To Paraphrase Bob Dylan: Des choses (things) they are a changin’!

Crossposted from Blogetary:

Back a few months ago, Sam’s Dot Publishing merged with White Cat Publications. And many assurances were passed onto the authors at SDP that this was not a way of getting rid of SDP, but a way to save it, to keep it going. They weren’t going to be orphaned. And then there were delays getting some publications out (I still haven’t received my January copy of Beyond Centauri), but that happened with SDP sometimes. And then some of the major editors started resigning (to be fair, they were probably burned out and needed the time off before the merge, they just didn’t feel they could). And then some of the publications were taken over by White Cat, while others went to Alban Lake and Nomadic Delirium Press. (Maybe publications that White Cat felt didn’t cover their purview? Or some of the editors had visions for those magazines and wanted to keep running with them. I don’t know.) Guidelines are changing. And then some of the book titles are being moved to White Cat while some are staying with SDP. And then who knows about the royalties.

About a year ago or so I was one of the authors who had to go through Drollerie Press closing down, so this all feels way too familiar. The editors at SDP tell people not to worry. And, its not as if we’re talking about Random House and Penguin. But it does underscore the changing face of publishing, whether we’re talking ebooks or print copies, and whether it’s about large publishing companies or small presses.

It doesn’t matter, though, it still doesn’t feel very good. Sigh.

All that is to say, that many of the links I have collected over the years to lead people where to buy my lovely books, poetry and short stories may be changing soon. Not right away, but eventually. I will try to keep track and keep up with them as they change, but a few may be missed. If there’s something you’ve been meaning to get and when you search for it you find the link is broken, your best bet is try at my author website first – RachelVOlivier.com – and if you have no luck there then email me at rachel(a) NO SPAM rachelvoliver dot com (making all the obvious changes to the address, of course).

And now for those of you who are trying to remember the Bob Dylan song so you can have that earworm, you can find it here.

Support Your Local Author - Buy A Book For Christmas!

Okay, that should read, buy MY books for Christmas. Why? Because I'm part of the 99%. I'm a small business, so to speak. But mostly because I think you will like them! I've got a poetry book for you intellectual types, a scifi/adventure story for you action types, and a paranormal fantasy for you romance types! You can see them below.

You can find the poetry book, "Rae's Bar & Bistro," here on Lulu.com for $9.95, but 20% off or $7.96 through January 1 ($3.99 shipping): http://www.lulu.com/product/paperback/raes-bar-bistro-a-poetry-collection/18650641

You can find the scifi book, "The G.O.D. Factor," here through Sam's Dot Publishing for $6 ($4 shipping): http://sdpbookstore.com/storybooks.htm#godfactor

You can find the paranormal fantasy, "The Holly and the Ivan," here on Lulu for $9.95, but 20% or $7.96 through January 1 ($3.99 shipping): http://www.lulu.com/product/paperback/the-holly-and-the-ivan/18650726


AND GUESS WHAT??? While I have a 20% discount already set up on my Lulu books, Lulu is now advancing a special 25% discount on my books. Just enter the coupon code BUYMYBOOK305 at check out. I'm not sure if that's on top of my discount or instead of my discount. But it makes my Lulu books $7.46 if it's instead of and $5.97 if it's on top of. Either way, it's a win! The extra-special coupon code runs through Dec. 14.

So, BUY MY BOOK!

Just in time for Halloween!

I thought this anthology was coming out in November, but it actually came out at the end of September. How did I miss that?!?!? Anyway, Cover of Darkness, a horror anthology through Sam's Dot Publishing, also has a short story in it that I wrote called "The Man in the Hat." The beginning is based on a true story I read in the paper years ago, still have the article somewhere. But besides my story, there are plenty of other spooky tales and poems. And if you're too impatient to order the hard copy here, you can also order the eBook here.

New short story out now in Beyond Centauri

Out now in the 9th Anniversary issue of Beyond Centauri (July 2011), is my short story, "Gramma and the Giant Tomato Worm." There was a bit of a mix up when it went to print and it reads "Rachel and the Giant Tomato Worm", but if you decide to get a copy just cross it out or think "Gramma", cuz it was written as a tribute to my gramma, Helen Christine Avant Oliver.

If you're not sure about getting this copy of Beyond Centauri, then click here to hear the beginning of the story and see if you'd like to have a go at it.

"The G.O.D. Factor" update

I have posted some of this in bits and pieces in different parts of the interwebs–and put it up on my website as well–but thought I would put up a blog that updated everyone on things happening with "The G.O.D. Factor."

First of all, if you didn't hear, "The G.O.D. Factor" made Sam's Dot Publishing's bestseller's list for June 2011! Yay!

Second, if you're still on the fence about getting yourself a copy, then there are a couple of places where you can read about it, including Charles Gramlich's Razored Zen, Christina Rundle's blog, as well as in the July 2011 issue of the Larchmont Chronicle (click on the Larchmont Chronicle link to see the article) and the Illuminata.

And finally, if you happen to be in the Los Angeles area in August, I will be having a book signing at Chevalier's Books, 126 N. Larchmont Blvd., on Saturday, August 20 from 1 to 3 p.m. If you are going to be in the LA area (and even if you've already bought the book) on August 20, I would love to have you drop by and say hi!

So, that's the news! Stay tuned for more information on "The G.O.D. Factor"!

It's HERE! Presenting, "The G.O.D. Factor"!

You've waited all day, and now here it is, "The G.O.D. Factor" out through Sam's Dot Publishing TODAY! You can find it here: http://sdpbookstore.com/storybooks.htm#godfactor . The artwork and cover design is done by Mitchell Bentley, Atomic Fly Studios! Hope you enjoy it and thank you for coming along for the ride. Now, BUY MY BOOK! ;-)

You can hear a portion of the story read here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxOv0iIf9fc

To hear a fun version of the gospel song referenced, click here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyU1ISgMcfs

Gramma and the Giant Tomato Worm and ONE MORE DAY!

It is May 31, 2011 and ONE (1!) day until the release of my novella, "The G.O.D. Factor" out through Sam's Dot Publishing. This is the next to last of my count down videos. I will be reading from a story that was accepted for publication by Beyond Centauri. You will be able to find it at the Sam's Dot Publishing bookstore (www.sdpbookstore.com) after it comes out in July 2011.

You can find the novella at sdpbookstore.com beginning June 1, 2011.

You can find me reading a scene from Gramma and the Giant Tomato Worm here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boJx-FsJiS0

Scary Things and Two More Days Until "The G.O.D. Factor"!

It is May 30, 2011 and TWO (2) days until the release of my novella, "The G.O.D. Factor" out through Sam's Dot Publishing. To count down the days I'm presenting a series of scifi videos. This one is a story I wrote, "Scary Things," published online at 2009 at Bewildering Stories (http://www.bewilderingstories.com/issue321/scary_things.html ).

You can hear part of "Scary Things" being read here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPYVWnAc2AM

You can find the novella at sdpbookstore.com beginning June 1, 2011.

The Message and Three More Days Until "The G.O.D. Factor"!

It is May 29, 2011 and 3 (!) days until the release of my novella, "The G.O.D. Factor" out through Sam's Dot Publishing. To count down the days I'm presenting a series of scifi videos. This one is a poem I wrote, "The Message," that was published in Winter Canons this past winter at Midwest Literary Magazine (http://midwestliterarymagazine.com/books/anthologies/winter-canons/).

You can find me reading the poem here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIr6YmjcJpQ

You can find the novella at sdpbookstore.com beginning June 1, 2011.

The Oracle of Themazuri and Four More Days Until "The G.O.D. Factor"!

It is May 28, 2011 and 4 days until the release of my novella, "The G.O.D. Factor" out through Sam's Dot Publishing. To count down the days I'm presenting a series of scifi videos. This one is a story I wrote, "The Oracle of Themazuri," that was published online in March 2011 at Mindflights.com (http://www.mindflights.com/item.php?sub_id=6902).

You can hear me reading from "The Oracle of Themazuri" here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hytwm_E6mK4

You can find the novella at sdpbookstore.com beginning June 1, 2011.

A Day in the Life of Iris and Five More Days Until "The G.O.D. Factor!"

It is May 27, 2011 and 5 days until the release of my novella, "The G.O.D. Factor" out through Sam's Dot Publishing. To count down the days I'm presenting a series of scifi videos. This one is a poem I wrote, "A Day in the Life of Iris," that was published in the September 2010 issue of Aoife's Kiss (available at sdpbookstore.com under magazines). It's based on the Goddess Iris/Aurora.

You can find the novella at sdpbookstore.com beginning June 1, 2011.

You can find the video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buHPxAC6W3M

Counting down the days...

It is May 26, 2011 and 6 days until the release of my novella, "The G.O.D. Factor" out through Sam's Dot Publishing. To count down the days I'm presenting a series of scifi videos. This one is a poem I wrote that was published in the Fall 2010 issue of Poetry Quarterly (available at poetryquarterly.com). Not even marginally scifi, but it'll have to do...

You can find the novella at sdpbookstore.com beginning June 1, 2011.

You can find the video of me reading the poem here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBC1Byrgid0

One Week to Go...

...Until the release of my novella, "The G.O.D. Factor," a perfect story to read in these end times.... ;-)

To count down the days I'm presenting a series of scifi videos. This one is a scene I wrote for a contest. My MySpace friends and I used to have 500 word story contests to keep us writing. I wrote this for one for those blog contests. It's based on my childhood and some of the friends I had then.

And remember, you can find the novella at sdpbookstore.com beginning June 1, 2011.

You can find me reading my "story" (no title) here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-XGNsGMDNE

Eight More Days to the Release of "The G.O.D. Factor!"

It is May 24, 2011 and 8 days until the release of my novella, "The G.O.D. Factor" out through Sam's Dot Publishing. To count down the days I'm presenting a series of scifi videos. This one is a poem I wrote that was published in the November 2010 issue of Scifaikuest (available through Sam's Dot Publishing). You can find the novella at sdpbookstore.com beginning June 1, 2011.

You can find me reading my poem Found here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnGrOhhF7xM

T-9 Days and Counting to Release of "The G.O.D. Factor"!

It is May 23, 2011 and 9 days until the release of my novella, "The G.O.D. Factor" out through Sam's Dot Publishing. To count down the days I'm presenting a series of scifi videos. This one is a poem I wrote that was published on Everyday Weirdness on January 17, 2010. You can find the novella at sdpbookstore.com beginning June 1, 2011.

You can find the video of me reading the poem here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCVGQxwknMw

Ten More Days until the release of "The G.O.D. Factor"!

It is May 22, 2011 and 10 days until the release of my novella, "The G.O.D. Factor" out through Sam's Dot Publishing. To count down the days I'm presenting a series of scifi videos. This one is a haiku I wrote that was published on Everyday Weirdness on August 3, 2000. You can find the novella at sdpbookstore.com beginning June 1, 2011.

I tried to embed the video, but it's not working for some reason, so you can find it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pgO2nnvQGE

The Spider and the Crow

If you want a little 10 minute break from your weekend, here's the first part of my short story, The Spider and the Crow, which was published in the July 2009 issue of Beyond Centauri through SamsDotPublishing.

Hope you enjoy it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wr7rbTOgDI8

An Exerpt from The Lullabye

This story came out in the March 2009 issue of Aoife’s Kiss. You can find me reading an excerpt here. And you can find the back issue here.