demons every day, and half of all of the profits from this book will go to The Yellow Ribbon Suicide Prevention Organization, a group that battles teen suicide.
http://nomadicdeliriumpress.com/blog/product/disharmony-of-the-spheres/
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