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Giveaway Starting Soon!
My first giveaway for signed paperback copies of The Guardians of Eastgate will begin on August 27th! So, check back and enter to win!
Sneak peek!
“As for choices,” Maelona went on, locking his gaze once again, “I feel
you and I were meant for one another. Yet I also can’t help but feel as
though making the choice for us to be together would be selfish of me.
Dangerous times are upon us, and my personal mission is a particularly
perilous one.”
“You may be a seer,” Blaez said, smiling at her softly and gazing at her,
“but you yourself have said that things can always change. We may never
truly know what the future will bring until it is our present. So, I choose
to live for what I know to be right in this moment. I choose to be yours.”
Sherry Leclerc
The Guardians of Eastgate
you and I were meant for one another. Yet I also can’t help but feel as
though making the choice for us to be together would be selfish of me.
Dangerous times are upon us, and my personal mission is a particularly
perilous one.”
“You may be a seer,” Blaez said, smiling at her softly and gazing at her,
“but you yourself have said that things can always change. We may never
truly know what the future will bring until it is our present. So, I choose
to live for what I know to be right in this moment. I choose to be yours.”
Sherry Leclerc
The Guardians of Eastgate
My first Seers Short Story is now available on my website!
My first short story is now complete and posted on my website for your reading pleasure. Enjoy!
http://www.sherryleclerc.com/2017/08/...
http://www.sherryleclerc.com/2017/08/...
The Guardians of Eastgate is now available to purchase online!
Very excited! The Guardians of Eastgate is now available on amazon.com (kindle and paperback), chapters.indigo.ca (as a kobo e-book), Barnes and Noble (as a Nook e-book and paperback), and on Smashwords. I also added a hardcover version, but I added it late in the game so it isn't available yet.
Also, don't forget about the Goodreads giveaway if you want to try to win a signed paperback for free. 😁😁
Also, don't forget about the Goodreads giveaway if you want to try to win a signed paperback for free. 😁😁
Amazon Kindle Giveaway
For anyone who would like to increase their chances of winning a copy of my novel, The Guardians of Eastgate, I have started an Amazon giveaway for a Kindle edition of the book. All you have to do is click the link below and follow me on Twitter to enter for a chance to win. Good Luck!
https://www.amazon.com/gp/f.html?C=RN...
https://www.amazon.com/gp/f.html?C=RN...
My Goals in Writing the Guardians of Eastgate
Hello Dear Readers/Potential Readers,
I have been doing some thinking lately, and decided I want to share with you how I have structured my novel, The Guardians of Eastgate, and my reasoning and goals behind the structure and content I chose to include.
I have read some very good fantasy novels in my lifetime that require a lot of time and thought, and I have enjoyed them very m
uch.
During the times when my life is busy, however, over-long or convoluted books tend to cause me to lose my patience. I have set aside more than one book by highly rated authors before finishing them due to this.
When I have the time to just relax and read, I do enjoy the heavier books, but sometimes I want a book that is entertaining and enjoyable, that makes me think without being 120,000+ words long, and without lots of plot complications or the need for an alphabetized list of characters and their interactions in order to be able to follow what is going on.
So, I have written this book for young adults (really, from teen to adult) keeping in mind the needs of people who like a decent fantasy read but don't have a lot of time to invest.
For example, I myself hate to stop reading mid-chapter, but only have short bursts of time to read in. So, my chapters in this book tend to be on the short side. I have also done this to aid with the feeling of progression and moving forward at a steady pace.
The story itself is also only around 60,000 words long, so it can be read over a fairly short period of time. So, if life gets busy, you won't have to set it aside, only to forget details and want to start all over again when you have time to read once more.
Don't get me wrong: I put a lot of food for thought in there about culture, race, differences, accepting others for who they are, self-discovery and, just as importantly, accepting and appreciating ourselves for who we are. However, I have endeavored to do this in a book that is accessible even to those who lives are filled with school, work, family, and so on, who may only have limited time and attention to devote to reading on any given day.
This is the first book in a planned series of five, six if the last one goes too long. Each of the four first books is about a different seer champion (there are 4) and follows the same timeline. In the last book (or last 2, depending) the four seer champions will come together again to face the dark sorcerer and try to put a stop to his evil plot.
In summary, I planned this series of books as related stories that each have some resolution for the characters in them, even if the BIG problem doesn't get resolved until the last book(s). I have and will continue to put some thought-provoking ideas in these books to get you thinking and maybe looking at things a little differently. However, I have endeavored to do so in a way that is accessible to even the busiest fantasy book fans.
In summary, if you are looking for a George R.R. Martin-esk novel, this is not it. However, if, like me, you love a good fantasy story but your busy life limits the time and attention you can spend on such pass-times, or if you want something at the end of the day that is not so hard to follow that your brain starts to smoke (not dissing those books; I do enjoy them when I have the time), then this may be the book/series for you.
These are the goals I tried to achieve in the way in which I wrote and structured The Guardians of Eastgate. Since this is my first published work, I can only hope now that I have hit my mark. I hope as well that you enjoy the story as much as I do.
Cheers!
Sherry
I have been doing some thinking lately, and decided I want to share with you how I have structured my novel, The Guardians of Eastgate, and my reasoning and goals behind the structure and content I chose to include.
I have read some very good fantasy novels in my lifetime that require a lot of time and thought, and I have enjoyed them very m
uch. During the times when my life is busy, however, over-long or convoluted books tend to cause me to lose my patience. I have set aside more than one book by highly rated authors before finishing them due to this.
When I have the time to just relax and read, I do enjoy the heavier books, but sometimes I want a book that is entertaining and enjoyable, that makes me think without being 120,000+ words long, and without lots of plot complications or the need for an alphabetized list of characters and their interactions in order to be able to follow what is going on.
So, I have written this book for young adults (really, from teen to adult) keeping in mind the needs of people who like a decent fantasy read but don't have a lot of time to invest.
For example, I myself hate to stop reading mid-chapter, but only have short bursts of time to read in. So, my chapters in this book tend to be on the short side. I have also done this to aid with the feeling of progression and moving forward at a steady pace.
The story itself is also only around 60,000 words long, so it can be read over a fairly short period of time. So, if life gets busy, you won't have to set it aside, only to forget details and want to start all over again when you have time to read once more.
Don't get me wrong: I put a lot of food for thought in there about culture, race, differences, accepting others for who they are, self-discovery and, just as importantly, accepting and appreciating ourselves for who we are. However, I have endeavored to do this in a book that is accessible even to those who lives are filled with school, work, family, and so on, who may only have limited time and attention to devote to reading on any given day.
This is the first book in a planned series of five, six if the last one goes too long. Each of the four first books is about a different seer champion (there are 4) and follows the same timeline. In the last book (or last 2, depending) the four seer champions will come together again to face the dark sorcerer and try to put a stop to his evil plot.
In summary, I planned this series of books as related stories that each have some resolution for the characters in them, even if the BIG problem doesn't get resolved until the last book(s). I have and will continue to put some thought-provoking ideas in these books to get you thinking and maybe looking at things a little differently. However, I have endeavored to do so in a way that is accessible to even the busiest fantasy book fans.
In summary, if you are looking for a George R.R. Martin-esk novel, this is not it. However, if, like me, you love a good fantasy story but your busy life limits the time and attention you can spend on such pass-times, or if you want something at the end of the day that is not so hard to follow that your brain starts to smoke (not dissing those books; I do enjoy them when I have the time), then this may be the book/series for you.
These are the goals I tried to achieve in the way in which I wrote and structured The Guardians of Eastgate. Since this is my first published work, I can only hope now that I have hit my mark. I hope as well that you enjoy the story as much as I do.
Cheers!
Sherry
Goodreads Giveaway for the Guardians of Eastgate Ended
The Goodreads giveaway for 10 signed copies has ended, as of Monday night, 11:59 pm.
The copies were mailed out today to the ten lucky winners. Congratulations to you all! And thank you to everyone who signed up and showed your support.
Sherry
The copies were mailed out today to the ten lucky winners. Congratulations to you all! And thank you to everyone who signed up and showed your support.
Sherry
Check out my second Seers Short Story
While we are awaiting the second edition of my first book, the Guardians of Eastgate, and the subsequent release of the second book of the Seers Series, I have posted my second short story on the blog page of my website. Click the link below to read it.
Enjoy!
http://www.sherryleclerc.com/2017/10/...
Sherry Leclerc
Enjoy!
http://www.sherryleclerc.com/2017/10/...
Sherry Leclerc
