Because Of Course, Timing

Since StoryBundle launches tomorrow, my computer crashed this evening.  Of course.

I do not feel happy when starting the computer results in the message, "Internal harddrive not found." Honestly, computer, it's in the same place it was last time you looked!

Since I've no clue what to do myself in that situation,* I took it to my local computer wizards. I'll hear tomorrow about what magic they might or might not be able to wield over my suddenly-blind laptop.

In the meantime, I'm working on the dojo computer -- thank goodness I was able to bring it home! -- and am so, so grateful I backed up all my pictures just last week.

And nothing, not even my fumble-finger keyboarding, is dulling my excitement for tomorrow's StoryBundle launch!



*The computer is one of the few components of my life I've never learned to DIY, alas. I am enabled in my ignorance by very good, very reasonable, very personable computer wizards who've taken good care of me for years.

The Indie Fantasy Bundle Is Live!

Eight novels!  One bundle!

A couple years ago, StoryBundle included my first novel in the Indie Fantasy Bundle. This time, StoryBundle offered me the opportunity to curate a bundle of my own, and I jumped to accept. I couldn’t pass up the chance to share some of my own favorite writers with you.

This Indie Fantasy Bundle includes some names you’ll recognize, and some that might be new. The novels give fantasy readers who love the genre a diverse feast of great reads: epics where the fate of dynasties depend on the strength of a few dedicated men and women, adventure tales that never slow down, gods who intervene on behalf of their chosen servants, cultures in upheaval when its people dare to question ancient boundaries, political intrigues fueled by magic, and characters young and old who face challenges of faith, honor, and survival. It includes a World Fantasy award winner, Gemmell and Spectrum award finalists, Nebula finalists, and Writers of the Future award winners.

The bundle includes Bradley Beaulieu’s epic debut novel The Winds of Khalakovo, where dynasties and personal desires collide in secret chambers below and the wind-filled skies above, and Scott Marlowe’s action-packed The Five Elements, filled with adventure and alchemy and powerful elemental magic.

You’ll meet a talented and clever outlaw in Sherwood Smith’s Lhind the Thief, a soldier who must rediscover his own purpose in C.J. Brightley’s The King’s Sword, and an alien race facing challenges and discoveries that could destroy their society in M.C.A. Hogarth’s The Worth of A Shell.

Francesca Forrest’s Pen Pal joins a child watched over by the spirits of the ocean with a woman who discovers the awakening power of the earth’s fire. Judith Tarr’s Arrows of the Sun sets an empire a mere century old on the brink of breaking apart. My own dark fantasy Sand of Bone casts one outcast ruler into the wilds to discover the desert’s magic before her kin hunts her down.

StoryBundle lets you choose your own price, so you decide how much you’d like to support the writers. For $3—or more, if you’d like—you’ll receive the basic bundle of four novels in DRM-free ebook format. For the bonus price of at least $12 or more, you’ll receive all eight novels. If you choose, a portion of your payment will go toward supporting different charities such as Mighty Writers and Girls Write Now. Over the years, StoryBundle and its participating writers have donated thousands to support awesome charities doing great work.

The Indie Fantasy Bundle is available for only three weeks. It’s a great opportunity to pick up eight wonderful novels for winter reading, support independent writers who want to take you on an fantastic journey, and discover new writers with great stories along the way.

Find your bundle here!

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