Author Archives: Robert Devereaux

“Zombie Mashup” novella for sale on Kindle at 99 cents…

Posted on March 18, 2011 by Robert Devereaux

Hi, all, First published as "Holy Fast, Holy Feast" in John Skipp's seminal anthology MONDO ZOMBIE, my 18k-word metafictional novella has been renamed "Zombie Mashup" in its Kindle incarnation, cost, 99 cents. Details at this link. Said Nickolas Cook, "Robert … Continue reading →

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Sale on Kindle edition of A Flight of Storks and Angels

Posted on March 15, 2011 by Robert Devereaux

Until US Tax Day (April 18th), I've lowered the price of the Kindle edition of A Flight of Storks and Angels to $2.99. http://www.amazon.com/Flight-Storks-Angels-ebook/dp/B004IEAER8/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2&s=digital-text&qid=1300241020&sr=8-3 Enjoy!  

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Kindle, the elusive TOC trick for html source…

Posted on March 12, 2011 by Robert Devereaux

I finally found what I needed to make TOC work in a single html file. Once I propagate this to my kindle books, the Table of Contents button will no longer be grayed out! The essence: <!– TABLE OF CONTENTS … Continue reading →

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Marketing Your Literary Novel

Posted on February 26, 2011 by Robert Devereaux

Found a very interesting blog entry called "MARKETING YOUR LITERARY NOVEL THROUGH INDEPENDENT PUBLISHING" by Christopher Meeks.

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Experimenting with Typepad to Facebook

Posted on February 26, 2011 by Robert Devereaux

I spend more time on Facebook than I do on my own blog. Today, I'll see if I can share blog postings with my account on Facebook. If a success, expect more substantive content here soon! Robert    

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John Helfers on A FLIGHT OF STORKS AND ANGELS

Posted on December 31, 2010 by Robert Devereaux

My fantasy novel A Flight of Storks and Angels will, in a few weeks, be available in a Kindle edition. I'm pretty sure it's still available as a trade paperback from Five Star. Meanwhile, I recently found what its editor, … Continue reading →

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Posted on September 11, 2010 by Robert Devereaux

Slaughterhouse High is now available in a Kindle edition!

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SLAUGHTERHOUSE HIGH now out from Eraserhead Press!

Posted on August 17, 2010 by Robert Devereaux

I'm pleased to announce that the novel once known variously as Ice Ghoul Daze and Deadolescence (as in Dead plus Adolescence) has at last found its perfect publisher in Portland's Eraserhead Press and is now called Slaughterhouse High: A Tale … Continue reading →

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Manifesto: Toward a Conflict-Free Novel

Posted on December 11, 2008 by Robert Devereaux

It is a given of literary criticism that conflict is the basis of all story. The more conflict, the more engaged readers are, and the moire likely they will stay with you until the last page, full of fear and … Continue reading →

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First review of SANTA CLAUS CONQUERS THE HOMOPHOBES

Posted on November 10, 2008 by Robert Devereaux

Santa Claus Conquers the Homophobes has received its first review, in The Harrow, and it's a good 'un. Excerpts: "The premise concerns Santa's immortal stepdaughter Wendy using her talents to see into the futures of the children of the world … Continue reading →

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