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Scientific Introspection Escapes!

William X. Adams Posted on September 5, 2020 by William X. AdamsSeptember 5, 2020

Scientific Introspection is my monograph on philosophical psychology in 45,000 words. It was scheduled for launch the day after Labor Day, but it escaped early because I entered the wrong date into a vendor’s website. Rather than fight with that, I … Continue reading →

Posted in Nonfiction, Publishing | Tagged consciousness, dualism, empiricism, epistemology, history of psychology, introspection, methodology, patanjali, phenomenology, psychology, psychophysics, Scientific Introspection, the mind

Pain You Can Use

William X. Adams Posted on August 12, 2020 by William X. AdamsAugust 12, 2020

I just finished sending out two dozen queries to literary agents, pitching my latest sci-fi novel, “Alien Panic.”  My expectations for a positive agent response are close to zero, and I look toward self-publishing the book in January. Why did … Continue reading →

Posted in Phane Series, Publishing | Tagged agent query, agents, Alien Panic, pitching a novel, sci-fi, self-publishing

Holiday Aliens

William X. Adams Posted on November 13, 2019 by William X. AdamsNovember 13, 2019

I am convinced that my self-publishing adventure is the best way for me to find readers. Convinced. Yes, I am. Every time I go through the logic, I come to the same conclusion. It is my best option. However, delusion … Continue reading →

Posted in Marketing, Newcomers Series, Phane Series, Publishing | Tagged agents, Alien Body, Alien Talk, Book sale, Intelligent Things, psi-fi, publishing, Reluctant Android, sci-fi sale, self-publishing

Publish Online, On the Cheap!

William X. Adams Posted on August 4, 2019 by William X. AdamsOctober 10, 2019

I have a new nonfiction book coming out in October: Publish Your Novel Online for Under $500: A Step-by-step guide for Writers. It’s available now as a Kindle ebook preorder. Is it about consciousness? Only in the sense that publishing … Continue reading →

Posted in Marketing, Publishing, Writing | Tagged do-it-yourself publishing, ebook, how to publish online, how to self-publish, kindle, online publishing, self-publishing

Publishing is Not Writing

William X. Adams Posted on September 12, 2018 by William X. AdamsSeptember 12, 2018
Wishing well

I haven’t written a word of fiction in over a month. I’ve been absorbed by launching my first psi-fi novel, Reluctant Android. He’s slowly finding his legs, in print and online. Reluctant Android in print: www.bit.ly/RA-paperback   (Amazon) Reluctant Android on … Continue reading →

Posted in Marketing, Publishing, Reluctant Android, Writing | Tagged book advertising, book marketing, Reluctant Android, self-publishing, writing vs publishing

Psi-Fi Novel Launched!

William X. Adams Posted on September 1, 2018 by William X. AdamsSeptember 12, 2018
Reluctant Android Cover 72 dpi

Today is launch day. September 1st, and my first psi-fi novel, Reluctant Android is officially launched as an ebook. I had the novel all edited and formatted, with the cover ready to go in July, and I thought at the … Continue reading →

Posted in Marketing, Publishing, Reluctant Android | Tagged AI, artificial intelligence, book launch, book marketing, consciousness, Ps-Fi Books, psi-fi, Reluctant Android, self-publishing

Copy-Editing Softbot

William X. Adams Posted on August 24, 2018 by William X. AdamsSeptember 1, 2018
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Reluctant  Android, my first psi-fi novel, was professionally copy-edited. That cost nearly $2,000 and was worth every dime. The quality of the manuscript was hugely improved, and I learned a lot about writing good, clear sentences. I thought I already … Continue reading →

Posted in Publishing, Writing | Tagged automated editing, copy-editing, editing, Grammarly, self-editing

Reluctant Android Pops His Head Up!

William X. Adams Posted on July 18, 2018 by William X. AdamsAugust 24, 2018
Reluctant Android Cover 72 dpi

I finally managed to get Reluctant Android out of my head and into the world.  He is available now as an ebook for preorder ($3.99 USD) on Kindle and Smashwords. Amazon Kindle:  http://bit.ly/RA-kindle Smashwords: www.smashwords.com/books/view/874448 And for those who just can’t wait, … Continue reading →

Posted in Publishing, Reluctant Android | Tagged Amazon, book pricing, KDP publishing, publishing a apaperback, Reluctant Android

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