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Pubslush & Kobo Winner.

Random drawing this time! Received this e-mail on February 24th. All because I took a few minutes to toss my hat in the ring. I think tossing my hat in the ring has been a key aspect of my success. Dear Robert, Congratulations! You are a Runner Up Winner of Kobo's...

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Path to Indie Publication: Part II–First Sale

My Path to Indie Publication Series is a companion series to Marshall Ryan Maresca’s Path to Publication. I have been avidly reading Marshall's posts since I discovered his blog. Read Part I: Path to Indie Publication. First Sale * So after following Kris and Dean to...

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1st Place Dystopian – Dante Rossetti YA Contest

All Is Silence is the First Place in the Dystopian Category of the Dante Rossetti Awards for Young Adult Fiction 2013. Congratulations, most especially to fellow local author Joannah Miley for The Immortal Game and nods to Mike Hartner and Nely Cab and the rest of the...

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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.