Jessica Rydill's Blog, page 18
July 13, 2015
Now available as a box set...
The original cover art was by Truenotdreams Design and I have re-used it for this volume.In a moment of rash enthusiasm, I have created a box-set version of the first three books of my Mir: shamanworld series for Kindle. You can pre-order it here.The set comprises Children of the Shaman (currently free to download), The Glass Mountain, and Malarat. It is available to pre-order from Amazon and will be available for regular purchase on July 17.As long as Children of the Shaman is free to download (basically until the end of September), the three-book bundle will be for sale at a special price of $6.97 US or £4.98 sterling. This is cheaper than buying the three books individually.In the mean time, I will be working hard to bring out the fourth book in the series, Winterbloom, which might actually be called Pomegranate Seed.Here's the blurb for the box-set. I'd call it a trilogy, but Winterbloom will make it a tetralogy.
Follow the adventures of young shaman Annat Vasilyevich and her close-knit but eccentric family as they travel between worlds and fight fearsome enemies.From quirky humour to deep sorrow, watch her as she grows from an awkward teenager to a young woman, trying to master her magical powers, understand her complex sexual nature and avoid getting killed by fanatical medieval lords, foreign wizards and the Inquisition.Annat is a Wanderer and a shaman in a world where Wanderers are outcast and shamans are viewed with fear and suspicion. Will she survive to adulthood, or will she be killed and exiled to the underworld where shamans continue to travel after death?This boxed set includes the first three novels in this fantasy adventure series: Children of the Shaman, The Glass Mountain, and Malarat. Each book is over 100,000 words long.
I also drafted a "trigger warning" because I have been slightly worried about the difference in tone and content between Malarat and the others. I have not included the draft on the book listing because it degenerated into me being silly.
Warning: Children of the Shaman contains some mild but sexual references, quite a bit of bad language and scenes that some readers may find upsetting, including torture.I have very mixed feelings about trigger warnings. I'm not sure whether they should appear on a work of fiction, unless that fiction is erotica and the warnings are needed to let people know that "here be dragons". But times have changed, and I also dislike the idea that somebody might start reading the books and get a Nasty Surprise.
The Glass Mountain also contains sexual references, some swearing and scenes of torture.
Malarat has some explicit sex scenes, including one in a thunderstorm which is interrupted by a demon, more swearing, some quite graphic violence and more torture. And a talking horse.
June 27, 2015
Indie-bum publishing: Children of the Shaman goes free (again)
I couldn't resist. I read a very interesting article by Mark Lefebvre of Kobo Writing Life and Ali Parker, a new and successful author, entitled The Secret to Marketing Your Book Series. The article is on Freebooksy's Blog (they are a well-known book promotion and review site, similar to Bookbub and Bookgorilla) and so it is not surprising that Mark Lefebvre advocates making the first book in a series free.
His interview is definitely worth reading because that is not the only thing he advocates. The idea of making the first book in a series "permafree" or 99c is that this can act as a great promotional tool to lead readers to purchase the other books in the series.
If it works.
Lefebvre is careful to point out that not everyone who downloads a free book either reads it, or goes on to buy any of the other books. But he does suggest it as a way for authors to obtain visibility and perhaps build a readership.
He also suggests that books (those that aren't free) should not be priced the same across all markets.
So I'm following his advice and having another crack at making my first book permafree (for a finite period, so it's not literally "permafree"). This strategy is combined with publishing it across a large number of outlets, and not just with Kindle. It is also available from Kobo, iBooks, Google Play, Nook, and a few other outlets like Scribd, Page Foundry, Tolino and Oyster (the last one is new).
I hope - and hope is the main element - that this will lead to a certain number of free downloads, and maybe a few purchases.
And I will report back. I am aware that my most important task over the next few weeks and months is to finish Winterbloom. Which is now over 98,000 words long, and growing.
With regard to promotions - paid advertising - I will wait and see. I applied to Bookbub and was rejected again, which is fair enough. I trust them to know their target audience. And sadly I don't really have the deep pockets to pay for book promotion. Though if they accepted me, I'd be falling over myself.
iBook | Nook | Google Play | Kobo | Kindle
Note: Kobo haven't gone life with the promotional price yet so I will update the link when they do!
His interview is definitely worth reading because that is not the only thing he advocates. The idea of making the first book in a series "permafree" or 99c is that this can act as a great promotional tool to lead readers to purchase the other books in the series.
If it works.
Lefebvre is careful to point out that not everyone who downloads a free book either reads it, or goes on to buy any of the other books. But he does suggest it as a way for authors to obtain visibility and perhaps build a readership.
He also suggests that books (those that aren't free) should not be priced the same across all markets.
So I'm following his advice and having another crack at making my first book permafree (for a finite period, so it's not literally "permafree"). This strategy is combined with publishing it across a large number of outlets, and not just with Kindle. It is also available from Kobo, iBooks, Google Play, Nook, and a few other outlets like Scribd, Page Foundry, Tolino and Oyster (the last one is new).
I hope - and hope is the main element - that this will lead to a certain number of free downloads, and maybe a few purchases.
And I will report back. I am aware that my most important task over the next few weeks and months is to finish Winterbloom. Which is now over 98,000 words long, and growing.
With regard to promotions - paid advertising - I will wait and see. I applied to Bookbub and was rejected again, which is fair enough. I trust them to know their target audience. And sadly I don't really have the deep pockets to pay for book promotion. Though if they accepted me, I'd be falling over myself.
iBook | Nook | Google Play | Kobo | Kindle
Note: Kobo haven't gone life with the promotional price yet so I will update the link when they do!
June 22, 2015
I haz a new author page on Bookgorilla
I'm quite excited, as I just applied to Bookgorilla (a promotional site for indie and other fiction) and have now got my own author page!
It looks pretty good and I will be intrigued to see how it works. You can check it out here and I will be listing it as a link in my various other "homes".
They also asked me to share the link to apply with other interested parties ;) so without more ado, here it is. http://blog.bookgorilla.com/authors-would-you-like-your-own-bookgorilla-authors-page-totally-free/
This looks quite fun, and as a lifelong Terry Pratchett fan, all I can say is - Ook!
(Though I know the Librarian was an Orang-Utan rather than a gorilla.)
It looks pretty good and I will be intrigued to see how it works. You can check it out here and I will be listing it as a link in my various other "homes".
They also asked me to share the link to apply with other interested parties ;) so without more ado, here it is. http://blog.bookgorilla.com/authors-would-you-like-your-own-bookgorilla-authors-page-totally-free/
This looks quite fun, and as a lifelong Terry Pratchett fan, all I can say is - Ook!
(Though I know the Librarian was an Orang-Utan rather than a gorilla.)
June 15, 2015
Winterbloom – an extract
Sorry to have been missing for several months. In December last year I was diagnosed with cancer, and had to have several bits removed. I am now in remission and hopefully free of tumours.To celebrate being back in action for the time being, I have decided to publish occasional extracts from Winterbloom, my work in progress. It is now 96, 445 words long, thanks in part to Nanowrimo.Winterbloom follows on from Malarat, the third book in the series. In it, the story moves from Lefranu to Anglond, and then England. A group of seven immortals including notorious Elizabethan Magus Dr John Dee and modern warlock Aleister Crowley are trying to harvest magic from other worlds.In order to do so, they have set in motion a plan of cosmic proportions, working across time and space, in order to unite Earth with its sister worlds Midgarth and Mir.Random extract follows:
He had not been expecting the firedrake. In a cavern that was monstrously tall, something rose up, with the smooth body of a snake, the hood of a cobra and blood-red eyes. It was too smooth, slick as a worm, and its eyes were filled with flame. It had fangs the length of a man’s arm, and as it reared up, flames licked around it and squirted from its mouth, burning the floor of the cave black and red. It was hideous yet beautiful, a creature that should not exist in any world, any more than the fabled salamanders that lived in fire. A torch was useless against it, and both Dakker and El Shur threw theirs down on the cave floor and drew their swords. They both carried the gladius, the Imperial army sword that had served many generations.‘Shura! What is that?’ shouted Dakker against the roar of the flames.‘Naga,’ said El Shur, simply. And it struck, in a movement that looked slow but was swift, uncoiling its neck and snapping across the cave like a whip. Both men jumped clear, and the Naga followed them with its fiery breath. They backed against the cave wall, trying to remember where they had entered; the cave seemed to have sealed itself somehow, and they could not detect any tunnels or openings.‘Is this the underworld?’ Dakker shouted against the roar of the flames. In spite of his fear, he also felt a hysterical glee at the sheer size and power of the brute. Nothing like that could exist in the upper world; down here, it had brought the underworld into being. El Shur glanced at him.‘I don’t know, Dakker,’ he said. ‘No-one said there would be creatures like this.’The flame forced them apart. They confronted the creature, balancing on the balls of their feet like gladiators, ready to run, jump or somersault. Dakker had been a gladiator in truth; he had not forgotten the tricks needed to outwit an adversary. As the snake darted out its neck, he brought down the sword, the trusty gladius, on its smooth back; and the blade snapped.The firedrake swung its head, snapping it from side to side, and knocked him off his feet. Despite its size, it moved as swiftly as a tiny creature. As he hit the ground, the pulse-blood thundering in his head, Dakker heard El Shur shout his name. He had lost his footing and gone down, the worst thing of all. He looked up into its jaws without a sword to fend it off, and saw the ridged bones in the roof of its mouth, the flickering black tongue and the flame in its gullet. He thought he was going to die, and whispered the prayer of ending.Copyright Jessica Rydill 2015Cross-posted from shamansland.com
April 1, 2015
February 19, 2015
Everything gives you cancer
I'm going to be offline for a while.
Hopefully not for too long, but just in case you thought I was ignoring you, I'm going into hospital for an operation.
I've got cancer. This sounds a bit melodramatic, and what I've got can almost certainly be stopped in its tracks by the operation. The cells are early-stage and as far as the doctors know, they haven't gone anywhere else.
So if I'm lucky, the operation will remove the offending bits, and I will revert to normal. I'll have to wait and see whether there has been any spread, but if there hasn't, the risk will slowly recede.
I'm having a hysterectomy (or to give it its full name, salpingo-oophorectomy). This is a routine operation nowadays, but it's no good pretending I'm not scared. However, since meeting the surgeon, specialist nurses and the anaesthetist, I feel a lot more positive than I did. Since I first drafted, and re-wrote, this post, the operation has been postponed a couple of times, so I'm still here, less frightened than I was, but still anxious.
I won't be having chemo or radiotherapy, as far as I know. So long as they have caught it in its early stages, it shouldn't have spread.
I'm not doing much online (apart from ye Facebook) but I am writing, in between the usual chores. I'm trying to crack on with Winterbloom, which has acquired a new sense of urgency!
Hopefully not for too long, but just in case you thought I was ignoring you, I'm going into hospital for an operation.
I've got cancer. This sounds a bit melodramatic, and what I've got can almost certainly be stopped in its tracks by the operation. The cells are early-stage and as far as the doctors know, they haven't gone anywhere else.
So if I'm lucky, the operation will remove the offending bits, and I will revert to normal. I'll have to wait and see whether there has been any spread, but if there hasn't, the risk will slowly recede.
I'm having a hysterectomy (or to give it its full name, salpingo-oophorectomy). This is a routine operation nowadays, but it's no good pretending I'm not scared. However, since meeting the surgeon, specialist nurses and the anaesthetist, I feel a lot more positive than I did. Since I first drafted, and re-wrote, this post, the operation has been postponed a couple of times, so I'm still here, less frightened than I was, but still anxious.
I won't be having chemo or radiotherapy, as far as I know. So long as they have caught it in its early stages, it shouldn't have spread.
I'm not doing much online (apart from ye Facebook) but I am writing, in between the usual chores. I'm trying to crack on with Winterbloom, which has acquired a new sense of urgency!
January 18, 2015
Indie writers and reviews
Once again, I visited a promising-looking Speculative Fiction review site, only to find the words: "We do not accept unsolicited, self-published works for review."
I understand that there are excellent reasons for this. Most such blogs and sites are run by volunteers, who do them in their spare time, often in between writing and holding down a day-job. To put it simply, it takes a lot of time to read and review books, even when you are doing so for pleasure. And most if not all such sites have enough and more than enough good quality trad-published material to keep them fully occupied for ever.
However...as a so-called "hybrid" author - in my case, one who was once trad-published and has now brought out an indie or self-published novel together with my back-list - I can't find sites that will review my most recent book.
One or two publications such as Kirkus Reviews will review self-published writers on the payment of a fee. An honest review is guaranteed, whether good or bad. But so far, I have not found any sites that will review self-published books, in part due to the sheer volume of them coming out every week. (With one exception, mentioned further down the page).
There are sites that will advertise self-published books, for free or for a fee, depending on the site. Some of them, such as Bookbub, vet the books they advertise, though the fees are concomitantly higher. But they are helpful portals to direct readers - the customers - towards a selection of interesting books. That is what we have been trying to do at the Speculative Fiction Showcase.
But what is lacking at the moment is a site (or sites) that will review indie fiction - in my case, indie Speculative Fiction, aka Science Fiction and Fantasy.
I'm not talking about Amazon's customer reviews, which are another topic altogether. They are more like a form of feedback, where the readers can let the writer know whether they loved or hated a book. And they vary enormously in length and detail. They are product reviews, and are a useful tool for writers, and for readers to discover what they may or may not find enjoyable. I know that some people have enjoyed the book, and others have hated it. I have been grateful for both, including the negatives.
What I am talking about is something like a book blog, or a web-site - and there are many of them, well-known to readers and writers of genre fiction.
I have to say that, since I self-published my third book in May 2013, this has been the most difficult aspect of the experience. It may be different (and worse - or better?) for authors who are purely self-published; I had rather naively imagined that it would be easy to find blogs, or sites, or magazines to review the book. I quickly realised, as I came down to earth with a bang, that this was not going to happen.
I'd like to offer a conclusion, but I can't do that. I was delighted when Donald Crankshaw was kind enough to review Malarat for Black Gate last year. My earlier novels were reviewed at the time they were originally published. But at its most basic, what I miss is a lack of feedback.
I know I'm not alone in this. You don't want to seem desperate, but very quickly desperate is what you become. And then you are at risk of doing inappropriate things, like spamming (by accident or design).
Note: this will not do.
If it seems like a solution, it isn't. If there is a solution, I'd love to know what it is.
I understand that there are excellent reasons for this. Most such blogs and sites are run by volunteers, who do them in their spare time, often in between writing and holding down a day-job. To put it simply, it takes a lot of time to read and review books, even when you are doing so for pleasure. And most if not all such sites have enough and more than enough good quality trad-published material to keep them fully occupied for ever.
However...as a so-called "hybrid" author - in my case, one who was once trad-published and has now brought out an indie or self-published novel together with my back-list - I can't find sites that will review my most recent book.
One or two publications such as Kirkus Reviews will review self-published writers on the payment of a fee. An honest review is guaranteed, whether good or bad. But so far, I have not found any sites that will review self-published books, in part due to the sheer volume of them coming out every week. (With one exception, mentioned further down the page).
There are sites that will advertise self-published books, for free or for a fee, depending on the site. Some of them, such as Bookbub, vet the books they advertise, though the fees are concomitantly higher. But they are helpful portals to direct readers - the customers - towards a selection of interesting books. That is what we have been trying to do at the Speculative Fiction Showcase.
But what is lacking at the moment is a site (or sites) that will review indie fiction - in my case, indie Speculative Fiction, aka Science Fiction and Fantasy.
I'm not talking about Amazon's customer reviews, which are another topic altogether. They are more like a form of feedback, where the readers can let the writer know whether they loved or hated a book. And they vary enormously in length and detail. They are product reviews, and are a useful tool for writers, and for readers to discover what they may or may not find enjoyable. I know that some people have enjoyed the book, and others have hated it. I have been grateful for both, including the negatives.
What I am talking about is something like a book blog, or a web-site - and there are many of them, well-known to readers and writers of genre fiction.
I have to say that, since I self-published my third book in May 2013, this has been the most difficult aspect of the experience. It may be different (and worse - or better?) for authors who are purely self-published; I had rather naively imagined that it would be easy to find blogs, or sites, or magazines to review the book. I quickly realised, as I came down to earth with a bang, that this was not going to happen.
I'd like to offer a conclusion, but I can't do that. I was delighted when Donald Crankshaw was kind enough to review Malarat for Black Gate last year. My earlier novels were reviewed at the time they were originally published. But at its most basic, what I miss is a lack of feedback.
I know I'm not alone in this. You don't want to seem desperate, but very quickly desperate is what you become. And then you are at risk of doing inappropriate things, like spamming (by accident or design).
Note: this will not do.
If it seems like a solution, it isn't. If there is a solution, I'd love to know what it is.
January 2, 2015
Happy New Year to all our readers!
…as they used to say when there were old-fashioned newspapers. I have noticed that several of my recent blog-posts ended with exclamation marks, something that I hope to remedy in the New Year.Starting today.Before I forget (I have the attention span of a goldfish) I wanted to thank Patty Jansen of Must Use Bigger Elephants for letting me participate in her January 1 Mad Science Fiction and Fantasy sale. It was huge fun and I did sell some books.I am also trying to set up a proper mailing list (link to proper mailing list) though apart from my blog(s) I will need something to put in it, other than “Aargh – still working on Winterbloom…”. A well-known online forum (coff coff) is full of writers who can produce books in 30 days, or in some cases an even shorter period. They advise frequent – and “smart” publishing.Read the rest over at shamansland here.
December 26, 2014
Science Fiction and Fantasy - Mad January sale!
The Glass Mountain will be one of the many Science Fiction and Fantasy books taking part in the MAD January Sale - all 99c on 1st January 2015.
Go here to check out the featured books!
November 29, 2014
Meet my character, Annat
I am following on from last week's post by Robert Dahlen about his character, Beth McGill: - Character Blog Hop: Meet Beth McGill!
Here is a little about Robert in his own words:
Fantasy novelist, all-around wisecracker and penguin aficionado, Robert Dahlen lives in California with many penguins, a tablet stuffed with e-books and works in progress, and a very nice hat. He is hopefully working on another Monkey Queen book as you read this.
Amazon link to book one, Of Introductions And Abductions: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NAKJUG2
Amazon link to book two, The Brigadoon Boondoggle: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00PGC39JQ
Amazon Central link: http://www.amazon.com/Robert-Dahlen/e/B00NBIWICQ
Blog: http://monkeyqueenbooks.blogspot.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/monkeyqueenbooks
And now let me introduce you to...
Annat
Annat as a doll!1) What is the name of your character? Is she fictional or a historic person?
Her full name is Annat Vasilyevich (or Annat bat Yuda!) and she is fictional. But not to me.
2) When and where is the story set?
Annat is a native of Lefranu, a country based on France during the Industrial Revolution. The world she lives in has developed differently to ours. Europe - or Yevropa - is only just emerging from a mini Ice Age called "The Great Cold". The world has industry as well as magic.
3) What should we know about her?
Annat is the daughter of shaman Yuda Vasilyevich, and like him, she is very powerful. She is brought up by her aunt and grandparents since her father ran away from home when she was still a baby and her mother committed suicide. She only meets her father when she is 13, and he takes over her care while her aunt goes into hospital. Annat is one of the main characters in my series. She is a Wanderer, a member of a despised and outcast minority religion like the Jews.
4) What is the main conflict? What messes up her life?
As a shaman, Annat has a lot of ready-made problems. Most shamans are bisexual, which is not accepted by society as a whole. And shamans are regarded with suspicion and fear. Over the various books, the conflict Annat has to deal with changes. In Children of the Shaman, the main conflict arises with her estranged father, Yuda. She is 13 at the time, and her upbringing has been very sheltered. Then suddenly - bam! Her father takes over from her aunt, and he is mercurial, irascible, addicted to sex, and self-destructive. Very reliable.
5) What is the personal goal of the character?
Annat wants to become a powerful shaman like her father. She wants to use her powers to the full, and escape the shackles of a provincial upbringing. She also wants to remain a Wanderer without following the traditional path of marriage and motherhood.
6) What is the title of the novel, and where can find out more?
Annat first appears in Children of the Shaman , and you can read more about her adventures in The Glass Mountain and Malarat. All the novels concern the Vasilyevich family, their world and their adventures. I'm writing a fourth book, titled Winterbloom!
You can find out more at my web-site, Shamansland.
7) When was the book published?
Children of the Shaman was published in May 2014 as an eBook. It originally came out in 2001 as a paperback in the US and the UK. I have rewritten one or two chapters to harmonise it with the later books.
Buying links: Amazon UK, Amazon US,
Next week Rachel Medhurst will do the Meet my Character Blog Hop on 7th December!
In her own words:
Rachel grew up in South East England. She learnt at a young age that life can be hard work. She now believes that whatever happens to you, you can overcome it.
She writes to help others see that no matter where you come from, you can still achieve your dreams. As a teenager she would never have dreamed of becoming an author.
However, in her twenties, she realised that she was allowing her past to dictate her future. She decided to accept and forgive everything that had happened to her. Everyone that had hurt or upset her, and she even forgave herself for allowing life to bring her down.
In early 2014 after writing The Deadliners, Rachel decided to self publish. It was one of the best things she's ever done. Since then, she's released a series called Avoidables and a novella called Choice! (October 2014) which is part of the Modern Dreams series published by Salt Publishing.
Website: www.rachelmedhurst.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/writerrachelmedhurst
Twitter: www.twitter.com/rachelmedhurst
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/8137512.Rachel_Medhurst
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Rachel-Medhurst/e/B00K52FWXS
Here is a little about Robert in his own words:Fantasy novelist, all-around wisecracker and penguin aficionado, Robert Dahlen lives in California with many penguins, a tablet stuffed with e-books and works in progress, and a very nice hat. He is hopefully working on another Monkey Queen book as you read this.
Amazon link to book one, Of Introductions And Abductions: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NAKJUG2
Amazon link to book two, The Brigadoon Boondoggle: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00PGC39JQ
Amazon Central link: http://www.amazon.com/Robert-Dahlen/e/B00NBIWICQ
Blog: http://monkeyqueenbooks.blogspot.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/monkeyqueenbooks
And now let me introduce you to...
Annat
Annat as a doll!1) What is the name of your character? Is she fictional or a historic person?Her full name is Annat Vasilyevich (or Annat bat Yuda!) and she is fictional. But not to me.
2) When and where is the story set?
Annat is a native of Lefranu, a country based on France during the Industrial Revolution. The world she lives in has developed differently to ours. Europe - or Yevropa - is only just emerging from a mini Ice Age called "The Great Cold". The world has industry as well as magic.
3) What should we know about her?
Annat is the daughter of shaman Yuda Vasilyevich, and like him, she is very powerful. She is brought up by her aunt and grandparents since her father ran away from home when she was still a baby and her mother committed suicide. She only meets her father when she is 13, and he takes over her care while her aunt goes into hospital. Annat is one of the main characters in my series. She is a Wanderer, a member of a despised and outcast minority religion like the Jews.
4) What is the main conflict? What messes up her life?
As a shaman, Annat has a lot of ready-made problems. Most shamans are bisexual, which is not accepted by society as a whole. And shamans are regarded with suspicion and fear. Over the various books, the conflict Annat has to deal with changes. In Children of the Shaman, the main conflict arises with her estranged father, Yuda. She is 13 at the time, and her upbringing has been very sheltered. Then suddenly - bam! Her father takes over from her aunt, and he is mercurial, irascible, addicted to sex, and self-destructive. Very reliable.
5) What is the personal goal of the character?
Annat wants to become a powerful shaman like her father. She wants to use her powers to the full, and escape the shackles of a provincial upbringing. She also wants to remain a Wanderer without following the traditional path of marriage and motherhood.
6) What is the title of the novel, and where can find out more?
Annat first appears in Children of the Shaman , and you can read more about her adventures in The Glass Mountain and Malarat. All the novels concern the Vasilyevich family, their world and their adventures. I'm writing a fourth book, titled Winterbloom!
You can find out more at my web-site, Shamansland.
7) When was the book published?
Children of the Shaman was published in May 2014 as an eBook. It originally came out in 2001 as a paperback in the US and the UK. I have rewritten one or two chapters to harmonise it with the later books.
Buying links: Amazon UK, Amazon US,
Next week Rachel Medhurst will do the Meet my Character Blog Hop on 7th December!
In her own words:Rachel grew up in South East England. She learnt at a young age that life can be hard work. She now believes that whatever happens to you, you can overcome it.
She writes to help others see that no matter where you come from, you can still achieve your dreams. As a teenager she would never have dreamed of becoming an author.
However, in her twenties, she realised that she was allowing her past to dictate her future. She decided to accept and forgive everything that had happened to her. Everyone that had hurt or upset her, and she even forgave herself for allowing life to bring her down.
In early 2014 after writing The Deadliners, Rachel decided to self publish. It was one of the best things she's ever done. Since then, she's released a series called Avoidables and a novella called Choice! (October 2014) which is part of the Modern Dreams series published by Salt Publishing.
Website: www.rachelmedhurst.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/writerrachelmedhurst
Twitter: www.twitter.com/rachelmedhurst
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/8137512.Rachel_Medhurst
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Rachel-Medhurst/e/B00K52FWXS
