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June 3, 2021
An excerpt from the forthcoming book, "End of the Beginning."
We are moving fast on the next Angelic Wars' musical novel, "End of the Beginning." The book and music will be released in late summer, but I am leaking parts of it to followers of the Septemviri. Here is a discussion between Archangel Michael and an angel who has reconsidered his decision to be a member of Satan's Legion. I combined the ideas of Anselm (an 11th century monk) with Exodus 3:14.
Michael lowered his sword and motioned for Malachy to do the same, the risk factor dropping a notch. “Why are you here?”
“I hid in the structure of Sardis after the closing. I had to think about my past, my present, and my future. I compared myself, as a god, to the Creator. I realized that the Creator has no past, nor future, so everything is present—therefore, He is truly ‘I Am.’ But not for us angels; we are part of creation, so we have to think in a linear fashion—at least at this point of limited knowledge.”
(Anselm, Proslogion, translated by Thomas Williams, Chapter 22, page 20-21; Exodus 3:14
By the way, a congratulations to Justin C. who won a $25 Amazon Gift Card. He was the only person to correctly answer the riddle of the angel's name in the last newsletter. Her name, Leihja, is a scrambled form of Elijah. There are other aspects in the next book which parallel her with this great prophet. For those who tried and didn't get it right, don't be discouraged. There are more Angelic Wars' contests in the future.
Michael lowered his sword and motioned for Malachy to do the same, the risk factor dropping a notch. “Why are you here?”
“I hid in the structure of Sardis after the closing. I had to think about my past, my present, and my future. I compared myself, as a god, to the Creator. I realized that the Creator has no past, nor future, so everything is present—therefore, He is truly ‘I Am.’ But not for us angels; we are part of creation, so we have to think in a linear fashion—at least at this point of limited knowledge.”
(Anselm, Proslogion, translated by Thomas Williams, Chapter 22, page 20-21; Exodus 3:14
By the way, a congratulations to Justin C. who won a $25 Amazon Gift Card. He was the only person to correctly answer the riddle of the angel's name in the last newsletter. Her name, Leihja, is a scrambled form of Elijah. There are other aspects in the next book which parallel her with this great prophet. For those who tried and didn't get it right, don't be discouraged. There are more Angelic Wars' contests in the future.
April 8, 2021
Congratulations to Nancy W
Hi everyone,
It looks like we are beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel during these tough times. Summer is coming; don't forget to pick out some good books.
We have been busy creating the next Angelic Wars musical novel: End of the Beginning. Very soon, the "Author's Tome" will report the latest on this project. Stay tuned: the book and music will be available this summer!
A BIG congratulations to Nancy W. for winning the monthly Angelic Wars book t-shirt drawing. The question: "What was your favorite passage?" Nancy liked the end of the story when the Word equipped the angels with the full armor of God. The armor's description is described in Ephesians 6:10-20. (Sneak preview: This armor will be essential for the Septemviri in the next book.)
To enter any of the drawings, just download Angelic Wars, First Rebellion’s free supplement--Behind the Scenes Secrets by clicking this link. You will have to re-enter your email address (don't worry if you are already a Septemviri follower, you will not receive double issues, just the emails that offer the contests). Other drawing prizes include leather bookmarks, signed posters, Amazon gift cards, and signed musical CDs.
It looks like we are beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel during these tough times. Summer is coming; don't forget to pick out some good books.
We have been busy creating the next Angelic Wars musical novel: End of the Beginning. Very soon, the "Author's Tome" will report the latest on this project. Stay tuned: the book and music will be available this summer!
A BIG congratulations to Nancy W. for winning the monthly Angelic Wars book t-shirt drawing. The question: "What was your favorite passage?" Nancy liked the end of the story when the Word equipped the angels with the full armor of God. The armor's description is described in Ephesians 6:10-20. (Sneak preview: This armor will be essential for the Septemviri in the next book.)
To enter any of the drawings, just download Angelic Wars, First Rebellion’s free supplement--Behind the Scenes Secrets by clicking this link. You will have to re-enter your email address (don't worry if you are already a Septemviri follower, you will not receive double issues, just the emails that offer the contests). Other drawing prizes include leather bookmarks, signed posters, Amazon gift cards, and signed musical CDs.
January 5, 2021
Free giveaway contest!
Hi everyone,
Today, I have a fun surprise to share with you...
I’ve teamed up with 50 fantastic authors to give away a huge collection of Epic, Sword & Sorcery Fantasy novels to 2 lucky winners!
Oh, and did I mention the Grand Prize winner gets a BRAND NEW eReader? 😁
You can win my novel ANGELIC WARS. FIRST REBELLION, plus books from authors like Cate Rowan and Shereen Vedam.
This contest ends January 13.
Enter the giveaway by clicking here 👉 bit.ly/Fantasy-Jan2021
Good luck and enjoy!
Rick
Today, I have a fun surprise to share with you...
I’ve teamed up with 50 fantastic authors to give away a huge collection of Epic, Sword & Sorcery Fantasy novels to 2 lucky winners!
Oh, and did I mention the Grand Prize winner gets a BRAND NEW eReader? 😁
You can win my novel ANGELIC WARS. FIRST REBELLION, plus books from authors like Cate Rowan and Shereen Vedam.
This contest ends January 13.
Enter the giveaway by clicking here 👉 bit.ly/Fantasy-Jan2021
Good luck and enjoy!
Rick
December 23, 2020
Merry Christmas and a Happy healthy New Year
Our 2020 family virtual Christmas Card movie
https://youtu.be/Mub5acwQQek
https://youtu.be/Mub5acwQQek
December 11, 2020
"Reader Views" Book Review of Angelic Wars, First Rebellion
Mark Sneed of Reader Views writes a nice review of my first musical novel, Angelic Wars, First Rebellion.
https://readerviewsarchives.wordpress...
https://readerviewsarchives.wordpress...
Write Stuff Radio Interview
Pull up and chair and catch my radio interview on Parker J Coles' Write Stuff Radio Program. We discuss my free eBook novella, Into the Mind of Lucifer. The book is a prequel to the Angelic Wars, First Rebellion.
https://www.blogtalkradio.com/pjcmedi...
https://www.blogtalkradio.com/pjcmedi...
November 26, 2020
End of the Beginning's music is going into production December 1, 2020
The next book of the Angelic Wars musical novel series, End of the Beginning, is moving forward. Next week we go into production of the music. This music will vary in genres. There will be five songs in this next novel which is about the conclusion of the war for Heaven. The novel and music is scheduled to be released early 2021.
February 5, 2020
L A Times Festival of Books
I am excited to have been accepted to present the Angelic Wars, First Rebellion in a booth at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books at the University of Southern California! The festival takes place on April 18-19. Stay tuned for how we are going to present this (unique) musical novel. Come by and introduce yourself!
November 25, 2019
Are Musical Novels a New Genre?
Angelic Wars, First Rebellion is my debut novel where the characters sing to the reader. For paper-type books, the reader scans a QR code to hear the angels sing in character. e-Books have a hot link to the songs in their specific scenes. Is this a new genre in literature where the reader gets a different view of a novel's character?Angelic Wars: First Rebellion
