Pixes and Ogres

I traveled to Sheboygan, Wisconsin with my friend, A.R. Grimes on Sunday for an author event. We taught a class on conceptualizing your book. But I get ahead of myself. 

The two of us strapped onto our griffins for an exciting ride across our state. We carried our books, and a hope to share our love of writing, creating, and publishing. 

When we landed, we realized before we stopped at the local book shop, we had to focus on our stomachs. We found a tavern, Sly’s Midtown Salooon, yes, I spelled that correctly, though your question was legit. 

A bevy of pixes quickly got to our needs, flitting around, serving the trolls and gnomes demanding breakfast and ale. We were informed the owner, an ogre, was around keeping all in line. It took a bit of time for the cook to switch over from breakfast to lunch, but when the food came, it was delightful. 

Michelle, our pixie server.

The Cook, and her pixie philosophy!

Once we fed the beasts that were our bellies, A.R. Grimes and I headed over to WordHaven BookHouse. The lead elf was out, under the weather, but she left a wonderful commander, able to watch the store as we held our class. We had five students in attendance as we discussed ways to plan out a book, resources, and our path to get works published. 

In the end, we slid on our magical rainbows back home, excited about the new friends we had made on our adventure in our own state.

Huckle

A Day in the Life…

So much to do….

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It is June and I have a flash fiction that will be up for a few more weeks. Check it out and let your creative juices flow!

Alphas comes out on July 21st! If you aren’t signed up to my website, do so to be entered to win a free copy of the third installment of the Jade Stone Chronicles. If you are already part of the page, leave a review for Wolf Healer and/or Epsilon for a chance to win the book. Comment to let me know you’ve left a review. You could be entered three times!

You all are the first to hear of this, but I am planning on adding a short story in Bevin’s point of view to the end of Alphas. I feel it will round out the book nicely.

The cover reveal is for Alphas is coming in July! Details coming soon!

Book four of the Jade Stone Chronicles, Traitor, will come out late November or early December. It is just in its infancy of clean up, editing, beta reading, and so on. My team is busy, so if it gets pushed off later, you’ll just have to wait to see what college brings to Jade.

Again, as we hit the middle of pride month, I hope you’ve taken up the challenge of reading books either by authors in the LGBTQ+ community and/or with LGBTQ+ characters. If you want something steamier than my books, here is a book that is both by an author in the community, with LGBTQ characters. It is a romance, but the scenes are fade to black.

Mail Order Bride Mix-Up by Parker Love

Mail Order Bride Mix-Up By Parker Love

In case I haven’t done this before, or you haven’t checked it out on my home page, here is my linktree. A list of links to find me!

Cheers!

Huckle

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Flash Fiction #2 Is Here and Waiting for you!

Flash Fiction #2 – June 2022

Hi Friends! The first Flash Fictions was amazing. The second is here and waiting for your creativity! Find the link to upload your submission here!

If you’re curious about why I’m doing this, it’s because I love reading short short short stories. The inspiration you get from the images blows my mind!

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Whether or not you think of yourself as a writer, please consider giving this a go. It’s all in good fun.

Cheers!

Huckle

Flash Fiction #1 Winner Is…

I offer a monthly flash fiction and in May of 2022 the winner was Lawrence Henry!

Lawrence is an up and coming author of the Nomad YA book series focused on teens who have gotten caught up in a militaristic situation they have to fight and think their way out of. It’s an action packed series with well thought out characters, a compelling story arc, and some twists that will keep you on the edge of your seat. (Yes, I’ve read some of his work, and it’s brilliant!)

You can check out when his work is scheduled to be released on his website here!

Please read his flash fiction entry and enjoy his creativity! Note, the next flash fiction will be posted on June 1st!

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Calder entered the new coffee shop at a jaunty pace. It was a rare day a new coffee shop had such a large online following in only a few days. The last time he’d checked their social media page, he could have sworn he’d seen someone had written a warning about something involving the Perky Pixie coffee shop, but the page refreshed before he could finish reading.

Oh, well.

The bell above the door jingled, and a slim barista with a pale, hawkish face and brown hair stood behind the counter smiling. Other young ladies also flitted about the establishment, some dancing with patrons on a central dancefloor.

A coffee shop with a dancefloor? That’s new.

The words “beware the fairy ring” flashed through Calder’s head as he approached the counter. The hawk-faced barista batted much-too-bright green eyes at him.

“Welcome to the Perky Pixie. Would you like a sample?” Her smile reminded him of a dog’s snarl, toothy and wide. There was an inherent danger in that smile.

Calder grinned nervously, “No, thank you. I would like to buy a cup of…” he hesitated, reading through the drink names on the menu. “Autumn’s Eye Caramel Mocha.”

“Very well,” the barista’s grin shifted to one side. She seemed amused. “May I have your name?”

“Cal,” he said. His eyes shifted to her apron. Didn’t these places usually require a name tag?

Her eyes narrowed, and she pursed her lips. He placed cash on the counter, and waited several minutes as the barista prepared the drink. A small plastic rectangle set upon the counter caught his eye. Curious, he picked it up, thinking it to be a credit card left behind. It was a name tag. Keely.

Calder put the tag back as he’d found it a moment before Keely turned back from the coffee machinery. As she handed him the drink, he thanked her. Her predator’s grin returned, bright and vicious.

“Come and see me again, soon,” she said.

“You got it, Keely!” Calder nodded at her wide-eyed expression, suddenly feeling unsure of what had just happened. He sipped the coffee on his way out the door, oblivious to the threads that now tied him to this place.

Kudos Lawrence! and Cheers!

Huckle!

Flash Fiction

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I’ve heard many people talk about writers block, or hitting a wall in their writing and wanting to know what to do to help. I’ve often suggested things like flash fiction, but not everyone knows where to go to find flash fiction. Well, look no further. I will offer a monthly image. You can write, and I will showcase the winner’s work as well as promote anything they may have coming up.

This is a safe place. No one will be mocked, only honored for the words you are willing to share! The first flash fiction prompt can be found here:

I hope you enjoy! Share with others, I look forward to reading what you write. If you have ideas for future images, drop me a line at wolfhealer217@gmail.com.

cheers!

Huckle