by Julie Ricks. So you’ve sweated over your manuscript for 9 weeks, 9 months, or 9 years, and finally, finally, you are ready, with trepidation, to hand over your baby to an editor. You’re sure they’ll find a couple of typos, I mean, after all, no one is perfect. Perhaps you used a colon when […]
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New Novella by award-winning SF and Lucky Bat Book Author DOWN THE RIVER ROAD We are extremely proud to announce the publication of Gregory Benford’s novella, a backwoods fantasy, with both a nostalgic nod to the river of his childhood and an extreme view of time and life in a future where science outstrips the imagination and
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by Judith Harlan. We have lots of discussions here at Lucky Bat Books over the difference between the ebook and paperbook reading experience. We’re all pretty sure we know what paperbook reading should feel like; we’ve been reading paper books all our lives. (Maybe the last generation to do so? But that’s another blog.) As
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The Branchpoint Chronicles, Short Story Prequel: The Spark of Magic And so it begins: In this exciting prequel to the sci fi/fantasy series, The Branchpoint Chronicles, an act of mercy plunges three friends into a world of magic, danger and life-changing discoveries. Not only their lives but the future of their world hangs in the balance. The Branchpoint Chronicles,
Paralyzed in 2010 and told the independence he cherished would be a thing of the past, Grant Korgan, in his new book, Two Feet Back, shares his remarkable journey of spinal cord injury recovery, fueled by love and an unbreakable spirit. On March 5, 2010, Grant Korgan, a nanomechanical engineer, professional athlete and husband, was
by Jessica Santina. If much of the writing that happens these days is any indication, there really is nothing new under the sun. People have amazing dinners, amazing weekends with family, amazingly productive workdays. Just this morning, E Online wanted me to read its list of “10 amazing facts” about Jennifer Aniston’s new fiance. Amazing?
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by Cindie Geddes. An ebook is more than a digital representation of a print book. Let me take that back; an ebook CAN be more than a digital representation of a print book. Sure, you can take the same file you’re going to use for your print book, run it through any of a number
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New Suspense Novel by the author of The Piper’s Sons Just published by Lucky Bat Books is Morgan’s Mill by Bruce Fergusson — whose psychological suspense novel, The Piper’s Sons, made the USA Today and Barnes & Noble bestseller lists, and was nominated for best novel by the Pacific Northwest Booksellers’ Association. In this new suspense book,
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Janis Ian, an American songwriter, singer, musician, columnist, and science fiction author, has chosen to publish STARS, Original Stories Based on the Songs of Janis Ian, with Lucky Bat Books! STARS was first published in 2003 and is edited by Janis Ian and Mike Resnick —two stars themselves in music and science fiction. Featuring original short stories by 30 of Science
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Award-winning Author of Suspense and Fantasy Lucky Bat Books is proud to be the publisher of Bruce Fergusson’s books, both backlist and new works. Bruce Fergusson’s suspense novels include The Piper’s Sons—nominated for best novel by the Pacific Northwest Booksellers’ Association—and Morgan’s Mill, which weaves history of the Civil War and Underground Railroad into a