Posted by Wodke Hawkinson on Tuesday, September 17, 2013,
Join in as Brooklyn James
(author/singer/songwriter) celebrates the 3 year anniversary of her smash hit The Boots My Mother Gave Me. In
recognition of this event, a new version with re-designed cover and additional
epilogue has been released. As a special
thank you to her fans, Brooklyn is offering
e-copies of The Boots My Mother Gave Me
for the special limited price of $1.99 at Amazon.com
The Boots My Mother Gave Me – Brooklyn James
‘Have you ever wondered what it
would be like to ...
Posted by Wodke Hawkinson on Sunday, March 24, 2013,
This story was written for an
alphabet challenge and previously published on another site. The challenge was
to start each sentence with a letter of the alphabet, using each one in order,
beginning with J. Written by Wodke Hawkinson.
Jail
wasn’t all it was cracked up to be. Killers
and perverts ran amok. Learning to
stay out of their way wasn’t easy. Meaty
hands reached through the bars attempting to grab new prisoners as they were
brought in.
Posted by Wodke Hawkinson on Saturday, March 23, 2013,
This story was written for an alphabet challenge and previously published on another site. The challenge was to start each sentence with a letter of the alphabet, using each on in order, beginning with J.
Just looking around my house made me sad. Kitty
was nowhere to be found, and the drab walls seemed to echo my loneliness. Long
afternoon shadows stretched across the dusty floor. Messy piles of
clutter squatted on every surface, and the air was chill. Neglect cast
its sorrowful pall over my...
Posted by Wodke Hawkinson on Thursday, March 21, 2013,
There is often more to a
short story than meets the eye. For readers, a short story is a brief vacation
from reality. For authors, it is so much more. A short story is a vehicle for
introducing your writing to new readers, readers who might not commit to an
entire novel but would certainly give a short story a chance. With so many
books out there vying for attention, readers have more choice than ever before.
Digital books, self-publishing, and expanded venues are all factors that combine
t...
Posted by Wodke Hawkinson on Friday, February 15, 2013,
In :
Guest Posts
A
while back, I saw an author of adult fiction tweeting about how hard it was for
her to go from writing for adults to young adults. I thought back to when I had
written Messages from Henry, a novella for young adults.That story began as a 1500 word short story
for a short story contest. I didn’t win, but I decided to expand the story
anyway.It’s a story about a homing
pigeon, Henry. He has special abilities.
At
that time, I didn’t have internet service in my home. I would take ...
Posted by Wodke Hawkinson on Monday, December 3, 2012,
In
a fiery pit, in the depths of the earth, creation had begun. The Demons,
Corruption and Deceit, vomited their spirit onto a growing mass of evil. Two
other hellish fiends, Hate and Destruction, voided their bowels, adding to the
mixture. Demon after demon provided its own special talents until finally they
had all contributed.
Their
dark lord entered the cavern. With a thunderous laugh he passed his hand over
the vile mess, uttered ancient words, and stood back as his creation came to
l...
Posted by Wodke Hawkinson on Friday, November 23, 2012,
by K. Wodke
Jack lugged their groceries
to the parking lot, struggling against the familiar sick weakness. Knowing what
he would find, he nonetheless gazed upward.
Lines of white stretched
across the blue sky in a grid formation.
“My god, they’re at it
again!” he mumbled, tossing sacks into the back seat of the car. “No one should
have to put up with this, Pearl.”
“Oh, Jack,” she whispered
softly, crestfallen. “Please don’t start that again.”
Posted by Wodke Hawkinson on Wednesday, October 24, 2012,
Celebrate with us the release
of our futuristic novel, Tangerine, by taking advantage of a 25% discount. The
publisher is offering this discount for a limited time. To obtain your
discount, use the coupon code ZQ59E at checkout. At
this point, Tangerine is only available on Smashwords, but it will be on other
venues soon and is expected to be released in paperback form next summer. The good news is that Smashwords offers books in various e-formats, including epub, Nook, and Kindle. We hope...
Posted by Wodke Hawkinson on Sunday, October 14, 2012,
Tangerine has now been released by our publisher in digital
form on Smashwords. The paperback version is coming soon, possibly by next
spring or summer. The book has undergone revision and is now ready for readers.
Tangerine is quite different from our other two novels, Betrayed
and Zeke. It was actually our first co-written work. We pitched it to
publishers and waited. Nothing happened.
After positive experiences
with self-publishing our other books, we decided to self-publish Tangerin...
Posted by Wodke Hawkinson on Monday, October 1, 2012,
This is the official cover reveal for Moon Rose
Publishing’s first published anthology! Once Upon A Twisted Time is an
anthology of fairy tales-each with a dark twist. Cinderella goes Sci-fi, Snow
White has become Steampunk, The Little Mermaid has gone Gothic, and Beauty and
the Beast has switched sides altogether!
It will be available from the Moon Rose Publishing
site on its release on the 31st October, as well as from Amazon.com,
Amazon.co.uk, and all other Amazon sites. Do not miss...
Posted by Wodke Hawkinson on Monday, July 30, 2012,
In :
Guest Posts
Amazon Breakthrough Novel
Award Quarter Finalist, The Boots My Mother Gave Me, isFREE on
Kindle for today (July 30)!
Book description: Strong-willed tomboy Harley
LeBeau puts you in the boots her mother gave her, as she takes you along her
journey of escape from an abusive childhood and the desire to find herself as
she comes of age. Made to feel a burden to her father simply by her gender,
Harley is determined to prove her worth and independence, leaving...
Posted by Wodke Hawkinson on Tuesday, July 10, 2012,
In :
Guest Posts
A guest post by author, Michael J. McCann
Do you prefer your crime fiction
dark or light?
If you favor cozy mysteries, then
your choice will be a lighter strain of crime fiction featuring puzzle-solving
amateur sleuths with an interesting hobby or pastime, set in a quiet, charming
community in which murders take place off-stage, away from the public eye.
Murder She Wrote, the 1980s television series starring Angela Lansbury, always
comes to mind as the quintessential cozy mystery.
Posted by Wodke Hawkinson on Thursday, June 28, 2012,
The science fiction stories of Michael K. Rose can most
accurately be described as eclectic. He is best known for his science fiction
adventure series Sullivan’s War and in this collection you will find
stories that adhere to the strongest expectations of the genre, such as
“Sergeant Riley’s Account,” “Sleep” and “A Random Selection.”
But you will also find stories that, while speculative in
nature, owe more to literary fiction than anything else. Works such as “Main
&...
Posted by Wodke Hawkinson on Tuesday, June 19, 2012,
As any author knows,
rounding that last corner on final revisions is a major milestone in the life
of a book. Even though we plan an additional read-through or two, the largest
part of the job is done, and it feels great!
Up to this point, we have
been quiet about the title of our upcoming book, but we are now ready to
introduce our next release, available soon, entitled ZEKE.
Zeke is a dark novel of sexual obsession and escalating
suspense. It begins with the first meeting between a nai...
Posted by Wodke Hawkinson on Tuesday, June 12, 2012,
In :
Guest Posts
A Guest Post by Scott Bury
Genres have definite rules. Some make sense: Gothic horror
tales need a haunted house, and that house has to be big and dark with lots of
scary-looking places for horrors to hide in and spring out at you. Romances
have to have beautiful protagonists, because let’s face it, no one wants to
fall madly in love with an ugly person. Science fiction has to be based on real
science or the fans get mad, fast. Sure, there has to be some...
Posted by Wodke Hawkinson on Thursday, March 29, 2012,
Since author Michael K. Rose released Sergeant Riley’s Account in December of 2011, this introduction to the science fiction series Sullivan’s War
has received rave reviews and has been a frequent presence on Amazon’s
“Best Sellers in Science Fiction Series” list. The release of Book I in January, entitled All Good Men Serve the Devil, has also made it onto that best sellers list, reaching a rank of #30, and has earned glowing reviews of its own.
Posted by Wodke Hawkinson on Saturday, January 7, 2012,
We decided to enroll our three volumes of short stories into the Kindle Select Program which means they are now free to Amazon Prime Members. Then we took it a step further and made our first book, Catch Her in the Rye, free for today January 7, 2012. We hope many readers will take advantage of this offer and acquaint themselves with our writing.
To obtain your free copy of Catch Her in the Rye, please click on the cover picture at the top of this article. But hurry! It's only free for today. ...
Posted by Wodke Hawkinson on Thursday, September 1, 2011,
By K. Wodke
Every survivor of rape experiences the trauma in her (or
his) own unique way. Some common after-effects include fear, anger, guilt, shame,
loss of trust, anxiety, insomnia, and even denial. Because of the element of
shame associated with rape, many victims are reluctant to report the crime and
/or seek the help they need.
Like child molestation, rape is an abhorrent and aberrant
behavior, one that people are expected to realize is wrong without being told.
They are exp...
