My Books At Powell's Famous Book Store In Portland by BJ Neblett

 My Books At Powell's Famous Book Store In Portland by BJ Neblett

It is true that Covid has taken its toll on the many book and sci-fi/fantasy conventions. I really miss meeting with readers one on one, usually making as many conventions each year as possible. A couple of my favorite stops happen in Portland, Oregon each year. I am never disappointed at the warm and friendly reception my books and I receive. And while visiting the City of Roses, one of my favorite stops is always Powell's Book Store.

While surfing the net recently, I was pleasantly surprised to see a listing for my latest book, Planet Alt-Sete-Nine Book Two: Princess Haylee at none other than Powell's famous shop. For those of you in the Portland area, you can stop in and ask for a copy of Princess Haylee. The rest of us can score copies via Powell's very neat website. Here is the link: Powell's Books, and the direct link to their listing of Planet Alt-Sete-Nine Book Two: Princess Haylee.

If you are lucky enough to be able to stop by the store, be sure to leave plenty of time for browsing. You could literally spend all day wandering through their seemingly endless rows of new, used, and vintage books. And be sure to tell them BJ sent you!

Hopefully, we'll be back at the conventions soon! Keep an eye here for updates!

Peace,

BJ

Books, Books, More Books And Quotes by BJ Neblett

 Books, Books, More Books And Quotes by BJ Neblett

Hello again. I thought I'd give you a bit of diversion from clicking the refresh button on the Black Friday sale of Nintendo Switch while you try and digest your turkey. Oh, I got my Switch with a Mario Kart 8 bundle on Wednesday. It took from 4 PM until 8:30 PM but was worth the effort. Anyway, for those of you who are familiar with the yearly NaNoWriMo, I've been using it as an incentive to get a jump on Book 3 of Planet Alt-Sete-Nine. I finished Book 2 Princess Haylee and it is in the hands of my publisher. He promises a February, 2021 release. Also, my very talented writer buddy KJ McPike put the cap on her Astrilis series and has started a new series and we fell into this friendly competition, as we always seem to do. The goal of NaNoWriMo is to write 50,000 words in the 30 days of November. With two days to go, KJ and I are about neck and neck. Thing is, I'm just writing words, getting chapters fleshed out. KJ, perfectionist that she is, I'm sure is pumping out wonderful first drafts. Come December, when we start exchanging chapters as we do to critique (read: tear apart) each other's work, I'll be getting neat and orderly structure, while she'll be getting my hot mess. Serves her right... KJ's book, Paths Uncertain is the final chapter in the Souls Untethered Saga, and is available everywhere.

By the way, links to all the works sited are within the text as well as below. Just click the highlight!

As release date draws closer, I'll post a short preview of Book two Planet Alt-Sete-Nine: Princess Haylee. And hopefully, down the line I'll post some quick excerpts of Book Three Planet Alt-Sete-Nine: War Of The Wizards here for your enjoyment.

In the mean time, the book of quotes I mention a few posts back has just been released. The Motivational Book Of Poetry And Quotes is published by the good folks at Wingless Dreamer and has some stirring works of poetry and memorable quotes, including two of mine. It is beautifully hard bound and a great addition to book shelves and coffee table tops. Check it out.

Ok, back to writing. Can't let KJ get a head of me. And, since I'm planning on the paperback release of my New Millennialism collection of short stories Wouldn't It Be Funny If... to also be released in 2021, I figure maybe I can give my publisher a heart attack by sending him a third book within one year. Might be good for sales. I can see the headlines now: THE BOOK THAT KILLED A MAN! 

Ha! Take care and have a great and safe holidays.

Planet Alt-Sete-Nine

    Book 1: The Lost Princess

    Book 2: Princess Haylee

The Motivational Book Of Poetry And Quotes

Paths Uncertain by KJ McPike

New Book New Class and A New Author by BJ Neblett

New Book, New Classes and A New Author

by BJ Neblett

Hello! I realize it has been quite some time, but I do have an excuse… a reason… ok, an explanation for my tardiness: in a word, work. Need I say more? But in this case work refers, at least in part, to writing.

Let me explain.

This spring/summer will see the release of my new book. Yes, the same one you have all been anticipating and asking me about. Planet Alt-Sete-Nine is book one of a trilogy, and to be perfectly honest, I wanted to not only make it as near perfect as possible, but to get a good head start on book two before the release of book one. We, my publisher BrightonPublishing, and I are working on the next to last (hopefully) edits and putting together a stunning cover design to grace what many of my beta readers have termed a modern fantasy classic. (blush blush blush)

Planet Alt-Sete-Nine is a contemporary fantasy which blurs the lines between the realities of virtual reality and alternate realities. Confused? Ok, here’s a peak at a possible back cover book blurb:

School teacher Haylee is a happy, normal, slightly geeky twenty something with more than a passing fascination for fantasy video gaming. But when her boyfriend Jake asks her to beta test a new game he is developing for his company, the lines between fantasy and reality soon begin to blur. She is drawn deeper into the game’s ground breaking virtual reality, alienating herself from friends and family. Even the renowned Dr. Cochran, a leading expert on video game addiction, is at a loss to explain Haylee’s strange and erratic behavior. As Haylee explores the mystical Planet Alt-Sete-Nine for an elusive princess, Jake frantically searches for a way to hold on to Haylee and her tenuous grasp with reality. Can the powerful Wizardess Azami le Blanc unravel the mystery of the Al-téarièn people? Or will the fierce warrior Cailey be Haylee’s salvation?

Watch here for more on release date!

Part two of my tardiness also concerns work, only in this case my teaching duties at Seattle’s Hugo House for Writers. I have been busy teaching several classes, which is both a bane and blessing in disguise. I love teaching writing and have found my Sunday’s lately taken up with classes that include Editing, Writing Effective Time Travel, my current class, Short Stories and Shorter Stories. My next class has proven to be a very popular one: Creating Effective Characters In Fiction. It starts Sunday, April 15, and runs for six consecutive Sundays from 10 AM to Noon. Registration opens March 6 and usually fills up fast. Visit Hugo House for more information on this and other upcoming classes I will be teaching through the summer, including Editing, Dialogue, Time Travel and more. (it never hurts if you mention that you heard about it here on my blog!)

Finally, I have been honored by a quote from a short story of mine called George appearing in a recently released book. Adrian Winstanley, a very capable writer, has crafted an entertaining, funny and touching memoir in High HopesSilver Linings. During the wonderful tour that has been his life, we learn of a particularly dark period when my words, as quoted to him by a caring nurse, moved Mr. Winstanley to re-assess his very existence. I highly recommend High Hopes Silver Linings. It is available through most books stores including Barnes & Noble, and, as always, Amazon.com.

Peace,
BJ Neblett

Reader's Catalogue And Back To Teaching by BJ Neblett

Reader’s Catalogue and Back To Teaching by BJ Neblett

Hello and happy New Year. Here is the overdue year end listing of all of my publications and where you can find them. Most everything is available through Amazon.com simply by searching my name. Please be sure to leave a review of anything you may read. Thanks in advance.

For those of you in the Seattle area, I will be teaching a class on short story and flash fiction writing, Short Stories & Shorter Stories at Hugo House forWriters. Classes will be Sunday’s from 10 AM till Noon and commence February 5, continuing through March 12. There is still time to register and plenty of room for more students. Click here for more info.

Looking ahead, I will be teaching my fiction writing class during the spring semester. Tentatively scheduled for Tuesday evenings, 5 PM till 7 PM, starting May 23, you can find more info by contacting Hugo House. This has proven to be one of my most popular classes and I hope you plan on joining us.

Finally, Planet Alt-Sete-Nine is at the publisher, and the sequel, Princess Haylee is coming along great. Keep watching here for publication/release dates for these and more!

Books:

Available now:

Ice Cream Camelot                Memoir                                   

Elysian Dreams                      Contemporary urban fantasy adventure

2017 releases:

Planet Alt-Sete-Nine               Contemporary fantasy/alternate reality

Princess Haylee                      Contemporary fantasy/alternate reality

2017/2018 release:

Never Let A Vegetarian Pack Your Lunch (And Other Love Stories)

                                                Collection of romance stories

Short Stories:

Rain At The Intersection Of Tomorrow                   

                                                Beyond The Hedge Anthology          7-1-2016

The Girl With The Stars In Her Eyes                                   

                                                Paradox Ethereal Magazine                12-1-2016

Round Table                           Paradox Ethereal Magazine                6-1-2016

Summer Of Love                    Romance Magazine Vol 3 No 9          10-8-2015

No Boundaries                       Romance Magazine Vol 3 No 8          9-8-2015

The Man Who Wouldn’t Die

                                                Paradox Ethereal Magazine                8-27-2015

The Gift                                  Paradox Ethereal Magazine                6-1-2015

Seven Seconds                        eFiction Magazine Vol 6 No 4            7-1-2015

One-Eyed Redhead From Texas

                                                Romance Magazine Vol 3 No 4          5-8-2015

Crank Up The Wyrd              eFiction Magazine Vol 5 No 12          3-1-2015

Business As Usual                  Romance Magazine Vol 2 No 12        1-8-2015

Ponytail: Never Say Uncle     Romance Magazine Vol 2 No 7          8-8-2014

Tulips                                      Romance Magazine Vol 2 No 6          7-8-2014

Three Of A Kind                    Romance Magazine Vol 2 No 5          6-8-2014

All The Wrong Places            Romance Magazine Vol 2 No 2          3-8-2014

Rain                                        Romance Magazine Vol 1 No 10        12-8-2013

Satan’s Blood                         eFiction Magazine Vol 4 No 3            7-1-2013

Seven Seconds                        Northern Liberties Review                 4-1-2013