Short Story Jam! (Upcoming Event)

 

I'm currently organizing a writing event and I am looking for people interested in joining! 

What is a writing jam? This is a challenge that would take place over a period of 48 hours to a week where you get together with other writers and write a short story in that amount of time. Think of it like a mini NaNoWriMo, but instead of a word count goal, it's a time limit so it's up to you whether you want to write a 500 word story or a 5000 word one.

When?

TBD but either the first or second week of August

 

Where?

Our Discord Server: Short Story Jam 2022 ( link coming soon)

 

How Long? 

From the currently gathered info, we’re probably looking at a week long Jam, possibly with a 3 day writing period and the first part of the week allotted to plotting time, but this might change the more feedback we get.

 

What am I doing?

For this Jam, you will be writing a short story in the allotted time. 

 

How do I join?

Let me know you would like to join in by contacting me through Instagram (@modern_bard67) or just filling out the form with your socials.

 

Read more Info, FAQs, and Rules HERE

 

Get your opinion in and help us solidify our plans by filling out the interest form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/18Ex7OmZfanMos-8N0JrhtJJ9H3HwDWTDZVCGmxBhHCs/edit

Please share this among your writer friends! The more people we get the more fun this will be!

New Goodies Available!

 Help support the Sweet Vendetta Blues and New Emperor's Concerto 2nd edition release by getting subscriber goodies on Ko-fi.

It's no secret that publishing takes a lot of time, and can also be rather pricy. I am hoping to offer more options for all of the books, including availability, and other versions (like hardcovers!) and to do so, there will be launching costs.

So I've started offering goodies to anyone who supports me on Ko-fi. There will be new goodies each month, both physical and digital, including sneak peeks of SVB, character art, stickers, prints, bookmarks, and more! 

If you are interested, this is what I am offering for July:

Also, I want to point out that this is not actually a monthly subscription. I will just be uploading a different set of goodies each month (for $6) and you will purchase it through the Ko-Fi shop feature. The reason I decided to do this is because I'm not sure if I will continue doing monthly goodies after SVB is published, and I didn't want people to subscribe and then not get something after several months of support. Instead, this gives you the opportunity to support me for whichever month you would like to. 

All of these goodies ARE exclusive to my Ko-Fi monthly supporters though and will not be available as swag at a later date; once the month is over, these will not be available anymore. 

If you're interested and would like to help support an indie author, you can get your set of July's goodies HERE 

The chapters of SVB will be sent out to whatever email you use when you pay on Ko-Fi within a couple days, and the sticker and character cards will be sent out around mid July and then if I get more supporters, another batch at the end of the month.

Thanks for checking this out, and I am really looking forward to sharing more about Blues with you!

Coming Soon!

 

Keep an eye out because starting in July, I'm going to have a lot of stuff coming involving my upcoming book Sweet Vendetta Blues. This is a companion story set in the same universe as New Emperor's Concerto and set in America. 

Follow me on Instagram for more frequent updates!

Dìlseachd - A Stolen Crown COVER REVEAL!

 

A forgotten princess

A stolen crown

One chance to reclaim the kingdom

I'm back with another cover reveal, this time for the first book in Cheyenne van Langevelde's new series, Princess of the Highlands.

Book One--Dìlseachd - A Stolen  Crown -- will be releasing on September 23rd 2022 but today we get to see the cover for the first time, and it looks so beautiful! I for one am definitely excited since I love Scottish history and fantasy.

A TIME OF DARKNESS

Six years since the Danes invaded Scotland, slaying her finest men. 

Five since the Highland King married one of the enemy, betraying his countrymen and losing the Lowlanders’ support. 

Three since the king died and the Danes imprisoned the remaining blood heir to the throne.

Her crown stolen, her country desolated, Fiona McCurragh now faces the looming threat of execution. 

The Lowlanders, weary of enemy rule, seek to free their stolen homeland. With the aid of a blind harper, they attempt to rescue their Highland princess when the Danes ride in on Lowlander territory, shattering the fragile peace. The Scots are left with no choice except to launch a war in the face of the coming winter. If they do not attack now, the Scots—and their princess—may not live to see the spring. 

In the face of despair, Fiona McCurragh finds courage in friendship with two chief’s sons. Yet conflict lies on more than one side, and for some of the Scots and their allies, loyalty no longer has any meaning.

You can now preorder the book and submit your proof of purchase to THIS FORM for preorder goodies!

Ebook

Hardback (coming soon)

Paperback (coming soon)

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“Men donnae die fer something they donnae believe in. Because we risk it, then it must be worth it in the end. Should that no’ give us hope?”

GREYWOLF'S HEART Cover Reveal!

 

A man born for war. A bastard raised in contempt. Only together can they protect their tribe from slaughter.

We're back again with a cover reveal for C. M. Banschbach for her upcoming book Greywolf's Heart

Look at how gorgeous this is! 

A man born for war. A bastard raised in contempt. Only together can they defend their tribe from slaughter.

Fierce-hearted Comran is the chief’s son and the favored choice to be the next leader. Then his father chooses Comran’s half-brother Etran for the role, straining the loyalties of the tribe and reinforcing the distance between the two men. When Comran is offered the role of battlewolf, he is ready to do his duty—but expects no friendship in return.

Steady Etran has long been shunned as the chief’s bastard. Becoming the chief brings even more hostility, so he offers Comran the title of battlewolf to maintain tribal unity. But can he trust this reckless warrior as his general when Comran has never stood by his side?

As tensions mount within the tribe, a traitorous act leads to war. Comran and Etran must overcome their inner demons and fight for their brotherhood before the Greywolves fall to their worst enemies. 

C.M. Banschbach is a native Texan and would make an excellent hobbit if she wasn’t so tall. She’s an overall dork, pizza addict, and fangirl. When not writing fantasy stories packed full of adventure and snark, she works as a pediatric Physical Therapist where she happily embraces the fact that she never actually has to grow up.

She writes clean YA/MG fantasy-adventure as Claire M. Banschbach.

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Greywolf's Heart will be out June 14th! You can pre-order it now from the links below!

Kindle | Amazon Paperback | Barnes & Noble

There is also preorder swag for you to claim! You can find the link to the form HERE Provide proof of purchase and claim your swag.

There Comes a Drifter COVER REVEAL!

 I'm so exited to be back hosting another cover reveal for Claire and her new upcoming book Then Comes a Drifter!

Without further ado, let's check out this lovely cover!

Isn't this a beautiful cover???! I am obsessed with the colors and so excited to get to finally read this one.

Laramie was born to ride the desert wilds. And she won’t let anything stop her, even a fearsome warlord who wants her captive–or dead. 

 

A genius mechanic–and a rare descendant of the once-magical Itan–Laramie drifts from dusty town to dusty town in search of the family that was taken from her.

 

But her rambling desert journey becomes a game of survival when Laramie crosses a ruthless warlord’s territory. Taken prisoner by one of the warlord’s biker gangs, she befriends a quiet, dangerous man named Gered. After surviving hellish circumstances Gered is tired of fighting for a better life. 

 

Laramie will always fight. And she’ll stop at nothing to win their freedom.

 

Enjoy this pulse-pounding motorcycle adventure in a post-apocalyptic western setting with found family and being brave in brutal circumstances.

About the Author

C.M. Banschbach is a native Texan and would make an excellent hobbit if she wasn’t so tall. She’s an overall dork, pizza addict, and fangirl. When not writing fantasy stories packed full of adventure and snark, she works as a pediatric Physical Therapist where she happily embraces the fact that she never actually has to grow up.

She writes clean YA/MG fantasy-adventure as Claire M. Banschbach.

Find Claire on Social Media:

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If you want to grab a copy of this book, it will be out on February 24th!

You can also now preorder Then Comes a Drifter through the links below:

Autographed paperback

Amazon

Other online retailers

Claire is also offering preorder swag! If you would like to get your own, all you have to do is fill out this form with your proof of purchase 

The New Emperor's Concerto First Book Birthday!

 

It's now officially been one year since Concerto was published. I can't believe it's been that long, but here we are lol.

Anyway, to celebrate, I'm running a sale this week on the book!

The Ebook is only $2.99 and the Paperback is $5 off at $12.00 so Grab a copy now!

Also, because Amazon is annoying about making books free, if you want a free copy of the prequel short story 'The Butler's Story' then just shoot me an email (sirwilliamssquire@gmail.com) and I'll send you either a kindle copy or a PDF :) 

Also, come join us on Instagram where I'm running a fun Q&A with Flynn, Lysander and Sinclair so come ask them some questions! @modern_bard67