Heather over at the book blog Book Obsessed has posted a mini-review of Under the Amoral Bridge in front of the guest blog post I've written for her. Head on over to Book Obsessed and read The Genesis of Inspiration. I talk about some of the influences that first led me to write, ranging from my mother to cheesy B-movies and role-playing games. Heather is also giving away a copy of Under the Amoral Bridge, so don't miss out on your chance to win a free copy. And don't forget that from now until Dec. 1st, you can get 25% off the paperback or ebook version of the novel - click here for details. I'd like to thank Heather for the kind words about the book, and for the promotion.

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Thanksgiving is coming up and that means it's time for all you responsible bastards to start doing your Christmas shopping early, unlike me who waits until the last minute to do anything. What better gift to give than my thrilling debut cyberpunk novel, Under the Amoral Bridge? From now until Dec. 1st, I'm offering two discount codes, both for 25% off this fantastic read. For the paperback version, go to the CreateSpace store link and use the coupon code HC86CZSY to get the book for $9 + shipping (regular price $12). If you'd prefer the Ebook version, it's available in a ton of Ebook formats on Smashwords.com. Use the coupon code RS46Q to get the Ebook for $6 (regular price $8). I wish I could offer the book on Amazon or the Kindle store with similar coupons, but they do not offer such options at this time. If you're looking for a gift for that science-fiction fan on your list, or if you are a sci-fi fan yourself, you'll love this book! Let's move some paper, people!

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This story is an amazing little morsel. Scientists have gotten monkeys to control a mechanical prosthetic arm with their minds. A tiny grid of electrodes placed on the monkey's motor cortex allows the monkey to use a prosthetic arm to feed himself when offered bits of food. The monkeys learned to use the arm so well, they were able to adapt to changing situations such as the food sticking to the hand and act accordingly.

As a writer of speculative cyberpunk fiction, the idea of controlling prosthetics with brain implants has long been theorized. These kinds of experiments prove that the idea is possible, and only requires the passing of technological hurdles to be effective. Of course, this is only monkeys and not humans, but in conjunction with other discoveries such as Dean Kamen's Luke arm, one can certainly envision commerically viable cybernetic prosthetics in a matter of one or two decades. Bring on the cybermonkeys!

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I've updated my blog novel, Under the Amoral Bridge, with a new Chapter. It's Chapter 5 in the serialized adventures of Artemis Bridge. Bridge is assualted during his meeting with the hacker, Kira. Don't forget to keep checking there for a new chapter posted every two weeks, and new material posted in the off-chapter weeks.

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I've updated my blog novel, Under the Amoral Bridge, with a new Chapter. It's Chapter 3 in the serialized adventures of Artemis Bridge. Don't forget to keep checking there for a new chapter posted every two weeks, and new material posted in the off-chapter weeks.

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The time has come to unveil something I've been working on for a few months. Those who have followed my writing over the years may know that I've written a novel and have been trying to get it published, without much success. As a means to promote myself as a fiction author as opposed to some loudmouth blogging asshole, I've decided to publish a novel on the web, using the blog format. That novel's first chapter and introduction have been posted at my new novel blog, Under the Amoral Bridge.

This blog will still be updated, with as much regularity as it has been in the past. That means there will be more sporadic posts, depending on what I've got my dander up about on a particular day. I will keep this blog updated on the additions to the novel. This most likely will mean that The Stalin Monologues won't be updated with a new episode anytime soon, but since it hasn't been updated in a while anyway, that won't be much of a change. The plan is to update with a new chapter every two weeks, with some supplemental material released in the off weeks.

The novel is a cyberpunk science-fiction novel, but it isn't the novel I've been trying to get published. The introduction will explain more fully, but Bridge is a prequel novel in the same setting as the unpublished novel. Both are part of a planned series of sci-fi novels. Keep checking back here for new opinion pieces from me, and read my novel. I welcome comments on all my work, from all five of you that regularly read it.

For those who do regularly read my work, thank you for your support. I hope you enjoy it.

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