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The Blood Witch Easter Preview Release Drive - April 19
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 20, 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:
His friend spins about just in time to see Bilat thrust both arms out to her, hurling forth a blast of force magic before Larenna can raise a shield against it. Lifted helplessly into the air, she feels her body wracked by pain as she hurtles backwards – briefly weightless and flying – but before she can slam back down to the ground, she abruptly stops, hovering just a hand's breadth above it.
Blinking in surprise, she then looks over to Sina, watching her hold an arm out towards her. There, Sina then twists her arm gently, turning Larenna upright and setting her carefully down; just before thrusting both her arms out and draping her three friends in a quick surge of healing magic, brushing away their bruises and invigorating them.
Behind his sister, meanwhile, Garam has attempted to fire another trio of bolts at the witch... again striking nothing as she casually raises a small barrier against the feeble attack. A sneer playing over her face again, Bilat hovers backwards, floating slightly up into the air as she flays her arms out, presenting her flowing black robes and letting her tattoos flash a menacing red.
“People should know when they're beaten...” she remarks, letting her sneer color the words, when she then looks aside to her old teacher, lifting a brow as she asks, “And what about you, Sina? Aren't you ready to see how much stronger I've become since we last knew each other? I notice you've been awfully quiet this battle...”
Sina gives only a shallow, silent glare to her, when Rowan calls out, “Sina, you have to fight her!”
She looks over to him with brief consternation in her eyes – seeing the pleading in his own – but hasn't the time to respond as Bilat taunts her, saying, “Yes, fight me, Sina! Aren't you ready to see if the student has surpassed the teacher?”
Sina turns her gaze back up to her, her glare having faded... having no response for her. Again, her friends are being overwhelmed, and again, she's faced with the grim prospect of dusting off powers she's long hoped never to use again. It seems, she briefly muses, there will be no escape from her past, after all...
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 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 20, 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:
His friend spins about just in time to see Bilat thrust both arms out to her, hurling forth a blast of force magic before Larenna can raise a shield against it. Lifted helplessly into the air, she feels her body wracked by pain as she hurtles backwards – briefly weightless and flying – but before she can slam back down to the ground, she abruptly stops, hovering just a hand's breadth above it.
Blinking in surprise, she then looks over to Sina, watching her hold an arm out towards her. There, Sina then twists her arm gently, turning Larenna upright and setting her carefully down; just before thrusting both her arms out and draping her three friends in a quick surge of healing magic, brushing away their bruises and invigorating them.
Behind his sister, meanwhile, Garam has attempted to fire another trio of bolts at the witch... again striking nothing as she casually raises a small barrier against the feeble attack. A sneer playing over her face again, Bilat hovers backwards, floating slightly up into the air as she flays her arms out, presenting her flowing black robes and letting her tattoos flash a menacing red.
“People should know when they're beaten...” she remarks, letting her sneer color the words, when she then looks aside to her old teacher, lifting a brow as she asks, “And what about you, Sina? Aren't you ready to see how much stronger I've become since we last knew each other? I notice you've been awfully quiet this battle...”
Sina gives only a shallow, silent glare to her, when Rowan calls out, “Sina, you have to fight her!”
She looks over to him with brief consternation in her eyes – seeing the pleading in his own – but hasn't the time to respond as Bilat taunts her, saying, “Yes, fight me, Sina! Aren't you ready to see if the student has surpassed the teacher?”
Sina turns her gaze back up to her, her glare having faded... having no response for her. Again, her friends are being overwhelmed, and again, she's faced with the grim prospect of dusting off powers she's long hoped never to use again. It seems, she briefly muses, there will be no escape from her past, after all...
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.
