One of the biggest hurdles that newpub authors face is a lack of promotional support from influencers who are nominally on our team. That’s why I do what I can in my corner of the internet to boost likeminded writers’ signals.
In that spirit of professional fraternity, it’s my pleasure to amplify this exciting news from newpub author and friend of the blog JD Cowan:
It’s time to bring back “Story Sheets,” my post series focused on the stories I’ve written. It’s more than due.
What better story to restart this series with than the recently re-released “Duel On Dalpha” in the collection Two Adventures Across Eternity that I put out as a bonus at the tail end of 2023? Discussing this one has been a long time coming.
Unfortunately, I’m not so certain I can reveal a whole lot beyond the surface level. It’s honestly just a really cool story that I think more people should read.
To be real, I actually don’t know why I never wrote a piece like this on “Duel On Dalpha” before. It must have either entirely slipped my mind, or maybe it was the fact I didn’t want to spoil it for non-subscribers to the newsletter back then. It could be anything.
But that’s enough of that, let us get into the heart of it. Where did this story come from and why exactly does it exist?
For that, we have to go back to 2020!
Those who have read any of the short stories I’ve written know that I tend to set them in obscure places in the corner of nowhere starring regular people. I frequently choose bizarre places one might never come across outside of their imagination, or maybe somewhere they do but never consider for anything other than what it is on the surface. I do this because it’s fun to highlight that the incredible, the weird, and the amazing, can truly happen anywhere.
“Duel On Dalpha” is like that, but was a bit more ambitious for me at the time. If I recall correctly, I believe this was the first story I’d written that takes place on another planet. It hasn’t been the last, but it definitely set the blueprint for the type of intergalactic tale I enjoy writing.
As a reminder, it was recently re-released in the $0.99 collection Two Adventures Across Eternity,
“Duel on Dalpha” comes as a high recommend, not just because JD engaged my services to edit it, but because it exemplifies the kind of pre-1980 strange planet adventure that offers a fun alternative to gray goo and pink slime sci fi.
So support a talented newpub author with Two Adventures Across Eternity.
Based on my confidence in you, bought!
Thank you!