Good morning Ghosts and Guardians!

Well, I have to express my great appreciation to all of you who followed, liked, reviewed, shared, and pre-ordered my book. Your support means so much to me. It gives me fuel to keep writing and sharing my work. Unfortunately, today is the 14th of November, tomorrow is the last day of my campaign, and I will not reach either the digital or print goal.

Happy Monday!

Today I have another Monster File to share, and first, some good news. The Urban (or Rural) Fantasy Syndicate has chosen A Tale of Ghosts and Guardians as their inaugural book to support. It is a great honor, and they had this to say about it:

It’s fresh, it’s original, and it really captured our interest.

Now to capture 700 more interests in the next 36 days!

Today’s Monster File is on Vampires. A creature with a long history in literature, film, and television, in  A Tale of Ghosts and Guardians the vampires are calculating, ruthless, and incredibly fun-loving.

Vampires are transformed humans, who must die and be reborn to achieve immortality. With the life-force gained by drinking blood, they can keep the image they had when they were reborn, along with increased strength, agility, and healing. Without blood, they will grow weak, worn, and haggard until they become immobile and crumble into dust. Sunlight and fire can also turn a vampire to dust. Decapitation will not immediately kill a vampire, but with the mouth separated from the heart, they will eventually crumble due to lack of blood. 

Monique is a vampire from 15th century France. She is featured in Afterimage, please take five minutes to check it out.

Next week the spotlight will be on Werewolves.

Wonderful Wednesday to all you Ghosts and Guardians!

I am happy to announce that I have a new cover design from the amazingly multitalented Kaytalin Platt, author of The Living God, which is currently funding on InkShares. Check it out!

And, *drumroll*, here it is!

Pretty cunning, donchya think?

Please continue to read and comment, share and support. November 15 will be here sooner than we know and I need at least 220 more pre-orders before then.

Thank you all!

It feels good to be working hard. All other problems seem to disappear.

In the past few days I have been reaching out to more people individually, and seen my preorders go up as a result. It’s a chore, but damn if it isn’t invigorating. I’ve also been increasing my use of Twitter (@cookerlives) and Tumblr (cooker lives.tumblr.com).

Last night I cranked out about 10 query emails to literary agents. I am not giving up on my Inkshares campaign, but I refuse to ignore a perfectly good avenue. For my writing followers, if you don’t frequent the Literary Agent blog at Writer’s Digest, I suggest you make it over there at least once a week. Two recent posts contained lists of nearly 20 unique agents looking for fantasy and science fiction. Those lists are why I was able to send out so many queries. 

As always, please let me know you are out there by commenting on and recommending A Tale of Ghosts and Guardians.