Wordboy’s Words

The Books Of

Michael P. Dunn

Introduction

Hello. Allow me to introduce myself.

My name is Michael P. Dunn,

Independent Author.

This presentation will introduce you

To my writing projects.

I hope you find them interesting.

This Is Who I Am…

…But Who Am I?What's there to say, really?

I'm a veteran retail wage slave with aspirations of literary adequacy.

I was born in New York and currently live in Central Florida (aka The Land That Time Remembered) with my cat, Brynna. I discovered science fiction at an early age, growing up on Star Trek, Lost In

Space, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Captain Scarlet and The Thunderbirds. I've always had an active imagination; I always played

with the toys I got for Christmas and my birthday but I had more fun playing with the boxes. I actually started writing in 1975, putting together some truly horrendous Space:1999 fan fiction. (Emphasis

on horrendous. Fortunately, all copies have been destroyed.) I started writing seriously the day after I saw Star Wars. To be

honest, I wouldn't be writing today if it hadn't been for my tenth grade English teacher.

So, How Did I Get Here?

After writing, submitting and being rejected for a number of years, I was finally published in 2005, a story titled “With Eyes Open…” in an online magazine titled Deep Magic. A second story, “Signpost”,

was also published in 2005, in another online magazine, titled Ultraverse. Spurred on by this, I worked to get more stories

completed and submitted.It would be four years before I was published again.

In 2009, “All My Yesterdays, Remembered” was published in a third online magazine, The Absent Willow Review. It would be about a

year until my next published story, “Symmetry”, again in The Absent Willow Review.

After that, it was back to the old routine, write, submit and wait for the rejection slip.

It Was Time For A Change

Having no luck publishing through the more traditional methods, I decided to look into other avenues. That led me to self-publishing. I

packaged two stories, “With Eyes Open…” and it’s unintended sequel, “A Voice in the Darkness”, into a short book, titled With Eyes Open…. The novelette was first published through Smashwords and its extensive distribution network. Soon after, it was also published

through Amazon for the Kindle.

And my life as an independent author had begun.

The Books

Ordinary People, Extraordinary Situations

All my stories take place in one consistent universe, with one consistent history. It all begins 13.8 billion years plus one day in the past and stretches to the year 7869. Many stories take place in the same span of time, allowing for characters to move from one story to the next, or to be mentioned in different stories. There are also immortal characters that walk through history, often appearing in

different stories under different names.For the most part, the stories center on ordinary people. Some have

enhanced abilities, some have specialized training. At their core, however, they are all very human…even the ones that aren’t

human. These ordinary people find themselves in situations they never imagined. What starts out as familiar quickly mutates into

something unexpectedly dangerous.

With Eyes Open…Mira Frayne thought she was going to make a change in her life, to try and make a better life for herself. Her life did change...but not in any way that she expected. She learns there is more to the world than she ever believed, a discovery she would deal with far into the future.

Campfire StoriesCampfire Stories is a collection of eight stories, ranging from the far distant past to the not-too-distant future. These are stories of self-discovery, exploration and duty, and the consequences of each.

Contents: 1) "The End of Seconds"; 2) "Games of Life and Cold"; 3) "If You Listen Softly"; 4) "All My Yesterdays, Remembered"; 5) "Symmetry"; 6) "Signpost"; 7) "Last Light"; 8) "The Shape of the Truth"

A Bright SymmetryA Bright Symmetry is a series of stories set over the course of a year, stories of life, death and rebirth. An archaeological expedition leads immortal Scott Madigan to reassess and change his life...though nothing compares to the changes undergone by his lover, Zoe Baird.

The Fault Lies Not…In the late twenty-sixth century, a serial killer roams the city of Naufolk. It's up to EarthGov Security Special Agent Lin Sillo and her partner, Special Agent Vincent DeBurg, to stop him. But is there something behind the murders, something that reaches far beyond the city?

RaeEarthGov Security Special Agent Kevin Martin and his partner, Probationary Agent Rachael (Rae) Mercer, thought they had been assigned an open-and-shut case. A murder had been committed on the colony of Haven and local law enforcement already had a suspect in custody, with enough evidence to ensure a conviction. Things begin to spin out of control when Rae is severely beaten and Kevin is accused of the attack. Who is trying to stop the murder investigation? What is connection between the suspect and the victim? How does the secret Rae is keeping tie into it?

On A Cold WindThe story of Caralynn (Carly) Adrasteia, an agent of EarthGov Security in the late twenty-second century. As an Enhanced Human, a group of humans engineered to have superior physical and mental abilities, she is subject to hatred and discrimination while continuing to work for the improvement of her people's situation. Along with her partner, Special Agent Murphy Greenfield, she is assigned to track down two escaped criminals who threaten a newly established colony. One of the criminals, Efhram Bartok, is also an Enhanced Human who wants to incite a revolution and lead the Enhanced Humans to freedom. There is a link between Carly and Bartok, one that only Carly's division director knows.

Where To Find The Books

All six books are available through Smashwords, Kindle, iTunes and NOOK. Links to each can be found on my

website, Wordboy’s Words -http://wordboy1.wix.com/wordboyswords

The books are also available through Kobo, Diesel, Page Foundry, Baker & Taylor Blio, Library Direct, Baker-

Taylor Axis360, OverDrive, Flipkart, Oyster and Scribd

Where To Find Me

Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/wordboy

Twitter:https://twitter.com/dunnmichaelp

Smashwords Author Page: https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/wordboy

Kindle Author Page:http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00F1ZU6EO

Blogger:http://myclutteredmind-wordboy.blogspot.com/

LiveJournal:http://wordboy1.livejournal.com/

Thanks For Watching

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Thank you for your time.

Good day.