I don’t have any figures comparing the rate of reader reviews between genres, but I can report from personal experience that getting readers to write a brief review of science fiction novels isn’t easy. My readers are more than happy to send me an e-mail, write a PM on Wattpad or Twitter etc., but persuading … Read More “Reviews are SO hard to get!” »
Tag: The Beginning
Fans of books in traditional paperback form will be pleased with this announcement: After an extensive edit and repolish, Astronomicon: The Beginning is now available in paperback form. I know that e-books are not to everyone’s taste and many people prefer reading novels in a traditional, more tangible form. At 330 pages, The Beginning is … Read More “Astronomicon #1 now available in Paperback” »
Technology is always a pain for writers of hard science fiction. We need it, a lot of it and often it is key to the storyline. Like most hard sci-fi writers I put a lot of time and effort into researching science and technology to make as accurate a guess at the future as I … Read More “What to do when your technology guesses are disproved?” »
Until today I had avoided the idea of producing a video trailer for any of my novels. It always seemed a little odd advertising a novel with a video, but they seem to be all the rage now and I know some authors who swear by them. I have to admit that the only way … Read More “Video Trailer for Astronomicon: The Beginning #scifi” »