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Cover Exposure - C.N. Faust

Reblogged from Vampires, Crime and Angels...Eclectic Me:

Let's say a big warm welcome to Indie Author C.N. Faust! We will be having an interview with him in just a few days, as well as reviews of the 2 books in the Age of Walking Death series.

Here are the two fabulous covers for the series so far.

      

About Book 1

“He is my heir, but he is not my son”.

Read more… 489 more words

Trouble-Made Prince

-This poem is my attempted explanation at what writing is like for me. Maybe that explains a few things.-

Rest atop a crumbling mound

Of black ash and smoldering coals

A destitute slave, the shadow of

A sovereign wretch. The

Sky’s ablaze and smoke blots out

The eye of an uncaring god

And as your subjects cry for you

Their words are drowned in blood

Regrettable, but necessary for

A world made new. Stumble in

The darkness seeking light

Through ruined eyes. My

Trouble-made prince, the thorns

Have ripped your flesh to shreds

Dropping dimes, you drown the

Pain with nectar’s gold, a

King inside, become the towering

God of your new world.

New Side-Project!

Hello my darlings,

I just wanted to take a minute to also talk about the new side-project I am currently working on. It is a Christmas present for my grandmother (that I also intend to publish), titled Cherry. It is the story of an author named Neil who is also a single father. He tries to reconnect with his daughter through the use of stories and fantastical worlds, all the while trying to regain his footing in the real world after suffering through a nasty divorce. It is not my usual style of genre, I know, but I wanted to try my hand at something different. (Not to mention, I am extremely proud of how awesome the cover looks). So let me know what you guys thinks! Comments are always welcome. I would love to have some beta readers / reviewers sign on for this one! My goal is to have it finished by November.

Yes, it is under a different pen name. “J.A. Morgan” is the new spin I put on one of my old pen names.

Your most adored,

C.N.F.

It is finished!

Hello my darlings,

I know, no one is surprised that Cy has not updated in a blue billion years. Don’t everyone gasp at once. It has been busy around here! School, wedding plans, novel projects, and life are getting in the way of consistent blogging.

HOWEVER, there is some good news to be had! I finished the Hollow Living! It is now in the editing process, and I have the release date set for a tentative “soon”. I am actually supposed to be doing homework now so I can start on it later tonight, but I decided to catch up on some … important author business instead. (Hence the blog post).

The Hollow Living came out to be about the same word count / size as The Heretic Priest. This surprised me, because I thought it would be much longer, but it insisted upon being fast-paced and easier to read and would not let me linger on the delicate rose that was crushed upon the street. That just means that I will be able to follow through with my plan and begin The Bitch King for NaNoWriMo (if I can indeed wait that long to start writing it!)

In other news, I have had the opportunity to donate a few books to the Greenville, NC Witches’ Ball raffle. This, coupled by the success met by my first Goodreads giveaway, makes me think I should do a more generous giveaway on this blog / my Facebook page come Christmas time. This is the kind of stuff that would be in it. Plus maybe The Hollow Living and some extra swag. We will see. What do you think of that idea?

It has been a pretty fulfilling, if busy, week. I will update more later, I’m off to get that Greek homework out of the way (ugh).

Your most adored,

C.N.F.

Map of the World

Hello my darlings!

Another map? Yes, another map. I am kind of obsessed, as you can tell. And this is what I have been doing with time for the past… four or so hours instead of writing. But this time I thought I would give you a map of the world as of Encarz’s reign. I will give more detailed maps of the individual countries a little bit later… but I thought that you guys would appreciate a little glimpse at what the rest of the world looks like.

I forgot to label the ocean though… sue me.

In addition to detailed maps of the individual countries… I wanted to create floorplans for Castle Dragoloth and Castle Winfell. Oh! And Azrael’s Temple. Is that too ambitious? Probably so.

Your most adored,

C.N.F.

Cover Reveal for “The Hollow Living”

It’s here!!!!!

One day at a time.

Hello my darlings,

This is me, preparing to catch up in The Hollow Living (I am running behind schedule. Why does school always manage to get in the way?) I am attempting to defrag my brain by addressing envelopes to send out bookmarks (anyone who has requested one from me, I am sending them out tomorrow! If you want one but haven’t said anything, it’s not too late!) and listening to The Fratellis on a continuous loop. Sometimes I suppose I don’t know when it is better to just let me brain rest. Part of me thinks that if I can just manage at least a couple thousand words each night, I should be in tip-top shape. But like I said … I am behind schedule.

My print books have been a hit thus far (I have 9 copies to put in the mail at some point. There are 8 books sitting in the campus bookstore, and there are 10 more I have to send off for further consignment). Problem is … until the books that are on consignment start selling, I am hard-pressed to keep buying to keep up with the demand. (Over 20 books is high demand in this house, apparently). I am trying to come up with more cost-efficient ways of dealing with things. I’ve tried setting up another crowdfunding campaign, but I think at this point I am just going to start taking paypal donations from anyone who would like to contribute and use whatever might come in to pay for these shipping costs until the series starts really selling.

Don’t get me wrong, however. I am very pleased that I am sending out more print copies. The paperbacks are gorgeous (in my opinion) and when it comes to earning the loyalty of a reader there is nothing better than a nice, solid book that they can pick up and thumb through as often as they’d like. Not that I am rebelling against the ebook movement, mind, but I feel like I am starting to drown in all of the marketing avenues for ebook exposure. I feel (personally) desensitized to a lot of ebook posts I see lately, mostly because I see them so often and in such abundance. Better to start with a homegrown approach, at least that is my new strategy. I would love to see a boom in print sales come Christmas. But that will probably depend on how well I plan for things.

In the meantime, here I sit, trying my best to make sales and scribbling down the latest chapter of my magnum opus. Sometimes I want to ask Anne Rice her secrets, and then I remember that the Vampire Chronicles didn’t seem a boom in popularity until a while after it was first published.

Patience, patience. I was never very good with patience.

Your most adored,

C.N.F.

Read and Review?

Hello my darlings!

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So as I continue on my promoting spree, I would love to have some more reviews pop up for The Dragon’s Disciples and The Heretic Priest. (I have many lovely and wonderful readers, but not so many reviews!). SO if you are interested in reading and reviewing one or both books and posting the reviews onto Amazon, Smashwords, Goodreads, and B&N then get in touch with me! Email me at cnfaust@outlook.com or comment here. I will be happy to send you eBook copies for whatever format (EPUB, MOBI, or the evergreen PDF)! If you would love to review but you prefer a print copy, let me know and I will see what we can work out. There is a limit to how many print copies I can send out, but I am willing to send out an abundance ebooks!

In return I will grant you my eternal thanks and send out packages of some swag goodies!

Your most adored,

C.N.F.

Book signings intimidate me.

Hello my darlings,

As I search for more and more creative ways to promote The Dragon’s Disciples and The Heretic Priest, I find myself running into the same roadblock over and over again. There are countless sites where you can list your book (especially if it is .99 cents), and then there are the bookmarks, the business cards, the website, and the t-shirts. (I have already spent way more than I should on this endeavor).

But what about promoting your in-print book? These options seem more limited. Granted, I have been fortunate enough to have to the opportunity to stock my books as consignment in an on-campus store (now all of the connections I make on my college campus I can refer to that store for a copy, and it is more convenient than Amazon).

Other options? I haven’t found very many. I keep reading that book signings are an excellent form of print copy promotion. And indeed, I would never have discovered one of my favorite authors if my aunt hadn’t happened upon her book signing one day and picked up a copy of The Fool’s Path for me. But I am afraid of book signings because I am afraid of abject humiliation, which would surely occur should the following transpire…

No one cares.
I found myself sitting alone a table wondering why everyone is staring at me.

Surely, that is a fear we all face? I would love to do a joint signing with another fantasy author. So in other words … if there are any fantasy authors in the Greensboro / Raleigh, NC area who would like to collaborate with me on this event, feel free to let me know!

Other than that, I might donate a few books to my favorite thrift shops. Circulation, circulation, circulation.

Your most adored,

C.N.F.

Cool stuff!

Hello my darlings,

There is lots of cool stuff being churned out of my office … I know I have been doing a lot of promotional posts lately, but I promise soon I will give you something of a bit more substance. In the meantime, check out these awesome offers!

There are limited editiong “Perfect Tragedy” t-shirts up for sale for $20 a pop! Every penny goes into the coffers and helps me print more books! Visit at this link: http://teespring.com/perfecttragedy and get yours! I have to sell 50 before any can be printed, so spread spread spread the word!

And speaking of print…

I can’t look enthused to save my life.

The first batch of print books for The Dragon’s Disciples came in today! (The Heretic Priest to come in tomorrow)! And as you can probably tell the cover is VIBRANT, the colors are BEAUTIFUL, and of course the writing is AMAZING! So place your order today! Do you want your copy signed? Order it through me at cnfaust@outlook.com!

And speaking of ordering… (these are some nice segues….)

All can be conveniently done now from the comfort of my new (OFFICIAL!) website with my shiny new (BADASS) URL! Stop by http://www.cn-faust.com and see why I have been giddy as a schoolgirl!

Also, I made a post about this previously, but I am signing and sending off free bookmarks! They look like this…

So they are pretty sexy! If you want one, either email me or comment here! I’ve already had several claimed, so be sure not to miss out!

One last thing … I am also on a movement to give away a few ebooks! How are YOU eligible for a free ebook copy of The Dragon’s Disciples OR The Heretic Priest? Simple! Like my Facebook Page for a chance to win an ebook copy of The Dragon’s Disciples, OR get on Twitter and tell me your favorite thing about yourself, then #PharunSwag for a chance to win a free ebook copy of The Heretic Priest! There will be multiple winners, as I am giving away several copies. Winners will be selected randomly (not by me).

More to come!

Your most adored,

C.N.F.