Author Archives: Eduardo Suastegui

Our Cyber World Status Report

If you’ve been tagging along for the last month or so, you’ll know I’m working on two Our Cyber World stories: Ghost Writer and Feral. I completed the first draft of Ghost Writer a month ago, and while I edit it, I’ve posted (and continue to post) previews that you can access here. So far […]

March 12, 2015 – 6:00 am | By Eduardo Suastegui | Posted in News, Novels | Comments Off on Our Cyber World Status Report

How To Offer Critique That Yields Fruit

Has someone asked you to offer an opinion on their work? Be honest, they told you. Yet, you hesitate. How will they receive the critique you give them? How can you structure your comments in a way that won’t hurt their feelings? In short, how can you make sure you help more than destroy? You […]

March 9, 2015 – 9:32 am | By Eduardo Suastegui | Posted in Essays | Tagged , | Comments (2)

#SaturdayScenes ~ Ghost Writer: Chapter 2, Part 2

This is the fourth #SaturdayScenes installment for my in-work Ghost Writer, book 6 of the Our Cyber World series. You may access the story summary and other sample excerpts through the table of contents. Let me know what you think! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Recap After accepting the job to write Cynthia Spencer’s memoir, Vivian downloads Internet videos […]

March 7, 2015 – 5:00 am | By Eduardo Suastegui | Posted in Novels, SaturdayScenes | Comments (2)

Looking for a few good Beta Readers

I am looking for a few Beta readers to help me with a couple of upcoming releases: Ghost Writer and Blood Track. As I’ve shared before, reader feedback is very important to me, and I am looking forward to what you would have to share. Interested in learning about how to get free preview copies […]

March 6, 2015 – 10:11 am | By Eduardo Suastegui | Posted in News | Comments Off on Looking for a few good Beta Readers

What stories do you prefer to read and why?

The type of stories we enjoy tend to fall into two categories: those that give us a different view of the world we already inhabit, and those that let us escape into fantastic worlds we can only hope to reach in our dreams. Some would call this the difference between “realistic” and “escapist” fiction. Stories […]

March 2, 2015 – 6:00 am | By Eduardo Suastegui | Posted in Poll | Comments Off on What stories do you prefer to read and why?

#SaturdayScenes ~ Ghost Writer: Chapter 2, Part 1

This is the third #SaturdayScenes installment for my in-work Ghost Writer, book 6 of the Our Cyber World series. You may access the story summary and other sample excerpts through the table of contents. Let me know what you think! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Recap Vivian reluctantly accepted a non-fiction writing assignment to ghost-write Cynthia Spencer’s memoirs. Having […]

February 28, 2015 – 5:00 am | By Eduardo Suastegui | Posted in Novels, SaturdayScenes | Comments (2)

Another Story Idea: Feral, Prequel to Our Cyber World

Story ideas keep coming. They keep nagging me, too, in the back of my head. Like a prequel to the Our Cyber World series showing how things got started for Martin Spencer and Sasha Javan. Since a couple of recently completed first drafts need some simmer time, I went ahead and mocked up a cover. […]

February 26, 2015 – 5:00 am | By Eduardo Suastegui | Posted in News | Comments Off on Another Story Idea: Feral, Prequel to Our Cyber World

Till We Meet Again, Abuelita

You might read with some surprise of a writer who is at a loss for words. It happens more often than you might think. In some cases, certain things are inexpressible. Words don’t always seem to get the job done. That’s how I have felt over the past couple of days, having learned of the […]

February 25, 2015 – 5:00 am | By Eduardo Suastegui | Posted in Essays | Comments Off on Till We Meet Again, Abuelita

Let me Entertain you, Let me Inspire You

When I say I write suspense-thrillers, that comes with certain expectations, some of which weigh too much like rock-filled baggage. What expectations? That the story should move at break-neck speed. That it should have loads of action and that it should wow us with unexpected twists. None of that is bad. In fact, as a […]

February 23, 2015 – 6:00 am | By Eduardo Suastegui | Posted in Essays | Tagged , | Comments Off on Let me Entertain you, Let me Inspire You

#SaturdayScenes ~ Ghost Writer: Chapter 1, Part 2

This is the second #SaturdayScenes installment for my in-work Ghost Writer, book 6 of the Our Cyber World series. You may access the story summary and other sample excerpts through the table of contents. Let me know what you think! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Recap Vivian’s agent is on the phone, asking her to write the memoirs for […]

February 21, 2015 – 5:00 am | By Eduardo Suastegui | Posted in Novels, SaturdayScenes | Comments Off on #SaturdayScenes ~ Ghost Writer: Chapter 1, Part 2