I am beyond thrilled my debut novel—Accidental Intelligence—is now an SPSFC 4 Finalist! That’s the Self Published Science Fiction Competition 4. Here’s the announcement naming the six Finalists. I’m up against some stiff competition, with a wide range of SciFi titles. They’ll name the winner of the SPSFC 4 in two months. Wish me luck!
The judging process is intense, and I can’t imagine how much work it’s been for them to whittle 175 novels down to a list of six. It’s an honor to have made it this far.
Killer SciFi Book Bundle!
I’m also in an awesome book bundle called the Summer SciFi Book Sale—14 book from 7 authors for $14. This is the first time I’ve ever discounted, and it’s all through Itch.io. More on that below. Participating authors include:
Me (yay me!)
Rohan O’Duill
Peter J Aldin
J.D. Robinson
TK Toppin
Nick Snape
JC Gemmel
All of those links go to our respective Bluesky accounts.
The Summer SciFi Book Sale—14 books from 7 authors for $14
Itch.io: a Great New Ebook Retailer
That book bundle is through Itch.io, a new ebook retailer, but not a new company. Initially focused on the indie game market, they offered indie game developers a way to distribute their games. They then opened up to ebooks, and one of the things that makes them awesome is the ability to bundle your books up, either your own or with other authors. Itch also supports Audiobooks, and I’ll be getting the audiobook of King Liam on Itch stat.
They also pay a much higher royalty rate, and they allow the purchaser to tip! When you buy an ebook (or a bundle!) on Itch, you can then download the ePub and put it on whatever device or platform you want. It’s that easy. Also, even if you’ve already bought Accidental Intelligence or downloaded King Liam, you can still get 12 other books by buying this bundle. It’s a great deal.
Other perks include the ability to follow an author (or developer). That will get you notifications when they release a new title.
There’s an SPSFC 4 Finalist in the Bundle!
For real, yo! And J.D. Robinson was a semifinalist for one of his books in the SPSFC 2, two years ago. I’ve read most of the books in this bundle, and am stoked to be a part of it.
