Intitium (Nocte 2.5) - Courtney Cole

The end is coming. LUX is almost here. But everything has a beginning. A beginning before the night. Before Finn. Before Calla. Everything starts somewhere.

This is where the darkness is born. ANOTHER STORY.

INITIUM (Nocte #2.5), a Nocte Trilogy between-the-books novella, is now available...and only $0.99 for TODAY ONLY! Includes an exclusive FOUR CHAPTER sneak peek of Lux (Nocte #3)!†

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I never knew what the consequences would be. I say that like itís a defense, an excuse. Itís not. Itís simply the truth. I never knew what he would become to me. Through everything, heís become everything. My rock, my air, my love. My everything. And thenÖ. Things changed. Because it was wrong. Because sometimes, our sons must pay for the sins of their fathers. Or their mothers. Iím afraid that Iím lost, that Iím damned. After you read this, youíll probably agree. Really, it doesnít matter. All that matters is that I save him. Because he shouldnít pay for my sin. Judge me if you like. But keep reading. This is our beginning. This is where the darkness truly starts.

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Guest Post- Rachel Walter

We are making it our mission to get back involved in the blogging world. It might not be as often as it used to be, but baby steps. With me (Dani) working a full time job, running after my three kiddos and getting ready to go back to school... it seems like there's not enough time in a day. Christina has a million things going on as well, so please be patient with us.

However today we have a very special friend on the blog, Rachel Walter, the author of the Soul Mate series, The Pocono Valley Series, and Pucked. She's going to be talking about the importance of having a blog. Be sure to read all the way through to the end.

“You have to have a blog! It’s so easy to set up and use!”

That’s something I heard when I decided I wanted to publish my first novel, True Connection.

My brain went into overload with those two small, simple sentences.

Why?

What would I blog about?

Who would read it?

Do I have anything I want to blog about?

Isn’t a blog kind of like an online diary? I don’t even keep a physical diary, how will I keep up with one online?

I’m a boring person, why on earth would anyone want to read my blog?

I don’t know enough about writing, self-publishing, traditional publishing, or editing to even write one meaningful blog.

I’m sure you’ve probably thought those things if you were told, “You should start a blog!” or something along those lines. Or maybe you weren’t told to, but have thought about blogging before.

I started a blog and had no idea what I was doing. I used it for my book. I started out by writing a post about one of my characters, and how I formed them. Then I did a post to introduce my playlist and why certain songs were chosen. I did my cover reveal there, too. I still didn’t know what I was doing. Eventually, I signed up for cover reveals and blog tours and used it for that.

Then one day I found a list online…on someone else’s blog conveniently enough, about different topics to write about for blog posts. So I did a few of those and found it kind of fun. I wrote a post on love, on the loss of a friend to suicide, A Day In The Life, and 5 authors that I look up to. I wrote a few more posts and saved them in a file to use in the future.

It wasn’t until recently that I discovered something important.

I stopped blogging altogether. I didn’t post a single reveal or tour or blitz for months. I didn’t publish any posts I had stored.

With the stress in my life that seemed to explode all at once, I felt myself gearing up for an even bigger implosion. I even stopped writing for a stint during this time. Everything was too much and I couldn’t keep up with anything. Stopping everything felt good, but I felt lost. I was going nowhere fast and my mood was even worse. When I started writing again I was blocked in the story that I loved. I tried something else, and I was blocked again. It’s hard to pick it up after you’ve stopped. “The best way to cure writer’s block is to write.” For me, that is insanely true. I started blogging again. I have random topics saved to post later, and it feels good. More importantly, I FEEL GOOD. I can focus again. I’m writing more than I was before I started blogging again.

Blogging doesn’t have to be anything specific. You can do a weekly feature of a book you loved as a child or now. You can write a post on current events, political stance, religious beliefs, the terrible way your favorite show ended, or even cover a topic or two you’ve written about in a story.

You also don’t HAVE to have a blog. It’s not for everyone. Just like reading isn’t for everyone. GASP!

I use my blog to promote books and authors, and also as a place to say some long-winded thoughts. It doesn’t have to be a chore, it can be fun. I enjoy sharing stories and authors in hopes that someone following my blog sees something they like and checks out a new-to-them author or book. 

-Rachel

About the Author

Rachel is a wife and mother from Central Pennsylvania. Her favorite season is fall, for hockey, changing leaves, pumpkin everything, and bonfires often. She’s also a coffeenista with an insomnia problem. When Rachel isn’t playing with the people inside her head, making her family believe she belongs in the loony bin, she enjoys spending time with her family, friends, species confused cat (he believes he’s part dog, love him), and finding new books and music.

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Looking for something new and different?

Hey  fellow bloggers, readers, and authors. We've been on a long hiatus and we apologize for that. Life sometimes gets in the way in extraordinary ways and things we love gets pushed to the side. With that being said, we have a few new posts for you. This one is something new to the blog. It's a science fiction story that you the readers get to decide what happens next.

About The Venturess

The Venturess is a ship. This is the story of her and her crew. Only, you pick what happens in it. Every other Friday, a new short story will be posted. You, the reader will then have a week to vote on what happens next.

The Venturess is a delivery ship- sometimes for legitimate concerns, more often not. This takes the ship and crew to the far reaches of the universe, and into contact with a myriad of species and characters.

Grab your spacesuit, your weapon of choice, and settle in for the ride.

Welcome aboard.

The Crew

Laurie Mack is the owner and captain of the ship. Serious, though not as serious as she often appears. She is brave and calculated, a businesswoman, yet a misfit in her own right- hence owning a ship and venturing on her own.

Chip is her pilot. Young and brash, he is a brilliant pilot. Happy-go-lucky and cheerful no matter the situation, and loyal to a fault. Oh, and he’s dead, so you could have skipped this.

Scorch is an automaton, brought on for loading and moving cargo, there is a quiet wisdom to him. 

While intended to simply fill labor roles, he has become a valuable member of the crew.

The Bartender is a Fuesillien revolutionary, with ties to the criminal underworld. He joined the crew upon Chip’s death, needing to escape authorities. It is yet unclear if he is loyal to the crew, or just serving his own ends.

About the Author

The D is for Dean.

Dean is the author of the 3024AD series of science fiction stories. He also write Adventures in Indie Publishing for Nerds Feather, focusing on the latest in indie press. As that might indicate, he is a nerd (or geek?).

He is also an aficionado of good drinks (extra dry martini; onions, not olives), good food and fine dress. When not holed up in his office tweeting obnoxiously writing, he can be found watching or playing sports, or in his natural habitat of a bookstore.

He also has an unhealthy obsession with old movies and goes through phases where he plays video games before kind of forgetting they exist.

He lives in the Pacific Northwest and likes the rain, thank you very much.

Get in contact with the author

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playing sports, or in his natural habitat of a bookstore.

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s through phases where he plays video

games before kind of forgetting they exist.

He lives in the Pacific Northwest and likes the rain, t

hank you very much.