My good friend, and writer, gave me an opportunity to spill about all things writing. Interestingly, the conversation strayed down the path of magical realism and it’s tenants and purveyors. Want a read? Well, just click on over to the Dark Side (Darke Conteur’s site) and get going.
A magical realism painting by Tomek Setowski from Poland
Win a set of Halloween Tarot cards and help support the debut novel Tarot: The Magician.
When Kassandra Troy discovers an ancient tarot deck, her life takes a thrilling and frightening turn. She triggers The Magician card, and releases the mysterious and captivating Luke Rykell. He lifts Kassandra out of despair, dispelling the devastation she feels after her father’s death. But Luke has a dark secret. He wants the magical deck for himself. The only way Kassandra can save herself is to journey into the Tarot cards. But once inside, can she ever escape?
Irresistibly compelling and heart-wrenching, Tarot: The Magician is a superb fantasy tale that will haunt you long after you’ve read the last page.
Download the ebook from Midnight Frost Books as well as Amazon, Barnes and Noble and Smashwords. Not sure? Read a free sample here. Or click on the fancy schmancy button below.
I worked for over two months drawing and coloring the panels you see in this trailer. I wanted it to be as special as the book. However, I was daunted by the music. I’m no musician. However, if it were silent, or had canned music, that would undermine all the hard work I put into the animation. Bradley Coy came to my rescue. For the full story on how the theme for the book trailer was created, read A Theme Song for an ebook.
Don’t trust me. Here are readers who have read and commented on the book.
“I especially enjoyed Kassandra’s journey through the cards as she tries to solve the problems she’s faced with and find her way out. And the ending gives me hope for a sequel (or a series?)” by Tara at Dividing by Zero
By helping me promote Tarot: The Magician, you get your own set of fabulously spooky tarot cards. I’ll mail them to the winner after Halloween. Click this LINK or anywhere on the image below to take you to enter the giveaway. Hurry, this event ends Friday, October 31st!
I worked out two variants for cover art for my web comic novella: The Night Has Teeth. My goal with this writing was to make something genuinely creepy without stooping to gore and blood. True horror doesn’t need special effects (even written ones). The creep factor is the true horror. To that end, it worked out two possible covers. Not sure which I’ll use yet. Weigh in if you have an opinion.
This cover is the first I sketched. I envisioned using a wood texture for the teeth. Yes, it’s literal: the night has teeth and it’s going to bite you.
Then I got to thinking about the creature in the story: a slinking bogeyman made of twigs and slugs and flies. It never really came across well in the writing, but I figured a visual would do it.
I call this my dark variant cover art. It shows the protagonist, Donald and the creature looming up behind him.
Tell me what you think?
Tim Kane
My amazing writerly blogger friend up in Canada has posted an excerpt of Tarot: The Magician. It is one of my most favorite scenes with the first hint of the supernatural powers of the cursed Tarot deck appear. Click on over to see the full excerpt, and of course read more about the fantastic Darke Conteur.
Tim Kane
Win a $100 Amazon gift card with the “What Suit Are You” giveaway. This giveaway supports the blog tour for Tarot: The Magician.
The following blogs will be hosting me and Tarot: The Magician. Please check them out and comment if you like what you see.
Monday, July 14
A Thousand Lives Lived: This site will show the dream casting for Tarot: The Magician if it were every made into a movie.
Rose Shadow Ink: This excellent site will host an excerpt of the book.
Tuesday, July 15
Adventures in Writing by T. H. Hernandez: This site will share a guest post about the writing process for Tarot: The Magician.
Make it Happen: This site will have a review of Tarot: The Magician.
Wednesday, July 16
My Favorite Things: This site will host an excerpt of the book.
SnoopyDoo’s Book Reviews: This site will host a different excerpt of the book.
Friday, July 18
Becky On Books: This site will host another excerpt of the book.
When Kassandra Troy discovers an ancient tarot deck, her life takes a thrilling and frightening turn. She triggers The Magician card, and releases the mysterious and captivating Luke Rykell. He lifts Kassandra out of despair, dispelling the devastation she feels after her father’s death. But Luke has a dark secret. He wants the magical deck for himself. The only way Kassandra can save herself is to journey into the Tarot cards. But once inside, can she ever escape?
Irresistibly compelling and heart-wrenching, Tarot: The Magician is a superb fantasy tale that will haunt you long after you’ve read the last page.
Download the ebook from Midnight Frost Books as well as Amazon, Barnes and Noble and Smashwords. Not sure? Read a free sample here. Or click on the fancy schmancy button below.
I worked for over two months drawing and coloring the panels you see in this trailer. I wanted it to be as special as the book. However, I was daunted by the music. I’m no musician. However, if it were silent, or had canned music, that would undermine all the hard work I put into the animation. Bradley Coy came to my rescue. For the full story on how the theme for the book trailer was created, read A Theme Song for an ebook.
Don’t trust me. Here are readers who have read and commented on the book.
“I especially enjoyed Kassandra’s journey through the cards as she tries to solve the problems she’s faced with and find her way out. And the ending gives me hope for a sequel (or a series?)” by Tara at Dividing by Zero
By helping me promote Tarot: The Magician, you some cash to spend. I’ll email you an Amazon gift card so you can buy your own swag.
Click this LINK or anywhere on the image below to take you to enter the giveaway. You can also enter via Facebook. Hurry, this event ends Friday, July 25th!
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