The Fall of the Republic
In a parallel timeline, 1990s America discovers the chronoplanes: parallel worlds at different points in history.
Rogue Emperor
The hijacking of the Roman Empire, 100 AD, by 21st-century Christian fundamentalists, in the second of the Chronoplane Wars novels.
The Empire of Time
My first novel, published in 1978, but the last in the Chronoplane Wars trilogy.
Gryphon
"Write a space opera," my editor said. So I did, with some nanotech thrown in.
Tsunami
A companion novel to Icequake, set mostly in California.
Icequake
A disaster thriller (Antarctic ice sheet surges into ocean), dated but still fun.
Eyas
Originally published in 1982, and still the novel I'm most proud of.
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A commenter tells us she's 13 and about halfway through a science-fiction novel; how can she find a publisher?
It's encouraging to see so many teenagers with the drive and discipline to write book-length fiction. I offered some detailed advice on the subject back in 2006, in this post.
For a little more advice, see my online course, Write a Novel, which has a lesson on researching agents and publishers.
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Good for her for writing and seeking advice. I don't think I ever finished the novel I started at 13...
Posted by: Shelli | June 02, 2008 at 12:16 PM
I was wondering if anyone knows if www.insomanywords.com is a legit site? I would like to submit my writings for review, has anyone used it?
Posted by: Bryson Reaume | June 16, 2008 at 06:14 PM
It's a great thing to encourage youngsters to write.
However, I fail to see how someone so young can be capable of working to publication standard. A successful author puts someting of life into their work.
At thirteen, there will be no life experience. The work will be regurgitated from books they've read.
That's not to say the writing won't be of a good standard, but there will be no originality.
Posted by: Anthony James Barnett - author | September 26, 2008 at 05:10 AM