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Plotbin.com: Fun for Writers and Readers
As an Indie Author, sometimes the tasks involved with writing, publishing, and promoting works do not provide an adequate amount of fun. I have always thought that it would be fun to collaborate with other writers on projects.
So when I discovered Plotbin.com, a new place to collaboratively work on writing projects,I eagerly signed up.
So far, I put up a story there that I just started, a superheroine story called Cynapse, and a goofy humorous story with the working title called Death and Betrayal. Then I added a bit to someone's clown story. I hope they come back and keep the story moving.
The neat thing is that you can put as little, or as much work into the story as you see fit. When you are done having fun you just leave.
I think this would be fun for some readers who would just like to be able to move the plot in a certain direction. Let the real writers carry the water and flesh it out.
The site is new, and there are still some bugs, but they are being worked on.
I hope you will go to http://plotbin.com/ and sign up.
So when I discovered Plotbin.com, a new place to collaboratively work on writing projects,I eagerly signed up.
So far, I put up a story there that I just started, a superheroine story called Cynapse, and a goofy humorous story with the working title called Death and Betrayal. Then I added a bit to someone's clown story. I hope they come back and keep the story moving.
The neat thing is that you can put as little, or as much work into the story as you see fit. When you are done having fun you just leave.
I think this would be fun for some readers who would just like to be able to move the plot in a certain direction. Let the real writers carry the water and flesh it out.
The site is new, and there are still some bugs, but they are being worked on.
I hope you will go to http://plotbin.com/ and sign up.
The Pitfalls of Author Collaboration
At one time it sounded like it would be fun to collaborate with other writers in a project. Now, I have my doubts.
It seems as if there are too many things that would cause tension during a project:
Unequal Energy Levels: I write like crazy. Even though I have a full time job, I can put out lots of writing. Others want to ponder and are too busy to get anything done to the point you are convinced they never will. So then there you are, a friend that you share a lot in common with you are in a position you may have to fire them. If I am disagreeable to get along with in a joint project, it would be most likely on sharing workload.
Differing Worldview: Some are politically left or right, some are libertarian or rigid statists. Some think dialogue should include expletives and vulgarities, while others do not, or have certain words they don't tolerate. Honestly, I am probably not very agreeable on this either.
The Money: How can everyone be compensated for their contribution to the work? A flat per word fee is okay, but what if the work becomes a breakout success? At least that is what every contributing author thinks about. I worry more about cheating someone, or their perception of being cheated than grabbing my own share. Either way, it is a distraction.
Promotion Afterwards: What if one or more parties do not feel the need to help with promotion of the work? Will all that effort be for nothing? If I see nothing good happening with a new release, I am ready to move on.
In all, I can't unconditionally recommend collaboration. I think it would be harder to achieve than a successful marriage. At least there is sex in a marriage, or at least should be.
--Den
It seems as if there are too many things that would cause tension during a project:
Unequal Energy Levels: I write like crazy. Even though I have a full time job, I can put out lots of writing. Others want to ponder and are too busy to get anything done to the point you are convinced they never will. So then there you are, a friend that you share a lot in common with you are in a position you may have to fire them. If I am disagreeable to get along with in a joint project, it would be most likely on sharing workload.
Differing Worldview: Some are politically left or right, some are libertarian or rigid statists. Some think dialogue should include expletives and vulgarities, while others do not, or have certain words they don't tolerate. Honestly, I am probably not very agreeable on this either.
The Money: How can everyone be compensated for their contribution to the work? A flat per word fee is okay, but what if the work becomes a breakout success? At least that is what every contributing author thinks about. I worry more about cheating someone, or their perception of being cheated than grabbing my own share. Either way, it is a distraction.
Promotion Afterwards: What if one or more parties do not feel the need to help with promotion of the work? Will all that effort be for nothing? If I see nothing good happening with a new release, I am ready to move on.
In all, I can't unconditionally recommend collaboration. I think it would be harder to achieve than a successful marriage. At least there is sex in a marriage, or at least should be.
--Den
How I Put Together My Monster Killing Book
When we were kids we liked to watch the black and white sci-fi movies, with an element of horror in them. All the drama of the victims was not so much different than the way some people act when they see a spider or a mouse. Who can not like that?
Than is what I was working to capture in my novella, Scorc Hunters. I think if I was twelve again, I would love reading Scorc Hunters. Even at my now advanced old age, I think it is pretty good, but after you edit it six times you lose a lot of the zeal for it.
One of my previous releases, the dystopian Kings and Clans Trilogy had a pre-made post-collapse of the US universe that I reasoned was a suitable setting for my monsters, so I used that. The series has been my most popular by far, so I thought my readers would like it. If interest increases a bit, maybe I'll add another book.
Kings and Clans Trilogy
I added some humor to the book, as I did in my superhero books, K-Tron and Metahuman Wars. I find it impossible to take my own stories overly serious and thoroughly enjoy having some comic relief. Anyone who likes superhero prose humor, or just humor must check these out.
Metahuman Wars
Recently, I have been reading DOZENS of psychology books for a non-fiction project, so I found it fun to get into the antagonist's head. It seemed to work out. A year ago I could have never done it as well. I recommend aspiring authors read psychology books as much as I do books on writing.
So I published my book. Those liking action and humor will find it entertaining. But like my superhero book, those innovative reader/reviewers just don't show up, so an easy, fun read goes undiscovered. I think even a big fat negative review would be better than nothing. Some people gravitate to the woefully awful, just so they can laugh at it.
Maybe I should write a story about how a frustrated author kidnaps people to read his book, and tortures them until they leave a review.
Scorc Hunters: Zero Containment
Than is what I was working to capture in my novella, Scorc Hunters. I think if I was twelve again, I would love reading Scorc Hunters. Even at my now advanced old age, I think it is pretty good, but after you edit it six times you lose a lot of the zeal for it.
One of my previous releases, the dystopian Kings and Clans Trilogy had a pre-made post-collapse of the US universe that I reasoned was a suitable setting for my monsters, so I used that. The series has been my most popular by far, so I thought my readers would like it. If interest increases a bit, maybe I'll add another book.
Kings and Clans Trilogy
I added some humor to the book, as I did in my superhero books, K-Tron and Metahuman Wars. I find it impossible to take my own stories overly serious and thoroughly enjoy having some comic relief. Anyone who likes superhero prose humor, or just humor must check these out.
Metahuman Wars
Recently, I have been reading DOZENS of psychology books for a non-fiction project, so I found it fun to get into the antagonist's head. It seemed to work out. A year ago I could have never done it as well. I recommend aspiring authors read psychology books as much as I do books on writing.
So I published my book. Those liking action and humor will find it entertaining. But like my superhero book, those innovative reader/reviewers just don't show up, so an easy, fun read goes undiscovered. I think even a big fat negative review would be better than nothing. Some people gravitate to the woefully awful, just so they can laugh at it.
Maybe I should write a story about how a frustrated author kidnaps people to read his book, and tortures them until they leave a review.
Scorc Hunters: Zero Containment
Christian Fiction Authors: How to Promote the Gospel
To a Christian author, winning the soul of a reader to the Salvation of Jesus ought to be worth writing an infinite amount of lifetimes.
But it doesn't do any good to have a good theme or message in a book, only to cause the book to suck, which it will do if it reads like a Bible tract.
The idea is to weave the message into the story. Either as a side plot, or a main theme. I have done this in my stories a few different ways.
Here is a scene from K-Tron, a Superhero novella narrated by K-Tron himself:
Then we stopped at a random town in the mountains. We went into the small local hardware store. It was real small, but it had a bunch of different stuff besides your usual hardware. They had Bluegrass Gospel music playing on a sound system.
An old guy with long gray hair and beard was sitting at the cash register staring at us. From the harsh look on his face, I figured he would pull a gun on us. I went around looking until I got some white spray paint, and grabbed some chips. Then we went up to the counter.
The clerk said, "We used to use soap and toilet paper. Never spray paint."
Retaliator said, "Huh?"
The clerk said, "Halloween ain't 'till next month, right?" He picked up the waste basket and spit a long drool of his chew juice into it.
Retaliator said, "These aren't Halloween costumes. They're our uniforms."
The old guy said, "Halloween and lyin'; they're from the Devil."
"I'm not lying. I am the Blue Retaliator."
The store clerk said, "Retaliator, huh? Revenge is of the Devil. It is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord. Romans twelve, nineteen."
"Look," Retaliator said, "This is just paint for our van, okay?"
"Uh huh. If you want a sensible paint job, you could go see my nephew over at the auto body shop. He's real reasonable. But I guess retaliatin' Holloweeners don't really care much for that, do they?"
"This will be good enough. Thanks."
The clerk acted like he was annoyed when Retaliator gave him a credit card. He swiped it and said, "You boys ever thought about what would happen to your souls after you die."
Retaliator said, "Not really, we're just mostly trying not to die."
The clerk was staring and blinking his eyes for some reason. "Well then you probably ought to be thinking about your souls right away. You know Jesus is the sinless Son of God and paid for all your sins on the Cross. We all got 'em. Sins, that is. You need Him, and from what I can tell, right quick. You ought to seriously think about accepting Him ASAP."
"No thanks, I'm good," Retaliator said.
"You're never good enough. You need Jesus if you want to go to God's Heaven. We all do."
"Thanks, but I'll just be happy with the paint."
We hurried up and got out of there.
A couple of things about it. The Christian is not a perfect body image type that Christians usually portray themselves as. We are all sinners saved by the Grace of God. Another thing is that this is a side plot that doesn't take of much space and does not interrupt the flow of the story. Also, the superheroes did not accept Christ after the encounter. The important thing is that the reader considers the message.
There are a few other opportunities that I create for characters to hear the Gospel in my stories. The main way is after funerals. I do have a fairly high body count in my stories so I can always have a funeral for a key character. On another occasion, in the Kings and Clans Trilogy, a woman would not marry a man until he became a Christian. After a monster massacre in "Scorc Hunters" the main Christian character wondered about the eternal destination of some of the casualties. In an unorthodox situation in the novel Metahuman Wars, a woman held another woman at gunpoint while she lectured her, and told her about God's Plan of Salvation.
I believe it is the responsibility of all Christian authors to try and include God's Plan to their readers. Why would we write in such a way to impress them yet not care for their souls? I try to write my books so if a non-believer gets one as a gift, they may read . . . and believe.
But it doesn't do any good to have a good theme or message in a book, only to cause the book to suck, which it will do if it reads like a Bible tract.
The idea is to weave the message into the story. Either as a side plot, or a main theme. I have done this in my stories a few different ways.
Here is a scene from K-Tron, a Superhero novella narrated by K-Tron himself:
Then we stopped at a random town in the mountains. We went into the small local hardware store. It was real small, but it had a bunch of different stuff besides your usual hardware. They had Bluegrass Gospel music playing on a sound system.
An old guy with long gray hair and beard was sitting at the cash register staring at us. From the harsh look on his face, I figured he would pull a gun on us. I went around looking until I got some white spray paint, and grabbed some chips. Then we went up to the counter.
The clerk said, "We used to use soap and toilet paper. Never spray paint."
Retaliator said, "Huh?"
The clerk said, "Halloween ain't 'till next month, right?" He picked up the waste basket and spit a long drool of his chew juice into it.
Retaliator said, "These aren't Halloween costumes. They're our uniforms."
The old guy said, "Halloween and lyin'; they're from the Devil."
"I'm not lying. I am the Blue Retaliator."
The store clerk said, "Retaliator, huh? Revenge is of the Devil. It is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord. Romans twelve, nineteen."
"Look," Retaliator said, "This is just paint for our van, okay?"
"Uh huh. If you want a sensible paint job, you could go see my nephew over at the auto body shop. He's real reasonable. But I guess retaliatin' Holloweeners don't really care much for that, do they?"
"This will be good enough. Thanks."
The clerk acted like he was annoyed when Retaliator gave him a credit card. He swiped it and said, "You boys ever thought about what would happen to your souls after you die."
Retaliator said, "Not really, we're just mostly trying not to die."
The clerk was staring and blinking his eyes for some reason. "Well then you probably ought to be thinking about your souls right away. You know Jesus is the sinless Son of God and paid for all your sins on the Cross. We all got 'em. Sins, that is. You need Him, and from what I can tell, right quick. You ought to seriously think about accepting Him ASAP."
"No thanks, I'm good," Retaliator said.
"You're never good enough. You need Jesus if you want to go to God's Heaven. We all do."
"Thanks, but I'll just be happy with the paint."
We hurried up and got out of there.
A couple of things about it. The Christian is not a perfect body image type that Christians usually portray themselves as. We are all sinners saved by the Grace of God. Another thing is that this is a side plot that doesn't take of much space and does not interrupt the flow of the story. Also, the superheroes did not accept Christ after the encounter. The important thing is that the reader considers the message.
There are a few other opportunities that I create for characters to hear the Gospel in my stories. The main way is after funerals. I do have a fairly high body count in my stories so I can always have a funeral for a key character. On another occasion, in the Kings and Clans Trilogy, a woman would not marry a man until he became a Christian. After a monster massacre in "Scorc Hunters" the main Christian character wondered about the eternal destination of some of the casualties. In an unorthodox situation in the novel Metahuman Wars, a woman held another woman at gunpoint while she lectured her, and told her about God's Plan of Salvation.
I believe it is the responsibility of all Christian authors to try and include God's Plan to their readers. Why would we write in such a way to impress them yet not care for their souls? I try to write my books so if a non-believer gets one as a gift, they may read . . . and believe.
The Making of A Vampire Novel
I thought I might share with some of the readers about what it was like writingCountess Irene Von Stroganoff without giving out any spoilers. But I hate when I look at the back of a book and they tell you half of the story, so I won't wreck it for you.
I kept having this vision of writing about a castle siege while working on another book. Finally, I suspended work on that other book, and started Countess Irene. Medieval Castle Sieges are very interesting, considering the nasty lengths that they would go to, trying to get at each other. I have previously studied this, and wanted to build a story around it.
So then I did some research on daily Eastern European-ish medieval life. But I did not want to just write historical fiction. Admittedly, that requires total immersion into research to do it properly. However, since I do have a good background in studying history, I do have a leg-up in writing the medieval setting thing.
I wanted the story to be more fantasy-tastic. I like writing super-battles. So what is cooler than vampires? They can be as powerful, as evil, and as funny as you want. I probably sacrifice sales because I write what I want to, not what the market dictates, but you gotta have some fun, right?
My style has always been reliant upon dialog and action versus setting description. This is because I believe my strength as a writer is in the dialog. My characters for the most part, have very distinct dialog that puts their motives and background on full display, thus making them unique.
My weakness is in building up the settings. If I thought it was that important though, I would correct it. I don't like reading excessively long settings or backstories. This slows down the novel to the point that the reader doesn't know if any tension or action is ever going to take place. When I am editing my writing, which I do up to six times per work, my drafts actually get longer each time rather than shorter. This is because I am adding things that will enhance the story, or are necessary to make it understood.
Also, with each succeeding book that I have written, I have relied more and more upon adding humor. I love writing humor. It entertains the reader who wants constant entertainment. If I had to write without it, I wouldn't write at all. I don't take myself too seriously, so it does come natural for me. But I am also learning how to add jokes to the story even when I am not in the "jokiest" of moods.
My stories are not all jokes, however. It is an important responsibility of a writer to include themes that are of benefit to the readership, and it gives the characters depth. We are what we eat, but we are also what we read. I don't want to be responsible for feeding my readers junk food that will sway them to make unfortunate decisions in their personal lives. You will always find my sincerest beliefs tucked into the opinions of characters. I owe that to my readers, is what I am trying to say.
Another consideration I had in writing Countess Irene, is that of strong women. I have always been around strong women, so that just comes natural to me. I like strong women in stories because they still are not expected to prevail, so that makes them an underdog in the eyes of many. I love it when the underdog wins in a big way.
Countess Irene Von Stroganoff, was both satisfying to write and a lot of work. I hope you will considering going to the Amazon page and taking a look at it.
I kept having this vision of writing about a castle siege while working on another book. Finally, I suspended work on that other book, and started Countess Irene. Medieval Castle Sieges are very interesting, considering the nasty lengths that they would go to, trying to get at each other. I have previously studied this, and wanted to build a story around it.
So then I did some research on daily Eastern European-ish medieval life. But I did not want to just write historical fiction. Admittedly, that requires total immersion into research to do it properly. However, since I do have a good background in studying history, I do have a leg-up in writing the medieval setting thing.
I wanted the story to be more fantasy-tastic. I like writing super-battles. So what is cooler than vampires? They can be as powerful, as evil, and as funny as you want. I probably sacrifice sales because I write what I want to, not what the market dictates, but you gotta have some fun, right?
My style has always been reliant upon dialog and action versus setting description. This is because I believe my strength as a writer is in the dialog. My characters for the most part, have very distinct dialog that puts their motives and background on full display, thus making them unique.
My weakness is in building up the settings. If I thought it was that important though, I would correct it. I don't like reading excessively long settings or backstories. This slows down the novel to the point that the reader doesn't know if any tension or action is ever going to take place. When I am editing my writing, which I do up to six times per work, my drafts actually get longer each time rather than shorter. This is because I am adding things that will enhance the story, or are necessary to make it understood.
Also, with each succeeding book that I have written, I have relied more and more upon adding humor. I love writing humor. It entertains the reader who wants constant entertainment. If I had to write without it, I wouldn't write at all. I don't take myself too seriously, so it does come natural for me. But I am also learning how to add jokes to the story even when I am not in the "jokiest" of moods.
My stories are not all jokes, however. It is an important responsibility of a writer to include themes that are of benefit to the readership, and it gives the characters depth. We are what we eat, but we are also what we read. I don't want to be responsible for feeding my readers junk food that will sway them to make unfortunate decisions in their personal lives. You will always find my sincerest beliefs tucked into the opinions of characters. I owe that to my readers, is what I am trying to say.
Another consideration I had in writing Countess Irene, is that of strong women. I have always been around strong women, so that just comes natural to me. I like strong women in stories because they still are not expected to prevail, so that makes them an underdog in the eyes of many. I love it when the underdog wins in a big way.
Countess Irene Von Stroganoff, was both satisfying to write and a lot of work. I hope you will considering going to the Amazon page and taking a look at it.
Characters in Stroganoff
In my new book, Countess Irene Von Stroganoff, the Eastern European-ish setting is a nod to Count Dracula, and also to Irene Iddlesby, intentional or not, one of the funniest books ever.
I hate it when you want are considering a book and they spoil it. So I will cleverly let you peek at some characters in the story without wrecking it for you.
Countess Irene is showing all of the signs of being a vampire.
Count Graf, her husband is concerned about the negative publicity of the Countess's vampirism, so tries to deny it. He is actively seeking allies to oppose Lord Cornfoot the Annoying.
Viscount Graffy is their son. He is a well-read young boy who helps bring some sense into the situation.
The Constable is charged with keeping the peace in an impossible situation.
Storm Mayhem is a vampire slayer. He wants everyone to know about his expertise.
Kyle is a fancy lad.
Jayne Doux is the Chambermaid who shows genuine concern to the Countess's situation.
Lord Cornfoot is determined to kill the Countess because of her being a vampire. He is actively seeking allies to help in this effort.
Be very afraid of: The Brothers Spagnolo, Heinrich Malankoff, Rayne Hellspawn, Foetus Interfector, and Doctor Saveli Zernebog. Just sayin'.
Throw in a mix of Vikings, Samurai, Vandals, and Gorovians, and you have plenty of diverse viewpoints to create enough tension to keep things lively throughout the story.
Check out my other blog about the writing of Countess Irene Von Stroganoff. Please consider getting a copy. You'll get a kick out of it.
I hate it when you want are considering a book and they spoil it. So I will cleverly let you peek at some characters in the story without wrecking it for you.
Countess Irene is showing all of the signs of being a vampire.
Count Graf, her husband is concerned about the negative publicity of the Countess's vampirism, so tries to deny it. He is actively seeking allies to oppose Lord Cornfoot the Annoying.
Viscount Graffy is their son. He is a well-read young boy who helps bring some sense into the situation.
The Constable is charged with keeping the peace in an impossible situation.
Storm Mayhem is a vampire slayer. He wants everyone to know about his expertise.
Kyle is a fancy lad.
Jayne Doux is the Chambermaid who shows genuine concern to the Countess's situation.
Lord Cornfoot is determined to kill the Countess because of her being a vampire. He is actively seeking allies to help in this effort.
Be very afraid of: The Brothers Spagnolo, Heinrich Malankoff, Rayne Hellspawn, Foetus Interfector, and Doctor Saveli Zernebog. Just sayin'.
Throw in a mix of Vikings, Samurai, Vandals, and Gorovians, and you have plenty of diverse viewpoints to create enough tension to keep things lively throughout the story.
Check out my other blog about the writing of Countess Irene Von Stroganoff. Please consider getting a copy. You'll get a kick out of it.
Indie Authors: Adding Humor to Your Writing
If you are willing to switch from writing literary masterpieces to low brow commercial swill, then this is the article for you.
Humor adds entertainment to your story and helps hold the reader. They are being rewarded with your clever tidbits for hanging around until the next action sequence.
There is humor in everything. You just have to find it and be brave enough to bring it out. I know, you are already putting yourself out there a lot already. But once you start having characters who think in perverted ways or just don't get it, you won't be able to stop.
The easiest way is to systematically accentuate the differences in perception of your characters. You do this by showing the different perceptions in their dialog. Give characters different ways of speaking and looking at things, then put in a twist with a smart-mouthed comment, sarcasm, or something that shows their ignorance that makes it funny.
There are other ways of making a joke out of things. It is funny when a character throws out a comment that seems totally unrelated to the discussion. In the Medieval setting of Countess Irene Von Stroganoff, On occasion, I use anachronistic jokes. For example, instead of fancy lad saying they should "gain retribution" or something, against Lord Cornfoot, he suggests "unfriending" him.
If you watch your favorite sitcoms, you can break down how they arrive at their humor. You would be surprised at what you can come up with.
You can see how I use humor throughout some of my (Den Warren) books, including Metahuman Wars and Scorc Hunters: Zero Containment. But in Countess Irene Von Stroganoff, the story centers around the humor, and includes a lot of what I call stupid humor. Stupid humor is different from corn, which is jokes that barely pass as a joke, and you wonder if the person telling it even thinks it is funny.
Please follow my blog and check out my books. Thank you.
Humor adds entertainment to your story and helps hold the reader. They are being rewarded with your clever tidbits for hanging around until the next action sequence.
There is humor in everything. You just have to find it and be brave enough to bring it out. I know, you are already putting yourself out there a lot already. But once you start having characters who think in perverted ways or just don't get it, you won't be able to stop.
The easiest way is to systematically accentuate the differences in perception of your characters. You do this by showing the different perceptions in their dialog. Give characters different ways of speaking and looking at things, then put in a twist with a smart-mouthed comment, sarcasm, or something that shows their ignorance that makes it funny.
There are other ways of making a joke out of things. It is funny when a character throws out a comment that seems totally unrelated to the discussion. In the Medieval setting of Countess Irene Von Stroganoff, On occasion, I use anachronistic jokes. For example, instead of fancy lad saying they should "gain retribution" or something, against Lord Cornfoot, he suggests "unfriending" him.
If you watch your favorite sitcoms, you can break down how they arrive at their humor. You would be surprised at what you can come up with.
You can see how I use humor throughout some of my (Den Warren) books, including Metahuman Wars and Scorc Hunters: Zero Containment. But in Countess Irene Von Stroganoff, the story centers around the humor, and includes a lot of what I call stupid humor. Stupid humor is different from corn, which is jokes that barely pass as a joke, and you wonder if the person telling it even thinks it is funny.
Please follow my blog and check out my books. Thank you.
Superhero Prose Fiction Anthology In the Works
If you are a speculative fiction author, or an aspiring one, there is an opportunity for you to get your name out there. I am putting together a superhero . . . supervillain actually, anthology.
The supervillains are joining forces to take on all of superherodom. They need to select a leader. So go here to check it out:
https://supremearchvillain.wordpress....
All of the details you need should be there.
The supervillains are joining forces to take on all of superherodom. They need to select a leader. So go here to check it out:
https://supremearchvillain.wordpress....
All of the details you need should be there.
Science Fiction & Fantasy Collection
We indie authors write because we enjoy the process of creativity. There are a lot of us out there scribbling away, and there are also endless choices of entertainment for you, so when it comes to getting your eyeballs on our pages, it is highly competitive.
I believe in the age of TV, my fast-moving, action-packed storylines suit today's reader, and my stories stack up well against any others in entertainment value. In fact, some of my stories resemble a modern sitcom, but without all of the commercials. So, I hope you will consider taking a look at my stuff.
I just released my Science Fiction & Fantasy Collection. This anthology of speculative fiction has six stories in it. It weighs in at 550 pages, so there is plenty for you to get lost in.
I'd like to tell you about the stories without giving too much away.
Countess Irene Von Stroganoff: This is a full length comedic novel is set in medieval days. The Countess is accused of being a vampire. Is there enough evidence to convict?
Cowboys vs. Subterrans: Back in the old west, there is an old legend that tells of mysterious people.
Action Guys: They don't make the best choices, and they end up getting involved in a web of espionage between two highly competitive factions.
Space Pearl: A space shuttle for a mining company has to call for a repair ship. A strange anomaly is discovered.
The Culling: An entire group of defective clones must be culled out in a society increasingly dependent upon them.
The e-book on Kindle is bargain-priced at only $3.99, with the hope that you will give my writing a try. You are sure to find something in it that you will really like.
At some point in the near future, I am also looking to compile a collection of my superhero stores.
I believe in the age of TV, my fast-moving, action-packed storylines suit today's reader, and my stories stack up well against any others in entertainment value. In fact, some of my stories resemble a modern sitcom, but without all of the commercials. So, I hope you will consider taking a look at my stuff.
I just released my Science Fiction & Fantasy Collection. This anthology of speculative fiction has six stories in it. It weighs in at 550 pages, so there is plenty for you to get lost in.
I'd like to tell you about the stories without giving too much away.
Countess Irene Von Stroganoff: This is a full length comedic novel is set in medieval days. The Countess is accused of being a vampire. Is there enough evidence to convict?
Cowboys vs. Subterrans: Back in the old west, there is an old legend that tells of mysterious people.
Action Guys: They don't make the best choices, and they end up getting involved in a web of espionage between two highly competitive factions.
Space Pearl: A space shuttle for a mining company has to call for a repair ship. A strange anomaly is discovered.
The Culling: An entire group of defective clones must be culled out in a society increasingly dependent upon them.
The e-book on Kindle is bargain-priced at only $3.99, with the hope that you will give my writing a try. You are sure to find something in it that you will really like.
At some point in the near future, I am also looking to compile a collection of my superhero stores.
Prepper Fiction: Kings & Clans Trilogy
Kings and Clans of the Midwest is the first book in a series set in a US that has totally collapsed because the dollar became worthless. It is a complex, diverse story, yet very fast moving. There is a considerable amount of information provided that is useful to preppers, but this book has a full plotted story, not just survival examples.
After I published this book, which did very well, I thought that all of my books would likewise be well accepted. I have written others that I think are just as good, yet this one remains the most popular.
Also, the sequel, Ayanna is one that is a favorite of young girls. It is a coming of age story where the protagonist is a very young girl who was rescued in the first book while living among a cannibal clan. She is raised up in a militia group but will not speak. She takes a liking to all things military.
Even the third book in the series, Independent States of America has done as well as the other books I have written which are not part of the trilogy. Since it did drop off in sales as compared to the first two, I finished the series. But maybe I need to return to that well-developed world that had thousands of readers.
Not many readers will give us indie authors very much feedback, but the star ratings for all of my works have been positive.
So I hope you will consider giving my writing a try. The best bargain is Kings and Clans Trilogy .
After I published this book, which did very well, I thought that all of my books would likewise be well accepted. I have written others that I think are just as good, yet this one remains the most popular.
Also, the sequel, Ayanna is one that is a favorite of young girls. It is a coming of age story where the protagonist is a very young girl who was rescued in the first book while living among a cannibal clan. She is raised up in a militia group but will not speak. She takes a liking to all things military.
Even the third book in the series, Independent States of America has done as well as the other books I have written which are not part of the trilogy. Since it did drop off in sales as compared to the first two, I finished the series. But maybe I need to return to that well-developed world that had thousands of readers.
Not many readers will give us indie authors very much feedback, but the star ratings for all of my works have been positive.
So I hope you will consider giving my writing a try. The best bargain is Kings and Clans Trilogy .
