Infinite2 by Jeremy Robinson brings us back to the Galahad, a spacecraft lost to the guidance of a dead madman. The lead character, Will, battles against his own creation for his life. Unfortunately, he is immortal, and so is the insane AI trying to control him.

"Memories slam into my consciousness. Personalities. Hopes and dreams. Each one of them hard wired to cling to life. To fight for survival. To dream big and sacrifice for it." Will battles with attempting to hold onto his true self as he is barraged with numerous other personalities, each trying to overwrite the previous one.

Can Will survive? Read Infinite2 to find out.

Book Review: The Dark by Jeremy Robinson

 So, here is something I am going to start doing to fill the time between posts about my writing. I do a lot of reading, but I am horrible at writing reviews, so I want to get in some practice.

The Dark by Jeremy Robinson

The Dark starts with a Three Days of Darkness prophesy and transforms into something much more. Something, deeper, and darker, with a twist that leaves you wondering what will happen next. This book will haunt you with its monstrous villains and warm you with the youthful heroes. 

The Dark was written to play off a religious aspect of good and evil, but eventually takes a twist on the subject, one you would not expect. In the end, you will question everything you thought you believed. Watching the young battle foes stronger than them, and refusing to lose hope, raises your expectations for the future generations. 

One quote, about one of the demons, that caught my attention for the raw realism is, "But this thing...it feels like all the world's assholes and bullies run through a meat grinder, hand-shaped into a monstrous form and them charbroiled over a lake of fire for a millennium or two." Everyone has come up against that bully, and to hear the creature described in this manner, you know exactly what he is looking at.

I definitely give this book 5 Stars for the creep factor and feeling of hope it instills at the same time within you. A must read.

 

“What we've got here is failure to communicate.”

 I have to apologize for my absence. 2020 was not the best year, and my muse has been on vacation. I do, however, intend to get back on track this year. I have several books in progress, that I lost momentum on, and I hope to work my way through them. My hope is to release two new books this year. {fingers crossed}

Dualities

Hazel leads a healthy life during the day, up at seven in the morning, off to bed at ten at night.She studies psychology full-time, works on campus at the coffee shop, and has a crush on the pretty librarian. Her identical twin died in horrible accident at 21.

Lezah works nights, waking at eleven pm and going to bed at six in the morning. She works as a bartender until close, goes home with a different partner at least once a week, heading back to her place after the fun is over, and is studying for MBA online.

One day, Hazel wakes with bruises on her arms and blood under her nails but cannot remember how it happened. The previous night, Hazel was attacked in an alley on her way home. 

What is the connection between the two women, and how did they share the same experience in different areas of the state?

Sunshine and Nightmares 

Sunshine grew up with hippy parents, all about staying on the move, free love, and living by old wives tales and urban legends. Once she becomes an adult, she decides to move out on her own, buying a house in the small town of Midnight, where she meets her neighbors Nick and Ripley, and finds out this quaint little town has a dark secret, and she has moved into the center of it.

Hope everyone is staying safe, and healthy.

Happy reading.

A Month Into 2020 and I Have Yet to Post

Dear Followers,

I know I have been quiet as of late, it is because I have been busy. Life, writing, animals, it has been hectic. I thought it was far time for me to take a moment to touch base with you. Here is what I am working on now.

Dualities
Hazel goes to college full-time and works at the campus cafe. Lezah takes online business classes while working at the downtown bar. They live in different cities and have never met each other. One night, however, their worlds will change when Lezah is attacked and Hazel wakes with the same wounds.  
Currently at 68.5 thousand words and climbing.

Sunshine and Nightmares (A Midnight Town Tale)
Sunshine moves to a town known for its strange occurrences, but what she had not expected, were creatures trying to kill her. Then she meets Nick and Ripley, and things become even more interesting.
Currently at 37.5 thousand words.

I finished two big knitting projects, a cardigan, and a shawl, and I am frantically trying to finish off a sweater for my daughter before starting a baby blanket for my oldest. Yes, you read that correct, I am going to be a meemaw.

So that sums up my projects. I am hoping to have something out for my birthday month of March, but we will see.

Happy reading,
Pixie

National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) 2018

For those of you wondering, what the heck is NaNoWriMo, here's what they say about it:
     National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) is a fun, seat-of-your-pants approach to creative writing.
    On November 1, participants begin working towards the goal of writing a 50,000-word novel by 11:59 PM on November 30.
    Valuing enthusiasm, determination, and a deadline, NaNoWriMo is for anyone who has ever thought about writing a novel. For more information visit the site.

For those that wish to follow my progress in NaNoWriMo, here's a link to my page.

I have been doing a lot of prep work for this year's novel since I'm trying my hand at a mythological fantasy based around shapeshifting forest dwellers and the Celtic Púca. The only other novel I did this much prep work for was Rise of the Dark Angel, my first book. Fingers crossed it pays out in the end. I'm using Scrivner for my prep work, so here are a couple of images for you:

Characters

Locations

As you can see in my Character Plan, I will (hopefully) be following the NaNoWriMo daily prep, so if you are interested you can follow along on my Instagram or Twitter. I am also doing the 2018 November Geeky Girls Knit Photo a Day Challenge so you will be seeing that thrown in as well.

Thank you for taking the time to read my latest update and I hope you enjoy my NaNoWriMo novel when it's done.

Violence effects everyone

 Yesterday, there was a double shooting at the house across the street from me. One person was killed, another went to the hospital. When I came downstairs I found my yard taped off, firetrucks and police cars everywhere. It was frightening. Then, as the news trickled in, and I learned what happened, it broke my heart. A family lived there, their lives shattered but a mentally unstable man with a gun. She had tried to get away from him. Here is an article from the local newspaper about it.

This morning, when I went to take Princess out to go potty, I was greeted by quiet streets. Overnight the tree in the yard beside the house where the shooting occurred turned colors. It was just another fall day, but why don't I feel any better about it? Honestly, it feels like nature is trying to hide the dark, horrible thing that happened, but it's not working. I still remember the lights, the tape, and the concern for the family.

Now, I would like to point out, in the nearly seventeen years I have lived here, there have been small things. Mischievous kids, petty crimes, but never anything like this. Yes, we hear gunshots, we live in the inner city, that happens, but never so close. Not on our block.

I remember last Halloween, the kids from the house proudly displaying their jack-o-lanterns in their front lawn. Watching them dance around in their costumes.

I remember "showing off" our push mower to them after their mom said, "that's how we used to do it when we were young." Yes, the mom would occasionally yell at the kids, the kids would occasionally yell at the mom or each other, they were a family.

Now for a rant. So many people complain about the city police. Say they don't do anything for us, but I saw first hand that is not true. There was a police presence at the house from beginning all the way up to when we went to bed last night. The police that took down the shooter, they put themselves in danger to protect the people in the area. Heck, the ones here even made sure the family's kitten was taken care of. I even watched as they helped one of our elderly neighbors get to their house after returning to find the street taped off. He carried her walker down to her and gave her support as she walked the half block to her house. End of rant.

I'm going to leave this blog with one final thought, you never know what tomorrow will bring, so live each day like there is no tomorrow. And be kind to your neighbors.

Delay in publishing Samael's Wish

The past few weeks have been quite hectic. At the beginning of July I received a print, proof copy of Samael's Wish. The cover is perfect, but as I started leafing through it, I found so many imperfections I am running it through another rewrite, then it will need to be re-edited.

So, I spent two weeks working on it, then from Jul 26, 2018 to Aug 11, 2018 I was in PA for Pennsic War. I thought, oh, vacation, perfect time to edit. Right? Nope! I've found I need quiet to edit, and a kids camp is far from quiet. So, for two weeks, edits were put on hold.Since I've returned, it has been nothing but laundry, sorting and unpacking. Five loads washed, about six more to go. Maybe next week I can get back to the rewrite.

Because things couldn't get worse, on Monday Khione, my daughter's albino rat had a seizure.  Thankfully she and Polyhymnia had an appointment that evening. Khione had an abscess behind her left ear and signs of an ear infection in that ear. They drained the abscess and now she is on antibiotics and anti-inflamitories/pain meds.  Polyhymnia was in for a follow-up x-ray on her broken leg, which is healing fine. I have started weaning her off her pain meds and hopefully she will adjust without withdrawals. Small critters, big worries.

So, once I get done with the Pennsic explosion taking up my entire first floor, I can get back to working on Samael's wish. Until then, here's the first paragraph: