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Swimming Through New Waters

Well, Aledan Merfolk, it’s been a while hasn’t it? I feel like I’ve done nothing but swim through new waters for the past few years, moving from one side of the country to the other. And now I’m swimming through new publishing waters too, because I’ve decided to self-publish Speak The Ocean! I’ve spent the last few months learning as much as I can about the self-publishing process, and all of the different ways to self-publish, and I’ve made some decisions I wanted to share.

First, StO will officially be re-debuting in paperback and e-book at the International Mermaid Museum MERMAID FESTIVAL on April 6th! The Festival is on the Pacific coast in Aberdeen, Washington, and is free to attend! I’ll be there signing books on the 6th and 7th, so if you’re in the area, please stop by and say Hi. I’ll be selling new copies, and I’d be happy to sign an old copy for you. I’ll also have swag – because what’s a book debut without swag? I hope to see you there

I’m still working on the cover redesign, but I’ll show it off when I have it ready. I’m also working on Book Two (tentatively titled See The Depths), and have plans for some sneak peeks. But I know not everyone was able to get a copy of StO when it was originally published, and since I don’t want to spoil the ending with sneak peeks, I’m also giving folks a chance to read StO before it re-debuts!

Starting on Weds, October 4th (why yes, you may recognize this as the Warrior’s Ceremony in Fie Eoin, aka, my birthday ) I’ll be posting a chapter of StO three times a week on Ream! Haven’t heard of Ream? It’s a subscription service by authors for authors! As Twitter dies, and the bookish community with it, I’ve been searching for new places to gather community, and as a social e-reader, Ream was made for that. You can read chapters and discuss them both with myself and with other folks who are reading along. If you want to cheer on a character for…I don’t know, drowning someone who deserves it perhaps…you can do that! If you want to yell at me for drowning someone who doesn’t deserve it, you can do that too!

Since I’ll be publishing the book in April, I can’t just give it away for free, but I plan to have different tiers that come with different perks. For $3 a month you can read the entire book as it’s posted, and at the pace I’ll be posting, you’ll get the whole thing for the same price as a paperback+shipping. For $5 a month, you’ll get a free ebook copy at the end, and for $10 a month you’ll get a personalized paperback! And when StO is finished, it’ll be time to start Book Two, doing the same with a chapter three times a week, and finished books at the end (and then Book Three, tentatively titled Breathe The Air, and if you can’t guess a major plot point of the book from the title alone, well…you’re gonna want to read StO )

Eventually I plan to post the rest of the Nameless Warrior series in the same way, although the first book will always remain free on Wattpad and Royal Road.

So that is my big news! StO is returning in more than one way! I’ll be back with more information (and a new cover!) as I have it, and I’ll be sure to post the direct link to StO on Ream on Weds (it’s not live yet, so no link). I hope you’ve all had a wonderful summer, time for murderous mermaid fall >: )

The Nameless Warrior Is Finished!

Happy Friday, Aledans! I know a lot of you have been listening to me talk about Fie Eoin for years now, and hopefully you saw the announcement that I was publishing it for free on , , and , but I’m here to tell you that after fifteen months it’s finished! “The End” was posted last week, and I took a little break to let it sink in. But now I’m here to let you know that if you were waiting for the entire book to be posted before you started reading, now’s your time!

As for what’s next: I’m deciding if I want to try learning book formatting so I can make it into an actual book shape or not. If I do, it won’t be free, but it will be cheap. The point of taking FE this route was not to make money (lol, I’ve learned my lesson trying to make money publishing), but if I’m gonna learn yet another book-shaped process, I’m gonna charge a few pennies for it.

Speaking of charging a few pennies, I’ve opened back up to editing services! If you need a query, synopsis, or first pages critique, I’m your gal. Head on over to the Editing Services page, or email me directly, and we’ll get to work

As for what’s next book-wise, I’ve already started working on FE2, which is tentatively called THE DAUGHTER OF EOIN. While Kindra and Kaye are a part of the book, it focuses on Kindra’s twins: Karigan and Andric. If you’ve been around for a while, I know you’ve seen bits and pieces of Kari, because she is one of my favorite characters to write ever. My girl is messy and full of heart. If you liked Kindra, you’re gonna love her daughter

Before that, though, I plan to post Aleda’s Story (which you’ve already read if you’ve been around the blog for a while). And maybe Faye and Tarrin (which you haven’t read the whole of, because I never finished writing it). I also have a little Monk short story in my head to explain how he gets from Nameless to Daughter, because there’s a lot of changes coming in Monk’s world. Plus he’s just fun to write!

So stick around! I’ll update you when any of the above happens, and until then, I hope you enjoy/enjoyed The Nameless Warrior

Page Critiques Now Available!

Happy Tuesday, Aledan Merfolk! You may have seen my announcements on Twitter and Facebook, but in case you missed it, I wanted to share with you the exciting news that I’ve opened up to page critiques as well as query and synopsis critiques! If you head over to my Editing Services page, you’ll see the new 1-Page, 5-Page and 10-Page critique options, and if you’re looking for something more, you can email me for a quote and timeline.

In other news, I’m chugging away on The Nameless Warrior, posting it twice a week on , , and Patreon. You can find it for free on each of those websites, and for $1 a month, you can also read the scenes earlier than everyone else on Patreon! If you subscribe now, you’ll pay about as much as a paperback to read the entire book early.

And finally, I know you can’t currently find Speak The Ocean on shelves, but I’m still trying to decide what to do with it after getting my rights back. I’m looking into a few options, and I’ll let you know as soon as I have news about how I’m getting the book back out there!

I hope you’re having a wonderful week, and I’ll be back again to update you soon!

Fie Eoin Friday is BACK!

Happy Fie Eoin Friday, Aledans! I know it’s been a while since you’ve heard from me on the blog, but if you’ve been following me on Twitter or Facebook, you may have heard the good news: I’m posting the entirety of Fie Eoin FOR FREE on and ! So far, the entirety of the Warrior’s Ceremony is up, and today I’m starting the normal schedule: one scene every Fie Eoin Friday (for obvious reasons), and one scene every Monday or Tuesday. I’m hoping this schedule is both manageable, and keeps the pace of the book moving well enough that readers aren’t bogged down in massively long chapters.

Why am I giving away Fie Eoin for free? As it turns out, I HATED the publishing process with StO, and can’t imagine going through it again with the book of my heart. And I’ve been working on FE for twenty years now (seriously – I started writing it in 2002), so it’s time to get it out there. I’ve always wanted to share Kindra and Kaye with the world, and I’ve been doing just that through Fie Eoin Friday for years. It was time to make it official.

So if you’re interested in the book I started this blog to talk about all those years ago, check it out. Even if you’ve read every FieEoinFriday I’ve posted, I guarantee you’ll find something new (in fact, the scene that posted today has not been read by anyone else. I even forgot that I wrote it until I opened Word and found it there last night). And if you enjoy it, give it a vote, or a star, or tell your friends about it.

Or offer to help me make a new cover, because I’m better with words than images… (current cover art is a commission of Kindra by Stav Ofer, 2006)

Welcome Back, Aledans, it’s good to see you again. Or maybe: Welcome Home. I know I feel that way <3

Movie Star Eyes

Hops Enzor

April 1, 2008 – May 1, 2021

“Movie Star Eyes” – that’s what the tag on the kennel said when we walked in and saw you for the first time. “We can’t get the first dog we see” we said, even though we already knew you were the one. “I don’t want a pitt bull mix,” dad said. “I don’t want a lab,” I said. It turned out you were neither – American Staffordshire Terrier/Boxer, with a little bit of ridgeback mixed in. Seventy pounds of rock solid muscle and love just looking for someone to give it to.

For twelve and a half years you gave us that inexhaustible love. You loved your mom and dad, your brother, Boudin, your kitties (even Pike who didn’t love you back), your chickens, and even a baby squirrel. You gave your love and your blood to save another dog’s life. You got loose once and ran to a little girl, let her grab your ears and scream in your face, and gave her love and kisses until she was laughing so hard she couldn’t stand.

Car rides were your favorite, and you rode across the United States for five days, from one ocean to the other. You crossed The Bridge Of The Gods. You loved adventure, and taking the little paths that forked off from the big ones.

You loved helping dad cook, and you were smart enough to know “tomorrow” and “later”. You thought you were a person, and I think in the ways that count you were.

Hops-Scops the Plops Mops Tops a Lops, you were the best girly a person could ask for, and you will be missed by everyone.

On to the next adventure! We’ll see you again <3

Buy SIGNED COPIES of Speak The Ocean!

Happy Friday, Merfolk! I have some FUN news today: you can now buy SIGNED COPIES of Speak The Ocean directly from me! On this website! You’re already here!

If you want to buy a signed copy directly from me, head to this page and let me know who to make the book out to in the “order notes” section.

Edit: if you don’t want to use Paypal, “add to cart” and you can use Square instead

2019 PitchWars Wishlist!

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What PitchWars is:

PitchWars is a mentoring program where published/agented authors, editors, or industry interns choose one writer each to spend three months revising their manuscript. It ends in February with an Agent Showcase, where agents can read a pitch/first page and can request to read more.

Who I am:

I’m Rebecca Enzor, an analytical chemist and fantasy author from Charleston, SC, and this year I’m mentoring Adult (and NA) SFF. I’m a huge fan of mermaids SPEAK THE OCEAN, which is basically a mashup of BLACKFISH and THE LITTLE MERMAID. Mermaids at Sea World. It’s full of sciencey goodness, but also a good ol’ heaping of fantasy, which explains the things I love most pretty well. I’m also part of the PUTTING THE SCIENCE IN FICTION anthology by former PitchWars mentor Dan Koboldt, which means I can help you get your science right (or your pseudo-science right-ish, because I love making up pseudo-science).

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What I’m looking for:

My favorite is low fantasy, bordering on magical
realism. If you have just one magical element in an otherwise normal world, I’m
your girl (like I said, I like science, so realistic fantasy is my jam). I also
like the feel of big, epic stories (THE LIGHT BEARER by Donna Gillespie
is my favorite book and does this so well. FINNIKIN OF THE ROCK is another
example). Low fantasy + epic stories = definitely send it to me!  

I love historical fantasy, because it takes the real
and adds magic/mythology (for instance: FROM UNSEEN FIRE by Cass Morris). Same
with contemporary fantasy or paranormal fantasy (although I’m not your
gal for vampires/werewolves/angels/zombies – see below).

I love dark fantasy and light fantasy and humorous
fantasy. If you have an anti-heroine like Lada from AND I DARKEN? Send her
to me! If you have something that’ll make me feel light and fuzzy like a
fantasy version of WHEN DIMPLE MET RISHI? Send it to me! If you have something
that’ll make me laugh out loud like KILL THE FARM BOY? Please send it to me!
The same goes for Sci-fi. Funny Sci-Fi is the best. (MECHANICAL FAILURE by Joe
Zieja is my favorite funny sci-fi)

For Sci-Fi I’m looking for all the pseudo-science! It
needs to make sense, but if you can come up with something that doesn’t
obviously break the universe, send it to me. The more character-centered the better (think A LONG WAY TO A
SMALL, ANGRY PLANET, SEVENEVES, or THE BOBIVERSE trilogy). I love to read hard
sci-fi, but I’m no astrophysicist, so if you don’t know the numbers for
re-entry to the atmosphere, neither do I. If your book is about nuclear or
analytical chemistry, though? I KNOW THOSE NUMBERS. Send it

Custom of the Week: Coral Reef

Happy Monday, Aledan Merfolk! It’s been well over two years since I’ve featured a custom pony of the week, but if you’ve been around for a while, I’m sure you remember some of your favorites. If you’re new here, you can find all the custom ponies I’ve featured here.

When I saw today’s pony, I loved her immediately! I can’t even believe all the work that went into her, including making the tiny sea pony by hand watch the video!

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Coral Reef Pony, by Ponies New Look

I love all the details on this pony! The barnacles, the cut-out coral reef with the tiny sea pony, the hair that looks like ocean waves. She’s stunning

If you have a pony that you would like featured as a Custom of the Week, please email me: rebeccaenzor@gmail.com

Speak The Ocean Updates!

It’s been just over three weeks since StO “launched” and I have a few updates for everyone. First, the printer has caught up and you can now order the paperback! You can find it on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, or IndieBound!

Or, if you’re in my home state of Michigan, you can find it ON SHELVES at Schuler Books!

And if you’re in/near Charleston, SC, you will soon be able to find it on shelves in the West Ashley Barnes and Noble, the Itinerant Literate, or Mr. K’s Books!

I’m also holding my first book signing at the West Ashley Barnes and Noble on Saturday, August 17th, from 12-4pm! If you’re planning to go to the signing and you use Facebook, please mark yourself as “interested” or “going” on the events page so I know how many books to order for the signing

It’s Speak The Ocean’s Book Birthday! (again :P)

Good News Merfolk! After a slight delay due to a printer backup and some missing chapters in the e-book version (huge thanks to my friend Kurt for alerting me!), the paperback version of Speak The Ocean is out! On Prime Day!

It’s still going to take some time to get into bookstores, but you can find it on Amazon right now, and use your Prime Day discount to boot! Check it out!

If you prefer the Kindle version, you can find that here.

If you’re looking to pick it up at your local Barnes and Noble or Indie bookstore (or borrow it from your library), I’ll let you know asap when it’ll be available to order