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Audiobook: Into the Macrocosm Episode 02

The first witnessing for the Nameless One takes them into the eyes of a teenager. The first period of the day is coming to an end. Three friends are exhausted from hearing their teachers talk all day about nonsense ��� time to skip class, smoke up, and relax. During the get-away, one of the friends finds himself in a difficult dilemma after being given the best advice of his life from an unlikely source.

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Horror Author Liz Butcher���s Never, Never, and LeRoux Manor Frightful Novels

I���m pleased to welcome Australian horror author Liz Butcher back to the blog! January 2020, Liz joined us to chat about her novel Fate���s Fury, her writing process, and her experience with short stories. Now, she���s here to discuss her latest works, Never, Never, and LeRoux Manor. Let���s welcome Liz Butcher to the blog!

Welcome back, Liz Butcher! Still getting up at 4am to write each day?

Thanks for having me back! I do still get up at 4am, but not everyday. Now that I���m writing full time I don���t quite have the urgency that I did before. But in saying that, I do love that time of morning when the house is quiet and everyone���s asleep!

You���ve been busy since we���ve last chatted with the release of Never, Never and LeRoux Manor available on Amazon. How���s writing been over the strange realm of 2020?

It���s been quite interesting! I embarked on my writing full-time venture right before covid hit so it was all very strange. Yet I also feel so blessed to have had so much work during such a crazy time. There are certainly challenges to working for yourself, so I���ve really had to work on my procrastination! And it���s difficult when we have lockdown���s and everyone���s at home���but everyone know���s what that���s like!

Can you share more about YA horror LeRoux Manor? It���s got a supernatural element following the protagonist Camille being the first female born in the family in two hundred years.

Yes! It���s about a teenage girl who���s forced to leave Australia and move to the UK when her fathers estranged uncle passes away and leaves the estate to them. As soon as she arrives at the manor, she���s drawn to its history and starts seeing a mysterious woman on the grounds. Upon investigating the attic, she discovers a box of old photo albums, in which one contains newspaper clippings. The articles talk about the day of the launch of LeRoux Manor to the village, where Caleb LeRoux was found murdered and his 5 year-old daughter Mena vanished without a trace. Camille is determined to find out what happened to Mena, despite the age of the case, but the more she uncovers, the more the manor awakens.

Okay, now for the latest release, Never, Never, which features a detective and her haunting past. Is it safe to say this book is quite different from LeRoux Manor and even Fates��� Fury? And how so?

Never, Never is actually a modern retelling of Peter Pan, so that���s the biggest difference! While there is still paranormal and horror elements, it also has a strong crime/detective storyline. Wendy Darling, who was a girl in the original Peter Pan, is now in her 30s and a successful detective, struggling with the trauma of her abduction at the age of 15 by an entity she only recalls as Pan. Then when a local girl goes missing from her room in the middle of the night���much the same way as Wendy did���she���s determined to work the case as she fears her worst nightmare has come true. That Pan has returned.

Your work to date has been standalone stories. Do you have plans to write a series?

Actually, I do! I���m working on the plot for my first series now, which will centre around the main character, Luna Zimmer, as she embarks on a new venture as a paranormal investigator���with a twist.

What���s next for your writing?

I���m also working on my next novel, Sunrise, which will be a dark fantasy. It���s my first attempt at world building, so I���m really enjoying the process!

Let���s thank Liz Butcher for joining us again on the blog!

You can find her new novel on her website, Amazon, and the various links below:

Facebook ��� https://www.facebook.com/lizbutcherauthor/Tiktok – @lunalovelizTwitter  ��� @lunalovelizInstagram ��� @lunalovelizAmazon ��� https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00X6XN5O6Website ��� https://lizbutcherauthor.wixsite.com/...

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Audiobook: Into the Macrocosm Episode 01

The Nameless One experiences a post-death anomaly, throwing them right into the Midway. Their memory is gone, leaving them confused and lost. A ghoul by the name of Malpherities meets them, and is oddly eager to help them understand who the Nameless One is and how they got here.

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Transhumanism

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Rave Review by Typical Books

Check out the detailed review of Rave by Typical Books on YouTube. Be sure to follow the channel and social media for all sorts of great horror reads!

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Horror Author Liz Butcher���s Never, Never, and LeRoux Manor Frightful Novels

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Twenty-four hours of drugs, bloodshed, and lust: Multi-genre Storyteller Konn Lavery talks to Kendall Reviews.

Check out the interview I had on Kendall Reviews! We chat about Rave, the Macrocosm, and what is coming post Rave.

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What do you like to do when not writing?What is your favourite album, and does music play any role in your writing?What was the last great book you read?E-Book, Paperback or Hardback?Can you tell me about your latest release, please?What are you working on now?Read Interview on Kendall Reviews

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Life Goes On

Writing is best treated as a lifelong commitment if you are serious about it. Life goes on whether you like it or not, constantly moving into the future. So, you might as well do something that fuels your soul, and a lifelong commitment can���t be measured by single achievements. Like all art forms, there are the highs and lows, forwards and backwards, making the journey one hell of an adventure. Those that stick with it will have a whole lifetime of experience, knowledge, and work to show for it, for art takes you places that nothing else can. Embracing a craft challenges you mentally, and you���ll always be learning, forever keeping you young.

Welcome to another edition of Unprocessed Thoughts

How���s that for a heavy intro? Sometimes the Unprocessed Thoughts are, and other times they���re not. For this month, reflecting on the writing craft ��� and my life ��� has taken a lot of my time. This is for a good reason. It would be far too long of a post to elaborate. Let���s see if I can pull it all off in a couple of years.

We all write for different purposes, for there are many types of writing. For fiction, people speak of a muse ��� the one that guides them into the words. The muse is not bound by time; it speaks when it decides. Others talk about maintaining as a creative professional, which means deadlines and getting those words onto the page one way or another.

To break it down in simple terms: do you write for fame or fortune? It���s a tricky thing to decide for any creative professional. What do you do with your art? Here���s something to ask yourself, ���how badly do you want it?��� In terms of writing, do you want to be a full-time writer, or do you wish to craft stories on your time? Are you writing for just you, or do you want people to read it? How many people? Would you be happy with a thousand or a million?

Ask yourself if you enjoy what you do continually every day, or is it a means to an end? For example, schooling has an end goal to gain a skill. Knowing what you want is tricky to answer, and sometimes you don���t know until you try. The road is never paved with a clear path, and you don���t know where it will take until you start crawling, walking, and finally running.

Like my graphic design skill, writing allows seeing the world from new lenses. Design can show you new industries and learn new operational processes. Writing introduces you to exciting people and research. Luckily, I���ve been able to marry the two halves of me with the transmedia storytelling. Like most, writing hasn���t been a straight line for me. Yet, for some reason, we���re always drawn back into it. There���s something that pulls us in to keep sharing stories. I���ve got the itch that won���t go away, and I���m excited to see where writing will guide me.

Here in Alberta, we���re pretty lucky with the pandemic emergencies coming to a close, and some normality is returning. Summer is here, and we can enjoy the sun before another icy winter. As always, summer is a great time to unwind, reflect, and absorb the world around us. Life goes on, and we can choose how we want our craft to shape our lives. It won���t be clear exactly how it will shape it, but keep on writing. I, for one, have a vision where I���d like it to take me in the very near future. I have a lot of work ahead of me to achieve it. With any career choice, you will be faced with work. There are no ifs, and, or buts about it. It is work. It���s time to ask myself, how badly do I want it?

Beer Note: Grizzly Paw Brewing Company Lawn Chair Lager

For this month, in the blazing heat, I tried a lager. We have severe health warnings about the temperatures, and I wanted an easy drink. This is precisely that quenched the thirst while sitting under the shade.

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THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY

I’m pleased to have contributed to the Ginger Nuts of Horror website where I chat about the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly when writing with horror.

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Promises in Sand

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