First the good news:

After a too long gestation period, GIBRALTAR STARS is well launched and moving steadily forward.  Part 1 is complete and I am working on Part 2.  The Broa have just discovered that there are wild bipeds loose in their empire and they are not happy.  This will cause our heroes big problems in the future.

And now for the bad news:

Today a reader alerted me that there are unauthorized copies of several of my books on the web.  I checked and the postings appear to be the work of two individuals, both of whom probably feel that they are just being friendly users of the INTERNET and sharing work they enjoyed with others.

As I have long noted in the FAQs at Sci Fi - Arizona, this website is an experiment.  I have always maintained that people are basically honest, and when they understand the damage done by giving out my books for free, they will not do it.

The purpose of this progress report is to let those of you who have read GIBRALTAR EARTH and GIBRALTAR SUN know that the end of the series is in sight.  However, if this trading of my work becomes epidemic, it totally destroys my incentive to put another 500-600 hours into the new book or to write follow-on books.  If I can't sell my books, it makes more sense for me to become a full-time publisher at Third Millennium Publishing. 

If you become aware of people posting my work and have access to them, please explain the damage they are doing and politely request that they take the books down.  The problem with "trading" creative works is that you can save a few dollars today; but ultimately, you will kill the goose that lays the golden egg.

Thank you for your interest in my work.

Michael McCollum

Tempe, AZ

August 4, 2008  

 

 

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