Jake Bible Fiction

  • Writing In Suburbia #24: Is It Tale or Tail?

    What? Another episode of Writing In Suburbia? Yep. I gotta get them in when I have the time, man. That’s how this pro writing thing works!

    In this episode I talk about The Long Tail. Or is it Long Tale? I honestly don’t know and Google was no freaking help at all. But, regardless of what it is called, I chat about planning your career as a pro writer and realizing there is a lot of hurry up and wait plus a good dose of fortune telling.

    Enjoy!

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  • Friday Night Drabble Party!

    Well, hello there!

    Back for more free fiction, I see. Good for you. Good for you.

    But, and you knew this was coming, before we get to the micro-fiction, how about I shout from the rooftops about Salvage Merc One. Can you dig it? I knew that you could!

    As of this typing (7:50am EST, Friday, January 29th) Salvage Merc One is on the following charts:

    That’s pretty freaking suuuuuuwheeeeet!

    Thanks to everyone that has been buying and supporting this hell of a fun space marine adventure. Y’all rock!

    WhaSalvage-Merc-one-ebook-covert is Salvage Merc One? I’m glad you asked!

    Joseph Laribeau was born to be a Marine in the Galactic Fleet. He was born to fight the alien enemies known as the Skrang Alliance and travel the galaxy doing his duty as a Marine Sergeant. He loved the life. But when the War ended and Joe found himself medically discharged, the best job ever was over and he never thought he’d find his way again.

    Then a beautiful alien walked into his life and offered him a chance at something even greater than the Fleet, a chance to serve with the Salvage Merc Corp.

    Now known as Salvage Merc One Eighty-Four, Joe Laribeau is given the ultimate assignment by the SMC bosses. To his surprise it is neither a military nor a corporate salvage. Rather, Joe has to risk his life for one of his own. He has to find and bring back the legend that started the Corp.

    He must find Salvage Merc One.

     

    Pretty groovy, yes? Yes! So go all clickety clickety on that cover and get you some Salvage Merc One!

    Now on to the drabble!

    Enjoy!

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    Only Other Person
    By
    Jake Bible

    The eyes were nothing short of spectacular. Lawrence could feel their power. He knew that all he had to do was free the god and that power was his.

    Lawrence stepped forward and raised his hands

    “Oh, great and powerful Hebatesia!” Lawrence shouted in the dust-filled catacomb. “I have brought you a sacrifice! His blood will be my gift to you! It will free you from your ten thousand year imprisonment!”

    Mike frowned and looked about the catacomb as he set Lawrence’s gear down.

    “Uh… Did you say sacrifice?” Mike asked, realizing he was the only other person there.

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    Cheers!

    Disclaimer: What? What are you looking at?

     

  • Writing In Suburbia #23: This Little Piggy Wrote For The Market

    Welcome back, folks!

    This week’s episode is on the subject of writing for the market. Whatever the market wants, the market gets, but are you the writer to feed it? I talk a little about my thought processes on why I choose what I choose to write. I also talk about why it is perfectly okay to write for the market or to ignore the market completely.

    It’s your career, folks. Do with it what you want.

    I am also recording in a new office setup, so gonna be good to hear what it sounds like.

    Enjoy!

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  • New Release! Salvage Merc One!

    That’s right, folks, a new novel has been sent out into the wild to live a life of freedom and excitement!

    I give you: Salvage Merc One!

    Salvage-Merc-one-ebook-coverJoseph Laribeau was born to be a Marine in the Galactic Fleet. He was born to fight the alien enemies known as the Skrang Alliance and travel the galaxy doing his duty as a Marine Sergeant. He loved the life. But when the War ended and Joe found himself medically discharged, the best job ever was over and he never thought he’d find his way again.

    Then a beautiful alien walked into his life and offered him a chance at something even greater than the Fleet, a chance to serve with the Salvage Merc Corp.

    Now known as Salvage Merc One Eighty-Four, Joe Laribeau is given the ultimate assignment by the SMC bosses. To his surprise it is neither a military nor a corporate salvage. Rather, Joe has to risk his life for one of his own. He has to find and bring back the legend that started the Corp.

    He must find Salvage Merc One.

     

     

    This is a fun one. Lots of aliens, space battles, plasma blasters and bounty hunters and space marines and pew pew pew! You are gonna dig it!

    And, if you do dig it, please leave a review. Those darn reviews make a huge difference to the visibility of the novel. Every star helps, y’all.

    Also, I’ll be working on the audiobook soon, so stay tuned for that.

    Cheers!

  • Friday Night Drabble Party!

    Oh, the weather outside is frightful!

    At least for this section of the world. Stay safe, folks. Stay warm. Don’t let in any strange yetis. Only the yetis you know.

    Hey, know what else is really cold? The depths of space! And speaking of space, I have a new military scifi/space marine novel out!

    Salvage Merc One!

    Salvage-Merc-one-ebook-cover Joseph Laribeau was born to be a Marine in the Galactic Fleet. He was born to fight the alien enemies known as the Skrang Alliance and travel the galaxy doing his duty as a Marine Sergeant. He loved the life. But when the War ended and Joe found himself medically discharged, the best job ever was over and he never thought he’d find his way again.

    Then a beautiful alien walked into his life and offered him a chance at something even greater than the Fleet, a chance to serve with the Salvage Merc Corp.

    Now known as Salvage Merc One Eighty-Four, Joe Laribeau is given the ultimate assignment by the SMC bosses. To his surprise it is neither a military nor a corporate salvage. Rather, Joe has to risk his life for one of his own. He has to find and bring back the legend that started the Corp.

    He must find Salvage Merc One.

     

     

     

    Doesn’t that sound ten kinds of awesome? Yes, yes it does.

    Now, how about some drabbletastic fiction?

    Enjoy!

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    Not A Storm
    By
    Jake Bible

    The chair lift stopped dead.

    Wind. Freezing rain. Darkness everywhere.

    “Power outage,” Colby said as he stared down at the barely visible slope.

    “They gotta have backup generators,” Magnus said. “Not like they don’t expect bad weather.”

    “I don’t know,” Colby replied. “Maybe there was some short.”

    A low rumbling reached them. Not from above, like an avalanche coming to cover them forever, but from the side, near the other slope.

    “Hear that?” Colby asked. “That a storm?”

    Magnus whimpered.

    Colby turned his direction and saw it. It was huge, rising up from the mountainside.

    It was not a storm.

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    Cheers!

    Disclaimer: It ain’t always keggers and snow bunnies on the mountain.