Coming Soon From Sam Lang! Are you ready for "Waspider"

In this Trestle Press digital short story, Sam Lang offers a one-shot of dark humor and science fiction with a Ron Ungary Inconvenience.

Ron Ungary has never believed in love. In fact, he tries his best to separate all emotions from cold hard facts. He is a scientist above all else. When Valentine’s Day arrives, Ron is the last to celebrate. His well-meaning best friends once again drag Ron off on another blind date. This one leads to an abandoned high school, rumored to be haunted by a serial killer.

Oh, and don’t forget the giant mutated half-wasp, half-spider: the Waspider!

Will Ron find true love? Will he survive the night? Or is this another inconvenience?

About Sam Lang:

A "recovering" Catholic, Sam Lang lived a cold, dark life. Ignored for most of his existence, he developed a fascination with things of a macabre nature. His writing explores the dark recesses of human behavior. Lang writes with heavy thematic elements and symbolism, creating harsh, hyper-realistic characters. Lang currently resides in Florida where he spends his time thinking of new ways to delight and horrify his readers. In recent months, he has found a new direction and has begun to explore his Christianity. Not much else is known of this reclusive author.

David F. Gray has just released "The Fittleworth Chronicles - Volume 5 - Wizards at War"

Alcina has the power she has long sought to finally end the life of her mortal enemies, the wizard Xeno and his wife Kylona.  But she is playing a dangerous game.  Her allies are not of her world, and it is taking every bit of her strength and skill to bend them to her will.  

After suffering a bitter setback, she takes desperate measures to trap Xeno, but even if she succeeds in destroying him, her victory will exact a terrible price.  Welcome to Wizards At War, Volume 5 in the exciting new series, The Fittleworth Chronicles.

The Amazon Kindle link for the story is: http://www.amazon.com/The-Fittleworth-Chronicles-Wizards-ebook/dp/B00BCCKMNK/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1360609119&sr=1-1&keywords=david+f.+gray 

 

About David F. Gray:   When he is not writing, David F. Gray is a television producer and director. He is the father of two grown children, and the husband of one drop dead gorgeous wife. He enjoys roller coasters, good movies and TGI Fridays. He has been known to put on funny clothes and play make believe with his strange and wonderful friends at the local Renaissance Festival.      

William Tooker discusses "The Voice"! He Knows Why You Can't Finish a Story!

 

   I Know Why You Can't Finish a Story

My first foundling attempt at writing was probably in kindergarten. In all honesty it wasn't so much an attempt at writing as an excuse to make construction paper masks. I announced during Show and Tell that I wanted to put on a play, named 3 of my classmates and gave them masks I had made the night before and whispered in the huddle," we're monsters and we have to find something to eat." From there we just sort of shambled around through improperly guessed eye hole slits and growled at our classmates.

It suffered from the problem suffered by many would be writers in that its not so much a story as an idea about an incident. Even when I started really putting time into writing in High School with my friend David Moots we came up against the same issue even though my ability to describe had evolved.

While my mouth definitely moved a lot during those days I did not really have a lot to say. Lots of my ideas about the world were wrong or under-informed and like a lot of kids just assumed that everything happening was a well oiled system with nary a glitch. I didn't have any real complaints. I didn't understand the weight of consequence as fully as I have grown to and its just an affliction called having to grow up.

My voice had not established itself at all, though I was decent at the mechanics and could give you something you could follow. Once I had described the scene and established a little character I could give you some action but could not force myself through the next step. What happened after the fight? What filled the gaps between this combat and the next? I had no emotional truth of the moment to share.

What finally broke this was when I learned to see events in my own life in terms of events and emotions and influences of others. It's perfectly likely that had I gleaned the trick earlier I might have already been able to process it.

So if you are having trouble filling in the gaps I mentioned try seeing your story in the context of your characters whole life. Most heroes in stories are normal people who have to rise to the occasion. What was normal life and are they going to be able to get back to it? Do they want to?  Is your hero focused or does he get in his own way? What is the reader supposed to get out of this? All of these questions have answers that help you fill in the blanks about what motivates your characters and how life drives them between conflict.

I know why you can't finish your beginnings or begin your endings. You haven't yet learned to see the stories in your own life. But don't worry as long as you keep at it you'll get there. After all, writing is a process. 

William Tooker’s Amazon Author Page is: http://www.amazon.com/William-Tooker/e/B005NU588G/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1354542888&sr=1-2-ent     

Grace Yee Has Just Released "The Woman in Scarlet - Volume 2 - Last Spring"

A quiet town, a small area, where cats roam from yard to yard and the nearest Wal-Mart is twenty minutes away. This is where Lily and her mother find themselves after abandoning their last benefactor. But something more is at work here, something that could mean the difference between dependent… and devoted.

My name is Grace, lover of books, keeper of secrets, and cookie connoisseur. Being the youngest of four children has given me insight and passion for the people and activities which form the pattern of my day-to-day life. Dancing has given me a physical escape while writing allows me to put that passion into words. Being homeschooled, I’ve had the opportunity to step into a magical wardrobe before breakfast, go on covert missions in Wal-Mart, and chasse to the Nutcracker. So allow me to share with you the stories and novels which color my dreams, quotes that ricochet in my mind, and characters that I hope you will love just as much as I do.

I’m open to questions and comments, so visit my blog (www.graceyee.blogspot.com) or follow me on Twitter @graceyee_123

Grace Yee’s Amazon Author Page link is : http://www.amazon.com/Grace-Yee/e/B009ROMSY6/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1352724675&sr=1-2-ent

The story is available on Amazon Kindle, Barnes & Noble Nook, and Kobo.

Mark & Olivia Miller Release Another New Story For Young Readers - "Sons of The King - Volume 7 - Beginning of The End"

Mark Miller (One, Small World Global Protection Agency) teams with his daughter and first time author Olivia Miller.

In Sons of the King, they have created a Christian-influenced fantasy world with a touch of science fiction. In the land of Mysstira on the planet Kaskaya, a great King has three sons. When a mysterious visitor falls from the sky, their world is changed forever. The sons of the King will soon face their destiny.

Episode Seven is the beginning of the end. All of the choices of Ekron’s life are coming together in one fateful meeting. Esephis’s true plans are revealed and it looks that no one can stop him.

Ekron left friends behind and even his older brother Taro. He has one last hope in finding his younger brother who has spent the last five years in the company of Esephis. He has no idea what he will find or how to stop the evil that is destroying Mysstira.

A Kansas Native, Mark currently resides in Florida with his wife and four children. Since moving to Florida, he has pursued a lifelong aspiration of becoming a published author. He believes he has always been a writer and strived to follow in the footsteps of his namesake, Mark Twain.

His education started early as his father was a newspaper writer, editor and photographer for both the Kansas City Star and Kansan. Formal development started in high school writing classes at Sumner Academy where he completed the International Baccalaureate program. Additional teaching came from both Kansas City Kansas Community College and the University of Kansas. It was at KU where he received his Bachelor's Degree in Film. Informally, he was educated by the writings of C.S. Lewis, Lloyd Alexander and as he matured, Tolkien. His interest in fantasy did not end on the page as some of his favorite movies include The Dark Crystal, Excalibur, and Star Wars.

Professional experience dates back to the 1990's. Mark has co-written four screenplays, two of which were produced as ultra-low budget direct-to-DVD features by East of Hollywood Productions. Through his relationship with East of Hollywood, Mark also became co-creator of an educational and entertaining children's program. That show used the talents of a local radio personality and a group of child actors to update classic fairytales and fables. Each of the episodes brought a twist to the familiar stories and conveyed a positive message.

On his own, Mark has completed five other novels, a screenplay, three digital short story series and several other short stories. The first three books of his Empyrical Tales have been published by Comfort Publishing, LLC out of North Carolina. Book I: The Fourth Queen, Book II: The Lost Queen and Book III: The Secret Queen are available in print and eBook. Trestle Press published his adaptation of the Christian movie Daniel's Lot, filmed in and around Mount Dora. With Trestle, Mark also heads a spiritual, introspective series called Mark Miller's One and a children's eBook series about to elementary school students that become international spies called Small World Global Protection Agency. This series teaches culture and geography in an exciting way. Mark has another all-ages, faith-based fantasy series that he is co-writing with his nine year old daughter. It is called Sons of the King and is available only on eBook. In addition to his own writing, Mark is currently lending his talents to a faith-based movie production company Lazarus Films.

He believes being a father of four makes him uniquely qualified to write The Empyrical Tales, an eight story series that comes from our collected myths and fairytales. He hopes his writing sends a positive message with strong role models and a beneficial moral element. And every day is an adventure with his children as they continue to teach him as well. His two young daughters unknowingly provided the models that helped create the main character sisters in The Fourth Queen. Many of their phrases and behaviors are shared with their fictional counterparts.