(And new look for the Ever On Word blog! Dunno how long this particular makeover will stick around, but it’s definitely a step in the fresh direction I’m hankering for. What do y’all think? ^o^)
Happy 2018, everyone! I’m back from my blogging break and busier than ever. There’s the Yosemite job, which I’ll go into in a later post. And my March publications to prepare for – the re-release of “Inspired” and its all-new sequel, “Out of My Head”. (Much more to come on that, as well.) And let’s not forget the short story I want ready for submission to the “Sword and Sonnet” anthology (because, come on. Bards! Like my minstrels would stand for me not at least trying to get inside the collection).
But today, what say we kick off my return to the blog with a first look at the Deshipley novel slated for September? Let’s start with the book’s summary:
The ghost: Sure, seventeen-year-old Brenna hadn’t thought much of her life, but she’s not about to take her murder lying down. With one death to live and nothing left to lose, Brenna’s out for vengeance. Trouble is, her murderer’s already dead.
The killer: The reality of TV star Thackeray Kyle, the Vampire Hunter, is not the kind one lives to tell about. He’ll do whatever it takes – and take out whomever he must – to keep his secret safe. If only he could get his dead conscience to quit haunting him…
The talker: Agender mutant teen Nicky finally has himmer’s superpower, and s/he’s ready to save the world. …Or, y’know, talk to dead people, since that’s really all s/he can do. But now, caught between a responsibility to Brenna, a debt to a closeted monster, and the inevitability of a super-villainous terrorist attack, Nicky’s scrambling for the right words to bring two lifeless friends peace and prove himmerself a hero. Because if s/he doesn’t, the world’s dead will number far more than one ghost-whisperer can handle.
Fun, right? 😀 I raced through the first draft in NaNoWriMo of 2012. Now, just a few years later, I’ve got a much-closer-to-pub-ready draft and a shiny cover to go with it. Behold the face of … “So Super Dead”!
“Holy luna verde, Batman!” you may exclaim. “Who put that cool visual together??”
That would be me.
“Get out!”
No lie! I nabbed a photo from Unsplash.com (great resource for free-to-use images, y’all!) and manipulated the moon green (because in-story reasons). Then it was over to QuotesCover.com for the title’s typography, and to Photofunia.com for the dazzling light effect, and the rest was just a matter of fiddling in MS Paint and MS Publisher. Easy-peasy (she said, like this sort of project isn’t the painstaking work of hours).
I’ll have “So Super Dead” on Goodreads shortly, for your TBR-adding pleasure. And I’m looking forward to sharing more about the story with you as its release date draws closer. …sometime after the “Inspired”-palooza – coming soon!
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