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New Release — Frags

Posted on December 16, 2011 by Tom Carpenter

The second book in the Gamers trilogy — Frags — is now available just in time for the holidays. If you haven’t read the first book in the Gamers trilogy, go pick up a copy now at your favorite retailer. The … Continue reading →

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New Release — The Godhead Machine

Posted on December 1, 2011 by Tom Carpenter

I’m please to announce the second book in The Digital Sea trilogy — The Godhead Machine. This one takes up a couple of years after the first book, when life has seemingly settled down for our favorite heroine Zel Aurora. … Continue reading →

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Is the Digital Sea Possible?

Posted on August 15, 2011 by Tom Carpenter

One major allure of writing near-future science fiction novels is that the technology is right over the horizon. So near you can almost reach out and grab it with your ape-like hands make magic happen. Every year the technology that … Continue reading →

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New Short Story: The Unbelievers

Posted on March 13, 2011 by Tom Carpenter

Through my publisher, Black Moon Books, I’m pleased to be releasing another short story: The Unbelievers. I’ll hit you with a description of the novelette first. Power exists through the illusion of belief… Stephen’s sister dies slowly from a wasting … Continue reading →

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Augmented Reality to Combat eBooks

Posted on February 8, 2011 by Tom Carpenter

As eBooks are slowly eroding the pricing structure of physical books, publishing houses are looking for ways to make the book as an object more appealing. The ideas of limited editions or signed copies are going to expand to gimmicks like augmented … Continue reading →

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A World Without Gatekeepers

Posted on November 14, 2010 by Tom Carpenter

It used to be that every industry had its gatekeepers. Music had the fat guys with cigars that Pink Floyd loved to sing about. Factories had foreman that slapped each other on the back. Corporations had bosses that controlled resources. … Continue reading →

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A Musical Look at the Publishing Business

Posted on May 26, 2010 by Tom Carpenter

Publishing is a long and lonely process full of self-doubt. A good dose of humor will get you far in any business, but especially publishing. I can’t say I’ve ever read Mr. Parnell (straight out mystery isn’t my style), but … Continue reading →

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Interview with Krista Goering

Posted on May 10, 2009 by Tom Carpenter

Last fall I attended the Saturday Writers conference and listened to a talk given by Krista Goering from the Krista Goering Literary Agency LLC. Krista enlightened us with the inner workings of the publishing industry. This knowledge has been instructive as … Continue reading →