Titanic: Sunkin Tales – A Summary of an Anthology

Hello everyone – a little different post today then normal. I was a part of an anthology group and decided to read the whole book to talk about all the wonderful stories within!

Snapshot Information

William’s Discovery by Kasandra Sheckles

“Love thought lost is found.”

Wholesome story of discovery and second chances from a young man looking for answers.

The Unsinkable Girl by Page Clendenin

“Evil doesn’t drown, it waits.”

Epic horror in the depths of the ocean waits for the living to release them from their watery tomb.

Bridge Through Time by A.S. Wilkes

“Memories are sometimes like fire and other times like smoke.”

Jonah has forgotten so much, but as the fateful day approaches his memory returns with a vengeance.

An Angel for Addie by K.T. Munson

“Are guardian angels real?”

A young girl on the greatest ship survives because someone is watching over her…maybe an angel?

Voyage of the Damned by Chandra Trulove Fry

“Same story new mythical twist.”

Romance, check, mythical creatures, check, sinking of the Titanic – you bet!

The Ship of Nightmares by Jeff Ducker

“Don’t let go and don’t give up.”

A story of a father and daughter’s struggle to survive.

It was an enjoyable weekend of reading all my fellow writers in this anthology. I stepped out of my comfort zone for this one but it was a load of fun!

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If you get a chance to read it please let me know what you thought! With so many unique stories it felt like I received multiple books all in one volume!

The Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski

Summary

Geralt of Rivia is a witcher. A cunning sorcerer. A merciless assassin. And a cold-blooded killer. His sole purpose: to destroy the monsters that plague the world. But not everything monstrous-looking is evil and not everything fair is good… and in every fairy tale there is a grain of truth.

Characters

Geralt is kind of a jerk. However, he is a clever jerk with a moral code. He is tough and unforgiving. I adore him. Even when he is being…frustrating. Yennifer and Dandelion are both excellent secondary character. I know they will be reoccurring characters. Dandelion is hilarious and is such a contrast to Geralt that they make an excellent team.

Plot

As a series of anthologies they are stories—reminiscent of twisted fairy tales. Ones like Beauty and the Beast for example but with a different take. Where the focus is on the monsters and are changed in very distinct ways. They are all moving towards the crowning story at the end.

Overall

It was a very good fantasy anthology. The author has a tendency to info dump. It isn’t so bad if you’ve played the video games but if you come in it is likely overwhelming. It has gritty feel that is refreshing. The action scenes are well done and easy to follow. There were a few places where the stories lulled but overall were very enjoyable. I would say I enjoyed more stories than I didn’t.

Rating

4 stars

Very enjoyable fantasy anthology with a striking main character. I am looking forward to reading the next anthology!

Where did I get it?

I bought a paperback.

2018 – 2nd Quarter Writing Updates

It is that time again! Let’s how much progress I’ve made on my goals. Not as far as I want but The Nowhere Gate is all scheduled for release in two days! Also, I wanted to share this really pretty picture at a botanical garden I visited.

Goals for my writing for 2018:

1. Finish getting The Gate Trilogy Ready
   1. Book 2 – Publish Summer August 8 of 2018 (The Nowhere Gate)
      1. Beta readers (First came back two are behind and I’ve scheduled a fourth)
      2. Schedule Cover Reveal (July 7, 2018)
      3. Professional editor
      4. Pre-order link: Amazon
   2. Book 3 – Publish Summer Fall of 2019
      1. Edit (August update: Lots to rewrite – nearly done!)
      2. Cover Completed
      3. Transcribe edits
      4. Beta readers
      5. Cover reveal
      6. Create Landing page
      7. Professional edtior
2. Publish Audiobook
   1. Unfathomable Chance
      1. Release in 2018 – Release happened in May. 
   2. Zendar: A Tale of Blood and Sand
      1. Find voice
      2. Consider publishing 2019
3. Focus on Unfathomable Plan
   1. Finish writing in 2018 (August Update: Hit 40,000 words!)
   2. Start editing 2018
4. Work on other writing projects after Unfathomable Plan is done.
   1. Temporum: The Four Seasons – Book 1
      1. Finish Outline
      2. Start Writing
      3. Finish Writing 2018 (On Hold)
      4. Edit
   2. 1001 Islands 2
      1. Finish Outline
      2. Start Writing
      3. Finish Writing 20##
      4. Edit
   3. Seven Eves – Alaskan Supernatural Crime Novel (on hold)
   4. Demon’s Due – Paranormal Erotica/Romance
   5. Noble Chronicles Series (5 Books Planned)
   6. Zendar 2 (Added April)
      1. Finish Outline
      2. Start Writing (August Update: 1,000 words!)
      3. Finish Writing 2018
      4. Edit
   7. Write Anthology Short Story – (Part of Gate) – Romance
      1. Write!
      2. Submitted for review!
      3. If you are interested go to my new anthologies page: The Truest Gate
   8. Write Anthology Short Story – Epic Fantasy
      1. Write!
      2. Submit for review!
5. Consider Publishing Love’s Metamorphosis in eBook
6. An Honest Misunderstanding
   1. Publishing on Wattpad in 2018 – To come out over the winter! 
   2. One Beta Reader is editing
7. Editing Projects
   1. Red Door
   2. Truthseer
8. Participate in NaNoWriMo 2018
9. Work on Escape Room information.
10. Keep up momentum on writing events, speaking events, and conventions.
    1. Book and Attended Steamposium CANCELLED BY COORDINATOR
    2. Book and Attend Arctic Comic Con (April 2018)
    3. Book and Attend SenshiCon (September 2018)
    4. Book Read Alaska
    5. Attend Read Alaska
    6. Submit Application for World Con 
       1. If I get in Attend WorldCon in San Jose.
    7. Apply for Emerald City Comic Con (2019)
11. Read 503516 books before December 31st

Writing updates:

Now I’m over 40,000 words into Unfathomable Plan but I’ve been very busy getting the Unfathomable Chance audiobook done and The Nowhere Gate published. I’ve been busy! I’m going to have to focus on the last book in my trilogy which I’m tentatively scheduling for September 9, 2019.

Locally I’m also working on a project for a local escape room. They needed a writer to flesh out story ideas and, well, write. So I’ve been busy working on that and an accompanying short story. More to come on this, but I’m very excited. For those of you who don’t know what an escape room is, you should look into them. I’ve done quite a few at this point and I love them.

How is everyone else’s writing projects going?

Anthologies:

A lot has happened. The romance short story anthology (10K-13K) fell through and was turned into a serial romance series. When that happened the story was already written so I’ve had to find a different anthology. As luck would have it one of the participants recommended Crazy Ink Anthologies and they had an Anthology that fit the bill! The Curse. Woot! It is now scheduled for next year but I’ve already submitted it for review.

The Epic Fantasy anthology story is over half done. It has been fun and so far I have a working title – A Ghostly Gate. Just need to buckle down and finish it. I have two months before I have to worry that I won’t submit on time, but I know I can do it!

Audiobook:

Audiobook is published and now I wait to see if I want to do a second one. It is an interesting concept and I think it has lots of value, I’ll see how it goes. For those of you who are interested, it was done through ACX.

Reading Goal:

It is my goal to read 50 books. So far I’ve completed 34 reviews and have finished two more books but haven’t written the reviews. So technically I have 14 to go, but have the next 6 books lined up. I’m going to blow the goal out of the water.

Happy reading!