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The CommWealth Republication

Sortmind Blog - Michael D. Smith Posted on June 13, 2020 by Michael D. SmithJuly 22, 2023

A. Property What if anyone could ask for anything you owned and keep it for thirty days until someone else wanted it … your home, your car … even your body? Members of the Forensic Squad theatrical troupe find themselves … Continue reading →

Posted in Akard Drearstone, Black Comedy, Book Covers, Character Images, CommWealth, Dystopia, Editing, Jump Grenade, Literary, Novels, Publishing, Query Letters, Self-Publishing, Sortmind, Sortmind Press, The Soul Institute, The University of Mars, Writing, Writing Process | Leave a reply

The … 2020–Soul … Institute–Clean-Up!!!!!!

Sortmind Blog - Michael D. Smith Posted on April 10, 2020 by Michael D. SmithApril 10, 2020

Computer technician Himal Steina realizes his dream of a mythic return to the sanctuary of a vast foggy university of Soul when he’s appointed Writer in Residence at the Soul Institute and falls in love with one of its numerous … Continue reading →

Posted in Editing, Literary, Novels, Self-Publishing, Sortmind Press, The Soul Institute, Writing, Writing Process | 1 Reply

When the Shirt Hits the Fan: More Musing on Typos, and the Sortmind Editing Passes

Sortmind Blog - Michael D. Smith Posted on March 9, 2019 by Michael D. SmithAugust 20, 2019

There’s not much more to say other than that we thoroughly despise typos, as they momentarily jerk us out of the reader’s trance not only necessary to a fictional story but to any writing; in order to fully sink into … Continue reading →

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Akard Drearstone – The Blog Post, Part II: The Akard Genealogy

Sortmind Blog - Michael D. Smith Posted on November 2, 2017 by Michael D. SmithJune 26, 2019

Aside from a couple early practice novels, Akard Drearstone was my first real novel and my attachment to it has been deep. Was gestation to publication really forty-two years? Well, this novel has been on my mind since 1975; in … Continue reading →

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Sortmind Draft 7: Surprisingly Uncertain Work

Sortmind Blog - Michael D. Smith Posted on June 17, 2016 by Michael D. SmithMay 16, 2020

I haven’t posted a blog entry since the North Texas Book Festival entry of April 7, an unnervingly long time to go dark.  However, the seed of darkness came the day of the April 9 festival itself; in order to … Continue reading →

Posted in Editing, Fairs and Festivals, Literary, Martian Marauders, Novels, Publishing, Science Fiction, Sortmind, The First Twenty Steps, Writing, Writing Process | 4 Replies

The Soul Institute is Published

Sortmind Blog - Michael D. Smith Posted on December 16, 2015 by Michael D. SmithMay 16, 2020

“Back away from the novel and slowly put your hands on top of the Internet. Keep your mind where I can see it.” Sooner or later you come to this point. The time has finally arrived to push the novel … Continue reading →

Posted in Character Images, Collapse and Delusion, CommWealth, Double Dragon Publishing, Dreams, Editing, Excerpts, Jack Commer, Literary, Novels, Publishing, Self-Publishing, Sortmind, Sortmind Press, The First Twenty Steps, The Soul Institute, The University of Mars, Trip to Mars, Writing, Writing Process | 1 Reply

Homage Part 2: The Zarreich Enigma

Sortmind Blog - Michael D. Smith Posted on April 19, 2015 by Michael D. SmithDecember 25, 2024

As I did with my previous University of Mars post, I culled this essay from its original sortmind.com page. With the advantage of further perspective, I’m editing it considerably from the 2006 musings I made after scanning and editing the … Continue reading →

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On Finishing a First Draft

Sortmind Blog - Michael D. Smith Posted on March 13, 2015 by Michael D. SmithJuly 12, 2020

I just finished Draft 1 of Commer of the Rebellion, Book 6 in the Jack Commer series. It’s too early to judge what sort of novel this is, or even if COTR will remain the final title. I’m already feeling … Continue reading →

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Hopefully Fun Draft Book Covers

Sortmind Blog - Michael D. Smith Posted on June 25, 2013 by Michael D. SmithJuly 22, 2023

I’ve been making my own EPUB versions of various working novels (using the Calibre program, which has gotten good reviews and which I recommend highly) to see how a novel comes across in that format, and to do yet another … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Covers, Collapse and Delusion, Double Dragon Publishing, Drawing, Editing, Jack Commer, Marketing, Nonprofit Chronowar, Novels, Publishing, Science Fiction, Self-Publishing, The First Twenty Steps, The Wounded Frontier, Trip to Mars, Writing, Writing Process | 2 Replies

Nonprofit Chronowar, Book Three of the Jack Commer Series

Sortmind Blog - Michael D. Smith Posted on May 28, 2013 by Michael D. SmithJuly 11, 2020

The third book of the Jack Commer series, Nonprofit Chronowar, is now available from Double Dragon Publishing in numerous eBook formats including EPUB, MOBI (Kindle format), PDF, and HTML, as well as in a paperback edition. The Overview Ranna Kikken … Continue reading →

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