I have finally figured out how to make a google plus post public. I decline to mention how long it took me. So here are two things I really wanted to share and I guess I have to do that from here.
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Oh, that is a nice ranking.
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#95 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Science Fiction & Fantasy > Fantasy > Arthurian
Busy, busy, busy.
I will be looking in to social media sites first thing in the morning, when I answer my emails, and last thing at night, when I am on my laptop. I am fully committed in the next two months with things I have promised to do, my own work and marketing. I don’t have the physical time to take on anything new. Sorry about that. It is what it is.
My ongoing commitments include helping with the debut launch of an awesome Sci Fi book written by a BFF, Rhonda Garcia. Lex Talionis is one of those special books that occur once in a lifetime. I can’t reiterate how awesome this book is. There are plot layers, fantastic characters, incredible setting … I could wax lyrical until the sun rises and sets again. Please look out for this one.
Decisions, decisions.
Alrighty then, I have the stats in from Wattpad. I already know my contractual obligations and I will be working on those, which are not posted on that site. I wanted a third runner to work with alongside those. Angelus it is. This is a pure sci fi and is a tad different. No surprises there, coming from me. LOL.
For some obscure reason, I need to work on three at once. Three is the magic number as it is the maximum I can load on my wide screen monitor and still have a good view. I find the need to jump from one story to another and I get a lot more wordage written in that way instead of concentrating on just one. My goal is to get two finished into first draft by the end of March. I am so serious about this that I will be limiting my time on social media until this is accomplished.
Designer knitwear for babies and children.
This is a new business that uses only top end yarn and has exclusive patterns. There will be more to see soon, so check in frequently if you have little persons to dress.
Great Giveaway from Kristell Ink.
If you haven’t already got this book then it is a great read and currently free. What are you waiting for?
Bandit Book Tour Bloggers spotlights Ross Harrison
Works in Progress
I have a few chapters of each book up on wattpad. Go here if you want a sneak peak. http://www.wattpad.com/user/ElizabethHull
Why research for Fantasy or Sci fi?
Suspension of disbelief for the reader is contingent on getting the facts right. It doesn’t matter that this may be a fantasy, or a sci fi world. Things have to stack up on the believability level. If I give you a green cat, then I have to feasibly justify why the cat is green. Not that I have, but this is an example.
Setting is everything. If one component is out of place, then the whole thing falls down like a pack of cards. This is where research comes into play. Every single aspect of that which is relevant must be correct. Grounding the fantastical, or the speculative, needs a solid platform of known facts that are correct and that can be correlated as correct.
Does it matter to a reader if they see the word ‘league’? Yep, It is an archaic definition.No, it is not essential to point out that a league is three miles. It is essential to get those leagues into an actual frame of reference that is legitimate. If I find a position A is thirty miles from position B and I want to use the word leagues, then I know it must be ten. Maybe a reader will care and look it up, or maybe they won’t. Doesn’t matter, because I will know. I have to get it right.
Arthur has always been a loner, set apart by his exceptional telepathy skills. He doesn’t want the life of a Seer in the undersea city of Avalon. He wants to use his skills to fight the overlords on the surface world, who are subjugating humanity, but to do that he must register as normal. What is normal for a man without a clue who his parents were, or maybe are? Why are his birth records sealed?
Curious about the lives of the slave people on the surface, he begins the study of one who escaped. Once highly placed, Shadow has become a mercenary serving Avalon to fight the beast overlords. The deeper he gets into her life, the more he attracts the attention he doesn’t want. What was once a fun diversion from his Seer studies now takes on deadly overtones. Someone is lying. It could cost him more than his life.
The trailer. http://animoto.com/play/aa6Em1ucQe5yHQwiW7v9Qw
http://www.amazon.com/…/B00GAN…/ref=la_B00DJS9QP0_1_1…
http://www.amazon.ca/Shadow…/dp/B00GAN6HMG/ref=sr_1_1…
http://www.amazon.com.au/Shad…/dp/B00GAN6HMG/ref=sr_1_1…
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/…/shadow…/1117299037…
http://store.kobobooks.com/en-CA/ebook/shadow-over-avalon
https://itunes.apple.com/…/shadow-over…/id735615772…
