http://www.sffworld.com/forums/ en Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:29:04 GMT vBulletin 25 http://www.sffworld.com/forums/images/misc/rss.png http://www.sffworld.com/forums/ http://www.sffworld.com/forums/showthread.php?40697-Short-sci-fi-story-of-mine-podcast-on-Beam-Me-Up-Podcast-site&goto=newpost Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:47:55 GMT The Beam Me Up Podcast site has just podcast my short sci-fi story: “The rise (and rise) of Grey Power.” Worth a listen as Paul Cole is such a great narrator. My story is approx 9 minutes into the podcast. Here’s the link: ... The Beam Me Up Podcast site has just podcast my short sci-fi story: “The rise (and rise) of Grey Power.” Worth a listen as Paul Cole is such a great narrator. My story is approx 9 minutes into the podcast. Here’s the link: http://www.beammeuppodcast.com/beam-...-fritz-leiber/ ]]> Promotion Zone David Scholes http://www.sffworld.com/forums/showthread.php?40697-Short-sci-fi-story-of-mine-podcast-on-Beam-Me-Up-Podcast-site http://www.sffworld.com/forums/showthread.php?40695-Online-Technical-Writing&goto=newpost Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:02:29 GMT Courses in technical writing (http://www.careerlinecourses.com.au/technical-writing-courses-online-distance-learning.htm) teach that the first pre-requisite skill to being a technical writer is to be able to write in a clear, concise manner. Technical writing is not poetry or prose, meaning... Courses in technical writing teach that the first pre-requisite skill to being a technical writer is to be able to write in a clear, concise manner. Technical writing is not poetry or prose, meaning stylistic flair is not that important. The task is to clearly tell your audience exactly what they need to know, and everything they need to know. ]]> Promotion Zone lisanoel http://www.sffworld.com/forums/showthread.php?40695-Online-Technical-Writing http://www.sffworld.com/forums/showthread.php?40689-The-Broken-Book-Two-of-The-Lost-Words-released-free-giveaways&goto=newpost Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:26:45 GMT Hi guys, some good news. The Kindle edition of The Broken, Book Two of The Lost Words, has been released. And while Amazon folks are still setting up some of the fine details here and there, the book is available for purchase and use, at a very affordable price, I might add. So if you're interested, and you very well should be, please hop over to Amazon and do your thing.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/1481913026

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00DG87SS0/

Of course, this is a reason to celebrate. AND we have the Dedoimedo's seventh birthday coming up. To that end, I've decided to be benevolent, so you get not one but two days free giveaway of the first book in the series, The Betrayed. Starting midnight PST, June 19 till midnight June 21, The Betrayed will be available for zero charge, so hurry up and grab them books. Here's the link to the Kindle edition:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007VXJH8U


Moreover, do not forget the smartphone contest running on Dedoimedo, as you might be eligible to participate if you write a review.
http://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/u...e-contest.html

Or the lovely jubbly limericks contest, either! There you go, enough incentives, the rest is up to you. Have fun.
http://www.dedoimedo.com/life/the-broken-contest.html

Book series site:
http://www.thelostwordsbooks.com/


Regards,
Igor ]]> Promotion Zone Igor http://www.sffworld.com/forums/showthread.php?40689-The-Broken-Book-Two-of-The-Lost-Words-released-free-giveaways http://www.sffworld.com/forums/showthread.php?40687-New-FirstWorld-Saga-by-Christopher-Jackson-Ash&goto=newpost Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:19:42 GMT I'm so happy to join your forum. I'm not from this dimension of the multiverse but I ended up here after many adventures. I was born in a town called Karo in the dimension of FirstWorld. I come from a poor background and grew up to be a cook.

I used to be the cook on a trading ship that sailed out of Karo. We were boarded by pirates and most of the crew was killed. Because I’m a coward and a weakling (and not a bad cook) they kept me alive. I was captured into a life of slavery. I was taken to a port far away called Cap Ghir, which is linked to an inland city called Taruwdant. Cap Ghir was the hub of a pirate organisation; masterminded from Taruwdant by a man they called The Wolf. It turned out that The Wolf was Weylyn the Wolf, one of the few remaining wizards in FirstWorld. Wizards were put on FirstWorld by the creators to guide the human race. They serve a concept called the Balance. I’m not sure whether the Balance is a God or just a philosophy. In any case, it’s supposed to provide a middle way between outright Law and total Chaos, which are in a constant battle for dominance in the multiverse. Originally, there was a single universe existing in a linear timeline. However, an event occurred that was so paradoxical that Time could not withstand it: the sundering. At this moment, the multiverse was formed. The multiverse is made up of alternate realities based on the common starting point. Theologians argue about whether the multiverse is finite or not. Personally, I can’t see what difference it makes, but those who are wiser than I am say it does. At any rate, there are so many dimensions that the multiverse might as well be infinite. I digress from my story. Weylyn had been turned to evil by the Dark God, Gadiel, and he was intent on conquering all of FirstWorld and setting himself up as absolute ruler. To do this, he had to take the city of Elannort, at the centre of which stands Melasurej, otherwise known as the Wizards’ Keep. Melasurej is a special place, because it was built by the creators. It is a place of peace, harmony, and balance. There are echoes of Melasurej in the other dimensions, but nowhere as strong as here. FirstWorld was the original universe, from which all other dimensions of the multiverse were formed. Weylyn raised an army and conquered all in his path until he arrived at Elannort. After capturing the city, he faced Manfred the Magician, last of the true wizards, at the gates of Melasurej. There was a great struggle between the two wizards, which resulted in Manfred’s staff being broken. Manfred was cast to the ground and was about to be killed by Weylyn. It was then that I saved Manfred’s life.

I had better explain how I managed to be there, observing this momentous event. I had been slaving in Weylyn’s kitchens in Taruwdant when I was picked out by one of his lieutenants to undertake a special task. They did something to my mind, to make me obey them. They sent me to attend a meeting at Melasurej and to find out about a Hero and a Sword. There was an ancient prophesy that said a red-haired boy – a manifestation of the Everlasting Hero – would come forward to claim his Sword and defeat the forces of evil. Weylyn was very worried about this: rightly so, as it turned out. The Everlasting Hero was created to counter balance the great evil. His Sword, now called Kin Slayer (because of its unfortunate habit of indiscriminate killing, including friends and family) was created by the elves and the dwarves as a weapon of the Balance. The elves and dwarves were put here by the creators. Humans are the natives of this planet. The Sword had been used, once before, by the hero Gilgamesh. He had died defeating Gadiel’s previous attempt at FirstWorld domination. The Sword was not powerful enough to kill the Dark God, but it did put him out of action for a long time. Manfred had found the Hero – a young man called Simon Redhead – in another dimension of the multiverse (a place called Melbourne in the middle of the 21st century). He brought him to FirstWorld and then sent him off, with some friends, on a quest to find his Sword. He was successful. Manfred had also unlocked the secrets of a time portal, provided by the creators, at the top of the High Tower in Melasurej. He sent Simon back in time, to the point of the sundering. It was the interaction between Simon and another incarnation of the Everlasting Hero that caused the sundering.

I have told you too much already. The full story is in Quest for Knowledge which is Volume 1 of the FirstWorld Saga. It's available either as a complete E-Book or as four smaller parts. You can download the first part "The Search for a Legend" for free at www.FirstWorld.info

Thanks for reading,

KtB ]]> Promotion Zone KristheBard http://www.sffworld.com/forums/showthread.php?40687-New-FirstWorld-Saga-by-Christopher-Jackson-Ash http://www.sffworld.com/forums/showthread.php?40674-Iron-Bloom-on-sale-for-0-99!-4-2-stars-on-Amazon&goto=newpost Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:35:18 GMT Image: http://imageshack.us/a/img818/4168/ironbloom.jpg The tale of an epic warrior torn between the power of the sword and her longing for a peaceful life. A young woman with a kind heart and extraordinary constitution, Rose becomes a warrior to better the world. Despite the wealth and fame...

The tale of an epic warrior torn between the power of the sword and her longing for a peaceful life.

A young woman with a kind heart and extraordinary constitution, Rose becomes a warrior to better the world. Despite the wealth and fame she wins as one of the greatest champions of her time, the bloody reality of her new life is nothing like her ideal dream. She yearns for a chance to escape the violence.

She finds that chance in Ethan, the leader of an altruistic pacifist group. But when a barbarian horde invades their kingdom, Rose knows that she can make a difference by taking up her sword again. Will her need to protect her homeland cost her the man she loves?

Normally priced at $3.99; on sale through 6/23 at $0.99. Grab it at any of these links:

Amazon US - http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00AWKEKP4/...lthestaarts-20

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Smashwords - https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/271229

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Apple - https://itunes.apple.com/ee/book/iro...01796290?mt=11 ]]> Promotion Zone glutton http://www.sffworld.com/forums/showthread.php?40674-Iron-Bloom-on-sale-for-0-99!-4-2-stars-on-Amazon