I’m one of the judges for this year’s Self-Published Science Fiction Contest. While I present my scores below, please note that I am part of a large team of judges, and the finalists will be decided by the combined vote of several teams of judges. So just because I liked or disliked a title, it […]
The Self-Published Science Fiction Contest groups its entries into several judging pools at the start of the contest, each of which is assigned to a different team, each of whom selects several quarterfinalists and, eventually, two semifinalists. However, the contest also has what’s known as an “Escape Pod” option, where judges can look at books […]
I’ve read through my initial book allocation for my role as a judge on Team Tar Vol On in this year’s Self-Published Science Fiction Competition(SPSFC)! In this initial phase of judging, each of us is asked to categorize a book as a “Strong Yes,” “Soft Yes,” “Soft No” or “Strong No.” We’re asked to read […]
I read a lot within the genre I write in – LitRPG – but I like to read a number of the entries in the SPSFC each year, partly as a chance to stretch my brain and partly to give indie authors a chance. I review any book I finish! Rather than give a star […]
A bit after the 2022 Self-Published Science Fiction Competition kicked off I made a post about five books from the competition I’d found good enough to finish. I’m back now with eight more! These aren’t selected from all the entrants. I was looking exclusively at books available on Kindle Unlimited and I only gave a book a […]
The 2022 Self-Published Science Fiction Competition kicked off recently, and I’ve been reading my way through some of the entrants that both A) appealed to me on some level and B) were available on Kindle Unlimited. I have fairly eclectic tastes, and for your perusal today I present the first five books I liked enough […]