"Cele 1001 de scorneli ale Moshului SF" is done!

Stefan Ghidoveanu aka Moshul SF announced on his blog that the story collection entitled "Cele 1001 de scorneli ale Moshului SF" is ready. It will be published by Millennium Books and launched at Gaudeamus Book Fair in Bucharest (November 21-25, 2012).

This is the editor's suggestion for cover, we'll see how it looks in the end. The estimated length is 350 pages, and there will also be an ebook version.

The book includes 18 texts, plus a foreword by the literary critic Catalin Badea-Gheracostea, and a word by the editor.

And the authors are (in the order they're featured in the book):  Adrian Buzdugan, Ciprian Mitoceanu, Ioana Visan, Liviu Radu, Stefana Czeller, Cristian M. Teodorescu, Antuza Genescu, Raluca Baceanu, George Lazar, Lucian-Vasile Szabo, Ana-Veronica Mircea, Michael Haulica, Narcisa Stoica, Marian Coman, Roxana Brinceanu, Oliviu Craznic, Sergiu  Somesan, Florin Pitea.

This means my stories will appear in two story collections this fall. Let's see if there's a third one.

Until then, you can read my story "The Invasion" featured on Moshul SF's blog this past spring.

Human Instincts Review (7)

Another review of Human Instincts. This comes from a professional editor:

"Visan does a very good job of exploring multiple options and predicaments within the word constraints of a novella. The writing is skillful, the characters are meaty, and the premise is thought-provoking. A definite read!" - Susan Uttendorfsky from Adirondack Editing

Read the full review here.

Human Instincts is available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Smashwords and other online stores. Check out the links in the right side bar.

Human Instincts Review (6)

One more Human Instincts review:

"When it comes to the whole apocalyptic world, I think the author did a great job creating it. The apocalyptic scenario created is believable and I quite enjoyed the whole story surrounding the virus and its cure.

There’s a big scientific component to the story that can sometimes become difficult to understand for people who (like me) aren’t exactly science oriented.

All in all, I really did enjoy this novella. It is well-written, well-researched, fast paced and interesting."

Read the full review here.

Human Instincts is available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Smashwords and other online stores. Check out the links in the right side bar. 

Beneath the Skin Review / Evolution Vol. 2 Review (2)

The promotion was a good idea because another review showed up:

"Beneath the Skin concentrates on a very interesting and unique character. It also reveals small parts from a different new world, which is something that makes literature very thrilling."


Read the full review here.

Don't forget that until September 30, you can download Evolution Vol. 2 from Smashwords using the coupon code CK67H for only $1.99.

If you read it, please take the time to write a short review on Amazon and rate it on Goodreads. Thanks!

The Wolverine First Official Photo

No words.

Beneath the Skin Review / Evolution Vol. 2 Review

My story Beneath the Skin, included in Evolution Vol. 2 story collection, received its first review:

"BENEATH THE SKIN- when your alien lover betrays you, he REALLY betrays you, but love could still be salvaged. Wow. (****)"

Read the full review here.

Don't forget that until September 30, you can download Evolution Vol. 2 from Smashwords using the coupon code CK67H for only $1.99.

If you read it, please take the time to write a short review on Amazon and rate it on Goodreads. Thanks!

Evolution Vol. 2 for only $1.99!

Until September 30, you can download Evolution Vol. 2 from Smashwords using the coupon code CK67H for only $1.99.

Evolution Vol. 2 includes my story "Beneath the Skin".

If you read it, please take the time to write a short review on Amazon and rate it on Goodreads. Thanks!

About: Beneath the Skin

"Beneath the Skin" is a story I wrote in the spring of 2011, during a break in between other writing projects. It's one of those stories that just demanded to be written. Those are the best. It was an easy write and then I put it out of my mind. I wasn't particularly saving it for something, I just knew its time would come. And it did. One year later, when I ran by chance into the Evolve Publishing contest, I remembered about it and sent it in full confidence. The subject just fit.

So the subject… I don't remember how I came up with the chameleon idea. I found it intriguing and in the same time scary. Not the idea of being him, but to be with someone like him. It freaked me out. And like with most things that frighten you, you have to fight your fears. Once I started writing it, I needed a name for the character. I often don't name my female characters when I write in the first person, so I didn't bother with her. Him though, he needed a name, a good one. It didn't take long to find it, suddenly I knew what his name was.

While growing up, I had piles of vinyl disks with recorded radio plays. I listened to them so often I knew them by heart. Most of them were children stories, fairy tales, but there were also theater plays and abridged novels, basically whatever hit the stores at the time. The one story that scared me and my cousin the most was The Invisible Man. First, the story had been made to sound more horror-like than the novel ever was. Imagine my surprise and disappointment when I read the book later on and found it so different from the disc, not as the plot was concerned but as atmosphere. The cover art was even worse, being made of small images that formed a bandaged head wearing dark sunglasses. I hated that cover, I couldn't stand having it on top of the pile with the face up.

Calling the character Griffin seemed to fit. So I guess my Griffin is sort of a homage to H. G. Wells. Don't worry, my story is not scary. Griffin is a good guy. And like the anthology's title says, he evolves. They both do in some ways. You'll have to read the story to see how.

"Beneath the Skin" is included in Evolution Vol. 2 from Evolved Publishing, available on Amazon, Smashwords and BookieJar.

Human Instincts Review (5)

Here's another opinion on Human Instincts:

"Overall it's a very interesting story. It will get you thinking.
I believe I read that the story was originally written to be published in an anthology of like-stories. Which would have been a great addition if, I would have liked to see that happen. But as is I think it would make an awesome full length novel with more fleshed out characters."

Read the rest here or here.

Human Instincts is available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Smashwords and other online stores. Check out the links in the right side bar.

Evolution: Vol. 2 (A Short Story Collection) is out!

I just got back from my vacation and had the pleasure to find out that Evolution: Vol. 2 (A Short Story Collection) is finally out. My story "Beneath the Skin" is one of the few that qualified to be included after the contest run by Evolved Publishing.

Here is the official description:

From the 2nd Short Story Contest hosted by Evolved Publishing: 10 great stories from 10 terrific authors.

An eclectic mix that will excite, interest, and intrigue from the first story to the last. Laugh a little, cry a little, think a little.

Many genres, many voices, one goal: Provide the reader with a fun journey through the short fiction format.

Edited and polished to a fine sheen.

And the table of contents:

Sixteen Down by Brian Panowich
The Million Dollar Club by David Ballard
Tunnel Vision by Lane Diamond
The Drying by Voss Foster
The Living by Ranee Dillon
Walk Knock by Conda V. Douglas
Ursus Americanus by John Anthony Allen
Beneath the Skin by Ioana Visan
En Plein Air by Erin Ryan
Behind Family Lines by Stevie Mikayne

The eBook is so far available on Amazon, Smashwords and BookieJar and soon to come on Barnes and Noble, Kobo, and Apple iBooks.