The new chapter is up and I would love to hear some feedback from those of you who are reading it. Are you enjoying the story? Please comment and let me know. Did I mess up on a small obscure fact that leaves the story unbelievable? Send me an e-mail or comment that as well. I'd love to hear about it.
Also, there has been a minor delay on the release of A Wolf in Patchwork Clothing. The file that I'd made all my edits on has corrupted. It has added pages where they shouldn't be, mid-chapter, and despite everything I've tried I can't fix it. It means a set back of two or three days while I get recreate the file and make the necessary fixes. It is coming though, please be patient.
Sunday, February 28, 2016
Monday, February 22, 2016
Posting for a Friend
If you're enjoying the fiction I post then you should head over to The Lift, an audio drama whose current episode features a friend of mine, Lee Forman. Lee was one of the competitors last year in the Fear Project and I've really enjoyed his stories since I met him. Check it out, for all you know he could be your new favorite author.
Sunday, February 21, 2016
Chapter 2 and The End of a Serial
I apologize for the late post but our internet has been flaky all day. I'm happy that it seemed to even out about an hour ago so that I could get the formatting for Chapter 2 done. Here is the second chapter and so far I'm hoping that I've begun to build your interest.
In the mean time I've pulled down the first serial as it was time to do so. I've finally got my proofs back from my final readers so I can make the necessary changes to the file and get it released. So far I'm really quite happy with the way it is turning out and I hope that if you're just joining us that you'll pickup a copy.
Also, as a said note, the files which were posted online for A Wolf in Patchwork Clothing aren't the final versions of the file. The story didn't change, but minor sections of the writing have gone through edits to clean up the language and punctuation. There have also been a few minor continuity problems I had to fix.
Look for the announcement later this week about the book going live. I am looking forward to having more stuff out there for everyone to enjoy.
In the mean time I've pulled down the first serial as it was time to do so. I've finally got my proofs back from my final readers so I can make the necessary changes to the file and get it released. So far I'm really quite happy with the way it is turning out and I hope that if you're just joining us that you'll pickup a copy.
Also, as a said note, the files which were posted online for A Wolf in Patchwork Clothing aren't the final versions of the file. The story didn't change, but minor sections of the writing have gone through edits to clean up the language and punctuation. There have also been a few minor continuity problems I had to fix.
Look for the announcement later this week about the book going live. I am looking forward to having more stuff out there for everyone to enjoy.
Sunday, February 14, 2016
Nurse Summers begins
Hello and welcome to the new serial. This is a character that I created last year for David Wellington's Fear Project, but the story seemed to take on a life of it's own. Before long I found myself deep in vampire lore and making a vampire of my own. This is the culmination of that work. Should everything work out well (computers not exploding and what not) I should have a new chapter for you each Sunday.
A few questions I would like to address before you get started. I don't feel any of these are spoilers, more questions that came up a few times during the creation process. Many of them will be addressed in the story, but knowing it shouldn't lessen the impact.
1) This is not Buffy Summers. I had wanted to use a name that was opposite of her grim demeanor in the first chapter. Summer seemed like the perfect opposite and it wasn't until my wife read it that she pointed out the Buffy reference. Not that it's a bad thing, but these vampires don't dust when you kill them. The amount of blood would more aptly belong in an Evil Dead movie. If you want to imagine this is a different Buffy for a different world you can, but I won't support it.
2) The setting is very modern times. As much as I'd like to do a throwback, the story doesn't belong there.
3) Vampires only started existing in this world about 20 years ago. Before that time they were the villains of the silver screen and novels alike.
4) These aren't your normal vampires, you'll understand as you get into the story. You will get into the explanations as the story goes on, but know that if you're expecting Bram Stoker you'll be sorely disappointed.
A final note, this is your last week to find "A Wolf in Patchwork Clothing" on the site. It'll be pulled down when I post next week's chapter. You will be able to find it online on Amazon both in print and in Ebook format.
A few questions I would like to address before you get started. I don't feel any of these are spoilers, more questions that came up a few times during the creation process. Many of them will be addressed in the story, but knowing it shouldn't lessen the impact.
1) This is not Buffy Summers. I had wanted to use a name that was opposite of her grim demeanor in the first chapter. Summer seemed like the perfect opposite and it wasn't until my wife read it that she pointed out the Buffy reference. Not that it's a bad thing, but these vampires don't dust when you kill them. The amount of blood would more aptly belong in an Evil Dead movie. If you want to imagine this is a different Buffy for a different world you can, but I won't support it.
2) The setting is very modern times. As much as I'd like to do a throwback, the story doesn't belong there.
3) Vampires only started existing in this world about 20 years ago. Before that time they were the villains of the silver screen and novels alike.
4) These aren't your normal vampires, you'll understand as you get into the story. You will get into the explanations as the story goes on, but know that if you're expecting Bram Stoker you'll be sorely disappointed.
A final note, this is your last week to find "A Wolf in Patchwork Clothing" on the site. It'll be pulled down when I post next week's chapter. You will be able to find it online on Amazon both in print and in Ebook format.
Thursday, February 11, 2016
A few days and a delay
Hello everyone. I'm posting this to let you know that I'm currently hard a work on getting things prepped for the new serial and the new release. Well, the release isn't new if you've followed my site for a while, but it is in book format.
Announcement #1: The first chapter of the Nurse Summers Serial's will begin on Sunday the 14th with the first chapter Triage. Each week on Sunday another chapter will be posted. The length of this one is going to be closer to 60,000 words so it will run for a while and I'm hoping that you enjoy it.
Announcement #2: I was originally going to have the e-book and print copies of A Wolf in Patchwork Clothing available on the 14th as well. Yet due to shipping, something I won't overlook next time in the planning, there has been a delay. I'm hurrying through it as fast as I can but it could be delayed until the 21st. Sorry for anyone who was looking for it in print.
Otherwise, I'm going to be working hard on getting everything going and probably losing more than a little sleep.
In the meantime I wanted to post a couple of other serial link's that are going right now. The first is the serial "Silence in the Willow Field" by a buddy of mine Lee A. Forman. The second is a serial which is done by David Wellington. He got his first publishing contract through serial publication of his first novel "Monster Island." Here is a link to his newest serial "Grimbly Hall"
Announcement #1: The first chapter of the Nurse Summers Serial's will begin on Sunday the 14th with the first chapter Triage. Each week on Sunday another chapter will be posted. The length of this one is going to be closer to 60,000 words so it will run for a while and I'm hoping that you enjoy it.
Announcement #2: I was originally going to have the e-book and print copies of A Wolf in Patchwork Clothing available on the 14th as well. Yet due to shipping, something I won't overlook next time in the planning, there has been a delay. I'm hurrying through it as fast as I can but it could be delayed until the 21st. Sorry for anyone who was looking for it in print.
Otherwise, I'm going to be working hard on getting everything going and probably losing more than a little sleep.
In the meantime I wanted to post a couple of other serial link's that are going right now. The first is the serial "Silence in the Willow Field" by a buddy of mine Lee A. Forman. The second is a serial which is done by David Wellington. He got his first publishing contract through serial publication of his first novel "Monster Island." Here is a link to his newest serial "Grimbly Hall"
Monday, February 1, 2016
Cover Reveal
I posted a week or two ago that I was working on shifting things over for my next serial to start. Part of this process included getting a cover ready and available so I can do the previous serial justice. It took about three drafts to get the cover I really wanted and here it is.
I would like to give a big thank you to the people over at http://www.thecovercollection.com/ for their amazing work. I absolutely love this cover.
The plan as it stands it so have the book available mid-February. I'm still getting proofs ready to be sure I don't make any enormous mistakes from being overly eager as I did in the past.
I would like to give a big thank you to the people over at http://www.thecovercollection.com/ for their amazing work. I absolutely love this cover.
The plan as it stands it so have the book available mid-February. I'm still getting proofs ready to be sure I don't make any enormous mistakes from being overly eager as I did in the past.
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