J.D. Moyer

science fiction author, beatmaker, against fascism

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Short Promotional Post, Upcoming Posts, and a New Experiment

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On April 5, 2019

In Creative Work/Career, Reverse Aging, Writing

Nobody listened.

Just a few things to mention today:

  • My new progressive breaks album MOVE with Mark Musselman keeps slowly creeping up the charts. I don’t know if the album has legs or if it’s climbing the charts because my mom, some friends, and a few of you kind blog readers bought it, but it’s currently #11 on Beatport Breaks releases. If it breaks the Top 10 I promise I’ll shut up about permanently, at least on this blog, but if you’re an electronic music fan and you’re feeling the Momu vibe, I’d greatly appreciate if you could buy the album on Beatport. I think eventually Elon Musk will file a cease a desist, so grab it while you can (or maybe he’ll tweet-blast it because we’re amplifying his warnings about rogue AIs taking over the world).

  • A nice surprise on Twitter today — I learned that my story The Fo’dekai Artifact (originally published by Cosmic Roots and Eldritch Shores in 2017) was recently podcasted. You can listen to the full story on Youtube for free (which is great, as this story was previously behind a paywall). If you enjoy the story please follow Cosmic Roots and Eldritch Shores on Youtube and maybe subscribe to the zine.
  • After a few hiccups I was finally able to claim my author page on Goodreads. If you use Goodreads, please follow me over there (I currently have all of five followers). I turned “Ask the Author” to ON, so if you have any burning questions about my novel The Sky Woman or any of my short stories (including The Fo’dekai Artifact), please ask them on Goodreads and I’d be happy to answer.

OK — that’s everything I have to promote. Thank you for any links you may have clicked on!

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Some Personal Updates, and a Request

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On April 2, 2019

In Creative Work/Career, Electronic Music, Personal Updates, Writing

Unrelated to the post, but Bumblebee was parked in front of my house yesterday.

I got back from my uncle’s funeral service a few hours ago. It was belated for various reasons — he died over a year ago — but the service was well-attended, in a beautiful location, and I feel as if we did right by him.

Both my father-in-law and my uncle passed away around the same time last year. For a few months my stress levels redlined and I had difficulty sleeping, but after I’d had a chance to grieve and the bulk of the end-of-life logistics were handled for both family members, I settled into a more reflective state. It’s been good to consider my own mortality, and the mortality of my friends and family. It’s easier to prioritize what’s important when I consider the relative imminence and unavoidability of death. I frequently let my family and friends know that I love them, I work on my big ideas, and I do the things I would regret not doing were my life to be cut short.

But I hope that my life continues for a very long time, because I’m enjoying it immensely. In terms of external life metrics such as finances and career, I’m doing fine, but what’s really making me happy are the following:

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2018 Awards Eligibility

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On November 19, 2018

In Creative Work/Career, Writing

Nominations are now open for the 2018 Nebula Awards, for SFWA members (including Associate members). This post lists my fiction eligible for the 2018 awards, and includes reading links. If you read and enjoy a story, please consider nominating it (I can’t nominate my own fiction, nor can the publishers).

I’ll write a follow-up post in a few weeks about the fiction I’ll be nominating myself — lots of great choices this year.

2018 Nebula and Hugo Eligible Fiction

Novel category

The Sky Woman (Flame Tree Press)
“wonderfully entertaining debut novel” – Compelling Science Fiction
amazon link
audible link
SFWA member forum link (Ch.1-2)

Novelette category

The Icelandic Cure (Omnidawn)
“a strong, thoughtful story that inspires hope for the future” – Publisher’s Weekly
amazon link
SFWA member forum link

Short Story category

The Equationist (The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction)
“emotionally affecting and thought-provoking” – SF Crow’s Nest
SFWA member forum link
Purchase back issue

Targeted Behavior (Compelling Science Fiction)
read online for free

Money in the Tortoise (Intergalactic Medicine Show)
IGMS subscription link
SFWA member forum link

Plastic Eater (sfreader.com)
read online for free

Boosting Word Counts – November Productivity Test

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On October 22, 2018

In Creative Work/Career, Fiction Writing, Lifestyle Experiments, Writing

I’m in awe of authors who can crank out 5-10K words a day. And there are a lot of them out there. To achieve my own writing goals, I don’t necessarily need to achieve those heroic word counts. But I would like to bump up my productivity significantly.

Ideally, I’d like to consistently write at least 5000 thousand words a week. While that’s an order of magnitude less than many writers, those words still add up. If I can keep that pace up for at least ten months, I’m at 200K words per year. That’s a couple of novel’s worth, or four novellas, or forty short stories, or some combination thereof. (Of course, many of those words will end up deleted, or archived forever, so there’s something to be said for surplus words.)

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A Special Announcement and Upcoming Blog Changes

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On October 10, 2018

In Creative Work/Career, Metablog, Writing

Monthly pictures of Leia at the $1/mo. membership tier.

Around the first of November I’ll be launching a Patreon account featuring the following rewards:

  • Exclusive access to unpublished drafts of my new fiction each month (a new short story or chapter of my in-progress novel) with the opportunity to provide feedback.
  • Full and unlimited access to all private blog posts on this site (jdmoyer.com)
  • At higher levels, signed copies of my novels, one-on-one consults, invitation to an annual patron dinner (roving location) and many other rewards.
  • Monthly pictures of my beautiful mystery-breed dog Leia.

For regular readers, that might bring up the question: What private posts?

So as not to surprise anybody, as of November 1 or so, some of the existing posts on this blog (less than 10%) will become accessible only to Patreon members at the $3+/month tier. Some new posts (also less than 10%) will fall into the same category.

For those who can easily afford the three bucks a month, I’d encourage you to join my Patreon for the following reasons:

  • The new Patreon-member posts will be written for a smaller audience, one presumably more like-minded, and will be both more lively and more personal than the public-facing posts.
  • Joining my Patreon will allow me to dedicate more time to writing, including both blogging and fiction writing (resulting in more blog posts, stories, and novels).
  • It’s fun! I support a number of artists and projects on Patreon myself. It feels great to give back to people whose work I have been enjoying and benefiting from for months or even years.

What do you think? My Patreon isn’t live yet, but I’ve been working on the various membership tiers. I’d be curious as to what kinds of benefits you might want, either as a reader of this blog or of my fiction.

Reminder: On October 1st I launched a book review contest, which is open until the end of year. Review The Sky Woman on either amazon or goodreads, and win $500, two tickets to WorldCon Dublin, or one of about twenty other prizes. Based on the number of entries in past contests on this blog, there is a significant chance that everyone who enters will win something.

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