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For those of you who don’t know the story, even though I have been a long-time fan of The Lord of the Rings, I hadn’t intended on writing an epic fantasy series. But I surveyed my VIP Readers’ Club and they loudly told me “Yes! Write it.” As, with any genre I tackle I had to put my own unique …
Let me ask a fun question: What if my Liquid Cool — my sci-fi noir detective series — were a TV series? Which actors do you think should play the main characters? Who Should Play? (Pick two: Cruz and one other) PJ. Caucasian female (French), remember the initials stand for “Punch Judy” meaning she punches people with her bionic arms. …
For this post, I’m going to completely defer to author Sarah Weldon whose post on the Alliance of Independent Authors is better than anything I’d write about September 15th, also known as National Cozy Mystery Day! Excerpt below but the link to the full post is here: https://selfpublishingadvice.org/national-cozy-mystery-day/ What is a Cozy Mystery? “Cozy mysteries, also referred to as …
Yes, it’s true! There’s another Liquid Cool novel out before the end of Summer–Write Me a Murder on Jules Verne’s Island! That’s a dozen books in the Liquid Cool series. But wait…Before you read the latest novel, we have a trivia question for you: How did Cruz (our famous detective) and Dot (aka China Doll) ever meet to begin with? …
Author Austin Dragon launches the second novel in the Kindle Unlimited spin-off of the sci-fi detective thriller series—BioPunk Blues to science fiction fans worldwide. LOS ANGELES, CA (July 30, 2019) In the shadowy world of the megacorporations there’s a rumor of a cyber-assassin like no other. Digital Samurai (Liquid Cool, Book 2) LIQUID COOL is Sci-Fi Meets the Detective Crime …
Author Austin Dragon launches the seventh novel in the sci-fi detective thriller series—BioPunk Blues to science fiction fans worldwide. LOS ANGELES, CA (June 28, 2019) The Sci-Fi Detective Series Will Not Let You Go! What does bio-terrorism have to do with a Metropolis street detective? Biopunk Blues (Liquid Cool, Book 7) Liquid Cool is the action-packed and funny, cyberpunk detective …
Red Rabbit, Blade Gunner, NeuroDancer, the Ripper, Ichi Jumper, Venn Diagram, Classic Cyborg, the Electric Lady, Mr. Viper, Mr. T., and the list goes on. Those may be the clients and villains, but there are also the Cruz regulars like Phishy, P.J., China Doll, the Wans, Run-Time, and Cruz Jr.! With any good series, the richness of the world is …
Grab your laser pistols because I finished writing the last of the Liquid Cool novels for my 2019 Blitz. Wait. Didn’t I say in my last blog post on May 3rd that I was done writing? Well, I was, but then I decided to write one more for my Kindle Unlimited Liquid Cool “Crazy Maniac Files” mini-series. I didn’t want …
You may have noticed I’ve been a bit quiet lately in terms of blogging or emails. The simple reason for that is I’ve been writing up a storm. So today I’ve decided to give you writing updates since I’m now on a roll. One down! Yes, I completed Liquid Cool, Book #7. This Liquid Cool novel was initially a struggle …
I’m Cruz. Whatcha Want? In 2015, when I introduced readers to the rainy, Blade Runner-ish world of Liquid Cool it was the tonal reverse of my first sci-fi series, After Eden. Both series are dystopian sci-fi but where After Eden was the events and people leading to WW III 75 years in the future (very somber and certainly not funny), …