#AtoZChallenge - Theme Announcement
I wasn't super prepared for this one, so I am announcing my 2023 AND 2024 theme!
2023: Cozy Mystery - topics will include general writer and reader information as well as cozy author & book shares.
2024: Join me to solve your own cozy mystery through the A to Z Challenge. (each day will tell a bit f the story - on the 29th of April 2024, you will be able to comment who you think committed the crime - on the 30th, I will reveal the culprit).
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#Author #Networking #Marketing Opportunity & a Vent (thanks blogger!) #writingcommunity #readingcommunity
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HAPPY RELEASE DAY: Anathama's Road- Elysians by A.E. Thrall #NewRelease #ReadingCommunity
Paperback coming soon! Keep watching for details.
Follow A.E. Thrall --- Twitter -
About the Book:
At the Buckroad Inn, Eloralynn, an Elysian princess who has long begged Ohren to take up his throne, recounts the tale of the Seventeen Elysians. As she tells the tale of the forebears of all races, The Children, and their strife against the rebellious god Odrum, Ohren grapples with the shame of his past.
Anathama’s Road weaves together the tales of the Seventeen Elysians and the Sons of Remr. Together these tales tell the ages long war between the Vanya and the Merath, the gods of the world.
Eloralynn speaks of the first Elysians, the Three from the Sky, and the Four from the Tree. She tells how they came to find the Five from the Mountain and Five from the Sea, amidst the incredible danger brought about by Odrum and the Merath. Ohren recounts the Sons of Remr, who lost their immortality in their strife against Odrum.
Outside the Buckroad Inn, a new threat looms, for Odrum was but a puppet to a larger foe. The patrons of the Buckroad Inn would do well to listen, for if the races of Ely are to survive the coming storm, they must remember their singular origin and unite against this common foe.
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About the Author:
A.E. Thrall is the writing duo of brothers Derek and Caleb Thrall. They are the authors of their upcoming Fantasy debut, Elysians, book one of a planned series titled, Anathama’s Road. They are Wyoming natives, both obtaining their bachelors from the University of Wyoming. Derek is a lawyer by day while Caleb is working on his masters degree. When not writing, they are both in search of the perfect breakfast burrito. They have had no luck.
#REVIEWERS NEEDED!! - The Last Stone & Viral Load & Anathama's Road! #BoookReview
Review The Last Stone! |
Request your review copy by emailing: yardtimepublishing@gmail.com Never wanting to stand out, Amy was happy with her quiet and predictable life. She accepted the answers she was always given about how she ended up with her aunt and what happened to her parents. It wasn’t until waking up on her sixteenth birthday in a forest she’s never seen before that she starts to question her entire history and who she really is. On Amazon HERE |
Review Viral Load! |
Request your review copy by emailing: yardtimepublishing@gmail.com Meet IT worker Phil Small: he's stone crazy and set on a dark path toward fascism. He's also about to become a true American hero. Upon his release from the seedy Surrey Behavioral Center, where the voices in his head fought to take control of his life, Phil mistakenly believes he's won the battle. Fellow psychiatric patient Sylva Glade moves in with him just at the point where Phil is diagnosed with Hepatitis C. Taking place before the development of such recent Hep' C cures Harvoni, Mavyret and Sovaldi, Phil is forced to take the agonizing, semi-effective Interferon cure, whose side effects prove worse than the disease itself and ravage Phil entirely, stripping him down to a virtual human skeleton. Now finding Phil to be of little use, Sylva leaves him for a better meal ticket. As the vicious Hep' C treatment progresses, the ceaseless voices blend with a continuous stream of cable news and convince Phil to become a fascist as his ultimate destiny. Phil meets liberal leftist Esther Shill during a street scuffle with a cop. She helps him through his murderous treatment and drags him to a lecture on politics given by neo-fascist anti-Semite Shlomo Blankfein, leader of the Public Choice Group. The clouds part and Phil finally gets the clarity he needs. He joins Shlomo's merry band of fascists and delights in their plan to wreak political havoc on the "libtards." During a fascist-driven riot at a pro-government rally, Phil is arrested and wrongly identified (with help from Shlomo) as the local AntiFa (Anti-Fascist) ringleader. Suddenly famous, Phil sets out to make AntiFa look as bad as possible, quoting fascist doctrine at media appearances But things never seem to go Phil's way. Instead of sabotaging the AntiFa agenda, he becomes their hero. Try as he might to say and do all the WRONG things - Phil just seems somehow to keep getting them right. On Amazon HERE |
ARCs now available for Anathama's Road- Elysians |
Request your review copy by emailing: yardtimepublishing@gmail.com At the Buckroad Inn, Eloralynn, an Elysian princess who has long begged Ohren to take up his throne, recounts the tale of the Seventeen Elysians. As she tells the tale of the forebears of all races, The Children, and their strife against the rebellious god Odrum, Ohren grapples with the shame of his past. Releasing Dec 12, 2022 |
ARC TEAMSCurrently I have approval to share that Abbye Kovacevic & Yard Time Publishing are both looking for ARC Team members. |
#CoverReveal - Anathama's Road- Elysians - E.A. Thrall - #YardTimePublishing
It's Cover Reveal day for Anathama's Road- Elysians by E.A. Thrall! So exciting! This is the third release from Indie Publisher Yard Time Publishing (which will be the las 2022 release).
Anathama's Road - Elysians is a Dark Fantasy, New Adult, Epic Fantasy, Legends and Mythology
Release Date: December 12
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At the Buckroad Inn, Eloralynn, an Elysian princess who has long begged Ohren to take up his throne, recounts the tale of the Seventeen Elysians. As she tells the tale of the forebears of all races, The Children, and their strife against the rebellious god Odrum, Ohren grapples with the shame of his past.
Anathama’s Road weaves together the tales of the Seventeen Elysians and the Sons of Remr. Together these tales tell the ages long war between the Vanya and the Merath, the gods of the world.
Eloralynn speaks of the first Elysians, the Three from the Sky, and the Four from the Tree. She tells how they came to find the Five from the Mountain and Five from the Sea, amidst the incredible danger brought about by Odrum and the Merath. Ohren recounts the Sons of Remr, who lost their immortality in their strife against Odrum.
Outside the Buckroad Inn, a new threat looms, for Odrum was but a puppet to a larger foe. The patrons of the Buckroad Inn would do well to listen, for if the races of Ely are to survive the coming storm, they must remember their singular origin and unite against this common foe.
Ready for the cover?
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#NewRelease - The Last Stone #CharacterInterview by KAP Lowrie #YardTimePublishing
BUY THE LAST STONE ON AMAZON HERE
Paperback coming soon! Keep watching for details.
Follow KAP Lowrie --- Twitter - Facebook - Instagram
Book Blurb: Never wanting to stand out, Amy was happy with her quiet and predictable life. She accepted the answers she was always given about how she ended up with her aunt and what happened to her parents. It wasn’t until waking up on her sixteenth birthday in a forest she’s never seen before that she starts to question her entire history and who she really is.
Interview with Elofin:
Interviewer: Thank you so much for taking the time to talk
with me.
Elofin: No problem, I’m always up
for talking to people about Karne and my life. I love invasive questions
Interviewer: Alright. Let’s start easy: How old are you?
Elofin: That’s an interesting
question. I’m an elf, so I don’t age like typical humans. I’ve been around for
a long time, but I’m not going to given a specific number.
Interviewer: Why not?
Elofin: Because that isn’t as
simple of a question as you would expect. I’m pretty sure it would spur even
more questions and it would answer and we are not ready for that.
Interviewer: So moving on, Where in Karne did you come from?
Elofin: Easy, the North.
Interviewer: So you mean the ever expanding forest is where
you came from?
Elofin: Yup. Lots of us come from
the North and meander into the Castle region of Karne.
Interviewer: Do you have any siblings?
Elofin: I did. My family didn’t
make it through the battle and some were lost long ago. But I’ve been fortunate
enough to have such good close friends that have felt like family over the
years.
Interviewer: Are you right or left handed?
Elofin: Depends. The majority of
the time I’m left handed, but my spear throwing is with my right hand.
Interviewer: Do you do a lot of spear throwing?
Elofin: As needed. Honestly, I
would prefer that it was only just practice, but you know how it is sometimes
Interviewer: Um… not really. I’ve never done much spear
throwing. But since you’ve been around for a while and seen lots of battles, do
you have any scars?
Elofin: I do have a few from rogue
axes or spears. Luckily, I have never been severely injured. So just some minor
marks.
Interviewer: That is lucky for you, considering elves live
so long. When and where were you the happiest?
Elofin: Honestly, the happiest I’ve
been in a long time was when I was a prisoner in the castle and saw that
Amidale Stone had come home.
Interviewer: Really? Why?
Elofin: Her return brought so much
hope for Karne even if she didn’t know it.
Interviewer:What do you consider the most important event of
your life so far?
Elofin: Nope. Next question.
Interviewer: Do you have no important events?
Elofin: Oh, I definitely do, but
I’m not ready to share that yet. I need to see how things pan out first.
Interviewer: Is that all you're going to say?
Elofin: Yup
Interviewer: So then, you probably aren’t going to tell me
your biggest secret either, are you?
Elofin: If I told you, it wouldn’t
be a secret anymore.
Interviewer: Do you have some big secrets?
Elofin: Of course I do. You don’t
get to be my age without keeping some important information to yourself.
Interviewer: Okay, then. Moving along, would you consider
yourself optimistic or pessimistic?
Elofin: Optimistic. I prefer to
think that things will work out in the end
Interviewer: Well that’s a good view to have.
Interviewer: So you’ve been around for a while, have you
started a family of your own yet?
Elofin: No, I haven’t found the
right person yet. I’ve also had other priorities in my time.
Interviewer: Okay, last question - what would you consider
your greatest weakness?
Elofin: A lethal blow.
About the Author: Karen Lowrie grew up on Cape Cod Massachusetts as the youngest of four children. She was fascinated with the woods behind her house as a child and would spend time wandering through them imagining other realities and possibilities. Currently, Karen is a special education teacher in Upstate NY where she lives with her husband, two sons and her dog.
After struggling as a reader at a young age, Karen fell in
love with reading through the Harry Potter series and has been lost in books
ever since. She continues to be a massive Harry Potter fan and looks for ways
to demonstrate her abundance of random facts she has stored away. At any given
time, she is in the middle of at least one book and still reeling from a book
she just finished, ready to talk about it.
HAPPY RELEASE DAY: The Last Stone by KAP Lowrie #NewRelease #ReadingCommunity
BUY THE LAST STONE ON AMAZON HERE
Paperback coming soon! Keep watching for details.
Follow KAP Lowrie --- Twitter - Facebook - Instagram
About the Book:
Never wanting to stand out, Amy was happy with her quiet
and predictable life. She accepted the answers she was always given about how
she ended up with her aunt and what happened to her parents. It wasn’t until
waking up on her sixteenth birthday in a forest she’s never seen before that
she starts to question her entire history and who she really is.
About the Author:
Karen Lowrie grew up on Cape Cod Massachusetts as the youngest of four children. She was fascinated with the woods behind her house as a child and would spend time wandering through them imagining other realities and possibilities. Currently, Karen is a special education teacher in Upstate NY where she lives with her husband, two sons and her dog.
After struggling as a reader at a young age, Karen fell in
love with reading through the Harry Potter series and has been lost in books
ever since. She continues to be a massive Harry Potter fan and looks for ways
to demonstrate her abundance of random facts she has stored away. At any given
time, she is in the middle of at least one book and still reeling from a book
she just finished, ready to talk about it.
#CoverReveal - The Last Stone - KAP Lowrie - #YardTimePublishing
It's Cover Reveal day for The Last Stone by KAP Lowrie! So exciting! This is the second release from Indie Publisher Yard Time Publishing.
Release Date: October 31
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Never wanting to stand out, Amy was happy with her quiet
and predictable life. She accepted the answers she was always given about how
she ended up with her aunt and what happened to her parents. It wasn’t until
waking up on her sixteenth birthday in a forest she’s never seen before that
she starts to question her entire history and who she really is.
Now who wants to see the cover?
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Remembering my Very First #BookReview: Highland Warrior (2010)
I decided that after over 12 years, I would go back and remember a few of my first book reviews. I will be giving them a re-read and posting my new review and thoughts on a few of these books. How will my reviews change? Be watching. For now -- my very first review from May 2010!#AuthorInterview: Gary S. Kadet - Viral Load #YardTimePublishing
Paperback coming soon! Keep watching for details.
Follow Gary on Twitter
Facebook: @CleverNovels
Instagram : gary_s._kadet
Let's start with the book blurb. Shall we?
Meet IT worker Phil Small: he's stone crazy and set on a dark path toward fascism. He's also about to
become a true American hero.
Upon his release from the seedy Surrey Behavioral Center, where the voices in his head fought to take
control of his life, Phil mistakenly believes he’s won the battle. Fellow psychiatric patient Sylva Glade
moves in with him just at the point where Phil is diagnosed with Hepatitis C.
Taking place before the development of such recent Hep' C cures Harvoni. Mavyret and Sovaldi, Phil is
forced to take the agonizing, semi-effective Interferon cure, whose side effects prove worse than the
disease itself and ravage Phil entirely, stripping him down to a virtual human skeleton. Now finding Phil to
be of little use, Sylva leaves him for a better meal ticket. As the vicious Hep' C treatment progresses, the
ceaseless voices blend with a continuous stream of cable news and convince Phil to become a fascist as
his ultimate destiny.
Phil meets liberal leftist Esther Shill during a street scuffle with a cop. She helps him through his
murderous treatment and drags him to a lecture on politics given by neo-fascist anti-Semite Shlomo
Blankfein, leader of the Public Choice Group. The clouds part and Phil finally gets the clarity he needs.
He joins Shlomo’s merry band of fascists and delights in their plan to wreak political havoc on the
“libtards.” During a fascist-driven riot at a pro-government rally, Phil is arrested and wrongly identified
(with help from Shlomo) as the local AntiFa (Anti-Fascist) ringleader. Suddenly famous, Phil sets out to
make AntiFa look as bad as possible, quoting fascist doctrine at media appearances But things never
seem to go Phil’s way. Instead of sabotaging the AntiFa agenda, he becomes their hero. Try as he might
to say and do all the WRONG things, Phil just seems somehow to keep getting them right.
Interview with Gary:
- If you had to give up either snacks and drinks during
writing sessions, or music, which would you find more difficult to say
goodbye to?
Definitely
snacks and drinks. When I write, I want the music ungodly loud.
- Which is your favorite season to write in, and why?
Winter
– when I’m less distracted by the light of day.
- If you had the opportunity to live anywhere in the
world for a year while writing a book that took place in that same
setting, where would you choose?
Prague.
It’s the most beautiful city in the world. How could I not write a beautiful
novel there.
- Picture this: You feel uninspired and you’ve sat at the
computer for an hour without conquering any words. How do you get your
creativity flowing?
That’s
an easy one. I look around my living room, pick something and write a sentence
about it. I don’t like it, so I have to correct it and write another sentence
to make it work. Then that sentence isn’t quite good enough and requires a
rewrite… And before I know it: a page! Then I just keep going until dark.
- What has influenced you the most as a writer?
Reading.
I always think, “I can do better than this.” And I set out to do just that.
Gary S. Kadet has been a
journalist, covering various beats for the Boston Herald, Globe and even
Playboy Magazine, which also published his fiction. He was a contributing
editor for the nationally-read Boston Book Review where he covered crime
fiction in his "Trouble is Their Business" column. In the 90s, he was
a trailblazer on the Internet, running the 10th largest adult website in the
world. His novel "D/s - an Anti-Love Story" was the first novel to
portray the real-world BDSM scene without prurience or sentimentality and was a
Book Of The Month Club main selection. He's also author of "Condition
Zero," "Violent Mind Candy" and "High Body Count" for
Melange Books; "Mens Rea" for Foundations Books and "Breath
Control" and “The Ogre Life” for Ukiyoto Publishing.
HAPPY RELEASE DAY: Viral Load by Gary S. Kadet #NewRelease #ReadingCommunity
Paperback coming soon! Keep watching for details.
Follow Gary on Twitter
Facebook: @CleverNovels
Instagram : gary_s._kadet
About the Book:
Meet IT worker Phil Small: he's stone crazy and set on a dark path toward fascism. He's also about to
become a true American hero.
Upon his release from the seedy Surrey Behavioral Center, where the voices in his head fought to take
control of his life, Phil mistakenly believes he’s won the battle. Fellow psychiatric patient Sylva Glade
moves in with him just at the point where Phil is diagnosed with Hepatitis C.
Taking place before the development of such recent Hep' C cures Harvoni. Mavyret and Sovaldi, Phil is
forced to take the agonizing, semi-effective Interferon cure, whose side effects prove worse than the
disease itself and ravage Phil entirely, stripping him down to a virtual human skeleton. Now finding Phil to
be of little use, Sylva leaves him for a better meal ticket. As the vicious Hep' C treatment progresses, the
ceaseless voices blend with a continuous stream of cable news and convince Phil to become a fascist as
his ultimate destiny.
Phil meets liberal leftist Esther Shill during a street scuffle with a cop. She helps him through his
murderous treatment and drags him to a lecture on politics given by neo-fascist anti-Semite Shlomo
Blankfein, leader of the Public Choice Group. The clouds part and Phil finally gets the clarity he needs.
He joins Shlomo’s merry band of fascists and delights in their plan to wreak political havoc on the
“libtards.” During a fascist-driven riot at a pro-government rally, Phil is arrested and wrongly identified
(with help from Shlomo) as the local AntiFa (Anti-Fascist) ringleader. Suddenly famous, Phil sets out to
make AntiFa look as bad as possible, quoting fascist doctrine at media appearances But things never
seem to go Phil’s way. Instead of sabotaging the AntiFa agenda, he becomes their hero. Try as he might
to say and do all the WRONG things, Phil just seems somehow to keep getting them right.
About the Author:
Gary S. Kadet has been a journalist, covering various beats for the Boston Herald, Globe and even Playboy Magazine, which also published his fiction. He was a contributing editor for the nationally-read Boston Book Review where he covered crime fiction in his "Trouble is Their Business" column. In the 90s, he was a trailblazer on the Internet, running the 10th largest adult website in the world. His novel "D/s - an Anti-Love Story" was the first novel to portray the real-world BDSM scene without prurience or sentimentality and was a Book Of The Month Club main selection. He's also author of "Condition Zero," "Violent Mind Candy" and "High Body Count" for Melange Books; "Mens Rea" for Foundations Books and "Breath Control" and “The Ogre Life” for Ukiyoto Publishing.
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