Andrew Mayne {books}

The Grendel’s Shadow podcast episode 11

Editor — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 06:42:48 +0000

When an unknown animal starts killing off settlers on a backwater planet run on coal and steam power, there’s only person who can help stop the slaughter; T.R. Westwood. A distinguished professor of biology and the galaxy’s greatest hunter, he’s the man to go to when the local wildlife needs to be reminded who is the galaxy’s top predator.

Written by Andrew Mayne
Narrated by Justin Robert Young

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The Grendel’s Shadow podcast episode 10

Editor — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 06:41:25 +0000

Written by Andrew Mayne
Narrated by Justin Robert Young

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The Grendel’s Shadow podcast episode 9

Editor — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 18:15:25 +0000

Written by Andrew Mayne
Narrated by Justin Robert Young

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The Grendel’s Shadow podcast episode 8

Editor — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 10:13:54 +0000

Written by Andrew Mayne
Narrated by Justin Robert Young

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The Grendel’s Shadow podcast episode 7

Editor — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 19:09:34 +0000

Written by Andrew Mayne
Narrated by Justin Robert Young

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The Grendel’s Shadow podcast episode 6 – fixed

Editor — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 19:08:09 +0000

Note: We apologize for the mix up. Here’s the correct episode 6.

Written by Andrew Mayne
Narrated by Justin Robert Young

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Public Enemy Zero in Amazon’s top 100 Sci-Fi!

Editor — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 06:20:14 +0000

The Grendel’s Shadow podcast episode 5

Editor — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 03:20:47 +0000

Written by Andrew Mayne
Narrated by Justin Robert Young

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Public Enemy Zero

Editor — Sun, 29 May 2011 02:28:14 +0000

The world is out to kill Mitchell Roberts. A strange virus is on the loose sending everyone he comes in contact with into a homicidal rage. From narrowly avoiding getting murdered at his ex-girlfriend’s front door, to a crowded shopping mall turned one-man zombie apocalypse, he’s got to stay a step ahead of everyone around him if he doesn’t want to get ripped apart alive. He’ll need to use every resource he has, from the advice of a paranoid late night radio host, to his Twitter account and find out why he’s become Public Enemy Zero.

Public Enemy Zero is a 90,000 word full-length novel.

Available in the Kindle format for just $.99

Bradbury and Disney

Editor — Sat, 28 May 2011 03:21:36 +0000

When I was a kid I used to love watching the Ray Bradbury on television. I was always a fan of his books and the TV show was a neat extension of his world. But the thing I think I liked most about it was the opening where they’d show his office filled with all kinds of toys from dinosaurs to rocket ships – he was still a big kid that liked to play in his imagination.

Before Disney built Disneyland, he had a barn on his property where he played with trains and built models for ideas that would eventually become the basis for the park. You can visit that barn at its new location in Griffith Park in Los Angeles. It’s well worth it.

While not as impressive as Disneyland, Walt’s Barn or Mr. Bradbury’s, my office is filled with toys and other things that get the imagination going. But one of my favorite things to do every now and then, is visit Disneyland or pull out a Bradbury book and take a trip into one of the biggest imaginations that ever existed.

The Grendel’s Shadow podcast episode 4

Editor — Fri, 27 May 2011 02:56:15 +0000

Written by Andrew Mayne
Narrated by Justin Robert Young

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Grendel’s Shadow at #2 in iTunes Literature Podcasts!

Editor — Wed, 18 May 2011 07:33:37 +0000

On behalf of Justin and myself I’d like to say thank you to everyone who subscribed to the podcast pushing Grendel’s Shadow to #2 on iTunes literature podcasts and #7 for all of the Arts audio podcasts.

The iTunes link for the Grendel’s Shadow is here.

The Grendel’s Shadow podcast episode 3

Editor — Wed, 18 May 2011 07:15:04 +0000

Written by Andrew Mayne
Narrated by Justin Robert Young

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Crowd sourced editing experiment

Editor — Tue, 17 May 2011 17:06:36 +0000

I’m trying an insane proof-reading experiment with Public Enemy Zero. I’ve got over 20 people looking for spelling errors and grammatical mistakes in the draft copy on Google Docs. We’ll see how the system works.

I’ve sent out invites to the document to those that offered. When they open it this is the message they see:

Thanks for offering to help out. All you need to do is look at 3 chapters. I’ve got 20 other people helping so it should be an interesting experiment.

When you open up the doc you’ll see a list of chapters 1-59 (below). Pick three at random and then have a look at them. Put your name next to the chapter in the list at the top of the document when you’re done checking.

Make your corrections directly on this document.

Feel free to read the whole book if you like and check other people’s work. Add your name to that chapter if you’ve looked it over too.

When you’re done, add your Twitter handle under the list of chapters and I’ll include it in the finished version.

The idea is to make it easy for people to digest it in small chunks and to look over other people’s work. A proper editing by a proofreader with several passes would take about a week. I want to see if we can get that down to a few hours.

Too crazy?

The Grendel’s Shadow {audiobook version}

Editor — Thu, 12 May 2011 05:26:56 +0000

The audiobook version of The Grendel’s Shadow is available for {$2.95}. It’s read by the talented Mr. Justin Robert Young and runs a little over 3 hours. Get the audiobook here.

Working on the cover…

Editor — Tue, 10 May 2011 07:34:08 +0000

The Grendel’s Shadow podcast episode 2

Editor — Tue, 10 May 2011 06:24:51 +0000

The Grendel’s Shadow podcast episode 1

Editor — Tue, 10 May 2011 06:20:14 +0000

Meanwhile…

Editor — Tue, 10 May 2011 04:02:44 +0000

I’ve got JrY’s notes back on the next book. While waiting for those I wrote a fun little novella that introduces a character I’ve been thinking about for a while. He’s a time traveler of sorts – but in a hard science fiction way. He’s going to pop up in a lot of places and have some interesting adventures.

I’m working on the release of a new magic effect this week as well as getting the Grendel’s Shadow audiobook and podcast ready to launch. We should announce that here and everywhere else soon.

Second book (first novel)

Editor — Thu, 05 May 2011 18:01:24 +0000

My second book is in its third draft awaiting notes and proofreading. I decided to tell a more contemporary story. It’s got conspiracy, violence, and a frightening scenario. It’s a full length novel at around 90,000 words. The title is Public Enemy Zero.

The Grendel’s Shadow now available

Editor — Thu, 05 May 2011 17:41:57 +0000

In non magic news, I’m happy to announce that my first work of fiction is now available as a book on the Kindle (which you can also read on iPads, iPods, Android and your desktop). It’s my take on a classic-style sci-fi tale.

Here’s the blurb:

In a galaxy filled with millions of worlds, his specialty is evening the odds for the ones with technological restrictions. Rocks and spears or shotguns and canons, he’ll use whatever is allowed to get the job done.

It’s a 35,000 word novella mixing steampunk, western, horror and high adventure.

The ebook is available at Amazon.com for only $.99