Author Bio:
Julie Flanders is a novelist and freelance writer in Cincinnati, Ohio. She has a life-long love affair with the ocean and has spent more summer vacations than she can count on the island of Martha’s Vineyard. When not writing, Julie can be found reading, cheering on her favorite sports teams, and watching too much television. She is an animal lover and shares her home with her dog and cat.
Find Julie at: Website ~ Blog ~ Facebook ~ Twitter ~ Pinterest ~ Goodreads.
Partners in Paranormya: Gwen Gardner and Angela Brown, Partners in Paranormya, have a month long Blog Tour. This tour will feature the sequels to our last books, Neverlove and Givin’ Up The Ghost.
They All Fall Down and A Guilty Ghost Surprised have the same casts of lovable characters (and some, not so much) as the last tour. And of course, a lot of cross-over action will be going on between the books, characters and authors on the tour.
They All Fall Down and A Guilty Ghost Surprised have the same casts of lovable characters (and some, not so much) as the last tour. And of course, a lot of cross-over action will be going on between the books, characters and authors on the tour.
And there are lots of other fun Blogfest for the month of October, starting with Insecure Writers Support Group. Check out my left side bar and click a badge. Any badge. Or all of them.
Escalation Cover Release: Thanks to everyone helping with my cover release for Escalation the week of October 7th. If you volunteered to help, and you did not receive my email over the weekend, or you want to join in the party, email me at stephen.tremp@yahoo.com and I’ll get it right out to you.
Did You Know: A five-year test of NASA's latest ion drive for future spacecraft has set a new world record for the longest single space engine test.
The space agency's Evolutionary Xenon Thruster (NEXT) project completed a continuous test the ion engine for more than 48,000 hours — over five and a half years — longer than any other space propulsion system ever tested. With low fuel weight and long-running efficiency, ion engines have become strong contenders for deep space missions. Reference
Fun Fact: Once the staple of science fiction, ion propulsion engines have made a slow influx in military, commercial, and civilian space programs. An ion engine propelled NASA's Deep Space 1 mission, launched in October 1998, demonstrating the engine's long duration.
Yep. Once again, science fiction is the prophet of future science.
Author Of The Week: Actually, it’s 29 authors (I’m one), each contributing to Indiestructible: Inspiring Stories from the Publishing Jungle. Inspiring Stories from the Publishing Jungle" brings you the experiences of 29 indie authors—their passions, their insights, their successes—to help you make the leap into indie publishing.
100% of proceeds from "Indiestructible" purchases will be donated to BUILDON.org.
The space agency's Evolutionary Xenon Thruster (NEXT) project completed a continuous test the ion engine for more than 48,000 hours — over five and a half years — longer than any other space propulsion system ever tested. With low fuel weight and long-running efficiency, ion engines have become strong contenders for deep space missions. Reference
Fun Fact: Once the staple of science fiction, ion propulsion engines have made a slow influx in military, commercial, and civilian space programs. An ion engine propelled NASA's Deep Space 1 mission, launched in October 1998, demonstrating the engine's long duration.
Yep. Once again, science fiction is the prophet of future science.
Author Of The Week: Actually, it’s 29 authors (I’m one), each contributing to Indiestructible: Inspiring Stories from the Publishing Jungle. Inspiring Stories from the Publishing Jungle" brings you the experiences of 29 indie authors—their passions, their insights, their successes—to help you make the leap into indie publishing. 100% of proceeds from "Indiestructible" purchases will be donated to BUILDON.org.
All twenty-nine of us, huh?
ReplyDeleteAwesome cover Julie. (My post won't go live until tomorrow morning.)
Happy to be hosting Gwen and Angela on Friday.
And the IWSG will rock your socks off this week!! Just wait until Wednesday...
I continue to live in hope that one day I'd still be around when transporters a la Star Trek stylie gets invented! Yay! Hooorah for you fabulous Indiesctructable authors! All the best to Julie!! And HUGE congrats with your soon to be book cover release celebrations!! Take care
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Lovely lighthouse on the cover.
ReplyDeleteI hope the NEXT project launches us further into space.
Diane, next up are the Kuiper Belt and the Oort Cloud, although the distances between objects in these regions are so vast it might not be practical to invest too much into a trip there. Beyond that is interstellar space and leftover or ejected material from planetary nebulae and stellar winds. Then there is Proxima Centauri a scant four light years away. We are taking baby steps like in What About Bob. I believe someday we will send a probe beyond the gravitational influence of our sun.
DeleteLove the cover for Julie's new novel! Can't wait to read it. :))
ReplyDeleteI needed to read and reread your statements about the NEXT project to determine if it's factual or sci-fi. My brain has challenges with these types of pieces of info. It can't grasp the fact that an engine would run for over 5 years.
ReplyDeleteJulie's cover really stands out. I'm excited for her. Go, Julie!
Thanks for visiting me, and be well, Stephen.
xoRobyn
I'm glad people are intrigued with Indiestructible. Its a great book with input from awesome writers and proceeds going to a great cause. This is a dollar well spent!
ReplyDeleteI did not know that about NASA, but I find it intriguing! :)
ReplyDeleteHopefully the ion drive thingy will make space travel more economical.
ReplyDeleteCongrats Julie.
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Congrats to Julie. Can't wait to see your cover.
ReplyDeleteLove the cover, lots of new stuff coming up.
ReplyDeleteNow if the Government can find a way to keep itself and NASA open. Just one more reason why I believe private industry will have to lead the way.
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ReplyDeleteInteresting facts as always....
Congrats to Julie!
And congrats to you on your cover reveal! I am booked the 7th, but I can post it after that, so please send it to me!
Thank you Michael! Much appreciated.
DeleteThanks so much for sharing my cover, Stephen!
ReplyDeleteIndiestructibles has so many talented contributors, what a great group.
Super awesome. It's amazing how much science fiction has become reality in the last decade. Can you imagine what things will be like in another 10 or 20 years?
ReplyDeleteLove Julie's cover. Sending both of you great success with your books.
ReplyDeleteMichael, you're awesome. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteJulie, my pleasure. Best wishes to you!
Crystal, I think we will have establishments on the moon and asteroids. Mars maybe.
Julie, thanks!
Jen, thanks for stopping by and saying hi! That was a fun post to write. Glad you enjoyed it. We live in exciting times!
ReplyDeleteI've always been fascinated with science imitating science fiction. Makes one wonder...I'm all ready for transporter technology! I've had fun getting to know Gwen and Angela through our Tree of Life collaboration - congrats to them both.
ReplyDeleteOff to buy Indiestructible! What a nice idea.
Tina @ Life is Good
I've always been fascinated with science imitating science fiction. Makes one wonder...I'm all ready for transporter technology! I've had fun getting to know Gwen and Angela through our Tree of Life collaboration - congrats to them both.
ReplyDeleteOff to buy Indiestructible! What a nice idea.
Tina @ Life is Good
Great book cover, Julie! I got my copy of Indiestructible last week. Haven't had a chance to read it yet, but look forward to when I do.
ReplyDeleteGotta love science imitating (or borrowing?) from art! :) Great info--love learning new things about the space program!
ReplyDeleteTina, Indiestructable is a great read. You'll love it!
ReplyDeleteSusanne, As always, thanks for stopping by.
Meradeth, this is why I write near future sci-fi. Why wait hundreds of years in the future? its already here.
Big congrats to Julie for her lovely cover! I didn't know anything about an ion thruster, but I know that some NASA discoveries have made it to commercial use, like microwaves (which I'm very grateful for!). Good luck on your cover release, Stephen. I'm looking forward to it. :-)
ReplyDeleteYay for Julie! And I'm happy to help with your reveal... I'll email you. Cool stuff with the ion propulsion. Sci-fi paves the way once again!
ReplyDeletePk, thank you very much!
DeleteLots of great books being released in the next few months. I find it quite scary/weird how so much Star Trek technology is actually being designed, although we probably won't have warp speed in my lifetime :-(
ReplyDeleteFull of great info - congrats to the new author of the week, all 29 of Indiestructible!
ReplyDelete1exa, thanks for your support and we wishes!
ReplyDeletePk, I think we wi11 be saying this a 1ot more in the very near future.
Anna1isa, I agree. But at 1east we can wa1k through the basic physics and are taking steps in the right direction.
Yo1anda, its rea11y a great read.
Yay! Thanks for the shout-out, Steve. Congrats to you and Julie, as well!
ReplyDeleteSo many awesome things here. I love reading about my blog friends and their books.
ReplyDeleteHi Stephen .. Julie's book - blurb and the cover certainly entice and I'm looking forward to reading it. Have a fun week next week with Escalation - so well done .. I've got Indiestructible loaded .. congratulations to all 29 authors! Cheers Hilary
ReplyDeleteThis is an awesome blog. So much to see, and read. I was overwhelmed. Congratulations. This the first time I visit your site. Very impressive. Blessings.
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