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I Scifi. Do U?
Gotta share this tumblr post by way of Racebending.com:
Let me tell you a story about media representation and how it informs creativity
I love science fiction. Octavia Butler and Ray Bradbury are a few of my early writing influences, and so we’ve got a couple of scifi offerings coming up this fall: QUEENSREALM and OFFWORLD
How to categorize these ebooks on Amazon will be a challenge, so don’t be surprised to see them bouncing in several different categories once they’re released. For example, my daughter and I decided to put HEAVEN in both African American women’s fiction and also a sub category of teen fiction, because of the adult content. However, whenever Amazon changes its algorithms (like this week, when the site went down without explanation) after making a comeback up the charts, we’re now working hard to regain the traction we had before Amazon’s site snafu.
More sneak peek offerings to come, which include a five chapter excerpt of OFFWORLD:
Pictured: from left to right: Kadek No’am, Janhoy 1st Class. Upper right: The Child King, Tydaris Ridae, Cura Regis Divine. Lower right: Leonidas Sinclair, Man of Many Centuries
Credits for Steampunk model with braids: wardrobe and styling: Kit Stolen.
Photographer: http://nadyalevphoto.com/?/projects/anachronaut/
Steampunk model with leather mouth piece: Famke Backx, photographer
Goggled hat Steampunk model: inhauscreative photography
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Asian Men Deserve More . . .
This BUZZFEED article is a must read! Asian men need more representation, not just on film, but in books:
http://www.buzzfeed.com/mattortile/asian-leading-men-who-deserve-more-airtime
BOYS ‘N LOVE AND MAGIC has Malia Toussaint paired with Corey Yune.
In VALKYRIE JONES, Valencia Perez is paired with Kai Ioki:
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Updates on sequels and business moves
Excerpts from the sequel to Jukebox are almost done and I hope to have them up shortly.
What’s surprising is how readers have responded to RAZHER.
A bit of background on this novel. It was submitted to Alloy Entertainment (Vampire Diaries, Gossip Girl) a few years ago and Alloy passed on it, but I always thought having a vampire who rises to Marvin Gaye and loves to dance, and pairing him with a Maori/African American she-wolf was a bit different than the usual paranormal stories. Adding more characters of color, like Andre Santana (Hispanic werewolf) and Havoc Xian (Chinese Gargoyle) plus an assortment of others might work if it found an audience.
And somehow, it has.
The release date for THE STONE BOY had to be pushed to next week, so I do apologize for the delay.
We’re doing location scouting for HEAVEN and trying to find the right dog(s) to play Myst.
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Free download ends today for X-cerpts of COASS
The free chapter excerpts titled Sneak Peek: Confessions of a Shapeshifter ends today, August 12th on Amazon
The tentative release date for the book is August 21st, however, because its over 500 pages, I still need to delete some scenes. But I’m also thinking that putting some of the mythology of Djinns Vs. Vampires in the back of the book as an addendum might also be an option.
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Get a Sneak Peek at an epic Urban Fantasy romance
Download a free eight chapter excerpt from Confessions of a Shapeshifter this
SaturdaySunday,August 10thAugust 11th and Monday, August 12th.A Victorian Era Vampire and a newly turned Werewolf search for the kidnapped Djinn they both love, in Confessions of a Shapeshifter
From the excerpt:
Devastatingly handsome, sexy as hell. A chick magnet, and he was hanging out at her restaurant. Thank you God. But he was scowling at her when he spoke. “Where were you yesterday?”
She wanted to say Excuse me? That’s none of your damn business. But she didn’t. That kind of courage wasn’t in her. Plus she needed this job. So she just smiled and shrugged her shoulders, pulling out her waitress pad to take his order.
He’d seen the flash of hurt in her eyes when he questioned her, so Julian’s tone was softer this time. “I was worried about you, so I made inquiries. They said you took the day off. Is everything well at home?”
“Um hum.”
What kind of answer was that? Julian sat upright, a huffy expression now on his face. He toyed with the eating ware that had been placed on the table. It was stainless steel, not the pure silver he was used to.
“Not to your liking M’lord?” she asked, smiling even broader at his pained expression.
Her god awful cockney accent, even in jest produced a deeper frown this time. “Aria, really, you must learn-” he began, as if about to give a student a stern lecture. He stopped in mid-sentence, realizing he was doing it again. Sounding too authoritarian. He shifted in his chair and his voice dropped to a whisper. “I’ll…I’ll just have coffee please. Espresso.”
Okay. Cool. She could work with that. Except… “Don’t you ever get hungry? I mean, you sit here all day but you never order any food.”
“Would you like me to?”
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The Stone Boy Release Date – August 14th
The Stone Boy will be on sale Wednesday,
August 14th.Sorry, I forgot to change this post to reflect the new timeline for this ebook’s release. It’s tentatively scheduled for Thursday August 22nd.
I’m working on the promo materials for the book (along with several others). I’ve narrowed the photo-story board to these:And one more:
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The Stone Boy and a new cover for QUEENSREALM
The free six chapter download for The Stone Boy ends tomorrow. The excerpt is paired with a sneak peek of FURIES.
Currently working on: Promo materials for QUEENSREALM.
Here’s the new cover:
“The tyranny of man must be defeated by the treachery of Woman” – Amerikka X, shortly before her death
What is QUEENSREALM? Well, it’s a dystopian tale of earth, where man and woman are at war. There’s a virgin alien hero, a reluctant leader, a homicidal child, and lots of sex and betrayal.
I’ll have more promo material up shortly.
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New Sneak Peek up on Amazon
There’s a six chapter excerpt of The Stone Boy up on Amazon.com
It’s listed at 99 cents, however the free download will start on Friday, which means the release date of the full book has been pushed to next week.
I use these Sneak Peeks as a way to promote upcoming ebooks and also to spread the word on wikkid.sexy.cool.com
Now I’m working on the promos for QUEENSREALM, an adult scifi. Like all our novels, Queensrealm has a romance at the center of the story. I hope to have most of the promo material up by later in the day.