Atlantis and Earth have encountered one another before, so long ago that neither retains more than faded legends from the event. Now the rift between them has opened again. A collision is inevitable.
For the crew of the Olive Branch, the mission is a venture into never-before-charted territory. Theirs is a voyage to finally connect with intelligent life in space.
For the Atlanteans, the rift brings the actualization of something thought inconceivable - an alien invasion.
The possibilities for bridging the two worlds are virtually endless, but fate has a way of choosing its own outcome. Will harmony result, or will Earth and Atlantis be doomed to repeat the mistakes of the past?
Separate Worlds is an 11,000-word novella.
It's finished, folks! After long last, and more time and painstaking work than I'd like to admit, it's done, and the House of Dalar is ready for a release party. Champagne is in order tonight. But before that, my sincere gratitude goes out to several people, without whom this story would not be nearly what it is.
First, I'd like to mention my graphic design artist, Todd Bréda. He took my random thoughts and ideas and crafted them into a beautiful cover, which very aptly conveys the concepts and feel of the story. He was also a pleasure to work with, and things went rather quickly once he got the idea of what I wanted for my cover art. I've heard nothing but praise for the cover art. Thank you, Todd!
The second person that deserves many thanks is my editor, Karin Cox. She not only took on the extra workload during an especially hectic time, she not only provided excellent editorial advice and corrections, but did so more quickly than expected. She also commented on some structural areas in the story, pointing out that the story would be better if I'd flesh them out a bit more. And she was right - I'm far happier with the result now than I would have been without those edits. Thank you, Karin!
I'd like to thank David Gaughran, whose blog (and advice) I found extremely helpful. He's really been a pioneer in the self-publishing world, cutting through some of the stigma and misconceptions, and setting the record straight on a number of different areas. He's also made it very easy to understand the process, and learn what's really necessary to produce a quality e-book that separates itself from the deluge of others out there. Thank you, Dave!
I'd also like to mention Guido Henkel, whose incredibly helpful blog series on ebook formatting helped me get through the coding process and turn Separate Worlds from a word document into an actual ebook. After pouring through his step-by-step advice, I was able to produce a book of far better quality than I otherwise would have been able to. Thank you, Guido!
I also had a lot of help from family and friends to acquaintances to Navy colleagues, to some wonderfully intelligent folks over at Seahawks.NET. Without your help and support, this book wouldn't be nearly what it is. Thank you!
Producing a book of any size requires not only a lot of time, effort, and attention to detail, but it requires more than just the author alone. After going through this process, that is more glaringly obvious to me than it had been before. I realize this post has started to sound suspiciously like an Oscar acceptance speech, but I felt it had to be said.
And now I'm throwing the book out there to the wolves, out there for anyone to read. I've tried to ensure it's as good as I can possibly get it, and that's all I can do. Look for it from a variety of digital booksellers available soon for 99¢.
Update: Available now at Barnes & Noble for the NOOK eBook reader or on a PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, or Android smartphone enabled with their free NOOK eReading software.
Available now at Smashwords for Apple iPad/iBooks, Kindle devices and apps, Nook, Sony Reader, Kobo, Palm, most e-reading apps including Stanza, Aldiko, Adobe Digital Editions, PCs, and others. ISBN: 978-1-4658-4084-4.
Available now on Amazon for Kindle readers and apps. ASIN: B0074U3LTQ.
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