Paternus is like watching an Indiana Jones film, (think the Last Crusade, not that Crystal Skull shit), combined with an early/mid-series Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode. The lore is relentlessly intriguing, and the protagonists easily rope you into exciting adventures of mammoth scale.
Sexy & ominous!
The Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off (SPFBO), started and hosted by Mark Lawrence, has been an absolute blast to watch unfold during its first two years. The effort and enthusiasm exhibited by Mark, authors, and all involved bloggers, is more than appreciated by the entire reader and self-published author community.
It’s no secret to independent authors, and fans of independent authors, that exposure and opportunity are some of the hardest things to come by when going it alone. This graciously sponsored and executed competition not only helps bridge the gap between legacy publishing and independent publishing, but also allows readers the chance to read quality work. Work from people who haven’t hit the lottery, (yet), with landing a connected agent and publisher. Sometimes, that’s part of an independent author’s plan, sometimes not, but there is no denying that here is still a stigma and exposure vacuum for self publishers. The SPFBO has helped to erase those stigmas, however, by allowing a standard to evolve with realistic expectations from the independent community.
With that said, I luckily caught the announcement of SPFBO 3 in time, and was able to get my first book, Souls of Astraeus, submitted, and included in the initial round of competition. I of course have no expectations. I’m looking forward to the process, getting in touch with some new friends and their books, and that’s it. If I actually had any expectations, it would be that it won’t make it all that far, because Souls of Astraeus and the rest of the Akallian Tales Trilogy, isn’t traditional high, epic, or dark fantasy, but more of a space fantasy. But even then, the main protagonists in the book have access to their millions of past lives via “active reincarnation,” and the magic system essentially consists of thousands of different skills that are simply the inherent abilities of a particular race. So, who knows? We’ll see! Regardless, SPFBO 3 is already fun!
If at any point any blogger, reader, fan of the competition, whoever, reads anything of mine, drop me a line! I’d love to know what you think!
– Jeramy
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Author Renee N Meland’s The Extraction List has just dropped as of April 7th! She lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband and two dogs. Her favorite obsessions are Rome, learning new recipes, and exploring the world around her. She is an avid reader of speculative fiction, and believes that telling stories is the best job in the world. Her internet home can be found at https://reneenmeland.wordpress.com/ as well as @reneenmeland on Twitter. Check out the synopsis and excerpt below!
Author Renee N. Meland
When fifteen-year-old Riley Crane finds out her best friend Olivia is being abused at home, she knows just who to turn to: her mother Claire, writer and spokesperson for President Gray’s Parental Morality Law. Under this law, Task Force Officers remove children from their homes if their parents do not meet certain guidelines, taking them to government-run boarding schools. Once they arrive, supervisors rehabilitate them, turning them into productive members of society. Or at least that was how it was supposed to work…
Now, after a government official threatens to make Riley the law’s latest victim, Riley and Claire must rely on Cain Foley, a gifted killer with a tongue as sharp as the knives he carries, to get them out of America alive. Though he slices through men’s necks as if they are warm butter, Riley can’t seem to keep her cheeks from flushing every time he speaks. But when they stumble upon a deserted boarding school, Riley sees that escaping the country is only part of their problem. Together, Riley and Cain figure out that a killer can save a life, and a mother can damn a nation.
Hey folks!
I thought it would be fun to have a Q&A with author S. Usher Evans on the heels of the release of Alliances, the follow-up to Double Life, from her sci-fi adventure series, Razia. I’m halfway through Double Life myself, and am having a blast with it. When I’m not reading her book, I really enjoy reading her blog and posts elsewhere on social media about her work and experiences. Check out her work, and her Q&A below!
Author S. Usher Evans
As far as future projects, as I mentioned above, I’ve got Empath in May, and the rest of the Razia series and the pilot trilogy. Beyond that, I’m hoping to start bolstering my brand as an expert in the indie book market by publishing a blog post series about the particulars of the marketplace and some tips and tricks. That series will start in June and run through July, just before I pack everything up and head out for a 14(ish) city book tour!
Now, go catch up on her and her work!
– Jeramy
Main website: http://www.jeramygoble.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/JeramyGoble
Twitter: @JeramyGoble
I was very late boarding the Harry Potter train. I never read the books and by the time I watched some of the movies, the series was already up to book 5 or 6. I can’t remember. My wife had read all the books and kept trying to turn me onto the franchise. Well, that was three or four years ago now. I’ve seen all the movies, and don’t like not being familiar with the books certain movies are based off of, so I’m about to start reading the books and I’m VERY excited.