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Read more about my latest book here, and if you’re interested, sign-up to join the tour! It runs April 18th to 24th. Slots are limited, so sign-up now.
This morning I received an email informing me In My Memory Locked was accepted for the Self-Published Science Fiction Competition (SPSFC).
This is the contest organized by Hugh Howey (WOOL) and Duncan Swan (Monstre), well-known authors in the independent publishing arena. They’ve organized ten teams of 59 judges (authors, readers, and podcasters) to narrow the field to a final winner.
Three hundred books were selected for the running, so there’s plenty of competition. The SPSFC generated a ton of buzz via word-of-mouth in the self-publishing community. The number of entrants blew past the 300 mark within hours of accepting applications. I’m plenty proud to have made the first cut.
The first round group my entry is a part of will be judged by File 770.
If you’re curious what the hub-bub is over, check out In My Memory Locked, available now in Kindle and paperback.
Semi-finalists will be announced January of next year. Finalists and winner are announced in June. Fingers crossed!
Enter now for a chance to win one of five Kindle editions of Bridge Daughter! The giveaway runs until midnight, August 13, 2017.
Update: The winners have been selected! Thanks to everyone who entered.
Many people have been asking me about the follow-up to Bridge Daughter…I’ve been pretty tight-lipped about the project, but did want to share that I finished the final draft tonight.
Hagar’s Mother clocks in around 90,000 words. It’s a not-quite-direct sequel, in the sense that the events of the book take place a generation later than Bridge Daughter. The history of bridge daughters is explored further as well as the story of Hanna’s family.
Quite exhausted at the moment. I have high hopes for this book. Wish me luck! More news coming soon.
This week marks the third anniversary of Bikes to Books, a self-guided bicycle tour of San Francisco’s literary history. Created by Burrito Justice and journalist Nicole Gluckstern, the seven-mile tour stops at every street in San Francisco named after a famed local author.
This Sunday (October 9th), as part of the LitCrawl festival, Nicole and Burrito Justice will be leading the tour themselves. They’ve arranged for live readings of the respective authors’ works at each stop along the way. The tour starts at 12:45pm at Jack London Alley and ends at 4pm at Jack Kerouac Alley in North Beach.
I’m honored to be one of the local writers reading an excerpt on the tour. I’ll be at Frank Norris St. (in Polk Gulch) reading a selection from his masterpiece McTeague, then joining the after-party at Vesuvio’s at 4pm.
So, if you’re in San Francisco, join the tour or just show up at Vesuvio’s to meet and chat with a lot of local authors and readers who love this city’s rich literary history. Cheers!
More information on Bikes to Books can be found at Burrito Justice and the LitCrawl web site.
An hour ago I learned Kindle Press has accepted Bridge Daughter for publication!
The news is still soaking in. I don’t have much else to say at the moment. I should have more details soon.
What a great Monday.
I don’t have a publication date yet, but you can still download and read the first chapters of Bridge Daughter at its Kindle Scout page.
