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Gemini Drifter

Author JD Cowan returns with the second awesome installment in his Gemini Man series! ON THE ROAD TO NOWHERE Matthew and Jason are on the run. With bounty hunters, magical monsters, and an entire alien world after them, the pair have their work cut out for them. At the same…
August 2, 2023
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Decoding the Amazon

Author J. Ishiro Finney decodes the Strong Female Character™ trope in his new book Boobs of Steel: Decoding the Amazon. Lara Croft... Power Girl... Tifa Lockhart... They're three of the most loved and loathed characters in all pop-culture. Since the late 1990s all three have also been favorite targets for…
July 31, 20233 Comments
How to Find and Keep Readers

How to Find and Keep Readers

The publishing market is always changing, and newpub is no exception. The challenge of attracting and retaining readers can feel like navigating a maze blindfolded. Aspiring writers often ask me for advice on building a devoted readership. Let's take a look at some proven methods. Write like you mean it…
July 18, 20232 Comments
Mighty Sons of Hercules

Mighty Sons of Hercules

Cirsova returns with a neopatronage nod to the sword and sandals epics of 1950s cinema - now in an all-new fantasy anthology: Long ago, in ages past... there were men who travelled the world, seeking adventure. Fighting injustice, defending the weak and the helpless, looking to right wrongs wherever they…
July 14, 2023
Gemini Warrior

Gemini Warrior

Gemini Warrior (Gemini Man Book 1) is now available from newpub author JD Cowan. TWO MEN; ONE POWER Matthew and Jason are just two nobodies in a city of heroes and villains. But when they are given bracelets that endow them with powers, and then get thrown into a whole…
July 5, 2023
Based Big Book Sale 23

Big Based Book Sale

It's that time again. Author Hans G. Schantz returns with a vast selection of the finest newpub titles in this summer's Big Based Book Sale! These are some of the top offerings from previous book sales including science fiction grandmasters, established mainstream authors and emerging indie talent. Authors include Patrick…
June 22, 20231 Comment
Cirsova Summer 2013

Cirsova Summer 2013

Cirsova magazine's Summer 2013 issue is now available in print and eBook! Inside you'll find: Novel The Gold Exigency (Part 2 of 4) By MICHAEL TIERNEY Conrock and the others track the Black Star Reavers to the base of the mysterious Five-Thousand Fingered Hand in the hunt for the abducted…
June 15, 2023
Veil of the Void

Veil of the Void Yggdrasil

Vikings and mecha, you say? Look no further ... The Realm of Riachtan has long been at relative peace. There haven't been any major wars or galactic-wide threats to shake up the norm for quite some time. That is all about to change, however, as whispers of Ragnarök are on…
June 9, 2023
Secrets of Seven Point Plot Structure

Secrets of Seven Point Plot Structure

We all know fledgling writers who've spent months or even years engaged in meticulous world building. But when it comes time to tell a story in their lush secondary worlds, the plot spins its wheels. How can a writer have planned every detail of his fantasy world down to the…
June 6, 20234 Comments

How to Master Perspective and Tense

If you've taken up the challenge of writing fiction, two essential steps toward achieving your goal are understanding narrative point of view and narrative tense. Too many new authors either don’t understand these powerful authorial tools, or they don’t use them to maximum effect. So today, we'll explore point of…
May 30, 20234 Comments