J.D. Moyer

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A Solarpunk Manifesto

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On July 19

In Alternative Economics, Culture Rants/Shares, Utopian Speculations, Writing

The other day I found A Solarpunk Manifesto in my inbox, thanks to Joe Stech and his News Refinery newsletter.

I was vaguely aware of solarpunk as a genre, associating it with progressive technological optimism, an alternative to both dystopian science fiction and steampunk. But I’d never read any attempt to describe it explicitly.

Reading the manifesto, my general reaction was yes. Count me in for science fiction as activism, post-scarcity, post-capitalism, post-hierarchical society, and the whole shebang.

While I’ve never described the Reclaimed Earth series as solarpunk, the Ringstation Coalition culture checks all of the boxes. So do aspects of my novelette The Icelandic Cure, and many of my short stories.

So yeah, I guess I’m a solarpunk author, at least in part.

Here’s the manifesto in full, shared via Creative Commons license:

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Reclaimed Earth Series Promotion (Cash and Book Prizes)

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On December 17

In Contests

I’m running a short contest to promote my Reclaimed Earth science fiction series. Please enter below if you’d like a chance to win $50 and the first two books of the series. Book 3, The Last Crucible, comes out next year on Flame Tree Press.

Update: This contest has ended. The winner was selected randomly by the gleam.io engine, and paid.

Reviews of The Sky Woman (Book 1 of Reclaimed Earth)

Review in Analog SF
“A well-told story reminiscent of Ursula K. LeGuin or Karen Lord”

Review in Compelling Science Fiction
“wonderfully entertaining debut novel”

Review on Whiskey With My Book
“a highly imaginative future Earth”

Review on Pamela Morris Books
“an incredible and detailed vision of Earth’s future”

Review on In Libris Veritas
“I loved the blend of science fiction technology with the rustic iron age advancements”

Review on Cemetery Dance
“wildly imaginative and totally entertaining”

New Interview and Excerpts from The Guardian

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On February 14

In Writing

Book blogger and author Darrell Laurant has a new post up about The Guardian (Book 2 of the Reclaimed Earth series) on his site “Snowflakes in a Blizzard.” The post includes some short excerpts. Thanks Darrell!

If you’ve read The Guardian and enjoyed it, please leave me a rating or review on Goodreads or Amazon. A single click or a few words can make a big difference. If you need more motivation than my undying gratitude, I should mention that I will include all reviews retroactively in my upcoming review contest, which will feature a sizable cash prize).

I’ve got some good news to share soon re: the Reclaimed Earth series. I can’t spill the beans quite yet, but I do want to say thank you to those of you who have been reading my blog for years and have followed my journey from aspiring science fiction author to actual science fiction author.

Happy Valentine’s Day!

Long-Term Thinking as a Coping Mechanism for Political Insanity (or Why I Write Science Fiction)

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On December 16

In Culture Rants/Shares, Fiction Writing, Writing

The Guardian in John Scalzi’s advance reading copy pile

I should say up front that this post is a book plug. But it’s also an honest account of what’s been going on in my head since the orange menace was elected and the stock market graph of human progress took a sharp dip.

Three years into the Trump administration, I’m learning how to manage my emotions around the fact that a narcissistic man-child is systematically dismantling everything good about our country (human rights, environmental protections, voting rights and fair elections, a relatively good standing in the international community, etc.), while simultaneously worsening our preexisting national issues (racism, gun violence, massive wealth inequality, expensive healthcare, etc.). It’s an awful situation that has negatively impacted my own well-being (and I’m a relatively wealthy, privileged white male, with plentiful resources; most have it much worse).

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The Guardian Goodreads Book Giveaway, Awards Eligibility

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On November 18

In Creative Work/Career, Writing

If you’re interested in my new anthropological science novel The Guardian but you don’t want to pay for it, you can either check out a copy from your local library, or you can enter this Goodreads giveaway contest to win your own paperback copy:

Goodreads Book Giveaway

The Guardian by J.D. Moyer

The Guardian

by J.D. Moyer

Giveaway ends November 30, 2019.

See the giveaway details
at Goodreads.

Enter Giveaway

Good luck, I hope you win! Please share with your science fiction loving friends.

Awards Eligibility

In 2019 almost all my writing efforts were dedicated to my new novel The Savior Virus (currently in first draft form). That meant I didn’t work much on much new short fiction, though I did start a Duotrope subscription in August, which got me back into the habit of submitting stories. I went back to some older pieces with fresh eyes and made substantial revisions (and changed the titles of a couple stories). That resulted in some new sales, the first of which was just published in Into the Ruins.

So my 2019 awards eligibility list is very short:

Short Story
“The Sacramento Sea” – Into the Ruins #14, November
SFWA members can read the full story here

Novel
“The Guardian” – Flame Tree Press, September
Available at your local library, your local bookstore, via the contest mentioned above, or here

SFWA members and WorldCon attendees, thank you for your consideration!

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