Wearing many hats as writers

By Diana Morgan

For years, I’ve struggled to maintain a consistent blog or newsletter. Between having ADHD and feeling like I have nothing to say, it’s seemed an impossible task. But there is one other thing besides fiction writing I’ve always wanted to do: write media reviews and commentaries.

As writers, we often wear many hats to connect with our readers, we’re selling ourselves as much as our stories. We’re publicists, social media influencers, activists, and so much more. Our jobs are often to sell so much more than just our words. It’s difficult and overwhelming at times. We’re always looking for new ways to connect to our readers and share our passions with the world.

One way I’m doing that this year: I’m launching a Patreon. Regular content includes movie and TV show reviews and a general blog. Eventually, I’ll add paid content, including serial fiction, short stories, and other sneak peeks at my writing.

I’m still hard at work on Lost Colony book 2, now titled, Retributions. Keep reading for a quick teaser or check out my website for further details.

Saving the Colony hasn’t made life easier for Livia Icini. But when a soldier turns up dead, Livia is the prime suspect, and the entire Colony is ready to see her banished. But the murder is just the beginning; an old enemy has found her, and he’s brought the Aveeys with him to bring the universe crashing down around her.

 Jacob Moorland doesn’t care about Livia’s past. He just wants her to run the hospital so he can use his skill as a surgeon to help as many people as possible. When Aveeys attack, he ends up a prisoner to pirates, he has no choice but to adapt and survive in ways he never thought possible.

Revenge is served cold in space.

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DIANA MORGAN is a superhero by day, writer by night. Okay, not really, but when she’s not writing books, she’s a librarian at a local library, which is kind of a superhero. Her superpowers include always knowing what kids like to read, being able to read more than 10 books at one time, and the ability to eat more pizza than anyone.

Diana has always loved science fiction and fantasy.  She grew up watching Quantum Leap, Power Rangers and Star Wars. She can’t remember a time when she wasn’t making up stories.

She was a geek before being a geek was cool, and she loves hanging out with other geeks and sharing her love of all things space and magic and books.

 

BLACKFIRE RISING has shambled to Literary Underworld

By Elizabeth Donald

I’m happy to announce that Blackfire Rising has finally been resurrected, and is now shambling your way via the Literary Underworld.

Longtime readers know that the Blackfire series has been going on for 15 years in various forms, beginning with a novella published by Sam’s Dot Press and continuing through novels, short stories and another novella, published a few years ago by Crone Girls Press. Now the good folks at Falstaff Books have picked up the series, and our first release collects all the Blackfire pieces into one volume with some new stories and a look forward at what might be ahead for Sara Harvey and (what’s left of) her team.

 

It was an experiment. A way to create a better soldier. Colder, more efficient.

But some things shouldn’t be altered, and some creatures are best left to myth. The dead know no peace, and they are coming for Sara Harvey.

Sara has faced the Cold Ones again and again, losing friends and comrades in a running battle to keep the world safe from the monsters released by an experiment that should never have happened. Again and again, Sara is drawn back into Blackfire, as it hunts the things that hide in the shadows.

The clock is ticking, and the slaughter has begun.

And you shouldn’t have to pray to just stay dead.

From award-winning horror author Elizabeth Donald comes a compendium of the entire Blackfire series… so far.


Blackfire Rising is published in ebook, trade paperback and hardback. Preorders are on their way and will be shipped as soon as they’re in our hands. If you didn’t preorder, feel free to order right away! If ordering through Literary Underworld, you can have it signed upon request – be sure to indicate it in your checkout.

And you can join me on Monday for a live Zoom chat where I will read selections from the book, talk about its weird shambling journey to resurrection, what might be coming in the future for this series, and also pass the bourbon. Click here to RSVP on Facebook, or if you eschew the book of face, you can register at EventBrite. The Zoom link will be shared closer to the event.



Where to buy the book: 

Direct from me

Literary Underworld

Falstaff Books

Amazon

Barnes and Noble

Many thanks to the awesome folks at Falstaff Books for their fine work on this book, even making me fix all those em dashes. Special thanks to Rachel Brune, editor extraordinaire (and fellow Underlord!), and publisher John Hartness for their hard work and patience and faith in this series.

I have had so much fun with this book in all its iterations. I hope you enjoy it just as much as I enjoyed writing it.