Broken Keys Publishing's Blog, page 23
November 17, 2017
Featured Guest on Yule Psychic & Craft Fair
I am a featured guest at The Tree of Life Yule Psychic & Craft Fair on December 9th! Check it out! Lower poster, 3rd paragraph in.
November 16, 2017
Not All Truths Will Set You Free
The Symbiot is currently in its 5th printing.The Hunt: Symbiosys is currently in its 3rd.With the release of The Refuse Chronicles, I would still like to keep The Symbiot Series (print edition) as a trilogy of sorts.
Once The Symbiot goes into what would be its 6th printing, it will be rereleased in a volume titled,The Symbiot: Not All Truths Will Set You FreeThis title will very soon be available on ebook!This print edition will include Book I (The Symbiot) and Book II (The Hunt: Symbiosys).The 'new' trilogy will include:The Symbiot:Not All Truths Will Set You Freewhich will include Novellas 1 and 2Necropolis
Necropolis will include Books 3, 4, and 5and finallyThe Refuse Chronicles
the conclusion to The Symbiot-Series!
Once The Symbiot goes into what would be its 6th printing, it will be rereleased in a volume titled,The Symbiot: Not All Truths Will Set You FreeThis title will very soon be available on ebook!This print edition will include Book I (The Symbiot) and Book II (The Hunt: Symbiosys).The 'new' trilogy will include:The Symbiot:Not All Truths Will Set You Freewhich will include Novellas 1 and 2NecropolisNecropolis will include Books 3, 4, and 5and finallyThe Refuse Chroniclesthe conclusion to The Symbiot-Series!
November 15, 2017
November 14, 2017
Ebooks on Multiple Storefronts!
Ebooks available on numerous new storefronts!
November 12, 2017
Major Credit Cards!
Major credit cards now accepted!Outside the big box bookstores, I'm able to offer my books at a significantly reduced price! (Up to over 35% off Chapter's cover prices!)These smaller more intimate events and venues are the place to pick-up your autographed copies of The Symbiot-Series!
Buy the entire Symbiot-Series (4 books) and in addition to a significant discount, also receive a copy of A Dark Corner of My Soul, a select collection of dark poetry, for FREE!
November 8, 2017
Draft-2-Digital
November 6th at 4:09 pm, I received an email informing me that Pronoun will be completely shut down by January 15th, 2018. All my titles will remain available via Pronoun until this date.
I am currently transitioning everything onto Draft-2-Digital, and little should noticable from a client's point of view.
Things tend to happen for reasons, often blessings in disguise! I am looking forward to Draft-2-Digital as their storefront is significantly larger than Pronoun's was, including several new fronts!In addition, titles are currently available through Kobo and Smashwords . (Although I cannot be certain at this point whether these older files/ebooks are current and up to date. Minor errors could exist.) It is my plans to sort through these numerous files over the Christmas holidays - a monumental task of going through close to 1,400 pages of text (well over 300,000 words!) Reviews and ratings currently posted on Amazon, Kobo, B&N, iPlay, iBook, etc. will unfortunately be lost with Pronoun's closure, so any new reviews and ratings would be greatly appreciated.
I am currently transitioning everything onto Draft-2-Digital, and little should noticable from a client's point of view.Things tend to happen for reasons, often blessings in disguise! I am looking forward to Draft-2-Digital as their storefront is significantly larger than Pronoun's was, including several new fronts!In addition, titles are currently available through Kobo and Smashwords . (Although I cannot be certain at this point whether these older files/ebooks are current and up to date. Minor errors could exist.) It is my plans to sort through these numerous files over the Christmas holidays - a monumental task of going through close to 1,400 pages of text (well over 300,000 words!) Reviews and ratings currently posted on Amazon, Kobo, B&N, iPlay, iBook, etc. will unfortunately be lost with Pronoun's closure, so any new reviews and ratings would be greatly appreciated.
November 7, 2017
Pronoun Closure
November 6th at 4:09 pm, I received an email informing me that Pronoun will be completely shut down by January 15th, 2018.Pronoun is a website that - ultimately - converts and publishes my ebooks.
Pronoun was a convenient service that allowed me to offer my books through various and numerous platforms (Amazon, Kobo, Barnes & Noble, Google iPlay, Apple iBooks to name a few), while only submitting one file rather then multiple 'customized' files per platform.All my titles will remain available via Pronoun until Jan. 15/18. I am currently working on transitioning everything through this rather short time window. Currently I have reactivated my titles on Kobo and most are also available through Smashwords . (Although I cannot be certain at this point whether these older files/ebooks are current and up to date. Minor errors could exist.) It is my plans to sort through these numerous files over the Christmas holidays - a monumental task of going through close to 1,400 pages of text (well over 300,000 words!) Unfortunately, my older account on Amazon had deleted my uploaded files for reasons I cannot phanthom.Reviews and ratings currently posted on Amazon, Kobo, B&N, iPlay, iBook, etc. will unfortunately be lost with Pronoun's closure, so any new reviews and ratings would be greatly appreciated.This also means a fair amount of work on my website, particularily in regards to links pertaining to ebooks.Although not a devastating blow, as ebooks constitute less then 3% of all my sales, it is discouraging when I consider how much work had been done to make my titles available as ebooks. The prospect of repeating this highly time-consuming task for what amounts to very little payout seriously makes me lean in the direction of abandoning ebooks altogether. (Ebooks are not, and never have been the monster people feared they would be).My sympathies go out to other fellow indie-authors whose work is available nearly exclusively on ebook, or whose ebook sales represent a significant piece of their gross.We will endure.
Pronoun was a convenient service that allowed me to offer my books through various and numerous platforms (Amazon, Kobo, Barnes & Noble, Google iPlay, Apple iBooks to name a few), while only submitting one file rather then multiple 'customized' files per platform.All my titles will remain available via Pronoun until Jan. 15/18. I am currently working on transitioning everything through this rather short time window. Currently I have reactivated my titles on Kobo and most are also available through Smashwords . (Although I cannot be certain at this point whether these older files/ebooks are current and up to date. Minor errors could exist.) It is my plans to sort through these numerous files over the Christmas holidays - a monumental task of going through close to 1,400 pages of text (well over 300,000 words!) Unfortunately, my older account on Amazon had deleted my uploaded files for reasons I cannot phanthom.Reviews and ratings currently posted on Amazon, Kobo, B&N, iPlay, iBook, etc. will unfortunately be lost with Pronoun's closure, so any new reviews and ratings would be greatly appreciated.This also means a fair amount of work on my website, particularily in regards to links pertaining to ebooks.Although not a devastating blow, as ebooks constitute less then 3% of all my sales, it is discouraging when I consider how much work had been done to make my titles available as ebooks. The prospect of repeating this highly time-consuming task for what amounts to very little payout seriously makes me lean in the direction of abandoning ebooks altogether. (Ebooks are not, and never have been the monster people feared they would be).My sympathies go out to other fellow indie-authors whose work is available nearly exclusively on ebook, or whose ebook sales represent a significant piece of their gross.We will endure.
November 1, 2017
The Refuse Chronicles - Now at Chapters!
The Refuse Chronicles is now available at Chapters Kanata!Right beside Starbucks (that's Pequods for those familar with The Refuse Chronicles!)Chapters Kanata400 Earl Grey Dr.in the Centrum Shopping Centre, Kanata
“The Refuse Chronicles brings the reader back into the dark, mystic, and action-packed lovecraftian world of The Symbiot. “With skill, Weatherall weaves a story where characters bigger than life collide into a daring and memorable conclusion to The Symbiot-Series. “Be prepared to be taken on a ride that defies conventions as you meet new characters and reconnect with old ones. This is a book that you are unlikely to forget.”Nancy Laflamme,beta-reader (Policy Analyst)"Restraint has been abandoned. Pain, loss, rage, bloodshed, murder and mayhem reign. "There is a subtle line between vengeance and justice, and in The Refuse Chronicles - for hero and villain alike - their definitions are lost. "The ultimate Lovecraftian ode to cosmic-horror."Phoebe Caulfield, Goodreads "A true homage to Lovecraft and the genre of Weird Fiction. "Witness the rise of a truly vicious and lethal villain the likes of which we've never seen in the entire Symbiot-Series. "It's modern-tech vs ancient forgotten evil. It's Lovecraft with teeth and bullets! "Murder. Mystery. Sci-fi. Ghost story. Subtle comedy. Traditional monster-story. Action. Historic. Spiritual. This anthology of assorted novelettes runs a complete gamut as they weave together to bring this series to its final and brutal conclusion!"'Seph Sayers,from The WovenBook Reviewer“A brilliant and twisted collection of related tales in the world of Nyarlathotep. Ancient evil, folk tales and modern horror will curl your gut and haunt your sleep.”Laurie Stewart,author and publisher
October 28, 2017
Chapters - Kanata
Pictured here with the extraordiary Lisa McCoy!Great time at the book launch of my latest novel, The Refuse Chronicles at Chapters Kanata!
Councllor Marianne Wilkinson dropped by to show her support!
Did you miss me at this event?Not to fret! You can catch me on November 19th at the Tudor Hall
as well as November 25th at the Russell Flea Market!
Sojourney
so·journˈsōjərn/formalnouna temporary stay.jour·neyˈjərnē/nounthe act of traveling from one place to another.Sojourneyˈsō-jərnē/A hybrid word used in a Gnostic sense. A journey to discover and return to one's spirituality.
