Author Archives: M. B. Weston

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About M. B. Weston

M. B. Weston is an award-winning fantasy, pulp, young adult, steampunk, and paranormal author. Her attention to procedure and detail gives her works an authentic gritty, military feel that takes an adventure tale to the level of a true page-turner. Weston’s writing attracts both fantasy and non-fantasy readers, and her audience ranges from upper-elementary students to adults. A gifted orator, Weston has been invited as a guest speaker to numerous writing and science fiction/fantasy panels at conventions across the US, including DragonCon, BabelCon, NecronomiCon, and Alabama Phoenix Festival. She has served on panels with such authors as Sherrilyn Kenyon, J. F. Lewis, Todd McCaffrey, and Jonathan Maberry. Weston has spoken to thousands of students and adults about the craft of writing and has been invited as the keynote speaker at youth camps and at several schools throughout the US.

Geek Point Standings as of May 9th, 2013

We’ve had a great turnout so far for the our May Geek Point Promotion! Here are the current standings: Mitzi Trout – 425 Scott Romanski (@truedeadman)- 300 Chuck Elam – 200 Joe Schmitter @comojoe – 200 Elizabeth Donald – 150 … Continue reading

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Geek Point Standings as of May 8, 2013

We’ve had a great turnout so far for the our May Geek Point Promotion! Here are the current standings: Scott Romanski (@truedeadman)- 300 Mitzi Trout – 200 Chuck Elam – 200 Joe Schmitter @comojoe – 200 Jordan Chestnut – 100 … Continue reading

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Geek Point Standings as of May 7, 2013

We’ve had a great turnout so far for the our May Geek Point Promotion! Here are the current standings: Mitzi Trout – 200 Chuck Elam – 200 Scott Romanski (@truedeadman)- 200 Joe Schmitter @comojoe – 200 Jordan Chestnut – 100 … Continue reading

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May Geek Point Contest: Win a Free Signed Book!

I’ve decided to run a little promotion this May. For the rest of the month at 7:30pm EST, I will be asking a trivia question on my Facebook Author Page (http://www.facebook.com/MBWestonPage) and on my twitter feed (www.twitter.com/mbweston). The questions will … Continue reading

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Change Your Telling into Showing: A Tiny Example of Show, Don’t Tell

As I mentioned yesterday, I’m working on edits for a short story due in by April 30th–egads, that’s tonight!–for the Thunder on the Battlefield sword and sorcery anthology being put out by Seventh Star Press. I ran across a section … Continue reading

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Spice Up Your Prose with Description: Example–Morvenian Wolves

I’m working on edits for a short story due in by April 30th for the Thunder on the Battlefield sword and sorcery anthology being put out by Seventh Star Press. My story takes place in the Elysian Chronicles world with … Continue reading

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Sample Sunday: Excerpt from “The Survivor”

I haven’t been able to blog much about this, but my steampunk short story, “The Survivor” was recently published in the Dreams of Steam 3: Gadgets steampunk anthology. I figured for this Sample Sunday, I would give you all a … Continue reading

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Check Out My Steampunk Short Story in Dreams of Steam 3: Gadgets!

Forgive me for taking so long to announce this. My first steampunk short story, “The Survivor,” has officially been published in the Dreams of Steam: Gadgets steampunk anthology. “The Survivor” tells the story of Angelica Blackmore, the lone survivor of … Continue reading

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Sample Sunday: New 1st Chapter of A Prophecy Forgotten

For Sample Sunday, I figured I would upload a sample of the changed first chapter of A Prophecy Forgotten, which was just released last week: Hoof beats pounded against the forest floor. Alexor concentrated on keeping himself upright on Jeleth’s … Continue reading

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The Elysian Chronicles: A Prophecy Forgotten Hardcover on Sale at Barnes & Noble!

I just discovered that Barnes & Noble (.com) is currently offering the newest version of The Elysian Chronicles: A Prophecy forgotten on sale for 40% off. Hardcovers are $17.90 and trade paperbacks are $10.54. I figured I would pass this … Continue reading

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