I Accidentally Wrote a Novel

I've been working on this novel for the last five months, so you might wonder just how I "accidentally" wrote The Gantlet Brothers: Sold Out.  The truth is a mighty amount of time and effort went into putting those 93,000 words down, however when I first sat down to write the tale I was intending to write a short story.

However, I did not stick to my Two-Step Formula for Constructing Short Stories.  Instead I approached Sold Out with just one pivotal scene in mind: I asked myself what would happen if one of the Gantlet Brothers was brutally murdered on stage during their rock concert.  Then I let the rest of the story unravel in front of me. One full-length novel later I know the answer.

Before I attack my next large project I plan to do three or four short stories for various anthologies.  This time I'll actually keep my short stories short.

Sold Out should see print in 2013.  The two Gantlet Brother novels that are currently in print are The Nuclear Suitcase and The Gantlet Brothers Greatest Hits. You can find them at Amazon.com, BarnesandNoble.com and at pulpwork.com.

The Vanishing City

The latest issue of Science Fiction Trails is an 'All-Martian' issue, which might give you some clue to the content of my latest Lone Crow story, The Vanishing City, which is included therein.  Crow accompanies Doctor Sylvia Conrad on an archeological expedition to Mount Shasta, investigating claims that an outpost of lost Lemuria has been discovered there.  In the meantime, the infamous bounty hunter known as the Grim brothers have gathered a motley crew of cutthroats and killers and are dogging his trail.  This story has some loose tie-ins with my Dire Planet series.

This issue of Science Fiction Trails is available in hard copy for $8.00 or for a $3.05 Kindle download.  If you are a member of Amazon Prime you can get a copy for free.

Update: You can a 40% discount on a hard copy of Science Fiction Trails #9 by going to this link and entering the discount code of RMYAE97U.