T he next book in the Vampiris Series is The Moons of Bornak, which are the adventures of the Elf Zyre and the Vampire Estienne within the Reveal. I am still considering the approach of this story and have made several false starts. It is an adventure that tempers the Elf and brings reality to the Vampire. I am a bit daunted by all the information I have and what should be discarded or included.
The Immaculate Adventures of One Florian Ribeni, a paperback of 380 pages is being offered through two sites for a giveaway. One is kindly offered by Rebecca Graf, author of Deep Connections through her site A Book Lovers Library.
The other is through Goodreads in their author giveaway program.
Giveaway ends February 15, 2013.
See the giveaway details
at Goodreads.
So the final cover has been done and while it does not relate to the existing Sancti covers it is a proper reflection of the character so I will stick with this one.
The Elf is going up under Breedles Publishing. Wonderful covers have been made for the entire series. I am pleased that Mr. Smith will be up in December.
U rban Fantasy is not a genre I specifically chose to write in, it happened along the way. One of the things pointed out to me was that each of my fantasy books was written in a different sub-genre of fantasy. The Elf is urban, the Vampire is Gothic and the Demon is dark and none of this was a conscious choice. The characters set the tone and each one suited their version of the adventure.
One thing I noticed about urban fantasy is that much of it is written for the YA audience and that might account for some of the bizarre comments agents sent my direction concerning my more adult series. I started this journey determined to find an agent and settle myself into the process of trying to sell a series to the world. I am now reassessing my choices and not due to lack of sales but because I have a book ready that should be much easier to sell.
A contemporary romantic intrigue is where I should have started but once fantasy grips you then you are lost for a few years. Now I am looking at this book which is getting a very positive initial response and I ask myself is this where I want to go? Trying to get the fantasy series represented never had me question my direction but the moment I became more commercial I sat down and reassessed my goals.
This lead me down the path to re-investigation of self publishing–once the scorned new kid on the block–now a method of controlling and promoting your work how you wish it to appear. I find it somewhat confusing that it is the work that has the best chance of a sale is the one that changed my attitude.
In my wanderings I came across Stephany Simmons if you are in the mood to read urban fantasy. Until then my investigation continues.
