Friday, January 31, 2014

Coming in March 2014 - Summoned by Rainy Kaye

Excited to be a part of the Cover Reveal for my friend and previous editor, Rainy Kaye! 


Blurb

Twenty-three year old Dimitri has to do what he is told—literally. Controlled by a paranormal bond, he is forced to use his wits to fulfill unlimited deadly wishes made by multimillionaire Karl Walker.

Dimitri has no idea how his family line became trapped in the genie bond. He just knows resisting has never ended well. When he meets Syd—assertive, sexy, intelligent Syd—he becomes determined to make her his own. Except Karl has ensured Dimitri can't tell anyone about the bond, and Syd isn't the type to tolerate secrets.

Then Karl starts sending him away on back-to-back wishes. Unable to balance love and lies, Dimitri sets out to uncover Karl's ultimate plan and put it to an end. But doing so forces him to confront the one wish he never saw coming—the wish that will destroy him.

Summoned is represented by Rossano Trentin of TZLA.


Author Bio

Rainy Kaye is an aspiring overlord. In the mean time, she blogs at Rainy of the Dark and writes paranormal novels from her lair somewhere in Phoenix, Arizona. When not plotting world domination, she enjoys getting lost around the globe, studying music so she can sing along with symphonic metal bands, and becoming distracted by Twitter Rainy of the Dark. She is represented by Rossano Trentin of TZLA.

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Saturday, January 25, 2014

In the Works

Though it seems like it is taking forever to get the Bad Elements series written, re-edited, and re-designed, I would like to let you know that there is much going on behind the scenes. I have several ideas and projects in the works, including a spinoff of the Bad Elements series. That is at a much later time though.

In the meantime, I'd like to catch you up on everything that is forthcoming. Here is the work in progress:

Novels

Bad Elements series -  (Horror, Urban Fantasy, Action, Paranomal, Erotica, Female POV, Mature Content)
Crystal Dragon (first) - Published but going through another edit, secondary edit is at 55% (Expected release date in 2014)
Blood for Blood (second) - Currently with my Editor (Expected release date 2014)
The Hybrid (third) - Currently with my Editor
Rise of the Underground - (forth) - Outlined
Pre-quel untitled - Planning

Bad Elements spinoff - (series name untitled) Young Adult Fiction
Book One Untitled - Outline Stages

Two book series - (Religious Horror, Thriller, Mature Content)
The Shadow of Evil - Currently writing
The Shadow of Death - Outline stages

The Owning - Outline Stages (Psychological Thriller, Erotica, Mature Content, Strong Violence)

And, the Dead Walk - Outline Stages - Zombie style!! (Horror, Thriller, Mature Content, Action, Strong Gore and Violence)

Novellas

Book Untitled - Zombie style!! (Horror, Thriller, Erotica, Mature Content) - outline stage

Book Untitled - Alien style!! (Horror, Thriller) - Outline stage

Two Part series
Sacrificial Blood - Published - Book One - Short Story (Horror, Thriller)
Book two untitled - novella (Horror, Thriller, Strong Violence, Mature Content) - outline stage

Book Untitled - (Horror, Thriller, Mature Content) - outline stage

Book Untitled - Alien style!! (Science Fiction, Horror, Thriller, Action, Mature Content) - planning stage

Book Untitled - Monster style!! (Horror) - planning stage

Book Untitled (Psychological Thriller, Mature Content, Erotica) - planning stage

These are just a few of the books I have developed a storyline for and have begun, whether it's planning, or outlined stages. The books may not be written in the order they are written on this list. Currently, my top priorities are the Bad Elements series and The Shadow of Evil.

Summoned by Rainy Kaye



Twenty-three year old Dimitri has to do what he is told—literally. Controlled by a paranormal bond, he is forced to use his wits to fulfill unlimited deadly wishes made by multimillionaire Karl Walker.

Dimitri has no idea how his family line became trapped in the genie bond. He just knows resisting has never ended well. When he meets Syd—assertive, sexy, intelligent Syd—he becomes determined to make her his own. Except Karl has ensured Dimitri can't tell anyone about the bond, and Syd isn't the type to tolerate secrets.

Then Karl starts sending him away on back-to-back wishes. Unable to balance love and lies, Dimitri sets out to uncover Karl's ultimate plan and put it to an end. But doing so forces him to confront the one wish he never saw coming--the wish that will destroy him.

Summoned is represented by Rossano Trentin of TZLA.

Note: Summoned contains strong language, mature themes, erotic content, and violence. 

Look for the book release in March 2014! 


Want to learn more about Rainy Kaye? Follow her here at Rainy of the Dark


Saturday, January 4, 2014

2014 PROJECTS

As I sit here at my kitchen table, I look back to last year, and then forward to this upcoming year. Like I said before, 2013 was a transitional year for me. Honestly, I should say for us, my husband and I. Many things are in the works and I have a very busy schedule ahead of me. As some of you are aware, I pulled my debut novel, Bad Elements: Crystal Dragon, from a small publishing house and re-released it with Cryptic Bones Publishing. Granted, it was a quick release to get the book back on the market, so there were some minor changes with the cover. Cryptic Bones Publishing, my husband and I, knew that a few changes needed to be made. First off, the book cover. The original artwork, "Butterfly" was created by my daughter, Bridget Mullican. Though, I really didn't want to take it off of the cover, I opted for a change, preferably still with my daughter's artwork on it. Luck happened to come by when my new editor, Rainy Kaye appeared. A graphic designer, Kris Wagner, whom she is friends with, loved the butterfly. Hence, changes were made, with the butterfly still on the cover. We went through a couple of different cover options and finally settled on one. 

Two, re-edit. As a writer, I realize I'm going to be critiqued and that not everyone is going to like my book. That's fine and all but when you receive a book review that is so bad, one which makes you go back through your book with a fine tooth comb, you ask yourself, "Did the previous editor do what was needed for my book?" As I combed through mine, I decided, you know what, it needs to be re-edited. So, currently, Crystal Dragon is back under revision, and quite thankfully, I will admit. Rainy has done a fantastic job with it! She's picking up stuff the previous editor didn't. 

Third and lastly, book reviews and endorsements! They are difficult to get from other authors when they are busy and really don't have the time to do a book review. I've propositioned several authors, most of whom have turned me down due to time constraints. Crystal Dragon in it's original manuscript was almost 500 pages. The minute I told other authors the page length, they immediately said, "Sorry, I just don't have time to read it." Sigh! On to the next author.

So, Rainy approached me with the idea of cutting the book in half and making two books out of one. (At this point, I'll be quite honest and say, yes, I have thought about doing this before.) My husband supported the idea as well. There are a couple of advantages to this. One, it will be a little easier to get book reviews and endorsements. Two, this puts more books on the market thus more "sales". Three, financial agreements are a little easier to finance. 

So, what happened?

As most of you know, I agreed to the split of the book. The original Crystal Dragon is in the process of becoming two books. The first book in the Bad Elements series, Crystal Dragon will remain Crystal Dragon (of course, this seems the most logical thing to do). The second half of Crystal Dragon is going to be the second book in the series, Blood for Blood. The third book in the series, is The Hybrid. 

So, with that said, the third edition of Bad Elements: Crystal Dragon will be re-released in 2014 with the new cover and edits. For those of you who have read the original Crystal Dragon, don't worry, you don't have to pick up a new copy of the book, the edits are minor. The release date has not been set yet. 

As for Blood for Blood and The Hybrid, my editor has both books at this time. She is working on them, as well as other books, so once again, the release date for the second and third installments are not set. Once, I am able to set some dates and times, you'll be the first to know, okay maybe second. My family is generally the first. 

Question: So, you may be asking yourself, "Okay then, in between edits on the Bad Elements series, are you working on another book?"
Answer: Yes, The Shadow of Evil is currently underway but unfortunately, the Bad Elements series is taking priority at this time. So, when edits are completed by Rainy, they come back to me for completion which of course takes time away from the book that is being written. 

Question: Is The Shadow of Evil the next in line in the Bad Elements series?
Answer: No, it's not. It is a religious/horror novel unaffiliated with the series. 

Question: Will there be another book in the Bad Elements series?
Answer: Ah, good question. Yes, there will be. I'm taking a momentary break from the series to work on The Shadow of Evil. Once I'm done with The Shadow of Evil, I will most likely jump on the fourth book in the Bad Elements series. 

If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please feel free to ask. I look forward to hearing from you. 
~ Lynn Mullican 

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

HAPPY NEW YEARS EVE, EVERYONE! What did you do for the new years? As for myself, I relaxed at home with my hubby, cuddled up to a movie and ate some chocolate. With that said, I'm going to start 2014 off right. Going to cinch the belt in tighter on the funds and do some things that I want to do for myself, my husband, and the family. Going to go on some adventures this year, experience some new things, overcome obstacles to make my books bestsellers (okay, maybe that's a little outlandish right now but hey, got to start somewhere, right? DETERMINATION IS THE KEY!), lose some more weight, spend more quality time with the family and with friends, pay some more bills off, maintain a healthier lifestyle, learn to relax more and not stress as much, and ENJOY MY LIFE! 2013 was a transitional year, a much needed year to get some things straightened out; monetary, personal, writing, etc. I'm still in a little bit of a transitional state with some things, but everything is starting to move in a more positive and productive direction. There have been some hurdles but I/WE have overcome some of them and we're looking forward to 2014 with a new and vigoress determination. BRING ON 2014!!!!