Thursday, May 23, 2013

SotRK now available on Smashwords!

Heyo!

My recently published Summer of the Rat King is now available on Smashwords.com.  Here's the link: https://www.smashwords.com/books/search?query=summer+of+the+rat+king

Once it's available on Kobo, I'll post the link for that one as well.  I've got my sights set on maybe getting it posted on Apple.com as well, though Smashwords does distribute to them as well, it never hurts to have it available to the whole world!

More stories are on the way.  Currently playing around with A Thirst for Art, another STRIKE Order Origins story staring one of our favorite Vampires, Natalie.  Also working on another two Origins stories: The Space Between, where a team of Fae warriors save a village in Scotland from Demons from the Deep, and Life, Death, and Other Fairy Tales, the Origin story of Daphne Greene, one of the main characters in the STRIKE Order novel series.  These stories will hopefully be out in the next few months, I'll be making posts on their progress as time goes by.

To my fellow writers: never stop writing.  If you think it's bad, keep on writing, if the story isn't going anywhere and you think it'll never see the light of day, keep on writing.  You have a story to tell, something bubbling in your brain that needs to be on the page, or the computer screen, whatever format you like, get it out there.  You will only get better with time, with practice, that's how it is with any art, any craft, anything in life.  Keep that in mind, and you'll do great.

If you have a story out there, and you'd like me to check it out, leave me a comment with a link and I will do my best to take a look.  Best of luck to you all, and stay tuned, there's more on the way from ol' Sam Scott!

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Summer of the Rat King Now Available!

After quite a bit of trial and error with formatting, covers and content, I've managed to launch my first story in the S.T.R.I.K.E. Order Origins series with Summer of the Rat King!  It's approximately 6,890 words in length and is available on Amazon.com for $0.99.  This story marks the first appearance of major characters Jeremy and Natalie, as well as a legendary monster that was up until recently a terrifying urban myth.  The eBook will also be available on Kobo and Smashwords, once they've posted, and I'll let everyone know when that happens.  For now, it's out there, in the world, where everyone can find it!

Monday, April 29, 2013

STRIKE Order is Born!

So it was, that on April 22, 2013, I finally decided that enough was enough, time to introduce the world to S.T.R.I.K.E. Order (STRIKE Order from here on to save my sanity in typing).  In the coming weeks, STRIKE Order short stories will be released in eBook format on various sites, including Kobo, Amazon, and Smashwords.  The stories will be broken down into several categories, all of which pertain to the STRIKE Order world as I have created it.

STRIKE Order Origins:  This series of short works are going to be tales about the major characters in the STRIKE Order universe, oftentimes how they came to be, the catalyst that turned them to who they are, a defining moment in their lives long before they become either members of the STRIKE Order team, or are big players in the STRIKE Order world.  They will be in either 1st or 3rd person and will run the gamut between quick little page-turners to sweeping novellas.  Each member of STRIKE Order, each major character has a story to tell, and the SO Origins series will bring those stories to light.

Cardinal City Chronicles: These stories will not involve the major players of the STRIKE Order universe, or if they do, they will not focus on those characters.  The CCC is designed to give the reader a glimpse into the history, the diversity, and the grandeur that is the STRIKE Order world.  Again, stories will be in 1st or 3rd person, from short blurbs to epic novellas.

Website/Blogspot Exclusives: These short pieces will be available to STRIKE Order fans through either the blog page or on strikeorderhq.com absolutely free.  These will be collectors items, as they will only be on the sites for a limited time, then will be removed and relegated to the STRIKE Order Vault, where we may see them pop up again after a time.  Keep posted for stories, articles and other goodies pertaining to the STRIKE Order world, its characters, history and tapestries that make it such an epic, complex, and exciting world!

The website strikeorderhq.com is currently under construction and will be active shortly following an announcement on this blog page, so stay tuned, this is only the beginning!

- Sam Scott