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Psiarch: Rising July Sale At Smashwords!

Psiarch: Rising epub book version is 50% off during the month of July at Smashwords!

Grab a copy before the sale ends! 😎👍

(About Psiarch's Hideout)

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The contents of Psiarch's Hideout are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
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Twitter/X No More... Now On Bluesky

Well, about three weeks ago, some moron moderator on Twitter/X decided that I was 'engaged in inauthentic behavior/platform manipulation/spam'.😦

Let's see: since 2018 on that platform, all I did was...

1) make 0-3 posts a day about Psiarch: Rising with links to here and/or Goodreads reviews, as well as appropriate #hashtags used by all authors on that platform (and I did this at a much lower frequency than most authors);

2) make occasional posts announcing any new Psiarch's Hideout entry (with a link to said entry herein and appropriate #hashtags used by all authors and/or bloggers on that platform);

3) repost 0-5 #writerslift posts a day and participating in them by replying with a post about my book (with same links as above), as invited by the original posters and like all other authors do on that platform;

4) reply a "thank you" to anyone that reposted any of my posts/replies of my book, like a lot of other authors do on that platform, and courtesy/gratitude-repost one of their posts about their own books (if they had any);

5) repost every now and then astronomy, science or humorous posts I found interesting (like all users do on that platform, albeit I did this at a much lower frequency than most users);

6) engage every now and then with other authors/users by replying to any of their (non-book) posts I found interesting (again, like all users do on that platform, albeit I did it at a much lower frequency than most users);

7) rarely post anything 'opinion' and/or personal, and certainly never did anything meant for 'engagement/platform manipulation' (e.g. asking some general/generic question to other authors at large about habits, genres, style, etc.).

And yet, someway, somehow, all of this low-to-mid daily activity transformed in November-December 2024 into 'inauthentic behavior/platform manipulation/spam' in the eyes of those clown moderators... with not only the permanent suspension of my account, but also denying my first appeal and not even bothering to answer my second one!😡

This is ridiculous, if not outright insane. Why those users/authors that post way more often than I do every day, if not actually do 'engagement manipulation', have never been suspended? Why my account? Was it because I had 'only' 5000+ followers, instead of having 10000+ like said others?😟

These X/Twitter mods are nothing but incompetent, cretinous imbeciles IMHO.😠

In any event... all this to announce that I had no choice but to move on to Bluesky! I hope to see you over there some day soon... 😎👍

(About Psiarch's Hideout)

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The Psiarch Chronicles Book Two Title Reveal

As promised, here's the title of Book Two of The Psiarch Chronicles!

I even foolishly proffer a tentative time for its release. As I return to writing it, I'll do my best to meet this self-imposed deadline. Come what may, I will of course keep you all updated on the progress of Psiarch: Reckoning!

So, stay tuned; and until next time, keep on rockin', eh? 😎👍

P.S. Oh, and if you haven't already, you can grab Book One of The Psiarch Chronicles, Psiarch: Rising, from the outlets listed here.

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I Heard The (Good) News Today, Oh Boy: Part Two!

Over in this post here, I gave the news that the Intellectual Property Office of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada had given me the registered trademark (registration number 2194303) for the word Psiarch™®.

Well, almost a year later, they've (finally!) granted me the registered trademark for what I call the Psion/Psiarch Symbol (as described in Psiarch: Rising), the core visual representation of which being this:

™®

Trademark-owned alterations of it for (my) commercial/advertising purposes include my typical online/social media avatar (with or without pupils) and the logo for Psiarch Press, among other possible alterations I would deem fit:

™®

So, what does this mean? Now I can start looking into partnering up with a company to sell Psiarch/Psiarch: Rising T-shirts/hoodies/caps/beanies! 😁

Ergo: stay tuned! 😎👌

In the meantime, in case you haven't already, don't hesitate to grab a copy of Psiarch: Rising from any of the outlets listed here.

Keep on rockin', eh? 😎👍

(About Psiarch's Hideout)

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A Notice And A Season's Greetings

My writing and social media offices (altogether known as "the #VachonBunker") will be closed from Dec 23 to 26, as well as from Dec 29 2023 to Jan 4 2024.

(In between if you haven't already, go there to see from which outlets you can grab a copy of Psiarch: Rising.)

In the meantime, I wish you all Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays, as well as a Happy New Year in advance!

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Psiarch: Rising Trailers Now Also On Rumble

Indeed. As the title of this post says, the Psiarch: Rising trailers are not only on YouTube and Odysee, as before, but also now on Rumble! Specific links are:

Rumble Trailer 1.

Rumble Trailer 2.

If you haven't already, click and give the trailers a looksee on the platform of your preference. And if you would be so kind, hit the 👍 buttons of the videos. 😉

Meanwhile, I'll be grinding on with the writing of Book Two of The Psiarch Chronicles (title and book cover to be revealed at some later time).

Oh, and before I forget: if you haven't already, here's where you can buy a hard copy or Kindle/ebook of Book One of The Psiarch Chronicles, Psiarch: Rising!

In the meantime, may you all keep on rockin', eh? 😎👍

(About Psiarch's Hideout)

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Amazon Printed Book Prices Will be Going UP By June 20, 2023!

I have bad news and good news.

Bad news first: on June 20, 2023, Amazon/Kindle Direct Publishing will raise substantially the printing costs of indie books published and sold through them. 😞

This applies to softcover and hardcover books alike. The prices for Psiarch: Rising HC/SC will therefore rise in the price range of US $25.50-27.75 (SC; 504 pages) and US $28.50-32.75 (HC; 546 pages). 😟

(The same will happen for the SC format sold over at B&N). 😐

In any event, prices for the Kindle/kdp and ebook formats of Psiarch: Rising will remain as they are, wherever they are sold and regardless of this June 20th date.

And now, the (somewhat) good news: despite Amazon giving me the option of allowing the prices to be raised in advance, I'm maintaining the original prices for the HC and SC formats of Psiarch:Rising for the time being!

This means the books will remain priced at US $20.75 (SC)/US $25.75 (HC) until the aforementioned date of June 20th (same for the SC sold at B&N).

So, until then and if you haven't already, go over to Amazon (or B&N) and grab a physical copy to save $$$!

😎👍

In between, keep on rockin', eh? 😉

(About Psiarch's Hideout)

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I Heard The (Good) News Today, Oh Boy!

With the manuscript of Psiarch: Rising having been granted © in 2018 (and reiterated in 2022 with its publication), I received today notification from the Intellectual Property Office of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada that my registered trademark application (registration number LMC/TMA 1187353) for Psiarch (standard characters) was approved!

So, from 2023 to 2033 (10 yrs is the duration of a registered trademark Canada), it's Psiarch™® PHV.

Next step(s): I ain't tellin' yet 😉

Come what may, and in case you haven't already, don't hesitate to grab a copy of Psiarch: Rising from any of the outlets listed here.

Keep on rockin', eh? 😎👍

(About Psiarch's Hideout)

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