C.L. Murray's Blog, page 2

Eaglefriend Art Gallery Now At 200+ Illustrations On FB & Insta

It's been a helluva week creating artwork that brings to life the world and characters that I've been developing for decades, and there are now over 200 images on display for the public at facebook.com/AuthorCLMurray and instagram.com/authorclmurray. The sweet fans of this series are loving the daily posts over on FB, and as I create more images, I'm getting a better grasp on how best to publish them in some kind of special hardcover edition(s) in the near future. Don't be a stranger--see what everyone's talking about before the final edits of Book 4 slow me down for a while!

Beautiful, Ever-Growing Art Gallery On FB & Insta

Now that Book 4 is 99% done and the sequel series is brewing, I find myself spending hours a day creating artwork for the books with the amazing AI program, Midjourney. It generates art based on any written prompt, and you have to chisel the diamonds from the rough with its varying commands and tools for alteration (which turns out to be quite worth the sometimes agonizing effort).

I also recently learned that Instagram is a thing people use, so check out the stunning, ever-growing art gallery at instagram.com/authorclmurray and facebook.com/AuthorCLMurray

Almost Done With Book 4

I'm a couple weeks away from typing The End on Book 4, 20 years after I got the first idea for my Epic Fantasy series. I'll spend a few months polishing it with the help of my excellent beta readers, and should stay on track for publication around the end of September.

Thanks to all of you who have hung on for the ride! Check out facebook.com/AuthorCLMurray for news about the sequel series and a teaser for the cover art.

Book 4 Kickstarter Surpassed Its Goal In Under 3 Days

My Kickstarter to produce the cover art and interior of Book 4 has surpassed its funding goal with over a month still to go. So don't hesitate to jump in there and reserve discounted E-Books and signed paperbacks. Be sure to check out that sparkly, final cover toward the end of Feb!

CLM

Book 1 Hit 500 Ratings, Thank You

Thanks a lot to everyone who helped bring Book 1 to this milestone. Be sure to check out all the Book 4 updates (and keep your eyes peeled for that final book cover) here: https://authorclmurray.com/book-4/

Cancer-Free-ish After 3 Years

https://authorclmurray.com/2021/11/11...

Book 4 Chapter 1

Read the complete first chapter of Book 4 at https://authorclmurray.com/book-4/

#IndieSpotlight on Before We Go Blog

Guy gets a guest spot on a cool blog, writes a book report about his own book, the writing of that book, the many rejections of that book, and other cool shtuff:

https://beforewegoblog.com/indiespotl...

Book 3 Kickstarter 90% Funded In First 2 Weeks

The Kickstarter campaign for The Tale of Eaglefriend Book 3 is on track to hit its goal weeks ahead of schedule. Backers of this project have been opting for E-Books on any device as well as signed paperbacks.

The opening chapters of Book 3 are available for everyone to read on the Kickstarter page as well.

Thanks a lot to everyone for your support!

C. L.

Cancer & Book 2 Update

Tomorrow (9/20/19) I'll be admitted to the hospital for a full month of cancer treatments that pose serious risks, complicated by my blood clots and brain tumors. I'm having my stem cells extracted, then given high-dose chemo that destroys my bone marrow, then having my stem cells re-administered to slowly rebuild my system.

But! Book 2 is written, on Amazon for a Thanksgiving release, and my beta readers are giving very positive feedback. In the words of Walter H. White, nothing stops this train.

Thank you to everyone for your kind support. The thought of you reading the next adventure soon is making this all easier.