Imagine Arnold Schwarzenegger from Kindergarten Cop screaming the title of this post and you get a sense of how I feel whenever someone describes one of the Ascension Epoch stories, or the setting itself, as dystopian. Now don’t misunderstand me. There’s nothing inherently wrong with dystopian fiction and I don’t take it as an insult. […]
Month: September 2015
Itz-A-Con and Steel City Con
We’ve added two more cons to our agenda this year: Firstly, Itz-A-Con, a one-day, outdoor con in its first year in Allentown, PA. It’s a general sci-fi, fantasy, comic, steampunk con, and it’s from noon to 6 p.m. this Saturday, Sept. 19, at 555 Union Boulevard, Allentown, PA, across from Coca Cola park. Best, though, […]
RetroCon in Pictures
RetroCon or Bust!
We are getting the Ascension Epoch booth ready for Retro Con, this weekend (Sept. 12-13) in Oaks, PA. Retro Con is a celebration of the cartoons, toys, and games of the ’80s — which sounds pretty rad to me, since I grew up in the ’80s! If you’ve read any of the Ascension Epoch books […]
What’s the ideal length for a book?
In a blog post on Invisible Order, book editor, promoter, and friend of Ascension Epoch Mike Reid asks what id the best length for an e-book. After citing some examples including our very own Salamander Six, he decides that the answer is clear: make it short! It’s a good article for established authors who’ve been […]
‘The Dismal Tide’ Update; Preorders at Retrocon
I won’t waste time apologizing for our untoward silence here as of late, because we’ve been doing a lot of the work that really matters, namely finishing up the second East End Irregulars novel! The Dismal Tide went off to the beta readers last weekend (if you’re a member of our mailing list and want […]