Mark A. Sargent

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  • Time For A Yearly Update

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    As you may have guessed, I don’t keep up with the website very much. That said, I do try to stick my head in from time to time, if only to keep the cobwebs from building up. So, here’s what’s been going on:   Wyvern’s Wings (or whatever the hell I’m calling it, since titles…

  • Progress?

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    Welp, I’m over 5k words into rewriting the ending of my fantasy western. So far I think it’s going much better, but there’s still one subplot point I’m unsure about. Still, I’m keeping it in until I’m finished to see if it works. And then any beta readers I get can tell me if it…

  • Free Book Promotion Is Live

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    Well, here it goes. The free book promotion on Amazon is live! Now through the 28th you can get Clockwork & Old Gods for free.  

  • Want a free book?

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    Hey folks, I’ve got an announcement for you. My book will be available absolutely free on Amazon from Friday the 24th through Tuesday the 28th. If you’d like a copy, or know somebody who might like a free (and DRM free!) epic fantasy/steampunk mashup, let them know! Linky links: Amazon US Amazon UK

  • Random Thought

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    Earlier today I thought Sneezus would be a great name for a god of allergies. Then I thought, maybe Sneezus is just the earthly envoy of the god Histamine, spreading around handfuls of pollen like some weird, itchy, wheezing Johnny Appleseed. This is how my mind works.

  • Art and the Internet

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    It bothers me how art loses its provenance on the internet. Somebody finds something cool and, say, sticks it on their tumbler. Then somebody else reposts it, and somebody pins it to a board on pinterest. Etc, etc. If none of them include the original source, you really have to dig in and do some…

  • Short Update

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    Not nearly as long as I’d hoped it would be, but here’s an update for the fantasy western:   The goyle considered her silently, just long enough that she started feeling the urge to fidget. At last, it said <We will help you in this, Arbiter.> Katherine told herself not to look the gift horse…

  • Characters in UFW

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    There are two things I still need to hash out before NaNoWriMo. Well, probably more than that, but there are two on my mind just now. One is a plot map. Normally I’m a seat of the pants writer, making things up as I go along with only a vague idea of a plot until it’s…

  • About DRM

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    This is a bit of a rehash of something I talked about in my Protagonize guest post, but I figured it warranted its own time here. DRM DRM stands for Digital Rights Management. It ostensibly protects a creator’s work from the dreaded scourge of internet piracy. Personally, I’m not a fan. Whether it’s copy protection of…