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Published on July 15, 2020 07:18

The Cyborg’s Secret Baby – Free For A Limited Time

Every once in a while, I run a sale on an older title. Today, The Cyborg’s Secret Baby is FREE everywhere. This is a standalone story, one of my favorite Cyborg Romances and it often is ‘lost’ because it isn’t officially part of the Cyborg Sizzle series. I LOVE that it will have a bit of a spotlight put on it.

The Cyborg’s Secret Baby

A fierce cyborg warrior and his curvy human female share a
no-longer-so-little secret.

Stealth, a K Model cyborg, knows his passion for Zebrina,
the commander’s human daughter, is forbidden, yet he can’t resist the curvy female.
He craves her touch, cherishes her sounds of pleasure, would do anything to
keep her safe.

When he’s faced with the choice of protecting his fragile
human or living to see the next sunrise, he chooses her, always her, sending
Zebrina halfway across the universe to safety. He doesn’t realize their stolen
moments had consequences neither of them believed possible.

After hearing her warrior died in battle, Zebrina focuses on
the last gift he gave her. Doing what is right for their child is her sole priority.
She will put their son’s happiness first, even if that means choosing another
male over the love of her life.

The Cyborg’s Secret Baby is a STAND-ALONE story loosely
connected to the Cyborg Sizzle series.

It is also a Second Chance Cyborg SciFi Romance set in a
dark, gritty, often-violent universe.

Download For Free:

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Other Chameles view him as the
enemy.

She sees the warrior hero he never
believed he could be.

* * *

Tolui is a Warlord in search of a planet
to rule. He has been leading his fellow clones in a stealth battle, fighting
for both control of the Chamele sector and the right to exist. The brave warriors
he commands warrant respect, and they deserve the best.

That best isn’t the barren,
dangerous terrain on Chamele 4. When Tolui crashes on that planet’s surface, he’s
determined to leave it as soon as possible. The tiny human female rescuing him
might be as beautiful and as wild as the land she inhabits, but her flowing
words, trusting gaze, and enthralling submission won’t stop him from rejoining
the war.

After many solar cycles of living
alone, Lea is overjoyed when a tall, scarred, muscular warrior falls from the sky.
Her savage stranger is strong and severe, and he makes her feel safe, an
emotion she hasn’t experienced in a long, long time.

He also insists they must part.
Before they do, she’ll show him the splendor of her home, and she’ll enjoy his
big form, collecting passionate moments she can revisit when she’s solitary once
more.

Every additional moment Lea and
Tolui spend together increases the chance they’ll both die. Lea is being chased
by female-hating fiends. Tolui is being hunted by the best bounty hunters in
the universe. War will soon arrive on their threshold, and the blood spilled
might be their own.

* * *

Warlord’s Mercy is based on a much
shorter story sharing the same title.

It is a STANDALONE Alien Barbarian
SciFi Romance featuring a villain turned hero and a brave, chatty heroine set
in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.

Warlord’s Mercy is the fifth of six
core stories in the Chamele Barbarian Warlord series.

Book 1: Warlord Sky

Book 2: Warlord’s Bounty

Book 3: Warlord Unarmed

Book 4: Warlord Reunited

Book 5: Warlord’s Mercy

Book 6: Warlord’s Return

Buy Now:

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Published on July 14, 2020 07:22

Writing Prompts

The next story on my schedule to write is Holding Hoarse, this
year’s free short story (releasing in December). The challenge is…

I haven’t yet figured out a great premise for this story. I
have premises. I always have premises. (grins) But they aren’t right for Hoarse,
the C Model cyborg hero.

One of the things I do to break out of my small idea box is look
around me, find an object or a news story or a line of a song or something else
random, and then write as many premises or story ideas as possible involving it.

I go wild with these ideas. I flip tropes or expectations. I
think of the most bizarre things. There’s no judgment. I am unlikely to share
these ideas with anyone else unless I use them or I think they’re fun and might
inspire other writers.

When writers freely share premises with other writers, we
call them writing prompts.

***

Writing Prompt:

An asteroid speeds toward Earth.

As it draws closer to the planet, scientists realize it isn’t
an asteroid.

It is an egg.

And it’s hatching.

***

This writing prompt or premise was inspired by a carton of eggs
and was influenced by my love of disaster movies.

I am unlikely to ever write it. My alien romance stories
aren’t set on modern Earth. So I’m sending it out into the universe, freely
giving it to other writers, hoping they are inspired by it or write it as it
is.

Has this premise already been written? That’s likely. There
are thousands of books published every day. I’m certain someone else has thought
of it.

But no one will think of it quite the same way as I do or as
you do. Premises are common. Stories are unique to each writer because our
voices are unique. No one has the same way of thinking, the same experiences,
the same perspectives as you do.

If you are inspired by a story prompt, you are free to write
it.

As for me… (big sigh) I’m still looking for a great premise
for Holding Hoarse. It will come to me. I know that. But it might take a few
more story idea brainstorming sessions.

(If you want to see some of the story prompts coming out of
these brainstorming sessions, I usually share them on my Instagram account – https://www.instagram.com/cynthiasax/
)

***

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Other Chameles view him as the
enemy.

She sees the warrior hero he never
believed he could be.

* * *

Tolui is a Warlord in search of a planet
to rule. He has been leading his fellow clones in a stealth battle, fighting
for both control of the Chamele sector and the right to exist. The brave warriors
he commands warrant respect, and they deserve the best.

That best isn’t the barren,
dangerous terrain on Chamele 4. When Tolui crashes on that planet’s surface, he’s
determined to leave it as soon as possible. The tiny human female rescuing him
might be as beautiful and as wild as the land she inhabits, but her flowing
words, trusting gaze, and enthralling submission won’t stop him from rejoining
the war.

After many solar cycles of living
alone, Lea is overjoyed when a tall, scarred, muscular warrior falls from the sky.
Her savage stranger is strong and severe, and he makes her feel safe, an
emotion she hasn’t experienced in a long, long time.

He also insists they must part.
Before they do, she’ll show him the splendor of her home, and she’ll enjoy his
big form, collecting passionate moments she can revisit when she’s solitary once
more.

Every additional moment Lea and
Tolui spend together increases the chance they’ll both die. Lea is being chased
by female-hating fiends. Tolui is being hunted by the best bounty hunters in
the universe. War will soon arrive on their threshold, and the blood spilled
might be their own.

* * *

Warlord’s Mercy is based on a much
shorter story sharing the same title.

It is a STANDALONE Alien Barbarian
SciFi Romance featuring a villain turned hero and a brave, chatty heroine set
in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.

Warlord’s Mercy is the fifth of six
core stories in the Chamele Barbarian Warlord series.

Book 1: Warlord Sky

Book 2: Warlord’s Bounty

Book 3: Warlord Unarmed

Book 4: Warlord Reunited

Book 5: Warlord’s Mercy

Book 6: Warlord’s Return

Buy Now:

B&N:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/warlords-mercy-cynthia-sax/1116524052

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Apple Books:
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Published on July 13, 2020 07:29

Cynthia Sax Weekly Update – July 12th

My Facebook account is still under review. I don’t think humans are actually working in their customer service anymore and the bots don’t know what to do with my situation. (sheepish grin)

The cyborgs aren’t being helpful at all. They like that I have more time to spend with them. Hoarse is demanding his story. He isn’t telling me what his story is about but he wants it written. Now. (eye rolls) This is what I’m dealing with, my friends. (laughs)

Testing Truth, the next cyborg romance (releasing September 15th) is still with my awesome editor. She’s looking at it for the second time.

I’m completing the first draft of Warlord’s Return (releasing in November) this week. I have three more chapters to write. Thus far, the hero (Ariq) and the heroine are still alive. (grins) Woot! I consider that to be a win!

I’m revising a short story today. As I mentioned last week, I might not publish it but it will be closer to that stage after this weekend. The short stories are muse cleansers and they’re fun. They keep me in the zone as I take a break from the fresh writing.

I had a great idea for a very different story this weekend. I jotted it down and sent it to my agent. She will give me some insights into whether or not anyone would be interested in reading it. It needs to be published through a large publisher to work.

That’s one of the issues with having been kicked off Facebook—I have TOO many great ideas now. My brain is buzzing with them. That is both an awesome upside and a challenge as I only have so much time to write. (big happy sigh)

***

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Other Chameles view him as the
enemy.

She sees the warrior hero he never
believed he could be.

* * *

Tolui is a Warlord in search of a planet
to rule. He has been leading his fellow clones in a stealth battle, fighting
for both control of the Chamele sector and the right to exist. The brave warriors
he commands warrant respect, and they deserve the best.

That best isn’t the barren,
dangerous terrain on Chamele 4. When Tolui crashes on that planet’s surface, he’s
determined to leave it as soon as possible. The tiny human female rescuing him
might be as beautiful and as wild as the land she inhabits, but her flowing
words, trusting gaze, and enthralling submission won’t stop him from rejoining
the war.

After many solar cycles of living
alone, Lea is overjoyed when a tall, scarred, muscular warrior falls from the sky.
Her savage stranger is strong and severe, and he makes her feel safe, an
emotion she hasn’t experienced in a long, long time.

He also insists they must part.
Before they do, she’ll show him the splendor of her home, and she’ll enjoy his
big form, collecting passionate moments she can revisit when she’s solitary once
more.

Every additional moment Lea and
Tolui spend together increases the chance they’ll both die. Lea is being chased
by female-hating fiends. Tolui is being hunted by the best bounty hunters in
the universe. War will soon arrive on their threshold, and the blood spilled
might be their own.

* * *

Warlord’s Mercy is based on a much
shorter story sharing the same title.

It is a STANDALONE Alien Barbarian
SciFi Romance featuring a villain turned hero and a brave, chatty heroine set
in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.

Warlord’s Mercy is the fifth of six
core stories in the Chamele Barbarian Warlord series.

Book 1: Warlord Sky

Book 2: Warlord’s Bounty

Book 3: Warlord Unarmed

Book 4: Warlord Reunited

Book 5: Warlord’s Mercy

Book 6: Warlord’s Return

Buy Now:

B&N:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/warlords-mercy-cynthia-sax/1116524052

Amazon AUS:
https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B0886K65F9

Apple Books:
https://books.apple.com/us/book/warlords-mercy/id1511995733

Kobo:
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/warlord-s-mercy-1

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Published on July 12, 2020 07:35

Where To Find Cynthia Sax

I’ve had a few inquiries about how reading and writing buddies can stay in contact with me now that my Facebook account has been shut down (My Facebook account was accessed by baddies and I asked Facebook to deactivate it. I, unfortunately, am having issues convincing Facebook to reactivate it. They seem to have forgotten that I was the one who asked them to deactivate it in the first place. – shakes head and grins).

I’m always merely an email away (my email in on the side panel) and yes, I read and answer my own emails. The cyborgs refuse to do that and the Dear Wonderful Hubby is busy negotiating with Mafia Squirrels and feeding Son Of Bun Buns, our backyard bunny.

My monthly newsletter is THE place to get key information ( you can sign up here – https://cynthiasax.us8.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=64b6189b7fff32ec76ff320b2&id=ecb94709ae ). This is where you’ll receive updates on characters. Newsletter subscribers, for example, heard about Rage and Joan’s second child, Heart, first. There are also some very bad jokes in my newsletters. They are real groaners (grins).

This blog is a great place to see what I’m doing. Since the Great Facebook Incident of 2020, as the Dear Wonderful Hubby calls it, I’ve been posting here every day. My website ( http://cynthiasax.com/ ) has upcoming release information (which reminds me – I should update it for news about Warlord’s Return).

I’m also on Instagram ( https://www.instagram.com/cynthiasax/?hl=en ) if you like pretty photos. I’ve discovered Book Brush so I’ve been playing around with that.

I’m on Twitter ( https://twitter.com/CynthiaSax ). That is where I post my truly random thoughts.

If you merely want release information, you can follow me on Amazon (
https://www.amazon.com/Cynthia-Sax/e/B006HIJICK ), BookBub (
https://www.bookbub.com/profile/cynthia-sax ), Smashwords (
https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/CynthiaSax ) or other booksellers if they have that option.

I’m all over the place. (grins) You don’t have to look very hard to find me.

***

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Other Chameles view him as the
enemy.

She sees the warrior hero he never
believed he could be.

* * *

Tolui is a Warlord in search of a planet
to rule. He has been leading his fellow clones in a stealth battle, fighting
for both control of the Chamele sector and the right to exist. The brave warriors
he commands warrant respect, and they deserve the best.

That best isn’t the barren,
dangerous terrain on Chamele 4. When Tolui crashes on that planet’s surface, he’s
determined to leave it as soon as possible. The tiny human female rescuing him
might be as beautiful and as wild as the land she inhabits, but her flowing
words, trusting gaze, and enthralling submission won’t stop him from rejoining
the war.

After many solar cycles of living
alone, Lea is overjoyed when a tall, scarred, muscular warrior falls from the sky.
Her savage stranger is strong and severe, and he makes her feel safe, an
emotion she hasn’t experienced in a long, long time.

He also insists they must part.
Before they do, she’ll show him the splendor of her home, and she’ll enjoy his
big form, collecting passionate moments she can revisit when she’s solitary once
more.

Every additional moment Lea and
Tolui spend together increases the chance they’ll both die. Lea is being chased
by female-hating fiends. Tolui is being hunted by the best bounty hunters in
the universe. War will soon arrive on their threshold, and the blood spilled
might be their own.

* * *

Warlord’s Mercy is based on a much
shorter story sharing the same title.

It is a STANDALONE Alien Barbarian
SciFi Romance featuring a villain turned hero and a brave, chatty heroine set
in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.

Warlord’s Mercy is the fifth of six
core stories in the Chamele Barbarian Warlord series.

Book 1: Warlord Sky

Book 2: Warlord’s Bounty

Book 3: Warlord Unarmed

Book 4: Warlord Reunited

Book 5: Warlord’s Mercy

Book 6: Warlord’s Return

Buy Now:

B&N:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/warlords-mercy-cynthia-sax/1116524052

Amazon AUS:
https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B0886K65F9

Apple Books:
https://books.apple.com/us/book/warlords-mercy/id1511995733

Kobo:
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/warlord-s-mercy-1

SmashWords:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1020349

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Published on July 11, 2020 08:13

Short Stories – How I Stay Focused On One Series

Stock Art Crafted By And Indirectly Purchased From: grandfailure

I started this wonderful career as a Romance Writer by
writing short stories, stories that were approximately 11,000 words or 44 pages
long.

There were a number of reasons why I started with shorter
works.

I LOVE short stories. I think they are an underappreciated
art form. My favorite Stephen King stories, for example, are his short stories.
Some of my most treasured books when I was a pre-teen and teenager were compilations
of short stories. I admire songwriters, folks who can tell a story in 3 or 4
minutes.

There’s something extremely satisfying about relaying a
story with the minimal amount of words. It is a skill not everyone has.

My first professional (i.e. paid) writing also was as a newspaper
reporter. I had a small column in a daily paper and articles in a weekly paper.
My allowable word count for those articles was small. I had to make every word
count and I learned how to write lean.

That habit was difficult to break. I still write lean today
with my first drafts. It takes me two more drafts to fill the story out.

Another key factor was I had an extremely high-pressure full-time job (as a business babe) at the time and that required many hours of overtime. I didn’t have the mental bandwidth or the time to write 400 page novels but I DID have the time and the brain power to write a short story every month.

Short stories can be a burst of muse food. I can try
different things, experiment with different styles and techniques, explore
different subgenres of romance. I can work through an idea or premise fairly
quickly.

Which is why I currently use short stories to keep myself
focused while writing series.

One of the common things I hear from newer writers is they
can’t be restrained to one niche, one style, one tone. Their muse has to be
FREE.

That feeling doesn’t go away merely because a story/series
does well and a writer finds a readership. My cyborg romance reading buddies
look to me to write cyborg romances. I love cyborg romance and am happy to give
these reading buddies what they want.

But, once in a while, I have the urge to write tentacle
romance. Or an idea for an extremely bloody horror romance crowds into my brain.
Or a gargoyle romance premise grabs me and won’t let me go. I MUST write it.

I have a set schedule for my cyborg romances. I can’t spend too much time on these other projects, projects only I want written. I CAN, however, spend a week on one of them and write a 60 page short story. As I’m writing this story for my eyes only, I don’t have to allocate 3 more weeks to polishing it, revising it, having it edited. I can write it and set it aside and focus on the cyborg romance.

My muse is happy. I’ve stretched myself writing-wise. I’m fulfilled as a writer, excited about this awesome career, and I can bring that joy to my longer projects.

***

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Other Chameles view him as the
enemy.

She sees the warrior hero he never
believed he could be.

* * *

Tolui is a Warlord in search of a planet
to rule. He has been leading his fellow clones in a stealth battle, fighting
for both control of the Chamele sector and the right to exist. The brave warriors
he commands warrant respect, and they deserve the best.

That best isn’t the barren,
dangerous terrain on Chamele 4. When Tolui crashes on that planet’s surface, he’s
determined to leave it as soon as possible. The tiny human female rescuing him
might be as beautiful and as wild as the land she inhabits, but her flowing
words, trusting gaze, and enthralling submission won’t stop him from rejoining
the war.

After many solar cycles of living
alone, Lea is overjoyed when a tall, scarred, muscular warrior falls from the sky.
Her savage stranger is strong and severe, and he makes her feel safe, an
emotion she hasn’t experienced in a long, long time.

He also insists they must part.
Before they do, she’ll show him the splendor of her home, and she’ll enjoy his
big form, collecting passionate moments she can revisit when she’s solitary once
more.

Every additional moment Lea and
Tolui spend together increases the chance they’ll both die. Lea is being chased
by female-hating fiends. Tolui is being hunted by the best bounty hunters in
the universe. War will soon arrive on their threshold, and the blood spilled
might be their own.

* * *

Warlord’s Mercy is based on a much
shorter story sharing the same title.

It is a STANDALONE Alien Barbarian
SciFi Romance featuring a villain turned hero and a brave, chatty heroine set
in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.

Warlord’s Mercy is the fifth of six
core stories in the Chamele Barbarian Warlord series.

Book 1: Warlord Sky

Book 2: Warlord’s Bounty

Book 3: Warlord Unarmed

Book 4: Warlord Reunited

Book 5: Warlord’s Mercy

Book 6: Warlord’s Return

Buy Now:

B&N:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/warlords-mercy-cynthia-sax/1116524052

Amazon AUS:
https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B0886K65F9

Apple Books:
https://books.apple.com/us/book/warlords-mercy/id1511995733

Kobo:
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/warlord-s-mercy-1

SmashWords:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1020349

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Published on July 10, 2020 07:57

Warlord’s Return – Cover Reveal

I have a cover for Warlord’s Return! Woot!

Warlord’s Return, the 6th and final story in the Chamele Barbarian Warlords series, will be releasing in November 2020.

I don’t yet have pre-order links or a blurb or even a completed first draft (the first draft should be completed by end of day on Wednesday) but I wanted to show you the gorgeous cover.

It was crafted by the always awesome Amanda Kelsey from Razzle Dazzle Design !

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Other Chameles view him as the
enemy.

She sees the warrior hero he never
believed he could be.

* * *

Tolui is a Warlord in search of a planet
to rule. He has been leading his fellow clones in a stealth battle, fighting
for both control of the Chamele sector and the right to exist. The brave warriors
he commands warrant respect, and they deserve the best.

That best isn’t the barren,
dangerous terrain on Chamele 4. When Tolui crashes on that planet’s surface, he’s
determined to leave it as soon as possible. The tiny human female rescuing him
might be as beautiful and as wild as the land she inhabits, but her flowing
words, trusting gaze, and enthralling submission won’t stop him from rejoining
the war.

After many solar cycles of living
alone, Lea is overjoyed when a tall, scarred, muscular warrior falls from the sky.
Her savage stranger is strong and severe, and he makes her feel safe, an
emotion she hasn’t experienced in a long, long time.

He also insists they must part.
Before they do, she’ll show him the splendor of her home, and she’ll enjoy his
big form, collecting passionate moments she can revisit when she’s solitary once
more.

Every additional moment Lea and
Tolui spend together increases the chance they’ll both die. Lea is being chased
by female-hating fiends. Tolui is being hunted by the best bounty hunters in
the universe. War will soon arrive on their threshold, and the blood spilled
might be their own.

* * *

Warlord’s Mercy is based on a much
shorter story sharing the same title.

It is a STANDALONE Alien Barbarian
SciFi Romance featuring a villain turned hero and a brave, chatty heroine set
in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.

Warlord’s Mercy is the fifth of six
core stories in the Chamele Barbarian Warlord series.

Book 1: Warlord Sky

Book 2: Warlord’s Bounty

Book 3: Warlord Unarmed

Book 4: Warlord Reunited

Book 5: Warlord’s Mercy

Book 6: Warlord’s Return

Buy Now:

B&N:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/warlords-mercy-cynthia-sax/1116524052

Amazon AUS:
https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B0886K65F9

Apple Books:
https://books.apple.com/us/book/warlords-mercy/id1511995733

Kobo:
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/warlord-s-mercy-1

SmashWords:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1020349

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Published on July 09, 2020 07:27

Dear Wonderful Hubby Stories – Living With A Writer

I was laughing this morning because the Dear Wonderful Hubby was making scrambled eggs and he was choosing eggs from the carton in a completely random way, the same way he does almost everything else (he once mowed the lawn in an X pattern).

People, upon meeting us, usually think I’m the flighty or spontaneous person in the relationship. I’m the writer. He works for big corporate as a salesperson. The myth of the writer is we’re all over the place thought-wise.

Which is ridiculously funny.

Writers have to keep track of entire worlds, multiple plots, hundreds of characters. Many of us often get random ideas. That’s true. But we have to organize those ideas into cohesive stories.

That takes focus.

In contrast, one of the true myths about writers is, once you push past the introvert super shield many of us (but not all) erect around us, we can be entertaining and ‘interesting’ to live with.

Some people say that as though it is a bad thing. It isn’t a bad thing. Not usually.

Whenever the Dear Wonderful Hubby is bored or needs to be distracted or is trying to stay awake during a long drive, he’ll comment on a random thing and I’ll usually spin that observation into an action-packed story that often involves either explosions or decapitations. (grins)

A couple years ago, before the Great Pause, we were on a cruise ship and there wasn’t much entertainment on board. We stood on a deck, looked out at the water and I started telling him a story about a mermaid who had fallen in love with a dolphin (neither the mermaid’s parents nor the dolphin’s parents approved of their relationship). There was quite a bit of conflict and some bloodshed in this tale.

The night air was cool and we turned to go back to the closed portion of the ship. Two women, fellow passengers yet complete strangers who had been standing beside us, stopped us and told us we couldn’t go, not yet. They needed to hear the rest of the story. (grins)

So yes, writers can be entertaining but we usually have some (not award-winning levels but semi-normal) organization skills.

***

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Other Chameles view him as the
enemy.

She sees the warrior hero he never
believed he could be.

* * *

Tolui is a Warlord in search of a planet
to rule. He has been leading his fellow clones in a stealth battle, fighting
for both control of the Chamele sector and the right to exist. The brave warriors
he commands warrant respect, and they deserve the best.

That best isn’t the barren,
dangerous terrain on Chamele 4. When Tolui crashes on that planet’s surface, he’s
determined to leave it as soon as possible. The tiny human female rescuing him
might be as beautiful and as wild as the land she inhabits, but her flowing
words, trusting gaze, and enthralling submission won’t stop him from rejoining
the war.

After many solar cycles of living
alone, Lea is overjoyed when a tall, scarred, muscular warrior falls from the sky.
Her savage stranger is strong and severe, and he makes her feel safe, an
emotion she hasn’t experienced in a long, long time.

He also insists they must part.
Before they do, she’ll show him the splendor of her home, and she’ll enjoy his
big form, collecting passionate moments she can revisit when she’s solitary once
more.

Every additional moment Lea and
Tolui spend together increases the chance they’ll both die. Lea is being chased
by female-hating fiends. Tolui is being hunted by the best bounty hunters in
the universe. War will soon arrive on their threshold, and the blood spilled
might be their own.

* * *

Warlord’s Mercy is based on a much
shorter story sharing the same title.

It is a STANDALONE Alien Barbarian
SciFi Romance featuring a villain turned hero and a brave, chatty heroine set
in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.

Warlord’s Mercy is the fifth of six
core stories in the Chamele Barbarian Warlord series.

Book 1: Warlord Sky

Book 2: Warlord’s Bounty

Book 3: Warlord Unarmed

Book 4: Warlord Reunited

Book 5: Warlord’s Mercy

Book 6: Warlord’s Return

Buy Now:

B&N:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/warlords-mercy-cynthia-sax/1116524052

Amazon AUS:
https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B0886K65F9

Apple Books:
https://books.apple.com/us/book/warlords-mercy/id1511995733

Kobo:
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/warlord-s-mercy-1

SmashWords:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1020349

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Published on July 08, 2020 07:37

The Ebbs And Flows Of Being A Writer

I’ve heard the speculations about whether or not a writer
can be successful without access to Facebook, a place I find myself residing in
now.

Facebook is a key part of many writers’ promotional strategies,
interactions with reading and writing buddies, online business and social life.
It is challenging for many writers to imagine enjoying this wonderful career
without Facebook.

I’ll admit that I miss Facebook. I miss interacting with my
buddies there. I miss hearing about writing news. I HAVE seen a dip in sales
and in pre-orders because I haven’t yet figured out how to spread the news
about releases without Facebook. I relied on that platform THAT much.

But Facebook isn’t why I write. It isn’t why I publish my
stories.

Readers aren’t the reason I write either. I love my reading buddies (big hugs) but I wrote stories long before I met them.

If disaster strikes and all my reading buddies abandon me,
leaving me with zero readers, I will continue to write and likely continue to
publish my stories.

I know this because I HAVE gone to zero in the past.

I had found a solid readership for my contemporary romances
many years ago. Then I participated in a year-long experiment, the 12 novella
serial. Most of my reading buddies weren’t interested in that project.

I had about 100 readers who read that serial. Those 100 or so readers are and will always be cherished. They were the bright spots in an otherwise dark time in my writing career and I love them for that, for their support, their caring. (even bigger hugs)

The $30 or so I earned on each installment of that serial, however, didn’t come close to paying for my expenses associated with the project. And I had disappointed readers who had counted on me to write the stories THEY wanted. That was really hard to accept.

At the end of it, I had a daunting amount of rebuilding to do.

Another writer might have quit or she might have reinvented
herself under a different pen name. Those are two very valid options and I
would completely understand if other writers grasped them. Everyone is
different and has different paths.

I continued writing, continued publishing…as I will continue
to write, continue to publish now and likely forever. Something minor like being
kicked off a social media platform won’t stop me.

I doubt anything could stop me at this point. (grins) And
that’s a powerful thing—that certainty that the only route is forward, to continue.
I don’t have any doubts about what I’m doing, what I am meant to do with the gifts
I’ve been given.

Writers often have a vision of an ever-increasing readership
for their stories, that our careers will become more successful (whatever our definitions
of success are) with each published story. That might be true for a rare few
but most of us will see ebbs and flows with our careers.

The world changes. Readers change. We, as writers, change. We
can’t count on straight line growth for…well…anything. There will be dips. Heck,
there will be cliffs, straight downward plunges. If you are a writer, you might
want to prepare for them, might want to think about how you’ll handle them.

Know that these ‘retreats’ are natural. They happen to
almost every writer. And you CAN survive them.

You can also survive without Facebook. (grins)

As an aside, I’ve been enjoying the best writing of my
lifetime since I’ve been kicked off Facebook. The words are flowing. I’m in the
groove. The views of my stories have been excitingly clear and detailed. I don’t
know if this is because I’m not on Facebook or that is merely a coincidence.

Whatever the reason is, I’m savoring it.

***

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Other Chameles view him as the
enemy.

She sees the warrior hero he never
believed he could be.

* * *

Tolui is a Warlord in search of a planet
to rule. He has been leading his fellow clones in a stealth battle, fighting
for both control of the Chamele sector and the right to exist. The brave warriors
he commands warrant respect, and they deserve the best.

That best isn’t the barren,
dangerous terrain on Chamele 4. When Tolui crashes on that planet’s surface, he’s
determined to leave it as soon as possible. The tiny human female rescuing him
might be as beautiful and as wild as the land she inhabits, but her flowing
words, trusting gaze, and enthralling submission won’t stop him from rejoining
the war.

After many solar cycles of living
alone, Lea is overjoyed when a tall, scarred, muscular warrior falls from the sky.
Her savage stranger is strong and severe, and he makes her feel safe, an
emotion she hasn’t experienced in a long, long time.

He also insists they must part.
Before they do, she’ll show him the splendor of her home, and she’ll enjoy his
big form, collecting passionate moments she can revisit when she’s solitary once
more.

Every additional moment Lea and
Tolui spend together increases the chance they’ll both die. Lea is being chased
by female-hating fiends. Tolui is being hunted by the best bounty hunters in
the universe. War will soon arrive on their threshold, and the blood spilled
might be their own.

* * *

Warlord’s Mercy is based on a much
shorter story sharing the same title.

It is a STANDALONE Alien Barbarian
SciFi Romance featuring a villain turned hero and a brave, chatty heroine set
in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.

Warlord’s Mercy is the fifth of six
core stories in the Chamele Barbarian Warlord series.

Book 1: Warlord Sky

Book 2: Warlord’s Bounty

Book 3: Warlord Unarmed

Book 4: Warlord Reunited

Book 5: Warlord’s Mercy

Book 6: Warlord’s Return

Buy Now:

B&N:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/warlords-mercy-cynthia-sax/1116524052

Amazon AUS:
https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B0886K65F9

Apple Books:
https://books.apple.com/us/book/warlords-mercy/id1511995733

Kobo:
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/warlord-s-mercy-1

SmashWords:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1020349

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Published on July 07, 2020 09:04

Cynthia Sax Upcoming Stories

It is midway through the year, a great time to reveal the
stories I have planned.

Testing Truth – September 15, 2020

Truth’s story will be the next one to release. It has been loaded at booksellers and is available for pre-orders. I suspect you’ll love this story. It is my editor’s favorite in the Cyborg Space Exploration series. Truth is a hoot and his female matches him for drama and excitement.

One of the questions I often receive is – Why not release
this story immediately?

Because it hasn’t been completely edited. The first high level
round of edits has been completed. This stage tells me whether or not the story
works. It might need deep revisions. If that is the case, it could take a month
or longer to get the story to the working point. Or it might have to be
scrapped completely. That happens.

Thankfully, Testing Truth works as a story. I’m confident it
will be ready for September 15th but it is unlikely to be ready much
earlier than that.

Testing Truth is the final core story in the Cyborg Space Exploration portion of the longer Cyborg Romance series.

Warlord’s Return – November 2020

I’m 10 chapters into the 18 chapter first draft of Warlord’s Return, the 6th and final story in the Chamele Barbarian Warlords series. I’m loving it. Ariq and his gerel are magical together. I think the story works but my editor will confirm (likely in August) if I’m right.

Holding Hoarse – December 2020

Hoarse’s romance will be the free short story this year, my
thank you to you and other reading buddies. (big hugs) We first met Hoarse in
Passion Surge. He is the ulu-making, offspring-loving C Model and he definitely
deserves love.

Containing Malice – February 2021

Under Strain – May 2021

Baring Grudge – August 2021

B Free – November 2021

Seizing Power – February 2022

I usually release a cyborg romance every four months. I know
reading buddies are impatient for Power’s story so in 2021, I will be releasing
a cyborg romance every three months.

These cyborgs (with the exception of Power) were left behind during the cyborg mass rebellion. Many of them are damaged. ALL of them are angry and emotionally battered. They have a tendency to be violent but also retain…barely…the capacity for love.

They remind me of Rage, of how he was during most of his
story.

There will likely be a freebie short story in 2021 also but I don’t know what the title will be (I suspect it will be Relay’s story. I can’t leave him without a female after Surge and Hoarse have found theirs.).

We have MANY stories to look forward to reading. (grins) I am
certainly looking forward to writing them.

***

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Other Chameles view him as the
enemy.

She sees the warrior hero he never
believed he could be.

* * *

Tolui is a Warlord in search of a planet
to rule. He has been leading his fellow clones in a stealth battle, fighting
for both control of the Chamele sector and the right to exist. The brave warriors
he commands warrant respect, and they deserve the best.

That best isn’t the barren,
dangerous terrain on Chamele 4. When Tolui crashes on that planet’s surface, he’s
determined to leave it as soon as possible. The tiny human female rescuing him
might be as beautiful and as wild as the land she inhabits, but her flowing
words, trusting gaze, and enthralling submission won’t stop him from rejoining
the war.

After many solar cycles of living
alone, Lea is overjoyed when a tall, scarred, muscular warrior falls from the sky.
Her savage stranger is strong and severe, and he makes her feel safe, an
emotion she hasn’t experienced in a long, long time.

He also insists they must part.
Before they do, she’ll show him the splendor of her home, and she’ll enjoy his
big form, collecting passionate moments she can revisit when she’s solitary once
more.

Every additional moment Lea and
Tolui spend together increases the chance they’ll both die. Lea is being chased
by female-hating fiends. Tolui is being hunted by the best bounty hunters in
the universe. War will soon arrive on their threshold, and the blood spilled
might be their own.

* * *

Warlord’s Mercy is based on a much
shorter story sharing the same title.

It is a STANDALONE Alien Barbarian
SciFi Romance featuring a villain turned hero and a brave, chatty heroine set
in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.

Warlord’s Mercy is the fifth of six
core stories in the Chamele Barbarian Warlord series.

Book 1: Warlord Sky

Book 2: Warlord’s Bounty

Book 3: Warlord Unarmed

Book 4: Warlord Reunited

Book 5: Warlord’s Mercy

Book 6: Warlord’s Return

Buy Now: