"The Beast, the Hope, the Only Sun" is released!

We are pleased to announce that Elizabeth Buckley's poetry collection "The Beast, the Hope, the Only Sun" is now available. Thanks also goes out to Rowan Wookey for his help in getting the final cover's bumps worked out. A collection of poems about some of her characters, it is also the story of moving through depression into the light. We hope that you enjoy this. 

http://www.lulu.com/shop/elizabeth-buckley/the-beast-the-hope-the-only-sun/paperback/product-20037285.html

Lulu is running a mystery sale until April 6th.  For the first time, they aren't even requiring people to register in order to buy and take advantage of the savings.  In order to find out how much you will save, simply put books in your cart, and check out.  You will be told in your cart how much your discount will be, as it will supposedly vary.  This is a good time to pick up the books published so far in my Dragon Shaman series, or pick up some poetry.  Best of all, it's site wide, if there are other authors or publishers you want to pick up as well.
http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/rainstardragon

Also, Elizabeth Buckley's poetry book, "The Beast, the Hope, the Only Sun" is in the final phases, I am just waiting on the proof copy so that I can check everything printed the way intended.  Once that is approved, we can release it.  I am very much looking forward to that day.

I am currently working on the fifth installment for "Selkies' Skins" and expect to have that posted on my Dreamwidth soon.

Current Serial Stories

Currently I have two tales that I plan to write in serial installments, then convert to ebook once done.

One is called "Shen's Tale" and will center around a wandering mystic in the area of McCloud, and her encounters with the local spirits... and a quest to set to rest a dark shadow.  The big question is, exactly how old is this mystic, and how is she going to do what the local spirits will ask?  This will have some tie ins with my Dragon Shaman series of novels.

The other is "Selkies' Skins" and I expect it to mostly center around Kirsten (Kirsty) and Etain, two part selkies living in the modern era. The world is influenced by the Harry Potter novels in part, but also by Celtic mythology of Selkies. The main stories told will be Etain's work as a water witch, her work as a bridge between the Selkies of her area and wizarding society, and Kirsty's own quest toward gaining her own sealskin.  Of course, with the fact that their duties lay around water, there is the inevitable problem of dealing with non magic humans as well...

Both can be followed at My Creative Space although I might also choose to mirror them here.  I am still undecided on that.

I am also still accepting submissions for the dragon anthology "The Dragons' Beads: An Anthology."

Perceptions of the Mind by Steven Disney now Available

Both Print and Ebook versions of Steven Disney's "Perceptions of the Mind" are now currently available in the Lulu outlet.  The Ebook is pending for Barnes & Noble and the iBookstore.  I am also working on a version for Kindle.  The Kindle release will take longer though.  I am not sure about releasing on Smashwords, but might, so that it is available to those that don't want to go through Lulu or B&N.

Once I have more time, the other available titles, both from myself and from Steven, will eventually make their way to Kindle.  However, homework first before I press on more with conversions and uploads.

Perceptions of the Mind: Proof Copy Received

Today I received the proof copy of Steven Disney's second poetry book, "Perceptions of the Mind."  Overall, I am pleased with how it looks on paper, though there are a few layout problems (read as bottom margin and some font size) that I would like to tweak a bit before releasing the book as ready for the public.  I am also very pleased with the look of the cover, which though slightly more ornate than his first collection, makes a very nice segue into a more visual space.

And saying this publicly, because Vadise deserves some credit now and then...  Monochrome was a very good idea for the cover design.  The author was very happy with how it looked digitally, I know he's really going to love how it looks in the physical.

There is good news and bad news.

The good news is that  Steven Disney's second poetry book is very near being ready for the proof print.  Hopefully class does not interfere with the speed of the process too much.


The bad news is that Marantha Jennelle will not be publishing "The Ihmareean Chronicles" with us after all, due to her manuscript not being finished as well as a few other difficulties.  However, when she does have it see publishing, we are quite happy to point people to where to find it, and wish her the best of luck in getting it through one of the larger publishing groups.

The Ihmaeeran Chronicles

Originally, we were hoping to have a new book, The Ihmaeeran Chronicles by Marantha Jenelle ready for public release in January.  However, both Faith and I have had our hands very full, and so editing has been going slower than we would like.  As of yet, the author still is working on her piece anyway, but the goal is to have it ready by her birthday, as things stand currently.  More news on that as it comes.