Victor D. López, Author

Esta es una traducción del autor de los dos primeros capítulos de su novela Hire Lernin' (C) 2021 traducida al español. La versión completa en inglés de la novela y la traducción al español en curso están disponibles de forma gratuita en el siguiente enlace: https://www.royalroad.com/profile/368939/fictions.

Este podcast contiene mi lectura de los dos primeros capítulos de mi novela 'Hire Lernin', publicada en 2021 y que estoy traduciendo al español. He publicado la versión completa en inglés de la novela y también estoy transfiriendo la versión en español. Puedes acceder a ambos de forma gratuita en el siguiente enlace: https://www.royalroad.com/profile/368939/fictions.

I published this novel two years ago which is now available in paperback, hard cover and eBook versions at most bookseller sites, including Amazon. This is one of two poems that deals with the emotionally draining process of reliving the past in order to recast it into a lightly fictionalized novel. At present, I am making the novel available for anyone to read free of charge in a serialized version at Royal Road that you can access in both English and a new Spanish translation by clicking HERE. As of today, I have posted 29 chapters in the original English version and more than 20 in my ongoing Spanish translation. If you sample it, please let me know your thoughts at Royal Road or here. Thank you!

I published my first novel two years ago which is now available in paperback, hard cover and eBook versions at most bookseller sites, including Amazon. This is one of two poems that deals with the emotionally draining process of reliving the past in order to recast it into a lightly fictionalized novel. At present, I am making the novel available for anyone to read free of charge in a serialized version at Royal Road you can access in both English and a Spanish version by clicking here. As of today, I have posted 29 chapters in the original English version and more than 20 in my ongoing Spanish translation. If you sample it, please let me know your thoughts comments at Royal Road or here. Thank you!

This is one of 13 short stories in the single author anthology Echoes of the Mind's Eye: 13 Speculative Fiction Short Stories read by the author.

(C) 2020 (performance copyright 2023) Victor D. Lopez - All rights reserved.

This is a reading by the author of the sonnet Requiem for Love from his latest book of poems, Echoes of Dawn a Dusk (C) 2020, 2023 Victor D. Lopez - All rights reserved.

This is a reading by the author of the blank verse poem, Central Park, from his Of Pain and Ecstasy collection. (C) 2011, 2020

This is a reading by the author of the first two pages of each of the ten SF and speculative fiction short stories in his Mindscapes collection (C) 2012, 2021. (This is a cold reading by the author not to be confused with the audiobook version of the book which is read and produced by professional voice talent Dale Wilcox.)

This is the author's reading of his blank-verse poem dealing with the process and emotional effect of writing his first novel, Hire Lernin’: An Idealist’s Quest Through the Realm of for-Profit Education. (C) 2021, 2023 Victor D. Lopez - All rights reserved.

This is a sample reading of chapters 3-5 of the novel, Hire Lernin’: An Idealist’s Quest Through the Realm of for-Profit Education, read by the author. (C) 2021, 2023 Victor D. Lopez - All rights reserved.

This free-verse poem is about the emotional turmoil wrought by the process of writing my first novel, Hire Lernin’: An Idealist’s Quest Through the Realm of for-Profit Education. The novel is a fictionalized version based on my experience as an idealistic, newly-minted lawyer hired to be the academic dean of a for-profit business school in New York City in the late 1980s. Knowing nothing about the industry, the protagonist undertakes a two-year Quixotic quest to implement meaningful change in a corporate environment driven by the profit motive. The result? Unprecedented professional success for the protagonist coupled with some painful life lessons about personal strengths, weaknesses, and love.

This poem first appeared in print in my Of Pain and Ecstasy: Collected Poems. 

This is the first of six parts that comprise my longest free-verse poem. The poem first appeared in my first collection of poetry, Of Pain and Ecstasy: Collected Poems. Ovr the next few day I intend to record additional new readings of the remaining five parts of the poem and post them here. The last two poems in this collection are about my parents and were both written immediately after their death. The first appeared in print in my second collection of poems, Echoes of Dawn at Dusk, in December, 2020.

This is my reading of a sonnet I just wrote intended as a teaser for my second book of poems that bears the same name. You can download a free copy of the eBook version of my Echoes of Dawn at Dusk: Collected Poems, Volume 2 through June 20, 2022 by clicking on the following link: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1035449.

The eBook version of my novel, Hire Lernin', is also available for free download until June 20, 2022 at https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1071699. 

This is one sonnet from my latest book of poems, Echoes of Dawn at Dusk: Collected Poems, Volume 2 (c) 2020 Victor D. Lopez.

This is a simple introductory lecture on copyright law intended as a primer on the subject. It is based on two of my intellectual property books, Intellectual Property Law: A Practical Guide to Copyrights, Patents, Trademarks and Trade Secrets and Copyright Law: A Practical Guide. This is not a lecture that I prepared for any of my law classes where I cover the subject. It is a simple introduction to the subject that I created as a fun project during a break from real work. It runs for approximately 50 minutes. Despite the importance of copyright law for authors, artists, librarians, and anyone who shares materials not of their own creation online, both the general public and professionals who create or share intellectual property have many misconceptions about copyright law, including how copyrights are created, what they do (and do not) protect, what constitutes public domain, and the criminal and civil penalties for copyright infringement. This presentation will provide a useful albeit general introduction to the subject that most people should find useful and informative. 

(C) 2021, 2022 Victor D. Lopez. All rights reserved.

These two very different poems are inspired by two of the 13 short stories in my Echoes of the Mind's Eye collection (Modern Art and the Critics and Redemption).

In Honor of Poetry Month, I am making the ebook versions of my two books of poetry available for free download until April 10, 2022. You can find them along with a current fiction free download by visiting my author's page at https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/VictorDLopez. You will also find a few samples of my poetry and fiction readings there. (Scroll down to view my books currently offered for free download.)

My first book of poems published in 2011 is available for free download in all major ebook formats until 3/27/22 only at https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/181370 

This is one of my earliest sonnets written when I was an undergraduate at Queens College around 1978. It is still one of my favorites from my Of Pain and Ecstasy collection.