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Sunday, December 4, 2016

December? December

Ahoy.

I'm afraid I have nothing new to report. Other than that I am writing. :)
Writing a new book from scratch is definitely a lot harder than writing a sequel. I spend more time researching weird ideas and thoughts rather than just adding to the existing world.

Things are moving though, I do so swear.

In other news, I'm considering dropping an Omnibus edition of the trilogy at a reduced cost for a period of 3-6 months only. Then retiring it completely.

I'm not in favor of an Omnibus edition, but so many of you have asked about it, I feel compelled to make one.

Tuesday, November 1, 2016

November Update: Where you at?

Evening gents and ladies.

Been writing. Taking the pen to the anti-hero/sociopathic hero litrpg story.

So far, so good. It's definitely a lot slower going with a new novel that has no pre-existing backstory.

I might start posting things as we go. Suffice it to say, I think I like it so far.

Sorry for the minimalist update, nothing truly mind shattering to report.

Saturday, October 8, 2016

The Trilogy is Done: So... now what?

10/16/16: Updated with chapter 1 for the AntiHero story.

I find myself at an interesting place to be.

I had never planned on writing books. It just... kind of happened. I've put no effort into marketing and zero concern about spreading my books around on websites and forums.

Honestly, this is mostly for fun and as a hobby. :)

But I've told my tale. So, now what?

I'm considering what I want to do next. I have some ideas for books but I'm not quite sure what to do.

I think I'll post a few test chapters of various things here and see what you all think as we go along. You patient few who actually visit the blog. :D

Right now I've got a couple ideas. Here they are in a generic 1 paragraph format. Full honesty up front, some of these have only a 1 page outline, and others already have a significant portion written. (One of them all the way up to 45,000 words)

  1. An Anti Hero story(LitRPG)- A sociopathic hitman is whisked away to another world while on contract. Unfortunately the whisking away makes him very visible during the process and he's shot in the heart, only to die upon entering the new world. He's reborn and allowed to keep all the memories of his old life, minus the things that had made him sociopathic to begin with. That and everything to him has the appearance and feel of a video game from his original world. What does a ex-sociopathic military trained contract hitman do in a renaissance world?
    ((https://drive.google.com/open?id=1FGtAw6z8kk50S3MMOEGHEJITcIZa77D1ietJobkxOT4))
  2. Urban Fantasy- Everyone remembers tales of the boogie man. The monster in the closet. That you'd hide under the sheets to get away from him. What if the boogie man wasn't only true, but nearly an extinct species? The main character is one of the last remaining boogie men in the 21st century. The rest of his kind being hunted to extinction by other supernatural races, all for fear of the power of a boogieman. Main character is simply trying to survive in a modern world with a supernatural bent.
  3. Super Hero / Super Villain(LitRPG Lite)- Felix has a pretty crappy super power. He has the ability to modify any item he owns. Except that the amount of power it takes to actually change, modify, or upgrade anything worthwhile is beyond his abilities. Realizing that he'll never be able to do anything with it, he gets a normal job. This all changes one day when the city he lives in is taken over by Super Villains. Which is to say, not a whole lot changes, but the black market opens some new options for him. He discovers a way to augment his power and make it useful.

Drop your thoughts in the comments if you don't mind sharing. :) I can't promise I'll heed the comments, but I promise I'll read them.

Sunday, September 18, 2016

Otherlife Awakenings: Status Update

Book 3 is in the chute.

Scheduled release date is October 3rd.

It'll be appearing as a pre-order shortly. (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01M1GO135)

For now, here's the cover.


Friday, September 9, 2016

Otherlife Awakenings: Audiobook update

Howdy.

Jeff, my narrator, is trying something different.

He's recording the Audio Book for book 3, Otherlife Awakenings, now so we can launch Kindle + Audio Book at the same time.

It's interesting to watch him as he goes.

Catch him here as he actually records the book. :)

https://www.periscope.tv/FiatCelebrity/1LyxBDONWMbGN?
Jeff Hays - Otherlife Awakenings Live! — Kansas City, MO, United States
periscope.tv

Friday, September 2, 2016

Otherlife Awakenings: September Update.

Otherlife Awakenings:

It's been sent over to Jeff Hays to begin recording the audio book. Once he's done, we'll be posting it to Audible. The day it goes live is the same day i'll be pushing the actual book.

We're trying out a dual release approach to see what happens.

Related news, Jeff has mentioned he plans on recording the book live. If you'd like to hear him, get a sneak peak on the next book, or get an idea on how he does the process, watch for updates here: https://twitter.com/fiatcelebrity

Next Book:

I've already started writing another book. Last count I was 21k words into it after 2 weeks. I think it's coming along in an interesting way so far. Will update with more as I get further along.