Five Photographs by K Writerly

Title: Five Photographs Author: K. Writerly Artist: Yappichick Link to art:  http://yappichick.livejournal.com/299674.html  Fandom: Without Wings, a novel by K. Writerly Characters/Pairings: Lasca/Gianni Summary: Follow our intrepid photographer, Lasca, on her quirky quest to document the Gianni, a rare and intriguing species of lover. Warnings: Rated T for sexual innuendo and implied sexual situations Word count: 4200 Spoilers: none (although there are a couple of references to events in the book, but nothing too revealing or vital) Notes: Written for the 2012 Five Times Big Bang on Live Journal

 

The following events never happened in my novel, Without Wings, and unfortunately they can't happen. This is an ALTERNATE UNIVERSE in which Lasca and Gianni get to be a couple in San Francisco for several months.  Enjoy! (^__^)     Five Photographs

A Picture and a Thousand Words: March

Well, a new month has arrived, so I have a new short story to share. Once more, I'm borrowing heavily from Greek mythology. This time, it's Poseidon's turn to be an ass bask in the spotlight.

The Tale of the Tides The sea may play upon distant shores so long as it obeys its master's commands. Warnings: rated T (Teen) for heavy angst Note: This is a re-write of one of my first stories ever in which I tried to explain a natural phenomenon (i.e. the ocean tides) using Greek mythology. And yes, it's free! @ Smashwords @ Fiction Press You can also read it here, just click the little link below:

Read an eBook Week!

According to Smashwords, it's "Read an eBook Week".

My first reaction to learning this was wholly cynical: "Um, what won't they do to promote their products?"  We all know about the commercialized holiday fad which is becoming increasingly less of a fad and more of a cultural practice.  Ugh.

My second take on it was: "Oh, cool.  They're trying to help us sell our books."  (Yeah, that's a far more generous thought to be having.)

So, I signed up.  I mean, of course.  Both my novels are 50% off until Saturday the 10th.

Without Wings
“This doesn’t make any sense! Why can’t I touch you?” I demand, massaging my throbbing fingers. “You’re human, like everyone else... aren’t you?”

Note:
I'm doing my part to put more smart, supernatural stories out there. This one comes complete with quirky characters, romance, suspense, and action. Whoo yeah baby. (^__^)

The Last Legend
One legend still survives in the wilds of 14th century Ireland, and one young man who seeks the truth is destined to cross her path.

Note:
Painstakingly researched and exploratory historical fiction.  Personally, I love it when the mysteries and legends of the past to have their own chance to shine and be real.



Other things in the works for this month:

• A Picture and a Thousand Words (my March short story)
• From Book to Blurb (got an idea, I just need to start writing and see if magic happens)
• Five Photographs, an alternate universe story featuring characters from my novel, Without Wings
• The Last Legend has been entered in a book cover art contest (we'll see how that goes)

Um, that's all for now!  Have an awesome day, everyone, and read an ebook!  (Heh heh)  (^__^)

New Work of Awesome by Laura Josephsen

Now here's an intriguing read to add to my Must Read List. Give it a look!

Congratulations, Laura!  (^__^)

Blurb:

All Alphonse wants is a quiet summer at home before his final months at university. What he gets is a half-dead stranger on his doorstep and the task of delivering a package to the leader of his home country. Not long after he boards a train toward the capital, he's attacked by knights, elite soldiers of the neighboring king.

Alphonse is temporarily rescued by Mairwyn, a mechanic with a haunted past and a deep hatred of knights. Together, they attempt to carry out Alphonse's urgent errand, only to learn that if they fail, countless people will die.

And even if they succeed, they may not be able to prevent the war that lurks on the horizon.

Links:
Rising on Amazon eBook
Rising on Amazon Paperback
Rising on Barnes and Noble
Rising on Smashwords

You Gotta Read: Book Trailer Contest!

I entered the book trailer for The Last Legend in the You Gotta Read Reviews' Monthly Book Trailer Contest!  I'm so excited!!

Not only am I able to share a few of my characters with a wider audience, but I can also shamelessly pimp the original music which was created by the very, very talented Elana de Gleria Clark!!  (Seriously.  You want to make sure you have the sound on for this.  It's sooooo wonderful!)

I'm up against some great competition, so I hope you'll stop over and give them all a look.  Voting will open on February 21st!

Blurb:
One legend still survives in the wilds of 14th century Ireland. The last surviving member of the once proud and mighty Fianna is either a heroine or a murderess, and one young man who seeks the truth is destined to cross her path.

Savor the book trailer here at: You Gotta Read Reviews' February 2012 Book Trailer Contest

I'd love to hear what you think of it!  (^__^) 

100+

Today, I just logged onto Smashwords and checked the stats on my books.  Both Medusa and Compromises have been downloaded over 100 times each.


Wow.


What a great gift that is!  People may not leave comments or feedback for me, but they've shown their love of my short stories in other ways: number of downloads and Facebook likes.

It's truly humbling.


Other short stories to date:


Novels I hope people will enjoy as much as I've enjoyed writing them:

A Picture and a Thousand Words: February

I was planning to unleash torrents of angst for this month's Picture and a Thousand Words, but, actually... I think I'll go with snarky romance instead.   (^__~)b

You might recognize this story from about two weeks ago. It's the one I wrote for Auntie Tara's January writing prompt, but I've since added a couple of lines near the end which I feel round out the story better (but would have put me over the 750-word word count limit set in the original writing prompt) and some lovely cover art!

Compromises

Everyone knows that relationships are one compromise after another... except for when they're not. Snark abounds in this short, romantic comedy.

More photos are in my Gallery on my website.

If you like, there's an ebook available now for you to download for free on Smashwords here: Compromises

Or if Fiction Press is more your speed: Compromises

Or, if you'd rather read (or re-read) it here on Blogger, you can do that, too!   (^__^)

*~*~*  Compromises *~*~*