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Joshua Robertson / J.C. Boyd
- Feb 20, 2018
- 2 min
Guest Post - New Release: Heshayol, by Joshua Robertson & J.C. Boyd
Heshayol The Blood of Dragons Book 2 Over a millennium ago, at their father's command, Tyran and Drast sent the Horned God to the Netherworld in hopes of gaining everlasting life. Instead, they sparked a chain of events that led to the near destruction of the Ash Tree and the liberation of the old gods. Now, with the world waning, the two brothers are freed from Anaerfell to travel to the frozen realm of the dead and resurrect their enemy with hopes of restoring balance. Tyra
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C.L. Schneider
- Feb 9, 2018
- 1 min
Celebration Sale!
To celebrate the release of the audiobook of Magic-Price (Bk#1), I'm putting the entire Crown of Stones trilogy on sale! From 2/9 until 2/15 you can download the whole series to your Kindle for less than $3.00! That's nearly 1500 pages of magic, intrigue, and adventure for $2.97. Curious, but not sure if the books are for you? Check out excerpts, deleted scenes, and character insights from The Crown of Stones on My Playground. *Countdown Sale is for Amazon US & UK. As always,
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C.L. Schneider
- Feb 5, 2018
- 3 min
New Release
Immerse yourself in the time-spanning epic tale of Ian Troy in a whole new way! Magic-Price is now on Audible! It has been a fun and exciting journey working with my talented narrator, Daniel Storm, and I couldn't be more pleased with the finished product. In the beginning, though, I was hesitant. I wanted to offer my stories in all formats, but I was far from an expert. I had no idea what would make a good audiobook. I'd only listened to a handful in my entire life. When I s
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C.L. Schneider
- Feb 2, 2018
- 1 min
Review: The Call of Gelduur (The Norrland Saga Book 1), by Jack Alriksson
This book was not at all what I was expecting. By the blurb, I was sure I would enjoy it. I LOVED it! Bold, brash, irreverent, bloody, and funny as hell, The Call of Gelduur was a blast to read. I love authors that don’t shy away, who aren’t afraid of ‘punch in the gut’ writing—and have the chops to pull it off. The fight scenes are as well done as the banter. I thoroughly enjoyed adventuring, raiding, and pillaging with all the colorful Norrlanders. Their bawdy, make no excu
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Tom Fallwell
- Aug 21, 2017
- 4 min
Guest Post: New Release
BLURB Orphaned as a young child and growing up alone in the forest, Delina lives a life of isolation; her only companion a saber-toothed panther. Her strange eyes frighten those she occasionally encounters, so she keeps to herself, until a young, wounded warrior ends up at her doorstep. As she nurses him back to health, she discovers she is more than just a young woman with unusual eyes, she is a dragonblood, destined to become the ruler of Almar. Now hunted by the dark sorce
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H. G. Chambers
- May 21, 2017
- 2 min
New Release Guest Post and Giveaway: Recreance, by H. G. Chambers
Book blurb: When death is overcome, life may never survive. Fourteen hundred years after discovering the secret to eternal life, a battered humanity recovers from centuries of conflict known as the Aeternum Wars. Ruled by the all-powerful Ministry, what is left of humankind huddles in the geo-magnetic powered settlement of New Arcadia. When his parents are murdered by Ministry Breakers, seventeen-year-old Oren is forced to flee into the deadly Miralaja desert, leaving behind
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C. L. Schneider
- Aug 16, 2016
- 3 min
2016 Summer Indie Book Awards
I'm thrilled to announce that The Crown of Stones: Magic-Price was nominated for Best Fantasy in the 2016 Metamorph Publishing Summer Indie Book awards! Voting begins 9/1. If you've read and enjoyed Magic-Price, I hope you consider giving it a vote. Please take a look at what Metamorph Publishing has to say about this exciting event! The cold of winter is setting in, at least for those of us in the northern Hemisphere of the world. But we at Metamorph Publishing aren’t lettin
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C. L. Schneider
- Jul 1, 2016
- 2 min
#IndiePrideDay Celebration Sale
Indie Pride Day is here! Being an indie author has changed my life. I’m proud to be a part of this hardworking, passionate, giving community of authors and friends. In celebration, all three books in The Crown of Stones Trilogy will be on Kindle Countdown. On 7/1, FOR ONE DAY ONLY, each book will be only .99! Journey into a dark world of magic, addiction, obsession, war, deception, love, and loss—nearly 1500 pages of adult epic fantasy—for less than a cup of coffee! From a la
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C. L. Schneider
- Jun 28, 2016
- 2 min
#IndiePrideDay Feature #5 - Angela B. Chrysler
#IndiePrideDay is at the end of the week. Between now and July 1st, I’m featuring some of the indie author’s I’ve read (and loved) since becoming one myself. Today’s feature: Angela B. Chrysler. There are so many amazing things about Angela Chrysler, I don’t know where to start. She is the brainchild of Brain to Books and the Goodreads Cyber Con . She has Story Time on YouTube. She works tirelessly (and I mean tirelessly—I don’t know when the woman sleeps!) to help other ind
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C. L. Schneider
- Jun 3, 2014
- 4 min
Making Magic, Part 2
My magic knew nothing of sides. My spells fed without discrimination. They were selfish, heartless. They didn’t care who was right or wrong, who was strong or weak. To create themselves, they would drain friend as easily as foe. —The Crown of Stones: Magic-Price Power is never free. It can’t be. If there were no consequences, no limits, the world would be a scary place. So would my fantasy world. In building a magic system like the one I created for The Crown of St
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C. L. Schneider
- May 7, 2014
- 3 min
Making Magic-Part 1
Someone once said to me: “Writing fantasy isn’t work. It isn’t real writing. You make everything up. There’s no rules, no research. If you write yourself into a corner just cast a spell and your problem’s solved. It’s magic. It doesn’t have to make sense.”
Thankfully, I knew better. Yes, you get to make stuff up, but you won’t sweep up anyone into the world you created if it isn’t believable. That takes research and rules—yes, you get to make some of those up, too. But your
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C. L. Schneider
- Mar 17, 2014
- 3 min
The Weight of Stars
I’ve always had a thing for stars. Though my back yard here in NY never feels quite dark enough for stargazing, where I grew up in the Midwest was ripe for it. My mother was a bona fide night owl—something she most definitely passed down to me. In the summer, we would go swimming (just the two of us) in the wee hours of the night. Floating in the water, soaking up the peacefulness, we would stare up into the sky, looking for shooting stars and daydreaming about what might be
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C. L. Schneider
- Feb 17, 2014
- 1 min
Book Launch Guest Post
I was asked to guest post this month at The Writing Desk. It's a short piece on what inspired me to write and how I approach a story.
The Writing Desk is a great resource for writers and a good place to find new authors.
Please stop over and have a look. http://buff.ly/M6wWUl #fantasy #indieauthor
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C. L. Schneider
- Jan 27, 2014
- 2 min
Setting Fires in the Rain
There's an indie band I've been following for some time out of Chicago. The title song of their latest CD, "Set Fire", has nothing to do with writing. I imagine it's about a relationship, as most songs are. But the first time I listened to the lyrics, one particular phrase stuck out. "I set fires in the pouring rain." Immediately, I thought: This is what I've been doing for years. We all have pursuits and dreams. They're fun to think about. They keep us going. But turning a r
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