Decisions, Decisions, Decisions

SUMMARY:

We’re almost, but not quite, done with the novella, A Change for the Better, this month’s featured promo. The author talks about how she used her experience as a manager to write portions of the novella about Mai Fisher’s managerial style.

A Change for the Better is 99¢ for the eBook, but — drum roll — starting Monday August 21 through Friday August 25, the eBook will be FREE. Find it at amazon.com/dp/B08376X37B.

The podcast will take a short break next week and return on August 31. NOTE: The date of the podcast’s return is INCORRECT in this week’s episode.

REAL SPIES, REAL LIVES PODCAST, EPISODE 4-28/155, 8/17/23

Second Guessing

SUMMARY:

A deeper delve into the first half of A Change for the Better, the author’s novella about the 2016 election, plus an extra reading from the novella this week.

A Change for the Better eBook is on sale for the entire month of August for only 99¢ — yep, a novella for under a dollar. You can find it at amazon.com/dp/B08376X37B.

Warning: Some adult language used.

REAL SPIES, REAL LIVES PODCAST 4-31 8/10/2023

Writing as Catharsis

SUMMARY:

Writing can heal wounds, whether you’re a soldier with PTSD or a citizen who was traumatized by the 2016 election. The author discusses the origins of the novella she wrote about that election’s results.

The featured August promotion is A Change for the Better, and the eBook is only 99¢ for the entire month. Find it at amazon.com/dp/B08376X37B.

Note: Some rather salty language.

REAL SPIES, REAL LIVES PODAST 8/3/2023 EPISODE NO. 4-30/153

Slow Horses and the Like

SUMMARY:

A couple of mini-reviews of the movie, Oppenheimer, and the TV series, Slow Horses.

Plus, the four volumes of A Perfect Hatred and the reader magnet compilation Quintet are free to download through July 29, 2023. You can find them at amazon.com/dp/B07QNMHPBT. Quintet is under the “Related Material” tab.

Act now. The free days end on Saturday.

Next month’s promo: the novella A Change for the Better.

REAL SPIES, REAL LIVES PODCAST, EPISODE 4-29/152 JULY 27, 2023

Timelines Out of Control?

SUMMARY:

Duncan delves more into the writing life with some advice on how not to let a timeline bog down your historical fiction.

The four volumes of A Perfect Hatred plus the reader magnet compilation Quintet are 99¢ each, and you can find them at amazon.com/dp/B07QNMHPBT. Look for some free days starting on 7/25/2023.

REAL SPIES, REAL LIVES PODCAST 7/20/23 NO. 4-28/151

Fiction and Reality Merge

SUMMARY:

Duncan talks about reviews and how to cope with the bad ones, plus a documentary that validates how she presented her story in A Perfect Hatred.

The four eBooks in A Perfect Hatred, plus the reader magnet compilation, Quintet, are on sale this month for 99¢ each. Find them at amazon.com/dp/B07QNMHPBT.

REAL SPIES, REAL LIVES PODCAST 4-27/150 JULY 13, 2023

Historical Fiction Can Be Fun

SUMMARY:

The author talks about how she merges her spy fiction with history and how cathartic writing historical espionage fiction can be.

To learn more about this month’s featured sales books, books 1-4 of A Perfect Hatred (plus Quintet), go to amazon.com/dp/B07QNMHPBT.

REAL SPIES, REAL LIVES PODCAST 7/6/23 NO. 4-26/149

Private Armies, Prigozhin, and Putin

SUMMARY:

Thoughts from a writer of espionage fiction about the alleged, almost, maybe coup attempt in Russia last week.

Today, 6/29, is the last day to download free eBooks of A War of Deception (amazon.com/dp/B06Y5ZZ7FQ) and its mini-sequel A Face in the Crowd (amazon.com/dp/B01N2WCHMM).

Today, 6/29, and tomorrow 6/30, are the final two days to enter to win a copy of a Meeting the Enemy short story, “It’s in the Blood.” Enter here: kingsumo.com/g/nua7uq/its-in-the-blood.

REAL SPIES, REAL LIVES 6/29/23 PODCAST, NO. 4-25/148

A Book Launch is Coming!

SUMMARY:

As of this broadcast, we’re two days away from the launch of P. A. Duncan’s latest novel, TREACHERY, book 3 of her 9/11 series MEETING THE ENEMY.

To celebrate the launch, the two books that were on sale for June will be FREE from 6/25/23 to 6/29/23. Also, you can enter to win one of five copies of a MEETING THE ENEMY related short story, “It’s in the Blood.”

Starting June 25, you can download free copies of A WAR OF DECEPTION at amazon.com/dp/B06Y5ZZ7FQ and A FACE IN THE CROWD at amazon.com/dp/B01N2WCHMM.

On June 24 through June 30, you can enter to win a copy of the short story, “It’s in the Blood,” at kingsumo.com/g/nua7uq/its-in-the-blood.

REAL SPIES, REAL LIVES PODCAST 4-24/147 6/22/23

Don’t Forget the Deets

SUMMARY:

The author talks about how to improve your fiction with “quotidian details” — look it up. This week we have a longer reading from TREACHERY because next week, June 15, there will be NO podcast while the author is at a writing workshop.

TREACHERY, book 3 of MEETING THE ENEMY, is still available for preorder at amazon.com/dp/B0C55ZXWYT.

June Sales:

A WAR OF DECEPTION – eBook on sale for $1.99 at amazon.com/dp/B06Y5ZZ7FQ.

A FACE IN THE CROWD – eBook on sale for 99¢ at amazon.com/dp/B01N2WCHMM.

The podcast will resume on June 22, 2023.

REAL SPIES, REAL LIVES PODCAST SEASON 4, EPISODE 23 6/8/2023