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Book Lovers, Writers, It’s Finally Here!

Originally posted on adoptingjames:
It’s been months in the making. Our lovely and talented marketing leader, Jaime Dill not only convinced us to give her a job at Endever Publishing Studios, but also that Endever needed a home. So, I’m proud to announce… ENDEVERPUBLISHING.COM …The one stop home to Endever’s increasingly growing library! This is…

Lacuna Misplaced

I could see the end of us, even from way back at the beginning. The end was always there, like a traffic light in the far distance. A red light that never changes to green.

UNDERMAJORDOMO MINOR, by Patrick deWitt [2015]

R. Tim Morris’ Rating: 7/10 If ever there was a novel that could be labelled “Irreverent” this would be it. Probably by a landslide. However, through all the flippancy, I’m not entirely sure what Undermajordomo Minor is trying to say. Something about love? Something about finding one’s place in the world? Something about wild, profane […]

Character Names

Have you ever read a novel where some of the character names really bothered you? Or maybe you found the name to be a perfect fit for the character? Have you ever kept forgetting who characters were? Confusing multiple characters with one another? I’ve been thinking a lot about my character names recently, and whether […]

A DEATHLY COMPROMISE, by Coral Rivera [2016]

R. Tim Morris’ Rating: 8/10 Did you know Death – the queen of the afterlife – has been working in a Portland hospital for the last few decades, spiriting away the souls of the dying? Well, it’s true. But Death – or Dee, as she likes to be called – has been growing restless, stuck […]

THESE GREAT AFFECTS, by Andrew Toy [2016]

R. Tim Morris’ Rating: 7/10 Andrew Toy’s terrific YA read, with a magical-realism twist. Adelle meets Trill, who’s different from all the other boys she’s met. Different enough to fall for. But of course that’s when he’s got to go and break his neck and die. Ouch. That escalated quickly. If it sounds like I’m […]

Just One Week!

Originally posted on adoptingjames:
That’s right, after dozens of rewrites, hundreds of revisions, and lost sleep over stray commas, it’s finally here. My YA novel, These Great Affects, comes out one week from today. It’s the story of a girl who meets a guy and falls in love with him . . . after he dies. Early reviews…

A Little About “The Underneath”

Originally posted on adoptingjames:
Endever Studios just released the third installment of the serial novel, “The Underneath.” Take a moment to meet the characters who suddenly find themselves in an increasingly changing world. All over the globe there is a disturbing siren that blasts through the air. It lasts for half an hour and ends…

The Underneath Part 2

Endever Publishing Studios presents The Underneath Written by Andrew Toy 8:42 AM, EST Like everyone else, Cameron is trying to ignore the screeching sirens blaring outside as he tries to keep up in with his note-taking while Mr. Moore (AKA “Mr. Moorbid”) delivers the day’s calculus lesson. The vice principal’s voice bellows through the loudspeakers calling…

The Underneath: Part 1

Endever Publishing Studios is a new publishing company with some bold and exciting new ideas for the industry. I’ll be posting more about them in the very near future. For now though, I’ll share Part 1 of Endever’s new online serial, titled The Underneath. Enjoy! Endever Publishing Studios presents The Underneath Written by Coral Rivera and Andrew […]