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Interview with the Burlcron/Mercer/Singletree

Sortmind Blog - Michael D. Smith Posted on August 3, 2021 by Michael D. SmithJune 17, 2022

As recorded May 30, 2021 at Smith Writing Studios. Alfred Moid Burlcron, a major character in my novel The Soul Institute, emerged as a recurring archetype as I prepared for the novel Caspra Coronae. I interviewed him just after speaking … Continue reading →

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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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Sortmind Press at Smashwords End of Year Sale

Sortmind Blog - Michael D. Smith Posted on December 21, 2019 by Michael D. SmithDecember 21, 2019

The 3rd annual Smashwords End of Year Sale runs December 25 through January 1, 2020.  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, … Continue reading →

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Shackism v. Sortmind, Part Three

Sortmind Blog - Michael D. Smith Posted on November 25, 2019 by Michael D. SmithNovember 25, 2019

The reader of the previous two blog posts must suspect that I’ve been building to some manifestation of Shackism v. Sortmind in my current life. So I finally acknowledge a buried concept lurking for several years: the idiotic notion that … 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 →

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Free Sortmind Press Titles March 3-March 9

Sortmind Blog - Michael D. Smith Posted on March 1, 2019 by Michael D. SmithMarch 1, 2019

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 for free from Smashwords from March 3-March 9 during the 10th Annual … Continue reading →

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Sortmind Publication – What You Need to Know

Sortmind Blog - Michael D. Smith Posted on February 16, 2019 by Michael D. SmithJune 25, 2019

Sortmind, the Novel published February 2016 by Sortmind Press eBook: Amazon Barnes and Noble Smashwords paperback: Amazon (trade) lulu.com (mass market) The Overview Trantor Group CEO Peter Trantor scrambles to reassure his latest client, the lovely but unreadable bank executive … Continue reading →

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Free Akard Drearstone, Soul Institute, First Twenty Steps

Sortmind Blog - Michael D. Smith Posted on December 24, 2018 by Michael D. SmithApril 30, 2020

The Smashwords End of Year Sale starts December 25 and runs through January 1. During this time my three titles from Sortmind Press will be free from the Smashwords site (links below). You can download Akard Drearstone, The Soul Institute, … Continue reading →

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The SolGrid Rebellion in Paperback

Sortmind Blog - Michael D. Smith Posted on September 17, 2018 by Michael D. SmithJuly 11, 2020

The SolGrid Rebellion, Book Six of the Jack Commer, Supreme Commander series, is now out in paperback at Amazon. The novel expands a theme introduced in the previous books, the possibilities of telepathic understanding shared among an entire race, versus … Continue reading →

Posted in Akard Drearstone, Balloon Ship Armageddon, Collapse and Delusion, CommWealth, Double Dragon Publishing, Fairs and Festivals, Jack Commer, Marketing, Martian Marauders, Nonprofit Chronowar, Novels, Publishing, Science Fiction, Sortmind Press, The First Twenty Steps, The SolGrid Rebellion, The Soul Institute, The Wounded Frontier, Trip to Mars, Writing | Leave a reply

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