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Once Upon A Time in Boston is Finally Out & Will Be Free This Week!
Hello there. It’s been another week and there is another round of updates, and there are a few fun ones today. So let’s get started.
First of all, Once Upon a Time in Boston is done. Finally Reggi’s and Tai’s strange dark odyssey is complete and will be out this week. It has just been uploaded to KDP and should be on the Amazon store front soon. And it’s great to put to get it out there. This tale has went through so many drafts and revisions. It has been expanded so much since the first short story draft. Now I can say it’s done officially and everyone will have a chance to read this strange dark fantasy novella on their Kindles. I really hope those who read it will enjoy the weird dark tale featuring the undead, bird monsters, an eternal winter, and a desperate attempt to fix a broken world.
Beyond that, I have made progress with my next work in progress. I am pretty much set on making The Siren on Berry Ave, my next official project. Sure. I should maybe return to a much shorter horror called Nowhere and work on that. It’s closer to done. But Once Upon a Time in Boston, takes place in a tragic and sad world. And even though it does end up having a happy ending of sorts, I spent six months working on something that dealt with heavy dark themes. So for me, I need this change of pace. Siren on Berry Ave is about a half siren moving in with her adoptive family. It has teenage drama with a side of monsters. It’s not too heavy. And just a couple days ago, I submitted my first draft to Scribophile to see what some beta readers are going to say about. I really do hope the reviews are good. It’s a very simple tale. It shouldn’t demand all the work that Boston did in the last few months. Also if you are a member of the Scribophile writing community, feel free to find my account and take a look at rough draft. Maybe you’ll like it.
And of course the summer of free book deals are still continuing. And this week, the free story is Once Upon a Time in Boston. I know it seems premature for any sort of promotion for this. But I really like the idea of getting this into a lot of hands on release week, so you all can have a chance to read it at no cost, and possibly some of you will leave some friendly reviews. I will post the synopsis below.
The world broke decades ago. An eternal winter has engulfed the Earth. The dead no longer pass on, becoming souls trapped in decaying bodies. Humanoid feathered creatures known as Ravens come to collect the souls to escort them to the mysterious council to move on to the afterlife. Many people have come to believe the Ravens are angels; doing God's work until the cosmos are fixed.
Tai is a teenager who learns this is a lie. The Ravens are doing something nefarious with the souls, and those who die are not moving on after death. Angry and frustrated with the recent loss of a loved one, Tai does something rash. He decides he will try to stop the Ravens. He will try to fix the world, and overthrow this mysterious council. But he's not doing it alone. He has found the aid of a Raven who holds a grudge against the council as well.
You can grab your free Kindle copy of this dark fantasy from July 14th to July 18th. It is available at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09947RR69.
And that is what I have this week. It was a lot more exciting than usual, and there was actually a new release this week. I hope you all enjoy the new story and have a great week!
First of all, Once Upon a Time in Boston is done. Finally Reggi’s and Tai’s strange dark odyssey is complete and will be out this week. It has just been uploaded to KDP and should be on the Amazon store front soon. And it’s great to put to get it out there. This tale has went through so many drafts and revisions. It has been expanded so much since the first short story draft. Now I can say it’s done officially and everyone will have a chance to read this strange dark fantasy novella on their Kindles. I really hope those who read it will enjoy the weird dark tale featuring the undead, bird monsters, an eternal winter, and a desperate attempt to fix a broken world.
Beyond that, I have made progress with my next work in progress. I am pretty much set on making The Siren on Berry Ave, my next official project. Sure. I should maybe return to a much shorter horror called Nowhere and work on that. It’s closer to done. But Once Upon a Time in Boston, takes place in a tragic and sad world. And even though it does end up having a happy ending of sorts, I spent six months working on something that dealt with heavy dark themes. So for me, I need this change of pace. Siren on Berry Ave is about a half siren moving in with her adoptive family. It has teenage drama with a side of monsters. It’s not too heavy. And just a couple days ago, I submitted my first draft to Scribophile to see what some beta readers are going to say about. I really do hope the reviews are good. It’s a very simple tale. It shouldn’t demand all the work that Boston did in the last few months. Also if you are a member of the Scribophile writing community, feel free to find my account and take a look at rough draft. Maybe you’ll like it.
And of course the summer of free book deals are still continuing. And this week, the free story is Once Upon a Time in Boston. I know it seems premature for any sort of promotion for this. But I really like the idea of getting this into a lot of hands on release week, so you all can have a chance to read it at no cost, and possibly some of you will leave some friendly reviews. I will post the synopsis below.
The world broke decades ago. An eternal winter has engulfed the Earth. The dead no longer pass on, becoming souls trapped in decaying bodies. Humanoid feathered creatures known as Ravens come to collect the souls to escort them to the mysterious council to move on to the afterlife. Many people have come to believe the Ravens are angels; doing God's work until the cosmos are fixed.
Tai is a teenager who learns this is a lie. The Ravens are doing something nefarious with the souls, and those who die are not moving on after death. Angry and frustrated with the recent loss of a loved one, Tai does something rash. He decides he will try to stop the Ravens. He will try to fix the world, and overthrow this mysterious council. But he's not doing it alone. He has found the aid of a Raven who holds a grudge against the council as well.
You can grab your free Kindle copy of this dark fantasy from July 14th to July 18th. It is available at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09947RR69.
And that is what I have this week. It was a lot more exciting than usual, and there was actually a new release this week. I hope you all enjoy the new story and have a great week!
A Free Story & Updates on Little Urban Fantasy Project
Hello everyone! It time for a new updates blog. So let’s get started.
So what has been going on? Well first off there have been some interesting developments for The Siren on Berry Ave. The reviews have come in from Scribophile. And aside from a couple plot holes, people universally enjoyed it. But despite all the good reviews I’m going to take a pause to brainstorm a little bit. I feel there is more to explore in this world with these characters and a many of the reviews stated as much. Some were even disappointed that it was just a short story. I have been brainstorming lately about the expanding it into an episodic short story project. This is a method I use with Alice, The Midnight Special, and The Last Witch. They are short story series covering an arc much like any book series just in shorter format. But unlike The Midnight Special and Alice, I do want to try to release these things consecutively if possible. Where The Midnight Special and Alice can be told in any order as stand-alone stories. I don’t think Siren on Berry Ave can take that approach do to the characters and world. So I would like the idea of getting all the stories out in the same way I got The Last Witch released. But that also means, I must have enough material to even take this approach. The other night I feel I finally find my footing and the heart of these sequel stories. So as I’m trying to figure out what I want to do with this project. So The Siren on Berry Ave might be on hold for a while self-publishing wise.
In the meantime, I might dig up something else to work on. I have a Transylvania monster mash like story I could post for beta readers to review and then edit. I could finish the horror tale Nowhere. It has pretty bad reviews so far, but with all the feedback, I think I can clean it up into something nice. I also have a couple more Alice tales sitting on my desk top as well a couple science fictions and fantasies laying around as well. So there’s plenty of other stuff sitting around on my desk top and in notebooks to try to get out instead.
Also with Sam & Miguel’s Run out of the way, I’m going to dedicate more time to revising Palm’s Inn.
And of course the summer of free stories are still continuing. It’s the final three weeks! This week the story is a romantic highs seas fantasy, Somewhere Beyond the Sea. I will post the synopsis below.
Davey has been trapped on a rock of an island his entire life building a glass castle with his father for the king. He feels as though he is prisoner with no contact with the world beyond the island. Then one day during a storm, an odd yet captivating girl washes up on shore. She says she's from somewhere beyond the sea, but Davey's new friend is full of more mysteries than he ever expected.
This story will be FREE from August 11th to August 15th. Grab your copy at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01C7X0D90
And that is what I have for this week. It’s not a lot new stuff, but it’s a lot of updates on the works in progress. Also there is new free story as well. I hope you all enjoy it. Have a good week everyone! I will be blogging again soon.
So what has been going on? Well first off there have been some interesting developments for The Siren on Berry Ave. The reviews have come in from Scribophile. And aside from a couple plot holes, people universally enjoyed it. But despite all the good reviews I’m going to take a pause to brainstorm a little bit. I feel there is more to explore in this world with these characters and a many of the reviews stated as much. Some were even disappointed that it was just a short story. I have been brainstorming lately about the expanding it into an episodic short story project. This is a method I use with Alice, The Midnight Special, and The Last Witch. They are short story series covering an arc much like any book series just in shorter format. But unlike The Midnight Special and Alice, I do want to try to release these things consecutively if possible. Where The Midnight Special and Alice can be told in any order as stand-alone stories. I don’t think Siren on Berry Ave can take that approach do to the characters and world. So I would like the idea of getting all the stories out in the same way I got The Last Witch released. But that also means, I must have enough material to even take this approach. The other night I feel I finally find my footing and the heart of these sequel stories. So as I’m trying to figure out what I want to do with this project. So The Siren on Berry Ave might be on hold for a while self-publishing wise.
In the meantime, I might dig up something else to work on. I have a Transylvania monster mash like story I could post for beta readers to review and then edit. I could finish the horror tale Nowhere. It has pretty bad reviews so far, but with all the feedback, I think I can clean it up into something nice. I also have a couple more Alice tales sitting on my desk top as well a couple science fictions and fantasies laying around as well. So there’s plenty of other stuff sitting around on my desk top and in notebooks to try to get out instead.
Also with Sam & Miguel’s Run out of the way, I’m going to dedicate more time to revising Palm’s Inn.
And of course the summer of free stories are still continuing. It’s the final three weeks! This week the story is a romantic highs seas fantasy, Somewhere Beyond the Sea. I will post the synopsis below.
Davey has been trapped on a rock of an island his entire life building a glass castle with his father for the king. He feels as though he is prisoner with no contact with the world beyond the island. Then one day during a storm, an odd yet captivating girl washes up on shore. She says she's from somewhere beyond the sea, but Davey's new friend is full of more mysteries than he ever expected.
This story will be FREE from August 11th to August 15th. Grab your copy at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01C7X0D90
And that is what I have for this week. It’s not a lot new stuff, but it’s a lot of updates on the works in progress. Also there is new free story as well. I hope you all enjoy it. Have a good week everyone! I will be blogging again soon.
Indie April is Here Which Means it's Time For Giveaways...and the First One is Rainy Day Hotel..
Hello everyone! I hope all is going well. Things are going on well my end. Finally got Rainy Day Hotel out. I just submitted the final version of the hardback version to go live on Amazon, and am looking forward to getting clean copies for some marketing ideas. Also, there’s this certain wintery mountain top horror story that I have been writing for the last three months or so that I finished! I finish the first draft the other night. So everything moving forward is brand new. And what is new stuff? Well, some of it is giveaways.
Indie April is coming up, and I hoping to do a giveaway away a different novella every week. I say hoping, because I am going hiking in the woods and mountains on an weeklong outdoorsy vacation. But first three weeks. Those are happening for sure.
And the first one up is obviously Rainy Day Hotel. I really wanna get this in the hands of people. And if people get a chance to check it out, hopefully I’ll get some reviews. I worked so hard on this. I really want people to read it.
The scifi horror thriller novella will be free from April 3rd to April 7th. You can grab your copy @ https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CXSH9FC2
And in case you forgot what it is about. I’ll post the synopsis down below.
Life is simple on Imber. There may be months of acid rain, but in the research base nicked named by the crew as Rainy Day Hotel, it’s pretty easygoing. At their own pace, they collect samples, do lab work, compile the results and wait for their employer to pick them up in a few months. But things turn sideways for the crew when a couple members run into alien life on what they thought was a desolate planet. And the worst part of it is, it followed them. The base is locked down, as the creatures dwell outside their doorstep. But all is not well as they wait it out. The crew that returned is injured and sick. A parasite was brought inside with them. So with monsters outside and a contagion inside, they must find a way to survive.
And that’s what I got for this week. I hope you take a chance on my novella. And have a lovely week.
Indie April is coming up, and I hoping to do a giveaway away a different novella every week. I say hoping, because I am going hiking in the woods and mountains on an weeklong outdoorsy vacation. But first three weeks. Those are happening for sure.
And the first one up is obviously Rainy Day Hotel. I really wanna get this in the hands of people. And if people get a chance to check it out, hopefully I’ll get some reviews. I worked so hard on this. I really want people to read it.
The scifi horror thriller novella will be free from April 3rd to April 7th. You can grab your copy @ https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CXSH9FC2
And in case you forgot what it is about. I’ll post the synopsis down below.
Life is simple on Imber. There may be months of acid rain, but in the research base nicked named by the crew as Rainy Day Hotel, it’s pretty easygoing. At their own pace, they collect samples, do lab work, compile the results and wait for their employer to pick them up in a few months. But things turn sideways for the crew when a couple members run into alien life on what they thought was a desolate planet. And the worst part of it is, it followed them. The base is locked down, as the creatures dwell outside their doorstep. But all is not well as they wait it out. The crew that returned is injured and sick. A parasite was brought inside with them. So with monsters outside and a contagion inside, they must find a way to survive.
And that’s what I got for this week. I hope you take a chance on my novella. And have a lovely week.
