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Short stories and self published works don't get enough reviews and attention! If the individual works don't get enough attention they may just get lumped together.


I publish a "for the love it" magazine called Excursions from the Citadel. Part of what I am trying to do is review self-published works of Speculative Fiction and works of short fiction published in paying markets that usually don't get enough attention. I choose the works I am going to review by visiting the Promotion Zone at SFFworld.

I just posted a new review of Eden's Child by Ron Lee and Cause for a Haunting by Patricia Strand You can find the review under the Long Reviews of Short Fiction tab at our website. Also check out the bottom of the page for looks at the old reviews of work promoted at ssfworld.

http://www.exftc.com
 
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A. M. Rowe said:
Short stories and self published works don't get enough reviews and attention! If the individual works don't get enough attention they may just get lumped together.


I publish a "for the love it" magazine called Excursions from the Citadel. Part of what I am trying to do is review self-published works of Speculative Fiction and works of short fiction published in paying markets that usually don't get enough attention. I choose the works I am going to review by visiting the Promotion Zone at SFFworld.

I just posted a new review of Eden's Child by Ron Lee and Cause for a Haunting by Patricia Strand You can find the review under the Long Reviews of Short Fiction tab at our website. Also check out the bottom of the page for looks at the old reviews of work promoted at ssfworld.

https://www.exftc.com
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Excellent. Thank you for doing this!
Short fiction is what makes the world go round!

ETA: It appears there is a https security issue with your website. You might want to look into that. The security cert doesn't match the domain.
 
kennychaffin said:
Excellent. Thank you for doing this!
Short fiction is what makes the world go round!

ETA: It appears there is a https security issue with your website. You might want to look into that. The security cert doesn't match the domain.
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Thanks, I think I got that resolved. But please let me know if you have any other problems.
 
Yesterday I received the signature sheets for the 100-copy signed limited edition of A Wizard's Henchman. These are pages that will be bound into the front of the limited, each with my signature and a number from 1 to 100.

I signed them and had them back in the hands of FedEx that afternoon. By Wednesday evening (September 21) they'll arrive at PS Publishing's Yorkshire premises from where they can go to the bindery and get bound into the books.

So those who have ordered the limited edition can start counting the days. Shouldn't be too long.

The book has already had its first review on Amazon.com (five stars -- thanks, Karl). Here's a gentle reminder that reviews on Amazon or Goodreads and other venues help sell books. They don't have to be five stars; in fact, a book that earns a range of reader reactions tends to be more trusted by a reader who hasn't tried the author before. Too many authors enlist friends and family to plug their works.

Also, a couple of readers have posted questions about the book on Goodreads, and I've been happy to answer them. Anybody who has any questions about any of my works is welcome to use the Goodreads site to get in touch, and I'll answer as soon as I can.
 
Matthew Hughes said:
The book has already had its first review on Amazon.com (five stars -- thanks, Karl). Here's a gentle reminder that reviews on Amazon or Goodreads and other venues help sell books. They don't have to be five stars; in fact, a book that earns a range of reader reactions tends to be more trusted by a reader who hasn't tried the author before. Too many authors enlist friends and family to plug their works.
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Agreed.
 
Posted a new Review on the Excursions from the Citadel website. Click on the Long Reviews of Short Fiction tab at the top the page. This time around I am looking at a new work by Suzanne Palmer and reviewed Soldier of the Brell, a self published novella promoted in the sffworld forums.
 
Posted the New Cover design for the next issue of Excursions from the Citadel. The theme of the issue is "Steeds". The cover art by Jack Holliday is really fantastic and captures the theme perfectly.

www.exftc.com
 
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