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Tuesday July 26 2011 my novel "Port of Errors" will be a ...

Tuesday July 26 2011 my novel "Port of Errors" will be a fetured review. Check out the review. You can link to the site by clicking onto the flyer. This site also does give-a-ways and "Port of Errors" will be on the list of give-a-ways.

A quick teaser from my new book "The Son of Nicholas Namely"

I don't feel there is any spoilage in this sliver of a read. But consider yourselves warned that you may know a little more than you may want to before you actually read the book. Check out this blog in the coming weeks to find a few more paragraphs from the book before its release date. Taking place at the high schools, homes and neighborhoods of several teenage students, "The Son of Nicholas Namely" is a young adult paranormal thriller that takes place in the dream-world. There are Skinwalkers, Spirits of the dead, Dreamscapers, night-terrors, Sandmen, and more. Daedree is a "Reader" in the dream-world. Though she is not the main character, she can see things and appear to those whose mind she is reading. In this particular excerpt, she is forced to read into the mind of Hunter Savage - a deadly night-terror, who has been the cause of much worry.
...Before too long, Daedree had found him. She quickly hid herself behind a beat up old couch, where a tiny mouse ran across the floor in front of her. She covered her mouth before she could let out a scream. Hunter was in a very dark place, both physically and mentally. Daedree peaked over the couch and could see details within the room that she hoped might be of help to the agents. She then noticed a filthy window that was too difficult to see through. Hunter was in a darker corner of the room, wallowing in his own disgust.
Escaping the scene, Daedree came-too in Mr. Xonder's room, afraid to go on with the read. "It feels so empty and alone," she explained, "I don't know if I can go back." Holding an emotional tear, she took a deep breath and continued, "There's not one good thought in that place. There's nothing but waste and want; I can feel his selfish craving and an abyss of secrets I hope to never know."
This story is filled with suspense, romance, tragedy and many twists and turns. "The Son of Nicholas Namely" will be followed by three more novels in the "Nicholas Namely" series. The book is complete, but still evolving in the edit stage. For more information, please email me at: thefictioneer@gmail.com.
Anyone wishing to read this 90,000 word novel for review please send your blog, website, or You Tube link and stats. I will be happy to send a copy in paperback, gifted through Amazon or as a coupon through Smashwords.

The poem that sparked "Port of Errors" the novel

The following Poem is what I wrote on one particular night in February 2002. I was bored and thought I would write a poem that would tell a story. I always loved those types of songs and poems. I sat down at my computer and just began to write. The names just came to me as I wrote and the story just unfolded as I wrote. I edited very little of it for grammar and to tell the story in a timeline that would work best. But other than that this poem wrote itself. I thought it was a pretty amazing story and I had no clue that the ruler of England at the time this story seemed to take place was a queen who ruled without a king at her side. So, it seemed to me that this story was something that was meant to be. I began writing the novel that same month and completed it within three months. Over the course of the next 9 years I edited and researched and continued in this cycle until it was complete. I did put it off during that time for months at a time, becoming tired of the constant changes and errors. The name "Port of Errors" as an infamous island did not come to me until I was half way through the book. "Port of Errors" seemed like a good pirate name and so I decided to base much of the story on that island or around it. It was then that I decided to name the book after the island and "Port of Errors" was as the title was born. In coming up with the series name, me and my wife brainstormed. I loved the word "Tyranny" as it feels so treacherous and pirate-esque. It took a few weeks to settle on the name "Born of Tyranny" but that is exactly how these men turned to piracy in my novel. Terrible events and tyrannical characters kind of shape and form the personalities within the story until they evolve into the characters they are. I LOVE this story and hope you will enjoy the poem...

"Black-Hearted and Captain Stirvin"

He's Black-Hearted tyranny Over the eerie seasRuling the waters in vile ways He loves the life he leadsThis Black-Hearted captainWould lead his crew to goldAnd never leave these watersHe's much too powerfulHe pleasures in his piracyAnd plunders every shoreHe's a bearded one-eyed sailorWho rules his vessel…"Whore!" Baring a three-foot macheteSharp as a razors edgeOnly skull and crossbones Be his one true pledge
"Captain Daniel Stirvin"A mighty man is heEvery sailor swears he isThe bravest man on the seaStanding a whole foot tallerThan any man aliveHe flaunts his deadly pistol  Just daring men to tryHis eyes will pierce a king's own heartAnd they will tell his taleHis burnt skin and callused handsProve him prince o'er sail
"Black-Hearted" the pirateWould face Stirvin's sail Just to put a blade thru him And take and drink his ale
"Daniel Stirvin" the captain Over the queen's own fleetHas vowed to rid these watersOf this pirate o'er the sea
But "Daniel Garrett Stirvin" Be his adopted nameAnd the pirate they call "Black-Hearted"Was an orphan just the sameThey be very best of friendsUnbeknownst to them, this dayAnd they haven't seen each other's faceSince they were taken away While growing up they took an oathBefore parting waysThey swore to one anotherThey'd meet again some dayAnd when that day would come for them How joyful they would beFriends unto the end of lifeLike brothers, like family
And as fate would have itThey both be captain nowAnd on the far horizon Be seen, by each, a bowFire roared inside each manTempers flared so hotAnd racing toward each otherTheir men so bravely foughtAnd when they finally met againA tear came to their eyesAnd in that very secondEach captain felt to dieChoked up on their memoriesTheir love would always standBut each knew the others fate Be in the others hand
Black-Hearted felt so empty He could not choose a routeSeconds seemed like eternityBut there really was no doubt
Captain Daniel StirvinDeeply valued their past tooBut now they both be captain… He knew what he must do
They stood their ground a moment And held their tears amissThey walked up to each otherAnd shared a hug and kissEach captain, then, stepped apartSwallowed and took a breathAnd in that very moment It ended… with a death!Steve V CypertFebruary 18, 2002- Smashwords: http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/61131
- Lulu (paperback): http://www.lulu.com/product/paperback/born-of-tyranny-port-of-errors/15973524?productTrackingContext=search_results/search_shelf/center/2

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Back cover to Port of Errors

Port of Errors is now offered in paperback on Lulu.com. So, I had to create a back cover that matched the front but also gave info on the book or story.

Duke

We have the best dog ever! He doesn't bark, he doesn't bite (well, he didn't before I started playing rough with him), he's very obedient and he doesn't do his number's in the house. He loves to love and show his affection.

This dog is an ewok! He looks just like an Ewok from "Return of the Jedi". Last Halloween me and my wife dressed up as Han and Leia. My wife dressed Duke up as an Ewok, cutting off the ears of a teddy bear we bought for the ocassion from a second hand store and sewed them onto the hood of the outfit. It was awesome! The teddy bear you ask? what came of it? well, earless and saliva ridden, it is Duke's bestest friend (besides me and my wife.)

He also looks like that flurtatious dog from "Lady and the Tramp".


When I say I play rough with him and he bites because of it, I mean to say that he nibbles (hard).

Release on what is soon to come

There are three other books that I am currently writing and editing. I will release more information the closer I get to completion. One of these books is the first in a quadrilogy and the other two are singles. The quadrilogy is a YA supernatural work of fiction and centers on a young man named Matthew who comes to find out that not only his father, but he is part of a world that touches reality only at a tangent and in that tangent lays his fate and the fate of the real world around him. Want to know more, please leave a comment or email me.

My novel is a pirate adventure of historical fiction set ...

My novel is a pirate adventure of historical fiction set in late seventeenth century in the Eastern Atlantic. Davy and Joseph grew up together in an orphanage where they became best of friends. But, when the orphanage was burnt down they were separated from one another, each following a separate course in life. Davy turned to lawlessness, becoming Black-Hearted, a ruthless pirate. Joseph pursued a life in the English Royal Navy, becoming Daniel Stirvin, a courageous captain determined to rid the waters of such pirates as Black-Hearted. Finally coming together for an epic battle, they each realize the others identity. Now committed to their separate causes and backed by their men, they are unable to back down and in the end only one man will stand. This is a bitter, yet uplifting tale of two friends, as close as brothers whose lives are followed closely to the end. You will come to love each character and discover new ones, like Scurvy Shaw, a clever and underhanded pirate; Darcy Wenham, a wealthy business man; and Isabel Shaw, a woman who captures Black-Hearted's eye. With new and exciting fictional and historical locations, this is an epic journey of adventure, love, war and betrayal.Anyone looking to read and review this book, please email me at: thefictioneer@gmail.com. please email with your request a link to your blog and/pr website. I will be happy to send a free eBook copy via email once I have reviewed your site or blog. Thank you!