Treyci Kay's Blog

Confession: The title of this post is slightly misleading. The "new blog" is actually going to be my Facebook Author Page. Go to it here and click the like button to get all future updates on my books, comedy clips and other news!

This will be my last post on this short-lived blog. I'm trying to better compartmentalize my internet presence. Sorry to all those who don't have Facebook.

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A lot of things have happened since my last post. My latest novel is now available in paperback on Amazon. I know I'm biased, but I think it's pretty awesome. Check it out here! 


Catch you later!

-Trey

My second book, Volare is now available on Amazon. Check it out!

It's only a week from the Kindle release of my novel, Volare! (I included a summary for this Young Adult fiction piece in the previous post.) 

The title of the piece was inspired by an old Latin word meaning "to fly," which is a hint at a major part of the story.

Here is the first paragraph from the book as a (very) quick teaser.

Volare (pt. 1)
I focus on her shoulders to predict what she’ll do next. My jaw still stings from the last punch thrown and she barely grazed me. In the back of my mind, I hold on to the fact that the Volare may come at any moment. This knowledge helps me to dodge my mother’s next punch. I want to make her proud.

TUESDAY, MARCH 17TH WILL BE THE RELEASE DATE OF MY NOVEL "VOLARE (PT. 1)" VIA AMAZON/KINDLE.

SYNOPSIS:
The only thing worse than being kidnapped by an army of assassins, is having to become one of them in order to save your family.

For sixteen year old Adam Alexandrus, residing in secret is a way of life. His time is spent surviving in the woods, while training in combat from his athletic and scientifically-gifted mother. According to her, it’s only a matter of time before The Council sends the Volare, an army of elite soldiers, to retrieve them for execution.

However, as time passes, Adam begins to wonder if his mother is wrong; after all, she thinks that they are alone in the wilderness, unaware that Adam has befriended a mysterious sprite named Winter.
When the Volare arrive, Adam witnesses Winter’s true power and realizes his mother has been keeping secrets that challenge his identity and can change the fate the mankind.

He is now the only thing that stands between his mother’s execution and saving the human race, but to do that, he must become Volare by surviving their selection process.

So for about half a day, something amazing happened. 

I did a five day promo on Amazon for my first novel, 98012 and the Guardian's Key. For people with the Kindle device or Kindle app, the download was free for a period of 5 days. 

Here is the amazzzzzing part:

I RANKED #7 WORLDWIDE in the Amazon Free sci-fi category!
Below is a screenshot of it. (Yes, That's "The Time Machine" by HG Wells right above me). 



Today is the last day of the promo, in case you read this in time. Download the kindle app if you don't have a kindle to check it out!

FRANCE, ITALY, SPAIN, UK, JAPAN, DENMARK and SEVERAL OTHERS...
What do these countries have in common? 
They all have readers who have recently downloaded my first novel "98012 and the Guardians Key."
Thanks Amazon! :) FREE TO DOWNLOAD Promo ends in 3 days.Go Like me on Facebook for more updates and news on the sequel!

Starting tomorrow, through the weekend,  98012 and the Guardians Key will be available for FREE through the Amazon/Kindle Store.

Share this promotion with your friends. It's a great way to check out the first book before I release the second one, VERY soon. :)

After a nice long winter break, I am back to writing. My last novel is out on query, so I am trying to keep busy and not think about it.  
I spent a great New Years Holiday in Los Angeles and got to play beach volleyball on Jan 1st. How awesome is that! 
Anyway, I'm excited about 2015 and look forward to writing several books this year. Wish me luck!

After I completed the first draft of my second novel, Volare (insert happy dance here), I flew down to LA to celebrate and work. It was also Halloween, which worked out nicely. 

Now that I'm back, I've been jack-hammering away at the draft, editing and fixing beta-reader-found holes. I'm pretty excited though. Everyone seems to be loving the piece so far. Most request are to actually add parts to the 83,000 word draft. I'm feeling pretty blessed about this already and I haven't even sent off a query.

I've also been drafting a synopsis to put into a query letter. This is an exercise in conciseness and adjective-killing.

In other news, I've decided to make a playlist of songs that I was listening to in my life during the time of the actual writing. These songs make me feel like my characters (and self) are badasses, as well as helped me picture the scenery/themes/motivations/overall feel. 

(In no particular order.)

1. Crystallize- Lindsey Stirling
2. The Sweetest Thing- Lauryn Hill
3. Take Me To Church- Hozier
4. Elements- Lindsey Stirling
5. Knights of Cydonia- Muse
6. Cherry Bomb- The Runaways
7. Violet Hill- Coldplay
8. Universe and U- KT Tunstall
9. The Little Things- Danny Elfman
10. Rap God- Eminem
11. Cracks [Flux Pavilion Remix]- The Freestylers
12. Crave You [Adventure Club Dubstep Remix]- Flight Facilities 
13. Apothéose The Sleeping Beauty- Tchaikovsky


"Eclectic Taste" at this point would be an understatement.  

I have been looking forward to writing this post for some time now.

I can finally say that I have completed the first draft of Volare. It feels like a lot of time has passed, but from start to finish I wrote it in about 9 weeks. As of now it clocks in at 82,000 words.

When I look back at the story lines and themes in the piece, it's crazy to see how much of your life creeps in, even when you don't intend for it to. I mean this is a young adult, sci-fi/fantasy piece, so it's interesting to see how characters from different worlds relate to us. (Excuse me while I get all Socrates on ya.)

("Y-A" Did you get that? :)

Anyway I'm crazy excited about this piece. I'm really in love with it, which means now it's time to chop it to bits. #dexterMode

I'll try to write on here more regularly now that I've got the story out of my mind... For now.