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The Blood Witch Easter Preview Release Drive - April 6
11 years ago
Announcing a special holiday treat!
Every day from now until Easter Sunday I will be posting an excerpt from my upcoming novel, The Blood Witch, right up until April 18, when I will be releasing a preview version of the first few chapters of the work (which won't include some of the excerpts I will be posting; some of those occur much later in the book). After that, I may consider releasing additional pieces of following chapters one by one every week until a certain predetermined chapter limit is reached (so I don't just give the entire book away for free), but only if demand is so high that folks are scrambling for it.
But more than simply sharing a taste of things to come, I encourage all my readers and fans to retweet the excerpts - or at least, a link back to the journal containing the excerpt - and/or to repost them on Facebook, Myspace, Livejournal, blogs, FA and DA journal notes, writing and reading enthusiast forums... anyplace you can get a foothold in. Just spread the word. Together, let's get the hype out there before it even ever goes to print.
And more to the point, let's get eyeballs on my page and drive some interest in my work. =)
They say it's the golden age of social media, so let's take this thing and make it trend. I've never gotten around to making a Twitter account myself - and I tend to avoid Facebook and Myspace - but I know many of you do, and your help would be so greatly appreciated. Together, let's make this thing a hit before it's even ever released.
Well... assuming it's worthy, anyway.
But enough modesty... on to today's part of the story:
Curling a corner of his lip down, Garam watches as Sina resumes walking towards the other end of the wall; himself, instead, curious to draw more information from the woman and know more about their quest as he asks, “How much does Bilat know of your work?”
“She knows everything I know,” Sina answers, her reply quick and nearly absent in tone as she reaches the bookcase at the far end, where she begins fingering the spines of the books; searching for something specific and particular. A thought occurs to her, however, and she adds in a lower voice, “Well... almost everything.”
“Oh?” Garam asks, stepping towards her and moving past Larenna, while Rowan looks up with a squinted eye, having gone to one of the tables at the room's center to peer at the books stacked on it.
Her mind far away as she searches, Sina absently answers, “She left me long ago to pursue her own search... in that time, I came across what I needed to finish my work.”
His jaw dropping open, Rowan steps over, moving around the table as he quickly asks, “You were close to finishing your work?”
Sina only nods – her answer wordless and matter–of–fact in tone – then suddenly doubles back over the row she's just searched... having noticed that something seems off. “I had unlocked what I needed to know of the ritual... all I needed were components.”
Rowan comes to stand behind her now, pausing as he watches her scan an upper row, and peers at her twitching ear. “What components did you need?”
Her hand stops moving, halting in place as her head lowers... Rowan unable to see the dark expression flash over her face. It's an expression that seems to become draped in shadow as she remembers the ritual's particulars, her thoughts centering on the one main, key ingredient. “...The blood of a thousand.”
Coming to stand next to Sina, Larenna turns a concerned expression up to Rowan, who returns it with a tight frown... if they hadn't stopped Sina when they did, there might have been another massacre just around the corner, and she might truly have become unstoppable.
In the present, however, Sina resumes her scan and shakes her head, unable to find what she's seeking. “Was it palace guard who removed the furniture?”
Looking back to her head and its quick movements, Rowan nods, answering, “The governor sent detachments to take up anything of value.”
“Did they remove any of the books from here?” Sina then asks, concern beginning to appear in her voice.
Squinting his eyes, Rowan opens his mouth and pauses – taken aback by her sudden apprehension – then replies with surprise in his tone, “No... I was under the impression that was going to happen later.”
Turning about, she glances at the three of them, a slight fear in her visible eye as it flicks between them. “Has anyone else been here?”
“Just some looters,” Larenna answers, glancing at Garam and then at Sina. “We ran off a pair just a moment ago, but they didn't seem to have taken anything.”
“What's wrong?” Garam asks, drawing his brows together as he watches Sina hang her head in thought.
She blinks for a moment, then turns her gaze back up to look at Garam, Larenna, and Rowan in turn, certain that she knows what happened to the absent books. “Some of my journals and books are missing.”
Afraid to hear the answer, Rowan nevertheless asks with furrowed brows, “Which ones?”
Sina blinks momentarily, her mouth twitching down in a frown before she replies, “Everything related to the ritual.”
The Blood Witch is copyright © 2014 KL Sanchez. Second revision, 2014.
Content of released previews & excerpts is subject to change in future and final release versions.
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April 19
The Blood Witch Preview Release.
Every day from now until Easter Sunday I will be posting an excerpt from my upcoming novel, The Blood Witch, right up until April 18, when I will be releasing a preview version of the first few chapters of the work (which won't include some of the excerpts I will be posting; some of those occur much later in the book). After that, I may consider releasing additional pieces of following chapters one by one every week until a certain predetermined chapter limit is reached (so I don't just give the entire book away for free), but only if demand is so high that folks are scrambling for it.
But more than simply sharing a taste of things to come, I encourage all my readers and fans to retweet the excerpts - or at least, a link back to the journal containing the excerpt - and/or to repost them on Facebook, Myspace, Livejournal, blogs, FA and DA journal notes, writing and reading enthusiast forums... anyplace you can get a foothold in. Just spread the word. Together, let's get the hype out there before it even ever goes to print.
And more to the point, let's get eyeballs on my page and drive some interest in my work. =)
They say it's the golden age of social media, so let's take this thing and make it trend. I've never gotten around to making a Twitter account myself - and I tend to avoid Facebook and Myspace - but I know many of you do, and your help would be so greatly appreciated. Together, let's make this thing a hit before it's even ever released.
Well... assuming it's worthy, anyway.
But enough modesty... on to today's part of the story:
Curling a corner of his lip down, Garam watches as Sina resumes walking towards the other end of the wall; himself, instead, curious to draw more information from the woman and know more about their quest as he asks, “How much does Bilat know of your work?”
“She knows everything I know,” Sina answers, her reply quick and nearly absent in tone as she reaches the bookcase at the far end, where she begins fingering the spines of the books; searching for something specific and particular. A thought occurs to her, however, and she adds in a lower voice, “Well... almost everything.”
“Oh?” Garam asks, stepping towards her and moving past Larenna, while Rowan looks up with a squinted eye, having gone to one of the tables at the room's center to peer at the books stacked on it.
Her mind far away as she searches, Sina absently answers, “She left me long ago to pursue her own search... in that time, I came across what I needed to finish my work.”
His jaw dropping open, Rowan steps over, moving around the table as he quickly asks, “You were close to finishing your work?”
Sina only nods – her answer wordless and matter–of–fact in tone – then suddenly doubles back over the row she's just searched... having noticed that something seems off. “I had unlocked what I needed to know of the ritual... all I needed were components.”
Rowan comes to stand behind her now, pausing as he watches her scan an upper row, and peers at her twitching ear. “What components did you need?”
Her hand stops moving, halting in place as her head lowers... Rowan unable to see the dark expression flash over her face. It's an expression that seems to become draped in shadow as she remembers the ritual's particulars, her thoughts centering on the one main, key ingredient. “...The blood of a thousand.”
Coming to stand next to Sina, Larenna turns a concerned expression up to Rowan, who returns it with a tight frown... if they hadn't stopped Sina when they did, there might have been another massacre just around the corner, and she might truly have become unstoppable.
In the present, however, Sina resumes her scan and shakes her head, unable to find what she's seeking. “Was it palace guard who removed the furniture?”
Looking back to her head and its quick movements, Rowan nods, answering, “The governor sent detachments to take up anything of value.”
“Did they remove any of the books from here?” Sina then asks, concern beginning to appear in her voice.
Squinting his eyes, Rowan opens his mouth and pauses – taken aback by her sudden apprehension – then replies with surprise in his tone, “No... I was under the impression that was going to happen later.”
Turning about, she glances at the three of them, a slight fear in her visible eye as it flicks between them. “Has anyone else been here?”
“Just some looters,” Larenna answers, glancing at Garam and then at Sina. “We ran off a pair just a moment ago, but they didn't seem to have taken anything.”
“What's wrong?” Garam asks, drawing his brows together as he watches Sina hang her head in thought.
She blinks for a moment, then turns her gaze back up to look at Garam, Larenna, and Rowan in turn, certain that she knows what happened to the absent books. “Some of my journals and books are missing.”
Afraid to hear the answer, Rowan nevertheless asks with furrowed brows, “Which ones?”
Sina blinks momentarily, her mouth twitching down in a frown before she replies, “Everything related to the ritual.”
The Blood Witch is copyright © 2014 KL Sanchez. Second revision, 2014.
Content of released previews & excerpts is subject to change in future and final release versions.
April 1
April 2
April 3
April 4
April 5
April 6
April 7
April 8
April 9
April 10
April 11
April 12
April 13
April 14
April 15
April 16
April 17
April 18
April 19
The Blood Witch Preview Release.
