We all love our serials? Right? But what about a novel or short story book published in serial stages? For example: Book one goes on sale with only one chapter, next week the book is updated with chapter 2, and so on, but it’s a BOOK, not a magazine. How is that possible? I’m … Read more
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It’s Comic Con for Goodreads! On Goodreads, I will be hosting a convention called Dragonboy*Con. Anyone is invited, tickets are free, here is the event description: Ever wanted to meet your favorite author and ask them about your favorite series? Mia allows that! Join her at Dragonboy*Con, right here on Goodreads, as she talks … Read more
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Original title: Winter I know this scenario is highly unlikely, but I love Jon Snow’s character TO DEATH and I wrote this from the bottom of my heart so enjoy (and no, it’s not racy fan fic porn). Takes place during Season 2 Episode 1, a little bit after that scene where Jon and crew … Read more
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Reviewers and readers, I have released the much anticipated book of April: The Androids and the Dragons: The OS Conspiracy. There is also a print edition in the works with Del Rey (okay, I’m lying about that part).When I’m done working on the print edition (and get confirmation from my Overseer) I’ll post a giveaway … Read more
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I’ve been really busy being dead. Just joking. I’ve been really busy with releasing new issues for TSODR. For those of you following Dino Macro, it’s safe to say the whole story has been uploaded to Smashwords. The cover for Androids and the Dragons kinda reminds me of
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Here is the first issue of the lit mag version of TSODR. The stories are based off a My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic flash animation (links are in the PDF and at the end of this video) and the last story was taken from my book (the version that I keep private). I thought … Read more
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Reposted from my dragon short stories blog. Yes, this is another dragon story because they deserve better. Forget the cliche evil dragons and the cliche dragon shifters. I bring foreth, thy dragon shifters from space! This story gives more background to Ashuton(the Italian dragon)’s relationship with Narcissus (the black girl). The image of the dragon … Read more
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PV image by SwomSwom. Knowing the world is ending is refreshing, so here’s what I’m going to do: 12:00 AM: Genetically alter a bird to make a Dragon and keep is as a pet and friend. Ride on it for an hour and torch the city with it. 1:15 am: Pray with NyanCat 1:20 am: … Read more
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I’ve heard of this series called Ar Tonelico from Haruka Shimotsuki‘s music, and I know absolutely nothing about the series until I YouTubed it. I watched about 3 videos and
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Every once in a while an idea strikes a man like a fish tank hitting a Shark. I had a grand moment. It was this: “Upload every individual story in The Society On Da Run and sell it on Kindle Blogs” It’s intuitive, it’s creative, it’s…it’s…magical. A few days ago I googled Short Story blog … Read more
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<strong>Prologue</strong> Young Sintel was born in a small cottage on the outskirts of Ishtop. There, the forest was always green, quiet, and unforgivable. Her mother named her Sintel, which was Ishtonian for Blind Cylinder. Her father kept dragons out back. He was<!–more–> a fair-looking man, but work was steadily working on his appearence, but still … Read more
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After re-reading my Sintel novel, I saw how it lacked anything beyond it’s movie story. A week ago in a car I was listening “I Move On” from the Sintel soundtrack and I started to envision an African version of Sintel. It will be short but will follow the same plot as Sintel but…not entirely. … Read more
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Every once in a while an idea strikes a man like pure gold hitting a big fat television. I’ve set up a Contact Me form with hardly no feedback and then it came to me: I’ve been releasing my stories in magazine format, but what I could be doing to get my name out there … Read more
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The one website I truly adore does all sorts of things! One thing they haven’t done was blog about my space dragon poetry book. It’s not your usual dragon book, which is why the print book isn’t selling and the ebook is struggling. 400 people got it for free in the US, and that’s about … Read more
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The Society On Da Run ebook series is going under a revamp makeover, but I managed to get this out. How many dragon shifter stories have Interracial relationships, Italian dragon shifters, mashes technology in a medieval world and has a French bard and quality writing? None. It’s safe and free (when has my writing not … Read more
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Dragons and Cicadas on Amazon Want to read the *soon to be* popular 687-page space dragon book in Kindle format? Click the link above! Leave a review so I’ll know how I can make the series better or if it’s already epic. The poll and the left says most agree it’s groundbreaking. image by kerem … Read more
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Dragons & Cicadas: The Society On Da Run Just thought I’d update the old blog with a new post. If you don’t already know, the print edition of TSODR has been out for a while and I’ll be having an event for the Kindle edition on Goodreads. It’s not *just* about Dragons. When I was … Read more
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Posted by Rocket Dog (Ergo Proxy) on January 31, 2012 · 2 Comments
I can’t nominate myself for any of these awards, so once again I’m asking my readers to nominate my book, Dragons and Cicadas, for a Hugo and a Global eBook Award. eBook awards: Dan Poynter’s Global eBook Awards Dragons and Cicadas on Amazon.com: Dragons and Cicadas: The Society On Da Run How to Nominate Something … Read more
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Posted by Rocket Dog (Ergo Proxy) on January 26, 2012 · 2 Comments
Smashwords removed their NaNo catalogue, but my space dragon love story novel, Drachenscolderung, is still selling (with not a single review). It’s free, which means I’m not getting anything out of it. If you want to buy it and read it, feel free to contriubte to it’s download numbers. It’s not my strongest work but … Read more
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I’ve been irresponsible in updating the release list. There have been TONS of recent releases from the ebook periodical, and I’ll list them below for you to buy. Newer cover art has been added to most of the books that have that ugly black cover art. Click the titles to view the pages. You can … Read more
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It’s that time of year again! You know what I need? A hugo award. For those of you whom don’t know, a Hugo is the most prestigious Science Fiction and Fantasy award EVER. I’d love to be nominated for one. I don’t care if I don’t win it, just being nominated will make me smile. … Read more
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After the project was turned down by Bethesda (the folks that made the recent quick-selling hit Skyrim), Insomniac Games (the makers of the recent game Resistance 3 and Rachet and Clank: All 4 One) has decided to start a video game adaptation of the bestselling space dragon series, The Society On Da Run. What does … Read more
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Posted by Rocket Dog (Ergo Proxy) on December 26, 2011 · 1 Comment
Written entirely on my iPod. Part of the TSODR universe. —-////—-/——- Beyond the sweltering snow, Into Christmas glow But fret not, young reader! This poem is not a rhyme But a story of a dragon’s first time No, not a story about sexual exploitation Rather, a story about the sugar rush of the Sugar Dragons … Read more
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Posted by Rocket Dog (Ergo Proxy) on December 20, 2011 · 2 Comments
For seven years I’ve let anime like Haruhi Suzumiya, Code Geass, and Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni influence my art for the TSODR series. I’ve come to realize that The Society On Da Run deserves an anime (and of course, HBO or AMC (or Starz) live action series). Although the story may not seem fully … Read more
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SONG TO LISTEN TO WHEN READING THIS STORY: Ashuton and Aaron built a town called Carver Dan, and it was Ashuton’s intention to break away from his family and use the town as a hideout, but that wasn’t going to work. Only those loyal to the Empire of Antonin were granted access to the small … Read more
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The story behind EarthNations is in fact based off the Cestrawan shrine songs. Cestrawan is a type of computer language developed for accessing the Valbaara Infrastructure (the hivemind that the living dragon shrines are based around). The hivemind shrine can power on the Towers (Pillars) of Light, and only a dragon with high status and … Read more
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Written as: HEMorRHaGe LIF3WAY This song is sung twice in the TSODR series. It is sung when Thomas sacrifices part of himself to save his shrine (France’s last hope for defense against the Crotonian spaceships) and is sung when Skyline calls the Technology Dragon to revive New York/Lindendale lake. Thomas Karrucci’s character bio: Thomas Karrucci: … Read more
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Posted by Rocket Dog (Ergo Proxy) on December 7, 2011 · 1 Comment
Translations are under the dragon lyrics. Verses with a singer’s part in parenthesis means the singer sings with the other singer when the other singer reaches certain words. The singers NOT in bold are backup singers with distorted voices. For those whom don’t know, WiSHiinGyuw3rEheRE is a dragon-made supercomputer made for GWEN Co. … Read more
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Posted by Rocket Dog (Ergo Proxy) on December 1, 2011 · 1 Comment
I made a Wikipedia entry for The Society On Da Run and I thought it wouldn’t be deleted, but as it turns out (like always on Wikipedia), it’s being debated for Speedy Deletion. I hate those debates. I’ve had my fair share of them. You can stop Wikipedia from deleting the article by getting well-know … Read more
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Two days ago I was reading a magazine while at checkout. I was hurting to get out of there because red day had struck. I was skimming through Black hair magazine (or was it Essence magazine?) and I saw an actress named Adaora Akubilo in an ad for Garnier Fruitics. Right then and there I … Read more
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This is reposted from the blog I made specifically for TSODR. ———————————————————————— So, I took down the chapbook from Lulu.com to rework it, and found out about the awfully strange 11.11.11 and 11.1.11 dates. Here I am thinking: chapbooks have more to tell than a Novel. So now, for once and for all, without taking … Read more
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I entered the Fantasy Book Review’s short story competition using the story Skyline and Kate Com. It was well received and they said the use of poetry and e-mails was very original. I had high
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Posted by Rocket Dog (Ergo Proxy) on October 5, 2011 · 1 Comment
Another excerpt from The Society On Da Run (yes, more space dragons), this one deals with Narcissus and the birth of Ashuton(the Dragon god)’s child. ——————————————————————————————————– The soldiers grabbed her by the arms and hauled her away. The nursemaid, Yuko Hawakada, followed along with a petrified puppy. Narcissus kept her head down as she let … Read more
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