Joan Szechtman

Perhaps, my blog name, Random Thoughts of an Accidental Author, says it all. Having worked in computer sciences, I never expected to write, or if I wrote, it most likely would be science fiction.

But then I discovered Richard III and found his real life and character so compelling that I had to write about him. My first book, This Time, transports this medieval king seconds before he would have died in battle to the 21st-century. Although there is a scifi element to the story, the focus is predominantly character, history, and speculation of what might have happened where the historical record is blank or contradictory.

This Time is 2010 Next Generation Indie Book Awards General Fiction Finalist
Visit my website for more information and to read the first chapter. This Time is available as a trade paperback at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, The Book Depository, etc. and as an ebook at Smashwords.

The second book in the series, Loyalty Binds Me, is available in print at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, The Book Depository, etc. and as an ebook at Smashwords.

Marva Dasef

I'm a multi-published author in a variety of genres. Some of my work is self-published through Smashwords and CreateSpace. These are the works I'd like to feature on The Author Collective.

I also have been or will be published by Sam's Dot Publishing, Eternal Press, and MuseItUp Publishing. There's plenty of my stuff to spread around.

You can view my website here. Click on the My Book Catalog tab to see individual pages for each of my books.

I blog at Dasef's Book Central.

Finally, a brief list of the self-published books available through Amazon. All are priced at only 99 cents.
Mixed Bag (13 stories with just about all the genres, SF/F/H, Romance, LitFic, Humor)

The Tales of Abu Nuwas (juvenile fantasy in the style of 1001 Arabian Nights)

First Duty (YA science fiction space opera)

Eagle Quest (teen adventure set in the Klamath Wildlife Preserves)

Tales of a Texas Boy (humorous short stories set in West Texas of the 30's)

Quest for the Simurgh (juvenile fantasy set in a mythical middle-east)

And for the SciFi Romance fans, Ultimate Duty, published by Eternal Press ($5.91 best price at Fictionwise)