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Review ~ Sanyare, The Last Descendant, by Megan Haskell

After reading Pixie Tamer by Megan Haskell, I dove into her novel, Sanyare: The Last Descendant, with high hopes that Haskell would expand my view of the world she introduced in the shorter prequel. She does not disappoint. Inside a world of elves, pixies, portal travel, and a tentative peace between two powerful realms, Haskell […]

February 20, 2015 – 5:07 am | By Eduardo Suastegui | Posted in My Book Reviews | Comments Off on Review ~ Sanyare, The Last Descendant, by Megan Haskell

Tracking Jane Moves Ahead with Two New Titles

This is a good week for Tracking Jane. I finished the first draft of Blood Track today, and finished putting the final touches on Fleeting Shadow, which I will make available as an exclusive, free offer to my mail list subscribers starting this Saturday. Sign up now to get your copy! Though it turned into […]

February 19, 2015 – 5:00 am | By Eduardo Suastegui | Posted in News, Novels | Comments (2)

How Important is Mood in Story-telling?

While streaming season 2 of The Fall, some thoughts recurred from when I watched the 1st season. First, the premise and concept (another serial killer) offer little if any innovation. Ditto for the details of the murders or investigation. The show may also feel slow. At times, things happen and the camera focuses on things […]

February 16, 2015 – 6:04 am | By Eduardo Suastegui | Posted in Essays | Tagged , | Comments Off on How Important is Mood in Story-telling?

#SaturdayScenes ~ Ghost Writer: Chapter 1, Part 1

This is the first #SaturdayScenes installment for my in-work Ghost Writer, book 6 of the Our Cyber World series. You may access the story summary and other sample excerpts through the table of contents. Let me know what you think! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Chapter 1, part 1 — Morning Call “Earth to Vivian Matisse.” The remark pulls […]

February 14, 2015 – 10:07 am | By Eduardo Suastegui | Posted in Novels, SaturdayScenes | Comments (2)

A Tale of Two Series: How Readers Connect… Or Not

If you’ve been following me for a while, you know I have authored and continue to work on two series. I started Our Cyber World over a year ago. Four titles into it, an idea for a very different series emerged, and Tracking Jane was born. As I watch my two series develop and elicit […]

February 14, 2015 – 7:00 am | By Eduardo Suastegui | Posted in Essays, News | Comments Off on A Tale of Two Series: How Readers Connect… Or Not

The Villain Inside the Protagonist

How do you feel about a story with yet another snarling, darker than evil villains? Or what about stories with villains showing a little good, just enough for us to feel sorry for them for about five seconds, going against protagonists whose flaws make us cringe for another five seconds before we go back to […]

February 12, 2015 – 5:50 am | By Eduardo Suastegui | Posted in Essays | Comments Off on The Villain Inside the Protagonist

Why I write, my [revised] answer

Why do I write? Or more pressing, perhaps, why must I write. A recent blog post by Jeff Goins caused me to revisit this question. If you read Jeff’s post, you’ll see how he answered this question. While I like what he said, I had to mull it over and put it in my own […]

February 9, 2015 – 6:01 am | By Eduardo Suastegui | Posted in Essays | Tagged | Comments Off on Why I write, my [revised] answer

Our Cyber World Promos Align

Like stars aligning in an intergalactic event, today only, three Our Cyber World books have a promo going. DEAD BEEF and Pink Ballerina are on sale for $0.99, and you can download Active Shooter free. You can get these deals from the iBooks, Kindle, Kobo, Nook, or Smashwords eBook stores. DEAD BEEF ($0.99) Pink Ballerina […]

February 8, 2015 – 7:00 am | By Eduardo Suastegui | Posted in News | Comments Off on Our Cyber World Promos Align

To Feed a Hungry Blog

Did you come here hoping to get some blogging wisdom from a sizzling hot blogger? Thanks for the vote of confidence. Are you about to scroll down and skim through the “7 ways to keep conjuring unique, compelling blog ideas no one else has blogged about for time immemorial? Don’t bother. Instead what you’ll find […]

February 7, 2015 – 7:00 am | By Eduardo Suastegui | Posted in Essays, News | Comments Off on To Feed a Hungry Blog

Review: Pixie Tamer – Megan Haskell’s Invitation to a New World

If you’ve been following me for a while, you know I don’t talk much about fantasy. I don’t read it much, and I certainly don’t (can’t!) write it. My entire fantasy literature experience sums up in two titles: Lord of the Rings by Tolkien and Fire and Ice by GRR Martin. In reading Megan Haskell‘s […]

February 6, 2015 – 8:30 am | By Eduardo Suastegui | Posted in My Book Reviews | Comments (2)