C. Gockel's Blog, page 62
May 31, 2015
Not really a question, but I needed to reach out to you! I would like to start off with expressing my mild hatred for you. I discovered your books through the Gods and Mortals collection of books, after I sat down for a thirty minute break from work. Seven
Umm … you’re welcome? Glad you liked I Bring the Fire.
Not really a question, but I needed to reach out to you! I would like to start off with expressing my mild hatred for you. I discovered your books through the Gods and Mortals collection of books, after I sat down for a thirty minute break from work. Seven
Umm … you’re welcome? Glad you liked I Bring the Fire.
Not really a question, but I needed to reach out to you! I would like to start off with expressing my mild hatred for you. I discovered your books through the Gods and Mortals collection of books, after I sat down for a thirty minute break from work. Seven
Umm … you’re welcome? Glad you liked I Bring the Fire.
Not really a question, but I needed to reach out to you! I would like to start off with expressing my mild hatred for you. I discovered your books through the Gods and Mortals collection of books, after I sat down for a thirty minute break from work. Seven
Umm … you’re welcome? Glad you liked I Bring the Fire.
Not really a question, but I needed to reach out to you! I would like to start off with expressing my mild hatred for you. I discovered your books through the Gods and Mortals collection of books, after I sat down for a thirty minute break from work. Seven
Umm … you’re welcome? Glad you liked I Bring the Fire.
May 30, 2015
Do you have any tips for advertising off-beat science fiction/ space age fantasy? If so, THANKS!!!!!
Hi Anon,
You’ve left out a lot of information–if it’s free, if it’s 99 cents, if it is the start of a series and if the other books are out yet. If it is the start of a series and the other books aren’t out yet, I wouldn’t advertise at all.
But let’s say you’ve got at least two more books out. I think dropping the price of the first to free is a great idea; 99 cents doesn’t work quite as well, but will work.
The best place to advertise is BookBub. BookBub is king, but you’ll need some serious reviews to get that spot. So if you don’t have the reviews, go ahead and do free and try every freakin’ site at the TOP of this list: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1RuBvSzJuy5jFg4-58EkkQ0G1OIuXzjN54CW-_CavdCA/edit#gid=0 (The ones on top are free or close to it.)
From the paid section if you have enough reviews try FussyLibrarian, BookBarbarian, RobinReads, Ereadernewstoday, ebookbutterfly, and Freebooksy.
If you don’t have a whole lot of reviews go for Bknights and GenrePulse.
If you must do 99 cents, here is a list with some sites for that:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1gp1U9L_p2bS6NLC0i2EHyRHYrIyPvQUqY9BG51ejrrQ/edit#gid=0
May 29, 2015
May 27, 2015
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Angrboða with her children by Loki: Jormander the World Serpent, Hel, and Fenrir Wolf. Angr in Old Norse means “sorrow” and “boða” means bringer.
In the myths Odin took to heart the prophecies that said Loki and Angrboða’s children would be his downfall. He banished Hel to Niflheim where she ruled over a kingdom named after her that was the resting place of those who did not die in battle. Jormander was thrust into sea, and Fenrir was bound on a remote island. Angrboða was murdered.
Angrboða is also sometimes thought to be Gullveig, the witch the Norse Gods murdered contrary to their own laws. Loki ate her heart after they burned her at the stake, and supposedly gave birth to all the monsters in the world after doing so. Usually, Loki’s devouring of Gullveig’s heart is seen as when he “went evil”.
Did he eat Angrboða/Gullveig’s heart–or is it a metaphor for love? Did he fall in love with her, only to see her murdered and their children banished and vow to destroy the Gods not out of madness, but out of anger and grief? They also killed his sons by Sigyn too.
In I Bring the Fire I make Angrboða, Sigyn, and Gullveig separate people and the three great loves of Loki’s life. Angrboða is the pure hearted magically wise maiden, Sigyn is the matron and represents mature love, and Gullveig is the wisest of the three, and the only one to have endured the ravages of age.
I Bring the Fire is currently free as part of the Gods & Mortals box set. Besides Loki, there are stories featuring Valkyries, Thor, and Thor’s stepson Ullr. You can pick it up gratis at Amazon, B&N, iBooks, Kobo, and Google Play.
Just a head’s up to anyone following me: the I Bring the Fire series is awesome. Yes, it’s Loki, but not like anything you’ve ever read. I guarantee it. It quickly rose to one of my all-time favorites.
Thank you so much for saying so! I’m glad you enjoyed the series.
I just finished devouring the entire series in a matter of days. IT WAS AWESOME. Go! Go read it! Now!
Thank you so much for saying you like I Bring the Fire!
Midgard ~ The Home Of The Humans
Midgard (In Old Norse Miðgarðr) “middle earth” is located in the middle of the world, below Asgard. Midgard and Asgard are connected by Bitfrost the Rainbow Bridge. Midgard is surrounded by a huge ocean that is impassable. The Ocean is occupied by a huge sea serpent, the Midgard serpent. The Midgard serpent is so huge that it encircles the world entirely, and biting its own tail. Odin and his two brothers Vili and Ve, created the humans from an Ash log, the man and from an elm log, the woman.
