Ramblings of an old man with pretentions of authordom
I am (perhaps) pardonably proud to say that BBESP #1 landed at #13 in the sale, with 91 copies sold.
Here’s the top 25. A number of my friends are also represented here, in particular Sarah Hoyt who ran away with top honors, and Holly Chism who ended up #6, and Cedar Sanderson at #21. (Image courtesy Hans Schantz at the Based Book Sale Substack.)
Full results are in Hans’s wrap-up post at https://basedbooksale.substack.com/p/2026-summer-based-book-sale-how-it .
LINK TO SALE UPDATED – JUST CLICK THE IMAGE.
I have entered BBESP#1 in the Summer Based Book Sale. That means, from 5/20/2026 – 5/26/2026, the book will be listed at 99 cents on Amazon (it’s normally $5.99 to purchase). I’ve also removed DRM from the book so you can download it for any reader that suits your fancy.
There are lots of other authors and books involved, so cruise on by and take a look. Friends of mine like Sarah A. Hoyt, Holly Chism, Cedar Sanderson, Carolyn Furlong, Jay Maynard, and more more more are also represented.
I’ll update the link when the official post goes up on Wednesday, May 20.
As a relatively new writer (well, published writer; I’ve been writing since I was in my teens, just never put anything out there for sale till the WuFlu in ’20), I have Sarah A. Hoyt to thank for plugging my books on occasion; usually on her blog (where she does a weekly promo post mostly for indies) and occasionally on Instapundit, where she handles the swing shift posts most nights when she’s not exhausted/unwell. (She has most recently had my latest book, Footprints, in her promo, just this past Sunday.)
Now, Mrs. Hoyt has a new novel out — a novel in the true sense, that is, it’s in multiple parts because it’s too long for a single volume. (Actually, it’s not quite out; it’s up for pre-order, but some folks, including yours truly, have been watching it grow in snippets and bursts over the last year or so, and have read the first two volumes in eARC form — the third one is supposed to be available shortly, once it gets back from the editor.)
It’s called No Man’s Land.
Go here for full details: https://accordingtohoyt.com/2025/08/05/a-writers-bleg/
Or to go straight to the books to pre-order:
I assure you, this novel is the real deal. It will be a science-fiction classic and you will be glad to have read it. If you’ve read Mrs. Hoyt’s books before, believe me, you’ll want to buckle in tighter, because this is a master work.
As intimated in another post down below somewhere, I’m attending Liberty Con 37 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, from June 20-22, 2025, as a pro guest. (NOT a guest of honor or anything like that; just a pro guest.)
As such, I have been asked to be on a panel and show up at a few other things during the weekend. If you’re going to LC, you can see my schedule at https://www.libertycon.org/lc37pros/nathan-brindle, or you can take a look below; clicking anywhere on that schedule image takes you to my guest page on the LC website, where you can click around in the actual schedule to see what the events are and who else will be involved.
If you’re an attendee, it will be a pleasure to meet you there!
At long last, the story of what really happened on al-Saḥra’ when Delaney and FTSA1 did their first real mission together can be told. (Not that it wasn’t already summarized in A Dragon in the Foie Gras…anyway…)
I don’t believe I’ve ever had a #1 book on the ‘zon before.
From Friday, 12/29/2023, through Tuesday, 1/2/2024, my novella Saving The Spring will be available FREE on Kindle. (This isn’t a KDP “read for free”, this is FREE as in “you get to keep the book.”)
Jack Randall knew immediately something was off when he pulled up to the old roadhouse. Little did he know that crossing paths that night with the establishment’s beautiful bartender and her handsomely-rugged boyfriend/cook would lead to him recalling his former life as a god – or fighting a rematch with the god who had stolen his memories.
12/2/2023 NOTE: PLEASE CHECK THE PRICE BEFORE YOU BUY! Amazon apparently has a bug in their database and this promotion has not yet started as of 9AM December 2. I will update when the promotion actually starts. Sorry for the trouble. — ncb This is fixed now. Carry on!
Thank you to all who purchased my three Timelines novels while they were on sale for the past week! And now…the next promotion!
From 5AM EST Saturday December 2 till 5AM EST Saturday December 9, the two Timelines Universe novels will be on sale (in ebook format) for 99 cents apiece.
From 5AM EST Saturday November 25 till 5AM EST Saturday December 2, all three of the Timelines novels will be on sale (in ebook format) for 99 cents apiece.
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Link to full series:
And — good news — I’m finally working on Book 4, The Lion and The Darkness, again!
After a very long time in “in review” purdah, AI 愛 is Love is finally up for purchase on Amazon. The list price is $29.99, but for whatever reason Amazon has it available at a discount — $17.67. (Sorry, after the first couple of sales, the price got bumped back up to $27.40, but that’s still a 9% savings off the list price…)
Hopefully I get my full royalties at that price, since I didn’t ask for it to be discounted. I put a lot of work into this book.
The direct Amazon link is https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CM23TMW3 . Or, click the pretty picture below 🙂
