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The Blood Witch Easter Preview Release Drive - April 12
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:
“Yup, that's the one,” Garam remarks as the knob turns, twisting as the key releases the lock inside.
He steps in ahead of the others and looks about, pushing the door wide open as he notes the four beds arranged along the near and far walls, and the washroom off to his left. Very simple and spartan... but what else should they have expected on such a low price?
“Dibs on the window bed,” Larenna quickly calls out, going quickly over to the farthest bed beneath the window and tossing her bag on it, its weight bouncing on the springy mattress.
Airily chuckling, Garam soon follows suit, tossing his own bag on the bed next to it before widely stretching, throwing his arms far out to his sides and breathing in deeply. Behind him, meanwhile, Sina gingerly enters and pauses at the center to look around, taking in the room with curiosity... and also noting the setting sun outside the windows. It'll soon be dark... and that darkness will cover the room with its frightful mystery.
Glancing about, she quickly spots a candle and hurriedly lights it, the flame flickering to life and bathing the room in a soft luminance, chasing the shadows from the corners of the room. Garam then lets his breath out as a deep sigh and looks around, his eyes falling on the candle while Rowan shuts the door to the room; nodding then to remark, “Nice touch.”
Rowan acknowledges Garam's statement with a nod of his own, but Sina only looks at them, timidly folding her arms over her waist as she peers out beyond the veil of her hair... afraid to tell them her fear of the dark.
Rowan, however, quickly goes over to the near bed, stepping just past Sina and lowering his bag onto the mattress, leaving only the corner bed unclaimed for Sina; the last of the day's sunlight streaming in through the window above it. Taking a quick look at it, he then glances aside to Sina, asking her, “Will the corner bed be good for you?”
She follows his eyes to the bed, then looks back up to him as she nods, wordlessly answering as she glances down... strangely avoiding his gaze. It's another moment of shyness that has him pausing to marvel at her; observing the remarkable reduction in her confidence and presence. Even now, she seems to shrink away from his presence... but then again... perhaps he's unknowingly triggered some memory in her?
Watching the timid woman shying away beneath him, he can't help but realize that if he's causing her some kind of pain... he just won't be able to forgive himself; not if everything she says is true, not if she's truly the new woman she appears to be. Reaching down, he places a finger gently under her chin, lifting her surprised gaze up to meet his; pausing then before quietly asking from deep in his chest, “Are you okay?”
“I'm fine,” she whispers, blinking up at him as she then draws her brows slightly together, asking in a confused whisper, “Why?”
He pauses to study her face, searching for some hint that he may have yet triggered something in spite of her assurance... wishing he could have the benefit of Larenna's empathic abilities. “...Just worried.”
She pauses herself, again blinking at him, wondering briefly if she's so easy to read, or whether she simply appears to be struggling with something at all times now... perhaps both, she muses. Finally, however, she whispers back, gently reassuring him, “I'm fine... really.”
In the short pause that follows, she again marvels to herself about their remarkable generosity of spirit... and try as she might, she can't remember having met anyone who has ever been so nice to her. It's a strangely comforting feeling... and she dare say it begins to give her a sense of belonging. Gently nodding again, she adds in another whisper, blinking long and slow as she expresses her gratitude. “But thank you... again.”
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
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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.
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:
“Yup, that's the one,” Garam remarks as the knob turns, twisting as the key releases the lock inside.
He steps in ahead of the others and looks about, pushing the door wide open as he notes the four beds arranged along the near and far walls, and the washroom off to his left. Very simple and spartan... but what else should they have expected on such a low price?
“Dibs on the window bed,” Larenna quickly calls out, going quickly over to the farthest bed beneath the window and tossing her bag on it, its weight bouncing on the springy mattress.
Airily chuckling, Garam soon follows suit, tossing his own bag on the bed next to it before widely stretching, throwing his arms far out to his sides and breathing in deeply. Behind him, meanwhile, Sina gingerly enters and pauses at the center to look around, taking in the room with curiosity... and also noting the setting sun outside the windows. It'll soon be dark... and that darkness will cover the room with its frightful mystery.
Glancing about, she quickly spots a candle and hurriedly lights it, the flame flickering to life and bathing the room in a soft luminance, chasing the shadows from the corners of the room. Garam then lets his breath out as a deep sigh and looks around, his eyes falling on the candle while Rowan shuts the door to the room; nodding then to remark, “Nice touch.”
Rowan acknowledges Garam's statement with a nod of his own, but Sina only looks at them, timidly folding her arms over her waist as she peers out beyond the veil of her hair... afraid to tell them her fear of the dark.
Rowan, however, quickly goes over to the near bed, stepping just past Sina and lowering his bag onto the mattress, leaving only the corner bed unclaimed for Sina; the last of the day's sunlight streaming in through the window above it. Taking a quick look at it, he then glances aside to Sina, asking her, “Will the corner bed be good for you?”
She follows his eyes to the bed, then looks back up to him as she nods, wordlessly answering as she glances down... strangely avoiding his gaze. It's another moment of shyness that has him pausing to marvel at her; observing the remarkable reduction in her confidence and presence. Even now, she seems to shrink away from his presence... but then again... perhaps he's unknowingly triggered some memory in her?
Watching the timid woman shying away beneath him, he can't help but realize that if he's causing her some kind of pain... he just won't be able to forgive himself; not if everything she says is true, not if she's truly the new woman she appears to be. Reaching down, he places a finger gently under her chin, lifting her surprised gaze up to meet his; pausing then before quietly asking from deep in his chest, “Are you okay?”
“I'm fine,” she whispers, blinking up at him as she then draws her brows slightly together, asking in a confused whisper, “Why?”
He pauses to study her face, searching for some hint that he may have yet triggered something in spite of her assurance... wishing he could have the benefit of Larenna's empathic abilities. “...Just worried.”
She pauses herself, again blinking at him, wondering briefly if she's so easy to read, or whether she simply appears to be struggling with something at all times now... perhaps both, she muses. Finally, however, she whispers back, gently reassuring him, “I'm fine... really.”
In the short pause that follows, she again marvels to herself about their remarkable generosity of spirit... and try as she might, she can't remember having met anyone who has ever been so nice to her. It's a strangely comforting feeling... and she dare say it begins to give her a sense of belonging. Gently nodding again, she adds in another whisper, blinking long and slow as she expresses her gratitude. “But thank you... again.”
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.
