Category Archives: publication

I Amn’t Dead (Writing-wise)

Posted on February 6, 2017 by Pat Bowne

Seems as if we’ve all had a lot to think about for a long time, writing being low on the priorities list, but I did publish in another 18th Wall anthology. I sold a retooled version of The Knight of the … Continue reading →

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A New Story!

Posted on November 1, 2014 by Pat Bowne

My creation myth ‘Great Light’s Daughters’ is in the Third Flatiron Press’s “Abbreviated Epics” anthology. Go forth and read! It can be purchased at https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/478247 and Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NRA6A2W TweetFacebookLinkedInTumblrStumbleDiggDelicious

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Let’s Outsource Breathing While We’re At It

Posted on October 25, 2014 by Pat Bowne

Here’s the most irritating quote I’ve seen this year. “Do not publish any author who does not understand or is disinclined to co-operate with the notion that they are your most important salesperson, no matter how important what they have … Continue reading →

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Those Who Favor Fire

Posted on February 4, 2014 by Pat Bowne

What better way to start the new year than a new Royal Academy Story? In ‘Those Who Favor Fire,’ a museum curator develops a friendship that’s hard to categorize — mainly because the other participant, Winston Chiliming XXIII, will not … Continue reading →

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You can’t afford a used copy of my book…

Posted on January 28, 2014 by Pat Bowne

So you better buy a new one. In fact, buy a hundred and sell 99 of them on the fantastic used-book market! TweetFacebookLinkedInTumblrStumbleDiggDelicious

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Espresso Bookstores

Posted on May 26, 2012 by Pat Bowne

A while back some friends and I were talking about how bookstores ought to be run, and lo and behold here’s someone making almost all the suggestions we tossed around! The best idea, I think, is the print-on-demand machine inside … Continue reading →

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‘Want’s Master’ now up on Kindle

Posted on April 4, 2012 by Pat Bowne

My novella Want’s Master is now available on Kindle Select. This was the second Royal Academy story I sold, the first I sold to Tales of the Unanticipated, and it was reprinted in Year’s Best Fantasy 3. It’s the story … Continue reading →

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Smashword Update

Posted on January 29, 2012 by Pat Bowne

For anyone who missed my previous announcement, Kindling is available on Smashwords for $0.99. I’m still waiting for them to resolve their issues with Amazon, but if nothing happens in the next week I’ll look into publishing it there as … Continue reading →

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You too can get these results

Posted on December 29, 2011 by Pat Bowne

Double Dragon took care of creating the covers for my novels, but I was on my own when it came to reissuing Kindling on Smashwords. Needless to say, I am not a professional artist. What my studio lacks in equipment, … Continue reading →

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New Publication – A Royal Academy holiday story

Posted on December 23, 2011 by Pat Bowne

Merry Christmas and Happy Kindling! Kindling, an 11,000-word Royal Academy novella, is now available on Smashwords for only $0.99. See what happens when you mix the Demonology Department’s self-appointed curmudgeon, a banshee, a dragon, and the world’s messiest, most dangerous … Continue reading →