Hey, friends — if you’ll indulge me for a moment, I want to talk briefly about Other People’s Heroes: Little Stars. If you didn’t know, Little Stars is my Kindle Vella exclusive serial saga, published one chapter at a time every Wednesday, on Amazon’s Kindle Vella platform. I’ve written about it on the blog in the past, but I’ve picked up quite a few followers since I started the Geek Punditry columns (hi, folks!) and I thought this would be a good time to remind people it exists.

Little Stars, for those of you who might not know, is a superhero adventure serial. The story focuses on Andi Vargas, a 17-year-old girl whose life is sent into chaos when the world discovers that one of their favorite superheroes, Shooting Star, is actually Carmelita Vargas, Andi’s mother. The truth about her identity thrusts Andi into a spotlight she never wanted, while simultaneously raising the question as to who linked her mother’s identity, and why.

Little Stars is a Siegel City story, set in the same universe as my novels Other People’s Heroes and The Pyrite War, as well as numerous short stories, but it’s a story that stands on its own. You don’t need to have read the previous stories to understand and enjoy what’s going on (although those of you who have been to Siegel City before will certainly find a lot to appreciate in terms of returning characters and hints to the continuity of the city).

I’m bringing it up now because Little Stars has entered its endgame. The final chapters are being composed now and the story is going to conclude over the next few months, so this is the time to jump in. I don’t talk about it too much here on the blog for a couple of reasons. First of all, since I’ve dedicated myself to Geek Punditry, I didn’t want people who come here for that column to feel like I’m subjecting them to a weekly sales pitch. Second, I am absolutely atrocious at self-promotion. Seriously, I’m the worst. If marketing was a sport you had to play in gym class, they would choose every other student, the janitor, a stray dog that wandered onto the field, and six cockroaches before anybody would ask me to be on their team. I am MISERABLE at it, as you can clearly see by my current attempt at it.

So if this story sounds like something you would like to read, I’d really appreciate it if you bounce over to Amazon and give it a try. Right here. Via this link. The first three chapters are always free, and each chapter after that fluctuates between 25 and 50 cents, depending on how long that particular installment is. So take a taste. If you like the kind of stuff I put out here on Fridays, I’d love to have you join me on Wednesdays as well.

Thanks!