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My very first fiction novel officially debuts tomorrow!
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My very first fiction novel officially debuts tomorrow!
I pondered whether or not this was the right forum to post this in, but given the fact that the novel deals heavily with the themes of religion and atheism, particularly as it relates to the prospects of one's own imminent demise, I feel this is the appropriate place. Anyway, after a long year consumed by much writing and editing, I'm proud to announce that it is finally available for sale tomorrow! However, because you are all very dear to me and have contributed a great amount to my growth as a writer and person, I'm making the book exclusively available for you today! That's right! Atheismforums.org gets first dibs! It is available in paperback and epub formats, the latter of which I have our very own StuW to thank for making possible.

The synopsis as per the back cover of the novel is as follows:



A friend of mine, W.A. Raymond, also recently did an interview with me for the release of the novel which you can read here or here:



Additionally, here are some photos of the paperback version I took so that you can get a sense of what you will be purchasing if you're interested:



It was a very time consuming project and I hope it will pay off. My aspirations for the novel is that it will help readers, who may or may not find the annihilation of the self too difficult of an idea to accept, cope with this likelihood by demonstrating through the fictional story of Bennett that life is the locus of everything that is meaningful, and that death can enhance life if it is confronted head-on, absent of delusion. All the links I have provided above, as well as additional info can be found at www.bennettnovel.com. Thanks for your time everyone!
He who loves God cannot endeavour that God should love him in return - Baruch Spinoza
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Congrats, PS!
Nolite te bastardes carborundorum.
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Thank you! ^_^
He who loves God cannot endeavour that God should love him in return - Baruch Spinoza
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My very first fiction novel officially debuts tomorrow!
Congrats! Hope it goes well for you.
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Congrats on being published. Any relation to Jan Strnad?
"Well, evolution is a theory. It is also a fact. And facts and theories are different things, not rungs in a hierarchy of increasing certainty. Facts are the world's data. Theories are structures of ideas that explain and interpret facts. Facts don't go away when scientists debate rival theories to explain them. Einstein's theory of gravitation replaced Newton's in this century, but apples didn't suspend themselves in midair, pending the outcome. And humans evolved from ape- like ancestors whether they did so by Darwin's proposed mechanism or by some other yet to be discovered."

-Stephen Jay Gould
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(September 22, 2014 at 2:23 pm)Tonus Wrote: Congrats on being published. Any relation to Jan Strnad?

Hmmm... not that I'm aware. Is that a well-known person? I befriended a bunch of random Strnads on FB a while back... If I remember correctly, it seems like I came across a few Jans (I've heard that Strnad is quite a common surname in, I want to say, Czechoslovakia? Or is the Czech Republic? Thinking)
He who loves God cannot endeavour that God should love him in return - Baruch Spinoza
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RE: My very first fiction novel officially debuts tomorrow!
He's a long-time comic book writer.
"Well, evolution is a theory. It is also a fact. And facts and theories are different things, not rungs in a hierarchy of increasing certainty. Facts are the world's data. Theories are structures of ideas that explain and interpret facts. Facts don't go away when scientists debate rival theories to explain them. Einstein's theory of gravitation replaced Newton's in this century, but apples didn't suspend themselves in midair, pending the outcome. And humans evolved from ape- like ancestors whether they did so by Darwin's proposed mechanism or by some other yet to be discovered."

-Stephen Jay Gould
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(September 22, 2014 at 3:06 pm)Tonus Wrote: He's a long-time comic book writer.

Ah, then nope, but it's quite possible that our not-too-distant ancestors broke bread!
He who loves God cannot endeavour that God should love him in return - Baruch Spinoza
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The book sounds interesting. Congrats!
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Congrats PS! Heart
"The Universe is run by the complex interweaving of three elements: energy, matter, and enlightened self-interest." G'Kar-B5
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