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Non-binding poll time:

Should I make an audio version of my story, Imperfect Cadence?

Visually impaired folks get double votes for obvious reasons.

(Boosts ok)

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Finally playing The Alters.

Yeah okay I wrote a version of this. A _Duplicate_, you might say.

Wondering if we were fishing in the same stream or if there was actual inspiration...

#theAlters #fineFiction #writing #publishing #videoGames

Due to +++inflation+++ all prices on my books will be going up after 10 years of not doing it.

Buy 'em now to lock in the lower price, or...ask your library to get a copy (I make them free for libraries).

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#WritersCoffeeClub 1 Feb: Shameless self-promotion. What writing project are you working on?

As with all self-promo this is tagged #FineFiction.

I have two WIPs:

1. The Dream Makers. Yeah, so it's a simulation. What if it was your job to make sure the simulation runs smoothly?

2. Hatchling Magic, the sequel to Roughskin Magic. In a world nearly destroyed by capitalist greed and the apocalyptic return of magic, how can kids thrive and make a difference?

RM: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/philadelphia-stories-alex-feinman/1142595971

If you enjoyed "Imperfect Cadence", or maybe if you had trouble getting into it due to a less-than-encyclopedic knowledge of Greek myth, I made an annotated version.

This was a lot of fun and I may do it with other stories in the future, but this one REALLY needs it.

https://alexfeinman.net/stories/imperfect-annotated.html

As with the other, the story is free to read! No upsell here. Do something nice for someone else.

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I would have missed my god, there on the T platform, but he was playing my tune. "Come On Eileen", on pan flute, is the sort of thing that will catch your attention.

"It's a delivery, Tim-o-the-morn."

I shook my head slowly. "I thought we talked about that."

"Nothing illegal. Nothing harmful." He paused. "Not like last time."

These conversations never took long. Either I said yes, or he vanished and my luck went sour for a week.

https://alexfeinman.net/stories/imperfect.html

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#WritersCoffeeClub Oct 6. Have you mixed genres in your work? Would you?

I'm not sure I could stay in one genre if I tried! Last published novel was a cyberpunk action thriller romance?

And today's hot-off-the-presses story is, err, I'm not even sure what. A Bildungsroman except the character is quite old? I can't figure it out.

But you can read it for free here and decide for yourself!

https://alexfeinman.net/stories/imperfect.html

#FineFiction

(If you hate self-publicity, mute my #FineFiction tag.)

Do you like free stories?

Do you like obscure Greek myth and cranky old music-lovers and mysteries?

Then I have a story for you! "Imperfect Cadence" is now available--for free--on my website. Enjoy! And if you like it, let someone else know?

https://alexfeinman.net/stories/imperfect.html

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Looking for a Sunday read?

All my novels are 50% off at Smashwords as part of their July sale!

Do you need to sign up through their needlessly complex account creation process? Yes. But they are a super helpful marketplace for indie authors, and rarely spam me with junk.

https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/alexfeinman

(Please boost if you like my stuff. Thx!)

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#WritingWonders Day 28: If your MC could live anywhere in our world, where would they choose?

Roughskin Magic: Jason doesn't have a single place he fits in, so, nowhere at the outset. Fozzie thinks oppositely: he strives to make where he is a place he (and others) would want to live in.

Amir (from WIP): This is, essentially, the plot of The Dream Makers, so I guess we'll find out? (This is not me being cute. I am a complete pantser, and can't say I know yet.)

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EDIT: I have two folks lined up! Thanks everybody for having boosted it.
EDIT 2: Old man math meant I underbaked the pay on this. Raised to $50.

My publisher is looking for two #blind sensitivity / test readers, to make sure a story with prominent blind characters doesn't set a foot wrong.

This is a paid opportunity: a flat fee of $25^H^H50 USD for feedback on a deadline. Story is roughly 20,000 words.

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Print edition of #RoughskinMagic now revised with latest line edits. Hit up Lulu for paper version, anywhere for electronic, or ask your local library to buy a copy (it's free for them!).

https://alexfeinman.net/#rm-details

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