Welcome to the Weird West – and a Kickstarter to explore

Altered Instinct kindly did an interview with me to highlight our Kickstarter and anthology! Last year, as readers of the blog may know, I had my first Weird West tale published – The Clockwork Cowboy in the Hideous Progeny anthology from Writerpunk Press. It was my first step into a Wild West frontier remade into a world […]

Book Trailer Drop: Gunsmoke & Dragonfire Book Trailer #5!

Happy Friday! Here’s the fifth book trailer drop. It’s the last trailer you’ll see before the Kickstarter ends; we have 4 days left! Please support us here: http://kck.st/2ASWKje. We have only $174 CAD to go!

This time we’re focusing on the time travel and historical fantasy/alt-history stories in the anthology! Stories featured: “Raiders of the Lost World” by Ron S. Friedman, “One Hell of a Game” by Robert Lee Beers, “The Burning Plains” by Brent A. Harris.

Watch the full playlist of trailers so far HERE.

Exciting News! and Gunsmoke & Dragonfire Fourth Book Trailer Drop

Howdy folks! Happy Friday! First, I have exciting news on G&D to share! New York Times bestselling author Diana Paxson, best known for her Chronicles of Westeria & co-writing the Mists of Avalon series, has joined our team! She is contributing a story that hasn’t seen publication in more than 20 years, which is perfect for our anthology. I’m so excited!

And, here’s your book trailer drop! This one features the steampunk/cattlepunk stories from the book! Featured Authors: Liam Hogan, Stanley B. Webb, Paul Alex Gray. Enjoy!

Get the book HERE at a special February pre-order price!

Support the Kickstarter HERE!

Book Review: A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin

A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin My rating: 5 of 5 stars Read for the 12 in 12 Reading Challenge and the Read the Sequel Reading Challenge. This novel won the 1999 Locus and was nominated for the 1999 Nebula. In this second book of A Song of Ice and Fire, Martin continues […]

Gunsmoke & Dragonfire: Kickstarter Status Report – Week 1

Howdy folks! We’re one week in to the Kickstarter campaign for Gunsmoke & Dragonfire, and this is my status report for the first week. Status Report We’re on target with 26% of our funding achieved, for a total of $391 CAD. Yay! I’d like to thank each and every one of our Backers so far: […]

Gunsmoke & Dragonfire: Second Book Trailer Drop!

Hi friends! As promised, the second Gunsmoke & Dragonfire book trailer drop! SUPPORT THE KICKSTARTER HERE: http://kck.st/2ASWKje 99 CENTS PREORDER JANUARY ONLY! https://amzn.to/2W0Y38L 25 stories from bestselling, award-winning, established and new international authors! This trailer highlights tales of rogues and wanderers in the anthology: No-Sell by Ricardo Victoria Glorious Madness by Jude-Marie Green The Sound […]

Gunsmoke & Dragonfire Kickstarter Launch

YAY! We’re launching our Kickstarter! Check out the video on my YouTube channel at the link below. Or check out the link to the campaign HERE!

We could really use your support, and we have some absolutely amazing unique items for our Backers in addition to the book! Every level offers you the book in either ebook, paperback or hardcover, sometimes both.

And keep your eye open for special limited-availability rewards throughout the month! For the first ten days, we are offering exclusive Writers’ Services packages from our authors! You don’t want to miss out on this!

Diane Morrison

Speculative Fiction Writer

February 2019

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