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February 9, 2016
Terror Tuesday
"It is women who love horror. Gloat over it. Feed on it. Are nourished by it. Shudder and cling and cry out-and come back for more."- Bela Lugosi
Art by Reiko Murakami
February 6, 2016
Sci-Fi Saturday
“The sky is but a looking glass into a pool of airless oceans, cast off into a dance of light and energy, leaving only a facet of guidance to navigate. Such an existence lays but within the mind man.” - India Lang
Art by Dave Seeley
February 4, 2016
Rejection
I got my very first rejection :(
I am now a "real writer" or so I'm told. I'm starting to put my work out there for the consideration. It's a strangely unnerving process. To have something you value and prize and are proud of be suddenly at the discretion of a complete stranger. It's very much like the feeling you get when you are waiting for the person you like to reply your date invitation, except prolonged, for days, weeks and even months. Excruciating.
And for me, a person who is used to getting what she asks for, this first rejection has elicited an unexpected reaction. I was expecting the first one to be crushing, to make me question myself as an author, a writer, a craftsmith of words. And yet, I am not. Instead I feel vilified, accepted, like I have finally been welcomed into the ranks of my contemporaries. How strange.
Now, on to the next one.
I am now a "real writer" or so I'm told. I'm starting to put my work out there for the consideration. It's a strangely unnerving process. To have something you value and prize and are proud of be suddenly at the discretion of a complete stranger. It's very much like the feeling you get when you are waiting for the person you like to reply your date invitation, except prolonged, for days, weeks and even months. Excruciating.
And for me, a person who is used to getting what she asks for, this first rejection has elicited an unexpected reaction. I was expecting the first one to be crushing, to make me question myself as an author, a writer, a craftsmith of words. And yet, I am not. Instead I feel vilified, accepted, like I have finally been welcomed into the ranks of my contemporaries. How strange.
Now, on to the next one.
February 2, 2016
Terror Tuesday
"Monsters are real. Ghosts are real too. They live inside us. And sometimes......They win."- Stephen King
Art by Daniele Serra
January 30, 2016
SciFi Saturday
"I'm sure the universe is full of intelligent life. It's just been too intelligent to come here."- Arthur C. Clarke.
Art by Alex Ries
January 28, 2016
Read and Rated: January 2016
A Head Full of Ghosts. One of the most highly recommended reads of 2015. I was incredibly excited to read this book, and when I got my hands on it, I devoured it. But not because I couldn't put it down. I could. And did. Frequently. I found this book to be lacking in compelling atmosphere. I found the ending to be flat and not shocking and the climax was a let down. I was expecting a mysterious terror, a slowly creeping demon madness that consumed a family. What I got was slow moving reality.2 stars.
If you want to have a good, belly laugh and be completely pulled out of your stressors. People I Want to Punch in the Throat is the book for you. Snappy and witty, this book I couldn't put down and didn't want to. Just read it. You won't be sorry.5 stars.
It took me a while to get into The 5th Wave, but once I did I wasn't sorry. At all. This YA adventure is poignant and action packed. And it will make you question yourself, which is the mark of a great story.4 stars.
December 31, 2015
2015- Woah.
Well, I can't say I'm sorry to see 2015 end. There have been some serious low points. BUT overall 2015 has been the most sucessful year I've ever had. BIG BIG things are coming. And so I'm sharing a list of all the things that happened this year and a sneak peak at where we are headed. Thanks so much to all of you for your support and your love and your reviews and for reading. I could not be doing all of this without all of you. :)
So here's what went down this year
Death and Other Ends released: April 10, 2015
#9621 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Literature & Fiction > Genre Fiction > Anthologies#18437 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Literature & Fiction > Anthologies & Literature Collections#39526 in Kindle Store > Kindle Short Reads > Two hours or more (65-100 pages) > Literature & Fiction
You can pick up a copy by clicking on the picture :)
I did a podcast appearance with Dave Robison, Mike Luoma and Andrew Weston for The Roundtable Podcast!
Voices In Poetry happened and morphed into Words In Progress!
I am the director of these programs, which bring poetry and short fiction workshops into local schools. We are entirely grant funded and the programs release publications at the end of each one. Our first publication: The Book is currently available for puchase and all proceeds go towards funding future workshops.Our next publication: Words In Progress Volume 1 will be released in the spring of 2016.
As if all of that wasn't enough: I was signed with The Ed Greenwood Group!TEGG is the first of it's kind. An interactive publishing group that is helmed by Ed Greenwood (The Archmage himself) the renowned author of The Forgetten Realms books and game setting for Dungeons and Dragons. This is an incredible place, with settings for everyone: Fantasy, Science Fiction, Paranormal, Romance, Erotica, Horror, you name it, we have a setting for it. I will be writing books for the Winterknight Towers setting, with my first novel The Renshouse Affair releasing in 2018. I will also be the acting Lore Guardian as well as an Author for The Great Galactic Game setting. For this incredible science fiction world I have gained a partner. An incredible artist and engaging voice: Dan Barrett. Our first book for this setting is scheduled to release summer of 2019 and is entitled: The Laird's Ken. For more information on TEGG or either of these settings please visit OnderLibrum.com. You can also visit the currently active setting HELLMAW and delve into the world of Daemons with currently available titles: Your World is Doomed by Ed Greenwood, Dragon Dreams by Chris Jackson, and Blind Justice by Erik Scott de Bie
And last but certainly not least. I've added some incredible people to my team.
My creative partner Dan Barrett is a graphic artist and writer that has added imagination, depth and a wealth of knowledge to my science fiction creations and I am so incredibly thankful for him.
And my fierce editor Michalea Moore is an author as well as an editor and my friend. She shows me no mercy and I love every minute of it. Her insights have been and will continue to be invaluable in my writing now and for years to come. She is also an author and is finishing up her first novel Queen of Heka.
Thank-you again everyone for such an incredible year! More to come in 2016!
Best Wishes and Happy New Years!C.E. Robertson
So here's what went down this year
Death and Other Ends released: April 10, 2015
#9621 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Literature & Fiction > Genre Fiction > Anthologies#18437 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Literature & Fiction > Anthologies & Literature Collections#39526 in Kindle Store > Kindle Short Reads > Two hours or more (65-100 pages) > Literature & FictionYou can pick up a copy by clicking on the picture :)
I did a podcast appearance with Dave Robison, Mike Luoma and Andrew Weston for The Roundtable Podcast!
Voices In Poetry happened and morphed into Words In Progress!
I am the director of these programs, which bring poetry and short fiction workshops into local schools. We are entirely grant funded and the programs release publications at the end of each one. Our first publication: The Book is currently available for puchase and all proceeds go towards funding future workshops.Our next publication: Words In Progress Volume 1 will be released in the spring of 2016.
As if all of that wasn't enough: I was signed with The Ed Greenwood Group!TEGG is the first of it's kind. An interactive publishing group that is helmed by Ed Greenwood (The Archmage himself) the renowned author of The Forgetten Realms books and game setting for Dungeons and Dragons. This is an incredible place, with settings for everyone: Fantasy, Science Fiction, Paranormal, Romance, Erotica, Horror, you name it, we have a setting for it. I will be writing books for the Winterknight Towers setting, with my first novel The Renshouse Affair releasing in 2018. I will also be the acting Lore Guardian as well as an Author for The Great Galactic Game setting. For this incredible science fiction world I have gained a partner. An incredible artist and engaging voice: Dan Barrett. Our first book for this setting is scheduled to release summer of 2019 and is entitled: The Laird's Ken. For more information on TEGG or either of these settings please visit OnderLibrum.com. You can also visit the currently active setting HELLMAW and delve into the world of Daemons with currently available titles: Your World is Doomed by Ed Greenwood, Dragon Dreams by Chris Jackson, and Blind Justice by Erik Scott de Bie
And last but certainly not least. I've added some incredible people to my team.
My creative partner Dan Barrett is a graphic artist and writer that has added imagination, depth and a wealth of knowledge to my science fiction creations and I am so incredibly thankful for him.
And my fierce editor Michalea Moore is an author as well as an editor and my friend. She shows me no mercy and I love every minute of it. Her insights have been and will continue to be invaluable in my writing now and for years to come. She is also an author and is finishing up her first novel Queen of Heka.
Thank-you again everyone for such an incredible year! More to come in 2016!
Best Wishes and Happy New Years!C.E. Robertson
December 6, 2015
When Authors Write With Other Authors
So, I'm sitting at the local Panera, getting ready to focus and work on my first novel for The Ed Greenwood Group and I have my fellows around me. Michalea Moore and Jerilyn Dufresne work in entirely different genres so getting their take on the world is a nice step outside of my own little box. It's an interesting set up that allows for me to focus even though I'm surrounded by the public at large and speaking the atmosphere is extremely conducsive to productivity. Something I had not expected.
But, hey, the words are happening, so stayed tuned: The Renshouse Affair releases October 2018
But, hey, the words are happening, so stayed tuned: The Renshouse Affair releases October 2018
November 26, 2015
Thanksgiving Announcements!
Good morning! On this, the day of thankfulness I wanted to get back out on the blogverse and give all of you amazing readers a quick update on what I've been doing (so sorry, I will try to post more regularly)
As you know, I have been accepted to work with The Archmage himself: Mr. Ed Greenwood in his The Ed Greenwood Group publications venture. (Still fangirling over here) BUT what you may not know is what that means exactly, so I thought I'd take a minute and fill you all in.
So, if you head on over to the Onder Librum you will see that there is a chapters menu with a World Foundry in it. This is where you can see the different settings that are being published and filled with novels and games and you will find my books in The Great Galactic Game and Winterknight Towers
My first book is in Winterknight Towers and is scheduled to release in October 2018 and it will be followed by a three book series with release dates in October 2019, 2020 and 2021! Winterknight Towers is where you are going to get the dark, rich, horror that I so love to write and I really cannot wait to share more with you all in the coming months about these books!
If you clicked the link above to The Great Galactic Game, you may have noticed that I am listed as the Lore Guardian in that setting! This is extremely exciting news! The Great Galactic Game is a wonderfully quirky science fiction setting and the writers there are top notch. I am thrilled to be working so closely with them as they develop their stories, and I can't wait to meet new creatives to share with :) More than that, I also have a saga of books in the setting with scheduled release dates of June 2019, 2020, 2021 and possibly the years beyond. I am not writing these books alone. My writing partner and The Great Galactic Game Art Director is Dan Barrett, a graphic artist and visionary Dan has brought energy and vitality to my science fiction and kept me on my toes. I am beyond pleased with this partnership and I can't wait to see what comes of it down the road!
I'll be sharing more details on Dan and my upcoming releases (as well as those of my fellow authors) so be sure and follow to stay up to date!
Until Next Time!
C.E.
As you know, I have been accepted to work with The Archmage himself: Mr. Ed Greenwood in his The Ed Greenwood Group publications venture. (Still fangirling over here) BUT what you may not know is what that means exactly, so I thought I'd take a minute and fill you all in.
So, if you head on over to the Onder Librum you will see that there is a chapters menu with a World Foundry in it. This is where you can see the different settings that are being published and filled with novels and games and you will find my books in The Great Galactic Game and Winterknight TowersMy first book is in Winterknight Towers and is scheduled to release in October 2018 and it will be followed by a three book series with release dates in October 2019, 2020 and 2021! Winterknight Towers is where you are going to get the dark, rich, horror that I so love to write and I really cannot wait to share more with you all in the coming months about these books!
If you clicked the link above to The Great Galactic Game, you may have noticed that I am listed as the Lore Guardian in that setting! This is extremely exciting news! The Great Galactic Game is a wonderfully quirky science fiction setting and the writers there are top notch. I am thrilled to be working so closely with them as they develop their stories, and I can't wait to meet new creatives to share with :) More than that, I also have a saga of books in the setting with scheduled release dates of June 2019, 2020, 2021 and possibly the years beyond. I am not writing these books alone. My writing partner and The Great Galactic Game Art Director is Dan Barrett, a graphic artist and visionary Dan has brought energy and vitality to my science fiction and kept me on my toes. I am beyond pleased with this partnership and I can't wait to see what comes of it down the road!
I'll be sharing more details on Dan and my upcoming releases (as well as those of my fellow authors) so be sure and follow to stay up to date!
Until Next Time!
C.E.
October 19, 2015
Welcome to Hellmaw!
Finally! We are opening the doors of the Onder Librum! The gigantically excited brain child of Ed Greenwood is now open for your viewing pleasure! Be sure to register for an account and keep up to date on all of the exciting books and games coming your way from The Ed Greenwood Group!
First on the list is HELLMAW, with Your World is Doomed by Ed Greenwood now available for pre-order and a host of other exciting works right on it's tails. You will be dazzled by the incredible art of Eric Belisle and the stories from a long list of talented authors, such as
Ed Greenwood
Erik Scott de Bie
W.O. Cassity
Dave-Brendan de Burg
Angela Meadon
Not to mention the partnership with Dave Robison of Wonderthing Studios. Oh the epic goodness that will come from this pairing is too absonome!
Want to know more? Hear what Ed himself has to say on The Melting Potcast with A.F. Grappin and the Hellmaw teaser video!
Special Episode of The Melting Potcast
First on the list is HELLMAW, with Your World is Doomed by Ed Greenwood now available for pre-order and a host of other exciting works right on it's tails. You will be dazzled by the incredible art of Eric Belisle and the stories from a long list of talented authors, such as
Ed Greenwood
Erik Scott de Bie
W.O. Cassity
Dave-Brendan de Burg
Angela Meadon
Not to mention the partnership with Dave Robison of Wonderthing Studios. Oh the epic goodness that will come from this pairing is too absonome!
Want to know more? Hear what Ed himself has to say on The Melting Potcast with A.F. Grappin and the Hellmaw teaser video!
Special Episode of The Melting Potcast
