On the horizon:
Relaunch of The Dark Collective
The Dark Collective short story anthology has been doubled in size (from 25k words to 50k words, growing from 9 stories to 18 short stories) and will be published anew under Blue Forge Press. At some point in the near future (within the next two-three months), The Dark Collective that's now available on Amazon will be replaced with the new one under the new publisher.
Why relaunch? Well, my publisher is making a push into Barnes & Noble in the near future and I'm one of the writers selected for that initiative. More on that below.
Granny Bael
My first full length horror novel, Granny Bael, will be making its debut during the Barnes & Noble book launch event. It's a story of a cursed town and the monsters within, both human and supernatural. It's a full length exploration of the people of Tuggville and the every day struggles they face with modern day horrors we all experience and the horrors on the next level. This is not the official blurb for the book, just a brief description that hopefully doesn't give too much away. It's the closest thing to Stephen King type novels I've ever written. Hopefully it will receive a warm welcome from the horror community.
Barnes & Noble Launch (Date TBD, sometime after March 2022)
There will be at least four books launched under my name (Lauren Patzer) and three launched under my pen name (Artemus Withers). Some of these books will have new covers. The books to be released through Barnes & Noble are:
The Dark Collective by Lauren Patzer
From The Shadows by Lauren Patzer
Dissonance Junction by Lauren Patzer
Granny Bael by Lauren Patzer
Mishaps and Mayhem by Artemus Withers
The Adventures of Reztap by Artemus Withers
The Quest for the Insane Moth by Artemus Withers
Other Things in the Works
The next Artemus Withers book in the Reztap series is still a work in progress. I feel a little more in touch with the material since doing a review and polish on books 0,1 & 2 for the Barnes & Noble launch. I'm beyond my writing paralysis that seemed to grab me during the pandemic (as so notably shown by the new works coming out, especially Granny Bael and the expanded The Dark Collective).
I'm also under contract to provide a short story in the upcoming Unnerving 4 horror short story anthology. This will be my fourth appearance in the series. I've been blessed to be chosen for each of the four volumes so far.
Finally
I will attempt to keep this blog up to date with events and happenings. It likely won't be weekly. Might not even be monthly. My very active blogging days are behind me. Not one of my strengths. I'll be devoting that time to book writing and all the activities surrounding that endeavor. There's a lot of marketing and hustle which I'm trying to embrace. It's not easy by any means and definitely a challenge for an introvert like me to push that envelope to toot my own horn. Well, toot toot.
Regards,
Lauren Patzer
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