Category: Promotion

• April 16, 2024

  On artistic control as an indie author

  The artistic control / freedom of an indie author is a beautiful gift, if used correctly. That said, it’s important to use it rightly. If you aren’t open to learning from editors and beta readers and such, you’re in trouble as an indie. If you aren’t able to sit back and objectively ask, “Ok, is…
• April 14, 2024

  Character Spotlight: Vane the Valiant

  

  “The Magic Council: The Fight for Home” doesn’t follow only one character the way “The Crimson League: The Fight for Hope” follows Kora. It has a more omniscient point of view. That said, Vane Unsten is definitely the protagonist of book two of the Herezoth trilogy. He’s a sorcerer, the nephew of villain Zalski Forzythe…
• April 13, 2024

  Why book two of my trilogy is my favorite

  Book two of any trilogy tends to be my favorite. Consider “The Two Towers” and “The Empire Strikes Back,” just to name a couple of examples. But there are reasons I have a particular love of book of my own Herezoth trilogy. Here are just a few spoiler-free reasons for that. Needless to say, I…
• February 16, 2024

  ARCs will be available soon for “The Magic Council”!

  If you read “The Crimson League: The Fight for Hope” and are interested in an ARC (pdf or epub) of “The Magic Council: The Fight for Home”, I should have them available in 5-7 weeks. If you’d like an ARC in exchange for an honest review, please shoot me an email at vgreferauthor@yahoo.com I am…
• February 2, 2024

  COVER REVEAL!!!!!!!!

  Here we go, y’all! I’m so excited to reveal the cover of book two of the Herewith trilogy What do you think!? Please let me know. I’m so excited. I’m thrilled. It is PERFECT for the theme, tone, and overall idea of what the story is: a clean YA coming of age love story. But…
• January 9, 2024

  Character Spotlight: Zalski Forzythe, because everyone loves a good villain

  Zalski Forzythe (ZAL-ski FOR-zaith, ) is definitely my favorite villain–and one of my favorite characters overall–in my entire series. He’s one of those characters who absorbs all the focus in every scene he’s in. Every editing pass I made through The Crimson League: The Fight for Hope, I could feel the anticipation when I knew…
• January 8, 2024

  Character Spotlight (because my novel is 99 cents right now): Lanokas the Lighthearted

  Preparing for my book launch last summer, it didn’t take me long to decide to start character spotlights with Lanokas (LAN-oh-kass), the Crimson League’s swordsman. I realized relatively recently that, apart from one couple who steals the show in book two of my trilogy, almost all of my favorite scenes or discussions in the entire…
• January 7, 2024

  Excerpt because my book is on sale right now for 99 cents: Reaching the Hall of Sorcery

  

  The Crimson League: The Fight for Hope is on sale for 99 cents for kindle for a few more days. Please take advantage and help me spread the word! You can get it here Today’s excerpt involves a slight spoiler–nothing beyond a revelation that would necessarily be part of a trailer, however. That’s why I…
• December 16, 2023

  It’s my six month bookiversary! A reflection on going indie

  Dec 14th was the six-month bookiversary of my little novel that could, “The Crimson League: The Fight for Hope.” It’s hard to believe it’s only been six months, and in other respects, it kind of feels like it’s been six years. I’ve experienced and learned so much. I wouldn’t trade this journey for anything. I’m…
• December 15, 2023

  I can’t wait to get book two out!

  In a lot of ways, the hardest part of the journey of “The Magic Council: The Fight for Home” awaits me next January when the manuscript returns from my editor. But I’m excited for next year and to get this book out there. Will have to intentionally enjoy the journey and live the journey each…