tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290339128359590242024-03-05T10:52:26.875-08:00aimery's blogThe blog of science fiction author and freelance social commentator, Aimery Thomas.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03629090565802750969noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-729033912835959024.post-92104243578809034622014-08-05T02:39:00.002-07:002014-08-05T02:43:53.091-07:00The Technology of Dreaming has arrived!<span class="userContent">After a long wait, I am pleased to announce
the release of my second novel, and the beginning of a new series,
Altstralia: A Speculative Republic!</span><br />
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<span class="userContent">The Technology of Dreaming is out! <br /> <br /> My first sci-fi/speculative work set where I have live<span class="text_exposed_show">d
for the past 10 years, Australia. The story takes place several
decades from now, but features several very familiar and pertinent
social issues.<br /> <br /> It is available from Amazon.com as an eBook (all stores), and is also available in paperback via Createspace print on demand.<br /> <br /> Now I'm off to finish the next volume in Altstralia, hopefully for release by November.</span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03629090565802750969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-729033912835959024.post-34344637250296933032013-08-28T02:45:00.001-07:002013-08-28T02:45:13.662-07:00Primae Noctis available for free on Amazon.com: August 29-31In case you missed any of the previous promotions, Primae Noctis will be available for free on Amazon.com from August 29th through 31st.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03629090565802750969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-729033912835959024.post-46903169139833222212013-05-10T07:51:00.001-07:002013-05-10T07:51:13.325-07:00Wishful thinking, and dreaming of how I wish technology would work for me...So, the free previews of Primae Noctis are done with... all up, well over a thousand copies out worldwide to interested parties at no cost during the KDP promo period. For a first novel, thousands of copies + no cost + interest = motivation to try again, despite reviews or profitability.<br />
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I am very pleased that at a $0 dollar or euro value proposition that the novel earned enough attention to interest people visually or by description for them to bother to download it. Downloads were proportionally higher in the Amazon Germany (Amazon.de) market, which serves most of Europe, than anywhere else. I thank the Anglophile German market for their good taste in branding, but it is a matter of time to determine if they think that my ideas are worth the effort to read.<br />
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To receive a #1, even on the European Amazon free promo chart for Fantasy/Science Fiction, certainly makes one feel like its worth it. Is it the fact that potential European readers have a better understanding of the double entendre of the title, thus, get the more nuanced meaning of what I've put on offer?<br />
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My next steps are to wait patiently and to see if providing free product garners actual sales and recommendations to merit further interest. With <b>The Technology of Dreaming</b> coming out next month, and with a more politically-prescient theme to it, I guess that I will need to adopt these learnings relatively quickly. But I am now convinced that an Amazon free promotion (on principal release) is certainly worth an initial effort, even though I waited 6 months to realise it.<br /><br />Stay tuned, dear reader, and I will let you know soon if all was for naught or gain. But it is a hell of a mule ride...Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03629090565802750969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-729033912835959024.post-1906611406641209832013-05-07T01:56:00.002-07:002013-05-07T01:56:46.668-07:00All or Nothing! Primae Noctis free ebook promo days through May 9th on Amazon!Due to the early success of getting folks interested in the free Amazon promo for Primae Noctis, I've expanded the free days through the 9th of May.<br />
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In the six months since the novel has been release, I've waited for some sort of critical event to get the pot boiling under my promotions of the novel. The free event on Amazon has been a boon, and I'm hoping that for every ten people that get a free copy, I might be lucky to receive one paid recommendation for the ebook.<br />
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If you've been waiting for the opportunity to get your hands on some free, hard sci-fi, here's the link:<br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Primae-Noctis-Future-Trilogy-ebook/dp/B00A67A93A">http://www.amazon.com/Primae-Noctis-Future-Trilogy-ebook/dp/B00A67A93A</a><br />
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Tell a friend!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03629090565802750969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-729033912835959024.post-86525183159864225182013-05-04T08:03:00.004-07:002013-05-05T07:24:31.066-07:00Get Primae Noctis for free on May 6th, 2013!As I continue to expand the audience for <b>Primae Noctis</b>, I've chosen to work with KDP and offer the novel for free to Amazon Prime members and offer it for free. This Monday and Tuesday, 6th and 7th of May, you can download a free copy of the <b>Primae Noctis</b> ebook on Amazon, for one day only. There may or may not be additional free promotion days to follow, so take advantage of the deal before it expires if you'd like to read my novel for free!<br />
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Get the <b>Primae Noctis</b> ebook for free, May 6th and 7th at: <a class="twitter-timeline-link" href="http://www.amazon.com/Primae-Noctis-Future-Trilogy-ebook/dp/B00A67A93A" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/Primae-Noctis-Future-Trilogy-ebook/dp/B00A67A93A</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03629090565802750969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-729033912835959024.post-20057312362368749052013-04-02T02:13:00.005-07:002013-04-02T02:13:44.883-07:00What's going on...?!?!There are plenty of things going on in my life right now, a new full-time role, a recent trip to Guam and Micronesia, but the most important thing remains the upcoming release of <b>The Technology of Dreaming</b>. I've had to push the release back to May 2013, due to editing and other concerns with concurrent projects, but it promises to be a significant departure from <b>Primae Noctis</b> for most readers. <br />
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More details to come over the next few weeks!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03629090565802750969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-729033912835959024.post-34462743799333270132013-02-24T20:05:00.003-08:002013-02-25T18:21:47.757-08:00Dreaming of Aboriginal characters and a future AustraliaWhenever I find myself deep in the development and completion of a project, I tend to let go of secondary concerns to have single minded focus on my top-level goal. This has been the case with my blog, as I have been completely engaged with finishing up <b>The Technology of Dreaming</b> over the past few weeks. Completing this work has been particularly difficult, as the plot and subject matter center on Aboriginal Australians in a mid-21st century Australian Republic. <br />
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My primary concern has been to develop and present a fictitious group of Indigenous people with traditions that pay homage to the many individual cultures across Aboriginal lands without causing offense. Inference to or mention of the specific knowledge of a real group of people could be deemed offensive by some, and would go against the spirit of what I have tried to create. Thus, the names and locations of the lands of the tribe at the core of the story are purely fictitious. Although the Ceremony and Laws of a fictitious group of people are presented in the story, what is presented is an amalgam constructed from research across a wider group of cultures in Australia and neighboring states. I attempt to portray these subjects with sensitivity, but with purpose.<br />
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Ceremony and custom are of paramount importance to Aboriginal identity, as is their special relationship with their lands. These are some of things I most admire about their cultures, in addition to their resilience and willingness to share their stories with others. As they are the protagonists in my work, I wanted to showcase these values to a wider, global audience who might not be aware of them. Finally, it would be an understatement to say that Australia's historical
relationship with Aboriginal Australians has been difficult; there are
yet many serious and real issues that remain unresolved to anyone's satisfaction. This real conflict in identities and crossed purposes is at the core of the plot.<br />
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<b>The Technology of Dreaming</b> contains a detailed account of the future Australia itself, with particular reference to how it arrived to its predicament in relation to the politics of today. This is also a tricky subject to deal with, as an effective cautionary tale must be both earnest and frightful at the same time. Having a good depth of knowledge of the true history of a place can help to develop a thematic bridge to a realistic, but bittersweet future. Economic prosperity and illegal immigration are real themes that lend credence to this story's thesis, but also set the stage for some of other stories in future volumes of <b>Altstralia: A Speculative Republic</b>.<br />
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<b>The Technology of Dreaming</b> will be available on Amazon.com in April.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03629090565802750969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-729033912835959024.post-92080385740722655132013-02-03T06:17:00.000-08:002013-02-03T06:17:30.246-08:00News on Primae Noctis, Tempus Belli, and The Technology of Dreaming<b>Primae Noctis</b> continues to receive some pretty good reviews and sell progressively more copies, especially after the decision to discount the eBook for a limited time. Review copies of <b>Primae Noctis</b> continue to be on offer to reviewers with a literary blog or other sci-fi genre related stop on the web. It takes a while for word to get around about an independent genre author, so I need to continue to remain patient and carry on with new projects.<br /><br />Groundwork continues on the next novel in <b>The Once and Future Lords Trilogy</b>, titled <b>Tempus Belli</b>. Although a continuation of the storyline, the novel will have a substantially different tone and pace due to the events within the greater continuity of the Trilogy. At present, the novel remains largely in outline / waypoint form. I find myself wanting <b>Primae Noctis</b> to gain greater readership before I commit myself to the extended campaign of fleshing out the draft, due to the significant time investment involved. Also, there's the need to see bills paid while concurrently pursuing my emerging vocation. I expect that <b>Tempus Belli</b> will continue to see release in 2014.<br /><br />I have dedicated my present writing and editing hours to a mostly-completed novella, unrelated to the world of the Trilogy, with the working title of <b>The Technology of Dreaming</b>. I feel passionately about the subject matter and themes in the story, and have desired to see it published it for a while. <br />
<br /><b>The Technology of Dreaming</b> examines the intersection of politics, technology, and traditional culture in a mid-21st century Australia. This work was originally envisaged to be part of a larger collection of speculative fiction short stories set in Oz. I have chosen to set aside the other stories from the collection for now to be able to get my favorite to readers on an accelerated schedule. Now seems to be the right time to move forward to get it out, with the eBook available on Amazon by the end of March / early April 2013. <br /><br />Thanks again to all of the people who have kindly supported my writing so far, and I hope to bring you another update with progress soon!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03629090565802750969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-729033912835959024.post-52189003165284531012013-01-24T21:00:00.001-08:002013-01-25T00:31:56.024-08:00Discounting and awakening the Amazon giant<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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Noctis for a limited time to $2.99 US across all vendors.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ve received a few questions from fans and
friends regarding the decision.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Here’s
why:<br />
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This weekend is my “Big Reach” weekend.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m reaching out to all of my friends,
colleagues, and fans who have indicated interest in the novel over the past few
months and encouraging them to purchase a discounted copy of the novel on
Amazon.com.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is a
matter of getting the giant to take notice of a mote of a pebble beneath its
foot.<br />
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The most important thing right now is to spread word about the novel.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Without word of mouth, especially amongst
genre readers, the novel is virtually invisible.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is especially true for Amazon, as the
vendor’s sales algorithms not only rate how frequently a book sells but also
considers how many reviews and ratings every book receives in relation to
sales.<br />
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If enough people buy discounted eBook copies on Amazon, the vendor will finally
begin to recommend the book to readers that are browsing the science fiction
section and the book will have a chance to sell itself.<br />
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The reviews are an ongoing part of the novel’s success as well, as they give
insight into the quality of the work for potential readers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So if you’ve read it, please consider
submitting a review or at least rating the novel on Goodreads and Amazon.<br />
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Thank you for your continued support, and here's the link:<br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Primae-Noctis-Future-Trilogy-ebook/dp/B00A67A93A">http://www.amazon.com/Primae-Noctis-Future-Trilogy-ebook/dp/B00A67A93A</a></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03629090565802750969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-729033912835959024.post-35412021385721931182013-01-05T23:01:00.002-08:002013-01-05T23:01:48.700-08:00Calling #indie #scifi fans and backers: lend your support to Primae Noctis!The battle to get <b>Primae Noctis</b> in front of a larger audience is continuing.<br /><br />A number of early reviewers have gotten hold of the novel, and the reviews have been overwhelmingly positive. The greatest challenge right now is to get larger distributors, such as Amazon, to provide much needed free promotion and recommend the novel to readers. The finished novel is more than 650 pages in print, and has been fully edited and published using Amazon's print-on-demand, CreateSpace platform.<br /><br />This is where I still need your help. If you are able and willing, it would be immensely helpful if you would visit Amazon and purchase a copy of <b>Primae Noctis </b>for $5.99 USD. Every sale of the novel helps to get the novel attention within Amazon's search and recommendation engines, as well as gets <b>Primae Noctis</b> to a more desirable place on the sci-fi charts to get more reviews and sales.<br /><br />Here is the link: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Primae-Noctis-Future-Trilogy-ebook/dp/B00A67A93A">http://www.amazon.com/Primae-Noctis-Future-Trilogy-ebook/dp/B00A67A93A</a><br /><br />Again, thank you for your support up to this point, and thank you for continuing to support this effort to bring my creative vision of the future to life.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03629090565802750969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-729033912835959024.post-75133808946220270322012-12-28T13:35:00.000-08:002012-12-28T13:52:14.921-08:00Remembering 2012: An End to Conversation and the Rise of Personal Absolutism<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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As another year becomes memory, most of us look back and
conduct personal assessments of what could have been.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I find myself looking forward with doubt and
trepidation at 2013, in consideration of a greater pattern of social norms that
seem to have taken hold of us this past year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I believe that 2012 was the year when we stopped having as many
conversations with each other, and started to withdraw to the safety of the perfection
of our own ideas.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>2012 saw many of us
become absolutists.<br />
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The greatest problem we face as a species is a lack of care
and understanding for the opinions of others: a mode of sociopathic
self-interest that has presented itself in our entertainment, politics, interpersonal
relations, and media.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Many of us seem to
feel that we are further apart from the people that we disagree with than ever
before.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are addicted to critique
without reason; we make judgements without facts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is as if everything has a bloody “Like”
button and we shoot anything that we dislike with our unlicensed, verbal
automatic weapons.</div>
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For those of us who have forgotten, friendly disagreement
and negotiation of position used to be the way progress happened in previous
centuries.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Even in politics, when an
election was over there was a respect that came with a result that allowed for parties
to compromise and agree upon imperfect solutions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Perfection exists only in our minds, but too
many of us fail to realise the difference between the real and the ideal.</div>
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People have become increasingly entrenched and polarised
within indefensible positions of the personal and absolute perfection of their
own ideas.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is as if we receive programming
to believe that there is only one outcome or possibility for any given
scenario.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We don’t care to find out
facts for ourselves, and often our supposedly perfect positions are not
our own.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Why find out about the
underlying factors behind someone else’s views when we can refer to a handy infographic
or bar chart from an increasingly biased source? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We allow talking heads to do our thinking and
speaking for us…</div>
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We now lose friends over our choice of political
parties.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We now lose lovers over our
taste in music and movies.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We now lose
sleep over a multitude of simple choices that people used to recognise as
trivial or unimportant.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Every nuanced
difference between anything that can be compared becomes a cliff, impasse,
divide, or gap.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Everything is presented
as a zero-sum game where someone will lose, and losses will be unfathomably
great and permanent.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Choose or
lose!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Believe or leave!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Win or die!</div>
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Maybe we should all agree that it is time for all of us to
stop losing, and to recoup the stupid losses that we gave up last year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not every division that we can perceive is
provably grave, nor is every decision that we take going to result in the end
of an age.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Let’s back down from the
cliff, step away from the divide, and take the overpass across the
impasse.</div>
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It would be nice to have a blog headline at the end of 2013
that read: “2013: A Year of Well-Reasoned Thought and Genuine Negotiation”.<br />
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I realise that it might be a bit unlikely.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I would be willing to negotiate my personal desires down to: “2013: A Year of Frank and Honest Conversation”.</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03629090565802750969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-729033912835959024.post-65960324107694935862012-12-22T22:40:00.001-08:002012-12-22T22:40:12.910-08:00My own apocalypse is finally here: the paperback edition of Primae NoctisI am very excited to report that my paperbacks have finally arrived on the slow boat from the States, and wouldn't you know it, just in time for the <u>un</u>pocalypse!<br /><br />Here are some fun, celebratory photos taken in Sydney's Royal Botanical Gardens:<br />
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<br /><br />I am very pleased with the typesetting and the quality of the finished product, and it makes the ordeal of getting it out there entirely worth it. <br />
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The paperback of Primae Noctis is available <a href="https://www.createspace.com/4023982" target="_blank">HERE</a>.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03629090565802750969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-729033912835959024.post-12241933767881506332012-12-05T20:40:00.002-08:002012-12-05T20:40:37.960-08:00Now available everywhere!* The Primae Noctis distribution roundup.After many weeks of hard work, my new sci-fi novel is finally available in all major, global channels of English-language eBook distribution, and hopefully, will soon begin to make its way into the hands of even more e-readers. Currently, the novel is available via the following distribution points:<br />
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<li>Amazon / Kindle Store</li>
<li>Apple iStore (via iTunes / iBooks apps)</li>
<li>Sony eBookstore</li>
<li>Barnes & Noble Online Store</li>
<li>Kobo</li>
<li>Diesel</li>
<li>Page Foundry</li>
<li>Smashwords</li>
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Having worked tirelessly to get the distribution channels right, I need to reinvigorate my effort and focus on getting reviews and more people to read the novel. <br /><br />Of course, the print version of the novel is already available via Amazon / CreateSpace.<br /><br />*(it seems like everywhere)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03629090565802750969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-729033912835959024.post-66347049628964605362012-12-03T21:05:00.004-08:002012-12-03T21:05:54.250-08:00Effort, exhaustion, and expectations<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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So I’ve finally completed and released Primae Noctis and the
long period of waiting begins.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Everyone I know who
has ever penned a novel has tried to prepare me for this step, and I’m coming
to terms with their sage advice every day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>They tell me to keep a cool head, and in the end, eventually your
efforts will reach some point of public acknowledgement: for better or for
worse.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
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Criticism and reviews don’t frighten me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It doesn’t bother me if people find things about it that they don’t like
or if the novel simply does not appeal to them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>My greatest fear is that the book will remain undiscoverable in the
constant and uninterrupted flows of media that makes its way to market.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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My greatest fear is that no one will ever know that the
novel is out there.</div>
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Aside from sending scores of ‘Request for Review’ emails and
regular postings on Twitter and Facebook about the novel, I feel as though
there is little else I can do except wait and hope.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Primae Noctis is not a quick read, and I know
that it could take more than a month for most people to get through the nearly
700 pages of dialogue and story.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Critical
reviews and word-of-mouth are what I need more than anything else.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not that a few more sales would hurt.</div>
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I hope that I have performed due diligence and done
everything I could to ensure the quality of the finished eBook and paperback.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I hope that I have not been overly ambitious
or hopeful in expecting adult readers to embrace a new, independent sci-fi author
in a market that teems with the hormone-laden angst of Young Adult offerings.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At 40 years old, I hope I have not waited too
long to try to launch a career as an author, and hope that my optimism is
tempered enough to deal with potential rejection by the market.</div>
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Primae Noctis has been an all-encompassing dream that has
taken every active, available measure of energy out of my life for the past two
years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It broke my bones, sucked the
marrow dry, and discarded me with nary an afterthought.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I know that I need to keep strong and to
persist in my efforts to market and spread the word about the novel, but
strength is lacking and resolve has faded somewhat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not because I lack in hope, but because I am
truly exhausted.</div>
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Of course the entire effort is equally exhausting for
friends and family.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They have watched me
go through the rollercoaster of upbeat and downswing throughout the entire
process of writing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Now that I’ve passed
the finish line, many are wondering if I will stop running, or if the marathon
that they’ve just witnessed is infinite.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>They want to know if the race will ever end.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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I tell them “I don’t know”, and continue running.</div>
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So if you’re out there in cyberspace reading this weary
blog, perhaps putting together your own novel or just having a look at what’s going
on with one new author, I hope that you will choose to persist and to follow
your own creative visions to their ultimate endpoints.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Exhaustion or not, I would still have
produced Primae Noctis and spent my energies to get it to market, even if I had
the option of revisiting the decisions along the way.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>It simply needed to happen, and it found a
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Want to have a free preview of my novel Primae Noctis? <br />Visit <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Primae-Noctis-Future-Trilogy-ebook/dp/B00A67A93A">http://www.amazon.com/Primae-Noctis-Future-Trilogy-ebook/dp/B00A67A93A</a></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03629090565802750969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-729033912835959024.post-87177637121180853302012-10-21T14:40:00.000-07:002012-10-21T14:40:01.310-07:00New look cover for Primae NoctisHave a look at the final draft cover art for the novel. I'm both pleased and relieved at settling on a semi-expository cover that tells a story without spoiling the plot. <br />
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<![endif]--><b>Primae Noctis</b> is a few short weeks away from its public
debut in November, and I couldn’t be more thankful the hard yards and
months of rewriting the novel have finally come to an end.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The mental exhaustion from the
completion of a large novel or any creative endeavour is overwhelming, at least
for a time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I haven’t had the time or
willpower to post many new blogs for a while, but I intend to get back into the
saddle soon.<br />
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I am extremely nervous.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
have no idea how such a long and relatively complex novel will be received by the public, but I know some people will find it to be intriguing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A final readers’ circle is currently underway
over the next two weeks, before <b>Primae Noctis</b> is submitted for final editing and typesetting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Keep your fingers crossed for
me!</div>
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<b>Primae Noctis</b> will be available via Amazon.com and through
Smashwords distribution, initially as an eBook, but will also be available in
print by the end of 2012.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There’s
much work left to be accomplished, and I will be swapping my creative hat for my
marketing hat (the one I cringe at if I look in the mirror).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I apologise in advance if my normally, more
socially-interested discourse takes a back seat for a while.</div>
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Initial pricing for the novel will be set between $5.99 and $7.99
USD, as <b>Primae Noctis</b> is more than double the length of an average, $2.99 to $3.99
release novel of 100K words or less.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
will soon make an announcement for bonafide reviewers to submit a request for
a review copy via the website.</div>
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I remember many years ago in 1998, back when I was a political
science student at the University of Nevada at Las Vegas, James Carville came to
campus to speak to us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I eagerly waited until the
question and answer segment of the program came up and I asked him what I
thought would be an absolute bombshell of a question.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>More or less, I asked him “what’s the point in having political parties
if they continuously argue about non-substantive issues and don’t have clear
values?”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Needless to say, the clever political strategist that Carville was hemmed and hawed about the stage with his Southern charm
and the well-rehearsed sidebar, but didn’t really answer my question. Silly me.</div>
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As the November elections in the United States loom closer,
something that strikes me is the lack of genuine dialogue on the issues that
matter from either the Democratic or Republican parties.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sure, both parties are very competent at
convincing potential voters that the other party is either wrong at best or
insane at worst, but where is the vision for America that will propel the
nation out of the doldrums and into the latter half of this century?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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As an expatriate American currently residing in Australia, I
have the privilege of being able to compare and contrast what’s going on in the
US with the similar state of party politics here.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Both the Labour and the Liberal parties seem
to go around in circles with the same litany of issues as their American
counterparts: illegal immigrants, small business owners, a diminishing middle class, a
near-dominant China, and perpetual fear of economic slowdown.</div>
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You might immediately say, “Well that’s easy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Social issues are the principal difference
between the main parties.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Are
they?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If that were true, the allegedly left-leaning Labor party
in Australia and the Democratic party in America would have already taken the
federal lead on giving homosexual partners the equivalent of marriage, would have
fought harder against xenophobic views toward immigrants, and sought to make
vast improvements to the state of education and child care in both countries.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For the purposes of this intellectual
exercise, imagine social issues as ‘window dressing’ so that we can get to the
heart of the matter. Patriotic rhetoric will not aid in this quest for truth, either.</div>
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I won’t be the first or the last person to tackle this
question, but what do political parties really mean anymore, and moreover, what’s
the point of political parties?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In both
the United States and Australia, both pairs of major political parties take
contributions from the same principal types of donors.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Politically astute corporations and wealthy
individuals hedge their bets and back every ‘horse’ in the race.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Alas, individuals don’t have such a luxury as
we get only one vote.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Studies generally
show that we have a strong tendency to be heavily influenced on our choice of
our political party by our parents and relatives, although a few of us switch
as we change our level of income, education, and lot in life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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What are the real differences between the Democrats and
Republicans if they both take a similar tact in assertively supporting the extremely
wealthy and big business over small business owners and workers?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As a big donor, you have the ear of your
Representative, Senator, or even President.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>If you give enough money or garner enough support, you earn a seat at
the party’s table, an Ambassadorship, or a night in the Lincoln Bedroom at the
White House.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As an ‘average Joe American’ donor, your
political seat is in the nosebleed section, high above one of the goalposts at
the stadium next to the urinal block, or at best, a YouTube video, flyer, or a
cleverly constructed infographic emailed to you because of your demographic profile…
along with a heartfelt request for your lesser money.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Possibly a t-shirt, but it probably won't be 'Made in the USA'. Most of us will never be so politically connected to be invited to attend
a fundraising dinner at a crusading Hollywood celeb’s house, at a digital baron’s
social club, or at the private ranch of a party power broker.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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Australia’s not much different from the US in this regard, except that the Australian constitution is
brilliant enough to have the foresight to make voting compulsory for all
citizens over the age of 18. That's right Americans, over here you must vote or expect to be fined.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Anyway, there are the same relative levels of prizes for the big donors, but nix that bit about the Lincoln Bedroom, unless rooms in Sydney's Kiribilli House are being pimped out without the Aussie public's knowledge. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span> </div>
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For those
of you who weren’t aware, about two years ago, the current Prime Minister of
Australia, Julia Gillard, superseded her predecessor Kevin Rudd, also of the
Labor Party, in a backroom, internal party preference vote.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Many observers questioned the legitimacy of this strange, secret coup. Some might argue that the Australian parliamentary
system allows for this eventuality, and that this was not somehow
distasteful.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But when Australians were
given the opportunity to go the polls the next time, they returned a parliamentary tie between the parties,
also known as a “hung parliament”, that forced both major parties to court the
votes of independents that represent a range of special interests and views
that were inconsistent with their own.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In
the end, Labor and Gillard came out on top, but the politics of the party have
become increasingly centric and beholden to the interests of the independents ever
since. Some argue that the Labor party is being torn apart from the inside by conflicting interests, as well.</div>
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Centrism is the fundamental flaw with party politics
today.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In both countries, the major
parties serve their wealthier constituents and interests without question,
because the need for campaign contributions and the support of the power elite overwhelms
the parties’ need to satisfice the wider body of their constituents. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the US, the Democrats used to be the party
that steadfastly supported workers and labor unionism before many of its other
interests.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In Australia, the Labor party
ostensibly still has strong ties with the unions as well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Why is it that in both countries, labor
unions are continuously finding themselves reduced and resolved to increasingly
smaller stature and effectiveness, despite the ongoing federal-level presence of two
governments that should logically do everything that the<b>y</b> can to support unions?</div>
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Not to ignore the right of the spectrum, Republicans in the
US used to be the party of smaller and more efficient government, and wide
spectrum support for entrepreneurship.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The Australian Liberal party has a similar, traditional core agenda.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But how does creating private sector, pseudo-government services through outsourcing constitute smaller or more efficient government? If it sounds like a shell game, that's because it is: except that elite interests win all the nutty contracts.</div>
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Both conservative parties are facing increasingly
hostile ultra-conservatism that holds them hostage to radical
viewpoints that dilute their principal agendas.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>More than a decade ago in Australia, the Liberal party had to form a coalition with the
National party, of principally rural interests, for their lengthy last go at rule under former PM John Howard.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>American Republicans are now similarly being forced to stomach
the reactionary tastes of the Tea Party caucus, even though many strongly disagree with
their views. And everyone knows that red-blooded Americans prefer coffee.</div>
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For most people, we proudly support our choice of political
party until the choice becomes too confusing and murky.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> This is why some Americans don't bother to vote, and Australians take the "donkey vote" or join the Australian Sex Party (not kidding). </span>I cringe whenever any of my friends begins to
talk about the next election in the US.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To
them it is fairly obvious who I will vote for, but it pains me to do so because
I am not substantively satisfied with the answers proposed by either of our
parties.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What point is there in having
political parties in our postmodern world, when in terms of real vision and
ingenuity, they are less substantively different than brands of soda pop?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If parties have no vision, then there is no
point.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>More so if they serve the same
elite interests.</div>
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Political parties, especially in countries with two dominant, centric parties, need to be especially wary of not losing sight of having a clear
message or real values.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Because in the
histories of both American and Australian politics, a major party can find
themselves increasingly less relevant and replaced by a party with new vision before
they even realize it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Have you ever
heard of the Whigs? Probably not. But you might have heard of the Reform Party or the Greens...</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03629090565802750969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-729033912835959024.post-89329811541650478452012-08-20T22:42:00.004-07:002012-08-20T23:30:56.938-07:00Negative musings on positivity, and vice-versaAfter a two-week hiatus, I’ve returned with a critical eye focused
on positivity and negativity.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What is it
that leads people to encourage others to be irrationally positive?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Why is it that considering all of the possibilities
makes one socially unacceptable rather than sensible and wise?<br />
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
Contrary to the beliefs of some, critical thinking is not
innately paired with negativity.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Simply
imagining the negative outcome to a given situation before it occurs does not
mean that you are encouraging that outcome.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The mission-critical planning for our societies are run by pessimists
because these things need to be.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But too much negativity
can lead some to engage in extremely self-interested or sociopathic
behaviours.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Military leaders, corporate
CEOs, politicians, and others navigate a fine line between reason and excess in
their need to be swaddled in negativity due to the nature of their work.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Negativity exists to reinforce our natural suspicion of
situations that are likely to produce less than optimal outcomes, based on learned
behaviours.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But excessive negativity can
lead to psychological disorder or even self-harm.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Positivity can have equally disastrous consequences if it is
applied improperly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A lack of
consideration of possibilities leads us to reckless and self-endangering
behaviours.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Crossing public streets
becomes deadly, as do a great number of other equally mundane tasks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Excessive positivity frequently leads to a
lack of duty of care.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Simple failures
that arise from a lack of attentiveness in our complex world can easily become
fatal.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>People who operate mass
transportation, hospitals, and police officers know this all too well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Positivists tend to inadvertently harm others
and profusely apologise afterwards.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Positivity exists as an outgrowth of the desire to see the
ideal possibility in the world around us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Without positivity, we would not share or create.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Limited to simple needs-based imperatives, we
would behave and react to our world like the lowly amoeba.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Positivity is the carrot reward to the eye-sticking
of disappointments that we face in life.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
How is it remotely logical to “choose” one over the
other?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We all have the desire to be
positive, but are faced with the harsh realities of less than optimal
outcomes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Choosing positivity or
negativity exclusively is not optimal, nor is it meant to be.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Maybe the positivists cast aspersions on the pessimists to
lend credence to their less-than-sane approach to life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Even at the most basic level, a life
driven by a positive or negative skew is going to produce less than desired
outcomes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is hard to argue against
the idea that the world could immediately benefit if people would stop to
consider the facts when faced with difficult decisions, rather than just
react.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Maybe the world desperately needs
something in between the two poles of this extreme scale.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A true neutrality.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
The world we live in is a complex place, driven by complex
interactions that cannot be readily dealt with by a dichotomy of positive or
negative worldview.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Just like salt and
sugar, positivity and negativity both have their place, and should both be used
in moderation.</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03629090565802750969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-729033912835959024.post-50411136296325633682012-08-07T20:11:00.001-07:002012-08-11T12:52:31.020-07:00The final update from the Primae Noctis Kickstarter project<b>Primae Noctis</b> will not reach its goal of funding independent
editing and promotion via Kickstarter. I want to genuinely thank all of
the backers who took the time to support my efforts to bring
independent science fiction work written for adults to the market, as
well as thank all of the well-wishers who have lent their support in
intangible ways to this effort.<br />
<br />
<i>A Brief Analysis:<br />
<br />
For its funding goal of $5,000, 30 days was simply not enough time to
raise this project's funds on Kickstarter. Although Kickstarter's own
recommended period of funding is 30 days, I don't believe that a
non-young adult science fiction project that doesn't have in-build
graphics or significant marketing collateral can easily raise more than
$2,000 in such a short period of time- unless the author already has
serious street credibility and access. This begs the question as to why
they even really need Kickstarter. As a new author, there are too many
hurdles to simply getting people on your side to begin with. Getting
visibility within the Kickstarter site itself was very challenging, and
It is of note that <b>more than 70%</b> of the pledges raised came from
efforts generated by weblinks outside of Kickstarter, such as Facebook,
Twitter, and from other sources of traffic.</i><br />
<br />
As an exercise in public relations, this Kickstarter campaign has
been of some assistance in getting word out about my novel, which has
gotten me valuable exposure and feedback from genuine players in the
world of science fiction literature. Showman P.T. Barnum allegedly once
commented that "there's no such thing as bad publicity", and for the
most part, he was right. <br />
<br />
As for <b>Primae Noctis</b>, I am considering my various options in
moving forward to proceed with a November release via Amazon. I am
still examining ways to get the novel in front of professionals in
sci-fi before independent release, but it is likely that I will turn to
even more informal methods of peer review (such as readers circles) to
get the novel prepared for market.<br />
<br />
You can continue to find me at the following places across the web:<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.aimerythomas.com/">www.aimerythomas.com</a><br />
<a href="http://www.twitter.com/aimerythomas">www.twitter.com/aimerythomas</a><br />
<a href="http://www.facebook.com/primaenoctisnovel">www.facebook.com/primaenoctisnovel</a><br />
<a href="http://aimerythomas.blogspot.com/">aimerythomas.blogspot.com</a><br />
<br />
Thanks again for all of your wonderful support, friends and strangers,
and I hope to continue to be able to bring Primae Noctis to you sometime
in November.<br />
<br />
Aimery <br />
<br />
<br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03629090565802750969noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-729033912835959024.post-34684181235778659732012-08-03T02:08:00.001-07:002012-08-03T02:08:21.834-07:00Why you should back the sci-fi novel Primae Noctis at Kickstarter (with less than 5 days to go)The Kickstarter project to get Primae Noctis edited and published has reached its final 5 days, and there's cause for renewed optimism. With the project having reached 26% of its goal and a large surge of new backers coming in, there's still a good chance for success.<br /><br />So why would you or should you back Primae Noctis in a sea of projects that all deserve your attention? Here's the requisite (but vastly expanded) 'Letterman-style' list:<br />
<ul>
<li>You genuinely like science fiction because of your love of new ideas and prognostication;</li>
<li>You read the 80-page excerpt and wanted to read more;</li>
<li>You are an adult who wants a new science fiction story made specifically for grown-ups;</li>
<li>You like to support the underdog when you follow your favorite sport;</li>
<li>You are a muse who likes to inspire and support others through life-changing moments;</li>
<li>You're an iconoclast who likes to stand apart from the herd;</li>
<li>You have an extra fifteen dollars that you were going to drop on candy or beer (not nec. in that order);</li>
<li>You have a negative karmic inbalance that you've been trying hard to overcome;</li>
<li>You dislike the current political state of the world and are looking for non-violent answers;</li>
<li>You like your sex and violence with the high-pitched 'pew-pew' of lasers in the background;</li>
<li>You don't know the difference between an AI and an AIC and are dying to learn;</li>
<li>You haven't been watching the Olympics and are looking for something to read;</li>
<li>You want to learn more about the salacious aspects of cohort marriage;</li>
<li>You've just received your Household Assistance Package deposit and want to spend big (AUS only);</li>
<li>You like grand conspiracy theories but hate to admit it;</li>
<li>You've been waiting for a book to come along to titillate your senses and make you think simultaneously; </li>
<li>You're hedging your bets for an acknowledgement in <b>Tempus Belli </b>or <b>Corpus Novus</b>; or finally,</li>
<li>You like me. You really, really like me. </li>
</ul>
Whatever your reason(s), <b>Primae Noctis</b> really needs you! If you can spare as little as $1, your backing can bring this novel to the world of readers in a properly edited form. They say that 82% of Kickstarter projects that reach 20% or more reach their goals, and we're at 26%. Even if you hate statistics, help me be on the right side of these numbers. Thank you for reading this blatant plug/rant, and you can find the <b>Primae Noctis</b> project here: http://kck.st/M9vhX2<br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03629090565802750969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-729033912835959024.post-24887578319643105462012-07-28T09:47:00.001-07:002012-07-29T00:09:51.907-07:00The hardest yards in a new author's universe<br />
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
We've all been there. That moment when
you can feel that you are on the verge of something uniquely great.
A tantalising taste of tangy triumph and possibility that makes you
believe again in the rationality of your efforts. A glimpse of potential that brings everything into focus. A classic moment of
clarity without a narcissistic prerequisite of debauchery and
redemption.</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
Tonight, I've been having one of these
moments following the progress of my project on Kickstarter. My blog
has been neglected for more than a week because I've been preoccupied
with the ungracious and untidy art of self-promotion. I've been
fundraising on Kickstarter to get my nov<span style="font-weight: normal;">el,</span>
<b>Primae Noctis</b><span style="font-weight: normal;">,</span> the
independent editing support that it needs. Although the project is
far from guaranteed success with just 10 days remaining, I feel
reinvigorated by recent support from both friends and strangers. But
this also brings to me a sense of foreboding and trepidation. With
time growing short, the spectre of another setback looms on the
horizon.</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
Words almost seem like they are too
hard to sell these days. Especially when your words don't fit into a
preferred or “saleable” preset of what many would suggest is
expected from a new science fiction author. Some voices that proclaim rigid requirements for new authors come from genuine concern
for quality in a bedraggled and ill-treated genre, whilst others would seem to desire to
preserve an antiquated vetting and hazing of new minds to enforce
literary groupthink or collective mediocrity. But what's the point
of spending thousands of hours of your life creating a new universe
when it will be exactly comparable to numerous other universes that
have been created recently? Why recapture twenty-two points of a
perversion of Lord Raglan's thesis in yet another pedantic work? As
with most things, the simple, but ethically unacceptable answer is,
money. But a selfish and sorrowful effort would fail to quench my
thirst to develop and share new ideas.</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
The ultimate challenge for both old and
new authors is not to sate demand for populist subject matter, but to
create demand for new ideas and new iterations of possibility. The
same goes for creating works that are eroded for the specific intent
of being “more accessible” to a “wider audience”. You can
bastardise your own idea, but you will sell your creative soul to
some imagined devil of populism for all time.</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
Some might argue that this is a problem
with not just today's literature, but also with the
world in general. We lower expectations of ourselves and others
rather than challenging ourselves and others to rise to the occasion
to gain greater levels of insight and knowledge. We scorn those who
build characters and write with painfully human or scientific detail. We criticise 10-cent words because we're growing
too lazy to bother to expand our vocabularies. We mindlessly recite and share
jingles and jargon, but have no patience for a moment at a dictionary
to understand deeper meaning. Our rush to genericise and neuter
challenge is also reducing innovation and intelligence in the greater
population. With a world that is in desperate need of innovation and
bravery on so many levels, it can be very easy to view compromise as
a means to an end. Unfortunately, this sort of compromise is the end
for many.
</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
The hardest yards in the universe for a
new author aren't the obvious ones. Because they are first ones that
you cross in your mind to get a truly creative project moving, even
though you have no surety of success. They are also the ones that
you cross every day from your bedside to the mirror to reassure
yourself that you need to keep trying.
</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
As a new author, the hardest yards in
the universe are also the ones that you will cross when faced with a
setback. But you know that you will cross them to regroup and try
again. <br />
<br />
I know that I will keep crossing these hard yards until I don't need to look back.</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03629090565802750969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-729033912835959024.post-27224815828734897722012-07-16T02:55:00.001-07:002012-07-16T02:58:12.765-07:00Kickstarting Primae Noctis, or what I've learned from my first 168 hours in crowdsourcing's cybertrenches<br />
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
The most important lesson that I have learned from crowdsourcing my novel, Primae Noctis, is to keep hope alive after the initial shock and panic of being out there. I say this even though there are only a few more short weeks to go.
There are plenty of projects that don't reach any tangible mass in
just a few days and go on to succeed, so there's plenty of cause for
continued optimism. The one thing that should be avoided at all costs is
public or overt pessimism, even if one isn't delighted with outcomes
to date.</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
As I think that I've mentioned on my
blog before, I am generally quite loath to self-promotion. I
feel bile moving deep in my gullet whenever the notion of telling others anything for personal gain crosses my
mind. But especially in the case of crowdsourcing, one must get the
word out by any means necessary! Who will support you if you don't
support yourself?</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
The first week of crowdsourcing is
a difficult experience, unless you've prearranged a vast
amount of support for your project in advance. I had a modicum of
support lined up, and it softened the blow a little bit. Other than
a mention on my website and on a couple of message boards, I thought
that it would be premature to announce a Kickstarter project that
hadn't yet been approved.</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
I was probably wrong, and using a
Barnum-style rationale, I probably should have rented the online
equivalent of a Sydney bus overflowing with rugby cheerleaders and
eskies full of free grog. But that's right, we are crowdsourcing
because we can't afford to play like the big guys do... bribery and appeal to sexist stereotypes are generally
out of the question to gain the favour of the 'crowd'.</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
Spreading more information about
yourself across the web is painful, especially if you value your
privacy or sanity. But to have the best chance of success, you will
need to swallow your pride (and possibly your chewing gum) and start
a conversation with others about who you are, what you hope to
achieve, and why they should help you. State your objectives
succinctly, directly, and hopefully with a touch of panache.</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
</div>
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</div>
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</div>
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</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
A key consideration is how you manage
and control the flows of information that you send from your
computer. Even consider what I've done: create a flow chart to see
where your messages from different sources end up, so that you don't
get unnecessary repetition.
</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
Managing your voice and message
across Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Kickstarter, your blog, and other
platforms is a full time job. It is important to take care and make
sure that you have a consistent voice that is reasonably clear in
your objectives to all audiences. Probably the biggest embarrassment
that can happen is if you contradict yourself and thus discourage
supporters. So far, I have been lucky enough to avoid this. </div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
If you ordinarily blog or share social commentary with others, you should continue to do so. If you don't, then you'll need to learn how to real quick. If your ordinary social commentary presents you in a less-than-appropriate light, then you may wish to wait about a decade after scrubbing the Internet with virtual steel wool and soap before attempting anything at all.</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
Your backers probably don't want to be
deluged by more requests for assistance. The public doesn't want to
be nagged or spammed to death by an unreasonable amount of requests
from you. You don't want to lose followers or potential supporters
due to message fatigue. I wasn't a luddite when I began, but
learning the nuances of gaining support on Twitter and Facebook is
challenging. But don't lose hope, as there are plenty of resources about to help anyone get
up to speed that are worth looking at.</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
Inevitably, your friends and family
will bear the brunt of your social media onslaught, so you'll just
have to promise them that you will take them for a night out on the town or do
their chores for a few hundred years to make up for it. If any of my
friends or family caught that last bit, please disregard it...</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
Finally, always get in the plug. You can help to support the editing and release of my new science fiction novel Primae Noctis on
Kickstarter at <a href="http://kck.st/M9vhX2">http://kck.st/M9vhX2</a>. <br />
<br />
See, I haven't lost hope yet!</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03629090565802750969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-729033912835959024.post-77344597560890139532012-07-13T23:23:00.000-07:002012-07-14T02:08:45.582-07:00'Acme Ion Trips' or 'Imprecations'? A continued need for both bright and dark visions of the future<br />
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
As I try to be attentive to the blogs
and articles from the deep core of the hive mind of science fiction,
several threads have emerged recently that suggest that there are too
many dark visions about. It is ironic that some of this
well-considered criticism is coming from some of the science fiction
minds that have given us some of the most intriguing dark visions of
the future. Tie-in blog posts and similar articles have appeared in the <i>Smithsonian</i>, <i>Slate</i>, and on other author's forums. One recently featured guest post
on the <a href="http://www.sfwa.org/2012/07/guest-post-when-did-science-fiction-and-apocalypse-become-interchangeable/" target="_blank">Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) website by Guy Stewart</a>, particularly inspired me to write this
post/rant. He suggests that the word 'apocalypse' is becoming synonymous with 'science fiction', especially amongst the young that he instructs.</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
I would suggest that more sinister flavours of
sci-fi are popular right now because people of all ages are genuinely
concerned with the state of the world in which we live, and are
increasingly willing to be forthcoming about their belief that our
future isn't looking terribly bright. The abundance of overt
negativity in the world naturally inspires their reading and viewing habits.</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
Apparently, concerns regarding a
preponderance of dark visions have given rise to some good creative
efforts aimed at presenting brighter and more inspirational visions
of the future, especially for the next generation of young minds.
In my opinion, creating any new vision of the future specifically geared for the young is a very
laudable endeavour. But young adults are more than just a literary
herd of prize cattle to be milked dry, as they are also our future citizens,
lawmakers, scientists, and critical thinkers. What if they were
exposed to nothing but bright and optimistic visions of what could
come to be? Should we also bind them from reading Shakespeare, Chaucer, Hemingway, or Salinger, for fear of what their dark visions might yet inspire?</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
In specific regard to young adults,
what should science fiction authors and writers do? Should we pull
the wool over their collective eyes and proclaim to them that it is
wrong to compare and contrast a dystopic future critically with the times in which they live? Should we tell them that regardless of the pain and
dysfunction that they are very capable of witnessing on the nightly
news, that they should presume that “everything's gonna be
alright somehow”? Should we force feed our children with
positivity, mouths agape and eyes sealed shut, until their tiny
livers explode? The young are not blind, nor can we treat them as
captive geese.</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
To be fair, my first major work, <i>Primae
Noctis</i>, is not intended for consumption by the young. But I would
have a difficult time producing a story for anyone that was following
some unnatural, external directive to “inspire”, “motivate”,
or “brainwash” any segment of the reading population. I like the
idea that readers at any age can come to their own conclusions
regarding the content that they wish to read. For whatever reason
that they choose to read.</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
Inspiration to "do better" and "produce better things" can evolve from many types
of sources, even pessimistic or gloomy ones. I hope that the science fiction community continues to
produce both bright and dark visions, as a perfect future is
evidently not in our immediate future. To ignore the imperfections
of any possible reality is to embrace its possible inevitably.</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
If dystopic and apocalyptic visions are
what is needed for a 'revolution of the mind' to occur so that
readers, both young and old, will become more active in civic
participation and concerned about the likelihood of a dark future,
then I hope that we see plenty more darkness from the people that are
tasked with the mission of delivering us the future ahead of
schedule.</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03629090565802750969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-729033912835959024.post-63785557838670004582012-07-11T01:10:00.002-07:002012-07-11T01:10:46.203-07:00What value have unknown words... the first 72 hoursIt find it to be very difficult to stop myself from continuously camping out in front of the computer screen to check on the progress of the Primae Noctis Kickstarter project. Although the project itself is off to a somewhat less-than-auspicious start after the better part of three days (5 backers @ $131/$5,000), I am very encouraged by the significant uptake in people that are interested in the novel. Twitter, Facebook, and this blog are all showing very sizable increases in traffic. I have even received a few emails of encouragement and support via my own website.<br /><br />I have already moved on to the next step, trying to get the word out to influential voices in the sci-fi genre community that cover new crowdsourcing efforts on blogs, message boards, and news sites. Along the way, the periphery of my search vision has become flooded with negative scenarios about how the Kickstarter bubble has already burst, how one must be a celebrity to succeed, and reams of negativity in the form of project statistics. I choose to forget them and remain a 'true believer'. <br /><br />Not unwilling to look at any possibility to spread the word or get a well-considered mention, I have also decided to plan a pub-based fundraiser for the effort here in Sydney halfway through the project with the hopes of attracting more local ground-based support. Have a schooner or a pint, and kick in a dollar toward your mate's novel. Good on 'ya, mates (and hopefully a few mates of mates)!<br /><br />So what value do an unknown author's words have? The very question seems tantamount to asking if words have any value at all... but if you're reading this, they must have some value. 72 hours in, and I find this to be the very encouragement that I need to press onwards.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03629090565802750969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-729033912835959024.post-71390828163233628232012-07-09T02:47:00.000-07:002012-07-09T02:47:31.800-07:00More than just a fiction of science becoming reality<br />
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
It seems amazing to me that Primae
Noctis is finally on its way to gaining a proper, independent
distribution and people that I don't even know are already beginning
to back the project on Kickstarter. The technologies of
self-promotion and the ability to connect with others that the
Internet provides are truly amazing, especially when one considers
how recent a development that most of them are.</div>
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The complexity of our digital
connections can be so overwhelming at times, but it is truly a
blessing for those of us who are seeking to share ideas and spread
the word about our new creations. I am also finding time to probe
deeper into the sociological aspects of this meta-connectedness, and
have a sense that many people have been wondering for some time about what the next
evolutionary step for the Internet might be.</div>
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One question that comes to mind is if
the Internet will continue to be a thing that people are truly aware
or conscious of as an entity? Might our increasing levels of
connectedness eventually relegate the concept of Internet to the
manner of an appliance or tool to the point where it isn't even
named? Could the Internet eventually become our all-encompassing
state or nation, to which we pledge allegiance to and all consider
ourselves citizens of? Or could the freedom that we see
before us turn sour and become a far more restrictive place that seeks to limit our
connectedness rather than enhance it?</div>
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For the moment, having just achieved
permanent residency in cyberspace and looking forward to achieving my
own digital dreams, I'm very content to imagine the possibilities,
just as an early arrival to New York in the early 20<sup>th</sup>
century might have gazed upon the Statue of Liberty or the early
skyscrapers of Manhattan.
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For the first time in a long time, I
again believe that anything is possible and that nothing is fiction.</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03629090565802750969noreply@blogger.com0