Net Work Book Club discussion

Thanks for the mention!

In today's guest author interview I meet horror author and poet Justin Bienvenue:

http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...

Abby L Vandiver is celebrating the release of her novel 'In the Beginning' with a blog tour, today she visits my blog for an interview:

http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...

In today's guest authors revisited interview I catch up with Elizabeth Los:

http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...

Bethany Turner (author of the Abigail Phelps series) provides today's guest post about mixing fact and fiction:

http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...

If you have an idea for a guest post that you'd like to post on my blog then get in touch.

I've written a guest post titled 'Reality is in the Eye of the Beholder' that has been posted on the Abigail Phelps website, you can read the post here:

http://www.abbyphelps.com/2/post/2013...

Thanks Bethany!

Daniel Hope (author of Inevitable) provides this week's guest post called 'Why Science Fiction is More than Pulp':

http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...

If you have an idea for a guest post then get in touch with me.

The latest Tales of the Imp drabble has been posted ( thanks Rosen! http://www.indie-book-bargains.co.uk/), I've posted it again below.

If you haven't read the Tales of the Imp series, or want ti refresh your memory then you can read them here:

http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/p/t...

The Imp Rocks Out

Heavy bass shook the house; you could say that it literally rocked the house. The little yellow demon bounced off the furniture while banging his head to rhythm of the pounding drums. I was surprised that the neighbours weren’t complaining.

Scratch that, no I wasn’t, the Imp had tamed them. I don’t know how, but he had them eating out of the palm of his chubby little hand. They even knew that he existed, his dominion was expanding.

And then oh my God, he started to sing.

“Like an Imp out of Hell I’ll be gone when the morning comes...”

Today I have featured Birgit Kluger's crowd funding project for her new book 'Save Dschinannya'. Find out more here:

http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...

As part of her Eleventh Hour blog tour Kathryn Dionne has provided a guest post about writing with all five senses, you can read the post and find out about the Eleventh Hour trilogy here:

http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...

Adam Easton provides a rather philosophical guest post called 'A Perception of Reality':

http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...

If you'd like to write a guest post for my blog then get in touch and we can set something up.

I've started a new feature on my blog called 'Tuesday Tease', every Tuesday I'll post an extract from a chosen book from a fellow author. We start with the first two chapters of 'Border Zone' by Michael Cordon:

http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...

If you'd like your book considered for future inclusion then give me a shout and I'll take a look.

In today's guest authors revisited interview I catch up with Nicolas Wilson author of 'The Necromancer's Gambit':

http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...

I've posted a few thoughts on my blog about how listening to music can improve your writing:

http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...

As part of her Triple Book launch celebrations today Rosen has written a guest post about how to juggle an erotica writing granny with smelly trolls:

http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...

The short answer of course is very carefully!

In today's Tuesday Tease I feature some drabbles from 'Beyond 100 Drabbles' by Jonathan Hill and Kath Middleton, you can read some of those excellent drabbles here:

http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...

If you have a book you'd like featured in a future Tuesday Tease then get in touch and I'll take a look.

In today's Tuesday Tease we have an excert from David Haynes' rather wonderful horror book 'The Scream of Angels', check it out here:

http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...

The Scream of Angels is currently on offer for only 80c/49p on Amazon!

In the latest Tuesday Tease I feature an exert from Amanda M Lyons' book 'Wendy Won't Go':

http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...

Book shout out for Rosen Trevithick's comedy novella 'My Granny Writes Erotica 2':

http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...

The first book was excellent, I'm sure this will be same!

In today's Tuesday Tease we have some excellent horror from British horror author Kit Tinsley's novel 'Beneath':

http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...

Terrence Goodchild has provided today's guest post in the form of a rather wonderful poem called 'George the Goose':

http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...

If you have an idea for a guest post then get in touch!

In this week's Tuesday Tease we have an excerpt from David Wailing's excellent book 'Auto':

http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...

I'm looking for genres that I read, so horror and science fiction mainly, but I'm happy to take a look at a sample to see if it's something I want to use.

No, the author wouldn't have to be well known, I mostly feature indie authors anyway.

Hello, Michael. I'm an Indie and I write science fiction. If you would be interested in reading my newest novel, Cold Energy, here is the link. It's currently free here in the states, or I can attach a copy to an email if you're interested.
http://www.amazon.com/Cold-Energy-Adv...

My TBR is too long at the moment, but if you want to send me an excerpt I'll consider it for my Tuesday Tease slot.

I also host guest posts if you're interested.

Michael wrote: "My TBR is too long at the moment, but if you want to send me an excerpt I'll consider it for my Tuesday Tease slot.

I also host guest posts if you're interested."

Thanks Michael. Here is a short sample.

CHARS, (CANADIAN HIGH ARCTIC RESEARCH STATION), CAMBRIDGE BAY, NUNAVUT:
Sonja Hanspevin studied the computer map of the polar ice sheet, and lightly shook her head. Thirty minutes ago the GPS unit on the Ice Sheet north of Canada began flashing a warning. The elevation had just increased by two hundred meters. “This cannot be right,” she whispered with a strong Icelandic accent. The sudden increase in elevation had to be a mistake.
Thirty minutes later Sonja and the helicopter pilot, an American named Tom Hatfield, thought they were seeing an illusion. Directly ahead, a two hundred meter vertical wall of transparent ice had risen out of the Arctic Ocean.
“Now that’s different.” Tom stated.
Sonja was speechless as they closed the distance to ice wall. “Take us higher, Tom.”
Tom increased their altitude for a better view. From the higher elevation, they could see that the transparent ice sheet extended two hundred kilometers south into the Beaufort and East Siberian seas.
“This is not logically possible, Tom. We should find the GPS unit and retrieve the data. That will help us determine how this could happen.”
Tom gave her a nod and entered the new coordinates into the navigation system. “If all this happened as quickly as you say, I would imagine it made one hell of a wave.”
The surface of the newly formed ice sheet was as transparent as the sides, and Sonja’s heart broke at the sight of dozens of white pilot whales now frozen in the surface of the ice sheet. What could have caused the water to freeze that quickly? She wondered.

Please let me know more about your guest post, too. I'd be interested. James.

James wrote: "Michael wrote: "My TBR is too long at the moment, but if you want to send me an excerpt I'll consider it for my Tuesday Tease slot.

I also host guest posts if you're interested."

Thanks Michael...."

Send me a private message and we can set something up.

For the guest post you need to write a post that isn't a direct plug for your book (but can be related in some way) that makes an interesting article I can post on my blog.

Sounds good. I'll write something up and send you a private message. James.

For the tuesday tease send me the sample and a short bio and I'll add you to the list.

Thanks for the opportunity, Michael. I'm not sure how you wanted this information delivered, as I don't know how to send you a privet message. I can give you my email address if you'd like. Just let me know. James.

Cold Energy. Episode 2 of the Alex Cave Adventure series. By James M. Corkill.

CHARS, (CANADIAN HIGH ARCTIC RESEARCH STATION):
When Sonja Hanspevin studied the computer map of the Polar Ice Sheet, she lightly shook her head. Thirty minutes ago the GPS unit on the Ice Sheet north of Canada began flashing a warning. The elevation had just increased by two hundred meters. “This cannot be right,” she whispered with a strong Icelandic accent. The sudden increase in elevation had to be a mistake.
Thirty minutes later Sonja and the helicopter pilot, an American named Tom Hatfield, thought they were seeing an illusion. Directly ahead, a two hundred meter vertical wall of transparent ice had risen out of the Arctic Ocean.
“Now that’s different.” Tom stated.
Sonja was speechless as they closed the distance to ice wall. “Take us higher, Tom.”
Tom increased their altitude for a better view. From the higher elevation, they could see that the transparent ice sheet extended two hundred kilometers south into the Beaufort and East Siberian seas.
“This is not logically possible, Tom. We should find the GPS unit and retrieve the data. That will help us determine how this could happen.”
Tom gave her a nod and entered the new coordinates into the navigation system. “If all this happened as quickly as you say, I would imagine it made one hell of a wave.”
The surface of the newly formed ice sheet was as transparent as the sides, and Sonja’s heart broke at the sight of dozens of white pilot whales now frozen in the surface of the ice sheet. What could have caused the water to freeze that quickly? She wondered.

I’m a retired Federal Firefighter from Whidbey Island in Washington State, USA. I Live in the Appalachian Mountains of North Carolina now, and enjoy the view from my writing desk. My grandfather immigrated to the US with his family from the Isle of Man when he was a small boy, and I’m proud to claim that as part of my heritage.

James wrote: "Thanks for the opportunity, Michael. I'm not sure how you wanted this information delivered, as I don't know how to send you a privet message. I can give you my email address if you'd like. Just le..."

You can email me at mike_b44@hotmail.com.

In this week's Tuesday Tease we feature an excerpt from Justin Bienvenue' western horror 'A Bloody Bloody Mess in the Wild Wild West':

http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...

In this week's Tuesday Tease we have an excerpt from Julia Kavan's short story 'Dreaming, Not Sleeping':

http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...

In this week's Tuesday Tease we feature an excerpt from Kath Middleton's excellent debut novella 'Ravenfold':

http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...

This week's Tuesday Tease is an excerpt from Marc Nash's dystopian detective novel 'An Eye For An Eye For An Eye' and I bought my copy it intruiged me so much, maybe you will too!

http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...

Come and see my celebration of the darker side of Valentine's Day as part of The Bloody Valentine Blog Hop:

http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...

Make sure to check out the other great blogs taking part, you'll find their links at the bottom of the post!

In today's guest author interview I welcome fantasy author Jordan MacLean:

http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...

This week's Tuesday Tease is the first chapter from J. D. Brink's military sci-fi novella 'The Thorne Legacy':

http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...

Amon Amarth's 'Under the Northern Star' is the first song featured in my new Thursday Tune feature, find out why I like this song so much here:

http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...

Jerome Brooke provides a guest post entitled 'Astarte and her Dark Empire' telling us about the world he has created:

http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...

If you have an idea for a guest post then drop me a line!

Book shout out for the latest Off the KUF anthology, it features novellas from some of my favourite indie authors, check it out here:

http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...

In this week's Tuesday Tease we have the opening chapter from Bonnie Ferrante's 'Terror at White Otter Castle':

http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...

In this week's Thursday Tune I cheat and feature a whole album and it's one of my favourites - Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds:

http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...

In this week's Tuesday Tease we feature an excerpt from Gregor Xane's 'Six Dead Spots', his book is now in my TBR after reading the chapter he provided, maybe it will entice you to do the same!

http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...

In this week's Thursday Tune I feature one of my all time favourites - Metallica's 'One' from the the And Justice For All album, take a look here:

http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...

In this week's Thursday Tune I feature the wonderfully mournful track 'Ruska' by Apocalyptica:

http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...

In this week's Tuesday Tease we feature an excerpt from James M Corkill's thriller 'Cold Energy':

http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...

If you'd like to feature your book in the Tuesday Tease then get in touch, you can take a look at my reviews and other teases to see what type of books I like to feature!

In this week's Tuesday Tease you can read the prologue from Ken Doggett's epic science fiction novel 'Ship of Storms', check it out here:

http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...

Gortoz A Ran from the Black Hawk Down soundtrack is this week's Thursday Tune:

http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...