Happy Blog Day Everyone!
Today I want to talk about a recent decision I made recently, a big one that is tied to something I spoke about a month or two ago...before we get into the heavy stuff though, on to the fun stuff!
The Comic Tales of Brennan and Riz
I noticed my style is shifting to more the manga style here (it's always had an element of that but it seems I can never truly break free). This is me starting to wrap this thread up as it's been going 10 weeks at this point! I really need to start planning the next arc...which will be at Xmas, a short one at that!
Phantom Dawn: Memories of a Rose
Well, it's here, the final installment of Rose's adventures. Maybe I'll add to it again in the future but now, her saga ends with a question mark rather than a full stop.
(First posted 17th July 2021)
The silence was deafening as they got closer to the base, and Mason's panic increased:
"Where is everyone! This place should be teeming!" There was no sign of life anywhere.
The doors were open, looking like someone had used #Dynamite to open them.
(First posted 18th July 2021)
While outside was serene in its silence, inside was a slaughter house. Bodies, mutilated beyond reason, blood everywhere.
"Eros, k-killed them all?" Kurz stammered.
"Wrong, kid," Eros stood admist the gore. "Carnage doesn't fit my #persona."
(First posted 19th July 2021)
Steeling herself against the grisly sight, Rose stepped forward against Eros.
"There is a red haired girl being held captive here, where is she!" Her voice an #echo through empty halls.
"I don't care. I need to find who did this," Eros replied.
"I can help both of those things!" A female voice laughed, #echoing. Rose's instincts told her that she knew the voice, and the evil it belonged to. From the shadows, Dagger, Haze and their master, Void, appeared.
"Hi, sister," Dagger grinned.
(First posted 20th July 2021)
[This was the 100th installment of Phantom Dawn: Memories of a Rose]
"They look exactly like Rose!" Kurz mumbled, #afraid.
"I might have liked the sight if I wasn't terrified!" Mason said. Rose herself just stared at them, her mind racing.
"A little red haired girl you wanted right?" Dagger asked
"Yes! Where is she!" Rose yelled.
"Aren't you #afraid of the answer?" Dagger smirked. "Here you go then!" She tossed what she was holding. The object landing in the light with a splat. It was the girls head, and Rose broke.
(First posted 21st July 2021)
"Oh...shi-" Mason started to mutter.
"Rose! Get away from them!" Kurz shouted, realising too late what they were after.
Under Void's mask, a devilish grin formed.
"Dagger, take the #pleasure of subduing her please," he said, as Rose became engaged.
(First posted 22nd July 2021)
[The final installment...yes, really!]
"Poor sis, guess you can play with her friends," Dagger said.
"The target is already attacking. Focus," Haze sighed, as Rose thundered forward with a right hook, one that couldn't #miss. The hit connected but Dagger just laughed it off.
"My turn!"
And there we have it! Thank you dear readers for letting me indulge myself in reposting these here. It's nice to have them existing in another place with pictures attached.
I hope to revisit this story at some point, building on it and reinforcing the connections to Daemon Soul (more on that in a moment). There is another two short stories out there at the moment featuring Rose (with additional appearances from Kurz and Neal). One is already published (as part of this anthology) and the other is on submission. I also sometimes bring Rose out for different things on the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, as seen with the 7DayTale I shared back in May.
If you want to see Rose again, let me know!
Now about Daemon Soul...
Decision
Cast your minds back a month or so ago, when I was talking about Daemon Soul and any path to publishing it could take. In that I pointed out that self publishing, while doable, was expensive.
Well, guess what?
I'm going to attempt to self-publish Daemon Soul (and any/all spin-offs like Phantom Dawn, Avalon Tales etc, etc).
Why would I decide to do this when Brennan and Riz have publisher support? Well, because I'm tired of not doing anything with it. I had spoken to my current publisher but it wasn't something they were interested in sadly. Thus I eventually settled on this.
So, what now?
I start saving so I can afford the services I need, like editing and cover art. I haven't decided much about this, to the point where I don't even know which program I'll use to deploy the book once its finished. So far, estimates about editing services have not been fun.
There is other concerns as well, like the fact that the book is 113k words long! I've been told by different people that it's simultaneously too long, yet its also the right length for urban fantasy! Needless to say my head is hurting.
So, what's a realistic release schedule? We're definitely looking at next year now, giving me time to get some money together. I'll also have to gather up some beta readers!
That's all the information I can share with you all for now but watch these space!
Till next time,
Keep on writing!
Peter James Martin.
Quick Links
The Strange Tales of Brennan and Riz Volume 1
The Strange Tales of Brennan and Riz Book 1: A Boy and A Rat
The Strange Tales of Brennan and Riz Volume 2
Malarkey's Imaginomnibus Volume 1
Malarkey's Imaginomnibus Volume 2
Harvey Duckman Presents Volume 13
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