Book Giveaway's for The Legend of the Firewalker & What Happened to the Sneak Preview FlipBook?

Hello everyone! I hope you guys are having a great week so far! Since my last post, I have been busy getting ready for the launch of The Legend of the Firewalker and cant wait to share the book with you guys.

Thank you to everyone that took time out of their busy schedules to leave a review of the first chapter "AWAKE." I received a lot of positive feedback for the FlipBook version of the "sneak preview" of chapter one, but unfortunately I had to take it down. Users were experiencing crashes and loading problems, so I replaced the link with an eBook pdf. version.

Also, I am planning a book giveaway!! Woohoo! I am so excited too because it will be my very first one and I cant' wait to see how it goes. This book giveaway will be hosted by goodreads, so if you are a member and interested in participating please do! I will have more details about the goodreads giveaway this weekend.

Take care guys!

Star Trek Into Darkness on Blu-Ray & Sneak Preview of Legend of the Firewalker

Happy Thursday everyone!  Before I discuss my excitement over the Blu-ray release of Star Trek Into Darkness, I am thrilled to announce that the first chapter of The Legend of the Firewalker is now available for you to read online as an Ebook!!

To get started, simply click here to view either as plain text or as an Ebook (pdf). I hope you guys enjoy previewing the first chapter and I look forward to reading your comments on the “Sneak Preview – Chapter One” webpage.

And so on to the review!! I really enjoyed seeing Star Trek Into Darkness at the theaters in IMAX so I have been looking forward to its Blu-ray release this past Tuesday. If you are a Trekkie or just a fan of Sci-fi, I definitely recommend you buy or rent this movie. I didn’t get a chance to rank it when it was at the theater, but it is surely Redbox worthy.  I give the second movie in this reboot of the franchise 4.5 out of 5 stars.

J.J. Abrams, the director of the film, did a fantastic job and the script and special effects were grade A quality. J. J. Abrams is directing Star Wars: Episode VII and I can only imagine the angst felt by Star Wars fans. I personally like Abrams work and believe Star Wars is in good hands.

The Artist Behind The Cover & The Legend of the Firewalker Update

***Available through Amazon.com and for the Kindle and Nook on Oct 31, 2013

Hello everyone! Thank you so much for your support and well wishes for the launch of The Legend of the Firewalker. I am truly grateful for your support!!

The Legend of the Firewalker is still scheduled to be released on Oct 31, 2013 and I can’t wait for you guys to read the book. Today, I wanted to give a special shout-out to the artist behind the book cover, Baub Alred.

Baub did an amazing job bringing my vision for the cover to life and I enjoyed the end result so much, that it actually inspired a scene that appears in Chapter 20 of book one.

You can find Baub at www.baubalred.com and you can also check out his artwork in his book, Exquisite Charm, by clicking here.

Next week, I will be giving everyone a sneak peek at what’s inside the book. Chapter one of The Legend of the Firewalker will be posted right here!

Thanks again for your support!!

The Legend of the Firewalker will be Released on Halloween!!

Hello everyone! I am so excited to announce that The Legend of the Firewalker will be available for purchase on Oct 31, 2013. The book will be available as a paperback through Amazon.com and downloadable for your Kindle and Nook devices. I will announce other places you can find the novel in a few weeks. 

I want to give a special thanks to my editor. She did such an amazing job. This is what she had to say about the book.

Dear Steve, 

It’s terrific! I love your wise-cracking hero, who finds himself thrust into these bizarre circumstances with no real guide. And I love the set up of the supernatural world and these well-defined characters. The supernatural conflict and the relationships that took root here will be able to take you through book after book. That eerie, spirit realm where everything is gray except for the people – sound doesn't behave as it should – and objects are frozen in place, is really imaginative and creepy. It’s got a strong cinematic feel and it creates tremendous atmosphere.  In short, you’ve done some terrific world building here that’s highly imaginative and peopled with appealing, interesting characters we can care about. Well done!  

Thank you Rhonda and I can't wait for you guys to also read the book! Also, I'll be posting chapter one soon!!

The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones & The Legend of the Firewalker Update

Hello everyone! Before I get started with my review, I wanted to provide an update on The Legend of the Firewalker. The first book in the series is still with my editor and it looks like I will have an update on the release date in about a week. I am so excited to release the first book and can't wait to share the story with you guys!

So, on to the Mortal Instruments! I thought the beginning of the movie was really fast-paced and didn't give the viewer enough time to connect with the characters first before throwing them into life-threatening danger. Why should we care about the impending danger or threat when we don't even have a feel for the characters yet? This probably wasn't a problem for those who have read the book or series and probably would explain why I didn't actually care about the outcome of the love triangle until the very end of the movie.

Overall, I thought the movie's special effects were okay and that it was jammed packed with so much action that it left little room for character development. As I mentioned before, by the end of the movie, two hours and 10 minutes worth, I finally felt a sense of the characters and became invested in wanting to know their fate. I am now curious to how the sucker punch to the romance-angle between lead actors Lily Collins and Jamie Campbell Bower will play out.

I give Mortal Instruments: City of Bones 3 out 5 stars, and I hope the DVD has plenty of extras including commentary on how the book was adapted to film.

Percy Jackson: The Sea of Monsters

Sorry, no update on The Legend of the Firewalker yet, but hopefully there will be one by the end of the week! So, until then, on to the review!!

I've been wanting to see a new supernatural or super-hero type movie, so I finally gave in to see Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters. The movie received an IMDb rating of 6.5/10, which surprised me, and 38% Rotten Tomatoes. As soon as the movie started, I could tell that the film was geared toward a younger audience. I found most of the humor or jokes in the film to be cheesy, however, the young adults or children in the audience found them quite funny. I thought it was a stretch that Logan Lerman was supposed to be a teenager in this film and on-screen appeared to be in his early twenties.

Overall, I thought the special effects were great and that the movie would be a nice one to take the family or to treat that young person in your life to a movie. Based on the reactions from the young people in the audience and the special effects, I give Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters 2.5 out 5 stars.

The Legend of the Firewalker...Finally Publishing Book One!!

Hello, hello, hello!! It's almost been two years since I've posted anything on my blog or said anything about the novel I was working on. However, the day has finally arrived and I reemerge from the ashes like a red hot phoenix!

After I finished writing The Legend of the Firewalker, I had no clue what was ahead of me as far as rewrites, and more rewrites. Not to mention proofreading and copy-editing, beta readers, book cover design, marketing, ISBN numbers, book layout, copyrights, print on demand, and the list goes on!

Let's just say I was overwhelmed and slowly, while working full-time of course, I gained a foot-hold about the self-publishing process and the day has finally arrived for me to publish my first novel...yay!!

And I do want to give a shout-out to Joanna Penn for her wonderful website for writers and authors at www.thecreativepenn.com. Joanna is the author of the Arkane series, and her website really helped me out a ton!! She even bothered to answer some of my questions directly through twitter which I am very grateful and have favorited, along with several other resources from her, on my twitter page if you want to check it out.

As for The Legend of the Firewalker, it will definitely be released this year and as you can see, the book cover for the first book in the series is gracing the banner above...woohoo!

I am so excited to start blogging again as well and I have relaunched my blog in preparation for all I have in-store for promoting the first book. In a few weeks, I will announce here the exact release date and where to find it, but until then, please check out the book cover and the new decor!!