Kal Spriggs

Tag: Science Fiction

  • Captain America Winter Soldier Movie Review

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    Disclaimer ahead: I’m reviewing a comic book movie and I’m not a fan of comic books.  That aside, let’s get to the movie! Short answer: I loved it.  Lots of action, interesting plot, and the good guy heroics that you would expect from Captain America. Let’s dive a little deeper though.  The movie had excellent…

  • Renegades: Origins and Free Sample

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    I’ve decided to title Renegades: Compendium I as Renegades: Origins.  It will include the first five Renegades Novellas as well as four or more short stories.  Renegades: Origins comes out 19 April.   Among the short stories included is Runner, which I already have up for free, as well as a story from Anubus titled…

  • Anomaly Con Denver Review

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    I went to Anomaly Con this past weekend.  It’s a smaller Fan Convention in Denver, Colorado.  The general theme is steampunk and alternate history, though there was certainly guests, panels, and events linked to science fiction, traditional fantasy, and even urban fantasy as well.  I’ll cover the highlights for those interested. Tracy Hickman was there,…

  • Taxes for Writers, part 2

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    In my last bit on taxes, I went into what I’ve learned as far as tax deductions.  Now comes the less fun parts. Writers, God(s) help us, are considered self employed.  This has a number of effects upon the money we earn and the taxes we have to pay.  As far as the US tax…

  • Fool’s Gold Sample

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    Here’s a sample from the beginning of Fool’s Gold, a short story set from the perspective of Anubus from The Renegades series. ***  Anubus figured his safest long term option lay in the murder of the entire crew. Unfortunately, in the short term, he required them alive. He knew little enough in regards to navigation…

  • Runner sample

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    Here’s a quick sample from Runner, a short story written about the origins of Run the Chxor, a character in The Renegades series.  Runner will also be available in the upcoming Renegades: Compendium ***  Ghren paused as he pulled up his notes: “On 5674-Juhnar, Medical Scientist Rhxun, violated standard methodology and protocols with his current…

  • Taxes for Writers, Part 1

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    In writing, as in many things, there is no getting away from the absolutes: Death and Taxes. The good news, such as it is, is that writing can have a number of perks, chief among them is making you a bit of money.  The bad news, of course, is that you’ll have to pay taxes…

  • Renegades: A Murder of Crowes sample

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    I thought I’d share a short section from Renegades: A Murder of Crowes, which comes out in only a few weeks. This section comes from near the beginning. I’ve tried to avoid any spoilers, but if you haven’t read through Renegades: Ghost Story, then you probably don’t want to read this yet. “Okay, first order…

  • Fallen Race and Renegades Audiobooks Coming Soon

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    As something of an experiment, I’ll be trying out audiobooks, via audible.com and Amazon here in the near future.  I’m excited to be taking this step and it’s something of a gamble, since I’m spending money out of my pocket to do it.  For those of you who prefer audiobooks as your method of entertainment,…

  • Renegades: Compendium I

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    I’ve been doing a little thinking.  A dangerous pasttime, I know.  Still, from looking at sales over the past few months, I’m thinking about compiling my Renegades novellas into one omnibus and selling them in that form.  This would  be the first five novellas: Deserter’s Redemption, The Gentle One, Declaration, Ghost Story, and A Murder…