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CommWealth Paperbacks–and Nancy’s Review

Sortmind Blog - Michael D. Smith Posted on September 3, 2015 by Michael D. SmithMay 16, 2020

CommWealth is now available from Amazon in paperback format, in addition to Kindle eBook format. In addition, the paperback and a variety of eBook formats are available from the publisher, Class Act Books. I received some initial copies Tuesday morning, … Continue reading →

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CommWealth is Published

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

Dystopian? Black comedy? Literary? Mainstream, contemporary–what on earth do those terms really mean? CommWealth has been published by Class Act Books. Describing a society in which all forms of property have been banned so that a deeper sharing can take … Continue reading →

Posted in Black Comedy, Character Images, CommWealth, Dystopia, Literary, Novels, Painting, Publishing, Writing | 1 Reply

The Sortmind Conversion Project

Sortmind Blog - Michael D. Smith Posted on June 12, 2015 by Michael D. SmithJune 26, 2019

I’ve spent two and a half months moving sortmind.com from its ancient FrontPage HTML incarnation to WordPress–as a page-format site, not a blog. The new site focuses on the Jack Commer science fiction series, CommWealth, and other publishable novels, and … Continue reading →

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At the North Texas Book Festival, April 11, 2015

Sortmind Blog - Michael D. Smith Posted on April 8, 2015 by Michael D. SmithJune 27, 2019

I will represent Double Dragon Publishing as well as my own fledgling invention, Sortmind Press, at the North Texas Book Festival in Denton, Texas, on Saturday, April 11. The festival takes place at the Patterson-Appleton Center for the Visual Arts, … Continue reading →

Posted in Double Dragon Publishing, Fairs and Festivals, Jack Commer, Martian Marauders, Nonprofit Chronowar, Novels, Publishing, Science Fiction, Self-Publishing, Sortmind, The First Twenty Steps, Trip to Mars, Writing | Leave a reply

Homage Part 1: Farewell to The University of Mars

Sortmind Blog - Michael D. Smith Posted on April 4, 2015 by Michael D. SmithDecember 25, 2024

I culled this post from the sortmind.com University of Mars page. I’ve always enjoyed this essay as a solid analysis of an unpublishable old novel, but it’s really a blog post, lost on a bazillion pages on sortmind.com, so I’m … Continue reading →

Posted in Double Dragon Publishing, Dreams, Dystopia, Early Writing, Martian Marauders, Novels, Publishing, Query Letters, Science Fiction, The University of Mars, Writing, Writing Process | 12 Replies

It’s about Time … and about Space …

Sortmind Blog - Michael D. Smith Posted on February 11, 2015 by Michael D. SmithJuly 11, 2020

Another review by author Toni V. Sweeney, this time for the third volume in the Jack Commer series, Nonprofit Chronowar. Nonprofit Chronowar by Michael D. Smith 5 Stars One minute it’s the year 2036 and Joe Commer is about to … Continue reading →

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New Jack Commer Reviews Energize the Author

Sortmind Blog - Michael D. Smith Posted on January 24, 2015 by Michael D. SmithJuly 11, 2020

Author Toni Sweeney just posted the following reviews of the first two books in the Jack Commer series, The Martian Marauders and Jack Commer, Supreme Commander, and she’s nailed the dynamics of both novels in a way that I don’t … Continue reading →

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CommWealth!

Sortmind Blog - Michael D. Smith Posted on October 23, 2014 by Michael D. SmithMay 16, 2020

My novel CommWealth (no, there’s really no exclamation point in the title) has been accepted for publication by Class Act Books. Publication in eBook format is scheduled for June 2015. CommWealth describes a society where there’s no legal claim to … Continue reading →

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Laurie 283 from The Wounded Frontier

Sortmind Blog - Michael D. Smith Posted on September 22, 2014 by Michael D. SmithJune 27, 2019

In 2075 Laurie Lachrer 283, a Heroes and Villains of the Thirties robot created as part of a collector’s series in the 2040’s, has joined robot General John J. Douglas’s Robots Rights League. From the fifth book of the Jack … Continue reading →

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Try to Give Something Back as Well (or, The Martian Marauders on Sale through Sept. 2)

Sortmind Blog - Michael D. Smith Posted on August 24, 2014 by Michael D. SmithJuly 11, 2020

Writers are told to self-promote everywhere but it’s beginning to seem as if folks are pulling into your driveway at 3 AM and blowing their horn MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! then charging off to blare some other victim down the street. At least … Continue reading →

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