Do you like plays?

 

If you do like plays, then I invite you to read my one-act play Climbing the Hill with Sisyphus. This is not a genre piece, but rather a mainstream piece that I wrote when I was in college. I always liked the play, and I would love to see it performed at some point.

Eric is a teen with troubles, the biggest of which is his alcoholic father. This one-act play uses a split-stage, showing Eric talking to his therapist on one side of the stage, while we get to see flashbacks to the last couple of troubled years on the other side of the stage. 

Order from Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1084996

Order from Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B095BZYVS5 

 

A bestseller at DriveThruFiction

As I type this, my Tales of Space Exploration and Discovery is currently ranked as the #13 bestseller at DriveThruFiction. Can we push it higher?

Buy it today at https://www.drivethrufiction.com/top_100.php

 

My Tales of Space Exploration and Discovery now in wide release

 

I originally released my Tales of Space Exploration and Discovery exclusively through Amazon, but now the e-book version is available from a wide variety of booksellers.

Order from Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1134741

Order from Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09L59F9RZ

Order from DriveThruFiction: https://www.drivethrufiction.com/product/388306 

More sellers will be carrying it in the days to come.

The paperback and hardcover versions are still available from Amazon.

 

The Ephemeris Character Class Compendium

 From the Nomadic Delirium Press Blog:

Over the years, we’ve released individual supplements for each of the character classes in Ephemeris. Now we’ve combined all of those supplements into one book, which is available from all of the usual sources.

 Order from DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/388254

Order from Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09TG29ZGP

Order from Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1134658 

 

Book of the Month reminder

 

Just a reminder, my collection, J Alan Erwine's Tales of the Earth and Moon is my book of the month for February. You can download the collection for just $1.50 from Smashwords at https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/641482

Seven stories from award winning science fiction author J Alan Erwine that explore the future of both the Earth and the Moon.
Stranded astronauts, intelligent dolphins being used by the government, a soldier struggling with orders he knows he shouldn’t have followed, lovers waiting for the end of the world, politics even dirtier than what we’re seeing in the modern world (maybe), a man resurrected because he wanted to see the future, but now feeling very much alone, and manipulation on the moon.
These are the stories that are waiting for you in this collection. 

 

Covid

 I've been away for a bit, as the whole family contracted COVID. The youngest came home on Friday the 28th not feeling good. By Sunday, Rebecca was feeling really bad, so on Monday the 31st, she had herself tested. We got the results the next day that she was positive, so we all went into quarantine.

I never got really sick. I felt like I had a head cold, but I had a fever that I just couldn't break and I felt exhausted all the time. Rebecca got quite sick, and there were a few times I thought she might need to be hospitalized. The kids were sick, but never really bad. I returned to work last Saturday and Rebecca returned today. We're both still feeling the effects. Once I start moving too much at work, I feel like I'm going to drop, so I guess it's a long recovery process.

I have returned, so you can expect me to start annoying you about sales and everything else very soon.

Book of the Month

 

For the entire month of February, you can download my Tales of the Earth and Moon for just $1.50 (usually it sells for $2.99) from Smashwords.

Seven stories from award winning science fiction author J Alan Erwine that explore the future of both the Earth and the Moon.
Stranded astronauts, intelligent dolphins being used by the government, a soldier struggling with orders he knows he shouldn’t have followed, lovers waiting for the end of the world, politics even dirtier than what we’re seeing in the modern world (maybe), a man resurrected because he wanted to see the future, but now feeling very much alone, and manipulation on the moon.
These are the stories that are waiting for you in this collection. 

Download it today at https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/641482

Final Book of the Weekend

 From the Nomadic Delirium Press blog:

We’ve come to the final book of the weekend, and this weekend, we’re offering J Alan Erwine’s One More Good Trade for just $2.24.

Download it today at https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1095949

Your name is Anthony Jones. You’re a Human free Trader. Your ship is called The Longest Night, and you have two crewmates, Tora-no, a four-armed Althani Soldier and Creeoona, a Tulmath Cyber Wizard. Three adventures lie open to you, which one will you pick, and what will happen along the way? You get to decide what happens in this story, as you pick your way through various plot twists.

 

You're running out of time...

 

You're almost out of time to download my Tales of Space Exploration and Discovery for free from Amazon. Don't wait, or you'll run out of time. Download it today at: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09L59F9RZ

New Year, New Game sale

 

From the Nomadic Delirium Press Blog:
DriveThruRPG is having a sale on core rulebooks, and you can save LOTS of money on the Ephemeris RPG, The Ephemeris Omnibus, and The Battle for Turtle Island. They are going for very low prices. How low? $1.99, $7.78, and 99 cents respectively.

So, if you're looking for a new game, now's the time to start playing. Go to https://www.drivethrurpg.com/rpg_newyear.php?manufacturers_id=2805&filters=0_0_0_0_0_44298#selectpub, and start playing today.

 

Book of the Weekend for Jan. 7th-10th

From the Nomadic Delirium Press blog:

Now that the Smashword’s End of the Year sale is over, we’re going to get back to our last couple of weekend specials.

This weekend’s book is The Ephemeris Encyclopedia Galactica. You can download the entire volume for 25% off, which translates into $14.99 at https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1080614

Are you ready to embark on your largest Ephemeris adventure ever?
Now, in one massive tome, all 61 sectors of the Ephemeris Encyclopedia Galactica. Explore Colonized Space, Near Space, Unexplored Space, and Deep Space all from one book.
The settings and the adventures are as expansive as the galaxy itself.

 

Free ebook

 

For a limited time, you can download my Tales of Space Exploration and Discovery for free from Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09L59F9RZ

For decades, J Alan Erwine has been writing stories about space exploration and discovery...now all of those stories are gathered into one massive tome. Travel the far reaches of space, or explore the solar system with him. Some of the stories are dark, some are optimistic, but all of them are uniquely his.
This collection also features the first four stories in Erwine's Solar Federation Series.

 

Patreon

Please keep in mind as we go into a new year that you can still support my work at  Patreon by going to https://www.patreon.com/jalanerwine

 

January Special at Gumroad

 During the month of January, you can get five of my stories for just $3. You get one of my Divided States of America stories, Frozen Ambitions, you also get one of my Solar Federation stories, Greenie. In addition, you get three of my other stories...Entropy, Hunted, and Seas of Red.

All five of these stories are only $3 at https://jalanerwine.gumroad.com/l/hqeuq

 

Don't forget

You have through New Years to download many of my titles for up to 50% off from Smashwords. Head over to https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/jaerwine and start reading today.

Thanks!

Smashwords End of the Year Sale

Smashwords has announced their end of the year sale, and you can download a variety of my titles for up to 50% off, so hurry over to https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/jaerwine and download a bunch of my titles to keep you occupied during the holidays.

Two deals to keep in mind

 

A couple of deals you might want to keep in mind...

You can get five of my short stories for just $3 at Gumroad. You get "It's in the Water," "Mission Unknown," "On the Word of Ancients," "Lost in the Dark," and "The Least Practical of Jokes." Download them today at https://jalanerwine.gumroad.com/l/loWkE

And if you're an Amazon Unlimited member, you can read "One More Good Trade" for free at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09FYHCNBN

 

Special deal at Gumroad

During the month of December, I'm running a special on Gumroad...you can download five of my stories for just $3.

In this package, you get "It's in the Water," my first Divided States of America story, "Mission Unknown," my first Solar Federation story, "On the Word of Ancients," "Lost in the Dark," and "The Least Practical of Jokes." Basically, that's five stories for the price of 3, and that deals on available through Gumroad.

So, download all five stories today at https://jalanerwine.gumroad.com/l/loWkE

And be sure to follow me while you're there, for future special deals that will only be available for followers.

 

Select titles on sale at DriveThruFiction

Through Cyber Monday, you can save 20% on a variety of my titles at DriveThruRPG. I'm not sure how they chose the titles, but some of them are available for 20% off at https://www.drivethrufiction.com/browse/pub/16618

 

Book of the Weekend for Nov. 26th-28th

 

From the Nomadic Delirium Press blog:

Let this weekend be criminal...with Future Syndicate II for just $2.24.

Many would like to think that as our species evolves, crime will disappear, but most know this is not true. Crime has always been with us, and it always will. Future Syndicate II features stories told from the point of view of the criminals, sometimes bad people, sometimes people forced to make bad decisions, but always, in the eyes of society, criminals.

Download from Smashwords at: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1000060