I love this quote from Bettina Lanyi, aspiring novelist in Experts on Future of Reading and Writing as a former (and future) home brewer I think the analogy is sound. "I picture novelists of the future as the literary equivalent of home brewers, coming up with small...
Just published 10 ISBNs. That will be 2 for a short fiction collection only available electronically, three for "All is Silence" and three for the next Deserted Lands novel. So perhaps I'll use the other two for a second short fiction collection next year. And then...
$200 cover design contest at 99Designs for my Edgy Young Adult novel. Please spread the word to Graphic Artists you know. Since this is the first in a series I'd like to connect with someone I could work with over time. Cover blurb: In the near future, Lizzie, a...
Only slightly wet! 😉
Hey folks, I have bookmarks! They look great. Samples soon. Then on to the Cover Art. If you are a designer I will be putting up a design contest on 99Design with a $299.00 prize. Getting ready to buy my ISBNs. List price for my print book will be $10.99. Mostly...
Welcome. The debut Desert Lands novel, All is Silence, will launch here in August of 2013. Stay tuned for sneak previews, special deals, related stories and the like. Also check out my personal blog.
Robert L. Slater, author of the young adult, apocalyptic science fiction series Deserted Lands, has worked as a teacher in the beautiful Pacific Northwest for 20 years. Like some of his characters, he has a propensity for speaking in lines from 80s movies, drinking Mountain Dew and eating pizza.