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Will iPad Readers Buy Books?

Will iPad Readers Buy Books?

What follows is a completely *unscientific* survey of two people—one of whom does not even have an iPad. The margin of error for this survey is so huge that if my iPad came with a calculator (as my iPod Touch did), I’m pretty sure the machine would blow its little silicon brains out doing the […]

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Night of the Rat God

Night of the Rat God

Night of the Rat God ©2010 Michael A. Stackpole Anderson followed me into the Wanderer’s Club quiet room. He wore the same desperate expression on his face as I did on mine. I beat him to the sideboard. “Scotch?” “Please, neat.” I poured him three fingers, then added another and handed it off. Rogers, the […]

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Once a Hero now in epub

Once a Hero now in epub

In keeping with the release of Talion: Revenant in epub, I went ahead and put Once a Hero together in epub format, too. Once a Hero was my very first published fantasy novel. It is still one of my best. In fact, were only one of my books to survive some holocaust, to be recovered […]

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Talion: Revenant now on the Kindle.

Talion: Revenant now on the Kindle.

Talion: Revenant is finally available for the Kindle! The delay came from Amazon’s rather curious legal department’s requirement for double and triple verification that an author has the rights to any work he puts up. First, in the terms of service, if you put anything up that you don’t own, your service is terminated and […]

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I Hate Losing

I Hate Losing

I play indoor soccer on Sundays for a variety of reasons. One is exercise. Another, stronger reason, is getting to hang out with friends I’ve played with for years. A third reason is so I can do something that doesn’t require me being a writer—my life as a writer has absolutely no bearing on what […]

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More Reading from At The Queen’s Command

More Reading from At The Queen’s Command

Friday evening April 23rd, starting at 6PM Pacific time, I’ll be reading in Second Life from At The Queen’s Command again. On the 9th I read for four straight hours and got through the first twelve chapters. I’ll start with a synopsis of what’s happened up to this point, and then begin reading at Chapter […]

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21 Days to a Novel Class in Second Life 4/17

21 Days to a Novel Class in Second Life 4/17

On Saturday afternoon, starting at 3 PM Pacific time, I will be offering my 21 Days to a Novel class as a fundraiser for the American Cancer Sociey Relay For Life. The class will cost 2,000 game dollars (or $8 US, which is what you’d pay at a convention). You can take the class through […]

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