Month: August 2025

Novel Lengths Revisited

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A more commercially-focused dataset. Essay. 800 words, 4-minute read. A few months ago I posted an essay which looked at the word counts/page lengths of novels over the past century, or so. (https://raytabler.substack.com/p/novel-lengths-over-the-years) This was an effort to verify (or disprove) the anecdote that novels used to be a lot…

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The Diesel-Powered Starship, Incoming!

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My latest novel releases soon. Early copies of my latest book, The Diesel-Powered Starship arrived yesterday! She’s not out officially until September 30. But you can order ahead from here: https://histriabooks.com/pro…/the-diesel-powered-starship/ As a bonus, the good people at Histria Books have featured The Diesel-Powered Starship in their ad on page…

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Road Trip

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A photo essay. 600 words and some pics, 3-minute read. Road Trip By Ray Tabler Two weeks ago I drove across the country, from Michigan to California. It was a journey 40 years in the making. The inciting incident was my daughter graduating from college, and landing a job in…

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Booze in Space!

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Notes from an Archon 47 panel, Essay, 1000 words (5-minute read) Can’t believe I neglected to post this essay here on my website until now. Well, here it is, almost a year behind the times, but still jam-packed with useful info. 😉 Booze In Space! by Ray Tabler This past…

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Rogue Moon

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A review. 700 words, 4-minute read. Rogue Moon, A Review By Ray Tabler Rogue Moon is a 1960 science fiction novel by Algis Budrys, and a very strange read from the perspective of 65 years after publication. I’m not a scholar of Budrys’ work, and have only sipped at his…

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