It's time to talk stretch goals.

Our first one... well, ya crashed through it. Good thing it was easy!

My writing playlist...or a sampling of it. (It's got over 100 songs, so I narrowed it down!)



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FIRST LIGHT
Adam Hurst 
CAN'T FIGHT THIS FEELING 
The Blue Rubatos
ALL IN MY HEAD
Andrew Mitch
BROTHERS IN ARM
Graham Blvd 
IN THE AIR TONIGHT (LIVE)
Phil Collins 
ASHES 
Celine Dion
FAST CAR
Tracy Chapman
I REMEMBER YOU 
Skid Row

I'm... eclectic. There's a lot of hard rock, jazz, instrumental & 80s rock on my full list.

Off to wrangle lunch! 

Trying to post an update.

And I...can't.

Is anybody out there?

Can you hear me?

WE ARE LIVE!

Even if my update abilities are dead.

Wait... there's a sign of life.  I saved this on my phone and...I think it saved.

Let's hurry and try to sneak this in!

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Housekeeping: I don't think I'm going to be able to launch early. I'd mentioned it in several emails to contacts as Backerkit and wasn't told no, but it looks like the final plan is for this to be a group effort. So...TOMORROW! And if you're following, your secret links will still be secret tomorrow.

That done... we hit 100 followers which was a milestone!

So, you all wanted an interview...

UPDATE: There is a glitch. I'm not sure what the deal is and I can't ask until Backerkit support opens on Monday. However, the secret links will still be there. I'll post an update when I know more.

I'm excited to share with you an early, secret launch for my upcoming Backerkit project, The Pretern Wars.

This exclusive omnibus will include: A Prime’s Passion, A Dragon’s Desireand a brand-new story,A Killer’s Claiming.

This edition won’t be sold in stores and you’ll find:

When you back the project, you have a chance at numerous fun options and upgrades.

The handmade rewards will include resin bookmarks, made by the Hooligan and their friend, Dino—this is a family enterprise!

This book will be available in

 

This is going to be a beautiful book, but it won’t be available in stores.

Backerkit is big on collaborative projects, too. I’ve teamed up with J.S. Living who has a fun urban fantasy x historical fiction project planned.

If you back a physical tier from J.S. and me, you get a bonus reward you can’t get anywhere else.


To access these rewards and more…

 
Followers, you have access to the secret tiers, so keep on reading!

Before the war, they were undoubtedly one of the most, if not the most powerful contigent in the world. But then they retreated into Underhill, leaving the Nightdwellers and shifters alone to face the threat of extinction.

Only a few, namely fairies (the Irish sort), brownies and a few odd others chose to remain behind with their darker cousins, the Nightdwelling Fae.



The Fae abandoned mankind. They remained hidden in Underhill and didn't emerge until several decades later.  Even then, it was for reasons of their own. 

It was the Nightdwellers who stayed to fight. For some, like the incubus and vampires, they understood enslavement, having been enslaved by the Fae at various points throughout time.

For others, like the banshee and selkie, they'd long been viewed as lesser by their Fae cousins. Much as the Fae looked down on humans, they'd looked down on banshees, selkie and others. Over time, these people felt more kinship with humans than with their true cousins.

Although I don't talk about the Nightdwelling Fae in book 1 much, one features somewhat prominently in book 2 and there's an incubus I hope to introduce in a later book.

I've done a lot of research on old mythologies, from various Fae-like creatures of the world to the oldest mermaid legends...to vampires.

Do you know where one of the oldest vampire-like creatures originated from?