A few years ago I wrote my first Charlie the Apprentice Wizard story called, oddly enough, Apprentice. It appeared in the very first issue of Flagship eMagazine published by Flying Island Press. Ever since that story came out, I’ve wanted to write more Charlie stories. When I heard about the upcoming anthology, Lucky or Unlucky? 13 Stories of Fate, I knew that it was time to write the next one. So, I wrote a story titled, The 13th Spell featuring Charlie once again. I submitted it for the anthology and, I’m pleased to say, it was accepted. The anthology is now available in multiple eFormats for $0.99. As the title says, it includes 13 different stories. A bargain, if I do say […]
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Help Veterans Recover – Buy a Story
Author and veteran Ben Coleman is launching an epic campaign to help veterans in the hospital recover. Sponsor A Vet lets readers buy a story from the Carry The Colors collection of anthologies and for every purchase the author will match that with a copy sent to an American military vet in the hospital. Visitors to his website www.malandanti.net can also buy a character slot and have themselves or anyone they choose written in as characters into epic sci fi stories honoring America’s heroes. And for every slot purchased another slot is reserved for a veteran in the hospital. The goal of the campaign is to honor American veterans and bring attention to their heroic service and sacrifice and to […]
Read moreThe Jury is Still Out
I’ve finished putting Boyscouts of the Apocalypse up on Wattpad and I’m still waiting and watching to see if I get the full results I was hoping for. So far, I’ve had a good response to the story. Not stellar, mind you, but good. The exercise has helped me to solidify my own plans for the story. And just what are those plans, you might ask (or perhaps you might not)? Well, since I’ve now got two books published (Mik Murdoch, Boy Superhero and A Method to the Madness: A Guide to the Super Evil), I’ve been wanting to try a few cross-promotion ideas. The problem with the aforementioned books is, my publisher has a stake in their well-being and […]
Read moreBoyscouts of the Apocalypse is Available on Wattpad
I talked last week about experimenting with my writing to find what works and what doesn’t. One of the experiments I mentioned was the use of Wattpad to bring my story, Boyscouts of the Apocalypse out. Well, I am happy to say, the entire story is now available to read. Oh, and did I mention it’s free? Yes, that’s right, free to read. So far, I’ve had over a thousand reads which is pretty cool. It has already had a bigger audience than it did as a podcast. I hope that it continues to find more readers over the course of the next few months too. So, what are my plans going forward with this story? Well, I still plan […]
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