Wednesday, August 29, 2012
America in the Ki Kalendeen Chronicles universe
In book 2, I write about America. Or as our characters refer to it, "The Western World". After the Rain of Fire, the nomadic tribes had no choice but to settle down and cultivate the land. By the time the Iberians (Spanish) venture there, they are technological equals. Westerners have built great cities! Instead of conquest, trade develops! Hence, instead of just cannabis, which people of Europe smoked prior to the 1600's, Iberian Nightshade (tobacco) is available. Just a little tidbit.
Saturday, July 14, 2012
Operation Paperback
So I've decided that, with the small amount of money life, family, and the IRS leaves me with, I am going to start sending copies of my books to the troops via the USO's Operation Paperback. Three sent so far. I'm going to ask the soldiers that receive it to send me a picture of them holding it. I'll feature their pictures here on my blog.
Sunday, June 17, 2012
Sunday, June 3, 2012
My second short story, Trouble At The Scholar's Inn, is now available for free on Smashwords!
Women! Underestimate them at your own peril!
Women! Underestimate them at your own peril!
Friday, June 1, 2012
Thursday, May 31, 2012
Two short stories
So I took a break from writing Fall Of The Righteous to write two short stories.
The first, Pirates of the Decian Sea, takes place during David's third year aboard the Waverunner. David arranges for the crew to transport money for the royal bank, the failure of which to deliver will land the crew in indentured servitude. However, the notorious pirate, Black Jack Mulligan, has caught word of the half million in gold that the Waverunner is carrying. Can David and the Waverunner's crew defeat Mulligan when outnumbered almost four to one?
Speaking of being outnumbered, that brings me to the second short story, Trouble at the Scholar's Inn. Janelle Argos and Holle MacLeod stop by the Scholar's Inn after a hard days work. After hearing a scuffle outside, the inn is taken by ten criminals, fresh off of a botched heist. They take the girls and the Inn's owners, Kat and Will Brewer, hostage. In addition, there was an older man, who the criminals kill to show the town watch they mean business. Janelle and Holle must use their wits, their charms, and their weapons to survive the night. Women: Underestimate them at your own peril!
I will be making both available for free on Smashwords, which Amazon will eventually match. Just waiting anxiously for my cover artist to finish for Pirates. Trouble at the Scholar's Inn is with my Grammar Hammer, and will be released shortly thereafter.
The first, Pirates of the Decian Sea, takes place during David's third year aboard the Waverunner. David arranges for the crew to transport money for the royal bank, the failure of which to deliver will land the crew in indentured servitude. However, the notorious pirate, Black Jack Mulligan, has caught word of the half million in gold that the Waverunner is carrying. Can David and the Waverunner's crew defeat Mulligan when outnumbered almost four to one?
Speaking of being outnumbered, that brings me to the second short story, Trouble at the Scholar's Inn. Janelle Argos and Holle MacLeod stop by the Scholar's Inn after a hard days work. After hearing a scuffle outside, the inn is taken by ten criminals, fresh off of a botched heist. They take the girls and the Inn's owners, Kat and Will Brewer, hostage. In addition, there was an older man, who the criminals kill to show the town watch they mean business. Janelle and Holle must use their wits, their charms, and their weapons to survive the night. Women: Underestimate them at your own peril!
I will be making both available for free on Smashwords, which Amazon will eventually match. Just waiting anxiously for my cover artist to finish for Pirates. Trouble at the Scholar's Inn is with my Grammar Hammer, and will be released shortly thereafter.
Friday, April 13, 2012
Progress
I'm making some good progress in Book 2 of the Ki Kalendeen Chronicles: Fall Of The Righteous, and I'm about 1/4 of the way done. I'm looking towards a October 2012 release.
On the "Blood" front, I am going to be doing another 2 day free trial on May 3rd and 4th. Yesterday, I went to my local talk radio station and met with an advertising executive. Why conservative talk radio? Because that is the audience with whom my book seems to resonate. It is an epic story of good vs evil that conservatives can't seem to get enough of. And it is a market that is usually overlooked by the traditional publishing industry, which is dominated by liberal women.
Anyway, I'm going to be running my commercial the week before my free give-away.
Take care, all!
Jim Sandoval
On the "Blood" front, I am going to be doing another 2 day free trial on May 3rd and 4th. Yesterday, I went to my local talk radio station and met with an advertising executive. Why conservative talk radio? Because that is the audience with whom my book seems to resonate. It is an epic story of good vs evil that conservatives can't seem to get enough of. And it is a market that is usually overlooked by the traditional publishing industry, which is dominated by liberal women.
Anyway, I'm going to be running my commercial the week before my free give-away.
Take care, all!
Jim Sandoval
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