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“I look at the night skies, at the stars and planets, and I dream of what will someday be humanity’s home. I imagine a future where we have stretched out into the stars, discovering new worlds, and new beauty. These dreams have come to life in the series of books coming to life in the world of Aeon 14. When I began writing about a distant future—in the 42nd century—a woman named Tanis showed up. Her strength and drive took over my stories and I couldn’t help but write about her. Tanis lives in a future where there is no faster than light travel and no teleporters. However, humans have created structures as large as moons, and have shifted planets. They share their minds with AI and talk to one another almost telepathically.Yet they are still human, they still laugh, and tell tall tales, and love one another. The Aeon 14 series contains four books, with the fifth coming in the spring of 2017. Join the journey and see what the future may have in store for us.Learn more about the world of Aeon 14 at http://www.aeon14.com Sign up for my newsletter: http://www.aeon14.com/signup Get news and updates: https://www.facebook.com/mdcooperauthor/ Join the Fan Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1768305096738079/”

 

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“C.Steven Manley--or just 'Chuck' to most folks--has lived the bulk of his life collecting skills and experiences that have made him into something resembling a human Swiss Army Knife. He spent his youth on the wrong side of most tracks and always going places he was told not to. He survived a dramatic childhood before he joined the United States Air Force where he learned about airplanes, electronics, and self-discipline. From there, his life was a series of successes and misadventures that led him into a variety of jobs including cruise control transducer tester, engineering test technician, door to door jewelry salesman, mental health care worker, obesity skin care technician, Cardiovascular Technologist, and, finally, stay at home dad and writer.

He's been writing since he was eight and has no intention of stopping regardless of whether or not anyone reads his brain-sweat. He enjoys RPG gaming, cooking, and hiking. He lives in Alabama despite being something of a traditional southern culture infidel. 

Like most everyone else in the world, he can be found on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. Check out www.cstevenmanley.net where you can read his occasionally updated blog and sign up for his spam free mailing list.”

Find all of his books on Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/C.Steven-Manley/e/B00U6722LC

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Blog By Lauren Moore

Contemplating starting your own writing career? Already took the plunge but are concerned about low sales numbers? Tonight’s episode is for you. Tonight we were joined by Joshua Dalzelle, USA TODAY bestselling author and Amazon Top Ten science fiction author of The Black Fleet Trilogy, The Expansion Wars Trilogy, and the Omega Force series. As of June 2017, Josh has sold over 750,000 copies and in this episode, he shares with us his story of how he went from discovering self-publishing in 2012 to selling copies like Rita’s on a boiling-hot summer’s day.

So what’s his secret? It’s nothing new: the man writes what he loves and is open to expanding his universe. Inspired by casts of quirky characters like the A-Team, all of the epic drama of Star Wars, and the fun of sci-fi series like Firefly, Josh wrote what would become his first published book, Omega Rising. But before he hit ‘Send’ on the publishing button, he changed the ending to allow that single novel to be turned into a series. As his readers ate up the Omega Force series, he used that same winning formula of Quirky Characters + Epic Drama + Lots of Fun to create two new series, The Black Fleet Trilogy and The Expansion Wars.

So, that’s it? Write what you love and you too can sell 750,000 copies? Well, as he shares his story, Josh bestows a few gems of wisdom that any author can use immediately in their writing career. In particular, he shares his strategies for marketing, dealing with reader reviews, building your plots, and improving your writing craft. All of his suggestions are simple, effective, and ones that you can implement today.

But don’t take our word for it. Check out tonight’s episode and listen to the complete interview for yourself.

Find the show notes below!

Updates:

Scott Moon:

Battling insomnia, but not necessarily because he started listening to Altered Carbon by Richard K. Morgan

Joshua Dalzelle:

Passed the 10k-word mark on the newest Black Fleet book

Josh Hayes:

Finished Red Rising by Pierce Brown (phenomenal audiobook)

Intense and violent, visceral description

Josh Dalzelle’s Story:

Wrote throughout school, joined the military (Air Force). Tried to submit manuscripts to agents and publishers but got rejected.

2012, got a Kindle and discovered ebooks and ebook publishing.

Wrote Omega Rising in 11 months; it came out in Jan. 2013. Ended up changing the ending so it could become part of a series.

Wrote nine books in the Omega Force series.

Brian Keene read Omega Rising and wrote a really nice review that ended up boosting sales a lot.

Did not do much social media marketing at the beginning other than…

Facebook author page

Twitter page

Small (6k) mailing list--small but active and unsolicited

Included links to the mailing list and books at the end of his ebooks

 

Black Fleet

 

Book 9 had the biggest release (despite common wisdom about writing only a 3-5 book series)

Tried to hook readers in the first three books for the rest of the series

Black Fleet ended up outselling Omega Force 3-to-1

As of today, he has hundreds of reviews, including Warship which has over 1,400 reviews

Used to get some really difficult reviews, so he stopped reading them

Even with the really positive ones, he finds them not that helpful to read

Has never asked for reviews

-    Josh Dalzelle and Scott share their favorite 1-star reviews

-    The Expansion Wars is the sequel series to Black Fleet

   - Uses the same universe, but whole new story arcs

-     Audiobook publisher (Podium) came to him with an offer--much to his audience’s delight

-     Writing Tips

-     If you’re making a series, you need to take notes on names, places, dates, etc., to keep track of everything

-     Keep track of the beats and match your scenes and beats to a basic plot chart so the plot works out well together

-     When you write two series with overlapping events, you need to keep close track on all the events. So something mentioned in one series may be developed further in the other.

-    Writes in Word but does use Scrivener to keep notes

-    Works hard with his editor using Track Changes.

Questions:

Favorite secondary character? Lots of fun secondary characters

Thoughts on anthologies for newer authors? (JR Handley asked) Yes--he got in anthologies that helped him get onto the USA Today bestselling list

What does your writing schedule look like? Gets up and going around 8 AM to get that first 1k words out by 10:30 AM. Takes a break. Hammers more out to get 3-5k words out by the end of the day. After that, there comes a point of diminishing returns…

What’s the most military-based joke you’ve worked into a novel? (Richard Fox asked)

Where do you get your inspiration for all your writing? (Johnny Kanuk asked) All of life goes into it. Cool scenes hit me from life.

What have you done to improve your craft? (Ken Lozito asked) Never think that you know everything. Right now, he’s enrolled in Clark Chamberlain’s “Punch Them in the Gut” writing course. It’s helping him to build more dynamic characters and more powerful stories.

Is there something that you know now that you’d do if you were just starting out? Don’t be shy--just reach out to people if you need help. Don’t make the mistakes of having a crappy cover, blurb, and editing job for your first book. Invest in it.

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This episode of TNL is brought to you by Fortress Beta City by JR Handley, the second book his Sleeping Legion series.

Thirty-five years ago, Lance Scipio pulled most of Beta City into an emergency cryo-freeze. Now he is awoken to a catastrophically changed world.

2601AD. Tranquility-4 near the frontier of the White Knight Empire. Lance awakes to a world where unidentified Marines have raided his city, the enemy is occupying the unflooded portions, and as if that wasn’t bad enough, the city is slowly dying. Lance must find a way to save his marines.

With true ingenuity Lance and his marines save the city and themselves.  This tale tells of the will to push past merely surviving, where humanity fights to thrive in this brave new world.  You will love the drama as these resourceful marines find a way to out of the dire situation.  All the while knowing the end result will be freedom or death.

The Sleeping Legion is a breakneck new sequence of military science fiction novels set in the universe of the international bestselling series: ‘The Human Legion’.

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Rick Partlow developed a love for reading science fiction at an early age, starting with Robert A. Heilein’s books Have Space Suit - Will Travel. John Steakley’s book Armor also came up (one of Scott’s favorites). His writing career started with an agent and all the hard nocks normally associated with the pre-Kindle publishing world.

What does a developing author learn from working with an agent and editors? Check out this episode of Keystroke Medium to find out. Learn some tips to transition to a full time writing career.

Partlow takes us inside the world building of his Birthright storyverse and the Duty, Honor, Planet books as well. During the show, Partlow presents a lot of fascinating story ideas and concepts that have gone into his creative process.

Find all of Rick’s books on Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/Rick-Partlow/e/B00B1GNL4E

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By Lauren Moore

 No matter where you are in your indie author career, tonight’s topic is tangibly relevant: selling copies--in particular, print books. So whether you are a self-published veteran selling copies by the thousands, a would-be author still planning out your writing career, or somewhere in between, this episode is for you.

Tonight’s guest is Scott Bartlett, a Sci-Fi indie author who writes with humor, wit, and pizzazz. And by “pizzazz,” we mean galactic battles, epic heroes, ancient prophecies, compelling characters, and loads of cliffhangers. What’s not to love? His The Ixan Prophesies and Unable to Die series have sold stacks of copies, making him a beloved author for his many fans and on the Sci-Fi Bridge author community.  But he didn’t start out selling hundreds of copies. He started out selling them one by one at a farmer’s market. Curious about how he got to where he is now and what practical marketing lessons he learned along the way?

 Take a listen to tonight’s show.

 Announcements:

Terrye Toombs, KSM fan, released her first book today, The Reluctant Emissary

Scott Moon Updates:

Working on super-secret project a lot this week

Also working on the KSM Awards Show

Scott Bartlett: Free book giveaway on Sci-Fi Bridge

Josh Hayes:

Started Rhett Bruno’s book, The Circuit

Joined the bomb squad

Working on his super-secret project

The superhero anthology he’s a part of with Steve Beaulieu is coming out for preorder

 

Scott Bartlett Bio:

Has been writing since 15 yrs. old

Has written dystopian cyberpunk and dystopian satire. Writes a lot of military sci-fi and space opera.

First started selling his medieval comedy novel, Royal Flush, through in-person, local print book sales.

scottplots.com

Get the entire Unable to Die series for free by checking out Scott Bartlett's Readers' Group! Just copy/paste this website into your address bar: scottplots.com/books-giveaway

 Selling Paperbacks:

Selling in-person and local

Used Lightning Source originally but now uses IngramSpark to print books.

If you can, order your print books in bulk (IngramSpark starts at 150 copies and goes up from there) to get lower prices.

Start with a publishing fund to finance bulk prices and then replenish it with your sales.

Scott saved up his money as much to finance his authorial career.

Started out selling at his local farmer’s market and spread out to other farmer’s markets, Christmas craft fairs, and every Sci-Fi convention around

Research local events to see what events are available, which books they might be interested in, and about how many books might be sold there

Figure out how to effectively pitch your books to particular audiences

The power of a great opening line! It becomes part of your pitch when you’re selling your book in person. Example: Taking Stock: “Sam met me in the middle of committing suicide.”

Have an opening line for talking to people one-on-one. Even something as simple as, “Hey, are you a book reader?” or “Do you read Sci-Fi?”--something to start the conversation.

Realize it is okay to sell yourself and your books. People expect that and indeed are looking for it. You believe in your book; you wrote it because you think it IS fun and/or valuable. You are helping people by connecting them with your book.

“You become the blurb.” - KSM fan, Kalene Williams

Have your one-sentence tagline and/or elevator pitch (based on the plot/characters) ready, BUT be ready to improvise.

Selling in person is really selling a “memory, an experience, a meaningful connection between book lovers” - Scott Bartlett

Selling Non-fiction in person:

Pick your venue carefully so it matches your topic

Marketing Online

Know your genre

Get a great cover that fits in with the top books in your genre

You need a blurb and tagline that sing

Your book description needs to hit your genre keywords, and have them as close to the top of the description as possible--while being true to your book and creating intrigue.

Example: Sci-Fi Keywords--“Galaxy,” “aliens,” “allies,” “ship”

Figure out what it is about particular genres that people love and then make sure your book has that--and that you hit on it in your book description, blurb, etc.

 

Eager for more tips on selling books in person? You came to the right man--because he wrote the book on the subject. You can find Scott on his website, scottplots.com, on Sci-Fi Bridge, and on Amazon.

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On this episode of LIVE!, author A. G. Riddle talks about his best selling, breakout novel The Atlantis Gene (it has over 14,000 reviews). As the first book in the Origin Mystery series, The Atlantis Gene found a loyal base of fans years ago and has remained high on the bestseller charts since then. What makes the story so successful? Listen to this episode of Keystroke Medium to find out.Riddle also shares insights to his stand alone novel, Departure, complete with some very slight spoilers and one fact about the book that surprised Scott and Josh (but not Ralph who has already ready it.) Departure, despite genre conventions, is really long. His fans love it.The hosts fields questions from the chat group, which leads to some great discussion of the beta reading and editing process of books this size and scope. It seems there comes a point to defy conventions and focus on what readers want.Are there deal breakers, things that stretch believability? Riddle shares his from his extensive reader feedback on what to listen and when to just write something in the hopes of blowing the readers minds.Riddle’s latest book, Pandemic (Book 1 in the Extinction Files) required a lot of research. The hosts and live viewers put forth some good questions and a lot is learned about Riddle’s actual writing process.So what does this mean, or more accurately, what can be found in this entertaining and conversational interview? Everything from outlining in notebooks to advice for new authors. He shares lessons his success has taught him, and insights to his writing style that can’t be found just anywhere.Please come and enjoy the show.This episode of LIVE is brought to you by the great folks over at SCI-FI Bridge.Sci-Fi Bridge is dedicated to bringing you exclusive deals, new releases, and other exciting news from your favorite Sci-Fi authors straight to your inbox! In order to celebrate the Bridge’s recent launch, its Captains are excited to bring you it's 4th massive book giveaway! There are FREE Prizes available for all who enter between May 20 and 27, plus the chance for 5 winners to receive 30+ e-books from Sci-Fi authors of every stripe.1 Lucky Grand Prize Winner will also receive 20+ Signed Books, including bestsellers from Will McIntosh, M.D. Cooper, the full Ganog Series by Chris Fox before it's even released, and more! Enter here: http://www.scifibridge.com If you enjoy this podcast, please leave us a review and rate the show!If you have any thoughts or ideas for show topics or if you have authors you'd like to see on the show, let us know. Visit our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/KeystrokeMediumCheck out all of our past episodes on our website: http://www.keystrokemedium.com Also, subscribe to Sci Fi Explorations for the best discounted and free books we come across through our contacts: http://www.scifiexplorations.comAbout our Guest A. G. Riddle:“A.G. Riddle spent ten years starting internet companies before retiring to pursue his true passion: writing fiction.He released his first novel, The Atlantis Gene, in March of 2013. It became the first book in The Origin Mystery, a trilogy that has sold over two million copies in the US, has been translated into 23 languages, and is in development to be a major motion picture. The trilogy appeared in bookstores around the world in 2015.His recently released fourth novel, Departure, follows the survivors of a flight that takes off in the present and crash-lands in a changed world. HarperCollins published Departure in hardcover in the fall of 2015, and 20th Century Fox is developing the novel for a feature film.” - Amazon Author PageLike the A.G. Riddle Facebook page:facebook.com/agriddleFollow A.G. Riddle on Twitter:twitter.com/riddlistFor more, please visit:AGRiddle.com

On this episode of Thursday Night Live C. C. Ekeke spends an informative and rowdy writer’s evening discussing two of society's most important pastimes: reading and writing. There is also a good deal of other stuff, as the guest and the hosts explore the Star Brigade series from concept to final product.

Topics also include what it takes to produce a box set of short stories (and what it takes to get bestselling authors on board). Ekeke reached out to a cross section of best selling and new authors for Galactic Frontiers:

“Lori’s War” by CJ Carella

“Space Cadets” by HJ Lawson

“Battle Beyond Earth: Liberty” by Nick S. Thomas

“Retreat: A Pike Chronicles Short Story” by G.P. Hudson

“Daughters of Ayor” by David R. Bernstein

“Bloodbag Suppressors” by Justin Sloan

“Crash Landing” by Ken Lozito.

“The Teardrop that became a Torrent” by Rachel Aukes

“The Forever Family” by J.N. Chaney

“Rift” by Amy DuBoff

“The Embrose Contract” by C.C. Ekeke

“The Trenches of Centauri Prime” by Craig Martelle

“Plenty” by Jenetta Penner

“Planetstrider” by Chris Fox

“Tombstone” by Jay Allan. First published in 2012.

“Last Survivors” by Michael G. Thomas

About Tonight’s Guest:

“C.C. Ekeke spent much of his childhood on a steady diet of science fiction movies, television shows and superhero comic books. He discovered his desire to write books in college when studying for a degree in advertising. An international trip or two provided further inspiration for the aliens and worlds seen in his writing. STAR BRIGADE: Resurgent, his debut novel, was originally published in December 2005 - this is the enhanced edition relaunched in preparation for the next books in the Star Brigade series.” – Amazon author page

Contact C. C. Ekeke at ccekeke.com and on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram @ccekeke

 

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This episode of TNL is brought to you by Ken Lozito’s science fiction novel Star Shroud.

Kept secret for 60 years, the discovery of an alien signal forces a NASA pilot and computer hacker to team up to investigate an alien structure discovered in the furthest reaches of the solar system.

The Star Shroud is the first installment in an action packed science fiction series. If you like space opera adventure stories, then strap yourself in, you’re in for a fun nonstop thrill ride.

This series by Ken Lozito is a fantastic read and you won’t be disappointed. Find Star Shroud here: https://www.amazon.com/Star-Shroud-Ascension-Book-1-ebook/dp/B01C9AKYT0/ 

 

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The Hosts of Keystroke Medium would like to recommend C. Steven Manley’s The Story Shots Podcast. Check it out at http://storyshots.libsyn.com/website

On this episode of LIVE! the author of the epic-fantasy series The Safanarion Order and the space opera Ascension series, Ken Lozito joins the show to talk about his writing journey. Ken has been writing since 2013 and since then has written 10 novels and several short stories.

Ken talks about how he manages to produce the content of a full time author while still working

a full time day job, what process he uses and how he keeps track of everything.

This episode is full of great information whether you’re a seasoned or beginning author or just a fan of Ken’s work.

This episode of LIVE! is brought to you by “Explorations: First Contact” a science fiction anthology published by Woodbridge Press. 

Amazon blurb:

BECOME AN EXPLORER TODAY!

An exciting collection of First Contact science fiction stories, each set in the same universe. Join many of today's best SF authors as they tell you stories of explorations.

The Sphere ship appeared suddenly, damaged and dying. After making contact, Earth learned they weren’t alone in the universe. The Sphere gave them knowledge of space travel, and coordinates to other races spread across the expanse. It asked them to continue its mission of exploration and contact, but also left them with a stark warning: Stay away from the Star.

Over the next twenty years, the United Earth Foundation formed, and their ships were built, their displacement drives giving them the sphere shape when engaged.

Their Mission: First Contact

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Amazon Bio: Rhett Bruno has been writing since before he can remember, scribbling down what he thought were epic stories when he was young to show to his friends and family. He currently works at an Architecture firm, but that hasn’t stopped him from recording the tales bouncing around inside of his head. Rhett is the amazon-bestselling author of "The Circuit Trilogy", "Titanborn", and "From Ice to Ashes." Please subscribe to his newsletter for exclusive access to updates about his work and the opportunity to receive limited content and ARCs. For a limited time you'll also receive a FREE digital copy of Book one in The Circuit Trilogy, "The Circuit: Executor Rising." Check out his website: http://rhettbruno.com/newsletter/ If you enjoy this podcast, please leave us a review and rate the show!This episode of Thursday Night Live is brought to you by BZ Hercules Editing Services, to receive an exclusive 15% discount off all editing, proofing, triangulation services, and more, visit: http://www.keystrokemedium.com/bzhercules

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The full crew of Keystroke Medium -- Josh, Ralph, and Scott -- welcome Armand Rosamilia to the show. Needless to say, fireworks ensue. This is an adventure that will take listeners through the wilderness of the zombie apocalypse (Dying Days) to a benevolent hit man saving kids he was sent to kill (Dirty Deeds). But first...Cthulu Unicorns.

Yes, you heard it here first.

Once the fearless crew of KSM gets over their beard envy, Armand explains how the concept of Cthulu Unicorns evolved from a collaborative writing project with his daughter. (At age eleven, she was into unicorns.)

Armand writes dark fiction, in his own name and on various ghostwriting projects, but breaks it up with humor and action. His sense of humor really shows throughout the show, as he rolls with the punches. If you’ve ever wanted to hang out with writers and talk shop, maybe having a bit too much fun, this is an episode you should listen to.

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