**Read whole thing for news, as this post is a straight running faucet of the mouth, if you know what I mean**
Howdy, Vikans!
So, Iāve been dark on my blog for a while, and I apologize for that. There are multiple reasons for this. One, Iāve been querying agents for an old series of mine. The first 2 books Iāve polished up a ton of times over the last four years, with the 3rd partially written and a chapter here or there for the final 2 books. If you know math, that adds up to a five-book series. I started it in college, and that first bookās writing consumption comes close to how fast I cranked out KINETIC REBIRTH, both only took about a month to write from start to finish.
Speaking of KINETIC REBIRTHā¦
Unfortunately, this blog post is happening halfway through one of the two Amazon Kindle promotions, but thereās still time for yāall to act. KINETIC REBIRTH, Book One in my KINETICS series, is currently FREE in Kindle form on Amazon! However, this is only through to July 5th at 11:59 PM. Snag a download while you can.
Also, thereās a second promo pertaining to KINETICS. Through the month of July, the second book, KINETIC MEMORY, is only 99c for Kindle. Links for those 2 two books are within the titles in this paragraph.
Since weāre on the topic of new deals, time to talk future publishing endeavors.
Remember my CHAOS ACCOUNTS short stories? If you need the annoying-frustrating timelineā¦.
-(Account #1) ACCOUNT OF ANXIETY ā Released 01/17/2017
-(Account #2) ACCOUNT OF UNREST ā Released 02/16/2017
-(Account #3) ACCOUNT OF FRIENDSHIP ā Released 04/15/2017
-(Account #4) ACCOUNT OF SECRETS ā Released 01/01/2018
As you can see, the gaps get bigger and bigger when it comes to Division 3ās dangerous missions against ChaosBlaze, but the stories will be created and published soon.
HOWEVER!
My 5th CHAOS ACCOUNTS story, āACCOUNT OF RISKSā, is scheduled for release on all eBook platforms on July 7th, 2018 (This Saturday). Preorders are up on the following sites as of typing this blog postā¦
[Amazon (Kindle)]Ā Ā Ā
[Barnes & Noble (Nook)]
[Smashwords (All digital formats)]
[iTunes (iBooks]]
Those are the main preorder links for Accounts #5. This one finishes the first Story Arc, with an ending that will keep you tense until the next installments, desperately wanting to know what happens when Division 3 plans to-
ā¦.
Oh, almost just spoiled the ending. Glad I caught myself.
Anyway, another announcement on the CHAOS ACCOUNTS front. As I mentioned above, Account #5 is the end for Story Arc #1, collectively labelled as the āPrimingā set. The PRIMING set includes Accounts #1 through #5. Iām aiming for a late summer/early fall release of this collection set.
The best part?
ITāLL ALSO BE IN PAPERBACK!
Yes, you read that right. PAY-PER-BACK.
So, stay tuned for more news on that collections preparation progress over the next few months.
Moving to the writing front, or at least the craft part of it, Iāve finished me and JVās first book in our 4-book series, but Iām putting it on the back burner for⦠well, reasons. I have also edited the first two inĀ another series Iām in the process of pitching to agents, and hope to pick the third in that series back up. That seriesā #3 currently sits at about just under 38,000, with a minimum goal of 65,000 or more.
I have also started CHAOS ACCOUNTS #6, the first in the next collection set. Both the story and the set are currently untitled, and my word count is very, VERY tiny, but hoping to continue the journey with Division 3, and I hope you all will too.
Finally, the other project Iāll be working on will be KINETICS #4. I donāt think Iāve publicly announced this yet, but the draft for KINETICS #3, tentatively titled āKINETIC HISTORYā. Itās been through my preliminary edits multiple times, and is now a polished draft.
BUTā¦.
If you are a regular reader of my blog, you know that KINETICS is a series in homage and dedication of my best friend JV, who died a year and a half ago in a deadly car accident. I finished the first draft of KINETIC HISTORY months ago, and Iāve been itching to get that one published, for both my peace of mind, and for you all ā my readers- to enjoy as the adventure continues and the plot thickens. Thereās just one factor that stands in my way of getting the third KINETICS adventure to publication.
MONEY.
Now, I know what yāall are thinking: āSave up!ā Itās not that simple. For starters over the last two years, I have racked up quite a bit of debt. Secondly, sending to my editor and my cover designer ends up spending money as well. Luckily, I cut costs, as I do decent interior layouts myself, but between editing, covers, copies, and marketing/promotion costs⦠Yeah, it gets pricey.
Add onto that the fact that Iāll be getting married a little over a year from now (yeah, I know I never announced that here, but YAY, IāM ENGAGED!!!!), and money is scarce.
If any of you all like my blog, my writing, or just want to help an author out, hereās ways you can help me:
Pledge to my Patreon
–> Patreon is a platform that allows you to support content creators such as Youtubers, musicians, and authors like me, etc, etc. For my pledges, itās only a once a month pledge, and the prices and rewards vary. Rewards include anything from getting into a selective group on Facebook that will hopefully help me out with ideas or feedback as I find it needed, to free books, etc. You can change or cancel your pledges at any time, but even a pledge for a handful of months would help. If Iāve learned anything in my life, itās that every little bit helps, because little bits add up FAST. [Patreon link]
Buy my works
–> If you go to [this] link, youāll be directed to the āMy Worksā part of this blog. You can also navigate there by the tabs at the top of this website. Each story or novel Iāve published is listed there, with short summaries and hyperlinks to various eBook platforms, or Amazon for print versions. Though I donāt get much from KDP or Createspace when it comes to royalties, itāll add up.
Donate to my Tip Jar
–> Digital Tip Jar allows you to donate a āTipā of your choosing, to help fund my projects. Any amount helps. This is also a one-off payment, meaning not recurring/repeating every month like Patreon. This is a one-time donation, unless you want to do more tips for me down the road. The link to my Tip Jar is [here].
Leave reviews
–> This is just a general piece of advice, and applies to any authors in the world that you love reading. Go on Amazon or other platforms where my stories and books are sold, and leave a quick review. Only one or two sentences needed. Reviews are an authorās best friend, and a quite decent motivator to keep chugging along and doing what we do best: writing adventures for you to enjoy. Reviews also improve visibility for the little guys like myself. So, if you like my stories and want to help without breaking the bank, leave a brief review for me. Please. š
Spread the word
–> If you like my stuff, TELL PEOPLE! You could send them a purchase link, give them a borrow from Amazon for the stories that have the capability to lend, or even just loan them your copy. The more people that know about me, the better my visibility will get. Hopefully, Iāll get
a few more fans.
Hereās a treat for you all to close out this (Exhaustingly long) blog post:
For those of you who have read the first two books, below is a small snippet of KINETICS, Book Three. For those of you who havenāt, there arenāt spoilers. Well, at least not too many.
Signing off before the snippet, so keep scrolling if you want to get a sneak peek.
Keep Faith, guys.
-C
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Snippet from KINETIC HISTORY, āKinetics, Book Threeā::
Jaden heaved a heavy sigh. She fiddled with photos in her hands. Somehow it had ended up in her backpack when they were leaving Hyndon over a month ago. Sheād unloaded the large pocket, mainly because thatās where her bag of dirty clothes was. The smaller pockets probably just had gum, or pencils, or feminine hygiene products or other junk stuff. When she decided to clean it out that day, she came across a small stack of photos. Some had crinkles of bad storage for years, others with bent corners.
The photo at the top of the stack of ten-ish pictures had been her focus for the last five minutes. She just stared at it. Her mind flashed between reality of looking at a frozen snapshot of time and the actual scene behind the photo. And no, not just remembering the memories. The memories flashed into her sight, gifting her with re-living those precious moments while not even leaving her bed.
This photo was her at around age eight in third-grade, with her new friends, Lukas and Pip. She just lost Kohei a few weeks earlier, and her eyes still looked a bit puffy. This was their first Fall picnic at their school. The three kids hung off the jungle gym, making nostalgically wild and crazy smiles at the camera. The scene came to life finally, the shrieks of elementary school children making real Jaden wince. She had now been inserted into the scene, with the memory blessing her with a three-sixty-degree view. However, she wondered how much of a blessing this magic really was.
Closing her eyes, she took a deep breath in and let it out. When she opened her eyes, her surroundings had returned to her guest bedroom in the Second Kingdomās palace. Glancing at that photo, she sighed and slipped it to the bottom of the stack. The next photo showed twelve-year-old Jaden, pouting as her sister took pictures as blackmail. The photo yet again came to life.
āCāmon, geek-a-zoid, give us a big smile!ā
The glare and hatred in Jadenās preteenage brown eyes said plenty. Muttering under her breath, she snapped, āLeave. Me. Alone.ā
Doveās musically-grating voice replied from behind the bulky red Poloroid, āOne smile, Sneaks. Just one smile!ā
When young Jadenās mouth opened to form a pissed, teeth-grinding frown, she revealed the colorful braces that had been drilled into her mouth. She then grabbed the nearest couch pillow and threw it at her annoying older sister. āBuzz off, prick!ā
Her sister simply laughed louder and said, āOoh, Iām so scared of the female Inspector Gadget. Cāmon, throw out your extendable arm and punch me.ā
āOh, is that an invitation?ā Young Jaden roared, leaping at her sister.
Real Jaden closed her eyes, breathed, and returned to present day. She knew what happened next. Jaden had gotten sent to her room, went to Doveās room once everyone was asleep, and cut off a lock of Doveās long, blonde hair. Needless to say, the truth came out quick, and furious didnāt even scratch the surface on describing how angry the older sibling had been. Furious was actually a very generous term.
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