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L. D. Colter -- Speculations

Speculations: a newsletter from award-winning speculative fiction author, L. D. Colter. Musings on writing, reading, and various piffle, but always a cute animal video.

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The Halloween Edition -- Cool (or creepy) Crescent City Stuff, Free Ch 1, Cute Animal Video

An occasional newsletter from a writer of weird things...Musings on writing, reading, and various piffle, but always a cute animal video. Cool (or creepy) Crescent City Stuff, Free Ch 1, Cute Animal Video Oct 21, 2025 Speculations Newsletter If there are a few typos here or less polished writing, well, things are wild right now. Book one is out and still getting interviews, book two releases in less than a month, book three edits are due back to the editor (sounds better than saying overdue,...

An occasional newsletter from a writer of weird things...Musings on writing, reading, and various piffle, but always a cute animal video. Look who's featured on John Scalzi's Blog! Plus Book 1 Is Live! plus some free SFF and fat bears Sept 25, 2025 While the Gods Sleep: The Perilous Gods, Book One released yesterday!! 🥳 Wow. Well the big day finally arrived. While the Gods Sleep has been released into the world. Here are some of the recent reviews that have been coming in: Dark, intense, and...

An occasional newsletter from a writer of weird things...Musings on writing, reading, and various piffle, but always a cute animal video. Three Weeks and Counting: Plus Reading a Novel by Keanu Reeves, How My MC's 2 Childhood Deaths Were Nearly My Own, and Animal Hugs Sept 4, 2025 While the Gods Sleep Book One of The Perilous Gods is currently on NetGalley and is set to release three weeks from today! What the early reviews are saying: And of course, this amazing endorsement: "The pleasures...

An occasional newsletter from a writer of weird things...Musings on writing, reading, and various piffle, but always a cute animal video. Cover Reveal At The Nerd Daily! and other fun updates Aug 7, 2025 Things are starting to feel really real. The Nerd Daily (a UK online source of book reviews, previews, and interviews) was kind enough to feature the cover reveal for all three books in my upcoming trilogy. So without further ado — ta da!! You can click the preview below to go to the full...