While you were sleeping, Cobalt City Double Feature slipped into the universe. The Kindle version appeared first on Amazon, as these things seem to do. And of course we have it here as well (as a bundle of Kindle/ePub/PDF) although the delivery is less elegant than we’d like–we email you the bundle, so if you [...]
Read more →In this age of eBooks when anybody with a computer, a text, and a bit of gumption can self-publish, there’s a pretty wide range of quality formatting. It doesn’t help much that most of us are kind of feeling it out ourselves, and there are multiple devices/formats that don’t play well with each other. I’ve [...]
Read more →Some people think less is more. We humbly disagree. That’s why we’re giving you the Cobalt City Double Feature–two fresh, exciting novellas packed back to back for twice the enjoyment. I loved the double features growing up. I can’t believe my parents let me squander so many sunny hours in front of the television. But [...]
Read more →Being young isn’t easy. Most Young Adult fiction that’s being published these days kind of bears that out. But isn’t the nature of storytelling to reflect the real world and real people on some level? At the core, isn’t the goal of YA to provide characters and situations that the readers (both young and old [...]
Read more →Packed to the brim with superhero adventures of magic and technology, Cobalt City Double Feature brings you two exciting novella-length stories written by some of Cobalt’s favorite authors! Your recommended blockbuster reading. The Place Between by Minerva Zimmerman (“Muffin Everlasting” and “Apples and Arrows”) breathes life into the world of the Norse Gods. In 1975, [...]
Read more →We knew today was going to be the marathon stretch–the one where we’d need a little help from our friends to get through. We weren’t wrong. With the doors to the con opening at 9:45 am, getting necessary prep done, and travel time, that meant a somewhat early alarm time, made someone earlier by being [...]
Read more →The theme of day one was finding our feet, and of course rocking out. We met up with a few old friends and new. Choose-o-matic author and evil genius Matt Youngmark stopped by the booth and checked out a copy of !Zombre! We even got our share of cosplayers. We’re there showcasing the art and talking [...]
Read more →Take a moment to get to know one of the authors of our forthcoming Cobalt City Dark Carnival anthology. Q1: What’s your name? Jeremy Zimmerman Q2: What is the name of your story? “Snowflake’s Chance in Hell” Q3: Who is your hero? Bodhisattva Dave. Or, what, do you mean what hero did I use for [...]
Read more →Take a moment to get to know one of the authors of our forthcoming Cobalt City Dark Carnival anthology. Q1: What’s your name? Rosemary Jones Q2: What is the name of your story? “Fortunes for the Brave Heart” Q3: Who is your hero? Wild Kat Q4: Why did you choose them for your story? Wild [...]
Read more →Take a moment to get to know one of the authors of our forthcoming Cobalt City Dark Carnival anthology. Q1: What’s your name? Amber Keller Q2: What is the name of your story? “Now You See Me, Now You Don’t” Q3: Who is your hero? Mister Grey Q4: Why did you choose them for your [...]
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