The giveaway for "The Speed of Wind" on Goodreads had over 300 entries. This is an impressive amount of interested people. Rather than disappoint them all, I have made the Kindle version of "The Speed of Wind" free today (June 7) and tomorrow (June 8).
Check it out here!
Thank you all for participating, and welcome to the Sandleyr!
Thursday, June 7, 2012
Saturday, June 2, 2012
Busy, busy...
Life as a writer certainly never has a dull moment. I'm working on a few projects right now; one of them is in the final editing stage, one of them is in the first draft stage, and the other is in the daydream stage.
First, let me tell you a little about the project in the final editing stage. The third Onizard novel, "The Blood of Senbralni" will be out in late August/early September (date TBA). Within this novel, the potential conflict hinted at the end of "The Speed of Wind" will come to pass. I'm still working on the blurb, as the story is still changing in this round of edits (one character is insisting on a larger role, and helpfully pointed out a plot hole he could fix). Here is what I can tell you:
When tragedy strikes the Night Kingdom, the youngest Zarder, Delma, and her Bond Amblomna are considered the only ones capable of stopping the Fire Queen for good. After all, Amblomna has a strange gift: she can speak to the rain, and the rain listens. Unfortunately, the spirit in the rain has no intention of helping Amblomna find the Fire Queen, and he does not intend to reveal the real reason why Amblomna was chosen.
Meanwhile, Senrae has once again been forced to stay behind and leave the heroics to other Onizards. While this troubles him, not knowing the identity of his enemies within the Sandleyr is far more troubling. A shy Child of Fire named Delgrafi seems to have more knowledge of the tragedy than she should, yet she acts as if she is trying to protect him from something. Only one thing is certain; he must discover Delgrafi's secrets if he has any hope of protecting his friends and family.
The Blood of Senbralni binds them all together...but will it be their undoing?
"The Zarder" was the novel that took the longest to write, but "The Blood of Senbralni" was the toughest for me to write. I am hoping that the effort I have been putting into this novel shows, as it will be the last Onizard novel for a while.
I am not saying goodbye to the Sandleyr for good, though. The first draft project is a collection of short stories with some of the characters who got stuck in the background, but who still have a story to be told. I suspect Lady Senmani is going to have the longest story; it may end up being novella length by the time I'm done with it. Isenna, a.k.a. Ransenna's mom, has a decision on how much she can do to stand up for justice. Since I'm still writing the roughest of drafts, I can't tell you much more than that.
The daydreaming stage of "Sea Foam" is even more mysterious. I can tell you it's based on a fairy tale, but it's set in modern times with a very skeptical main character who is not going to enjoy getting caught up in the mess the fairy tale left behind. Plotting is in progress.
So if you wonder what I'm doing, know that it's either writing, editing, or playing online games to get rid of the clutter in my mind.
I'm giving away a copy of "The Speed of Wind" on Goodreads this week; stay tuned for further fun announcements.
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First, let me tell you a little about the project in the final editing stage. The third Onizard novel, "The Blood of Senbralni" will be out in late August/early September (date TBA). Within this novel, the potential conflict hinted at the end of "The Speed of Wind" will come to pass. I'm still working on the blurb, as the story is still changing in this round of edits (one character is insisting on a larger role, and helpfully pointed out a plot hole he could fix). Here is what I can tell you:
When tragedy strikes the Night Kingdom, the youngest Zarder, Delma, and her Bond Amblomna are considered the only ones capable of stopping the Fire Queen for good. After all, Amblomna has a strange gift: she can speak to the rain, and the rain listens. Unfortunately, the spirit in the rain has no intention of helping Amblomna find the Fire Queen, and he does not intend to reveal the real reason why Amblomna was chosen.
Meanwhile, Senrae has once again been forced to stay behind and leave the heroics to other Onizards. While this troubles him, not knowing the identity of his enemies within the Sandleyr is far more troubling. A shy Child of Fire named Delgrafi seems to have more knowledge of the tragedy than she should, yet she acts as if she is trying to protect him from something. Only one thing is certain; he must discover Delgrafi's secrets if he has any hope of protecting his friends and family.
The Blood of Senbralni binds them all together...but will it be their undoing?
"The Zarder" was the novel that took the longest to write, but "The Blood of Senbralni" was the toughest for me to write. I am hoping that the effort I have been putting into this novel shows, as it will be the last Onizard novel for a while.
I am not saying goodbye to the Sandleyr for good, though. The first draft project is a collection of short stories with some of the characters who got stuck in the background, but who still have a story to be told. I suspect Lady Senmani is going to have the longest story; it may end up being novella length by the time I'm done with it. Isenna, a.k.a. Ransenna's mom, has a decision on how much she can do to stand up for justice. Since I'm still writing the roughest of drafts, I can't tell you much more than that.
The daydreaming stage of "Sea Foam" is even more mysterious. I can tell you it's based on a fairy tale, but it's set in modern times with a very skeptical main character who is not going to enjoy getting caught up in the mess the fairy tale left behind. Plotting is in progress.
So if you wonder what I'm doing, know that it's either writing, editing, or playing online games to get rid of the clutter in my mind.
I'm giving away a copy of "The Speed of Wind" on Goodreads this week; stay tuned for further fun announcements.
Goodreads Book Giveaway
The Speed of Wind
by Sara Jo Easton
Giveaway ends June 07, 2012.
See the giveaway details at Goodreads.
See the giveaway details at Goodreads.
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