New Cover: My Big, Fat, Hairy Werewolf Intervention by Rusty Fischer
I had to put NEW COVER on this one, else you would have thought, “Oh Gawd, she is talking about one of her exes!!!!!”
Any who, this is the new cover I was working on last week for Noble Young Adult . This book will be released on the 14th of November, I believe….but if that isn’t the correct date, then it will be somewhere along those lines.
The Author, Rusty Fischer, had very specific desires for the feel of the cover itself. Nothing too serious….something paranormal but yet, fun. The Author specified a desire for a moon, and night scene in the background and for a cute, teen…a bookworm for the front. The Author also wanted a very fun font, so I went with something handwritten.
And this folks, is what we came up with.
Book Blurb:
Regan Marsh is a werewolf; she just doesn’t know it yet.
Soon, the whole world will, courtesy of the Scream Channel’s top-rated reality show, Monster-Vention.
It’s Regan’s 18th birthday, and her sister has just picked her up from school – a first – to take her to a “surprise” birthday dinner with their single father at the cheesy retro hotel The Flying Buccaneer.
If Regan suspects anything, it’s that her Dad will actually show up. After all, Regan and her Dad haven’t exactly gotten along swimmingly since his affair with one of his pastry chefs at his bakery, which caused Regan’s Mom to leave him – and her two daughters.
But if Regan’s Dad wants to buy her birthday dinner, why not? Soon, however, Regan realizes the truth: she’s been lured not to the Grouper Grill, but to the hotel’s gargantuan conference room, the Coquina Lounge, where her best friend Ava, her Dad, and Freddy Fields, the hottie thug from her 6th period shop class, are all waiting, notebooks on their laps.
There are lights, cameras and the host of Monster-Vention himself, Hunter Hazard!
But who are they here for . . . and why? Regan soon finds out when her family tells her about the bloody clothes in the washing machine late at night, the chewed up sneaker on their lawn. And the teenage girls that have gone missing over the last few years in their sleepy little town of Crescent Cove, South Carolina point only to one conclusion: She is a werewolf!
The clues are piling up, but so are the questions: Like, where did one of the cameramen disappear to for so long, and why is he so . . . bloody . . . when he returns? Like, why is her sister, Sara, so adamant Regan is the werewolf, when it could have been her bloody clothes in the washer all those late, moonlit nights?
Like . . . why are her shouts of denial suddenly turning into . . . growls?!?
AUTHOR BIO, DEDICATION (IF ANY), AND WEBSITE LINK:
Author Bio: Rusty Fischer is the author of several YA supernatural novels, including Zombies Don’t Cry, Ushers, Inc., Becca Bloom & the Drumsticks of Doom, Vamplayers and Panty Raid @ Zombie High. Visit his blog, www.zombiesdontblog.blogspot.com, for news, reviews, cover leaks, writing and publishing advice, book excerpts and more!
Dedication: For Marty, who’s watched My Big, Fat, Greek Wedding more times than I’ve revised this manuscript!!
New Cover: My Big, Fat, Hairy Werewolf Intervention by Rusty Fischer
I had to put NEW COVER on this one, else you would have thought, “Oh Gawd, she is talking about one of her exes!!!!!”
Any who, this is the new cover I was working on last week for Noble Young Adult . This book will be released on the 14th of November, I believe….but if that isn’t the correct date, then it will be somewhere along those lines.
The Author, Rusty Fischer, had very specific desires for the feel of the cover itself. Nothing too serious….something paranormal but yet, fun. The Author specified a desire for a moon, and night scene in the background and for a cute, teen…a bookworm for the front. The Author also wanted a very fun font, so I went with something handwritten.
And this folks, is what we came up with.
Book Blurb:
Regan Marsh is a werewolf; she just doesn’t know it yet.
Soon, the whole world will, courtesy of the Scream Channel’s top-rated reality show, Monster-Vention.
It’s Regan’s 18th birthday, and her sister has just picked her up from school – a first – to take her to a “surprise” birthday dinner with their single father at the cheesy retro hotel The Flying Buccaneer.
If Regan suspects anything, it’s that her Dad will actually show up. After all, Regan and her Dad haven’t exactly gotten along swimmingly since his affair with one of his pastry chefs at his bakery, which caused Regan’s Mom to leave him – and her two daughters.
But if Regan’s Dad wants to buy her birthday dinner, why not? Soon, however, Regan realizes the truth: she’s been lured not to the Grouper Grill, but to the hotel’s gargantuan conference room, the Coquina Lounge, where her best friend Ava, her Dad, and Freddy Fields, the hottie thug from her 6th period shop class, are all waiting, notebooks on their laps.
There are lights, cameras and the host of Monster-Vention himself, Hunter Hazard!
But who are they here for . . . and why? Regan soon finds out when her family tells her about the bloody clothes in the washing machine late at night, the chewed up sneaker on their lawn. And the teenage girls that have gone missing over the last few years in their sleepy little town of Crescent Cove, South Carolina point only to one conclusion: She is a werewolf!
The clues are piling up, but so are the questions: Like, where did one of the cameramen disappear to for so long, and why is he so . . . bloody . . . when he returns? Like, why is her sister, Sara, so adamant Regan is the werewolf, when it could have been her bloody clothes in the washer all those late, moonlit nights?
Like . . . why are her shouts of denial suddenly turning into . . . growls?!?
AUTHOR BIO, DEDICATION (IF ANY), AND WEBSITE LINK:
Author Bio: Rusty Fischer is the author of several YA supernatural novels, including Zombies Don’t Cry, Ushers, Inc., Becca Bloom & the Drumsticks of Doom, Vamplayers and Panty Raid @ Zombie High. Visit his blog, www.zombiesdontblog.blogspot.com, for news, reviews, cover leaks, writing and publishing advice, book excerpts and more!
Dedication: For Marty, who’s watched My Big, Fat, Greek Wedding more times than I’ve revised this manuscript!!
Wyntress Catches a Review
Review:
Humorous, spine-tingling, and definitely a roller coaster ride is Wyntress Nyght.
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The Web & the Willow Released!
My new book ‘The Web & the Willow’ was released last night at midnight! I am really excited about this one because its based on an unexplained paranormal phenomena and an unexplained sleeping paralysis.
Blurb:
Struggling with a sleep paralysis and a lifetime of unexplained paranormal events, Willow Graves just wants to find a place to settle down. Lake Serenity seems like the perfect place to begin unraveling the webs spinning from her head. For almost a year, she feels as if she made the right choice, that is, until the locals start turning up dead and a corrupted sheriff is hell-bent on blaming Sterling Walker, one of few people Willow has grown to trust.
Suddenly, the real reason as to why the mountain is so different from any other place makes itself known, and Willow’s past, and that of the mountain, entangles her within a dangerous web greater than those that haunt her mind.
Can Willow survive, or is she even meant to? Just what brought her to the lake to begin with, and who is she really? That’s what Willow Graves is about to find out even if it’s the last thing she ever learns.
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Wyntress Nyght has her own Facebook page!
Click on her name to catch the buzz. Now, like the book, the page is meant for Adults, and we can’t promise what Wyntress might say next or if it will even be Wyntress, because once she told Jinx she had her own page, he nearly ate her arm trying to steal the psychic she paid to channel her messages through the keyboard.
Enjoy trying to catch yourself a bit of Wyntress Nyght!
Come get a taste of Wyntress Nyght’s Supernatural Crack!
Meet Wyntress Nyght, who is determined to take the world by storm.
"Good evening my delicious little darklings of darkness. Wyntress Nyght, here, serving up your forbidden dose of supernatural crack. So hook up your IVs, roll up the psychic and toke her, or offer up your shot glass for some ectoplasmic delight. For I have the phantasmal kick you have all been jonzing for. No DTs here, my darklings, only the monster of all dragons for you to chase . . . me! Now, for those readers who are new to my witch-board of communications, allow me to sinfully boast a little about the place I haunt. It’s the Other World, the Underworld, or a label I am rather fond of and prefer, Hell."
*Gasps* Did she say Hell?
That she did, so flip a page and you’ll realize what a hilarious but darkly adventurous thrill ride Hell can be. And who knew it would have all started with an ex-Fanger and the kidnapping of his new coffin screamer. Toss in a lusty Were, a mischievous Zombie, a Dominion of Chaos, some too-damn-sexy Demons, a mysteriously malicious and hidden plot, plus whatever other zany characters of Hell pop up, and we have the reasons why there’s never a boring moment in the death of Wyntress Nyght!
Now, grab a dry pair of knickers just in case yours get moist from laughing, and open the book already. Wyntress hates to be left waiting by the grave!
To read a Chapter, click HERE.
Oh, and there was another new released today, titled: Magnolia Heat–A Gay Fiction, Noble Romance by Keta Diablo!!! Check it out too!!!!!!
Book: WYNTRESS NYGHT’s SUPERNATURAL CRACK IS RELEASED!!!!!!!
Today is release day and I am JUMPING for joy! My book along with another is available to the public as of 12 midnight eastern!
Wyntress Nyght’s Supernatural Crack by ME ME ME–C.H. Scarlett!!!!!
Paranormal, Humor….
Blurb:
"Good evening my delicious little darklings of darkness. Wyntress Nyght, here, serving up your forbidden dose of supernatural crack. So hook up your IVs, roll up the psychic and toke her, or offer up your shot glass for some ectoplasmic delight. For I have the phantasmal kick you have all been jonzing for. No DTs here, my darklings, only the monster of all dragons for you to chase . . . me! Now, for those readers who are new to my witch-board of communications, allow me to sinfully boast a little about the place I haunt. It’s the Other World, the Underworld, or a label I am rather fond of and prefer, Hell."
*Gasps* Did she say Hell?
CLICK TO READ MORE!!!!!!! AND check out the Excerpt!
Check out the Book Trailer too if you have time!!!!
Scroll to the bottom of the page for Book Trailer!!!!
ALONG WITH Magnolia Heat–A Gay Fiction, Noble Romance by Keta Diablo!!! She has a release tonight as well so don’t forget to check it out too!!!!!!
Almost There: Bound by Blood: The Sacrifice
I found the end of my last chapter yesterday through my own blood, sweat, and tears… and I have to say this second book has been a long, emotional, and hair pulling experience. When the first book was published, I had the second book near completion. I knew exactly where I wanted the story to go, what I wanted to see happen to my characters, how I was going to bring them all to Earth and what would happen once they came to Earth.
Now, even though my plans on leading them from TERAH to Earth has not changed, the journey in getting them there has….
Once the first book entered edits, I knew the second book was going to change, although I’ll admit, I didn’t realize how much. Once I went back to work on Book II, well something just nagged at me.
Am I being too predictable? Am I?
Am I mucking with my characters enough? A little, but I could do more, couldn’t I?
Am I being true to my imagination? No, something doesn’t feel right.
In my strict Virgo opinion, I wasn’t doing Samanthra or Dareus justice. So I ripped up the second book, pulled my hair for a few days, for a few months, and then started from scratch. So I went down the list again…
Now am I being too predictable? No way.
Now am I mucking with my characters enough? Totally and then some.
Am I being true to my imagination? Oh yeah and then some.
For those who kept emailing me wanting to know when the second book was coming out…it will be soon. And for those who reviewed the book or just read it, becoming obsessed with the entire ride, I think you will be pleased or at least I hope so.
If you thought you knew what would happen in round two…don’t stake the bank on it. Don’t plan the night on the Epilogue…because I did a complete 180—hell, I ran completely off the trail and did donuts.
As I said above, I finished up the last chapter yesterday, but I plan on taking the next month (next few if need be) to put some finishing touches on the manuscript, apply pre-edits I learned from Noble Romance Publishing, and then off to my publisher: Dark Roast Press it will go.
Will I give anyone a hint as to what lies ahead?
No, not yet. I want to make sure I can write up a blurb that will give you just enough…yet not give anything away. I want this journey to be to remain completely unexpected and as a surprise for the reader.
I will tell you this, the Sacrifice will lead us to Earth at this point in time…not unless I end up doing the same thing in Book III–asking myself the same questions or letting my imagination do another 180. Never-the-less, we will get there…eventually…but I can promise you we won’t have a boring moment until we do…or at least that’s my hope.
Wyntress Nyght’s Supernatural Crack Book Trailer
lol I just finished the Book Trailer for Wyntress Nyght’s Supernatural Crack
Book One: Exes & Hexes
Paranormal, Dark Satire, Erotic Romance
Shout at me and let me know what you think. I’m so tired now. It’s been a long crazy week, sheesh!
Oh and check this out!!! The Official Book Cover!
Book Blurb:
“Good evening my delicious little darklings of darkness. Wyntress Nyght here, serving up your forbidden dose of supernatural crack. So hook up your IV’s, roll up the psychic and toke her, or offer up your shot glass for some ecotplasmic delight. For I have the phantasmal kick you have all been jonzing for. No DT’s here my darklings, only the monster of all dragons for you to chase… me! Now, for those readers who are new to my witch-board of communications, allow me too sinfully boast a little about the place I haunt. It’s the Other World, the Underworld, or a label I am rather fond of and prefer, Hell.”
*Gasps* Did she say Hell? That she did, and a few pages later, you’ll realize what a hilarious but darkly adventurous thrill ride Hell can be. And who knew it would have all started with an ex-Fanger and the kidnapping of his new coffin screamer. Toss in a lusty Were, a mischievous Zombie, a Dominion of Chaos, some too-damn-sexy Demons, a mysterious malicious and hidden plot, plus whatever other zany characters of Hell pop up, and we have the makings as to why there’s never a boring moment in the death of Wyntress Nyght!
Now, grab a dry pair of knickers just in case yours get moist from laughing, and open the book already. Wyntress hates to be left waiting by the grave!
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Introducing Wyntress Nyght’s Supernatural Crack!
Would you like to meet Wyntress Nyght from my brand new series Wyntress Nyght’s Supernatural Crack?
Blurb:
“Good evening my delicious little darklings of darkness. Wyntress Nyght here, serving up your forbidden dose of supernatural crack. So hook up your IV’s, roll up the psychic and toke her, or offer up your shot glass for some ecotplasmic delight. For I have the phantasmal kick you have all been jonzing for. No DT’s here my darklings, only the monster of all dragons for you to chase… me! Now, for those readers who are new to my witch-board of communications, allow me too sinfully boast a little about the place I haunt. It’s the Other World, the Underworld, or a label I am rather fond of and prefer, Hell.”
*Gasps* Did she say Hell?
That she did, so flip a page and you’ll realize what a hilarious but darkly adventurous thrill ride Hell can be. And who knew it would have all started with an ex-Fanger and the kidnapping of his new coffin screamer. Toss in a lusty Were, a mischievous Zombie, a Dominion of Chaos, some too-damn-sexy Demons, a mysterious malicious and hidden plot, plus whatever other zany characters of Hell pop up, and we have the makings as to why there’s never a boring moment in the death of Wyntress Nyght!
Now, grab a dry pair of knickers just in case yours get moist from laughing, and open the book already. Wyntress hates to be left waiting by the grave!
Coming Soon at Noble Romance Publishing in 2010!
Wyntress Nyght’s Supernatural Crack
Book One:
Exes & Hexes
Genre: Dark Satire, Paranormal, Erotic Romance
Are you ready for one hell of a hilarious time?
This book is not suitable for anyone under 18.
New 5 Star Review for Bound by Blood: The Awakening
C.H Scarlett has portrayed an impeccably flawless and exceptionally intricate work of fiction. The plot, characterizations and world building is brilliantly prepared and thought-out. While reading this story, BOUND by BLOOD, I experienced the intense, overpowering, passion hidden within its pages and even sensing the author’s zealous desire for her talent of writing. The penetrating attractions between the characters were overwhelmingly heartfelt. I will be looking forward to reading further books by C.H. Scarlett and will positively be recommending this story to any reader who is interested in Paranormal, Fantasy and Erotic Fiction genres.
5 Stars
Types of Werewolves : The Many ways of Shifting
I am beginning to have an interest in Werewolves thanks to a dark satire I am working on called Wyntress Nyght’s Supernatural Crack. Because of my new found curiosity, I have decided to add them to my “Types Of” list since there seems to be so very little about them out there.
Why is that? Go figure.
Anyway, instead of jumping off into the direction of Culture names, Gods, Goddesses and so forth like I normally do….lets start off with shifting. Apparently there are tons of ways you can become a Werewolf and I find them all fascinating.
I also found that someone had already typed up this list, so therefore I don’t have to.
*grins*
Here is a piece of it:
Non-Shifting
Non-Shifting is not a type of shift, but rather a condition. There are many werebeings who have never experienced any kind of Shift. Then why do they think they are werewolves? Simple, their connection with their animal is a way of life. In a way that is very real to them, they are both human and Wolf. Their animal is intertwined with all they do, what they like, how they interact to the world. They do realize that they aren’t a Wolf by the world’s definition, yet that nevertheless is what they are. They often experience some of the symptoms of being a werewolf other than Shifting. And many (perhaps some time or another all??) of them eventually experience Shifts.
Aura Shifting
Aura Shifting is the most common type of Shift, in fact, many Shifters never have any other kind of Shift. In an Aura Shift, the Shifter will immerse him/herself in the animal’s energy, resulting in a Wolf-like mood. The Shifter will feel somewhat animalish, alert, very aware, with an often-pleasurable heightened sense of their physical body. This is very like the mindset that people playing a sport and really mentally absorbed in playing get into. If you’ve ever gotten into a different mode of awareness/concentration/feeling when deep in a Hockey game and having lots of fun, you know pretty much what this is like. Hence the phrase, "I’m in the Zone!" The only big difference is the Shifter has a definite sense of Wolfness (or whatever their totem is) to their mood. The body temp may go up a bit and the behavior will seem more lupine in general.
Astral Shifting
Astral Shifting is where the Shifter goes into the spirit world (astral plane) and Shifts there. It can take awhile to work yourself into the right frame of mind for this, so it’s not as easy as aura shifting, which you can do anywhere and get away with. Dreaming, of shifting into your animal or being your animal, or even dreaming about it, counts as Astral Shifting.
To read more and believe me there is a TON more…simply click HERE. I hope no one deletes this information because to me…its a rare find.
Types of Vampires: Strigoii, Strigoi Part 2
Who knew this one particular type of Vampire would be so popular? Ever since I wrote the first article based on research done by popular resources, (see my book list) my inbox became filled with emails offering up first hand knowledge because they have either worked in Romania or have lived there. So part 2 of this article will be about the knowledge and the very interesting people I have permission to name and about those who prefer to remain nameless.
Now…brace yourself…
Are you ready?
Are you sure?
Ok, here’s the scoop….it turns out that the Strigoii Vampire is NOT a Vampire at all—in Romania that is.
Can you believe that?
How the hell did this happen?
How did all these encyclopedias and books concerning demons, monsters and things that go bump in the night be wrong?
I honestly do not know. I think somewhere along the way, something would have happened to these Authors that happened to me…someone from Romania or someone who had done a documentary would have emailed them, called them, SOMETHING…to let them know that “Hey, they are not Vampires man! Rewrite it!!!!”
Is it impossible to screw this information up? Nope. When I found out the real scoop, I thought about Bram Stoker who miswrote the meaning of Nosferatu all because the resource he used also defined the creature wrong.
And that’s what did happen to me. My resources were wrong…and not only that…the majority of the resources out there are WRONG.
I was first contacted by Myky (if you check my comments under the first article). And turns out, even though Myky, or Mihaela, doesn’t speak English to well, had a first hand knowledge of these creatures called Strigoi. Now to avoid any confusion or misinterpretation, I am going to paste exactly what she said…(remember, she doesn’t speak English to well)
I will try to explain you the nature of the strigoi. I think there will be spelling mistakes, because like I told you the other day, I’m learning, haha.
Strigoi are alive creatures with the appereance of normal people. The strigoi are different people. When a baby borns with a kind of skin cap on his/her head, and the baby eats that skin, it means that that baby is a strigoi. While they live, they are normal people, but when they die (I mean when their body die, because their soul doesn’t die unless you fix a stake in its heart), they consume the soul of the most beloved person who the strigoi loved while he was alive. I don’t know if you understand me, sorry for the bad explanation. Like I said before, they consume the soul of the person they loved, and sometimes, the soul of the person beloved by the strigoi falls so ill, that the person dies. So that consummation can be manifested by diseases. In order to kill the soul of the strigoi, it is necessary to fix a stake to the dead body in the heart. Also there is another way of killing his(its) soul which I do not remember…sorry. If you kill his soul, the consummation of the soul of the dear person it won’t happen. I think that’s all. Once more: sorry for the spelling mistakes haha, I hope that this information it will help you. All I have been telling you are the things that my grandmother told me. Remember that this is the truth about strigoi, and this truth is less spectacular that the lies about the strigoi, there are no bats and no drinkers of blood.See you soon, Mihaela.
Now interestingly enough, after Mihaela gave me that information…another person emailed me. His name is Justin Blair. Turns out that he has created a Documentary on the subject. And again, just so I do not misinterpreted, I will paste what he said…
I was reading your blog entry about strigoi. I had some comments. First, let me say that I am a documentary filmmaker and I just released my first film. It was actually filmed in Transylvania (Ardeal in Romanian). I spent seven months there collecting folklore stories about the supernatural. So, I have done a lot of research, in books as well as on the ground in Romania concerning these topics.
I think a lot of what you have written is very accurate, first of all. Strigoii with two "i" s is simply the way the Romanians pluralize the word. So strigoi is singular.
Now, as to the shapshifting characteristics of the strigoi, it is true this is possible, though a bat is not one of the animals that is usually mentioned. We have a story about a strigoi being transformed into a wolf actually in the movie. Though there is also a kind of entity known to the Romanians called a varcolaci or pricolici which is a kind of were-wolf or were-dog.
You say that the story about the cow seems silly, but you have to understand the context. Romania is very very poor, so a fatal attack on livestock is essentially a potentially fatal attack on the person or family. Sucking the blood from a cow, could mean no protein for the family for a long winter and could result in death. It does seem silly to us in America, but it is very serious when life is lived close to the bone. We actually have a story in our movie about an attack on a woman’s livestock. You wouldn’t believe the measures she took to rid herself of this strigoi. (And you are correct that strigoaca is the feminine version, but for the most part they just use strigoi while talking.)
Well, there is a lot to write actually, but I am very tired. If you want to check out the film, there is a trailer on the website and you can get the DVD from there. www.acrosstheforest.com The comment by Miky is too harsh. You are right about quite a lot, if there is even a "right" concerning such matters. I have read some of the accounts you probably read. I had to actually go there to get the whole story. And it is a strange story indeed. (Plus, Miky is a Hungarian name, which means he is probably more accustomed to the Hungarian version of the strigoi. A lot of ethnic Hungarians live in Transylvania.)
I would be happy to correspond with you more on this matter. You can also check out an interview I just did on darkplainsradio.com KLMT is the radio show, it is under archived shows.
Sincerely,
Justin Blair
Now I emailed Justin back explaining why I thought sucking the milk from a cow was so funny. Sometimes, these superstitions, even though people take them seriously, sound more like something that someone made up to bring about fear in the villagers. I mean why would a Vampire suck the milk from a cow? So Justin corrected me on that as well…
Well, blood and mil are related in the sense that they are literally the vitality of the animal, and thus the vitality of the humans that depend on the animals for meat, milk, etc..
Now, the strigoi is not exactly a vampire. It shares a lot of characteristics of what we would call a ghost. Bram Stoker essentially popularized the idea of the vampire in the West, though there were actually other authors predating "Dracula" that dealt with a similiear entity. He made his character a composite of Vlad Tepes and the romanian ethnological accounts he found in the London library, plus some imagination.
The strigoi is a big big subject and our film deals with it in a lot of detail. In the film we do have a lady who claims to have killed a strigoi with a "stake" through the heart. Not actually a stake, but I will not go into the detail, because I don’t want to ruin the story for you if you get the movie.
There are strigoii that act like ghosts, haunting, making noises, but fairly harmless. There are strigoi that kill animals and there are strigoi that kill people. There are strigoi vii and strgoi mort. that is simply strigoi that are alive and strigoi that are dead. It’s very complicated really and there are no set rules since each individual community sees things a little differently.
I hope you get a chance to look at the film. I think you will really enjoy it and possibly find some material in the interviews about these subjects to use in your work. It covers all kinds of supernatural creatures in Transilvania including were-creatures and forest spirits.
As far as other subjects, my curiosity is wide ranging. So, right now I am reading a lot of Joseph Campbell who is the first person to create comparitive mythology. I am working through the multi-volume "Masks of God" series now. I practice martial arts, bartend, like to travel. All kinds of stuff.
Sorry, it took so long to get back to you. It’s been hectic lately. Check out our blog on the website www.acrosstheforest.com if ou want to hear some of the interviews I have been doing recently. The darkness on the edge of town show is probably the best I have done so far.
Sincerely,
Justin Blair
And there you have it…Part 2 to the whole Strigoi confusion. I highly recommend you check out the film by Justin. By what he emailed me, he is very wise concerning all of this. So I thank Justin and Miky for contacting me and giving me their input…now hopefully these books that publish this stuff can correct it as well!!!!! I know my fiction will be.
Check it out! The Dawn of a Copper Age
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The Dawn of the Copper Age
I’m not referring to ancient history here! Today the Copper Age webcomic launches at www.itisacircle.com – kicking off with a story called ‘The Blind Fisherman’ – a mix of art and pictures, but not exactly traditional comics stuff (and no men in spandex thumping each other!)
This is a project I’ve been working on with Tom Brown for some years. I interviewed Tom on this blog a bit back, so you might want to hunt that out. I’ll be here today, with assorted posts about what we do, and why, and how.
Below is something to set the mood, giving you a flavour for the landscape in which our characters are trying to survive. (For more insight, have a look at www.hopelessvendetta.wordpress.com )
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I don’t know the artist personally but I do know the writer. I can say, my mind lingers in the world and art that they have created. Rarely will I recommend something so pay attention. This is the new Gothic-ly fab-u-liscious crack. If you have a taste for the bitter-sweet then you have to bite a chunk out of this. The art and world is absolutely amazing…and I honestly can’t say enough about it. I can say that for those who can appreciate such decadent tastes, you will be dreaming of a whole new world when you lay your head to rest. Now, I am off to find out how I can score a ticket to Hopeless. I am ready to sell the house, box up the kids, and fuel up the broomstick to get me there.
Wyntress Nyght’s Supernatural Crack Sneak Peek!
I have been working on a Dark Satire called
Wyntress Nyght’s Supernatural Crack:
Welcome to my World!
Book 1.
Here is a sneak peak–
Good evening my delicious, little, darklings of darkness! Wyntress Nyght here, reporting directly from the Rave in the Grave, serving up your forbidden dose of supernatural crack. So hook up your IV’s, roll up the psychic and toke her, or offer up your shot glass for some ecotplasmic delight. For I have the phantasmal kick you have all been jonzing for. No DT’s here my darklings, only the monster of all dragons for you to chase, me!
For those readers who are new to my witch-board of communications, allow me too sinfully boast a little concerning myself, and the place I haunt.
*Insert violins of true sorrow.*
I, Wyntress Nyght, was once a woman of the living in the world you know as your own. I, *fake sobs* had a very humble life until it all came to a horrible, tragic end.
Not!
Look, who I was when or if I was alive is pure bore-drizzle compared to what I am now. Now, I party it up, each and every night at the local Rave in the Grave, which is basically the hot spot, no pun intended, for all those who are dead, undead, ghastly and ghostly.
Oh and let’s not forget all those living little darklings that wander through the Gate.
What’s a Gate?
It’s a doorway or portal into my world. Where do I live? It’s the Other World, the Underworld, or a label I am rather fond of and prefer, Hell.
*Gasps*
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WYNTRESS NYGHT LIVES IN A SUPERNATURAL WORLD CALLED BY MANY NAMES. THE ONE SHE LOVES THE BEST, IS HELL. ALTHOUGH HELL IS MUCH DIFFERENT FROM THE FEARSOME DEFINITIONS STAPLED TO IT. WYNTRESS NYGHT IS THE PERFECT, SARCASTIC, HOST TO TAKE US ON SUCH A JOURNEY.
SHE REDEFINES VAMPIRES, WEREWOLVES, WITCHES, ZOMBIES, GHOSTS, AND MORE, BECAUSE SHE KNOWS FIRSTHAND, WHAT THEY ARE. HER CLOSEST PALS IS A WERE NAMED FLINT AND A ZOMBIE NAMED JINX. AND WITH THEM BY HER SIDE, SHE TAKES US ON A RIDE WE SHALL NEVER FORGET.
IN THE FIRST INSTALLMENT OF THIS BOOK–WYNTRESS NYGHT IS HANGING OUT AT HER FAVORITE HOT SPOT CALLED THE RAVE IN THE GRAVE WHEN ALL HELL BREAKS LOOSE, LITERALLY. GUILT-SLAPPED BY AN EX-LOVER AND TEMPTED BY HER CRYPT MASTER, SHE ATTEMPTS TO SAVE A VERY ANNOYING WITCH THAT HAS BEEN KIDNAPPED FOR MYSTERIOUS REASONS.
INTO THE DOMINION OF PANDEMONIA, THE PLACE THAT GOT HER CONDEMNED TO SHEOL, SHE MUST USE HER SPECIAL SKILLS AND GRAVE-WISE TALENTS IN ORDER TO SEE HER QUEST FULFILLED. THE SAME TALENTS THAT GOT HER IN DEEP WATERS WHERE THE MASTERS OF HELL ARE CONCERNED, THE GRIGORI.
UNFORTUNATELY, ONCE SHE REACHES HER DESTINATION, THINGS TURN OUT TO BE MORE THAN WHAT SHE WAS LED TO BELIEVE. WHY THE WITCH WAS KIDNAPPED, AND WHY HER EX REALLY WANTED HER TO GO, MIGHT JUST GET WYNTRESS KICKED OUT OF HELL AND CONDEMNED TO THE WORLD OF THE LIVING, ENDING IN ONE NIGHTMARE WYNTRESS WILL NOT LOOK FORWARD TO.
CAN WYNTRESS FLIP THE CRYPT ON THOSE WORKING HARD ON DIGGING HER A NEW GRAVE?
FIND OUT FOR YOURSELF IN THIS THRILL OF A DARK SATIRE AND EROTIC PARANORMAL!
COMING SOON!
Types of Vampires: Justin Blair Documentary & Interview
I received an email this morning from Justin Blair concerning one of the articles I have here about Vampires. Justin hooked me up with a few links I am passing on. One is a documentary that he made in Romania asking the people who live there to share their stories concerning their Vampire Lore. So, if you are interested in ACTUAL Vampire lore from the Romanian culture, then I suggest you check out the links below. I think the differences (what they believe and what our books or fiction say) will rock your socks off, tweak your fangs, or whatever tickles your fancy.
Don’t believe me? Just listen to the interview and watch the trailer. Go from there.
Trailer for Documentary: AcrosstheForest:
http://www.acrosstheforest.com/video.htm
You can also buy the DVD here as well for 9.99 plus shipping. NOT bad for some inside truth.
Interview:
27.7M
Haunted times mag. radio Justin Blair.mp3
(If that link doesn’t work)
http://darkplainsradio.com/ondemand.html
PNR ParaNormal Romance Review of Bound by Blood: The Awakening
It’s not often that you’ll find such a perfect mesh of all the magic and
lore of our past. Vampires, werewolves, shape shifters, witches; this book
has it all.
Cerebral Reviews–Pointing out the Good & Bad concerning Bound by Blood: The Awakening
This is a great Review. It points out the positive as well as the negative.
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Ms. Scarlett has an obvious love of language, world- and character-building, and the ability to form solid sentences structured in a variety of ways, which kept this reader interested. I’m surprised an agent hasn’t snapped this series up and sold it to the highest bidder.—4 Brainys
Night Time Romance Reviews—5 Stars & a Little Something Extra!
Every time I submit Bound by Blood: The Awakening to a reviewer, I start to gnaw my nails, turn a little gray and pace the floors. Why? Because you never know when a Reviewer is going to have a bad day, or when they might be rushed for deadlines, or maybe they just didn’t want to read the book to start out with.
One reviewer may praise you while another may bring the hammer down over your head. In one second the slaughter-fest may begin. So far I haven’t had a slaughter-fest concerning BBB, but I know one is coming. lol
This review however, that I am about to link you is by far the best review I have ever gotten. Why? Because the reviewer put so much passion and detail into the review itself. Of course she does the basic–what all reviewers should do–she gives my description of the book and then her description. But then she gives the review and I tell ya, if anyone ever got the story, it’s her. I guess I like the review because it’s professional yet it is also through the eyes of a dedicated and very opinionated reader. Anyway, see for yourself.
Here is a clipping:
Welcome to a brand new series by this talented writer. Ms. Scarlett has created a thrilling and exciting new series that is going to wow many fans. It has that old fantasy romance that is rarely seen in today’s novels. There are many intriguing characters that help our hero and heroine along the way. Things are rarely what they seem which makes it ever harder for the heroine to keep on fighting. You will enjoy all the obstacles and challenges placed on these characters.
You better believe that Bound By Blood is a work of art that has the makings of being onscreen entertainment. You will not find anything remotely close to this novel.
To read the full review click HERE-- Because believe me, she has a lot more to say and I of course, savored every word.
When an author writes a book, we realize and accept the many trial and struggles we are going to face. Not only is the publishing process (trying to find it a home and so forth) but then there is the whole promoting the book, the reviews, getting readers and so on. It’s an ongoing roller coaster ride through a tunnel of pins and nails. We each tell ourselves if one person gets it, if one person gets lost in it, if one person loves it, then its worth it. I have been blessed with some passionate readers who have gotten it and have fallen in love with it. I enjoy every email I get. But I have to say that this one review truly rocked my world because it not only comes from a reader but also a reviewer who has the fate of my baby in their hands. So yeah, I am cherishing this moment completely and will hold tight to it in case that slaughter-fest comes my way. ~winks~
Web of the Widows
In my book Bound by Blood: The Awakening, at the beginning of each chapter is a short poem giving hint as to what is in the chapter itself. So thought I’d post some.
Web of the Widows
Spin, black one,
Delicate and pitch.
Catch me a prey,
Grant you a wish.
Deep in thy poison–
So strikes the witch.
Dissolved comes the trap,
And fate’s horrid whip.
Stalks the one who moves graceful and slow.
Beware the web of the cunning widow.
©C.H.Scarlett
Bound by Blood:The Awakening
The Lycãons
In my book Bound by Blood: The Awakening, at the beginning of each chapter is a short poem giving hint as to what is in the chapter itself. So thought I’d post some.
The Lycãons
I am he who roams the night.
Of fur and teeth, magic and might,
Against the moon I shift and change.
Part my soul remains untamed.
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By two or four I move about.
Silent and deadly, smooth and stout.
My blood, it quickens and begins to change.
Since genesis it has been this way.
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Remember this for when I stand,
I may be wolf, god, or man.
©C.H.Scarlett
The Lycãons turned out to be one of my favorite breeds of Bound by Blood: The Awakening. They actually make up 6 clans of 13 ancient and powerful bloodlines. They are wolves that share soul or spirit with a male or female immortal. Unlike the other species in the book where their beasts remain hidden until time to shift, the wolf spirit in the Lycãons is dominate. They are much larger than nature’s wolves and of course, there are the eyes which seem electrical.
They like to move and travel around but to sections of realms which are marked their sacred domain. They spend the majority of their time as wolf but do shift into the male or female immortal aspect of themselves according to company.
I wanted a race of origin to trace Earth’s myths of Werewolf or Wolf to. How Werewolves came to be (not to be confused with the Lycãons) are also explained and will be even more so in future books.
To read an excerpt of Bound by Blood: The Awakening, click HERE
Types of Vampires : Churail
This type of Vampire comes to us straight from Indian myths and lore. She is a woman who died unclean. She is scary, be warned, not the pretty type. She has a black tongue, needle teeth, thick and slimy lips, dirty hair, and very long , dragging, breasts.
Wait, maybe she was someone addicted to botox and surgery in her previous life?
After death or after she rises Vampire, she goes for family members first. I suppose when she runs out of them, she then goes for friends and strangers.
To prevent this from happening to your Aunt Lucy, just bury her face down. Put some yarn or something in the grave with her and that will keep her occupied. She will get caught up with playing or untangling the yarn so she won’t even think about rising up to getchya.
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