Holidays are here again!
Dec 17, 2023 5:16 pm
And I have all my Xmas shopping done!
I am absolutely ahead of the game. So yay me. My big news is still the Youtube channel. I'm only 130 short, so if you haven't subscribed please do. I'm excited to be able to share my stories with more people - tell others so they can get sucked into these worlds too! Plus I might be able to get more books into audio!
Other than that the epic fantasy is coming along, not as fast as I hoped but this might be a world I can play in for a while, so it is so much fun to build. The journey they are going to go on will be life changing for everyone. I'm so excited to start sharing it with you. I'm trying to figure out the characters and they are very different.
Jadaya
Note
Rylix
King Lazul
Zayn
Shinala & warrior
Of all of them Note is the furthest off physically looking, so I might have to play more with him. But ask me questions and I'll answer some of them in the next newsletter.
I'm still trying to pry a Carelian Christmas short out of my brain. I can't believe how hard it is. We'll see if I can get it out next week.
Book Recommendations!
A space ship, a phrase from her past, and an enemy crew might be more than one woman can handle. If you like space opera check out Last Frontier: Book Seven of the Rim Chronicles.
You may remember me having recommended books by my author-friend, Robert W. Ross a previous newsletter, well here’s an extra special one. Robert writes Contemporary Fantasy, Sci-fi, and even one paranormal romance. They are all super-cool and have won a bunch of awards. Just this month he’s released the last of his Sentinels of Creation contemporary fantasy series, Stories for William. If you’ve already been reading Robert’s SoC series, it’s definitely a must have, but if you aren’t familiar with his work, I’d invite you to check out his page. As an added bonus, Robert is offering the first a free audiobook of your choice to the first three people who reply back to this newsletter. Free stuff! Merry Christmas, indeed
Weekly Micro Story
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Carlyle sat at his computer, the huge screen glowing an comforting green that was more familiar than the sun after all these years. They had just finished installing a T1000 line, which might be enough bandwidth. The incision had healed yesterday, though they wanted him to wait another week.
He snorted. It was torture to wait another hour, so he wouldn't. He reach for his glass. There was a mixture of LSD, mushrooms, caffeine, and glucose. Guaranteed to open his mind and make him as receptive as possible.
A small alert chimed. He had two hours. Two hours and they would be showing up to work, ready to keep testing. He was done testing. It took two deep swallows to get it all down, and his tongue tingled as he chased it with a swig of water.
It was now or never.
With hands that trembled he lifted the cable that went to the computer, and tilted his head. The new port was below the mastoid bone and behind the stenocleidomastoid muscle. From there it went up into his brain. He knew every connection, nerve, and signal. And now he'd be able to access it all.
The connector snapped in and he clicked the program start button eve as the colors around him began to change. With a smile he loaded into his brain all the knowledge of the internet.
The brilliant light beckoned him on as he closed his eyes and let it all flood into him. A minute later his body died, massive brain hemorrhage, but Carlyle never noticed as the universe unwrapped around him.
~*~
Eh - I don't know. Not happy with this one. Sigh. My brain has NOT been cooperating.
Don't forget my store has books in ebook, paper, and audio you can purchase. If you're interested in the first three audiobooks of Twisted Luck, you can get them on your own device for $9.99!
Mel
Schedule 2024:
Chattacon - Jan 12-14 Chattanooga, TN
Superstars of Writing - Feb 7-11 Colorado Springs, CO
Jordancon - April 19-21 Atlanta, GA
ConCarolinas (I assume) - May 31-June 2 Charlotte, NC
LibertyCon - June 21-23 Chattanooga, TN
DragonCon - Aug 29 - Sept 2 Atlanta, GA
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