Brian and Michelle Guthrie liked an update for Monkey Business

Greetings Monkeys!

We’ve been keeping things quiet over here at Monkey Business HQ for the past couple of months. No screaming. No poo-flinging. Just cover design, copy editing and trying to figure out how the hell to market a book of such monumental importance.

But...

All that changes today my friends. Monkey Business has a New Cover Design and a Publication Date:

So from here on out we’re officially kicking off this marketing run up to publication day! Let the poo-flinging begin.

I want to thank all of you for showing interest in the book. If you’ve already ordered a copy, thank you! If you haven’t, please preorder a copy today! And most importantly, share these monkeys around. Spread the joy. Spread the love. Spread the business.

If you know of any podcasts, blogs, Facebook groups, or anybody at all who might be interested in getting the word out about this book, please let me know and I’ll reach out to them. And find a way to reward you for hooking us up.

And as always, please share Monkey Business with your peoples. I really appreciate you all.

As the monkeys are fond of saying, hang in there guys, good things are coming!

- Landon

http://www.landoncrutcher.com/

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Brian and Michelle Guthrie liked an update for Lucky

Dear Readers,

Things are progressing well with editing Chapter Nine and writing the new sections of Lucky. Handwriting experts and hieroglyphics professionals have been consulted, and I think maybe these notes have been deciphered. I’ve been working with the deciphered notes and the new sections are growing. Think some happy vibes for them.

In other news, I went on a book hunt yesterday. I don’t know if you’ve noticed, Readers, but I really like science fiction. Not just Star Wars and the Stargate franchise - I especially love old, strange science fiction. If it’s earlier than 1950, I couldn’t be happier.

And there is a wonderful used bookstore in Las Cruces, New Mexico, that is my favorite place to hunt. It’s called Coas Books and if you’re ever in the area I’d highly suggest stopping by (www.coasbooks.com).

Well, long story short, I found these beauties:

The leather bound volume is a first edition copy of The Thirty Nine Steps from 1915. The French and Soviet science fiction stories are all from the 1940s and the 1950s. My friend Alexis practically dragged me out of there to save my wallet from further decimation. But I am so excited about these new volumes that I just had to share!

Stay tuned for exciting upcoming news - hopefully by the end of the week my personal webpage will be up and running with exciting new posts and news.

As always, happy reading!

- Webster

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Brian and Michelle Guthrie liked an update for The Catcher’s Trap

Hello Friends!

I am one of those dramatic and obnoxious men who every time they get a cold are convinced they are “patient zero” and the end of humanity as we know it starts with their over-aggressive cooties.

So today, as I was laying on my couch dealing with a cold and watching end of the world movies. I stumbled upon 28 Days Later. What I love most about that movie is the fact that is not about the infected (I will not say zombies because I know there are two schools of thoughts about it and fellow nerds will gang on me) it is about the humans and their capacity for compassion and cruelty. Every time I finish watching it, I think “humans are the monsters in this monster movie.”

Because “Good writers borrow, but great writers steal.” I decided that the horrors of human nature will be the theme for The Catcher’s Trap sequel: Worlds Walker.

I was born and raised in Chile during one of the most brutal dictatorships in the planet in the 70’s and 80’s. I know what human monstrosity looks like, and I want to write about it.

The continuation of The Catcher’s Trap gives me the opportunity to explore and challenge the idea that we, humans, are the victims and heroes of the monsters lurking in the dark.

I’m sharing this because the idea excites me and, as I continue writing Worlds Walker, I want to share the process with you.

I’ve created a blurb for the second book on Inkshares, but I will not ask you to follow it because there is nothing there yet. I won’t upload chapters or turn it into a draft until The Catcher’s Trap is out because the opening scene of the second book is a huge spoiler. But I will share with you my writing process and main themes. I will also ask you for ideas when I find myself trap by my own plot.

So I hope you enjoy coming along as I write my second novel (God help us all).

Have a fantastic week.

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