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We’re Back

Metaphor Publications, Inc. Posted on August 8, 2016 by AE MatsonJanuary 21, 2018

As you likely know, if you’ve been by here at all in 2016, we’ve been MIA. That’s because we’ve had to restructure everything here in order to keep functioning at all – gotta have money here in this western world … Continue reading →

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The EPUB Connundrum

Metaphor Publications, Inc. Posted on January 11, 2016 by Michael MatsonNovember 20, 2017

For readers and publishers both, the EPUB format has everything one could want in a 21st century digital publication — except for one thing: Uniformity of presentation as described by the IDPF Standard. This post looks at some of the more common failings to be found in the EPUB reader ecosystem, and proposes changes that the IDPF could make to the EPUB Standard that would help it live up to its goal of being "the industry standard" for digital publications.

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Posted in Opinion, Publishing Industry News | Tagged amazon, copyright, drm, ebook, epub, idpf, indi-pub, publishing

Self-Published Authors Are Selling More

Metaphor Publications, Inc. Posted on December 11, 2015 by AE MatsonDecember 11, 2015

Infographic dated September 2015. http://publishingpush.com/blog/self-published-authors-are-selling-more-than-the-big-five-publishers/

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The Final Hours

Metaphor Publications, Inc. Posted on December 3, 2015 by AE MatsonDecember 3, 2015

Dead Man’s Trigger is still holding its own at #2 in Literature & Fiction > Action & Adventure > Fantasy – but we’d sure like to see it go back to #1 on the last day of its KDP Select … Continue reading →

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Try Before You Buy

Metaphor Publications, Inc. Posted on December 2, 2015 by AE MatsonDecember 2, 2015
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Have a sample chapter from Raven’s Tears. Here’s one from Dead Man’s Trigger. The reviews have begun to come in, and they’re fabulous! There’s just about a day and a half left on the ebook giveaway. You’ve got that long to get your … Continue reading →

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Uncommon Catalysts: Final Fantasy VI and the Female Protagonist

Metaphor Publications, Inc. Posted on November 12, 2015 by AE MatsonNovember 12, 2015

Metaphor Publications is pleased to present Uncommon Catalysts a series of guest articles sourced in the catalytic intersection between fantasy fiction and role playing games (RPG, or  RPG’s). Irregularly, we’ll be reaching out to irregular writers and gamers and getting their … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncommon Catalysts | Tagged female protagonist, final fantasy vi, strong themes, video games | 2 Replies

The ARC and the Covenant |

Metaphor Publications, Inc. Posted on November 3, 2015 by AE MatsonNovember 4, 2015
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In our frantic search for replacement beta readers for Dead Man’s Trigger a few months ago, I was asked about making advance reader copies, or ARCs, available to a selected audience before publication. At the time – neck-deep in a troublesome manuscript … Continue reading →

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Regreetings!

Metaphor Publications, Inc. Posted on October 12, 2015 by AE MatsonOctober 12, 2015

From Alesia: Hello, everyone! I’m sitting in a vacation rental with my bestie of 23 years, who is also a fantasy fiction writer and a role playing gamer. We’re in southern Oregon, on the Rogue River, enjoying our yearly retreat … Continue reading →

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Uncommon Catalysts: Coherent Universes – Using RPGs for Consistency in Your Writing

Metaphor Publications, Inc. Posted on September 21, 2015 by AE MatsonSeptember 21, 2015

Metaphor Publications is pleased to present Uncommon Catalysts a series of guest articles sourced in the catalytic intersection between fantasy fiction and role playing games (RPG, or  RPG’s). Irregularly, we’ll be reaching out to irregular writers and gamers and getting their … Continue reading →

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ICYMI: The Monday Report

Metaphor Publications, Inc. Posted on September 21, 2015 by AE MatsonSeptember 21, 2015
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Here’s a quick round up of what’s been going on here at Metaphor Publications. Michael’s first novella from Menelon’s Great War, entitled Operation: Fire Mission 1: Bagedaan (see the right column) is on sale for the rest of this month … Continue reading →

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