Selim Ulug
@selimpensfiction.bsky.social
Author of A Familiar Voice, Something Special, and The Woman in Red. Also author of the Big Finish Short Trips Landbound and Battle Scars.
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November 24, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Here’s a timely (for me) post from John Scalzi about so-called marketing services for your self-published books.
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Yes, All Those Author Services and Book Club Emails Are Fake, and No, Don’t Send Them Any Money
If you’re an author, or honestly if you just happen to be standing near an author these days, then you have probably seen a flood of emails in the past couple of months promising you that who…
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November 23, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Here’s a timely (for me) post from John Scalzi about so-called marketing services for your self-published books.
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Well, this is gratifying and humbling. A Familiar Voice has cracked the top 100 “hot new releases” in its category!
November 20, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Well, this is gratifying and humbling. A Familiar Voice has cracked the top 100 “hot new releases” in its category!
I don't think I've ever heard of freezing fog, but that was the official weather forecast this morning. When I looked out the window, well, there was fog and there was frost. So there you go.
November 20, 2025 at 2:13 PM
I don't think I've ever heard of freezing fog, but that was the official weather forecast this morning. When I looked out the window, well, there was fog and there was frost. So there you go.
My new novel, a thriller called A Familiar Voice, is now available at your regional Amazon bookstore in eBook and paperback formats. It was a great deal of fun to write. I hope you enjoy reading it.
Links are in my blog post.
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Links are in my blog post.
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November 18, 2025 at 1:01 PM
My new novel, a thriller called A Familiar Voice, is now available at your regional Amazon bookstore in eBook and paperback formats. It was a great deal of fun to write. I hope you enjoy reading it.
Links are in my blog post.
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Links are in my blog post.
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A Familiar Voice comes out in a few days, on the 18th of November. In the meantime, here’s a quick sample of what’s in store for Katy Lapointe.
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November 13, 2025 at 9:22 PM
A Familiar Voice comes out in a few days, on the 18th of November. In the meantime, here’s a quick sample of what’s in store for Katy Lapointe.
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Finally watched Ryan Coogler's Sinners. Comparisons with Robert Rodriguez' From Dusk Till Dawn are inevitable, but both are excellent. Sinners is a slow burn for the first hour, setting up characters and situations. Then comes the payoff, and what a payoff it is.
November 12, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Finally watched Ryan Coogler's Sinners. Comparisons with Robert Rodriguez' From Dusk Till Dawn are inevitable, but both are excellent. Sinners is a slow burn for the first hour, setting up characters and situations. Then comes the payoff, and what a payoff it is.
Sigh. Well, this is embarrassing.
November 10, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Sigh. Well, this is embarrassing.
The Chimes was wonderful. I bought this new release as soon as I heard about it. Can’t wait to give it a listen.
Following the critically-acclaimed release of The Chimes, I've produced two more full-cast adaptations of Charles Dickens’ Christmas stories; THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH & THE HAUNTED MAN.
Extremely proud of this. It will make your Christmas 100% more Christmassy!
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Extremely proud of this. It will make your Christmas 100% more Christmassy!
Order here: averageromp.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:37 PM
The Chimes was wonderful. I bought this new release as soon as I heard about it. Can’t wait to give it a listen.
Flocks of geese are heading south in droves, now. The last of the autumn leaves are settling down to earth. That can only mean one thing …
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November 5, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Flocks of geese are heading south in droves, now. The last of the autumn leaves are settling down to earth. That can only mean one thing …
Perusing an early author copy of a thrilling #thriller! A Familiar Voice will be available from in eBook and paperback formats from your regional Amazon bookstore on November 18.
November 4, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Perusing an early author copy of a thrilling #thriller! A Familiar Voice will be available from in eBook and paperback formats from your regional Amazon bookstore on November 18.
The Crow Girl is a six-eplsode series featuring Eve Myles, who we all know and love since she appeared in Torchwood. She and much of the cast give outstanding performances in this dark mystery story. The final episode will leave your head spinning. This is a must-watch.
November 3, 2025 at 3:24 PM
The Crow Girl is a six-eplsode series featuring Eve Myles, who we all know and love since she appeared in Torchwood. She and much of the cast give outstanding performances in this dark mystery story. The final episode will leave your head spinning. This is a must-watch.
Halloween’s almost upon us. And here I’d hoped to go through a whole host of horror movies. All I’ve managed this month, sadly, is 28 Years Later (which was very good) and Sleepy Hollow. Onto pumpkin carving tomorrow! And then … the monsters come out.
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October 30, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Halloween’s almost upon us. And here I’d hoped to go through a whole host of horror movies. All I’ve managed this month, sadly, is 28 Years Later (which was very good) and Sleepy Hollow. Onto pumpkin carving tomorrow! And then … the monsters come out.
Some thoughts on the latest in the 28 Days Later series. This one, called 28 Years Later, is a thoughtful, coming of age story disguised as a zombie movie.
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28 Years Later
This article contains mild spoilers for 28 Years Later. Sometimes, you need to check your expectations at the door before taking your seat in the theatre. I think that’s the case with the lat…
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October 22, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Some thoughts on the latest in the 28 Days Later series. This one, called 28 Years Later, is a thoughtful, coming of age story disguised as a zombie movie.
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If you don’t read GGK’s books, (a) What’s wrong with you and (b) Time to get started.
And this, for those who want to put a toe in the water with my work, or to add an ebook to their collection. UNDER HEAVEN is much less than a coffee this week in US, at all the usual-suspect ebook retailers.
October 20, 2025 at 8:04 PM
If you don’t read GGK’s books, (a) What’s wrong with you and (b) Time to get started.
The Final Destination movies are, for me anyway, a guilty pleasure. Great art? Of course not. But there are always great thrills and chills. Final Destination Bloodlines is a worthy addition to the franchise and manages to very cleverly fit into the timeline of the other movies.
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October 20, 2025 at 7:27 PM
The Final Destination movies are, for me anyway, a guilty pleasure. Great art? Of course not. But there are always great thrills and chills. Final Destination Bloodlines is a worthy addition to the franchise and manages to very cleverly fit into the timeline of the other movies.
Having finished my first #novel, I’ve written a post about the #WritingProcess I used to get to the finish line, slowly but surely. #BookSky
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On Writing a Novel
If, like me, you’ve read several books about how to write a novel, you’ll know that there are about as many writing processes as there are writers. In this post, I’ll try to tell you ab…
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October 14, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Having finished my first #novel, I’ve written a post about the #WritingProcess I used to get to the finish line, slowly but surely. #BookSky
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It's funny. You tell friends that you've written short stories and they're all, Yeah, whatever. But you tell them you've written a novel and their eyes pop. Really, they say. Wow. Novels are my first choice too, but let's rally around the poor, misunderstood short story.
October 10, 2025 at 4:46 PM
It's funny. You tell friends that you've written short stories and they're all, Yeah, whatever. But you tell them you've written a novel and their eyes pop. Really, they say. Wow. Novels are my first choice too, but let's rally around the poor, misunderstood short story.
My novel, A Familiar Voice, is a thriller. Synopsis below. Look out for it in November!
October 7, 2025 at 12:48 PM
My novel, A Familiar Voice, is a thriller. Synopsis below. Look out for it in November!
I’ve mentioned in other posts that I’m working on a novel called A Familiar Voice. I can finally announce that it will be available in November. Here’s the beautiful cover art by the omni-talented @georgiacooked.bsky.social.
October 2, 2025 at 12:57 PM
I’ve mentioned in other posts that I’m working on a novel called A Familiar Voice. I can finally announce that it will be available in November. Here’s the beautiful cover art by the omni-talented @georgiacooked.bsky.social.
No one tells you that the hardest part of writing a novel is coming up with a half-decent blurb.
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September 19, 2025 at 5:22 PM
No one tells you that the hardest part of writing a novel is coming up with a half-decent blurb.
I may have said this before, but from my perspective, we are living in the era of Peak Star Trek. Considering the quality of S3 of Star Trek Picard, and pick your season of Star Trek SNW, I think this is self-evident.
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September 17, 2025 at 9:03 PM
I may have said this before, but from my perspective, we are living in the era of Peak Star Trek. Considering the quality of S3 of Star Trek Picard, and pick your season of Star Trek SNW, I think this is self-evident.
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Today's the day that The Shattering Peace, the new book in the Old Man's War universe, is out in North America (UK, you have two more days). I wrote it to be enjoyable to new readers as well as old hands to the series. I hope you'll pick it up at your favorite bookseller!
September 16, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Today's the day that The Shattering Peace, the new book in the Old Man's War universe, is out in North America (UK, you have two more days). I wrote it to be enjoyable to new readers as well as old hands to the series. I hope you'll pick it up at your favorite bookseller!