Royce Sears-Sci-Fi/Fantasy Author

American Gods by Neil Gaiman My rating: 0 of 5 stars Few novels strike one in such a way as to leave a lasting impression upon one's everyday existence. American Gods is one of those few, in my opinion. The narrative leads the reader through the vast maze of life in America via a series of fantastic adventures along the highways and byways that, in many ways, define much of the American experience. American Gods provides a unique insight into American culture while spinning a tale filled with mystery, suspense, and twisted God-like humor that is worthy of the Gods themselves. View all my reviews

I just finished editing and submitted a short story entitled "The Price of Youth" to www.dailysciencefiction.com Wish me luck folks!

When writing a scene leaves you emotionally raw-you know you have put a piece of your soul into your writing and left it there for the world to read. I just finished writing a particularly difficult and emotionally taxing scene that leaves me wanting a shower to wash away the filth... But I think I may have achieved the goal of getting my readers to truly hate a character.

Q: How would we as a people, and individual nations for that matter, respond to overwhelming proof on a global scale that we are not alone in the cosmos?

Q: How do you think we as a species would react to discovering that we were engineered as an experiment? Q: How would we react to having our religious beliefs, of every ilk, proven as nothing more than human creations?

There's a Firefly reference in "The Key to Humanity"   ... can you find it?

Apparently I dodged the bullet on the exclusivity deal with Amazon.  One has until the first promotional date to un-enroll in the option.  End Result is publication on Smashwords and Amazon! "The Key to Humanity" is now available on Amazon , Barnes and Noble , and Kobo .

"The Key to Humanity" has been posted on Smashwords ,  distributed out to Barnes & Noble ,   Kobo , and it is being reviewed at Amazon at the moment. (The link for Amazon in Kindle format) will be posted as soon as it is available. Chapters 1 through 5 of "Bad Neighbors" is available on Smashwords , Barnes & Noble , and Kobo .  This is a work in progress.  The novel will be available soon.

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I finally have a day off, the weekend off really, and am getting some writing done.  Making progress on Bad Neighbors-Part 1 and enjoying having some time to get more of this story on paper. 

I never expected reviews, much less good reviews on Bad Neighbors.  I intended this as a trial run to further understand the e-publishing process.  I am in the process of rewriting, expanding, and deepening the plot of the story.  Part 1 should be available for free download very soon!

First submission and self publication was a success and I apologize to anyone who has read the first installment of Bad Neighbors for the brevity of the work. It was written as a submission piece with a very defined word limit and as my first real piece of published work.  I am learning to navigate the waters of publication and I appreciate your patience while I get my feet wet.

So at the impetus of some Facebook acquaintances, I am attempting self publication on Smashwords.  Wish me luck folks!