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We have decided to publish Sleuths of Sorcery in its entirety on the Web. Why, you may ask? Well, since we've not managed to place it with a publisher (not for lack of trying, of course), Bart and I thought we'd now throw the novel on the mercy of the Web. The Harry Potter phenomenon aside, it's still very difficult to sell first-time sword and sorcery novels (unless you're lucky enough to collaborate with Mercedes Lackey or Jennifer Roberson, or have some relative in the business). Of course, there’s that extremely dim hope that one day we’ll see the novel print-published; but for the time-being, we're offering it to the Web-masses for free.

Now, obviously we're allowing anyone on the internet to read Sleuths of Sorcery for free. However, I wish you to liken the reading of this novel to viewing the antics of street performers as you stroll through a park. You know how there's always an open guitar or violin case, or perhaps a hat, sitting beside the musician, juggler, magician or whatever? Well, think of Sleuths of Sorcery as a ‘Web-performer.’ If you enjoyed what you read you may afterward throw sovereigns our way via a few mouse clicks on the advertising links. Or, you can make a donation:

Another way in which you can help promote Sleuths of Sorcery, if you’d like, is to put a banner on your own website. Find out how.

On the downside, if you didn't enjoy the novel, at least you’ll not be obligated to contribute anything at all. You may have dry, weary eyes for your trouble, but you will not have spent any hard-earned lucre on a book which you hated. And please don't send nasty emails informing me that the novel is crap. I would think that garnering rejection slips is punishment enough if the novel is truly bad.

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