Thanks to everyone who made Realms Faire a huge success! Special thanks to the brilliant indie science fiction and fantasy author M. Pax for creating this annual event, it was a blast!
▶ To read the complete audiomachine-inspired story, “Tales of the Last Immortal”, created by myself and author Amy Willoughby-Burle click HERE!
Congratulations to all the winners and many thanks to everyone who participated!
WINNERS — Please send me your mailing address via the Contact Sam page!
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WINNERS of Signed EXISTENCE Albums
JIN CHAE FlyingMouse Shurikenjutsukatar celebhen Filipe — for naming “Puff the Magic Dragon” as the classic children’s tale that inspired our collaborative tale!
WINNERS of EXISTENCE Albums
Helder Dantas E.R. Gwen Gardner Social Media Winner — Rosa Fernández Muñoz
Realms Faire is an annual event hosted by the brilliant indie science fiction and fantasy author M. Pax. Starting November 11th, you can enter to win some amazing prizes, including books, ebooks, jewelry, albums, giftcards, and a Kindle. There are several fun events where playing is the name of the game! Visit the links below and help spread the word. Hashtag #grogz
Each day, author Amy Willoughby-Burle and I, will unveil tales of “The Last Immortal”, inspired by audiomachine’s EXISTENCE. This is a collective performance, a collaboration between words and music! Choose the correct track that inspired each tale, and you’ll be entered to WIN SIGNED EXISTENCE albums by composer Kevin Rix! You’ll have 5 chances to enter, starting Nov. 11th through the 15th. The commenting window for all chapters will remain open until Sunday Nov. 17th, midnight EST!! For more details, click HERE!
▶ Bonus Challenge: Tell us the name of the classic children’s tale that inspired our collaborative story—the first person with the correct answer WINS a signed EXISTENCE album!
FINAL CHAPTER
by Samantha Redstreake Geary
“I have lived a thousand lives,” the king whispers, his sword hovering in the space between life and death. “I would trade every last one of them for peace.”
“More bloodshed will not bring you peace,” I offer, my instincts screaming to survive while my mind surrenders to a fate I rightfully deserve.
“It is not your blood I seek. There’s been enough souls ripped from this realm by my hand,” the king concedes, pain and regret waging a silent battle in his eyes. “I’ve grown weary of war…”▶ Read the rest of the Final Chapter and wager a guess in the comments section of the main page HERE!
Realms Faire is an annual event hosted by the brilliant indie science fiction and fantasy author M. Pax. Starting November 11th, you can enter to win some amazing prizes, including books, ebooks, jewelry, albums, giftcards, and a Kindle. There are several fun events where playing is the name of the game! Visit the links below and help spread the word. Hashtag #grogz
Each day, author Amy Willoughby-Burle and I, will unveil tales of “The Last Immortal”, inspired by audiomachine’s EXISTENCE. This is a collective performance, a collaboration between words and music! Choose the correct track that inspired each tale, and you’ll be entered to WIN SIGNED EXISTENCE albums by composer Kevin Rix! You’ll have 5 chances to enter, starting Nov. 11th through the 15th. The commenting window for all chapters will remain open until Sunday Nov. 17th, midnight EST!! For more details, click HERE!
With that question spoken into the air, the boy before me begins to change. He grows taller, broader, older—more familiar. I am dumbstruck.
“I am surprised you did not recognize me,” he says.
I am surprised as well.
“I am King Jacques of Honalee,” he says. “I have searched through endless lives for you. Waiting for this moment. Praying to whatever god would hear me—thinking none had.” ▶ Read the rest of Chapter 5 and wager a guess in the comments section of the main page HERE!
Realms Faire is an annual event hosted by the brilliant indie science fiction and fantasy author M. Pax. Starting November 11th, you can enter to win some amazing prizes, including books, ebooks, jewelry, albums, giftcards, and a Kindle. There are several fun events where playing is the name of the game! Visit the links below and help spread the word. Hashtag #grogz
Each day, author Amy Willoughby-Burle and I, will unveil tales of “The Last Immortal”, inspired by audiomachine’s EXISTENCE. This is a collective performance, a collaboration between words and music! Choose the correct track that inspired each tale, and you’ll be entered to WIN SIGNED EXISTENCE albums by composer Kevin Rix! You’ll have 5 chances to enter, starting Nov. 11th through the 15th. The commenting window for all chapters will remain open until Sunday Nov. 17th, midnight EST!! For more details, click HERE!
I know right away that something is gravely wrong.
“What do you know of magic, boy?” I ask, carefully. “Have you seen it before?”
“I have indeed,” the boy says.
My heart begins to race, my skin tingling with trepidation. I am not usually fearful, but fear grips tight to my throat.
“Let me be the one to show you this time,” the boy says and waves his hand through the mist. ▶ Read the rest of Chapter 4 and wager a guess in the comments section of the main page HERE!
Realms Faire is an annual event hosted by the brilliant indie science fiction and fantasy author M. Pax. Starting November 11th, you can enter to win some amazing prizes, including books, ebooks, jewelry, albums, giftcards, and a Kindle. There are several fun events where playing is the name of the game! Visit the links below and help spread the word. Hashtag #grogz
Each day, author Amy Willoughby-Burle and I, will unveil tales of “The Last Immortal”, inspired by audiomachine’s EXISTENCE. This is a collective performance, a collaboration between words and music! Choose the correct track that inspired each tale, and you’ll be entered to WIN SIGNED EXISTENCE albums by composer Kevin Rix! You’ll have 5 chances to enter, starting Nov. 11th through the 15th. The commenting window for all chapters will remain open until Sunday Nov. 17th, midnight EST!! For more details, click HERE!
CHAPTER 3
by Samantha Redstreake Geary
The boy’s challenge hints at something more. The sharp fingers of warning run along the edge of my spine.
“Tell me, what battle lies before us?” the boy asks, voice dripping with surprising vehemence.
“It is the final savage struggle for survival,” I reply, words heavy with remorse. “The grisly end to a war waged over 100 years.”
I bear the scars of this carnage still, the claws of guilt ripping away at my soul. “The sky rained with their blood. Their spirits soaked the land. The hungry mouth of time fed on their bones until there was nothing left but dust and the devil.” ▶ Read the rest of Chapter 3 and wager a guess in the comments section of the main page HERE!
Realms Faire is an annual event hosted by the brilliant indie science fiction and fantasy author M. Pax. Starting November 11th, you can enter to win some amazing prizes, including books, ebooks, jewelry, albums, giftcards, and a Kindle. There are several fun events where playing is the name of the game! Visit the links below and help spread the word. Hashtag #grogz
Each day, author Amy Willoughby-Burle and I, will unveil tales of “The Last Immortal”, inspired by audiomachine’s EXISTENCE. This is a collective performance, a collaboration between words and music! Choose the correct track that inspired each tale, and you’ll be entered to WIN SIGNED EXISTENCE albums by composer Kevin Rix! You’ll have 5 chances to enter, starting Nov. 11th through the 15th. The commenting window for all chapters will remain open until Sunday Nov. 17th, midnight EST! For more details, click HERE!
“Real magic?” the boy asks, his voice a sliver of sound, so bound up as it is in wonder.
I lower my face to his, the heat of my breath bringing a flush to his cheeks. So small he is, yet so brave. I fear more that he will leave than it seems he fears to stay. “Oh yes, child,” I reply. “Real magic and I shall tell you of it. But I warn you this—magic is not the stuff of fireflies and twinkling stars. It can be dark, my boy. It can be frightening. It is not a thing to trifle with, although many have made that mistake.”▶ Read the rest of Chapter 2 and wager a guess in the comments section of the main page HERE!
Realms Faire is an annual event hosted by the brilliant indie science fiction and fantasy author M. Pax. Starting November 11th, you can enter to win some amazing prizes, including books, ebooks, jewelry, albums, giftcards, and a Kindle. There are several fun events where playing is the name of the game! Visit the links below and help spread the word. Hashtag #grogz
Each day, author Amy Willoughby-Burle and I, will unveil tales of “The Last Immortal”, inspired by audiomachine’s EXISTENCE. This is a collective performance, a collaboration between words and music! Choose the correct track that inspired each tale, and you’ll be entered to WIN SIGNED EXISTENCE albums by composer Kevin Rix! You’ll have 5 chances to enter, starting Nov. 11th through the 15th. The commenting window for all chapters will remain open until Sunday Nov. 17th, midnight EST! For more details, click HERE!
CHAPTER 1
by Samantha Redstreake Geary
The skittering of rocks echoes off the slick walls, jolting me from my slumber. The boy has returned. He smells of the salty sea, his sweat heavy with honeyed anticipation.
“I’ve…I’ve come back…hope that’s alright. I…I brought you some of my Mum’s fish pie,” the boy offers, holding out a small package wrapped in worn cloth, tied loosely with weathered string.
I search the boy’s damp face for signs of fear. I find only daring. He is spirited, more so than even the bravest of men. I, above all others, have haunted the imagination of mortals. ▶ Read the rest of Chapter 1 and wager a guess in the comments section of the main page HERE
IWSG meets the first Wednesday of every month. A community of brilliant writers led by Alex J. Cavanaugh. Visit the Insecure Writer’s Support Group website and database! You’ll find everything from writing to marketing, along with encouragement and support!
I think every writer, on any given day, wishes they had a clone. I’m entertaining the idea of renovating our master closet into a lab, where I’m free to practice my illegal cloning skills–take that, government drones! There’s rarely enough time to *fill in the blank* and write. With multiple exciting projects vying for attention, I’m struggling with striking a balance between the creative process and my domestic duties.
Laundry is piled high enough to conceal family members. No one’s allowed to run through the kitchen, for fear of toppling the tower of dirty dishes. Our border collie is constantly kicking up dust bunnies the size of small children–the ones normally concealed under the deepest recesses of the furniture. And, I’m pretty sure there’s a few trick-or-treaters lost in the high grass that is our front yard. I’m clearly NOT as passionate about housecleaning as I am about writerly things.
Need I mention the succubus that is social media. I’ve just recently succumbed to Twitter. There’s an amusing story behind my Twitter initiation, one involving mistaken identity and a possible clone in CA, but that’s a tale best told over wine. I understand its usefulness, but there’s a learning curve in the land of tweets, not unlike a visit to a village filled with severe ADD sufferers speaking Pig Latin.
Guess which bird I am.
So, should any lovely writerly folks have a few golden nuggets of time-management knowledge and/ or helpful tweety-bird advice, feel free to deposit them here:)
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In the meantime, stay tuned for REALMS FAIRE, kicking off November 11th through the 15th! Led by the brilliant, Mary Pax! There will be 9 fun events with chances to WIN awesome prizes, everyday! I’ll be hosting a music-inspired event with bff and critique partner, Amy Willoughby-Burle and audiomachine, for their newest public release, EXISTENCE! I wrote the commercial blurb for this amazing album by composer Kevin Rix, and we’re ridiculously excited to share it next week! There will be multiple contests/ writing challenges on FB, Twitter and our blogs, with several signed EXISTENCE albums up for grabs:)
My heartfelt thanks to the fabulous authors who graciously contributed novel prizes, and to the amazing readers, who readily embarked on this musical journey through the imagination.
This concludes the “featured author” event for Chimera. This music-inspired serial has evolved into a much bigger project, with exciting developments that will lead to a promising future for Chimera!
Readers who left their feedback in the comments section of the Chimera chapters were entered to win fantastic novel prizes from our featured authors. Congrats to all the winners and thank you for joining our adventure!
Readers who leave their feedback in the comments section below, will be entered to win the final featured prize —signed copies of Timeless and Timekeeper as well as the Timeless album of original songs from the series, from our featured author, Alexandra Monir!
When tragedy strikes Michele Windsor’s world, she is forced to uproot her life and move across the country to New York City, to live with the wealthy, aristocratic grandparents she’s never met. In their old Fifth Avenue mansion filled with a century’s worth of family secrets, Michele discovers a diary that hurtles her back in time to the year 1910. There, in the midst of the glamorous Gilded Age, Michele meets the young man with striking blue eyes who has haunted her dreams all her life – a man she always wished was real, but never imagined could actually exist. And she finds herself falling for him, into an otherworldly, time-crossed romance. Michele is soon leading a double life, struggling to balance her contemporary high school world with her escapes into the past. But when she stumbles upon a terrible discovery, she is propelled on a race through history to save the boy she loves – a quest that will determine the fate of both of their lives.
When Philip Walker appears as a new student in Michele Windsor’s high school class, she is floored. He is the love she thought she lost forever when they said goodbye during her time travels last century. Overjoyed that they can resume the relationship they had a lifetime ago, Michele eagerly approaches him and discovers the unthinkable: he doesn’t remember her. In fact, he doesn’t seem to remember anything about the Philip Walker of 1910.
Michele then finds her father’s journals, which tell stories of his time-traveling past. As she digs deeper, she learns about his entanglement with a mysterious and powerful organization called the Time Society and his dealings with a vengeful Windsor ancestor. Michele soon finds herself at the center of a rift over 120 years in the making, one whose resolution will have life-or-death consequences.
Alexandra Monir’s Timekeeper combines breathtaking romance with a tale of complex magic in a sequel that will have every reader believing in the transcendent power of love.
In the spirit of art influencing art, we joined forces in an epic collaboration where writers were given the opportunity to set their words to film composer, Michael Maas‘, inspiring music!
The winners will be awarded mp3 files of the five selected tracks from the exclusive film industry release “Piano and Strings Edition” as well as Michael’s new album, Illumination.
Congratulations to the winners and to all the incredible writers who participated in this collaborative challenge! Winners—send me your email address to receive your music!
Thanks to everyone who made Realms Faire a huge success! Special thanks to the brilliant indie science fiction and fantasy author M. Pax for creating this annual event, it was a blast!
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