Author Archives: Eduardo Suastegui

A Novel That Was Actually a Short Story: King’s Sacrifice

I’ve had this story in the works for over a year. I knew how it fit into the overall narrative, with its characters and locales featured in Pink Ballerina and Beisbol Libre. I loved it, too, because it incorporates one of my adolescent loves: Chess, baby! But I thought it was a novel. And it […]

July 23, 2015 – 5:50 am | By Eduardo Suastegui | Posted in News, Short Stories | Comments Off on A Novel That Was Actually a Short Story: King’s Sacrifice

Do We Devalue Books When We Give Them Away?

A while back, I wrote that I give away some of my books because I want you to read them. Since then, many have picked up my books, both through online retailers and here, through my Reader’s Club. A great deal of these folks have gone on to enjoy my other titles. Before I go […]

July 20, 2015 – 5:55 am | By Eduardo Suastegui | Posted in Essays | Comments (2)

#SaturdayScenes: Blood Track, Chapter 3

Ahead of its July 28 release (pre-order now), I will preview Blood Track for my readers as part of my ongoing #SaturdayScenes initiative. Make sure you join my Reader’s Club to get the other free stories I offer to my subscribers, and to get further notifications regarding the release of Blood Track and future stories! […]

July 18, 2015 – 4:25 am | By Eduardo Suastegui | Posted in Novels, SaturdayScenes | Comments Off on #SaturdayScenes: Blood Track, Chapter 3

#VoTMNews: Blood Track Pre-order and Decisive Moment Promos, plus something cooking

As promised, it’s Thursday, and hence time for some #VOTMNews. First up, in case you haven’t heard, yes, Blood Track is, well, on track for its July 28th release. Over the past week, I’ve been running a promotion, wherein the price progressively goes up toward its higher price. You can still get it today for […]

July 16, 2015 – 5:55 am | By Eduardo Suastegui | Posted in News | Tagged | Comments Off on #VoTMNews: Blood Track Pre-order and Decisive Moment Promos, plus something cooking

#VoTMNews: Coming To A Blog Not So Near You

Since the beginning of the year, I’ve followed a blogging plan that shares essays on various topics on Mondays, news about my writing on Thursdays, and writing samples on Saturdays, with a few book reviews sprinkled in as I finish reading indie author books. It’s worked well so far, but it’s time to fine-tune a […]

July 14, 2015 – 7:48 am | By Eduardo Suastegui | Posted in News | Comments Off on #VoTMNews: Coming To A Blog Not So Near You

Ref Blows Whistle and Throws Flags on Logical Fallacy Plays

Have you ever observed or participated in an argument that leaves you scratching your head? Something may have gone awry other than you getting lost, or the facts becoming too inscrutable to grasp. Chances are someone plunked a wowser of a logical fallacy. Last Monday, I touched one of the most common, the ad hominem […]

July 13, 2015 – 5:55 am | By Eduardo Suastegui | Posted in Essays | Comments Off on Ref Blows Whistle and Throws Flags on Logical Fallacy Plays

#SaturdayScenes: Blood Track, Chapter 2

Ahead of its July 28 release (pre-order now), I will preview Blood Track for my readers as part of my ongoing #SaturdayScenes initiative. Make sure you join my Reader’s Club to get the other free stories I offer to my subscribers, and to get further notifications regarding the release of Blood Track and future stories! […]

July 11, 2015 – 5:00 am | By Eduardo Suastegui | Posted in SaturdayScenes | Comments Off on #SaturdayScenes: Blood Track, Chapter 2

Review: Pentecost (Stone of Fire) by J.F. Penn

While I must confess it took me a few chapters to get into Pentecost by J.F. Penn, eventually the story grew on me. The story of a scholarly female protagonist who somewhere along the line also learned how to kill and defend herself efficiently seems a little overwrought. Add to this the fantastical, mystical element […]

July 9, 2015 – 5:50 am | By Eduardo Suastegui | Posted in My Book Reviews | Comments Off on Review: Pentecost (Stone of Fire) by J.F. Penn

Blood Track Now Available for Amazon Pre-Order

I’m pleased to announce that Blood Track is now available for pre-order at Amazon, with a planned release date of July 28, 2015. Ahead of Blood Track‘s release, you can check out samples of the first few chapters. I also encourage you to join my Reader’s Club to download Fleeting Shadow free (and exclusively only […]

July 7, 2015 – 5:00 am | By Eduardo Suastegui | Posted in News, Novels | Comments Off on Blood Track Now Available for Amazon Pre-Order

Name-calling: What It Says About Us, and Why It Hurts Us

Disagree with someone’s viewpoint? Call them a Liberal pinko, or narrow-minded, or a bigot. If you really want to close the deal, boom, Nazi! That will show them, right? That will shut down their dumb ideas with some pizzazz! Well, it might make us feel good to get that off our chest, but unfortunately, it […]

July 6, 2015 – 9:21 am | By Eduardo Suastegui | Posted in Essays | Comments Off on Name-calling: What It Says About Us, and Why It Hurts Us