KICKSTARTER UPDATE

 

Every few days, I'm posting snippets from the book in the update section of the Kickstarter.

Today's update was a piece from The Ether Lexicon, the source of Fae knowledge and advice. (Ever wondered how the Fae communicate between dimensions and realms? Scry globes!!)

Entries from the Ether Lexicon are included in the special edition hardback, and will be collected into an ebook, appropriately titled The Ether Lexicon, given away to all backers as a Stretch Goal reward -- and will eventually be offered as an ebook, later in the year.

Reminder: I'll have early release copies of the book, both paper and hardback special edition, at the Realm Makers Conference, during the Expo, June 26-27, at the St. Louis Union Station.

But you know, you're better off getting all the goodies and extras if you pledge to the Kickstarter .... just saying!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mll04def/alls-fae-in-love-and-chocolate

Blast from the Past -- to celebrate LAUNCH DAY

 BLAST FROM THE PAST!

This is a video I made for an earlier version of All's Fae -- with a different publisher.
Since then, I've added to the stories, tweaked some things, added fun new material.
The SPECIAL EDITION hardback of All'S Fae has entries frm the Ether Lexicon, the Fae source of all knowledge and advice.

Enjoy!

But don't try to find the publisher -- Uncial Press closed their doors several years ago. I miss them! They were great to work with!

Monday is LAUNCH DAY!

 

MONDAY is launch day!

Have you checked out my Kickstarter campaign for ALL'S FAE IN LOVE AND CHOCOLATE?

Gonna be fun.

If we reach the goal, there are stretch goals to get you all sorts of extra, fun goodies.

Check it out!!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mll04def/alls-fae-in-love-and-chocolate

Movie review: The Sheep Detectives

 

I highly recommend The Sheep Detectives.

Based on a German books translated into English as Three Bags Full, if you're into finding the books behind the movies. I know I'm interested enough.

What's it about? George, a shepherd, loves his sheep. He reads to them every night -- detective stories.

So when George is apparently killed, his sheep decide to set about using what they've learned to find the killer.

Lots of fun, some tender movies, some sad moments. Even some very corny and obvious jokes. Such as the time 2 of the sheep are standing by the side of the road. They've never left their pasture before, they've never seen a road before, and they're terrified to cross. And in the middle of their paralysis, along comes a chicken that clucks and struts right across. They never do say WHY the chicken crossed the road...

Or there's the time the butcher who wants to get his hand on George's flock is parked by the side of the road, counting all the sheep he thinks will soon be his, and ... you guessed it ... he falls asleep!

Prepare to Launch!

 

Many moons ago, I wrote a handful of silly short stories about Fae living among Humans, falling in love and dealing with malfunctioning magic, curses, interfering relatives,  and other assorted problems.

The original collection has been out of print for years, and the e-publisher that took it over has closed their doors too.

HOWEVER ....

I've revised the stories, expanded them, and added maybe 30K mor words. The stories are sillier than ever, plus I've got some pseud-academic writings giving the inside scoop on Fae life, culture, history, and biology.

What's it about?

The Fae are back! Out and about in the modern world.

Addicted to love -- and chocolate!

Who are they?

Glori, a daycare teacher with malfunctioning magic meets Lance, an exterminator, cursed to turn into a cute little mouse at the dark of the moon, and searching for a Faerie princess's kiss to break the spell.

Alexi, a Fae with fading magic, hiding in Las Vegas, needs a job to survive, and meets Megan, a half-blood Fae working as a magician.

Kevyn, an actor who refuses to follow the family tradition and become a lawyer, gets kidnapped by Sophie, an academic with pointed ears and weird relatives, who is doing her doctoral thesis on magic.

When the Fae queen dies of poisoned chocolate, Epsi, an agoraphobic Fae, is one of the many suspects. Guber, with a claim to a throne he doesn't want, works to prove her innocent. But can they protect each other from the lunatic fringe and the real murderer?

With the Fae, chocolate is a universal cure, but can it cure their woes and help them find true love?

Find out, when All's Fae in Love and Chocolate.

Now in pre-launched at Kickstarter, ALL'S FAE IN LOVE AND CHOCOLATE is available for some serious eyeballing. Please check it out, and maybe drool a little over the possibilities waiting for you to claim.

Launch day is planned for June 1, with lots of extra goodies if pledges pass the line for stretch goals!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mll04def/alls-fae-in-love-and-chocolate

Counting Down: First Lines from UP THE DOWN BEANSTALK

 

COUNTDOWN!

 May 1 is the official release date for the newest fairytale anthology, based on Jack and the Beanstalk.

You can get the ebook at YeOldeDragonBooks.com, and at your favorite online outlets, AND the print book from Amazon and B&N and other locations.

BUT .... you can use this Amazon Associates link and SAVE $$$ if you order the Amazon paperback NOW:

https://amzn.to/4mUQJbP

Regularly $15.99 for paper, but until May 1 you can get it for $13.99.

How can you resist?

 

UP THE DOWN BEANSTALK

Parodies based on Jack and the Beanstalk.

You'll be delighted, enchanted, intrigued, and we hope you'll cheer for our heroes in all their shapes and sizes and motivations.

Brilliant inventors and identity theft.  Brutal usurpers and imprisoned princes. Mischievous boys and missing eggs. Curmudgeonly neighbors and rivals. Heroic sheriffs and computer programmers. Liars and thieves and desperate girls risking all for their families.

#fairytales

#parodies

#fairytaleanthology

#JackandtheBeanstalk

#humorousfantasy

COUNTDOWN!!! Fairytale Anthology #6 is coming in 2 weeks, with Jack and the Beanstalk parodies galore!

 

TWO WEEKS FROM TODAY -- May 1 -- is the official release date for the newest fairytale anthology, based on Jack and the Beanstalk.

You can get the ebook at YeOldeDragonBooks.com, and at your favorite online outlets, AND the print book from Amazon and B&N and other locations.

BUT .... you can use this Amazon Associates link and SAVE $$$ if you order the Amazon paperback NOW:

https://amzn.to/4mUQJbP

Regularly $15.99 for paper, but until May 1 you can get it for $13.99.

How can you resist?

UP THE DOWN BEANSTALK

There has to be MORE to the story …

Did you read the story of Jack and the Beanstalk and come away with questions?

How young was he, to believe the beans were magic?

Was he bullied into accepting beans in exchange for the cow?

Was he really that gullible? Was he desperate? Or was magic real in his world?

Why did he think it was smart to climb that beanstalk? How far did he climb?

Why didn't he run when he saw the giants?

What was the giants' side of the story? Were they bullies, or were they the victims of burglars and swindlers?

What about the golden harp and the goose?

On and on, with every answer generating MORE questions..

We invite you into these pages to explore the MORE our authors found. You'll be delighted, enchanted, intrigued, and we hope you'll cheer for our heroes in all their shapes and sizes and motivations.

Brilliant inventors and identity theft.  Brutal usurpers and imprisoned princes. Mischievous boys and missing eggs. Curmudgeonly neighbors and rivals. Heroic sheriffs and computer programmers. Liars and thieves and desperate girls risking all for their families.

And MORE.