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Saturday, October 19, 2013



New post on Cussedness Corner


Out with the New, In with the old

by cussedness
I have been puzzling over this for months. My old lycan series, Lycan Blood, is selling very well; yet my new lycan series (Lycan Pride) is not?
I have several possibilities here.
DOES ANYONE EVEN KNOW THAT I HAVE A NEW SERIES OUT THERE?
Maybe people are more interested in the Sinclair family than they are the Dohertys?
So the second book is out in the Lycan Pride series and I am working on the final one. It might be time (or past time) for me to discuss this whole situation.
Old series, Lycan Blood, started with Serpent's Quest, which is told mainly from the POV of the antagonist, who is handsome, intense, loyal, courageous, and excitingly malevolent. The ladies are drawn to seriously bad men? Meet Malthus. Read Serpent's Quest free on Wattpad. Or wait and buy the print edition with six illustrations by Anne Stone.
The 90s and the early 00s were dominated by long series, such as the Wheel of Time.  Taste changed and another author, Terry Goodkind, started reducing his long series to linked groups of trilogies. Now more people just want standalones.
Now where does that put my own work.
When I wrote the Lycan Blood series, we were still considering long series to be the IN thing.  I am in the midst of finishing The Dark Brothers of the Light series (11 volumes with 2 remaining) and the Lycan Pride trilogy with one book remaining.
What the hell am I doing with my lycans?
Well, I have three more trilogies coming from my lycans along the current thread and a new ten book series, Banes of Killcaldy, coming up
These books are in chapters, scenes, and partials and notes, and just a mess.
Okay, here's the point. I set out back in 75, to write a set of novels that covered all of the aspects of WW 2 and subsequent conflicts in a metaphorical setting. It was heavily influenced along the way by Masterpiece Theater, Nikolai Gogol, and Shakespeare, as well as news reports on various on going conflicts, such first Vietnam and then Afghanistan and Somalia.
For the lycans, the center of the darkness started when they tried to rebel against their masters, the Sa'necari.  The Rebellion of 997 was put down harshly and many noble families perished. The various lycan kingdoms, Like Red Wolf and Silverpaw were forced to relinquish sections of their territory in the surrender agreements.
But my books are a family saga at heart.
The first series is about the Infiltrator, Malthus, and the Sinclair family. It is a war time family saga at it's core. Todd Sinclair, a legendary armsmaster, mercenary and patriot raised four strong sons, although he claimed them all as his own, one was not of his blood and he knew it. Branduff Maguire was the illegitimate son of Prince Tarrant Redhand and Cahira Sinclair, Todd's wife. Tarrant had been Todd's apprentice and Todd knew that Cahira was carrying Tarrant's child when he went in search of her. He raised their son, Branduff, as his own.
The Lycan Blood series could just as easily be called "The Sons of Todd Sinclair" as anything thing else (and the first one to get the reference I'll give them a coupon for a free copy of my novel of choice)
The new series, Lycan Pride, could easily have been called The Cousins Doherty (and the firs to get the reference will get a free copy of any Daverana book of their choice).

Wednesday, October 09, 2013

please read this

A Little Help From My Friends
 
 


Now that I've had a few days to deal with the first round of this c-word emotional roller coaster ride, I've started to dwell on other, more pragmatic, issues. Like OMG, how much is it going to cost to pay for my treatment and how the hell are we going to afford it? Thankfully, we do have health ...

Serpent’s Quest and Self-Publishing by cussedness

Serpent’s Quest and Self-Publishing

by cussedness

"Serpent's Quest is now complete on Wattpad. That is the entire novel. We will be bringing it out this month in print edition with six outstanding illustrations by Anne Stone and a new cover by Kirsten Maloney.
Baring unexpected circumstances, I will be spending the week of my birthday with my daughter and her fiance. They make an amazing pair. I love them both to pieces. (No, no, not like Humpty Dumpty)...
read the rest at

Monday, September 16, 2013

Myke Lynch says "My story is doing better than expected "

My story is doing better than expected

Registrar at East Side Union High School District
After only being released for three days, my novella, The Tree, is listed #39 in the allegory category, and #2 in hot new releases on Amazon. This is crazy.

Here's the link if you want to check it out: http://www.amazon.com/The-Tree-ebook/dp/B00F5588B8/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1379294562&sr=1-1&keywords=the+tree+mike+lynch

amazon.com amazon.com

Saturday, April 13, 2013

icanhascheezeburger

http://icanhas.cheezburger.com/justcapshunz/page/7

Book Giveaway For The Many Shades of Dark


  • The Many Shades of Dark by Monty Wheeler
    The Many Shades of Dark 
    by
    Release date: Mar 13, 2013
    Wheeler's debut colection of darker verse that runs a gammet from Heaven to Hell, love and hate. Wheeler explores mankind's fears such as death,. . .
     
    Giveaway dates: Apr 12 - May 12, 2013
    2 copies available, 86 people requesting
    Countries available: US, CA, and GB


  • http://www.amazon.com/The-Whisper-Jar-ebook/dp/B0062ID33K

    http://www.amazon.com/The-Whisper-Jar-ebook/dp/B0062ID33K


    Book Description

    October 31, 2011
    "I do not know what you have done, but put your mouth right here. Confess your crime to this fruit jar as though it were God's ear." ~ from The Whisper Jar

    Some secrets are kept in jars -- others, in books.

    Some are left forgotten in musty rooms -- others, created in old barns.

    Some are brought about by destiny -- others, born in blood.

    Secrets -- they are the hidden heart of this collection. In these pages, you will encounter a Blood Digger who bonds two children irrevocably together; a young woman who learns of her destiny through the random selection of a Bible verse; and a boy whose life begins to reflect the stories he reads...

    "If you like dark, creepy stories with a theme of secrets and dark characters, you're going to love this (I did!). It's the perfect read for Halloween, and I can certainly recommend it highly. I had a great time with all of these stories, and it's no surprise to me that all these stories have won acclaim in their own right."
    Colin F. Barnes, author of Killing my Boss

    "Every now and then, a collection of short stories comes along that not only brings creepiness to new levels, but reaches in a little deeper and leaves something behind. The stories in The Whisper Jar are like that...they stick with you like soft voices in the memory. A great book for a dark and stormy night..."
    David Niall Wilson, Award-winning author of Deep Blue, This is My Blood, and CEO of Crossroad Press

    "Few writers can make love seem so horrible, or horror seem so lovely. The weird scenes Lanham paints for us are poignant and final, with hope strangled - but always in some strangely uplifting way. Perhaps gruesome and memorable are the best words to describe her work."
    Dr. Kim Paffenroth, author of Dying to Live and Gospel of the Living Dead
     


    Friday, April 12, 2013


    Apocalypse Cakes Book at The Onion Store

    Apocalypse Cakes Book at The Onion Store


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    Apocalypse Cakes Book

    We are besieged with talk of crisis, meltdown, earthquakes, sink holes, global warming, bailouts, and more. Once you realize there's not a whole lot of time left, grab a Bundt pan and whip up your own scrumptious Fallen Angel Food Cake--or one of the other 29 apocalyptic cakes in this irreverent cookbook--and indulge in your final days.

    Traumatize Your Children | The Onion Store

    Traumatize Your Children | The Onion Store

    THE FINAL PUSH - All Orders of $100 Or More Receive Entire Dark Regions Digital Catalog and More!


    THE FINAL PUSH - All Orders of $100 Or More Receive Entire Dark Regions Digital Catalog and More!

    Posted on 11th Apr 2013 @ 10:18 PM
    In an effort to reach our goal of donating 1,000 books to schools, libraries and military bases we have launched the "Final Push" stage of the Sale For Good.  All items in stock are now 50% off, DRP Book Sets now have even bigger discounts and all orders on the DarkRegions.com website of $100 or more will include the entire Dark Regions Digital catalog; 32 free books on the e-reader of your choice!

    Progress: 803 / 1,000 books set aside for donation.

    All In-Stock Products Now 50% Off Retail Price!

    Babbles: NE'ER WILL NATURE BOW

    Babbles: NE'ER WILL NATURE BOW: She walked along the windswept ridge, Her thin, gray hair blown back. Two hundred feet below her lay His corpse in blood-turned-black. ...

    Monday, March 18, 2013

    Google Crom

    http://www.somethingpositive.net/sp09032008.shtml
    something positive is a pretty good web comic. 
    Crom's will be done!!

    Wednesday, March 13, 2013

    SFReader - Born of Shadows - Book 4 of The League series, by Sherrilyn Kenyon

    SFReader - Born of Shadows - Book 4 of The League series, by Sherrilyn Kenyon

     Born of Shadows - Book 4 of The League series, by Sherrilyn Kenyon
    Published by, Grand Central Publishing
    Published: 2011
    Reviewed by, SJ Higbee
    Stars: 3.5/5

    Although I'd heard of this series, I hadn't read any of Kenyon's books, so when the opportunity came to whip a copy of this off the shelves, I took it. However, it meant that I was reading the book completely out of sequence. So, did that significantly affect my reading pleasure – and did I enjoy the Kenyon experience?

    read the rest of the review at sfreader.com

    The Many Shades of Dark

    became available on amazon as of this morn

     Through the traditional verse of The Many Shades of Dark, Monty Wheeler propels us down the tenebrous roads of imagination, exposing the deepest fears of the human heart and soul. As dim rays of light and hope illuminate the blackest corners of the human spirit, we are left to discover what truly haunts us . . . and encouraged to overcome.



    http://www.amazon.com/Many-Shades-Dark-Monty-Wheeler/dp/0988904942/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1363198147&sr=1-2&keywords=monty+wheeler


    Monty

    Daverana Enterprises 2013

    Daverana Enterprises 2013  www.daverana.com
    www.daverana.com

     We're finally on our feet. My long fight with depression did not help us at all, but that's in the past now. So you will see more updates and far more often. We're branching into print next month.

    January's ebooks included:
    Sojourners in Shadow by Steven Beeho
    A collection of tales set on a post-apocalyptic Earth where monsters, mutants and machines battle the fragmented remains of humanity. Science and magic vie for supremacy as the conflict spreads across the globe. Follow the paths of the survivors: Lone warriors, seekers of power, defenders of the weak and predators of the helpless, leaders guiding their people with wisdom or ruthless intent.

    Dark Corners by Theresa Curnow
    Short stories about the concealed, the sinister and the supernatural. A man sees things nobody else can see: demonic creatures. A witch's curse hunts a young woman. Something is scratching inside the walls of Sylvia's new house: is something trying to get out? Ghost hunters find more than they bargained for. Is Eve being taken by aliens, or something more horrifying. Grocery shopping goes to hell.

    Among the Dead by Tim Willard

    Marion Lefferts, a ranch hand and Texas gentlemen, leaves the dubious safety of the ranch to explore North Texas in the wake of a zombie uprising that has left humanity devastated. With a horse and shotgun he takes to the road to see what is out there, and maybe find some remnant of the US or Texas government

    Loyalty of Wolves by Janrae Frank

    This book opens six months after the end of the Lycan Blood series. King Kynyr and Jordan Sinclair, Grand Master of the Knights of St. Todd, are dealing with the expanding invasion of Red Wolf led by the ancient vampire, Lord Hoon. Meanwhile, Tremayne Doherty, who actually has a better claim to the lycan throne than Kynyr, views him as a usurper and is planning treachery at the King's court.

    This is my first new lycan novel since 08 when I pulled my rights from Renebooks.

    Tuesday, March 05, 2013


    Editorial Opinion: Part 1 of an Interview with Steven Beeho. »
    After a couple of months chasing, I’ve managed to catch up with Steven Beeho, a writer and editor at Daverana Enterprises, to ask him a few questions. This was no mean feat – I’ve even had  +Janrae Frank ...
     
     
     

    Morrigan Books rocks

     Morrigan Press  
    is the publisher of  How To Make Monsters, by Gary McMahon.  From the web site

    "Monsters. They are everywhere, all around.

    "Since the dawn of mankind, we have always made our own monsters: the terrors of capitalism and corruption, the things between the cracks, the ghosts of self…terrible beasts of desire, debt, regret, racism…of family ties, and the things that get in the way of our aspirations…the familiar monsters of our own faces, of tradition, rejection, and the darkness that lives deep inside our own hearts…

    "Can you identify the component parts of your own monster?

    "Can you afford to pay the dreadful price of its construction?"

    I loved this book. 


    Monday, March 04, 2013

    http://southern21.blogspot.com/
    andrea ( +southernwriter ) awarded me this one. :D Here are the rules: http://southern21.blogspot.com/2010/08/getting-back-on-track.html

    Now I have to hunt down 7 "strange" blogs. :)

    Sunday, February 24, 2013

    Daverana Enterprises 2013

    Daverana Enterprises 2013

    We're finally on our feet. My long fight with depression did not help us at all, but that's in the past now. So you will see more updates and far more often. We're branching into print next month.




    January's ebooks included:
    Sojourners in Shadow by Steven Beeho
    A collection of tales set on a post-apocalyptic Earth where monsters, mutants and machines battle the fragmented remains of humanity. Science and magic vie for supremacy as the conflict spreads across the globe. Follow the paths of the survivors: Lone warriors, seekers of power, defenders of the weak and predators of the helpless, leaders guiding their people with wisdom or ruthless intent.

    Dark Corners by Theresa Curnow
    Short stories about the concealed, the sinister and the supernatural. A man sees things nobody else can see: demonic creatures. A witch's curse hunts a young woman. Something is scratching inside the walls of Sylvia's new house: is something trying to get out? Ghost hunters find more than they bargained for. Is Eve being taken by aliens, or something more horrifying. Grocery shopping goes to hell.

    Among the Dead by Tim Willard

    Marion Lefferts, a ranch hand and Texas gentlemen, leaves the dubious safety of the ranch to explore North Texas in the wake of a zombie uprising that has left humanity devastated. With a horse and shotgun he takes to the road to see what is out there, and maybe find some remnant of the US or Texas government
     

    Babbles: GREAT POETRY

    Babbles: GREAT POETRY: I doze and in my half-sleep state, My poetry just flows. And when I wake to claim by pen, All that greatness goes. Amazing thing, the ...

    Saturday, February 23, 2013

    my web site ... publisher

    http://susiehawes.webs.com/  My Author's page at webs.com

    still setting it up


    Daverana Enterprises

    is coming out with my e books :D



    Daverana Enterprises

    this week...

    the weather has been up an down all week, setting off flare upsof my fibromyalgia. Still got a little transcribing done on Dragon in Distress.

    changing my authors page at sfreader.com soon. Dave is such a sweet heart. :)

    Tuesday, August 24, 2010


    cover for my upcoming book "Tina's Moon" , published by Daverana Enterprises.























    This is the cover for my latest e book, "Dragon Insurrection".








    You can buy "Dragon Insurrection"
    http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/21200


    and it's prequel, "Dragon Creed" at Smashwords.
    http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/12534




    "Dragon Creed" is also available at Amazon's Kindle store. http://www.amazon.com/Dragon-Creed-Thing-Do-ebook/dp/B003FMV5LI/ref=cm_cr_pr_pb_t

    Thursday, July 15, 2010

    Audio Stories at Abandoned Towers Magazine

    Audio Stories at Abandoned Towers Magazine

    The Blood-Red Pencil

    The Blood-Red Pencil

    Finding Your Voice

    As a writer, how do you find your voice? If you’re working on your third, fourth, fifth manuscript, look back at that very first one. What do you think of it now? Do you still have the same voice? Has it evolved? Do you feel like you’ve “found” your voice?
    read more by clicking the title

    Wednesday, May 12, 2010

    Met a lot of nice folks. Will follow the blogs I find later this week.

    intarwebes too slow tonight.

    found a virtual cat widgit on one of them. :)

    contest winner: Andrea Allison. Will send a pdf to her asap.

    Saturday, May 08, 2010

    blog jog is on!


    “Thank you for stopping by my Blog! Please explore all this Blog has to offer, then jog on over to

    http://jdswritersblog.blogspot.com/.

    Drawing:

    Just reply to this blog entry and your name will be entered into a drawing for one free copy of The Dragon Creed. Final drawing on May 11.





    If you would like to visit a different Blog in the jog, go to http://blogjogday.blogspot.com.

    Blog Jog Day

    Greetings!

    Make a note, stick it on your wall! Blog Jog Day is May 9th. This is a first-time event for EVERYONE to enjoy for FREE! Explore numerous interesting Websites and Blogs!

    Start at http://blogjogday.blogspot.com and find a link that interests you. Then simply click on and start the jog! Each site links to the next.

    There are nearly 150 wonderful Blogs in the jog each a little different from the last. Many have special contests and events set up just for this day.

    Links will be in place at midnight and stay up all day.

    Happy Mother's day to all moms and single dads!

    Thursday, April 08, 2010

    bobbing around

    Bob Rich runs a very nice newsletter called Bobbing Around. I enjoy the articles. essays and news tidbits.

    I reviewed a book once for him, called Striking Back from Down Under. It's available at

    http://twilighttimesbooks.com/StrikingBack_ss1.html

    You can read one of Bob's short stories there.

    Bob always have something good on his newsletter. Check it out at httpt://mudsmith.net/bobbing.html

    here's a link to january's Bobbing Around: http://mooramoora.org.au/bobrich/mudsmith/bobbing9-5.html

    "With climate change in the news, I have done a new revision of Sleeper, Awake, the winner of the 2001 EPPIE Award for Science Fiction. "

    I read and reviewed this one, and it was good stuff. The world building and character development were very strong, the plot tight, the action fast-paced and logical.

    go here to read more about Bob Rich, mudsmith and wordsmith. http://mooramoora.org.au/bobrich/mudsmith/bobbing9-5.html#about


    " Like all writing should be, Sleeper, Awake is about human emotion. Read this little snippet:"
      A sudden, loud booming noise made his head turn to the right. Ahead and about a hundred meters further out, a huge, blue-black shape surged out of the sea, rising far above Tamás's five meter height. Up, up the great whale soared, then the boy noted with horror that several smaller, but still very large shapes were attached on to her: to her tail, to a fin, to the end of the great sail on her back. These creatures were marked with black and white spots.

      The whale turned at the top of her rise, and plunged head first back into the sea. A great plume of foam arose, marking her disappearance. Oh, the poor thing! Tamás thought, and changed direction toward the spot. By the time he got there, he could see no sign of the prey, or the pack of hunters. Saddened, he turned south once more.

      Artif said, "Darling, that's life. Those orcas were hunting. They need food as much as you do."

      "Surely, you're right. But that great, intelligent creature, to have to suffer like that!"

      "We have no right to interfere in the workings of nature."

      With his mind, he knew she was right. All the same, he wished he could have done something to help the whale, the victim, the sufferer. Sadly he traveled on, under the ever-wetting curtain of fine rain.

      After perhaps another period, the gray world turned pink. First a wide, upwardly facing red sliver of a circle poked below the low clouds of the horizon. Soon, this sank into the sea, so that now a wide strip of fire with circular edges spanned sea and sky, at the edge of vision. A low-flying bright pink blanket lay low over a bright pink sea. A huge, brilliant double rainbow appeared, flying along with Tamás as he rhythmically rose and fell above the waves. He could not take his eyes from it, until he got a crick in his neck from looking to the side. The rainbow and its rosy background disappeared as the topmost tip of the sun drowned in the sea, but in his mind's eye the boy saw it for long after.

      He flew on for a while, then ordered the camp down into the water. He landed on the flattened top, had a hot meal and a drink of chocken, then he tied on and settled for sleep. He turned himself face down, above the floating camp, in order to minimize the discomfort from the continuous drizzle.

      He couldn't sleep for a long time, being kept awake by warring images of a rainbow sunset and a tortured whale, Nature at Her best and worst.

    "The good news is that the book's publisher, Double Dragon e-books, is offering it at a price too low to resist, but only from their web site. And if you email me proof of purchase, you can have any of my other electronic titles for free."

    Dragon Creed

    you are getting sleeeepy! Your eyes feel so heavy ... you are so tired ... when I snap my fingers you will wake up and rush to the smashword web site to buy Dragon Creed at http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/12534 ...

    *snap*

    JD'S Writers Blog

    JD'S Writers Blog

    Blog Jog Day Sunday May 9th

    Join Blog Jog Day! Increase your blog traffic/Have visitors explore yourBlog/then travel on to the next Blog! Come Join us Sunday 5-9-10 http://blogjogday.blogspot.com/

    in reference to: JD'S Writers Blog (view on Google Sidewiki)

    A Book Inside - How to Write and Publish a Book

    A Book Inside - How to Write and Publish a Book

    Wednesday, April 07, 2010

    dragon creed news


    My book is out at smashwords! http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/12534

    Dragon Creed

    Ebook By Susie Hawes
    Published By Janrae Frank
    Rating: Not yet rated.
    Published: Apr. 06, 2010
    Category: Fiction » Literature » Fantasy (general)
    Words: 64531 (approximate)
    Language: English


    Ebook Description

    When you're the only dragon in a country where magic is illegal, what's a dragon gonna do? Fechum is an old dragon, lonely and crippled. Farquarte is his human apprentice. The society they live in is oppressive, over-regulating its citizens and suppressing its magical people. Farquarte decides the government needs an attitude change. Join them as they lock horns with the system

    Tags

    comedy adventure, comedy fantasy, dragon

    Available Ebook reading formats:

    When you purchase the full book, you gain access to all formats.
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    Smashwords - Dragon Creed - A book by Susie Hawes


    Smashwords - Dragon Creed - A book by Susie Hawes

    my book is out!!

    Smashwords - Dragon Creed - A book by Susie Hawes

    Smashwords - Dragon Creed - A book by Susie Hawes
    My book is out

    blg jog day!


    I've joined blog jog day. http://blogjogday.blogspot.com/ Yu should check them put.

    Tuesday, April 06, 2010

    Sunday, April 04, 2010

    Blog Jog Day

    Blog Jog Day

    Plug Your Blog! Potentially thousands of hits in one day! Long-term results! Permanent links! Join us for Blog Jog Day on May 9.

    What is Blog Jog Day? It’s a one-day event where Bloggers are joining together for a "pyramid effect" promotional rally. We all post on the same day with each post leading the visitor to the next Blog, and so on full circle.

    That’s it! Visitors explore your Blog, and then click on to the next one bringing potentially thousands of unique visitors to your site...

    to read more got to
    Blog Jog Day

    Thursday, April 01, 2010

    book signing


    set one up at my local library. Dragon Creed is coming out soon.

    Will start putting together our latest edition next week. Need to finish a few book and site reviews

    latest cover art


    just got the new art for my first book in the fantasy series, The Dragon Thing To Do

    Pay no attention to the fact that he's looking to see if everything is growing. Although, from his facial expression, he doesn't look happy with what's going on down south.

    Saturday, March 27, 2010


    www.cyberwizardproductions.com/Ancient_Tomes_Press/The_Lost_Lands_by_Crystalwizard_science_fiction_fantasy_book.html


    The Sojourn Chronicles began in Wizard's Bane with Dale, a member of Intergalactic Patrol, materializing in a garbage dump. Bereft of his powers and chased by a horde of blood thirsty creatures known as Gorg. he set out to try and find a way home.

    But the universe had other ideas.

    A simply quest to get back to the fleet turned into a major undertaking - to save the world from certain destruction. Fortunately, Dale gained the help of several people who joined him on his journey. Unfortunately, none of them had any idea how they were supposed to stop the unstoppable.

    Little by little the riddles have untangled, and The Lost Lands finds the company approaching their goal - the shining castle of King Yaybar, located at the heart of everything.

    But the Gorg are on the move, King Yaybar is still hundreds of miles away, the only transportation that the party has is their feet and their dragon, Qhui, has vanished.

    Will they make it in time? Or will all their hard work prove to have been in vain? Only time will tell.

    Sunday, January 17, 2010

    Erasmus' new poem

    From Erazmus

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    Default Coffee's on at Every Day Poets
    My poem "Making Coffee in the Dark, with Linda" is up today on Every day Poets. check it out:

    http://www.everydaypoets.com/making-coffee-in-the-dark-with-linda-by-michael-d-turner/

    http://onceagainwithfeeling.com/

    * Drakengrim - by Janrae Frank
    * The Gazebo - by Crystalwizard
    * Close Encounter of the Preposterous Kind - by Ahmed Khan
    * Aftermath - by Monty Wheeler
    * The Lion and the Mouse - by Kaolin Imago Fire
    * Aleskei's Revolution, Part 1 - by Wade Ogletree
    * Owning The Voice - by ggspiritwrites
    * review: http://www.everydayfiction.com/
    * review: Wizard’s Bane - Book One of the Sojourn Chronicles
    * review: SFReader.com
    * Be sure to visit the Sites We Love page

    all the links check out, and contracts are emailed.

    we're live

    http://onceagainwithfeeling.com/

    Sunday, December 20, 2009

    reBlog from Sthrnwriter: Ghost Stories

    I found this fascinating quote today:



    Spinning Moon Press, April 2009Paperback, 255 PagesISBN: 978-0-9800369-0-9Tweens 12 and upAuthor Interview - Coming SoonOrdering Information:Amazon.com | Time Bandit BooksSthrnwriter, Ghost Stories, Dec 2009



    You should read the whole article.

    woot!!

    I won Ghost Stories' Spook the Truth Contest!

    http://paranormalstories.blogspot.com/2009/12/spook-truth-winner.html

    This soo rocks!! (does the happy dance)

    Thursday, December 17, 2009

    SEO campaign

    8 Tips on How to Start an SEO Campaign

    8 Tips on How to Start an SEO Campaign

    Several small & mid size businesses contact us daily for SEO consultation and helping their websites rank well on search engines. One common question we always hear is:

    "Where and how do I start my SEO Campaign from?"

    A couple of points to note before we start -

    We are assuming that you already have the domain name because finding a good domain name would be a separate topic.

    Here are some of the most important steps that you can yourself take care of before going to any SEO company to manage your search engine marketing campaign.

    Saturday, December 12, 2009

    IROSF


    http://www.irosf.com/ (via shareaholic)

    The Twelve Issues of Christmas
    (Or Your Winter Holiday of Choice)

    We celebrate our latest milestone and look toward the future of IROSF.

    Saturday, November 21, 2009

    Tuesday, November 17, 2009

    Putting together a new e zine

    http://hiddentreasires.blogspot.com/

    Friday, November 13, 2009

    With Many Shades: JUPITER

    With Many Shades: JUPITER
    Reviews!! Sweet!!!
    Advertising can be obnoxious - CMA Awards & Twitter
    Posted by: "Morgan Mandel" morgan@morganmandel.com morganmandel
    Wed Nov 11, 2009 8:35 am (PST)




    Take your pick today, one, more or none -
    Advertising can be obnoxious - http://acmeauthorsl ink.blogspot. com

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    Thanks,
    Morgan Mandel

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    Romantic Suspense, Killer Career, gets 5 stars from The Midwest Book Review

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    Marianne Manscui is LIVE at BBB Come Enter to Win an iPod Nano!
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    11/11 Release Party, Chat and Contest with Author Marianne Mancusi. Event
    starts at 12:00 pm Central and runs all day and into the night. Contest runs
    until 11:59 pm Central on 11/12. Description: Join us with author Marianne
    Mancusi for a release party, chat and contest at
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    re-releases, Boys that Bite, Stake That and Girls That Growl.

    She will be giving away EITHER an Apple iPod nano 8 GB (5th Generation) or a
    $100.00 Amazon.com Gift Card winner’s choice. The Amazon GC is open to
    worldwide readers the iPod is open to US readers only.

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    Wednesday, November 11, 2009

    Book out in Jan

    Gots a book coming out in Jan., but not sure which one. I write dark fantasy, comedic fantasy and horror/urban fantasy.

    I have 5 books in the dragon thing series, one dark fantasy book and one horror that have been accepted by the publisher, but since she's a personal friend I told her to bring them out however and whenever she wanted to so she can use them to strengthen her catalog.

    Dragon Creed
    introduces the main characters,
    Dragon Insurrection shows them fighting their local govt for rights,
    Dragon at Law has one of the characters accused of murder and another defending him,
    Dragon Rampage brings the trial to its conclusion,
    Damned Dragon follows one of the characters into Dragon Hell as he tries to escape.

    Deathwind is a historical dark fantasy which follows an old mage on his quest for redemption.

    Tina's Moon is a horror story with urban fantasy elements. It is set on the Texas Coastal Bend.

    Will post an update when more news is available.

    Goodreads | Bitten_by_Books - The United States

    Goodreads | Bitten_by_Books - The United States

    Goodreads | Release Party, Chat and Contest with Author Marianne Mancusi

    Goodreads | Release Party, Chat and Contest with Author Marianne Mancusi

    Monday, November 02, 2009

    Abandoned Towers


    Abandoned Towers #4 is packed full of all sorts of goodies you don't want to miss.

    Starting with the front cover with is a very cool painting by M.D. Jackson based on the featured story, A Warm Welcome By Rob Mancebo. Here's an excerpt:

    Looking down the ugly barrels of that bartender's scattergun sort-of made me reassess my craving for a drink.
    "Are you planning on going hunting, ol' hoss?" I inquired politely of the whiskered gent with the cellulite collar at the other end of that twelve gauge.
    "Naw, I think I done found what I was looking for," he replied with an irritating amount of smugness in his voice.
    I looked around the Number One saloon like some sort of an idiot. It was vacant except for him and me, so it was pretty obvious just who he thought he'd found.
    "Say now, you couldn't be hunting me." I wasn't overly articulate because the business end of that sawed-off shotgun looked as big as a pair of stove pipes!
    I was sure ready to try to talk my way out of getting my head blown off so I added, "I haven't been in town long enough to bruise nobody's feelings."
    "We hang thieves in this country!" he informed me with a wave of that shotgun. "Drop them guns and hoist your hands!"
    I hadn't a clue as to what he was talking about. I put my hands up, then remembered he'd told me to drop my guns so I began to lower them again, at which point he objected in the crude vernacular such as a body is liable to hear in saloons.
    "Well do you want I should drop these Colts or not?" I demanded.
    "I'll get them," he came around the bar in a huff and put those cavernous barrels under my nose while he fumbled at my left-hand gunstock. It was something of a tactical error on his part. When he glanced down to find that gun, I dropped my left hand across the action of his shotgun and took hold.

    Other fiction pieces include Recall by Shawn Scarber, The Final Wave by TW Williams, Penderfyn's Goal by David M Pitchford and Central Park by Badley H. Sinor.

    In issue #4 you'll also find a nice selection of poems such as Forgotten Friendships: A Voice of Arthur Pendragon by Chad Weiss and Goya’s Painted Faces by John William Rice.

    Nonfiction articles include a short piece by Lyn McConchie that discusses the creativity of New Zelanders entitled Number Eight Wire and a scrumptious set of recipies that Jaleta Clegg calls Sherezade's Repast.

    Remember you will never find anything that's in one of the print issues online, so if you don't want to miss out on all this coolness you gotta buy the issue.

    Don't wait. Don't put things off. Get several copies and give a few as gifts. You can purchase AT #4 at this link:

    www.comixpress.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=1525

    Thursday, October 22, 2009

    Monday, September 28, 2009

    Serpent's Quest

    Serpent's Quest

    * Sep. 28th, 2009 at 12:52 PM


    Woot! it's out!!

    http://www.amazon.com/Serpents-Quest-Janrae-Frank/dp/0981662609/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1254151603&sr=1-2
    Serpent's Quest (Paperback)
    by Janrae Frank (Author)


    Price: $14.75 & eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping


    Originally published in 2006 by Renaissance Ebooks, this first novel in the Lycan Blood series spent six weeks on the Fictionwise Dark Fantasy Bestseller list. It now arrives in a print edition, expanded and revised.

    Red Wolf was the strongest of the Nine Great Chiefdoms of the lycan clans, which had long suffered under the yoke of the blood-drinking sa'necari necromancers. Thirty years ago, the realm of the sa'necari, Waejontor, was conquered by the amazon nation, Shaurone. The Sharani brought the lycan people three decades of peace and freedom that is now threatened by the sudden rise to power of a young Waejontori Queen.

    Clan Redhand, the family that rules Red Wolf, is plunged into danger when a sa'necari bounty hunter and mercenary named Malthus Estrobian arrives in their valley, posing as a human refugee from the battles beyond their borders. Unknown to them, Malthus is the "Butchering Serpent," the genocidal mastermind behind the hidden laboratories where hundreds of lycans perished in vicious experiments. He infilitrates Red Wolf with two goals in mind: find out what happened to his brother, Troyes, who disappeared in the valley several years ago; and destroy the Redhand family in order to subjugate Red Wolf for his queen.

    The only person standing between Malthus and his objectives is a young guardsman with a concealed heritage: Kynyr Maguire. Trained by the greatest armsmaster the lycans have ever known, and educated well beyond the norm for his kind, Kynyr must find a way to defeat the dark arts of the Butchering Serpent or see his people destroyed, including the woman he loves.
    Praise for Serpent's Quest:

    "Janrae Frank is more than a writer, she is a world-builder. Serpent's Quest defies the limitations of genre because it is bigger than any one label can contain. It's an epic adventure, filled with unbridled horrors and sweeping romance, but more than that, Serpent's Quest is populated by characters who are visceral and alive. Serpent's Quest captivates you not only because of its larger than life drama, but because you become invested in the world as a living and breathing place."

    Bob Freeman,
    Author of the Cairnwood Manor series

    Janrae Frank's books are always something I grab the moment I have the chance. They are wonderful reads, well written, dense and richly evocative. She makes the reader see the worlds and characters which she has created and want always to see more of them as well. Her work is brilliant, hard-hitting, and the sort of thing I for one tend to be reading still at 2am since I can't put it down until I know how things are going to turn out."

    Lyn McConchie,
    Author of Beast Master's Ark
    Three time winner of the Sir Julius Vogel Award for Best Science Fiction Novel

    "The prose is tight, the characters utterly believable, and the plot is so fast and slick it threatens to run you over like a steamtrain. An incredible piece of storytelling."

    Gareth Owens,
    Author of "Fun With Rainbows"

    Saturday, September 26, 2009

    Abandoned Towers Magazine

    Link to Abandoned Towers!

    It's a worthy magazine
    Abandoned Towers Magazine: "The link, in case you don't have it is http://www.cyberwizardproductions.com/AbandonedTowers"

    Monday, September 07, 2009

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    funny pictures of cats with captions
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    Time in a Bottle, Vol. 1

    ghost posts - Time in a Bottle, Vol. 1


    Time in a Bottle, Vol 1

    Time in a Bottle - Volume 1 TOC :: SFReader Forums

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    From Crystalwizard:

    Thought you might like a look at the table of contents for volume 1 of the Time in a Bottle anthology. So here it is:

    Goblin Lullabye by Jim C. Hines
    Two Seconds Ahead by Rob Rosen
    After Nightfall (a Ydaire Story) by Jonathan Shipley
    Dallas Through the Looking Glass by Ken Goldman
    Saving the World From Sleeping In by Rachesl Swirsky
    The Time Machine by Courtney Burback
    Of Fire and Time by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
    Reparations by Merrie Haskell
    The Time Traveler's Happily Ever After by Jordan Lapp
    The Second Gift by Seth Skorkowsky
    An Honorable Race by Colin P. Davies

    The Neverstone by K.C. Shaw
    The Worth of a Man by Lyn McC
    Azieran: The Seal of Mon'Ta'Set by Christopher Heath
    The Master of Time by James S. Dorr
    What Does Luck Taste Like? by Danny Birt

    The Plot to Kill Claus by Erik Lenhart
    On Camlann Field by Charles Kyffhausen
    Zen and the Art of Time Travel by Robert Neilson

    Now, you notice I said volume 1? We had so many submissions that were good and that we hated to pass on that we're doing more than one volume. Not sure how many just yet. I'll keep you posted.

    I'll also update this thread when Volume 1 is finally in print.

    New content added on a regular basis.

    Visit Abandoned Towers at
    http://cyberwizardproductions.com/AbandonedTowers