Did You Know I Also Write Kids Stuff?
Happy Friday!
First off – I just want to thank everyone who liked, shared or messaged about the Black Friday Roundup Post! I have heard a few of the authors that were in there had some great numbers – which means more readers! How awesome is that!
Secondly – thank you to everyone for showing ‘The One That Knows No Fear’ some love on its release day! I’ve so honoured to be included in the Demain Publishing Family and really love this quick tale! If you haven’t snagged it – the ebook is only $0.99US!
Lastly – in the horror world stuff – two quick things;
1 – ‘Ritual’ is still seeing some love! Thanks to those folks grabbing this – remember the ebook will always be $0.99US! In the horror world there is are revered awards every year named after a famous author who wrote a book about a vampire, and somehow ‘Ritual’ has ended up on a list of books for folks involved with that to be read!!! What the heck!!! I don’t want to offend anyone involved (there are strict protocols) which is why this is vague-ish, but that brought a smile to my face.
2 – ‘Piece of Me.’ It is done. I have to re-read my afterword one last time, then I’ll be loading it to Amazon. Official release date – Friday the 13th. Ebook price for the first two months will be $0.99. It will include the short stories ‘For Balder Walks,’ ‘Poppa?’ and a short story that will be featured on Kendall Reviews also on the 13th – all set in the same world. There will be a short pre-order for this I would suspect, just the way I do it so that the paperback will be live at the same time as the ebook. So keep an eye out!
OK – now for the bread and butter.
Kids Books!
Did you know I have three kids books out already? I don’t usually pump them much or share them much – because I want absolutely no confusion between the horror stuff and the kid friendly releases. The covers are pretty self explanatory. I attempted to release them under a pen name – SD Sky, but Amazon blocked that, so I just kept them as is.
Here are the three;
Book 1:
‘Gabe & the A Word’ was written specifically for my nephew Gabe. Gabe has high-functioning autism. I wrote this action story to show him that autism is just a word, just a diagnosis and that he can be whatever he wants to be! This one also includes ‘Auryn Meets the Dragon,’ which was is short story number 1 in a planned collection for my son.
I licensed the cover art from a website, but it really does encapsulate the feeling!
Ebook is $0.99 and also available in paperback!
Book 2:
‘Layne Meets Lefty & Knuckles,’ is my second kids release. I wrote this for Gabe’s younger brother Layne. I didn’t want him to feel left out, so I made him into a superhero! This one also features the story ‘Gabe and Layne : The Battle to Save the Playground,’ where the brother’s unite to vanquish an enemy!
Cover art is done by the fantastic Terri Ann Ewing McDaniel!
Ebook is $0.99 and also available in paperback!
Book 3:
‘Ayrielle and Willow Band Together!’ is the third release in the kids series. This one is written for my nieces Ayrielle and Willow and follows them as they need to save the world twice! I wrote this as a girl-power book for them, showing that they can accomplish anything!
Since this has come out – my sister Melina has had another girl – so I’ll be needing to write a 4th book in the kids series!
Cover art was once again handled by Terri Ann Ewing McDaniel!
Ebook is only $0.99 and as of writing this – the paperback is currently 50% off on Amazon US!
I have already discussed this but in 2020 – my first release will be ‘The Boy Whose Room Was Outside.’
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This is being released specifically as a bridge release – for those who want to read my work but find my normal stuff scary or too horrific. It is the flipside to ‘The Girl Who Hid in the Trees.’
It will feature artwork from all of my nieces, nephews and my son and also has some gorgeous artwork from Sandra and Miranda!
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Mason McDonald delivered a great cover!
Watch for full release details coming up!
Next week – the 13th, will be my final blog post of the year. It will be a release day post for ‘Piece of Me,’ as well as quick year in review.
Thank you all for being a part of this 2019 ride!
Cheers
Steve
