Monthly Archives: March 2015

Review: Elysium by Georgia Cline

Elysium comes to us as Georgia Cline’s debut novel. It falls squarely in the Dystopian, Apocalyptic, YA (Young Adult) genre with Science Fiction sprinkled on top. All right, that’s three genres mashed together, so maybe “squarely” is the wrong word. Let’s say it falls in line with a great deal of popular and successful fiction […]

March 31, 2015 – 6:00 am | By Eduardo Suastegui | Posted in My Book Reviews | Comments (4)

Story-telling’s 3 A’s: about, About, ABOUT

What is this story about? To write it, you have to know the answer to that question. It’s a simple question—deceptively so. But yeah, if you’re going to have any idea of what to write next, and if you’re going to write a semi-coherent story summary blurb, you have to know what the story is […]

March 30, 2015 – 5:55 am | By Eduardo Suastegui | Posted in Essays | Tagged , | Comments Off on Story-telling’s 3 A’s: about, About, ABOUT

Download DEAD BEEF Free, Exclusively From This Site

For a limited time only, I am making DEAD BEEF available free, exclusively on this site when you join my mail list. How limited is the time? Until fifty people sign up, or one week runs by, whichever comes first. That’s it. No more to say about it. Join up now to get your free […]

March 29, 2015 – 6:00 am | By Eduardo Suastegui | Posted in News | Comments Off on Download DEAD BEEF Free, Exclusively From This Site

#SaturdayScenes: Ghost Writer, Chapter 5

Thanks for checking out the next #SaturdayScenes installment for my in-work Ghost Writer, book 6 of the Our Cyber World series. You may access the story summary and other sample excerpts through the table of contents. I’m looking forward to hearing what you think! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Recap After showing Vivian how to use his electronic gear, […]

March 28, 2015 – 4:00 am | By Eduardo Suastegui | Posted in Novels, SaturdayScenes | Comments (2)

Feral: Ah, So That’s What the Story is About

If you’ve followed along on social media, you know. I’m a bit stuck on how to write Feral. Something’s been missing, and I can’t get enthused about tapping those keys. But what’s missing? Why am I having so much trouble? For once, I know how the story ends. Since it involves things that happened leading […]

March 26, 2015 – 6:15 am | By Eduardo Suastegui | Posted in Novels | Comments (6)

The Rich, the Poor, the Free, and the Prosperity Trap

I’ve been rich and I’ve been poor, and I rather live free. Apparently, there’s such a thing as “financial freedom.” I keep hearing about it. Maybe we’re not experiencing it because we haven’t paid enough for it? What if someone’s selling us a non-existent bridge to our dreams? Here’s a thought-provoking question: who worries more […]

March 23, 2015 – 8:45 am | By Eduardo Suastegui | Posted in Essays | Comments (2)

#SaturdayScenes: Ghost Writer, Chapter 4

This is the next #SaturdayScenes installment for my in-work Ghost Writer, book 6 of the Our Cyber World series. You may access the story summary and other sample excerpts through the table of contents. Let me know what you think! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Recap Vivian and Andre arrive in San Jose, where she will meet and interview […]

March 21, 2015 – 4:00 am | By Eduardo Suastegui | Posted in Novels, SaturdayScenes | Comments (2)

The Our Cyber World Story Map

I have written the Our Cyber World series as the stories have come to me. As it’s turned out, they haven’t come to me in a clean, linear chronological order. As an additional aid to readers trying to decide where to start and in what order they should read the stories, I drew this series […]

March 19, 2015 – 5:00 am | By Eduardo Suastegui | Posted in News, Novels | Comments Off on The Our Cyber World Story Map

About Those Flawless-Likeable Characters

Do they exist? Flawless, likeable characters? I suppose we could reply, “Yes, in the page of some do-nothing books.” But that would be too glib an answer. The more nuanced and balanced response should acknowledge that in most cases, this discussion hinges on degree. As in, how flawed and how likeable? For someone trying to […]

March 16, 2015 – 6:00 am | By Eduardo Suastegui | Posted in Essays | Tagged , | Comments Off on About Those Flawless-Likeable Characters

#SaturdayScenes – Ghost Writer: Chapter 3

This is the fifth #SaturdayScenes installment for my in-work Ghost Writer, book 6 of the Our Cyber World series. You may access the story summary and other sample excerpts through the table of contents. Let me know what you think! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Recap Vivian had a video chat with alleged rogue AI, Erin, who has warned […]

March 14, 2015 – 5:01 am | By Eduardo Suastegui | Posted in Novels, SaturdayScenes | Comments (1)