Science fiction writers meet here.

[cfmillhouse]

Hi Charles - great idea!

Where in Ohio are you at? I'm near Youngstown myself. I've also got a wife and two kids... I'm not really just one of your pen names, am I?

Eight books published thus far, all on the Kindle. One more coming very soon and more to follow. Sci-fi primarily, but I've got fantasy too.

I'm near Athens, on the other side of the state.  Congrats on the books, I have a new book, the first in a Supernatural series (new for me) coming out sometime in October.
Check me out on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/pages/Charles-F-Millhouse/145419305535997 perhaps we can exchange writing ideas or something.

[Simon Haynes]

So question for the group, do you like to read books featuring the same characters over and over in a series, the same world but different characters in a series, or new characters/new world for each book?

I like all of them.  New characters/new world can be refreshing, unless it's part of an ongoing series and you lose all the characters you'd come to like.

Same world different characters - that makes me think of Asimov's original Foundation trilogy. Each book was jarring at the beginning (or whenever the era shifted a few hundred years), but you got used to it.

Same world/same characters ... more like an ongoing TV show. I'm guessing a lot of people who like this setup would read media tie-ins like Star Wars and so on?  The only way you can get enough titles out is by setting up a franchise and hiring a bunch of different pros.

[dgaughran]

Simon's the name, sci-fi's* the game.

I'm busy posting my four novels to Kindle as we speak, after years of only being available in print. It's great having my novels available worldwide, but it's caught me by surprise.


* Okay, so calling it sci-fi is guaranteed to get me kicked out of cons all over the planet, but it was done for artistic reasons.

I call it sci-fi too. Some people point at me and laugh.

[Nicki Lynn Justice]

 

I got tuned in as well, but the rhyme is so cute and catchy! It sticks with you.

[AzureHorizon]

I've really enjoyed reading everyone's posts and picking up on some good information. I've got two scifi books and one short story pubbed and I'm thinking of self publishing the others I have already written.

So question for the group, do you like to read books featuring the same characters over and over in a series, the same world but different characters in a series, or new characters/new world for each book?

New worlds, same characters. So long as it's part of a series. New series, different characters, obviously. My series, for example, will have one or two recurring characters that have lasting importance. But mostly new casts.

[cfmillhouse]

I've really enjoyed reading everyone's posts and picking up on some good information. I've got two scifi books and one short story pubbed and I'm thinking of self publishing the others I have already written.

So question for the group, do you like to read books featuring the same characters over and over in a series, the same world but different characters in a series, or new characters/new world for each book?

I like series with the same character and story line, the ideas of different characters and story ideas are an anthology much like the Twilight Zone.  But there might be a market for such a series of book.

www.charlesmillhouse.com

[Joe Vasicek]

Hey, I'm putting together a blog tour for my latest release, Bringing Stella Home, and I was looking for places I could come on as a guest blogger.  If you've got a sci fi blog and you'd like to have me on, let me know!  I can either do interviews, or discuss a topic of your choice, so long as I can tie it back to my novel and do a giveaway.  Thanks so much!

[Verbena]

Hello,Charles,I am planning on my first science fiction now. Though I am a fan of this genre for years, this is my first try for writing. Congratulations to you of having so many published!

[Tara Maya]

Hey, I'm putting together a blog tour for my latest release, Bringing Stella Home, and I was looking for places I could come on as a guest blogger.  If you've got a sci fi blog and you'd like to have me on, let me know!  I can either do interviews, or discuss a topic of your choice, so long as I can tie it back to my novel and do a giveaway.  Thanks so much!

I welcome guest posts on my blog. http://taramayastales.blogspot.com/

[Simon Haynes]

I call it sci-fi too. Some people point at me and laugh.

'sci-fi' is ideal for Twitter though. Mention SF and everyone thinks I'm writing about San Francisco.

[Michael J Findley]

Thanks for starting this thread, Charles! I have a Science Fiction compilation which has been called by another author a very different concept, one he was jealous of and wished he'd thought of first. My stories look at the future of persecution. Christian Sci Fi is rare in itself, but this is the chronicle of believers driven off the Earth to the Lunar Mining colony, which in the later short stories and novellas included here grows to occupy most of the Solar System. The Space Empire Saga shows how external enemies and internal corruption and rebellion can destroy any civilization, but God can preserve a future hope. There's no warp drive, no time travel. Man is a flawed sinner, not busy perfecting himself and society to godhood. He still needs a Savior.

[Steverino]

Hey there, Charles -- thanks for asking.

Outrageous Fortunes is about a guy who develops sidewise-in-time travel technology, so he can visit parallel timelines.  He runs into himself, naturally.

[Chrystalla]

Hey, I'm putting together a blog tour for my latest release, Bringing Stella Home, and I was looking for places I could come on as a guest blogger.  If you've got a sci fi blog and you'd like to have me on, let me know!  I can either do interviews, or discuss a topic of your choice, so long as I can tie it back to my novel and do a giveaway.  Thanks so much!

Hi. I write YA sci-fi (my novel Rex Rising, Book 1 of the series, is sci-fi). 

I'd love to host you. PM me, if you're still looking for host bloggers. 

[cfmillhouse]

Hey guys.
Just thought I'd let you all know my newest book is on kindle.  Its a vampire fantasy set in the old west called New Kingdom: Creatures of Habit.

The last place Caleb Johnson thought he would end up would be New Kingdom, Nebraska. Released from the Yuma Territorial Prison in the late 1800’s, Caleb finds himself lost in memories of a life he can no longer have and unprepared for the life about to be thrust onto him. When Caleb rescues Morning Dove, an Indian Maiden, who has fell victim to a group of vampires on a blood hunt, he finds himself in a town dominated by Black Riders, witches, ghosts and a werewolf. Faced with creatures from out of nightmares, Caleb allies himself with the supernatural in his attempt to free New Kingdom from the evil that has embedded itself in the small frontier town.
http://www.amazon.com/New-Kingdom-Creatures-Habit-ebook/dp/B006CK82P2/ref=as_li_tf_ssw?&linkCode=wss&tag=widgetsamazon-20

[Jack Dash]

Hi folks. Having had a long career variously as a costermonger, fish salter, programmer, entrepreneur, inventor and, finally, a teacher, I have retired to take up writing. So, I’m a new author who has just published his first book and I have to say, it’s a great feeling. It’s hard core space opera with prescient aliens trying to destroy the earth - for our own good. Anyway, it’s nice to be here.

[acellis]

I have 3 sf, a mystery, and a collection containing stories in both genre.

[cfmillhouse]

I'm glad everyone is putting this thread to good use.  I have a new book on Kindle.  The first in a new vampire series - New Kingdom: Creatures of Habit for $.99

The last place Caleb Johnson thought he would end up would be New Kingdom, Nebraska. Released from the Yuma Territorial Prison in the late 1800’s, Caleb finds himself lost in memories of a life he can no longer have and unprepared for the life about to be thrust onto him. When Caleb rescues Morning Dove, an Indian Maiden, who has fell victim to a group of vampires on a blood hunt, he finds himself in a town dominated by Black Riders, witches, ghosts and a werewolf. Faced with creatures from out of nightmares, Caleb allies himself with the supernatural in his attempt to free New Kingdom from the evil that has embedded itself in the small frontier town.
Aprox: 93,800 wds

[David Couzins]

Just joined and glad to be here...
--David Couzins, Author or "Domers" (http://www.amazon.com/Domers-ebook/dp/B006KM0JOY/)

[Camilla Stein]

Hi guys,
I am a science fiction writer. I have a few books in works, and my first anthology - Space Scrapers - is now on Amazon Kindle.

Space Scrapers

Space Scrapers has been on sale this weekend for $.99, the deal is still on, last hours, last minutes

[Camilla Stein]

I thought my fellow writers might enjoy reading my ramblings about Space Scrapers, science fiction and publishing on Kindle

My interview to Kindle Author

[cfmillhouse]

Hi guys,
I am a science fiction writer. I have a few books in works, and my first anthology - Space Scrapers - is now on Amazon Kindle.

Space Scrapers

Space Scrapers has been on sale this weekend for $.99, the deal is still on, last hours, last minutes

It's always nice to meet a fellow science fiction writer.

[JLBarnett]

Greetings Charles (and everyone else),

I have the first book of my series, Storm's Wake (linked in signature), that released last December and is now on Amazon.com for Kindle.  I'm currently in the process of getting book two wrapped up and finishing off my trilogy.  I have a few other side projects outlined, but nothing in stone.  I am excited to meet a large group of writers who have different perspectives yet fall under the same genre.  I look forward to speaking with some of you and seeing your works.

As always, be well

[psychotick]

Hi Guys,

I'm Greg and I write both sci fi and fantasy - which funnily enough is also what I read. At present I have two sci fi novels out on the kindle thingie, Dragon (No it's a spaceship not a fire breathing headmaster!) and And All The Stars A Grave. Currently I'm working on about twenty more books (I live for multitasking even if it doesn't really work that well), again a mix of sci fi and fantasy.

Nice to meet you all.

Cheers, Greg.