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Rob Dircks

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Rob Dircks is the #1 Audible bestselling author of You're Going to Mars! , the Where the Hell is Tesla? series, The Wrong Unit , and more (including the anti-self-help book Unleash the Sloth! 75 Ways to Reach Your Maximum Potential By Doing Less ). He's also got a drawerful of screenplays and short stories, some of which appear on his original audio sci-fi short story podcast Listen To The Signal, also narrated by the author.

Rob's a member of SFWA (Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America), and is a big fan of classic science fiction. When not writing, he's helping other authors publish their own work with Goldfinch Publishing, writing and designing for the award-winning ad agency he owns with his brother (appropriately call
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Rob Dircks Hi DMVpapp - glad you like the stories, and you bet your a** I'm going to keep writing! I've actually got three things in the hopper at the moment: a …moreHi DMVpapp - glad you like the stories, and you bet your a** I'm going to keep writing! I've actually got three things in the hopper at the moment: a Mars mission sci-fi comedy for Audible Originals, the beginning of a novel with a working title of Shut Up And Run!, and ideas for the third Tesla book, where Chip explores being a (gulp) dad! I can't even imagine what kind of havoc little Gigi could wreak inside the ITA.(less)
Rob Dircks Hi Joanne! I'm psyched you loved The Wrong Unit. Man, that story is near and dear (although I guess they all are my babies!). It was written as a stan…moreHi Joanne! I'm psyched you loved The Wrong Unit. Man, that story is near and dear (although I guess they all are my babies!). It was written as a standalone (vs. Tesla which was always meant to be a serial), so I don't think there'll be a sequel, but I'm a big believer in never-say-never! (And now you've got me thinking... what DOES happen to the humans?) Have a happy new year Joanne!(less)
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Well this is a first… I just found out an alpaca ranch in New Mexico named their newest baby alpaca addition Gigi Paradox, after my novel Gigi Make Paradox (Where the Hell is Tesla? Book 3)! I certainly never expected that! Thanks to Suzanne Dome at Three Pines Alpacas! . #GigiMakeParadox #WhereTheHellIsTesla #RobDircks #AlpacaLove #AlpacaCria #CriaSeason #BabyAlpaca #AlpacaRanch #SciFiBooks #

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