Category Archives: Writing / Publishing

Two Bestsellers in Science Fiction

Posted on August 2, 2011 by Tom Carpenter

                      As a little experiment, I decided to make a couple of my short stories free on Amazon: Sagan’s Law and The Cageless Zoo.  I didn’t think much would happen and … Continue reading →

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Reviews, Updates and Links, Oh My!

Posted on July 24, 2011 by Tom Carpenter

Between the grueling heat wave and the torrential storms, I’ve had plenty of reasons to stay indoors this summer and keep working.  I’m past the center post and it’s hard to imagine I’ll get as much done as I did … Continue reading →

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Retweet Contest – Free Fires Paperback

Posted on July 11, 2011 by Tom Carpenter

I want to give away free paperback copies of my newest novel Fires of Alexandria and you can help me do so and possible win a copy!  To enter the contest, just tweet or retweet this post and make sure to … Continue reading →

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New Release — Fires of Alexandria

Posted on July 8, 2011 by Tom Carpenter

                        Why are certain inventors, philosophers and other learned folk more famous than others?  One might assume it’s the impact of their inventions that decide the future brain space … Continue reading →

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Mirror Shards Anthology – Front Cover Preview

Posted on June 19, 2011 by Tom Carpenter

                                                            Because the image rocks, I must share it with you. … Continue reading →

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Gamers – Now Available in Paperback

Posted on June 13, 2011 by Tom Carpenter

For those of you without an eReader, GAMERS, the first book of the Gamers trilogy,  is now available as a paperback.  If you’re a fan of Scott Westerfeld (Uglies Trilogy) or Suzanne Collins (Hunger Games Trilogy) then I’ve been told by … Continue reading →

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Back From Mexico

Posted on June 7, 2011 by Tom Carpenter

The blog has been pretty quiet these last few weeks, but for good reason.  I had to work pretty feverishly to get the print-on-demand version of Gamers ready for proofing before we left for vacation.  Since my wife and I … Continue reading →

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Gamers – Now Available

Posted on May 22, 2011 by Tom Carpenter

                        Augmented reality has the potential to bring digital artifices to the real world.  AR gurus constantly speak of geo-location, intuitive search, the Internet of Things and other such … Continue reading →

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Reviews for The Digital Sea

Posted on May 15, 2011 by Tom Carpenter

Since the publication of The Digital Sea back in January, I’ve been rather busy.  I finished the first draft of my alt-history novel The Fires of Alexandria, gotten my YA speculative fiction novel Gamers ready for publication (hopefully to be … Continue reading →

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Bruce Sterling Is Wrong About Augmented Reality

Posted on May 12, 2011 by Tom Carpenter

Bruce Sterling is wrong about Augmented Reality. First off, I want to express that I have the utmost respect for Bruce Sterling as both a writer and a visionary.  As a longtime fan of cyberpunk and science fiction in general, … Continue reading →

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