John D. Parker News
Fantastic Storytelling
Dystopian Fiction to Share
This month’s genre to share starts much earlier in history than most we examine here. But don’t worry, we won’t tarry long in the long ago and will get to recent and current times quickly. In his best known work, Sir Thomas More envisioned a bright future for we...
Magical Realism to Share
Authors are frequently advised to find a genre, study it, and stick to it. And then you find a series that blows through genre barriers like a dragon through Kevlar, or in the case of this month’s feature, a ghost through a police precinct. Sharing Great Stories One...
Space Opera to Share
Like you, as an avid reader of science fiction and fantasy, I’m always looking for more. I’m especially happy when I find a new series I can start reading and have regular releases coming every year or so. Better yet sometimes, depending on my available reading time,...
Ten-Word Story Contest Finalist
To celebrate both their tenth anniversaries, the Alliance of Independent Authors (ALLi) and Kobo Writing Life held a ten-word story contest. (For those in the US, Kobo = Kindle for most of the world). Winners were announced at the London Book Fair Saturday, Apr. 16....
Fireborne Episode 13 Available
With Fireborne episode 13 dropping today, and episodes queued for every Tuesday and Friday, it is a great time to get back into Fireborne. In episode 13: Godclan Lenor, Valia learns more of what it means to be a Lenor healer from Aunt Lenorie. While out harvesting...
Great News for Readers of Fireborne on Kindle Vella
My coming-of-age fantasy series, Fireborne, is back on Kindle Vella. In early January, I started publishing the Fireborne series on Kindle Vella. A week later, the Amazon AI, for no reason, suspended my account. So the opening 7 episodes of the series continued to...
Episodes 6 & 7 Released, Episode 8 Delayed
Success. I am pleased to announce that episodes 6 and 7 were released as scheduled and the series is gaining readers. Frustration with Amazon and Delay. However, I am currently unable to login to my Amazon account and Amazon has not responded to my several inquiries...
Dragonbound: Fireborne is live on Kindle Vella
I am excited to announce that Fireborne, Book 1 of the Dragonbound epic fantasy series, is live on Kindle Vella. It launched with episodes 1-5 available and new episodes arriving every Tuesday and Friday. What is Fireborne about? When Valia discovers a dragon whistle,...
Dragonbound: Fireborne
If you have come here looking for more about the Dragonbound series, we’ll have more for you soon. In the meanwhile, please join the newsletter to get the latest information.
You can check out the series on Kindle Vella. The first 3 episodes are free.
