So the good people at Outland Entertainment have just released some of their titles as audiobooks on Audible, and my novel Papa Lucy & The Boneman is now available for your listening pleasure!

This novel received a starred review in Publisher’s Weekly, has been shortlisted for a stack of awards, and is my whacky multi-genre labour of love. It’s been described as Mad Max meets D&D and is the most off-the-rails thing I’ve ever written.

I have a fistful of download codes for five lucky people – for a chance to win a free copy simply do the following:

• Hit that like button over at facebook, or comment on this post with your name and contact email
• Share this contest on your socials.
• That’s it!

Winners will be picked randomly. Get to it!

I’ve certainly become slack on the old blog! Facebook being my medium of choice, I tend to post my updates on there. Since I last posted on here:

• Book 2 of the Books of Before and Now The Jawbone & The Junkman has been released! It’s the sequel without equal 🙂
• The RPG in the same setting Bullets & Bleedthroughs was successfully funded on Kickstarter and is now available at DriveThruRPG and Outland Entertainment.
• I got to dabble in the world of Arkham Horror with a story in the Secrets in Scarlet anthology, Brother Bound.
• An old collaboration with Martin Livings named A City Beneath (and How to Hide from It) found a home in the British Science Fiction Association’s anthology series Fission.
• Spectrum Writing is growing and going in leaps and bounds! We are running something in the order of 26 different groups now, with writing, D&D, miniature painting and more!
• I’ve been commissioned by Tutti Arts to work on a stage play for them. More when I can say more!
• Have delivered a couple of workshops through the Queensland Writers Centre which has been great fun.

It’s great to be busy, truly blessed to live this creative life 🙂

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Today marks the official publication date of my novel “Papa Lucy & The Boneman”, a saga over 10 years in the making. Getting a book made is just so damn hard, which makes these moments equal parts satisfaction and disbelief.

But it’s real. A real book that I love, that others have championed and backed and got into print (and e-print) worldwide. I am grateful to everyone who helped me whip this beast of a book into life, and I am so excited to see it storm out into the world.

Plus, ya know, got a starred review in Publisher’s Weekly, which still blows my mind! 🙂 plus many more exciting instalments and even A GAME!!!!

More info here, including how to order your very own copy. Enjoy!

https://outlandentertainment.com/work/books-of-before-and-now-papa-lucy-and-the-boneman/

Over nine years in the making, the sequel to my zombie-tastic debut Quiver has finally gone live! I’m planning some author events soon, but the book has officially gone on sale as of today.

Even hidden in paradise, Tamsyn’s fate is a dark thread that leads to doom.

When Tamsyn’s past comes knocking, she is forced to leave everything behind. Death and chaos dog her as she returns to the ruins of England on a mission of redemption. Discovering the conspiracy behind the zombie outbreak, Tamsyn learns the bizarre truth about who she really is. As she falls into a strange new responsibility, the zombies become the least of her problems.

Faced with a dangerous new enemy, Tamsyn can only do what she does best – dig in her heels and give ’em hell.

Go To Hell is now available in a bookstore near you, or via https://argonauticapress.com/?product=go-to-hell

In today’s exciting news, the good people at Outland Entertainment have officially announced the acquisition of “The Books of Before and Now”, a transmedia series that starts with Book 1, “Papa Lucy and the Boneman”, coming out in March 2021. A 5e compatible role-playing game in this setting is also imminent…

More information can be found at the press release here.

And check out this amazing cover art by Steve Firchow! I have been sitting on this for ages and am super excited to finally share this with you all!

Papa Lucy saved the human race. He was a sorcerer, a lawmaker, a god.

Papa Lucy led millions from the fires and destruction of the Before, into a savage new world known as the Now.

Then, when the crops failed, when the livestock died, Papa Lucy gave hope. He gave civilisation to the broken leftovers of humanity, their minds wiped blank when they stumbled after him, through the secret places and out into
the Now.

Papa Lucy saved the human race.

Papa Lucy lied.

I recently gave an interview with John Goodwin from Writers of the Future, where we spoke about the workshop I went to (ten years ago now, best week ever!) and he was kind enough to let me promote my new Spectrum Writing organisation.

These folks are all about paying it forward and it’s a pleasure to return the favour – below is my interview and a stack of resources for those interested in entering the Contest. It’s brilliant, get amongst it!

https://soundcloud.com/writersofthefuture/64-jason-fischer-mentors-creative-people-on-the-autism-spectrum

Writers of the Future Resources:

Contest Rules  

Volume 26 Awards Ceremony (my winning year)

I have some very exciting news – I’ve just signed a three-book deal with Outland Entertainment to publish my “Papa Lucy and the Boneman” fantasy series. Huge thanks to Jeremy Mohler, Gwen Nix and everyone at Outland, and eternal gratitude to my wonderful agent Angel Belsey from Emily Sweet Associates.

We’re also developing a role-playing game based in this setting, and my playtesters (discerning gamers forced to hear my puns on a fortnightly basis) seem to be enjoying the draft which bodes well! I’m looking forward to unleashing this beast on the world. I’m going for a Dark Sun meets Weird West feel, with a stack of character classes, races, and game mechanics involving cannabalism amongst other things…

More news as it all comes together – tonight I am one happy author 🙂

(original illustration from Aurealis #42 by Adam Katsaros)

ABOUT PAPA LUCY AND THE BONEMAN

Set in a world of scavengers and hard folk, “Papa Lucy and the Boneman” is the tale of a centuries-old family feud. In their quest to become gods, two immortal brothers put the savage world of Now into jeopardy. Only a fallen knight-errant dares to defy Papa Lucy. Armed only with an ancient gun and a forbidden knowledge, Lanyard Everett confronts a world-killer – and himself.

This setting started off in a series of short stories that I published in Aurealis magazine, and after many years of compiling background notes on the world and the characters, I realised that I had an epic fantasy novel on my hands. Back in 2011 I received a grant from Arts SA to produce the first draft of what would become “Papa Lucy and the Boneman”, which I wrote during a 6 month sabbatical from my day job. I beat this novel into shape over a number of years, and now it is finally ready to hit the world.

Hi folks! Been a long time since I posted updates on this thing. I’m usually found lurking on the Book of Face and can’t commit to blogging like I used to. It’s been a helluva year at Fisch Industries, with all sorts of cool goings on. Time for a quick round up!

SNAFU

Got a story into this bad boy and I’m very much excited. Have been a fan of the series (some of which became episodes of Tim Miller’s Love, Death and Robots) and consider this a bucket list moment. “Of Meat and Man” coming soon!

Argonautica Launch

Together with ink-scribe and fellow Jason, we launched our new collaborative small-press Argonautica Press a few weeks back. Jason Franks has a write-up over at the Argonautica website here: https://argonauticapress.com/?p=2123&fbclid=IwAR2MCPdlPPPtYrslgC7eNc1dSsT47S8TmL1jelZwS5707VfFIP46OyzNk-Q

Twas magnificent. Best of all, we had a skellington for Ray Harryhausen reasons (because Jason and the Argonauts)

I made many humerus jokes on the night. Living my best life!

Spectrum Writing

So I’ve launched into a new and very exciting venture with my wife Kate. We’ve started a service called Spectrum Writing which is aimed at teaching  professional writing skills to people on the Autism Spectrum.  It’s a subject dear to my heart, particularly as I’m the dad to an amazing young man with Autism, as well as having it myself. I came to this realisation later in life, and who knows how much further my writing would be by now if I’d had writing lessons tailored to my condition?

I’ve been working with writers on the Autism Spectrum for a while now, both mentoring and in my workshops, and these folks blow my minds with their mad imagination skills. I’m determined to help other awesome minds follow their writing dreams, and so it was time to get organised. This would NEVER have happened without the amazing Kate Fischer, who is not only a smoking hot bird, but a force to be reckoned with!

Go to Hell, Volume 2 of the Tamsyn Webb Chronicles

As of last night, I hit a milestone in my draft of the sequel to Quiver, one which I cannot speak of – a cliffhanger so epic that I dare not speak of it! Needless to say, I’ve just rolled into the third act with my sleeves rolled up and a mad look in my eye. It is time to finish this bad boy.

Most of all, family

This time last year I became the dad to my darling baby daughter, who just had her first birthday. I fall in love a little more everyday with this hilarious trouble-maker! Kids are just the best. My older boy is thriving with a wonderful teacher and a very joyful, busy life. At the centre of all this is a wonderful lady with the patience of Buddha in the body of a hot chick. I am rich beyond measure!

The latest issue of Dimension 6 has just landed, and it contains my newest short story “Posse Comitatus”.  Editor Keith Stevenson sums up my story better than anyone ever could:

“It was the perfect crowd control mechanism right up until it wasn’t.”

Follow this link and get amongst it – each issue of Dimension 6 is free to read and is awesome:

https://coeurdelion.com.au/dimension6/