Indie Author Tales

Draoithe: Shadow Masters has begun publishing. I was reviewing my list, the stories that are finished and waiting to be posted to Amazon, and realized that it keeps getting longer. I thought I should wait to publish and finish the revisions for the 6x9 paperbacks first. I could not. I have 48 short reads that are ready right now.  I can't just stop publishing or the whole saga will take ten years to finish. LOL. No one wants to wait that long, least of all me. So without further ado, allow me to introduce you to volume 19 in the Saga.
This one has a bit of a twist and is a bit more of a cliff hanger than the other stories. (Sorry about that in advance.) When you get to the end you'll understand, but this one is a crazy ride. Meet the latest Rogue Kings. The valravne are terrors from Danish nightmares, but not quite the way the original horror-style fairy tales were told. 

Shadow Master Excerpt

Magnus Jakobsen is a valravn shadow master. He’s slowly fading and has been for centuries. His brother Llewellyn Christiansen and his mate Cherie along with their involvement in training other valravne has been all that has kept him alive. That was until Ryley Faye arrived at Draoithe with an old friend who'd been murdered and saved from the underworld by a dragon’s blood. He owed Gaspard the debt that could never be paid and now he might just owe the gryphon twice. He’d once again rescued the reborn version of his lifemate. Only this time she lived. Magnus Jakobsen had some debts to pay, a few enemies to settle old scores with, and a woman to claim as his own. Could he do it before time ran out and he was all but lost to the fade? Would knowing she lived give him the strength he needed to rebuild his life or would a few missteps see his empire crash and burn? 

The Author Walk

I wrote over 3,000 words in this title in only a few hours, but I am liking it. It's up to almost 90,000 words, but this spinoff miniseries is looking like an excellent rough draft now. I couldn't help but share a taste of it. This one is going to get a bit dark and the necromancer will need to seek help from Draoithe before it's all finished, but the scenes keep speaking to me so I keep writing. This one is a bit like Dread Allies in its style with a string of interwoven shorter reads that form a larger tale. I promise the HEA will be there and all the juicy steamy bits are there too along with a bit of humor and the usual twists the magic lends to the tale. This time you'll find yourself in Alaska, but a dragon and four wild kings will definitely be heating up the cold nights. A bit of the criminal underworld sneaks into this story. Not every story is black and white/good and evil. Sometimes the best ones are a bit grey and convoluted enough to need therapy. If you want more like this head over to the Dream Group on Facebook and join me. I share parts of the story as I'm writing there and love to interact with readers. Hearing others thoughts sometimes aids the process. 

Behind the Scenes 

I have started an advertising campaign on Amazon. I don't know if I'm doing it right. Likely not. LOL, but I will learn eventually. I think the trick might be not to go broke. It feels a bit like playing the lotto. I might hit it. I might not. I doubt it matters in the end. It's not as if I will quit. The addiction is quite complete. I have temporarily stopped my ads on Facebook as they stopped performing as they once did. I'm not sure what went wrong, but I was spending money on the same ad I'd been spending money on and getting results only to see nothing in return all of a sudden. I think maybe the ad needed to be adjusted, but I'm not sure how. So I will merely craft a new one or ten. I guarantee I won't be spending much money. There is never any to spend. It's a new year and new offers need to be made. I need an evergreen ad for A Pack Forms. In the meantime, I must continue on with the shameless self promotion on Twitter, Instagram, Tumblr, and Facebook. Don't get me started on Pinterest. LOL.  I would love to see you there. Follow me on the social media platforms. Say hello, share a promotion if you feel like it. It never hurts. 

I gotta run off and get some housework done. I have put it off all week in favor of the day job and my love affair with a good story. If you read in this New Year, don't forget to be kind and leave your review. 
Be Careful!
Happy Reading,
Ophelia Kee