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The Blood Witch Easter Preview Release Drive - April 14
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:
Pausing, he again looks away, his gaze falling on her hands, still clasping the Bible in them... his fingers still idly stroking hers. He lets the silence drag out, thinking about the quiet, shy woman she's become... the deeply introspective and gentle young woman; wise beyond her years, but hurting in ways he just can't imagine, and yearning mightily only to do the right things now. His eyes find their way back up into hers after a time, and he lowers his own voice to a whisper, remarking to her, “You're nothing like I expected.”
For once, her expression relaxes... draining into an empty, inwardly introspective look as her eyes glance down, falling on the bed beyond her feet, when she whispers back to him after a short pause, “I've changed much since you last knew me.”
The sun's rays come in just over the rooftops then, basking her in a warm, bright light, her features accentuated in the gentle radiance... the none–too–subtle imagery causing him to consider the radical totality of the changes in her. Tilting his head slightly up, he then remarks – almost bemusedly – as he keeps his voice to a whisper, “It's a lot like being reborn, isn't it?”
Her gaze turning back up to his, she pauses to think about how completely she's changed... how every sight and sound is almost like experiencing it through newborn eyes, how every little thing she does is as if it comes through the hands and mind of a new woman. Softly nodding, she sets her lips tight, and gently whispers, “It is.”
A new life, she muses... one in which she has a chance to set things right again; to make a better life for herself, and everyone around her.
They sit in silence then for a short moment longer, Rowan watching the sunlight play over her face as she gazes back into his eyes... when he finally smiles at her, nodding his head back to the washroom and whispering, “You go on ahead; I've already drawn the water.”
She glances at the door, then back to him as she whispers, “You sure?”
“Yeah, go on,” he answers, nodding his head to it again, returning the smile to her. “I'll wash later.”
She blinks at him momentarily, her left eye batting against the veil of hair hanging over it as she wordlessly mouths an acknowledgment, the sound unheard as she tells him simply, “Okay.”
She shifts then to rise from bed, setting the Bible down on the endtable as she swings her legs over the edge, when he turns slightly aside and offers his hand to help. She glances at it as she spins, then takes it in her own and looks at him, setting her feet on the floor and again wordlessly moving her mouth... her face blank as she expresses her gratitude. “Thank you.”
And with only a light push on his hand, she stands to her feet and moves to the leather bag holding her clothes, searching through them for a fresh change as he looks on her, finding himself briefly enchanted... as he was yesterday in Latham's.
“What strange Angels...”
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 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:
Pausing, he again looks away, his gaze falling on her hands, still clasping the Bible in them... his fingers still idly stroking hers. He lets the silence drag out, thinking about the quiet, shy woman she's become... the deeply introspective and gentle young woman; wise beyond her years, but hurting in ways he just can't imagine, and yearning mightily only to do the right things now. His eyes find their way back up into hers after a time, and he lowers his own voice to a whisper, remarking to her, “You're nothing like I expected.”
For once, her expression relaxes... draining into an empty, inwardly introspective look as her eyes glance down, falling on the bed beyond her feet, when she whispers back to him after a short pause, “I've changed much since you last knew me.”
The sun's rays come in just over the rooftops then, basking her in a warm, bright light, her features accentuated in the gentle radiance... the none–too–subtle imagery causing him to consider the radical totality of the changes in her. Tilting his head slightly up, he then remarks – almost bemusedly – as he keeps his voice to a whisper, “It's a lot like being reborn, isn't it?”
Her gaze turning back up to his, she pauses to think about how completely she's changed... how every sight and sound is almost like experiencing it through newborn eyes, how every little thing she does is as if it comes through the hands and mind of a new woman. Softly nodding, she sets her lips tight, and gently whispers, “It is.”
A new life, she muses... one in which she has a chance to set things right again; to make a better life for herself, and everyone around her.
They sit in silence then for a short moment longer, Rowan watching the sunlight play over her face as she gazes back into his eyes... when he finally smiles at her, nodding his head back to the washroom and whispering, “You go on ahead; I've already drawn the water.”
She glances at the door, then back to him as she whispers, “You sure?”
“Yeah, go on,” he answers, nodding his head to it again, returning the smile to her. “I'll wash later.”
She blinks at him momentarily, her left eye batting against the veil of hair hanging over it as she wordlessly mouths an acknowledgment, the sound unheard as she tells him simply, “Okay.”
She shifts then to rise from bed, setting the Bible down on the endtable as she swings her legs over the edge, when he turns slightly aside and offers his hand to help. She glances at it as she spins, then takes it in her own and looks at him, setting her feet on the floor and again wordlessly moving her mouth... her face blank as she expresses her gratitude. “Thank you.”
And with only a light push on his hand, she stands to her feet and moves to the leather bag holding her clothes, searching through them for a fresh change as he looks on her, finding himself briefly enchanted... as he was yesterday in Latham's.
“What strange Angels...”
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.
