Three days from now, my third appearance in a ZNB anthology will be published. PORTALS features my story, “Hard Times in the Vancouver Continuum,” alongside an amazing array of authors. The ZNB team specializes in making great theme anthologies, and I honestly wait to hear when the next round of anthologies will be announced. Writing to a prompt, or taking an idea thrown out at random and crafting it into a story, is a fun challenge for me.
But the real challenge is to make sure small presses like this can keep going.
Every time a book comes out I’m asked, “How can I get it?” or “What’s the best way to support you?”
The answer comes down to three things: Buy, Review, and Recommend. Buy the book – preferably a physical copy so if you bump into me, or another author, we can sign it. Review the book on, especially on Amazon. Do you know it takes 50 reviews for a book to get noticed by the great Amazon algorithm? If it’s not noticed, it won’t be spotted and recommended to others. And that last R – Recommend – is key. Tell at least two others about the book. Encourage them to buy.
“Where do I get a copy?”
Well, you can go to the link behind the amazing cover for PORTALS to the Amazon pre-order page for the Kindle Edition. But I recommend you go straight to the source: ZNB LLC. You can get the Ebook edition, the limited Kickstarter mass-market paperback, or the trade paperback edition. When you do get a copy, read it, review it on Amazon (even if you hate it – a review is a review and gets us noticed), and recommend it to a friend. Again, if you like it. And given the folks in the table of content, you’re bound to find something you like.
But what about the other anthologies?
You can still get copies of THE DEATH OF ALL THINGS from these sources: Trade Paperback, Kindle, Nook, Kickstarter Edition (limited)
and you can also get my first appearance in the anthology ALIEN ARTIFACTS from here as well: Trade Paperback, Kindle, Nook, Kickstarter Edition (limited). And while 
you’re at it, if you are admiring some of the absolutely amazing artwork here, you can get the covers as prints! All three covers are by the amazing Justin Adams. You can get art prints. You can find the cover for PORTALS, THE DEATH OF ALL THINGS, and ALIEN ARTIFACTS right on the ZNB page, along with the other amazing work for anthologies which, alas, do not feature my writing.
Oh, and for those who are interested, my story under the name A.J. Harris in the STRANDED anthology is still available. Watching all the authors come together to help write the back copy and log-lines for their stories is a cherished memory.
Now, go forth. And remember, for any author you want to support: Buy, Review, and Recommend!
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