{"id":19381,"date":"2023-01-29T07:00:37","date_gmt":"2023-01-29T14:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/?p=19381"},"modified":"2023-02-11T08:39:15","modified_gmt":"2023-02-11T15:39:15","slug":"a-semi-not-horribly-regular-newsletter-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/2023\/01\/29\/a-semi-not-horribly-regular-newsletter-17\/","title":{"rendered":"A Semi-Not-Horribly-Regular Newsletter #17"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;text-align: center;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_toolbar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/dot.png\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top: 5px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_t=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Google Plus\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\",\"Tumblr\",\"StumbleUpon\",\"Digg\",\"Reddit\",\"Email\",\"Print\");var hupso_background_t=\"#EAF4FF\";var hupso_border_t=\"#66CCFF\";var hupso_toolbar_size_t=\"big\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"bxwretlind\";var hupso_url_t=\"\";var hupso_title_t=\"A%20Semi-Not-Horribly-Regular%20Newsletter%20%2317\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share_toolbar.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this issue: <a href=\"#sneak\">A Sneak Peek (with no context)<\/a> \u2022 <a href=\"#newposts\">New Posts<\/a> \u2022&nbsp;<a href=\"#iarp2023\">Indie Author Review Program Selections for 2023<\/a> \u2022 <a href=\"#iarpsel\">An Indie Author Program Review Selection (a review)<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Plant seeds of expectation in your mind; cultivate thoughts that anticipate achievement. Believe in yourself as being capable of overcoming all obstacles and weaknesses.&#8221;<\/p>\n<cite>~Norman Vincent Peale<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><p id=\"sneak\"><strong>A Sneak Peek (with NO context)<\/strong><\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All good fishing stories start with the phrase \u201cSo, there I was.\u201d It\u2019s the way of the world, the way narrators from the dawn of man have done things. Or the dawn of woman. Or the dawn of whatever it is dawned first. <em>Homo habilis<\/em>, the handy man, some 2.4 million years ago. Did they start stories?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Did they fish?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Surely they fished.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So, there I was on the Magnum Asinum Mare some light years from the dawn of that first storytelling man\u2026or woman. All I wanted to do, mind you, was fish. It was my time\u2014to be away from the hell that was the prison kitchen, away from the nagging expense reports and other piles of useless managerial paperwork that clogged up the circuits on my work pad, away from that god awful smell. You don\u2019t get much of an opportunity to get away, not on the <em>Amesware Abyss<\/em> or any other prison mining rig on this watery rock known as Minor Pales. No, the company makes sure you\u2019re well-employed, and if that means you don\u2019t get time off, so be it. At least the local prisoner union\u2014UPW 31\u2014had negotiated a working day no more than sixteen hours with two fifteen minute breaks and twenty minutes to eat. It was not the same on other rigs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I had this coming. All of it, I suppose. But before I get ahead of myself, I\u2019ll go back to the beginning, back to when it all started&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Coming this year\u2014A new series and a new adventure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the meantime&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first three Transit novels are available now. Check out what Kirkus called &#8220;<strong>an engaging, personality-driven tale with detailed SF worldbuilding.<\/strong>&#8220;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/40ZqJR8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"344\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/first_3_transit_together-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21704\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/first_3_transit_together-2.jpg 344w, https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/first_3_transit_together-2-300x262.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 344px) 100vw, 344px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/40ZqJR8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Get the first three <em>Transit <\/em>novels now. Book 4 will be coming out in 2023.<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>No one said colonization would be easy.<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As humans transit from one world to the next, the societal mores and norms will continue, but at what cost? Broad and deeply interconnected, the Transit series take you on a journey to another world and beyond.<br><br>What if humanity had a chance to start over?<br><br>Would we follow the same paths or forge new ones?<br><br><em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3HWfmAq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Out of Due Season: The First Transit<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A small group of relatives and friends of the victims of a massive tragedy band together to learn the truth: something epic is about to happen in a remote lake in northwestern Washington, and the genesis of a new world is underway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3xdNUcu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sunshine and Shadow: Exodus, or The Second Transit<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When a flood on a newly settled world threatens to destroy their colony, a psychologically conflicted young woman and her two cousins must overcome obstacles to establish a permanent home far from danger, while making a discovery that may rewrite humanity\u2019s history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3XpMYwD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">All We Leave Behind: Transits of Three<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following the exodus from rising floodwaters, the surviving descendants of those who came to create a society on a planet far from Earth have struggled to rebuild. As the transits of three different groups get underway, new dangers and surprises emerge from within the rainforests, mountains, and deserts of the planet\u2026and one of those may have followed them from Earth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><p id=\"newposts\"><strong>New Posts<\/strong><\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/2022\/12\/31\/end-of-the-year-2022-thoughts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>End of the Year (2022) Thoughts<\/strong><\/a>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Last month I was reflecting on 2022 and how much of a loser I am. I mean, what have I accomplished?<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/2023\/01\/08\/in-consideration-of-writing-mental-health\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>In Consideration of Writing &amp; Mental Health<\/strong><\/a>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>I&#8217;ve found over the years that writing about difficult experiences or traumatic events in my life can provide a sense of catharsis.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/2023\/01\/22\/about-reviews\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>A Word About Reviews<\/strong><\/a>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Reviews are an important way for readers to discover new books, and they also serve as valuable feedback for the authors.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><p id=\"iarp2023\"><strong>The Indie Author Review Program selections for  2023.<\/strong> <\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><p id=\"block-dea0fc3f-76a2-4c32-8cb3-1985c33c433a\">I read quite a bit, and as an Indie author I know the pain of trying to get reviews for one&#8217;s work. In 2023, I plan to read at least 12 books by Indie authors and post reviews on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Goodreads<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.librarything.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LibraryThing<\/a>, Amazon.com, and this <a href=\"https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/reviews\/\">blog<\/a>. These books will also be promoted through my <a href=\"https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/newsletter-archive\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Semi-Not-Horribly-Regular Newsletter<\/a> and via social media (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bxwretlind\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Twitter<\/a> and maybe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bxwretlind\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a> if I can ever figure it out). In addition, I try to interview a few of the authors and post them along with their review.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After careful consideration, here are the <a href=\"https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/2023-iarp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">12 selections for 2023<\/a>. The first review, by the way, is below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em><em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3xcbsyG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">A Giant Comes<\/a><\/em><\/em> by Aj Saxsma (Absurdist, Literary<em>)<\/em><\/em> <strong>(Review Below)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YG6DZX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">When Emily Went Missing<\/a><\/em> by Michael Weems (Coming of Age Fantasy, Southern Paranormal Mystery)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3IeBs2K\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Strangled by Simile<\/a><\/em> by Kelley K. Gusich (Cozy Mystery, Thriller, Humor, Literary)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3XqTO4R\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Accidental World<\/a><\/em> by K.A. Griffin (Young Adult, Science Fiction, Adventure, Time-Travel)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3RTurYr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Incident 395<\/a><\/em><\/em> by John Riha (Environmental Thriller)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em><em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3xiPslL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Trapped in Tranquility<\/a><\/em><\/em> by Brody Coy (Dystopian, Psychological Fiction, Political Fiction, Science Fiction Genetic Engineering)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3HUaEDj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">An End to Etcetera<\/a><\/em> by Bob Conklin (Psychological Thriller, Women&#8217;s Fiction)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/giancarloroversi.com\/pulstar-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pulstar: The Swan Barely Remembers<\/a> <\/em>by Giancarlo Roversi (Science Fiction, Dystopian, Alternate Reality)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3Yp517o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Half a Lion<\/a><\/em> by Palle E. K. Oswald (Coming of Age Fantasy, Military Fantasy)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YG8EFJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Revolution<\/a> <\/em>by David Dorrough (Humor\/Satire, Contemporary)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3lsZazk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Universe of Attractions<\/a><\/em> by Elizabeth M. Davis (editor) (Collection)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3Ieh7un\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LIES<\/a> <\/em>by Seeley James (Mystery\/Thriller, Action-Adventure)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><p id=\"block-21c8fe9b-3360-44f5-9d92-2715de35f246\">If you want to know how it went last year, <a href=\"https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/2022-iarp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">see the 2022 selections here<\/a>.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/2023-iarp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IARP_banner.jpg\" alt=\"Indie Author Review Program Selections for 2023\" class=\"wp-image-7983\" width=\"400\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IARP_banner.jpg 800w, https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IARP_banner-300x113.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IARP_banner-768x288.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><p id=\"iarpsel\"><strong>An Indie Author Program Review Selection<\/strong><\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>A Giant Comes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I love fables\u2013Brothers Grimm,\u00a0<em>Animal Farm<\/em>,\u00a0<em>The Life of Pi<\/em>. For that reason, I was immediately lured in to read\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YFMGTd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">A Giant Comes<\/a><\/em>\u00a0by A.J. Saxsma. This is a short but rich novel, told in a fashion that I have come to admire. And while I was pulled in to Saxsma\u2019s fairy tale world from the first page, at the same time I felt a distinct and undeniable connection to the present. That, in itself, is a feat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The plot centers on a traveler who invites an orphan to join him on a journey to a nearby village to warn them of an impending giant. In the village, we meet archetypes\u2013the everyman, the hero, the outlaw, and the ruler along with the priest, the dullards, and those who blindly follow. I could picture these characters walking around our modern \u201cvillage\u201d saying the same thing, acting the same way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is a story full of deceit and trickery as we follow the young boy. I kept looking for an obvious twist but\u2013delightfully\u2013found none. In Saxsma\u2019s portrayal of this fairy tale world, it is not hard to find parallels to Western culture. There is a rich cynicism of the church, of politicians, and of their blind constituents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YFMGTd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">A Giant Comes<\/a><\/em>\u00a0is a cautionary tale, and not one that ends easily. I received no fuzzy good feeling. Rather, I am left to contemplate the connections between the traveler and the boy, between the priest and elder, between the workers and the merchants. This is a highly recommended book, and one I will return to again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Available at Amazon: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YFMGTd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B0BM6LS2SB\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YFMGTd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/a_giant_comes_cover.jpg\" alt=\"A Giant Comes\" class=\"wp-image-21263\" width=\"166\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/a_giant_comes_cover.jpg 332w, https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/a_giant_comes_cover-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 166px) 100vw, 166px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YFMGTd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>A Giant Comes<\/em> by\u00a0Aj Saxsma<\/a><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please let your friends know if they\u2019re interested in blog posts about writing and all the other odd things you might find on this site. You can forward them this newsletter or they can sign up at this link:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bxwretlind.com\/blog\/subscribe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.bxwretlind.com\/blog\/subscribe<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That does it for this issue of the newsletter. 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