Tag Archive | Pearseus. dark epic fantasy
Killing your Characters
Originally posted on Nicholas C. Rossis:
I was reading the other day a fascinating post, Killing the Mary-Sue, by Chiyome. As I am currently debating killing a character or two in my WIP, the fourth book of my epic fantasy series Pearseus, her musings made me wonder about the role death plays in our works. Both Schism and…
Life Before and After the Internet
Originally posted on Nicholas C. Rossis:
As you know, I just came back from holidays and had over 1,000 emails to sort through. We had booked a nice place by the sea, which advertised free wi fi on all premises. As you have gathered from this blog post –and from the impressive amount of emails…
The Worst Way to Begin a Novel
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“The worst way to begin a novel: advice from literary agents“. That’s the title of a wonderful blog post by the Write Life. Literary agents are like ‘skilled readers’ who have gone through hundreds of novels, acquiring experience; they are also supposed to be in touch with ‘what people want’.…
The Real Women of Pearseus
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People ran around her, shouting and screaming. Sol could not move under the weight of the guard and raised her head to seek her brother. As she did, a second arrow passed so close to her eye that its feathers scratched her eyebrow. Blood flowed from the wound, half-blinding…
Amazon now Allows Pre-orders to Authors
Originally posted on Nicholas C. Rossis:
A month ago, I published Mad Water, the third book in my epic fantasy series Pearseus. I had announced the imminent publication on social media and to my friends. A lot of them asked me if they could pre-order the book. “I’m afraid Amazon doesn’t support pre-orders,” I had to…
Boredom, Relaxation and Single-Tasking
Originally posted on Nicholas C. Rossis:
from motivatedPhotos.com Have you noticed how we never get bored any more? We always multitask, rarely doing just the one thing. Last week I came across a number of articles about boredom and how useful – and highly unusual, nowadays – it is. I guess that is because of…
Pearseus Bundle now Available!
Originally posted on Nicholas C. Rossis:
Now that Mad Water, book 3 in my epic fantasy series Pearseus has been released, I thought I’d offer the first three books in the series as a bundle. It took me all day to design the cover and prepare the files, but here it is: The Pearseus bundle (books…
The Waiting Room
Originally posted on A Simple, Village Undertaker:
Never having even heard of the term “Blog Tour” before and not knowing what it actually meant, I became involved in one supporting Alysha Kaye’s new book, The Waiting Room. I learned that… “A blog tour is when an author “visits” a bunch of blogs in a short…
So, who was Cyrus, King of Persia?
Originally posted on Nicholas C. Rossis:
A few days ago, I promised to write a post about Greek history and the story behind the book. As Frostie has noticed, the map of Pearseus is essentially that of Greece and Asia Minor. I even called my book Rise of the Prince, in a nod to Herodotus’ seminal…
Mad Water Cover Reveal
Originally posted on Nicholas C. Rossis:
Following your invaluable feedback, I have now finalized the design of Mad Water’s cover (for those who just tuned in, Mad Water is the third book in my Pearseus epic fantasy series). For showers of praise and heaps of scorn, please use the comments’ area below. The book is scheduled…
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