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Blue Note Synopsis
“You want her to heal. Find a reason to want it.” That was easy: No one deserved to die like that, burned beyond recognition. It had probably been excruciating. He walked over to the corpse. Here was another reason: This was disgusting. If he was going to do this, then it better work. He thought about Hattie. How was it just two days ago? Standing in his living room, saying, “Niels, do you think magic might be real?” He hadn’t at first. He leaned down over her cracked grey lips and pressed his to hers. We’re two months out from the release of Blue Note. We’re finishing up edits this…
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Blue Note
UPDATE 5/18: We’ve updated our cover! After some feedback, we decided to make some changes to the cover. We hope you like the NEW Blue Note cover even more than the last. Preorders will be up SOON! Blue Note, noun A flattened note, especially the third or the seventh degree of the scale, recurring frequently in blues and jazz as a characteristic feature. (Dictionary.com) The title of our first published book is Blue Note. It releases June 21st, 2019. The title is a reference to the jazz term, but as you’ll find out in the book, Niels (our POV) also has blue hair. In jazz, a blue note stands out. For…
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[Supposedly] Spooky Stories: The Lost Cinnamon Bread
The breeze carried the scent of fresh cinnamon fry bread through the air. The seller had positioned himself at just the right place: The nutty-sweet aroma would waft from one end of the town to the other. You could follow it right up to his shop, where a long line waited for one of his oversized treats. Konrad and Nell found another vendor, less known for his bread and with a menu that featured layered nut bars and long twisted sticks with chocolate swirled in a spiral on the outside. Some even had creams inside. They took their treats from his daughter, her smile radiant and grateful. The entire mood…
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[Supposedly] Spooky Stories: The Man of Angmaan
Angmaan: a bustling market set at the edge of the world. It was fed by the flourishing ocean, with air fairies pulling at the sea to nourish the dry soil. It was a day like any other day. The sun was high overhead, but hidden behind deep clouds summoned forth to cool the air and settle the dust that had stirred from the morning of setting up and early shoppers. On the edge of the market, tucked against the sandstone walls of the city, two men stood with their tent. Muddy water streamed off the canvas. Two well-placed rolls of fabric diverted the water to create a clean entry to…
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NaNoWriMo 2018
We are excited to announce our NaNoWriMo 2018 project: The Deadman Files: Almost Feymous While we wanted to keep working on Forge(t), November is going to be a chaotic month. This project made more sense for our schedules. Even though NaNo is still a few weeks away, we wanted to share an excerpt we wrote awhile ago. We’ve only played around with the idea of the book and written two chapters, but this is the beginning: A long time ago, in a frog lab far, far away… Actually it was about an hour ago. And the lab was only a room away. It was going okay at first. Sawyer licked…
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A Trip to Angmaan
In August, we announced a fan, Viki, won a contest on our Facebook page. We are SO excited to present the scene to you. We made a character in her likeness (roughly, based on a few details and her quiz results) and added in her cat. She picked Talise and Eshne to go to Angmaan with her. Angmaan is across ocean from the Dells, akin to going from Spain (the Dells) to New York (Angmaan). Viki has water and wicca magics. She chose Talise as the POV. We look forward to holding more contests in the near future. Winners can watch us work OR write with us. Congratulations, Viki. We…
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Series Reboot & Update
Happy September from The Elesara Series! Fall is the best time for fairies, wiccans, magic, and all things fantasy, which is why we’re devastated to announce our debut novel The Paper Princess will NOT be released in November. We want to release something great. The book is written, we’re working with beta readers and looking for ARC readers, but it’s just not there yet. We’ve been neglecting the site for awhile now, too. We were focusing on life (which has been difficult the past few months) and an annual meeting and all the things to get our heads back on straight. Now that we’ve met in person, we have a…
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The Paper Princess
We are beyond excited to announce our upcoming PRINT edition book, The Paper Princess. This book stars Talise, the crown princess of the Dells and Niels, God of Rock. It’s an origin story that predates War of the Wicca by a few years. The book will be available as an ebook or in print.
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Asunder
As a writer, of course I love diving into my own work and creating new things, but my passion came from reading and discovering what others could create. To see the limitless potential of others is inspiring. This past month, I love that I’ve been able to share a few authors with you. For our last, I present Liz Steinworth, author of the upcoming book: Something that sets Asunder apart is where it began. Liz started with a painting she made (below) and from that painting a world began to develop. When I hear her story, it reminds me of my own method and that the power of writing is…
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Blue Mage
The month has tended chaotic, but today I wanted to share Blue Mage by Amber Morant. Her newest book, Blue Mage, has some amazing characterization. I love diving into a book and being able to feel who a character is, or who I think they are, the moment I dive in. It’s one of my favorite things to do as a writer too. Seeing who someone is, portraying them through words, is my favorite form of art and when it’s successful I can’t help but become absorbed. If you like the following, you should check out her website and her other books, Kalla and Once Upon a Time. Summary A thief…