I suck at updates

Hey everyone. I know I haven't written here in a long, long, long time. I have no excuse other then that life happens, and I tend to forget about writing blog posts while dealing with the every day stuff. For those who didn't know, I am now on Instagram. That's a fun change.... Though, I confess, I'm not exactly great at updating things there, though I do try to post at least once a week. Sometimes that doesn't happen.... but it is what it is. I am still on facebook and you'll get more out of me there than anywhere else. So, what's up in my world? Well, my husband's second book, The White Raven Saga: A Change In Tides, has officially been launched into the world to quiet fanfare. Yeah, didn't really have the money or time to do a proper marketing launch campaign, sadly. But I hope you'll all go and check it out just the same because it's pretty good, especially since he doesn't consider himself an author but a storyteller. In other news, I've been turning more to my art lately, working on various projects involving sewing, painting, and generally creating. I am working on a fan fiction that has been part of an ongoing series for over a decade... and I have to go back and reread stuff with that to remember where I was going with things, stuff I've already mentioned etc, because I had to take a break with that as well due to some health issues. Yeah, not fun. Texas weather being what it is, unpredictable at the best of times, has done a number on my household and our chronic migraines, so yeah... migraine flare ups are common and often debilitating. (I debate doing a mini series of podcasts or posts about that but we'll see.) I am also now doing mentorships with select individuals, so that is also keeping me busy. And am trying to network with various creators, mostly in the voice acting industry. I'm not entirely sure if I'm trying to put my hat into the ring, regain my confidence with just reading/narrating in general, or what, but I do plan on narrating my fan fictions and posting them to the interwebs as a lead up to, hopefully, narrating my original works for audiobook consumption. In a world where AI is becoming more previlent, I think it important to keep up on that if I can, but it's definitely not easy. There are a lot of challenges so it is what it is. There are many pseudo projects in various stages of work, drafts mostly... so we'll see where that goes. There are a couple childrens book stories on the back burner, as it were, and there are a few scraps of potential novels running around, occassionally wanting attention, though not too much, so nothing major has come of them yet. I think, for the moment, I'm in "rest and recovery" mode, but am hoping my husband, Daniel, will have his third book of The White Raven Saga seris ready for me to play with soon. He's editing it, but with his many full and part time jobs to make ends meet, he's not having as much luck with working on those either. All that said, we are both plunging ahead with what we can and hoping for good things in the future.

It's release day! The White Raven Saga: The Price of Fire by Daniel Lucas

 Greetings everyone!  

I know I've been slacking on the updates, and the promoting of my husband's first book, but it's officially released today!

Born a commoner, Karniel has had to fight his way, claw, tooth, and nail, to a better place. Now, with a chance to join the Fire Brand Army, he doesn't hesitate. Unfortunately, several noble heirs are jealous of his skills. In spite of their plots, Karniel rises through the ranks, advancing faster than any other new recruits. Despite his humility, several of his noble peers still see him as an outsider and do everything in their power to disgrace him.

Sick of Karniel's continued growing prestige, his jealous noble peers settle on finding ways to get the interloper expelled from the army. Unaware of others' plans, these nobles set to strike on the Trail of Tears, setting a chain reaction of events that no one will be able to recover from.

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Cover Reveal: The White Raven Saga - The Price of Fire by Daniel Lucas

 Hey guys, it's been a while, but we've finally gotten an approved cover from the author!

Daniel Lucas' debut novel, The White Raven Saga: The Price of Fire will release August 5, 2024!

And here is the cover!

 

 

The last of the White Ravens must decide whether he wants to destroy the Gods or save them.

 

Born a commoner, Karniel has had to fight his way, claw, tooth, and nail, to a better place. Now, with a chance to join the Fire Brand Army, he doesn’t hesitate. Unfortunately, several noble heirs are jealous of his skills. In spite of their plots, Karniel rises through the ranks, advancing faster than any other new recruits. Despite his humility, several of his noble peers still see him as an outsider and do everything in their power to disgrace him.

Sick of Karniel’s continued growing prestige, his jealous noble peers settle on finding ways to get the interloper expelled from the army. Unaware of others’ plans, these nobles set to strike on the Trail of Tears, setting a chain reaction of events that no one will be able to recover from.

Late Spring Cleaning

 Hey all, just figured I better give y'all an update on things.

I've been trying to update the website a bit, some Spring Cleaning, as it were. I have added to author pages for those publishing under the DragonKey Press Banner: Allison Platero and Daniel Lucas. Feel free to check them out.

Publishing-wise, our next release will be The White Raven Saga: The Price of Fire (book one), by Daniel Lucas. This is expected to release August 5th.  Current information for this can be found on our "Books by author authors" page.  I will post more information as we get closer, including a cover reveal.

As for myself, I have started to write a new story, though I'm not yet sure how far I can go with it, or how fast. So, while I've managed to publish a book every year, in my name, that might not happen this year. There's a lot up in the air on that end. But I can say I have adapted many of my YA books into screenplays, one of which I have entered into the Austin Film Festival. I'll let yo know how that goes. It takes place at the end of October.

And that's about it for now, folks. I hope you guys enjoy heading into summer and that you keep reading!