Archive | July, 2009
The Secrets Volume Five is finished

The Secrets Volume Five is finished

I just sent out the last two issues of The Secrets Volume Five, numbers 124 and 125, to subscribers. Anyone who chooses to subscribe right now, by hitting this link, will get the full fifth volume (issues 101-125) for the subscriber price of $1 per issue. Once issue 126 comes out, Volume Five will [...]

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'Til Death (part nine of fifteen)

'Til Death (part nine of fifteen)

Adult Content Warning
The following work of fiction may contain language, violence or themes considered unsuitable for young readers. Parental discretion is advised. (If this story was a film, it would likely pull a PG-13 rating.)
‘Til Death
A Trick Molloy Mystery
©2009 Michael A. Stackpole
Part Nine
Turned out the shooter was a nobody. He’d had a history of minor [...]

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The Myth of Traditional Publishing Leading The Way

Ed Grabianowski blogged about a talk I gave at Origins in June, 2009 entitled Writing Careers in the Post Paper Age. Ed did a good job summarizing an hour’s worth of lecture, but a couple of points generated a lot of controversy his blog’s comment section. (My favorite is the screed that began, in [...]

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'Til Death (Part Eight of Fifteen)

'Til Death (Part Eight of Fifteen)

Adult Content Warning
The following work of fiction may contain language, violence or themes considered unsuitable for young readers. Parental discretion is advised. (If this story was a film, it would likely pull a PG-13 rating.)
‘Til Death
A Trick Molloy Mystery
©2009 Michael A. Stackpole
Part Eight
Lou took the news better than I expected. We met at a little [...]

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The Myth of Established Authors

Ed Grabianowski blogged about a talk I gave at Origins in June, 2009 entitled Writing Careers in the Post Paper Age. Ed did a good job summarizing an hour’s worth of lecture, but a couple of points generated a lot of controversy his blog’s comment section. (My favorite is the screed that began, in [...]

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'Til Death (Part Seven of Fifteen)

'Til Death (Part Seven of Fifteen)

Adult Content Warning
The following work of fiction may contain language, violence or themes considered unsuitable for young readers. Parental discretion is advised. (If this story was a film, it would likely pull a PG-13 rating.)
‘Til Death
A Trick Molloy Mystery
©2009 Michael A. Stackpole
Part Seven
I awoke slowly, comforted by the scents of tea and lavender. Nothing ached. [...]

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The Myth of Formula

Ed Grabianowski blogged about a talk I gave at Origins in June, 2009 entitled Writing Careers in the Post Paper Age. Ed did a good job summarizing an hour’s worth of lecture, but a couple of points generated a lot of controversy his blog’s comment section. (My favorite is the screed that began, in [...]

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