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December 16, 2020
I Have A New Series Bible!
There's a new menu link at Etaski.com titled "Miurag"!
At last, I have a new place to build my lore for the Sister Seekers series, replacing and improving the old website. It's been a dream since before Etaski.com was built, part of the original design, and announced in February 2020.
It was so large an aspect, it had to be worked on separately. With the pandemic, that took all year.
Thanks to Kangar00's beautiful design, my collaborator NecrosisBob and myself creating and curating content, and with brand-new artwork from Axelotl, there's now a full framework for expanding my Miurag setting archive, plus enough actual content to make it public! ^_^
The new Miurag link takes you to a lovely place called World Anvil, which offers sci-fi fantasists a place to organize their lore and setting work. It takes you to my little corner of WA.
This is a long-term project which will see gradual and constant expansion as I publish books. Anyone can create an account at World Anvil, "Follow" the Miurag world, and be notified when there's new stuff to look at. I will also post larger/less frequent updates in my newsletter, on my Patreon, as well as Facebook and Twitter.
Today, the most work has been done on the Cast of Characters, covering those in the first book, "No Demons But Us." I wrote in-depth character profiles that don't just regurgitate what you've already seen in the books. This is new content, and my opportunity to explore details about characters that the main protagonist wouldn't be privy to. :)
Everyone is invited to have a gander and browse around! This new perk is funded and supported by my generous patrons but will be useful to everyone reading the Sister Seekers series!
Cheers, all, and thank you for reading! ~Etaski
At last, I have a new place to build my lore for the Sister Seekers series, replacing and improving the old website. It's been a dream since before Etaski.com was built, part of the original design, and announced in February 2020.
It was so large an aspect, it had to be worked on separately. With the pandemic, that took all year.
Thanks to Kangar00's beautiful design, my collaborator NecrosisBob and myself creating and curating content, and with brand-new artwork from Axelotl, there's now a full framework for expanding my Miurag setting archive, plus enough actual content to make it public! ^_^
The new Miurag link takes you to a lovely place called World Anvil, which offers sci-fi fantasists a place to organize their lore and setting work. It takes you to my little corner of WA.
This is a long-term project which will see gradual and constant expansion as I publish books. Anyone can create an account at World Anvil, "Follow" the Miurag world, and be notified when there's new stuff to look at. I will also post larger/less frequent updates in my newsletter, on my Patreon, as well as Facebook and Twitter.
Today, the most work has been done on the Cast of Characters, covering those in the first book, "No Demons But Us." I wrote in-depth character profiles that don't just regurgitate what you've already seen in the books. This is new content, and my opportunity to explore details about characters that the main protagonist wouldn't be privy to. :)
Everyone is invited to have a gander and browse around! This new perk is funded and supported by my generous patrons but will be useful to everyone reading the Sister Seekers series!
Cheers, all, and thank you for reading! ~Etaski
December 7, 2020
Sister Seekers 5 is Live!
Yes! "Black Witch, Death Mage" ebook was finalized late yesterday, and Amazon only took about an hour after submission to put it live... whoa. <.<
And it's already on Good Reads. Whew! Some architects have been busy streamlining some code! ;)
Black Witch, Death Mage
I looked forward to rewriting the events in this novel immensely and had a great time putting this book together. There was so much more I could do with new background information I didn't have the first time, not to mention some of the events themselves were downright puny before, given the later significance of certain characters and actions.
As with the books before it, the characters and developments are more robust and will lead us forward to the next book, coming in the spring!
If you're curious, I have 20 books total plotted out for Sister Seekers, and 17 of them already have completed book covers. ;) I will be doing this for a while, to my immense joy.
Until later! ~Etaski
And it's already on Good Reads. Whew! Some architects have been busy streamlining some code! ;)
Black Witch, Death Mage
I looked forward to rewriting the events in this novel immensely and had a great time putting this book together. There was so much more I could do with new background information I didn't have the first time, not to mention some of the events themselves were downright puny before, given the later significance of certain characters and actions.
As with the books before it, the characters and developments are more robust and will lead us forward to the next book, coming in the spring!
If you're curious, I have 20 books total plotted out for Sister Seekers, and 17 of them already have completed book covers. ;) I will be doing this for a while, to my immense joy.
Until later! ~Etaski
October 3, 2020
Book 5 Update!
September was good to me for writing Sister Seekers 5. I'm at 57K words, halfway! May October treat us as well.
This is the perfect season to be writing a book like this, too! In the first version, the intro to horror and necromancy was mild and done quickly because I was heavily focused on sex (being on a sex site, I mean...yeah).
Now per the title - Black Witch, Death Mage - themes are better balanced between life/sex and death/transition, and there's going to be more horror, history, and hijinks.
The same familiar elements, characters, and events are present, but I want much tighter interconnection reflecting the bigger history I now know, and clearer motivations for the flat characters or underdeveloped concepts (*cough* Witch Hunters *cough*).
If all goes well, I want to publish SS5 by mid-November. Then I will be diving straight into Sister Seekers 6. I trust this will be a good choice on my part, given what's coming... ^_^*
Until next time!
This is the perfect season to be writing a book like this, too! In the first version, the intro to horror and necromancy was mild and done quickly because I was heavily focused on sex (being on a sex site, I mean...yeah).
Now per the title - Black Witch, Death Mage - themes are better balanced between life/sex and death/transition, and there's going to be more horror, history, and hijinks.
The same familiar elements, characters, and events are present, but I want much tighter interconnection reflecting the bigger history I now know, and clearer motivations for the flat characters or underdeveloped concepts (*cough* Witch Hunters *cough*).
If all goes well, I want to publish SS5 by mid-November. Then I will be diving straight into Sister Seekers 6. I trust this will be a good choice on my part, given what's coming... ^_^*
Until next time!
April 5, 2020
"Surfacing" is live!
Yay! "Surfacing," Sister Seekers Book 4 was published today on Amazon and is on Kindle Unlimited!
This book is a flagship title and a major milestone for me, bearing the name of my general series before I began this enormous rewrite to publish. :) This is when the world really opens up!
http://smarturl.it/surfacingss4
Sirana emerges with three of her Red Sisters from the Deepearth to witness searing light. Vast lands beyond their comprehension await them.
In uncharted wilderness, the Sisters must seek their missions with little knowledge to aid them. When Red Sisters have no demons but each other, can they survive being split apart?
Beneath an unforgiving sun, webs dissolve into dreams, and scattered shards of dark history wait to be picked up and pieced together.
Next! Book 5: "Black Witch, Death Mage"
http://etaski.com
This book is a flagship title and a major milestone for me, bearing the name of my general series before I began this enormous rewrite to publish. :) This is when the world really opens up!
http://smarturl.it/surfacingss4
Sirana emerges with three of her Red Sisters from the Deepearth to witness searing light. Vast lands beyond their comprehension await them.
In uncharted wilderness, the Sisters must seek their missions with little knowledge to aid them. When Red Sisters have no demons but each other, can they survive being split apart?
Beneath an unforgiving sun, webs dissolve into dreams, and scattered shards of dark history wait to be picked up and pieced together.
Next! Book 5: "Black Witch, Death Mage"
http://etaski.com
March 14, 2020
My New Website!
After months of hard work, and in time for Surfacing to be released in April, I have a brand-new website at Etaski.com!
https://etaski.com/
This will be my central hub for essential author and book information and (in time) a fantasy world archive for Miurag.
Check it out, and sign up for my newsletter to hear about new releases, sale pricing and ARCs.
https://etaski.com/
This will be my central hub for essential author and book information and (in time) a fantasy world archive for Miurag.
Check it out, and sign up for my newsletter to hear about new releases, sale pricing and ARCs.
November 24, 2019
The Sister Seekers on Kindle Unlimited
My first trilogy is complete, a major stepping stone for me and for the rest of the series, as it needed the most rewrite! Three novels that set the foundation for an entire world breaking open to exploration and discovery!
And, I have now made it available on Kindle Unlimited!
Going forward, I plan to add each new book to the KU library about a month after its initial release, so my longtime readers have a chance to buy the Epub elsewhere before it becomes exclusive to Amazon.
If you seek immersion, have a curious mind and a bold heart, if you ask questions and want to see nuance in the dark, you might enjoy Sirana's journey in The Sister Seekers.
Check it out! 🥳
https://www.amazon.com/A.S.-Etaski/e/...
And, I have now made it available on Kindle Unlimited!
Going forward, I plan to add each new book to the KU library about a month after its initial release, so my longtime readers have a chance to buy the Epub elsewhere before it becomes exclusive to Amazon.
If you seek immersion, have a curious mind and a bold heart, if you ask questions and want to see nuance in the dark, you might enjoy Sirana's journey in The Sister Seekers.
Check it out! 🥳
https://www.amazon.com/A.S.-Etaski/e/...
August 28, 2019
The Daedal Pit is coming!
By the end of September, the third book of my Sister Seekers series will be published!
After a year and a half of ripping apart the 300K-word "lark" I began 7 years ago (just the beginning), the first 3 books reflect a story lovingly rewritten, using everything I've learned and created since to match the rest of the series to come!
My next book, "Surfacing" (Book 4 of the Sister Seekers), will strike the moment when I found my stride and the voice of the series. This is where the throttle opens up, expanding the fantasy world and our heroine's challenges and experiences as one.
The beginning has always needed a rewrite to match this later experience, and when "The Daedal Pit" is released, I will have accomplished that New Beginning of which I've dreamed for years!
*Confetti!*
smarturl.it/daedalpit
After a year and a half of ripping apart the 300K-word "lark" I began 7 years ago (just the beginning), the first 3 books reflect a story lovingly rewritten, using everything I've learned and created since to match the rest of the series to come!
My next book, "Surfacing" (Book 4 of the Sister Seekers), will strike the moment when I found my stride and the voice of the series. This is where the throttle opens up, expanding the fantasy world and our heroine's challenges and experiences as one.
The beginning has always needed a rewrite to match this later experience, and when "The Daedal Pit" is released, I will have accomplished that New Beginning of which I've dreamed for years!
*Confetti!*
smarturl.it/daedalpit
