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The Martian Marauders, Now Digitally Remastered for Your Enjoyment

Sortmind Blog - Michael D. Smith Posted on October 20, 2020 by Michael D. SmithOctober 20, 2020

The republished The Martian Marauders, Book One of the Jack Commer, Supreme Commander series, is now available from Sortmind Press. Amazon paperback Amazon eBook (Kindle format) Smashwords eBook (multiple formats) After the sale this year of the original publisher, I’ve … Continue reading →

Posted in Astronomy, Balloon Ship Armageddon, Collapse and Delusion, Editing, Excerpts, Jack Commer, Literary, Martian Marauders, Nonprofit Chronowar, Novels, Publishing, Science Fiction, Sortmind Press, The SolGrid Rebellion, The Wounded Frontier, Writing, Writing Process | Leave a reply

The Jack Commer Resurrection

Sortmind Blog - Michael D. Smith Posted on July 18, 2020 by Michael D. SmithJuly 18, 2020

I suppose that could be a clever novel title if I ever do an eighth Commer novel, but it refers to the republication of my Jack Commer, Supreme Commander SF series. My publisher, Double Dragon Publishing, was sold to a … Continue reading →

Posted in Balloon Ship Armageddon, Collapse and Delusion, Double Dragon Publishing, Editing, Jack Commer, Literary, Martian Marauders, Nonprofit Chronowar, Novels, Publishing, Science Fiction, Sortmind Press, The SolGrid Rebellion, The Wounded Frontier, Writing, Writing Process | Leave a reply

New CommWealth Paperbacks

Sortmind Blog - Michael D. Smith Posted on July 4, 2020 by Michael D. SmithJuly 4, 2020

The CommWealth system, introduced just six months ago, has outlawed all private property–including the right to your own body. Two paperback editions are now out for the republished CommWealth: Amazon trade paperback Lulu.com mass market paperback eBook versions are also … Continue reading →

Posted in Black Comedy, CommWealth, Dystopia, Literary, Novels, Publishing, Self-Publishing, Sortmind Press, Writing | Leave a reply

The CommWealth Republication

Sortmind Blog - Michael D. Smith Posted on June 13, 2020 by Michael D. SmithJune 13, 2020

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, 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 →

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Akard Draft One Art Objects

Sortmind Blog - Michael D. Smith Posted on January 10, 2020 by Michael D. SmithJanuary 10, 2020

It must be highly unusual for an author to post a blurb for a book he emphatically does not want to sell. But I’ve been so pleased with how this four-part paperback version of Akard Draft One turned out that … Continue reading →

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Jump Grenade – The Author Interview

Sortmind Blog - Michael D. Smith Posted on October 10, 2019 by Michael D. SmithOctober 10, 2019

Q: So what’s this crap you’ve got now? Jump Grenade? And don’t give me any of those typical BS marketing blurbs. MDS: All right, guy, let’s get into it. Basically the novel is about psychopathy, how much fun it is … Continue reading →

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The Sortmind Chronology

Sortmind Blog - Michael D. Smith Posted on August 2, 2019 by Michael D. SmithAugust 2, 2019

At the risk of polluting this blog with an imperfect and overly long document, I’m adding something that’s not meant to be read, but just perused in order to show the lengths an author has to go to nail down … Continue reading →

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Free Sortmind Press Titles in July Smashwords Sale

Sortmind Blog - Michael D. Smith Posted on June 26, 2019 by Michael D. SmithJune 26, 2019

The 11th annual Smashwords Summer/Winter Sale runs July 1 through July 31.  The eBook versions of my literary novels Akard Drearstone, Sortmind, and The Soul Institute, as well as my science fiction novella The First Twenty Steps, can be obtained … Continue reading →

Posted in Akard Drearstone, Literary, Novels, Publishing, Science Fiction, Sortmind, Sortmind Press, The First Twenty Steps, The Soul Institute, Writing | Leave a 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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