Sam Saylett's Blog
May 6, 2024
Book Rec: A Strange and Stubborn Endurance, by Foz Meadows
Novel content warnings: sexual assault, suicidal thoughts and actions, homophobia, transphobia, violence
A Strange and Stubborn Endurance is the queer romantasy that you...
March 5, 2024
Against the Broken Oath: Chapters 1-3
The immediate danger from the vampires has ended, but the threat to Merry, Bird, and Roo hasn’t—and the threat has a personal tie to Bird.
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February 29, 2024
Book Recommendation: Amari and the Night Brothers, by B.B. Alston
Amari and the Night Brothers is an exciting and engaging debut middle grade fantasy book from B.B. Alston. Amari Peters, the titular character, is a driven thirteen-yea...
February 25, 2024
Beyond the Paladin Door: Chapters 1 - 3
CHAPTER ONE
Merry
Merry Moon hadn’t been in her mother’s kitchen for nine years. This time would be her last. After a quick cup of coffee, she’d leave and never return. ...
February 23, 2024
Book Recommendation: Saiyuki, by Kazuya Minekura
Saiyuki is a bit of an older recommendation, first published over twenty years ago and with a somewhat confusing litany of sequels, but this manga is one of my all-time...
February 21, 2024
Book Recommendation: Silver Queendom, by Dan Kobolt
Silver Queendom is a fun heist saga that reads like three novellas in one, with each successive heist that much more elaborate—and dangerous. The Red Rooster Inn team i...
February 18, 2024
February 15, 2024
Book Recommendation: Legendborn, by Tracy Deonn
Legendborn by Tracy Deonn almost needs no introduction, given its high praise (4.4 rating with 127k+ reviews on Goodreads alone) and its equally loved sequel, Bloodmark...
February 12, 2024
Creating the Cover for Beyond the Paladin Door
Books are judged by their covers, and while a book with an unappealing cover can sell well, that’s the exception, not the rule.
I Can Do This Myself
When I first published Beyond the Paladin Door, my main concern was getting the novella out into the world. I had minimal marketing plans, no sequel written, and a self-created cover.
...November 27, 2023
November Highlights: Cyber Monday Sale, NaNoWriMo, and Battle Beast
Here’s to starting a new series on my blog, rounding up every week or so on what I’m working on, what I’ve learned, and so on. So, let’s get started.
On Sale: Cyber Monday (Nov. 27, 2023) Only: FREE on Amazon Kindle Store: Beyond the Paladin Door: A Rural Urban Fantasy (A Transmutown Novella, Mercury #1)
What am I working on?
Against the Broken Oath: A Rural Urban Fantasy (A Transmutown Novella, Mercury #2)
We’re nearing the end of edits! Clocking in at about 26,000 words, this one has been a long...
