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The Blood Witch Easter Preview Release Drive - April 11
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:
He then leans back over and picks up the stew, setting it before Garam – careful not to spill it – and noting, “One rabbit stew...”
And, finally, leans back over to take Sina's plate, lifting and setting it on the table before her, drawing back as the scents and vapors swirl into the air and drown the table in their potent aroma. Watching the waiter set it down, Garam then deadpans, pointing to it, “I should've had that.”
Quietly chuckling, Larenna then elbows him in the rib, her gaze sarcastic as he returns the laugh, looking back down to his stew while Rowan and the waiter gaze on, silently grinning at him. But then, as he looks down into his bowl, Garam pauses, sitting still with his hands on the table... staring at something in it. Before the waiter can completely turn to leave, Garam abruptly calls out, “Hey... there's a hare in my soup!”
“What?” the waiter asks in quick surprise, suddenly turning about and immediately leaning over the stew, peering into it as he searches for the offending strand of head hair.
Quickly laughing, however, Larenna reaches over the table and places her hand on the waiter's arm, telling him between chuckles, “He means the rabbit!”
Glancing between her and Garam as the latter begins chuckling, the waiter then frowns sarcastically and stands back, tilting his head down disapprovingly, himself deadpanning, “Very funny.”
Garam throws his arms out as the man turns to leave, holding them up to his sides while leaning back and aside in his chair, calling out after him through laughs, “Sorry!”
Rowan chuckles as he shakes his head at his impish old friend, but as he sits back with a bite on his fork – lifting it to his mouth – he notices that Sina looks down into her food, apparently refusing to even crack a smile. Again he pauses to ask himself the question: has she lost her sense of humor, or is she simply refusing to acknowledge it?
Either way, it's sad if true... how much can one enjoy living if they're unable to even smile?
He finally puts the morsel in his mouth, though, and silently watches as she picks at her food, politely keeping one hand folded in her lap while poking her fork around the various tidbits... testing the softness of the brisket, then the maize and potatoes, and finally scooping a bite of the maize onto her fork. He watches her stare at it a moment, then gently scoop it off the fork, silently chewing as she stares off into space, marveling to himself at her extreme politeness.
“I wonder if she always ate like that...”
He thinks about possibly asking her about it... but leave it to Garam to be the tactless one. Watching her nibble on another small bite of the potato, he finishes swallowing and points his spoon to her, furrowing his brows as he remarks, “You eat like a mouse.”
“Garam!” his sister immediately hisses, again elbowing him in the ribs.
But Sina doesn't seem to take offense, instead watching as he shrugs at his sister before looking back to her own food, feeling her cheeks warm in slight embarrassment, her voice quiet as she, too, shrugs. “I wasn't ever really a heavy eater... just kinda... nibbled when I did eat.”
“Quiet eater?” Rowan then asks, catching her eye as she glances over at him.
“Not really,” she starts, looking back to her food... pausing as she recalls the memories; shrugging again as she continues. “I used to eat while I studied... so I nibbled just a little bit at a time.”
“A real bookworm,” Larenna notes, idly picking at her food and watching as Sina's eyes flit back up to hers. Having caught her gaze, Larenna then gives a light smile, joking, “Guess it's a pretty good way to watch your figure, huh?”
Saying nothing in reply, Sina only looks down, patting her belly with her free hand before letting it run down to her waist... blushing to herself; she never thought of it that way... nor really gave much thought to her own appearance in that regard. To her, it had always been just an ancillary consideration... nothing important enough to waste her time on.
Scooping a bite of the brisket onto her fork as she thinks of it, she suddenly pauses to wonder about herself, inwardly asking the question... is she really so fair on the eyes?
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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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:
He then leans back over and picks up the stew, setting it before Garam – careful not to spill it – and noting, “One rabbit stew...”
And, finally, leans back over to take Sina's plate, lifting and setting it on the table before her, drawing back as the scents and vapors swirl into the air and drown the table in their potent aroma. Watching the waiter set it down, Garam then deadpans, pointing to it, “I should've had that.”
Quietly chuckling, Larenna then elbows him in the rib, her gaze sarcastic as he returns the laugh, looking back down to his stew while Rowan and the waiter gaze on, silently grinning at him. But then, as he looks down into his bowl, Garam pauses, sitting still with his hands on the table... staring at something in it. Before the waiter can completely turn to leave, Garam abruptly calls out, “Hey... there's a hare in my soup!”
“What?” the waiter asks in quick surprise, suddenly turning about and immediately leaning over the stew, peering into it as he searches for the offending strand of head hair.
Quickly laughing, however, Larenna reaches over the table and places her hand on the waiter's arm, telling him between chuckles, “He means the rabbit!”
Glancing between her and Garam as the latter begins chuckling, the waiter then frowns sarcastically and stands back, tilting his head down disapprovingly, himself deadpanning, “Very funny.”
Garam throws his arms out as the man turns to leave, holding them up to his sides while leaning back and aside in his chair, calling out after him through laughs, “Sorry!”
Rowan chuckles as he shakes his head at his impish old friend, but as he sits back with a bite on his fork – lifting it to his mouth – he notices that Sina looks down into her food, apparently refusing to even crack a smile. Again he pauses to ask himself the question: has she lost her sense of humor, or is she simply refusing to acknowledge it?
Either way, it's sad if true... how much can one enjoy living if they're unable to even smile?
He finally puts the morsel in his mouth, though, and silently watches as she picks at her food, politely keeping one hand folded in her lap while poking her fork around the various tidbits... testing the softness of the brisket, then the maize and potatoes, and finally scooping a bite of the maize onto her fork. He watches her stare at it a moment, then gently scoop it off the fork, silently chewing as she stares off into space, marveling to himself at her extreme politeness.
“I wonder if she always ate like that...”
He thinks about possibly asking her about it... but leave it to Garam to be the tactless one. Watching her nibble on another small bite of the potato, he finishes swallowing and points his spoon to her, furrowing his brows as he remarks, “You eat like a mouse.”
“Garam!” his sister immediately hisses, again elbowing him in the ribs.
But Sina doesn't seem to take offense, instead watching as he shrugs at his sister before looking back to her own food, feeling her cheeks warm in slight embarrassment, her voice quiet as she, too, shrugs. “I wasn't ever really a heavy eater... just kinda... nibbled when I did eat.”
“Quiet eater?” Rowan then asks, catching her eye as she glances over at him.
“Not really,” she starts, looking back to her food... pausing as she recalls the memories; shrugging again as she continues. “I used to eat while I studied... so I nibbled just a little bit at a time.”
“A real bookworm,” Larenna notes, idly picking at her food and watching as Sina's eyes flit back up to hers. Having caught her gaze, Larenna then gives a light smile, joking, “Guess it's a pretty good way to watch your figure, huh?”
Saying nothing in reply, Sina only looks down, patting her belly with her free hand before letting it run down to her waist... blushing to herself; she never thought of it that way... nor really gave much thought to her own appearance in that regard. To her, it had always been just an ancillary consideration... nothing important enough to waste her time on.
Scooping a bite of the brisket onto her fork as she thinks of it, she suddenly pauses to wonder about herself, inwardly asking the question... is she really so fair on the eyes?
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.
