Category: Rust, Gore, And The Junkyard Zombie

Character interview

So I think that there are a dozen “character development” sheets available on the web. As writers we all have them. We all look for new ways to put the characters together and not end up with crap.

The best way I know of is to decide what your story is about. The core of it. Then you “interview ” your character. Ask questions based upon the plot. You should already know the basic stuff. You need to ask about why they are in your story. What is their role? What does the story mean to them? How does the course of the story affect them? While yes you can look into the character, learning about their favorite music, books, and such… Unless you know the reason why they are in your story it will be fluff and not help you write.

You should understand how they are interacting within the story. With other characters, with the environment, and then with themselves. Is the character self-destructive? Why? You should always know the why of any behavior you give the character. The basic psychology behind their behavior.

Now that sounds scary… I know. Still cause and effect gives you a lot of details. And while the reader may not always see what caused the character to behave like they are, you should.

So I will give you an example. In Serena’s Rust, Gore, and the Junkyard Zombie… Chris is the sort to try to do everything by himself, and tries to be seen as an upstanding citizen. Now we do learn why in the story if we pay attention. His father was the town drunk and his mother raised him and his sisters by herself. Chris grew up basically as the man of his house and bullied by townsfolk because of his father. People who have that background can show it in multiple ways. Chris showed that he could be better than his father, but did not trust others to help him.

So what is the why for your character? And how does it fit in your story?

Revisit the Links

https://pattimouse.wordpress.com/2018/12/04/december-links/

I realize I am being lazy here… I will try to get them set in a easier to post format before February. The new year’s day has me bogged down. I apologize.

December Links

I try not to bombard y’all with links. Since Tuesday is the day when I am giving teasers or updates… I think that I will use the first Tuesday of each month to share the various links.

come see me on patreon

my author page on Amazon

Serena’s author page on Amazon

This is what’s out for all editions.
Will post for each as i finish them. All Books will have three links. Amazon with two links and then one for everywhere else.
As I upload to Everywhere else, I am updating covers and double checking quality for amazon.

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A Pocketful of Poetry
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Mobi

Paperback

Everywhere Else

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Creative Juices
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Mobi

Paperback

Everywhere Else

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word play
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Mobi

Paperback

Everywhere Else

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Sacks of Wit
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Mobi

Paperback

Everywhere Else

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Pip the Pup

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Everywhere Else

Mobi

Paperback

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Bedtime Tales I:
The Teddy Bear Picnic
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Mobi

Paperback

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Bedtime Tales II: The Princess Lost
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Mobi
Paperback

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Life Drops
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Mobi

Paperback

Everywhere Else

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Wayward Dreams
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Mobi

Paperback

Everywhere Else

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Prompted Prose
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Mobi

Paperback

Everywhere Else

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Dream Webs
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Mobi

Paperback

Everywhere Else

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Literary Drops
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Mobi

Paperback

Everywhere Else

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Word Petals
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Mobi

Paperback

Everything Else

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Soul’s Door
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Mobi

Paperback

Everything Else

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Music for the soul
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Mobi

Paperback

Everywhere Else

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Poetry Kisses
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Mobi
paperback
Everywhere Else

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Temporal Verse
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Everywhere Else

mobi

Paperback

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Soul Drops
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Paperback
Everywhere Else

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Serena’s books

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The Death Of Neverland

Mobi

paperback

Draft 2 Digital

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Rust, Gore, and the Junkyard Zombie

Mobi

paperback

Draft 2digital

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Links!!! Update

This is my links
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A Pocketful of Poetry
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mobi – http://www.amazon.com/Pocketful-Poetry-Patricia-Harris-ebook/dp/B009XG5FKW/ref=la_B012U5ZRD2_1_5?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1448293762&sr=1-5

paperback – https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1515266451/ref=mp_s_a_1_1_twi_pap_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1521488269&sr=8-1&keywords=Pocketful+of+poetry+by+Patricia+Harris

Eveywhere Else: https://www.books2read.com/u/mVB1np

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Creative Juices
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mobi – https://tinyurl.com/ydgqoept

paperback – https://tinyurl.com/y9s5xrom

Everywhere else: https://www.books2read.com/u/3J8AKK

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word play
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mobi – http://www.amazon.com/Word-Play-Patricia-Harris-ebook/dp/B0196XVPTQ/ref=la_B012U5ZRD2_1_6_twi_kin_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1451694114&sr=1-6

paperback. – http://www.amazon.com/Word-Play-Patricia-Lynn-Harris/dp/1519794983/ref=la_B012U5ZRD2_1_6_twi_pap_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1451694114&sr=1-6

Everywhere Else: https://www.books2read.com/u/bMQ0YB

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Sacks of Wit
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mobi – http://www.amazon.com/Sacks-wit-Patricia-Harris-ebook/dp/B010RXNR8G/ref=la_B012U5ZRD2_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1451694114&sr=1-1

paperback –

Everywhere else: https://www.books2read.com/u/bWzaKM

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Pip the Pup
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mobi – http://www.amazon.com/Pip-Pup-Patricia-Harris-ebook/dp/B009KS4U4U/ref=la_B012U5ZRD2_1_4_twi_kin_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1451694114&sr=1-4

paperback – http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1516920694/ref=tmm_pap_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1451694114&sr=1-4

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Bedtime Tales I:
The Teddy Bear Picnic
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Mobi – https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01CZK88NS

Paperback – https://www.createspace.com/6142704

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Bedtime Tales II: The Princess Lost
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Mobi – https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01M4G8PJL

Paperback – https://www.amazon.com/Bedtime-Tales-Princess-Lost-2/dp/1539455718/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1478895558&sr=8-1

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Life Drops
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Mobi – https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01KGIK8G6

Paperback – https://www.createspace.com/6502919

Everywhere Else: https://www.books2read.com/u/4DlaNP

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Wayward Dreams
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Mobi – https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MTTIJEP

Paperback – https://www.createspace.com/6751392

Everywhere else: https://www.books2read.com/u/m2vjer

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Prompted Prose
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Mobi – https://tinyurl.com/mqua3so

Paperback – https://www.createspace.com/7014493

Everything else – https://www.books2read.com/u/boZzGv

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Dream Webs
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Mobi- https://www.amazon.com/dp/B074CT1865

Paperback:https://www.amazon.com/dp/1974051064

Everywhere else: https://www.books2read.com/u/38rNMZ

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Literary Drops
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Mobi- https://www.amazon.com/dp/B076P4Q88K

Paperback- https://www.createspace.com/7725660

Everywhere else: https://www.books2read.com/u/md0eWy

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Word Petals
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Mobi – https://www.amazon.com/dp/B078W69TRH

Paperback -https://www.amazon.com/dp/1983671029

Everywhere Else: https://www.books2read.com/u/meA66z

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Soul’s Door
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Mobi –

Paperback –

Everywhere Else: https://www.books2read.com/u/47ZpYE

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Music for the soul
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Mobi –

Paperback – https://www.amazon.com/dp/1980990573/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_KgKwBbF0F9934

Everywhere else: https://www.books2read.com/u/bQ9o9w

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Poetry Kisses
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Mobi –
Poetry Kisses https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07FXXBBNX/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_kbKwBb5718E54

Paperback –
Poetry Kisses https://www.amazon.com/dp/1717918581/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_ObKwBbE57D724

Everywhere Else: https://www.books2read.com/u/47Zpx8

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Temporal Verse
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Everywhere else – https://www.books2read.com/u/4jDOR2

Mobi – https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07J4QFSK7/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_IcSUBbR3R36WC

Paperback – https://www.amazon.com/dp/1386556556/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_Fs2UBb8RTBX47

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Soul Drops
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Paperback https://www.amazon.com/dp/1731159471/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_Q7k6Bb1FX5SJS

everything else https://www.books2read.com/u/m0g5QY
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And here is Serena’s

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The Death Of Neverland

Mobi – https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06VTCKZ3H

Paperback – https://www.amazon.com/dp/1729360181/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_StH1Bb9MJD9M5

Draft to digital – https://www.books2read.com/u/mVB5p5

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Rust, Gore, and the Junkyard Zombie

Mobi – https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07B7J5FSS

Paperback – https://www.amazon.com/dp/1980471320

Draft 2 digital – https://www.books2read.com/u/47ZAa7

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Links!

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This is what’s out for all editions.
Will post for each as i finish them. All Books will have three links. Amazon with two links and then one for everywhere else.
As I upload to Everywhere else, I am updating covers and double checking quality for amazon.

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A Pocketful of Poetry

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mobi – http://www.amazon.com/…/dp/B009XG5FKW/ref=la_B012U5ZRD2_1_5…

paperback – https://www.amazon.com/…/15152664…/ref=mp_s_a_1_1_twi_pap_2…

Eveywhere Else: https://www.books2read.com/u/mVB1np

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Creative Juices

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mobi – https://tinyurl.com/ydgqoept

paperback – https://tinyurl.com/y9s5xrom

Everywhere else: https://www.books2read.com/u/3J8AKK

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word play

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mobi – http://www.amazon.com/…/B0…/ref=la_B012U5ZRD2_1_6_twi_kin_1…

paperback. – http://www.amazon.com/…/15…/ref=la_B012U5ZRD2_1_6_twi_pap_2…

Everywhere Else: https://www.books2read.com/u/bMQ0YB

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Sacks of Wit

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mobi – http://www.amazon.com/…/dp/B010RXNR8G/ref=la_B012U5ZRD2_1_1…

paperback –
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1516894332…

Everywhere else: https://www.books2read.com/u/bWzaKM

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Pip the Pup (will post the covers when I do the update on this)
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mobi – http://www.amazon.com/…/B0…/ref=la_B012U5ZRD2_1_4_twi_kin_1…

paperback – http://www.amazon.com/…/aw/d/1516920694/ref=tmm_pap_title_0…

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Bedtime Tales I: The Teddy Bear Picnic (will post the covers when I do the update on this)
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Mobi – https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01CZK88NS

Paperback – https://www.createspace.com/6142704

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Bedtime Tales II: The Princess Lost (will post the covers when I do the update on this)
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Mobi – https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01M4G8PJL

Paperback – https://www.amazon.com/…/dp/1539455718/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0…

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Life Drops

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Mobi – https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01KGIK8G6

Paperback – https://www.createspace.com/6502919

Everywhere Else: https://www.books2read.com/u/4DlaNP

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Wayward Dreams

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Mobi – https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MTTIJEP

Paperback – https://www.createspace.com/6751392

Everywhere else: https://www.books2read.com/u/m2vjer

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Prompted Prose

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Mobi – https://tinyurl.com/mqua3so

Paperback – https://www.createspace.com/7014493

Everything else – https://www.books2read.com/u/boZzGv

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Dream Webs

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Mobi- https://www.amazon.com/dp/B074CT1865

Paperback:https://www.amazon.com/dp/1974051064

Everywhere else: https://www.books2read.com/u/38rNMZ

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Literary Drops

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Mobi- https://www.amazon.com/dp/B076P4Q88K

Paperback- https://www.createspace.com/7725660

Everywhere else: https://www.books2read.com/u/md0eWy

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Word Petals

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Mobi – https://www.amazon.com/dp/B078W69TRH

Paperback –https://www.amazon.com/dp/1983671029

Everywhere Else: https://www.books2read.com/u/meA66z

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Soul’s Door

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Mobi –
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07BD4HS4F

Paperback –
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1980536155…

Everywhere Else:

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Music for the soul

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Mobi –
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07CSRTLW4

Paperback – https://www.amazon.com/…/1…/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_KgKwBbF0F9934

Everywhere else: https://www.books2read.com/u/bQ9o9w

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Poetry Kisses

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Mobi –
Poetry Kisses https://www.amazon.com/…/B…/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_kbKwBb5718E54

Paperback –
Poetry Kisses https://www.amazon.com/…/1…/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_ObKwBbE57D724

Everywhere Else: https://www.books2read.com/u/47Zpx8

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Temporal Verse

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Everywhere else – https://www.books2read.com/u/4jDOR2

Mobi – https://www.amazon.com/…/B…/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_IcSUBbR3R36WC

Paperback – https://www.amazon.com/…/1…/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_Fs2UBb8RTBX47

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Serena MossgravesAuthor

As I am Updating covers and such, This post will be edited with links as they come available. And when I publish more I will add to it.
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The Death Of Neverland

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Mobi – https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06VTCKZ3H

Paperback – https://www.amazon.com/…/1729360181/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_St…

Draft to digital – https://www.books2read.com/u/mVB5p5

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Rust, Gore, and the Junkyard Zombie

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Mobi – https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07B7J5FSS

Paperback – https://www.amazon.com/dp/1980471320

Draft 2 digital – https://www.books2read.com/u/47ZAa7

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There is still one poetry volume to update (Soul’s Door)  and the children’s books…but this is all of the links I have so far for both  myself and Serena.

Please enjoy! if you do read any of them, I would love to hear what you think. I included the new covers  in the post so you could see the work I have done.

Professional vs hobby

I have been working on going through my poetry volumes (also did Serena’s novella and her novel). I have been updating covers, double checking layout, spelling and grammar. Now, I published all of them… So I should have been doing very little… And for the newer ones… I have been doing less. I was an indie publisher from the get go… But I really had no clue what I was doing. I designed my covers but I didn’t have access to the tools that I have now. I have learned. I have grown.

The first image is the first cover, the second is the newest. Just because I was not knowledgeable doesn’t mean that I approached publishing as a hobby. Hobbyist, in my opinion are the ones who don’t actually put in any effort to improve how they do things.

I have two more volumes of poetry…Music for the soul and soul’s door. I think that I am finally happy with how they look. I think that I will put off the cleanup/ refresh of my kids books until December as November is shaping up to be very busy.

What is the difference between pro and hobbyist to you?

Timing and verse

So I have been very sick or this post would have been made last week. I have finished writing the poetry for Temporal Verse. I am working on layout and will be posting links soon.

I am going to be doing the inktober challenge… And I will post the pictures of it daily. However, I will likely not be posting long descriptions with. As that would make it harder for me. Inktober, for the uninformed, is a daily drawing challenge. I will not promise that mine will be the best art out there, as the challenge draws some amazeballs artists. I am going to try to post here and twitter and instagram.

Then I plan on doing the pad challenge in November, and Serena is doing Nanowrimo. So I will try to post some of the results, poetry and teasers for her. I am not going to promise that because I may not have any extra time.

I have started branching into other places to sell my books. Draft2digital offers me options for many venues. I will be next week doing a post up with the links that I have already, and I will attempt to update it monthly.

There have been discussions on doing an audiobook version of Rust, Gore, and the Junkyard Zombie as a anniversary release. If we do it, then it will be May.

I have a couple of poems from the new volume to share, I will do it in a separate post. This is mostly just upcoming news. ☺

Also, I have been posting on Facebook a poll. The title for my next volume of poetry… I am leaving in fan hands. Cast your vote.

  • Soul Drops
  • Dream Drips
  • Dream Drops
  • Muse’s Masterpiece
  • Poetic Reminders

Upcoming!

August is looking at being a extremely busy month for me. First thing is that one of Serena’s stories is being released on YouTube at Ether Realms. Go ahead check out the channel. Like, subscribe!

Second, I have opened up a storenvy. I am slowly adding stuff. Check it out!

Third, I am setting up a studio space for my art. It will be very time consuming, but it will allow me to be more organized.

Something that is coming up soon is I was accepted for the fall edition of the Creatives Rising E-zine! More information on that is upcoming.

I have released Poetry kisses. Again you can find it here.

Serena’s Rust, gore, and the Junkyard Zombie is available here!

Want to support my poetry or my art? I have a Patreon! Exclusive gifts for the ones who support me! It’s Here.

I will be posting reviews of books that I have read here at least monthly (though I hope to do it weekly.) At the end of the review will be the link to the book on Amazon. It will be an affiliate link.

I have been doing a few “Live ” videos on Facebook where I read my poetry. I am not sure if I will be changing the format to allow me to post it elsewhere easier… But I am thinking about it. I may do a YouTube channel of my own.

Serena has been working on the second zombie apocalypse novel. Current eta is sometime early 2020. But it may change. The title for it is Life, Guilt, and undeath.

Keep an eye here for details as they happen.

Also I had a curiosity…. What topics would you the reader like to see me discuss?

Serena is considering adding one short story a month to the blog rotation.

That is all of the news for now….

Miscommunication hazards

It hurts to be ignored. I was invited to help with an interesting project. I was to blog about a apocalyptic anthology. Then it was suggested that I might be able to contribute… By the editor, not the organizer. The organizer became very angry with me for contributing a poem as I was asked. So today I see her asking for female zombie writers. So I am doing the best for my mental health and walking away from the project.

I will still write (as Serena Mossgraves of course) apocalyptic fiction. My book (Rust, Gore, and the Junkyard Zombie) will be live on May first. I want the other authors in the project to do wonderfully well. I just will not be giving any more whispers of that project. I have been asked to assist with another anthology, and I will be posting more on that as it comes closer.

Please forgive my need to no longer speak of a project that I was obviously never wanted for.

Poetic rambling

It’s national poetry month… Which means that there is several places doing prompts and a great many poets are doing P. A. D. Challenges. Now, for my non poet readers, that stands for Poem A Day. I am however a bit of an overachiever. I am striving for three poems a day in April. So far I am ahead of the curve. Three yesterday and four today… But it is exhausting, so I may not be able to keep it up through the month. We will see. I will be posting at least one poem per week – some new, some already published. So keep an eye here for that.

Serena’s Rust, gore, and the junkyard zombie is already back in my editor’s hands. Pre-order is still available on Amazon. It’s going to be releasing May first.

April is going to be an exciting month… Keep watching to see.