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A New Cover – Sagan’s Law

Posted on March 20, 2011 by Tom Carpenter

People really do judge a book by its cover.  I’m a cover snob myself.  Unless I know the author’s work already, a cover will make or break my buying decision in the bookstore after reading the premise.  Hell, I won’t … 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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Wrangling with eBook Data

Posted on March 6, 2011 by Tom Carpenter

Last week at the Dean & Kris workshops, the topic of dealing with ebook data came up from a number of the participants.  The various epub sites will dump data into Excel for accounting and tracking purposes, but once a … Continue reading →

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A Fantastic Week in Oregon

Posted on February 28, 2011 by Tom Carpenter

Whew. Today I’m an exhausted but happy writer.  Last week I had the pleasure of being involved with two Dean & Kris workshops on the Oregon coast.  The atmosphere, learning and people were fantastic. The week was nothing short of mind-blowing … Continue reading →

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Headed to Oregon

Posted on February 20, 2011 by Tom Carpenter

Headed to Oregon for the week to hang out with a group of writer friends and work on our craft.  Looking forward to a week focused on writing and the business of writing.  Should be a fantastic week.  Last time … Continue reading →

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Why Write About Augmented Reality?

Posted on February 13, 2011 by Tom Carpenter

Besides the immediate surly replies of “Because” or “Why not?” (my parental mind is leaking through here), I think it’s an interesting question and one I’ve encountered before, including a recent tangential discussion in the comments section about AR and eBooks. … Continue reading →

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Music for The Digital Sea

Posted on January 30, 2011 by Tom Carpenter

You might be wondering, based on the title of this post, if I have a soundtrack for my novel The Digital Sea.  That would be ludicrous, of course.  But, wow, it would be cool.  Music is an integral part of my … Continue reading →

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Augmented Reality Year in Review – 2010

Posted on January 3, 2011 by Tom Carpenter

Two years ago, in 2009, augmented reality took its first steps into mainstream consciousness.  This last year, 2010, we’ve seen augmented reality really expand into new formats and across spectra. Like I did last year, I’m going to review month-by-month the … Continue reading →

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2010 Writing Goals Review

Posted on December 26, 2010 by Tom Carpenter

At the beginning of 2010 I made very aggressive goals for myself in regards to writing.   My plan was to write at least 200,000 words which would equate to about 2.5 novels and a dozen short stories.  I also … Continue reading →

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The Digital Sea – Now Available

Posted on December 21, 2010 by Tom Carpenter

I’d always thought that writing the novel was the longest part of the publishing process.  Little did I know that publishing it would take about five times as long as writing it.  Still, good things come to those who wait, … Continue reading →

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