It was supposed to be a simple publicity stunt: four famous horror authors spending the night in one of the world’s most notorious haunted houses. But their presence awakens an evil that will haunt them long after they leave...
I’ve been sharing sample of Cold Iron Crossing with agents, editors and fellow writers. They’ve very generally been liking it, warts and all!
I’ve heard one common critique/suggestion from them all: strengthen the imagery for the main character. The second-person narrative style I’ve employed for this book makes it extra difficult for readers to get a sense of what Diesel looks like, since they’re always looking at the story through his eyes and projecting themselves into the narrative via the "You" pronoun.
The second-person perspective makes it difficult for a writer to work a main character description into the narrative in a way that feels natural...difficult, but not impossible.
With luck, my latest update of the 1st chapter should add more color to the world of "Cold Iron Crossing", helping readers form a better mental picture of Diesel, his friends and the mysterious urban jungle of Cryptatown –– or at least, that’s the plan.
A mere drop in a sea of ill-fated randomness or a divine lesson in living? A young man contemplates life atop a cliff, but is it his life he’s pondering? See the world through his eyes and find out what you really are
The air has become poisonous. Olivia and her fellow travelers have miles of underground tunnels standing between them and The Haven. And forget about vampires and zombies...at the end of the world, there are cannibals
At the cusp of WW I, through letters, telegrams, newspaper clippings, and diaries the story of an ancient evil rebirthing into the world unfolds. As Mina Harker approaches her "Silent Passage," she and her rapidly maturing son transition . . .
A smoke spirit and sword-maiden wander over beast-blasted plains and through haunted forests of pine, seeking the path to the Holy City. The road is long, and demons dog their tracks.
A Civil War veteran spends eleven years hunting down the vampire outlaws who killed his family, leading him to a mining town called Consequence where he must face the demons of the West.
Sixty years after The Seclusion, in which America sealed itself off from the outside world, Patch Collins navigates the panoptic nightmare of a total surveillance state.
