Cynthia Sax's Blog, page 145

Amazon UK:

Amazon AUS:

https://books.apple.com/us/book/testing-truth/id1520415369

Apple Books:

B&N:

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/testing-truth-cynthia-sax/1137237855

Kobo:

Smashwords:

Like • 0 comments • flag

Published on August 04, 2020 08:54

The Choices Characters Make

I had a dream about a short story last night. This story has
many variations and is attributed to many different writers and I’ve been
hearing it since I was a little girl. (If you know of writers/TV shows who are associated
with telling it, please let me know and I’ll list them on this post.)

***

Bill, standing at a bus stop, watches as a man in a bright yellow
Lamborghini speeds by him. The man is laughing and seems to be having the time
of his life.

“Man.” Bill blows out his breath. “I would do anything to
have a car like that.”

“You’d do anything?” An elderly man turns to him.

“I’d do anything.” Bill nods.

“What if I told you I could grant you your wish?” The elderly man leans closer to him. “You would receive a car exactly like that one. But.” He holds up one of his index fingers. “In payment for that wish, one hundred people you have never met would die before their time.”

“You’re not serious.” Bill scoffs at the outlandish offer.

The elderly man meets his gaze. An unnatural light gleams in his eyes. “I’m deadly serious.” An awe-inspiring power radiates from him.

F*ck. The man was serious. Bill stares at him. “I’d receive a Lamborghini?”

“You’d receive a Lamborghini.” The elderly man’s head dips.

“And I wouldn’t know the hundred people who’d die?” He wanted
that confirmation.

“They’d be complete strangers.” The elderly man’s head dips again. “Consider this offer carefully. Once you agree to it, it can’t be undone.”

Bill hesitates for a moment. “What is there to consider? I don’t know the people and I’d have a Lamborghini. I agree to the deal.”

“I suspected you’d agree to it.” The elderly man grins as a bright yellow Lamborghini rolls to a stop before them. “Thousands of complete strangers have already accepted my offer.”

***

When I first heard the story, I thought the message was to
not make deal with folks with magical powers. (grins) Like I mentioned, I was a
kid.

Now, I realize the true message. And I find it bizarre that
so many of us have to make a similar decision almost every day now. Maybe we
have ALWAYS had to make these choices. But now, they are emphasized with all
the discussions around mask-wearing, social distancing, limiting contact with others.

We are all Bill and we are all facing the same choice he did—our personal happiness vs the lives of complete strangers.

Note: If the universe is taking suggestions about which stories
to next bring into this timeline, I have a list of cyborg romances I wouldn’t
mind seeing unfold. (grins)

***

Subscribe To My Monthly Newsletter: http://tasteofcyn.com/2014/05/28/newsletter/

Testing Truth

A fun-loving cyborg gets serious about love.

***

Truth lives each moment as though it were his last. The
cyborg warrior rushes into danger, teases beings he shouldn’t provoke, accepts
every call of adventure he encounters.

When a prissy little human princess floats into the Rebel
structure Truth is occupying, seeking a mercenary to assist her and her unusual
entourage, he volunteers to be her warrior. She claims their assignment is
dangerous, warns him he might not survive the task.

That is exactly the type of fun he has been seeking.

Princess Nanette of the planet Royaume must rescue her
estranged brother from an enemy prison ship. That is her duty, and she has been
trained to always place the needs of her planet and her subjects before her
own. Nancy doesn’t have the freedom to indulge her passions for a certain
dark-haired, gray-skinned cyborg. Not permanently and not publicly.

But she is unable to resist the warrior. Truth, with his
laughing eyes, smiling lips, and rough hands, tempts her as no one else ever
has. He could be her one fleeting act of rebellion before she’s matched with
the powerful ruler her planet requires.

If they survive their current mission.

Their love is doomed. Their lifespans are at risk. This
cyborg and his princess will need the help of every ally they have if they wish
to see another sunrise.

Pre-order Now:

Amazon US:

Amazon UK:

Amazon AUS:

https://books.apple.com/us/book/testing-truth/id1520415369

Apple Books:

B&N:

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/testing-truth-cynthia-sax/1137237855

Kobo:

Smashwords:

Like • 0 comments • flag

Published on August 03, 2020 07:38

Cynthia Sax Weekly Update – August 2nd

There’s still no response from Facebook. My accounts remain
in review. I feel like I’m in the abyss…which makes me want to write a story
about a crew stuck in an endless abyss. I WON’T write that story (yet) as I am
focusing on the awesome cyborg romances I am scheduled to write.

Testing Truth, the next cyborg romance, is all set to
release on September 15th. The countdown is on! I love this story.
Truth and his Princess are hilarious AND magical together.

Warlord’s Return, the next and the final Chamele Barbarian
Warlords story (releasing in November), is still with my Awesome Editor. I have
my fingers crossed she loves it as much as I do (if that’s possible – smiles).

This week, I’m writing the first draft of Holding Hoarse,
the December FREE cyborg romance short story. The goal is to complete the first
draft this week and then complete the second (hopefully final) submission draft
next week.

***

Subscribe To My Monthly Newsletter: http://tasteofcyn.com/2014/05/28/newsletter/

Testing Truth

A fun-loving cyborg gets serious about love.

***

Truth lives each moment as though it were his last. The
cyborg warrior rushes into danger, teases beings he shouldn’t provoke, accepts
every call of adventure he encounters.

When a prissy little human princess floats into the Rebel
structure Truth is occupying, seeking a mercenary to assist her and her unusual
entourage, he volunteers to be her warrior. She claims their assignment is
dangerous, warns him he might not survive the task.

That is exactly the type of fun he has been seeking.

Princess Nanette of the planet Royaume must rescue her
estranged brother from an enemy prison ship. That is her duty, and she has been
trained to always place the needs of her planet and her subjects before her
own. Nancy doesn’t have the freedom to indulge her passions for a certain
dark-haired, gray-skinned cyborg. Not permanently and not publicly.

But she is unable to resist the warrior. Truth, with his
laughing eyes, smiling lips, and rough hands, tempts her as no one else ever
has. He could be her one fleeting act of rebellion before she’s matched with
the powerful ruler her planet requires.

If they survive their current mission.

Their love is doomed. Their lifespans are at risk. This
cyborg and his princess will need the help of every ally they have if they wish
to see another sunrise.

Pre-order Now:

Amazon US:

Amazon UK:

Amazon AUS:

https://books.apple.com/us/book/testing-truth/id1520415369

Apple Books:

B&N:

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/testing-truth-cynthia-sax/1137237855

Kobo:

Smashwords:

1 like · Like • 0 comments • flag

Published on August 02, 2020 10:19

Family (Including Pets) Of Book Characters

My Awesome Mom is a cozy mystery reader. Many heroines in cozy mysteries have pets.

My Mom worries about these pets. This was a recent conversation I enjoyed with her.

***

Awesome Mom: (on the phone) The lady in this book has been away from her border collie all day. She’s going to return to an ‘accident’ on the carpet. That’s for certain.

Cynthia Sax: (grins) Dogs in books don’t tend to have ‘accidents.’

Awesome Mom: They might not say it on the page but you and I both know that border collie is leaving a ‘gift’ in one of her shoes.

LOL

***

We, as readers, tend to care about a character’s family members, including fur babies. As a writer, I care about them also.

It is one of the HUGE considerations when writing stories. The heroine might have found love with a hunky cyborg but what happens to her loving parents? Will THEY be happy with her daughter living on a faraway planet? Will the hero’s being-eating ‘pet’ be happy living on a crowded ship? Will the hero’s brethren accept the heroine’s newborn human female?

I not only look at their current happiness but I also consider their future happiness. What happens when the newborn becomes a toddler or a teenager or an adult? What happens when the parents get older or need help? Will the being-eating pet want a family of his own?

The hero or heroine would consider the happiness of their loved ones. As a writer, I do the same.

***

Subscribe To My Monthly Newsletter: http://tasteofcyn.com/2014/05/28/newsletter/

Testing Truth

A fun-loving cyborg gets serious about love.

***

Truth lives each moment as though it were his last. The
cyborg warrior rushes into danger, teases beings he shouldn’t provoke, accepts
every call of adventure he encounters.

When a prissy little human princess floats into the Rebel
structure Truth is occupying, seeking a mercenary to assist her and her unusual
entourage, he volunteers to be her warrior. She claims their assignment is
dangerous, warns him he might not survive the task.

That is exactly the type of fun he has been seeking.

Princess Nanette of the planet Royaume must rescue her
estranged brother from an enemy prison ship. That is her duty, and she has been
trained to always place the needs of her planet and her subjects before her
own. Nancy doesn’t have the freedom to indulge her passions for a certain
dark-haired, gray-skinned cyborg. Not permanently and not publicly.

But she is unable to resist the warrior. Truth, with his
laughing eyes, smiling lips, and rough hands, tempts her as no one else ever
has. He could be her one fleeting act of rebellion before she’s matched with
the powerful ruler her planet requires.

If they survive their current mission.

Their love is doomed. Their lifespans are at risk. This
cyborg and his princess will need the help of every ally they have if they wish
to see another sunrise.

Pre-order Now:

Amazon US:

Amazon UK:

Amazon AUS:

https://books.apple.com/us/book/testing-truth/id1520415369

Apple Books:

B&N:

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/testing-truth-cynthia-sax/1137237855

Kobo:

Smashwords:

1 like · Like • 2 comments • flag

Published on August 01, 2020 10:42

Bonus Weeks And Doing Nothing

I did almost nothing this week writing-wise. I had great
intentions but I also had no expectations. This week was a bonus week. I completed
the submission draft of Warlord’s Return (releasing in November) a week early. I
could take the week off and still remain on schedule.

So I did exactly that—nothing. (grins)

During second drafts, I tend to lock myself in the writing
cave and focus only on that. Housework is ignored. The Dear Wonderful Hubby
tries his best not to disturb me. Even my Awesome Mom skips her once-a-week
call.

When I emerge from the writing cave, I water the plants. I ‘catch
up’ with the Dear Wonderful Hubby. I call my Awesome Mom for 3 hours. I return emails
and think about book promotion and the next story.

And I sleep. I read. I watch movies and TV shows (during
second drafts, I like to only have that story and nothing else in my brain).

It was great. I enjoyed the week.

But I’m also looking forward to the fresh writing planned
for Monday (Holding Hoarse, the free short story releasing in December).

***

Subscribe To My Monthly Newsletter: http://tasteofcyn.com/2014/05/28/newsletter/

Testing Truth

A fun-loving cyborg gets serious about love.

***

Truth lives each moment as though it were his last. The
cyborg warrior rushes into danger, teases beings he shouldn’t provoke, accepts
every call of adventure he encounters.

When a prissy little human princess floats into the Rebel
structure Truth is occupying, seeking a mercenary to assist her and her unusual
entourage, he volunteers to be her warrior. She claims their assignment is
dangerous, warns him he might not survive the task.

That is exactly the type of fun he has been seeking.

Princess Nanette of the planet Royaume must rescue her
estranged brother from an enemy prison ship. That is her duty, and she has been
trained to always place the needs of her planet and her subjects before her
own. Nancy doesn’t have the freedom to indulge her passions for a certain
dark-haired, gray-skinned cyborg. Not permanently and not publicly.

But she is unable to resist the warrior. Truth, with his
laughing eyes, smiling lips, and rough hands, tempts her as no one else ever
has. He could be her one fleeting act of rebellion before she’s matched with
the powerful ruler her planet requires.

If they survive their current mission.

Their love is doomed. Their lifespans are at risk. This
cyborg and his princess will need the help of every ally they have if they wish
to see another sunrise.

Pre-order Now:

Amazon US:

Amazon UK:

Amazon AUS:

https://books.apple.com/us/book/testing-truth/id1520415369

Apple Books:

B&N:

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/testing-truth-cynthia-sax/1137237855

Kobo:

Smashwords:

Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/Dark-Thoughts-Refuge-Book-1-ebook/dp/B01MRAABGC/

1 like · Like • 0 comments • flag

Published on July 31, 2020 14:26

Throwback Thursday – Dark Thoughts

Warlord’s Return (releasing in November) takes us back to
the Refuge on Carinae E. That’s the outlaw settlement ruled by Kralj from Dark
Thoughts. He and Dita and many of the other modified humanoids and their mates
will be making an appearance in Warlord’s Return.

Kralj has changed as we all do over time. I won’t say he has
mellowed. (grins) He’s still eating his enemies and is super protective of the
beings he cares about (threatening Dita is now a leading cause of death in the
Refuge). But he cares more about what happens both inside and outside of the
Refuge. He’s taking a more active role in other activities.

Can love redeem a monster?

The Refuge is home to some of the most violent beings in the universe. Kralj, its leader, reigns over the remote outpost with terrifying ease, ruthlessly squashing any rumors of rebellion, killing anyone who breaks his rules. Primitive, deadly, powerful, he’s a monster, scarred both on his face and his soul. He has never met a being he couldn’t control.

Until he meets her.

Dita has one mission—to kill the three targets claiming sanctuary within the Refuge. Or so she claims. For the first time in his long lifespan, Kralj isn’t certain of another being’s intentions. The tiny assassin is immune to his powers, her thoughts unreadable. He can’t predict her movements, can’t control her, can’t stop wanting her.

Dita is rare, as unique as he is, and, to keep the residents of the Refuge safe, Kralj will have to kill her. But first, he’ll touch her, taste her, show her how passionate the beast inside him can be.

Dark Thoughts is a STAND-ALONE SciFi Romance.

The hero might be tall, dark, and scarred but don’t be fooled by his appearance.

He’s truly a monster.

This story is not for readers with delicate sensibilities.

Order Now:

Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dark-Thoughts-Refuge-Book-1-ebook/dp/B01MRAABGC/

Apple/iBooks/iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/dark-thoughts/id1200022597

B&N: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dark-thoughts-cynthia-sax/1125580992

Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/dark-thoughts-3

Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/699393

Like • 0 comments • flag

Published on July 30, 2020 07:04

Pantsing, Plotting and Plotzing

Stock Art Crafted By And Indirectly Purchased From: grandfailure

There are three types of writers.

Plotters

These are writers who know the entire story before they sit
down to write that first line. They are more likely to have elaborate plot diagrams
and character interviews and other wonderful things. They know the goals,
motivations, conflicts, where the turning points are, what type of words their
heroine would use in sentences.

Pantsers

These are writers who write by the seat of their pants. They
sit down to a blank screen, knowing nothing or only knowing that first scene.
Their characters lead them. They type as quickly as they can and try to keep up
with their characters.

Plotzers

Plotzers are a combination of the first two writers. They
might know their characters but they don’t know the plot. They might have one
line about every chapter but not much else. They might plot and then throw out that
plot halfway through the first draft.

Which Type Of Writer Is Best?

There is no way of knowing, by reading a story, which type
of writer wrote the story. There are best selling plotters, best selling
pantsers, best selling plotzers. There are pantsers who write the most intricate
10 story series. There are plotters who only write standalone stories.

There ARE a gazillion books on plotting or explaining how a
pantser can become a plotter. IMHO…if a pantser can become a plotter, she was likely
either truly a plotzer or a plotter OR something happened that caused her brain
to change (some of my writing buddies say this can happen during menopause, for
example).

I can’t plot. Or, more specifically, I can craft a plot but
then the story doesn’t get written or it deviates wildly from that plot or it has
zero magic. The magic is in the pantsing for me. I can’t seem to find it with
plotting (other writers can ONLY find the magic with plotting).

Why aren’t there a gazillion books on pantsing? Because
pantsing is very challenging to explain to another writer and pantsing is also often
different for each writer. I see a movie in my head (it is like dreaming). Some
writers hear only dialogue. Some writers see text.

The Trad World Is Designed For Plotters

One of the reasons pantsers attempt to become plotters is
because the world doesn’t understand pantsing.

Agents and editors, especially those associated with the big
New York Trad Publishers, ask for things like partials, for example. Partials consist
of the first 3 chapters and a synopsis detailing the ENTIRE story. A pantser doesn’t
have this unless she has written the entire story. I would make sh*t up and
then go through the painful exercise of refining a plot I knew I’d never write.
(This is one of the many reasons I’m so happy to be Indie now.)

Stock Art Crafted By And Indirectly Purchased From: Ashrafov

Plotters Vs Pantsers And Writing Speed

Another reason pantsers attempt to become plotters is due to
the myth floating around that plotters complete stories faster than pantsers.

That’s complete bullsh*t. There’s no correlation between the
type of writer and writing speed. I, as a pantser, do one more draft than many
of my plotting buddies but I also don’t take a week or more thinking about my
plot and characters. It all evens out.

Do I throw away scenes? Yes, I do. But I learned things
about my characters when I wrote those scenes. They weren’t wasted scenes. And,
thankfully, words are plentiful. I don’t have to worry about running out of them.
(grins)

Plotters throw out their diagrams after their books are
published and that doesn’t seem to concern anyone.

Forcing yourself to write in an unnatural way also increases
the likelihood you’ll get word constipation. If you’re not writing any words,
you’re not completing stories quickly.

Which Type Of Writer Are You?

The best way to figure out which type of writer you are is
to try a variety of writing techniques. Try plotting. Try pantsing. Try a
combination of the two. Try different techniques. Read different books on
crafting stories.

If you try 5 or 6 techniques and one way works best for you,
use that technique until it stops working for you. Then consider going through
the process again.

Stock Art Crafted By And Indirectly Purchased From: grandfailure

Pantsing And Craft

There’s a myth that pansters don’t need to learn craft (learning
3 act structure or GMC or turning points, etc). IMHO…I find it is the opposite
for me. I need to know craft so fraggin’ well; I internalize it during the
writing of the first draft. I also need to know it when my first draft doesn’t
quite work. Maybe my structure is off. Maybe I have to look at my characters again.

Being a pantser is NOT a reason to ignore craft.

Do Whatever Works For You

Do whatever works for you. If a technique is working for
you, if it makes you happy, pleases the muse, gets stories written, think before
changing your technique.

If someone tells you there’s one ‘right way’ to write, smile and nod and then purge that feedback from your brain. They’ve found THEIR ‘right way’ for the moment and that’s awesome. I’m happy for them.

But their ‘right way’ might not be YOUR ‘right way’.

***

Subscribe To My Monthly Newsletter: http://tasteofcyn.com/2014/05/28/newsletter/

Testing Truth

A fun-loving cyborg gets serious about love.

***

Truth lives each moment as though it were his last. The
cyborg warrior rushes into danger, teases beings he shouldn’t provoke, accepts
every call of adventure he encounters.

When a prissy little human princess floats into the Rebel
structure Truth is occupying, seeking a mercenary to assist her and her unusual
entourage, he volunteers to be her warrior. She claims their assignment is
dangerous, warns him he might not survive the task.

That is exactly the type of fun he has been seeking.

Princess Nanette of the planet Royaume must rescue her
estranged brother from an enemy prison ship. That is her duty, and she has been
trained to always place the needs of her planet and her subjects before her
own. Nancy doesn’t have the freedom to indulge her passions for a certain
dark-haired, gray-skinned cyborg. Not permanently and not publicly.

But she is unable to resist the warrior. Truth, with his
laughing eyes, smiling lips, and rough hands, tempts her as no one else ever
has. He could be her one fleeting act of rebellion before she’s matched with
the powerful ruler her planet requires.

If they survive their current mission.

Their love is doomed. Their lifespans are at risk. This
cyborg and his princess will need the help of every ally they have if they wish
to see another sunrise.

Pre-order Now:

Amazon US:

Amazon UK:

Amazon AUS:

https://books.apple.com/us/book/testing-truth/id1520415369

Apple Books:

B&N:

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/testing-truth-cynthia-sax/1137237855

Kobo:

Smashwords:

1 like · Like • 0 comments • flag

Published on July 29, 2020 08:12

Dear Wonderful Hubby Stories – Smiley Faces On Toast

The Dear Wonderful Hubby is not a morning person. He isn’t grumpy (his default mood is happy) but it takes him a while to wake up.

So I am usually the one who makes breakfast.

Sometimes I’m inspired and I’ll make an omelette or scrambled eggs. Most days, I’m not very wide awake myself and I make toast for both of us.

I try to add a little drama to these rather boring breakfasts by doing things like putting the raisins on his peanut butter-topped toast in the shape of a happy face. The Dear Wonderful Hubby LOVES this. He always sits in his chair, looks down at the smiley face and he smiles also.

He’s convinced the happy face makes the toast taste better…which led to this conversation with a coworker this morning.

Coworker: (on phone) All my son likes to eat is peanut butter and toast. I can’t get him to eat anything else.

Dear Wonderful Hubby: Have you tried adding raisins?

Coworker: He wouldn’t eat it.

Dear Wonderful Hubby: Were the raisins in the shape of a happy face? (says this sincerely as though that makes a difference) That’s how my wife makes it.

(grins) He makes me smile so hard.

***

Subscribe To My Monthly Newsletter: http://tasteofcyn.com/2014/05/28/newsletter/

Testing Truth

A fun-loving cyborg gets serious about love.

***

Truth lives each moment as though it were his last. The
cyborg warrior rushes into danger, teases beings he shouldn’t provoke, accepts
every call of adventure he encounters.

When a prissy little human princess floats into the Rebel
structure Truth is occupying, seeking a mercenary to assist her and her unusual
entourage, he volunteers to be her warrior. She claims their assignment is
dangerous, warns him he might not survive the task.

That is exactly the type of fun he has been seeking.

Princess Nanette of the planet Royaume must rescue her
estranged brother from an enemy prison ship. That is her duty, and she has been
trained to always place the needs of her planet and her subjects before her
own. Nancy doesn’t have the freedom to indulge her passions for a certain
dark-haired, gray-skinned cyborg. Not permanently and not publicly.

But she is unable to resist the warrior. Truth, with his
laughing eyes, smiling lips, and rough hands, tempts her as no one else ever
has. He could be her one fleeting act of rebellion before she’s matched with
the powerful ruler her planet requires.

If they survive their current mission.

Their love is doomed. Their lifespans are at risk. This
cyborg and his princess will need the help of every ally they have if they wish
to see another sunrise.

Pre-order Now:

Amazon US:

Amazon UK:

Amazon AUS:

https://books.apple.com/us/book/testing-truth/id1520415369

Apple Books:

B&N:

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/testing-truth-cynthia-sax/1137237855

Kobo:

Smashwords:

2 likes · Like • 0 comments • flag

Published on July 28, 2020 07:19

A Premise For Holding Hoarse

I finally thought of a great premise for Holding Hoarse!
Woot!

The heroine is a doll (or ulu) fabricator. I KNOW. That is a no-brainer for our ulu-making hero and you’re likely wondering why I took so long to figure that out. Sometimes the simplest solutions are the solutions we can’t see.

I’m super excited about this story and I’ll be starting it
this week. This is a short story so I might also be finishing it (the first
draft) this week. I love that about short stories. They make me feel super
productive.

***

Subscribe To My Monthly Newsletter: http://tasteofcyn.com/2014/05/28/newsletter/

Testing Truth

A fun-loving cyborg gets serious about love.

***

Truth lives each moment as though it were his last. The
cyborg warrior rushes into danger, teases beings he shouldn’t provoke, accepts
every call of adventure he encounters.

When a prissy little human princess floats into the Rebel
structure Truth is occupying, seeking a mercenary to assist her and her unusual
entourage, he volunteers to be her warrior. She claims their assignment is
dangerous, warns him he might not survive the task.

That is exactly the type of fun he has been seeking.

Princess Nanette of the planet Royaume must rescue her
estranged brother from an enemy prison ship. That is her duty, and she has been
trained to always place the needs of her planet and her subjects before her
own. Nancy doesn’t have the freedom to indulge her passions for a certain
dark-haired, gray-skinned cyborg. Not permanently and not publicly.

But she is unable to resist the warrior. Truth, with his
laughing eyes, smiling lips, and rough hands, tempts her as no one else ever
has. He could be her one fleeting act of rebellion before she’s matched with
the powerful ruler her planet requires.

If they survive their current mission.

Their love is doomed. Their lifespans are at risk. This
cyborg and his princess will need the help of every ally they have if they wish
to see another sunrise.

Pre-order Now:

Amazon US:

Amazon UK:

Amazon AUS:

https://books.apple.com/us/book/testing-truth/id1520415369

Apple Books:

B&N:

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/testing-truth-cynthia-sax/1137237855

Kobo:

Smashwords:

1 like · Like • 0 comments • flag

Published on July 27, 2020 07:44

Cynthia Sax Weekly Update – July 26th

My Facebook account has been in review 5 weeks and counting.
Some buddies have asked me why I don’t merely set up another account. I HAVE set
up a second account. Facebook thinks I am impersonating myself. I suspect if I
try to set up a third account, they’ll think the same thing.

So I wait and I write. (grins) I’ve been busy during this
Facebook break.

Yesterday, I completed the second draft of Warlord’s Return,
the next and the final Chamele Barbarian Warlord story (releasing in November).
I think you’ll love this story. Liking the way it read, I’ve sent it to my
awesome editor.

I have a newsletter coming out this week (you can sign up
for it here – https://cynthiasax.us8.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=64b6189b7fff32ec76ff320b2&id=ecb94709ae
). There will be a contest in it, a TERRIBLE joke, and I will be talking about
the stories releasing in the rest of 2020 and all of 2021.

I have quite a bit to chat about so I’ll save the extra
scene for August’s newsletter. It will be worth the wait. I promise. (grins)

I’m taking the rest of the week ‘off’, which means I’ll
likely be writing a fun short story that I might or might not bundle in the
future under the C.S. Sax pen name.

The next ‘official’ story on my schedule to write is Holding
Hoarse, the December FREE cyborg romance short story. I STILL don’t have a premise
for it that grips me, that screams ‘Write Me!’ I’m hoping, by writing the other
short story, I’ll find an absolutely awesome story idea for Holding Hoarse.

***

Subscribe To My Monthly Newsletter: http://tasteofcyn.com/2014/05/28/newsletter/

Testing Truth

A fun-loving cyborg gets serious about love.

***

Truth lives each moment as though it were his last. The
cyborg warrior rushes into danger, teases beings he shouldn’t provoke, accepts
every call of adventure he encounters.

When a prissy little human princess floats into the Rebel
structure Truth is occupying, seeking a mercenary to assist her and her unusual
entourage, he volunteers to be her warrior. She claims their assignment is
dangerous, warns him he might not survive the task.

That is exactly the type of fun he has been seeking.

Princess Nanette of the planet Royaume must rescue her
estranged brother from an enemy prison ship. That is her duty, and she has been
trained to always place the needs of her planet and her subjects before her
own. Nancy doesn’t have the freedom to indulge her passions for a certain
dark-haired, gray-skinned cyborg. Not permanently and not publicly.

But she is unable to resist the warrior. Truth, with his
laughing eyes, smiling lips, and rough hands, tempts her as no one else ever
has. He could be her one fleeting act of rebellion before she’s matched with
the powerful ruler her planet requires.

If they survive their current mission.

Their love is doomed. Their lifespans are at risk. This
cyborg and his princess will need the help of every ally they have if they wish
to see another sunrise.

Pre-order Now:

Amazon US:

Amazon UK:

Amazon AUS: