Author Archives: J. C. Conway

Last Day of Short Story Giveaway

This gallery contains 1 photo.

This giveaway has been well received by Amazon readers. Muphy’s Traverse was within the top 20 30-minute free reads all day Saturday, and Bingham’s Deep Woods Fairies reached a similar position in the Teen and Young Adult category, with a … Continue reading

More Galleries | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Plot

This gallery contains 1 photo.

The things that happen in a story. We’ve all experienced stories with terrific plots. We’ve all been disappointed by (or simply tolerated) weak plots. One quote that emphasizes the importance and place of plot is attributed to George Lucas: “Storytelling … Continue reading

More Galleries | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Weekend Short Story Giveaway

This gallery contains 3 photos.

Two of my short stories will be available free for Kindle this weekend, March 11-12, 2017, to mark the release of my new novel, Towers of Earth. One story is Bingham’s Deep Woods Fairies, a fantasy tale about Carolyn, a young … Continue reading

More Galleries | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Towers of Earth Print Edition Now Available

This gallery contains 1 photo.

The print edition of Towers of Earth is now available on Amazon. It is 294 pages, and the list price is presently $17.99. Towers of Earth is also available as an e-book at Amazon, Kobo and Apple. It is anticipated … Continue reading

More Galleries | 1 Comment

Large Space Vessels — Other Designs

This gallery contains 1 photo.

We’ve look at cylinders and toroids–popular shapes for large space vessels using artificial centrifugal gravity. These shapes obey the canon that form follows function. Almost everything humanity has learned to do has been learned in Earth’s gravity well. The human … Continue reading

More Galleries | 2 Comments

Cover Reveal — Towers of Earth

This gallery contains 1 photo.

The publisher has completed the striking cover for my new novel, Towers of Earth. The book is released by Double Dragon Publishing. The e-book format is now available on Amazon. The paperback will be released soon. At the brink of … Continue reading

More Galleries | Tagged | Leave a comment

Persons of Interest — Ann Leckie

Ann Leckie is the author of the Hugo, Nebula, and Arthur C. Clarke Award winning novel Ancillary Justice. For a discussion of the book in audio format, which I had the pleasure of experiencing, see the post An Audio-Book Treat–Ann Leckie’s … Continue reading

More Galleries | Leave a comment

Persons of Interest — John Steinbeck

John Steinbeck (2/27/1902–12/20/1968) is a well-known American author and needs no introduction. Most folks in the United States have read at least one of his stories in high school (for instance his novellas, The Pearl and Of Mice and Men … Continue reading

More Galleries | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Extinction Level Events — Celestial Impact

This gallery contains 2 photos.

On the topic if extinction level events, the one that comes most often to mind is the risk of an asteroid or comet hitting Earth. There is plenty of evidence that collisions occur. The Moon’s surface is full of impact … Continue reading

More Galleries | Leave a comment

Dialogue

This gallery contains 2 photos.

People talk. So do characters. I love well-crafted dialogue. I also enjoy writing dialogue. Sometimes, my first draft of a scene will be a string of spoken sentences back and forth. What people say, and how they say it, means … Continue reading

More Galleries | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment