T.S. Dann's Blog

I now have a costume of our beloved Pastor Nox. There will be more photos forthcoming, but here are a few for now.
The costume was created by Wandering Dream Studios (http://www.wanderingdreamstudios.com/) and photos by Demon Dolls Photography.

Good friend and fellow author, Kayti Nika Raet is about to release the 4th book in her Outsider series.

For those who don't know, the Outsider series (currently Niko, Harm, and Outsider) are set in a dystopian future where the rain is completely acidic and the carnivorous monsters known as slithers roam the land tearing people apart.
Only a few people from the remaining population have what it takes to go out and hunt these things. Harmony Niko is one of them, and the series follows her evolution from a young woman to consummate monster slayer.

Here's the gist of book 4:

In a world full of flesh eating creatures, sometimes humans are the more terrifying monsters.
It's been three months since revolution swept through the city of Cherai and ousted Councilwoman King. The city now has a chance to recover from decades of injustice and oppression. With the help of Ben, Songhay, and the Gemini Gang, Niko works towards building a more egalitarian society.
But someone is murdering Slither hunters.
And coupled with the councilwoman's reappearance, all of Niko’s hard work balances on a precarious precipice - one wrong move and it will all be for naught.

As the number of bodies rise and the tensions within the city increase, Niko is soon forced to make a difficult decision. And it could change everything.

Find Kayti here:
Website: kaytinikaraet.comBlog: writebitches.wordpress.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/kaytinikarae... https://twitter.com/KNRwritesPinterest: pinterest.com/kaytinikaraet/ Amazon Author Page: http://amzn.to/1fb2cR7 Smashwords: http://bit.ly/1IDVehs Book Links: Niko: http://amzn.to/1u5sFAeHarm: http://amzn.to/1s9Nbz0 Outsider:  http://amzn.to/1w3tP3H Goodreads: http://bit.ly/1uWYEpr
And here's the lady herself

I had a poem in 100 Reasons entitled Castrated Epoch. It's about being lonely and remembering better times. I grew rather fond of the piece, and wrote a short story based around it. After I get it formatted and get the cover finalized, it will be going up on Amazon as a stand-alone short.

Here's the poem:

Castrated Epcoh
Messy hair covers your shouldersA flowy skirt brushes your feetYou stand holding a gothic fenceA beautiful bohemian treasureIn some era long pastWhere I never livedA time when we could chillTogether in gardensUnder warm gray skiesSurrounded by lusty greeneryBonded and drinking whiskeyTil we pass out and dreamNowadays I do it aloneMy room smelling a cisternI have my freedom butDon’t know what to do with itShould have existed long agoWe could’ve been togetherI’m leaving this fantasy
Going back to the castrated epoch
You can also hear me recite it on Youtube: http://bit.ly/1OeRFPm
Just imagine what happiness can come from 17 pages of that. See you soon kids. 

A couple updates of the worm turned beetle. Take a look at how deep and dark his color has gotten while he climbs and eats.

I just did an interview with fellow author Roma Gray of Trick or Treat Thrillers. Check it out here: http://trickortreatthrillers.com/interview-author-spotlight/interview-t-s-dann/

And check out her collection of novel previews here on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Shadows-Under-Harvest-Trick---Treat-ebook/dp/B00UG8U9C0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1429400738&sr=8-1&keywords=gray+shadows+under+a+harvest+moon
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A good friend and fan made this. Too funny not to share:

So as some of you know, I am well into writing the 2nd book in the Nightmarescape series. It will focus on Banshee as the main character with Curse having a side story that brings the two of them together once again. That being said, I'm about 80,000 words in and have decided to do some pretty heavy rewriting already. It will be even longer when done. It's also going to delay finishing the manuscript. I hope to have it done by the fall and then can begin edits in winter. In the meantime, you can get caught up to speed on the first book:

Aleister is darkening in color, eating well, and running around his new tank. Gotta say...I'm glad I rescued him from becoming a food bug.

Ladies n jerks, I've been quiet for a while. I haven't been posting pictures of Aleister while he/she (just gonna stick with he as a pejorative for now cus it's easier and it's near impossible to determine their sex without a microscope or dissection, which I wont' be doing). I've been letting him rest while he was in the pupa, but after a long day at work dealing with shootings and other hilarity, I came home to find him hatched and a full grown Darkling Beetle. I must say, I've done alright for a single father working a full time plus job.

 This is one of the best reviews I've gotten on Nightmarescape so far:

Dark and bright! A definite must-read!  May 21, 2015By Joseph B.Format:Kindle EditionWhen I first started reading this book, I'll admit it took me a few pages to get into it. I've never been much of a fan of the third person pov but with this one, it works. Not to mention the genre, horror hasn't been my go-to read for quite some time now. This being said, it took me until about 25 to 30 percent of the way into this journey to really accept it, to embrace it, but at that point I was all-in. This one will be unforgettable for me, to say the least.
I really got into the characters' minds after initially breaking into the storyline and I never let go of them. They all had their own unique background and each was explained thoroughly. These people, my God. You hate them when you first meet them but you are quickly thrown into their world, fighting alongside them, riding along with them with every turn of every page. The author paints their emotions on his own bleak canvas, and does so flawlessly. The characters are hard to fall in love with at first, but once you get to know them they are nearly impossible to forget.
T.S. Dann has done a great job with this one, I've never really read anything quite like this. It's a totally different approach to all of the psych/ paranormal/ horror/ totally uncategorizable genre that it is. I freaking loved it! Yes, read it!!!
I will read the next in this series, undoubtedly.
Once I finished this book, I realized how much I had adjusted to the different style of Dann's writing and had also come to enjoy it. I look forward to the next in this series, (yes, I was happy to read that it will be a series!) and eagerly anticipate it.
Great first novel, Mr. Dann! Please keep it going!
Thanks, and don't worry...book 2 is well under way and will be continuing the saga in the most brutal and grandiose of fashions.