All Blog Posts Tagged 'science' (312)

I'm giving away an Amish-themed FREE eBook today - http://empyricaltales.blogspot.com/2016/10/free-ebook.html

In 2099, Britain is ruled by a robotic police state and most humans live in dire poverty, controlled by chips called probes inserted into their necks at birth. Some, like Travis, have somehow the escaped the probes, and run in gangs trying to dodge the law. It is a world where all diseases have been eradicated and those found to have incurable genetic disorders are put away…

The title of this post may be a bit misleading. It is not a lesson on winning the viral lottery. This is a curious plea for answers. I was surfing Facebook this morning and I came upon several videos that caught my attention causing me to pause and click. Two were funny animal posts (which I love), two were posts of people doing dumb things, and one was of a car accident (morbid sense of curiosity).…

Progress with my new novel is going slower than I anticipated. It’s hard to focus on storytelling during these long, lazy summer days. That’s okay… I feel content. It wasn’t always this way. Two decades ago, when I decided to focus my life energies on making it as a novelist, a slow-down like this would have driven me to the asylum. Thinking back, boy was I hungry to make it. Hour after hour, day after day, year after year… rain, snow, or sunshine, I would be in…

There have been a lot of changes to Amazon and how it sells books since I broke from my agent and started on this solo indie adventure.  A few years ago, the process of self-publishing an ebook was much simpler. You wrote a manuscript, edited, formatted, designed a cover, uploaded the file, and poof… it was available for sale all over the world. If the story you wrote was any good you just might have sold a bunch of copies. If you were hard-working and totally…

If you have published a science fiction or fantasy novel, you'll need to promote it on social media. I know the thought of engaging in yet more social media makes you cringe, but like it or not social media is here to stay. And you may, in fact, be pleasantly surprised at how effective it can be.



Here are some social media platforms that…

The wait is over, the Eye of Ra is now available for pre-order on Amazon.com. Pick-up your copy today.

Before The First, there was the Eye of Ra. 

Laurence Danjuma was a young man on the straight and narrow with hopes and dreams of making a better life for…

Whither Science? by Danko Antolovic is a series of essays that explore some of the questions facing modern science.

This book is written in non-technical language, and is intended to be easily accessible to general readers who are interested in science and its broader implications. It will also be of interest to scientists who seek to explore the…

Davis Summerfield thought he was retired and living the good life; that was before he had to accept an offer he wasn’t at liberty to refuse. Interplay, a secret government agency wants him to head up their space exploration/research department, but he soon learns there is an infiltrator from within.

Along with his staff, he discovers the missing link in the…

Haven't read The Cartel or Bright Star?

Prefer to start a series at the beginning?

Now available at at 25% discount, The Twelve Systems Bundle: The Cartel & Bright Star

Normally USD$8.99, it is discounted to USD$5.99

Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00QER85W8

Nook:…

It took a little longer than planned, but  - thanks to my gifted story editor, Carolyn Manetti (Common Market Films); and brilliantly OCD copy editor, Elizabeth Fenagle (Razor Sharp Edting) -

Transgressions: The Apprentice Volume 3 is…

Hi folks, just wanted to let everyone know, my new children's book 'Escaping the Prince' has just recently been published and is selling for $3.45 as an E book and $13.95 in paperback.

This book has everything in it, adventure, romance, intrigue, action and some animal characters thrown in. It's about a pixie called Buttercup who is selected to be Prince Morgan's bride who runs away to avoid a life of drudgery and total lack of independence. Buttercup flees to the land of humans with…

42 of author Jay Dubya's 52 books listed at India's Landmarkonthenet.com are currently "Sold-Out" and most of the author's books are now on backorder at Amazon Canada.

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Fans of The Time Portal series know that the main character is called Lucky Campo, and that he gained the power of time travel after a horrific accident. In this book the author, Joe Corso, takes the reader back to Lucky’s terrible ‘accident,’ and explains how, and why it happened.…

Jay Dubya, the author of 50 books in hardcover, paperback and e-book formats, has been interviewed at Indie Book Promotions.  Jay Dubya writes in the following genres: action/adventure novels, fantasy novels, adult satire, non-fiction books, mythology, detective stories, paranormal and sci-fi story collections.

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An intermediate level between elementary and high school typically includes grade five to eight. Middle School is for student’s age between 10-13 years and sometimes called Junior high school. Students have large opportunities in middle school compared to an elementary level; they even learn new things; increase in homework and as well as in project work. Many students find the academic challenges of middle school far more difficult than in elementary school.

There are many apps for…

I want everyone to know about Roadrunner Books. It is both my home base, and bookstore. You can also find an offering of many Free Books, and…

Los Angeles, CA (June 19, 2015) – Philip C. Elrod announced today that his latest novel The Krakow Klub is now available for sale on Amazon. The Krakow Klub is a fast paced science fiction novel. It is the second book in the Mylean Universe Chronicles and the…

The Krakow Klub, by Philip C. Elrod, is a fast paced science fiction novel. It is the second book in the Mylean Universe Chronicles and the long anticipated sequel to Mylea. 

The United States government is under siege. One man has the power to stop it. But will he? And at what cost?

A secretive cabal of super rich elitists, the…