Hell in a Storm, the first book in the Demon Siege Trilogy, will be available for FREE on Amazon KDP Select, April 26th and April 27th. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ATWKTLO
If you read it and like it, please remember to leave a review. The more good reviews it gets the more it will be read. :o)
Showing posts with label Demon Siege Trilogy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Demon Siege Trilogy. Show all posts
Apr 19, 2014
Apr 13, 2014
Double Book Whammy
I am currently working on doing two things at once. The first one will be to release my book, Hell in a Storm, on KDP Select, and make it free with the promotional days. This is supposed to help bring people to find your other books as well, of which at this time I only have The Descent of Darkness available. So I am now looking at publishing my new book, Maroz, at the same time to help bring it a few readers.
Once the three months are up for Hell in a Storm, I will add Maroz to KDP Select and make that one free. Hopefully this will continue to bring new readers to the Demon Siege Trilogy (Even if I do only have the first two books out).
Once Maroz is finished in KDP Select, I will hopefully be finished with The Rise of the Seven (Book-3 in the Demon Siege Trilogy) and I will place Hell in a Storm on KDP Select again in hopes of bring more readers back to the Demon Siege Trilogy and more sales to the third book.
This could start as soon as Easter Weekend. It might be delayed one week, but Easter Weekend is my goal.
So this is my plan at this time, and I am sticking to it..... unless someone gives me a good reason to do something different.
Feb 17, 2013
The Descent of Darkness Update: 2012-02-17
After wondering for a while if The Descent of Darkness, would ever show up on the Barnes&Nobles site, I am finally happy to say it is there. If you have read the first book in the Demon Siege Trilogy, Hell in a Storm, then please check out The Descent of Darkness.
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-descent-of-darkness-k-j-ester/1114473270?ean=2940044290297
If you have not yet read, Hell in a Storm, check it out.
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/hell-in-a-storm-kenneth-j-ester/1111398811?ean=2940033233953
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-descent-of-darkness-k-j-ester/1114473270?ean=2940044290297
If you have not yet read, Hell in a Storm, check it out.
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/hell-in-a-storm-kenneth-j-ester/1111398811?ean=2940033233953
Jan 27, 2013
Map to Jawiva
Hell in a Storm will soon be available at Amazon in a paper back printed version. Hopefully, if all goes well, it will be available within a week, or two if it is delayed. God I hope not longer.
In the printed version, I was hoping to add a page with a map of Jawiva, the Land of the Three Kings. Unfortunately, I have come to realize that though I am artistic minded enough to create a decent map, I cannot seem to create one that is legible when it is scaled down to the size of a book page.
In lieu of this problem, I have decided to post the map here in this blog and the URL for where to find it in the book.
In the printed version, I was hoping to add a page with a map of Jawiva, the Land of the Three Kings. Unfortunately, I have come to realize that though I am artistic minded enough to create a decent map, I cannot seem to create one that is legible when it is scaled down to the size of a book page.
In lieu of this problem, I have decided to post the map here in this blog and the URL for where to find it in the book.
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| Jawiva (The Land of the Three Kings) from the Demon Siege Trilogy |
Note* - This map is sort of a living document, as I will ad more information and details as I feel they are needed to accommodate future books.
Aug 16, 2012
"Descent of Darkness" Coming soon
Descent of Darkness, book two of the Demon Siege Trilogy is nearly finished. I am on a next to last run through with the book. When I am done going over it, I will be handing it off to my friend, who is the one person I know I can count on to read it and be honest with me. He will go over it, scribble notes about what he doesnt like, and then I will go over it and fix the things he noted... If I agree with him.
The down side to the second book, is that it is not as long as the first. At this time, it tops out at just under 61,000 words. I am sorely disappointed with myself over this. I like to put 70,000 as my minimum. I could fatten it up but I would only do so if I can add solid meat to the story. I would rather have a solid novel that is on the short side, than a longer novel with a lot of useless fat in the story.
Descent of Darkness
In Descent of Darkness, the demon, Arkaix, uses the Uguchi, a warrior tribe from across the desert to invade the Land of the Three Kings. With the power of an ancient scepter he attacks the City of Alexander with one goal in mind. To obtain the Logimaj Dagger. A weapon of sacrifice that will allow his demons to have their spiritual strength in the physical world. To create an army that will hunt down and kill the human race.
The Lords and Generals of Alexander have fled in the face of the invading Uguchi. One captain, Marshal Cleves, holds the army together as they defend the city. Hoping to keep the Uguchi Warriors at bay until help can arrive. Armies are coming rushing to their aid, and with them are the heroes from War of Demons.
Hel Bragen, the Giant, the priest, Levicus Kane, and the troubled Stray are joined by Curion, the angel who survived in the War of the Demons, and Marz Wolfe, the most feared killer to ever walk the land. They know what they will be facing. What they do not know, is if the Uguchi can be stopped.
I hope you have tried reading Hell in a Storm, and that you enjoyed it. I personally believe Descent of Darkness, will stand above its predecessor. However, with the first book being free, this will not be the case for the second book.
The down side to the second book, is that it is not as long as the first. At this time, it tops out at just under 61,000 words. I am sorely disappointed with myself over this. I like to put 70,000 as my minimum. I could fatten it up but I would only do so if I can add solid meat to the story. I would rather have a solid novel that is on the short side, than a longer novel with a lot of useless fat in the story.
Descent of Darkness
In Descent of Darkness, the demon, Arkaix, uses the Uguchi, a warrior tribe from across the desert to invade the Land of the Three Kings. With the power of an ancient scepter he attacks the City of Alexander with one goal in mind. To obtain the Logimaj Dagger. A weapon of sacrifice that will allow his demons to have their spiritual strength in the physical world. To create an army that will hunt down and kill the human race.
The Lords and Generals of Alexander have fled in the face of the invading Uguchi. One captain, Marshal Cleves, holds the army together as they defend the city. Hoping to keep the Uguchi Warriors at bay until help can arrive. Armies are coming rushing to their aid, and with them are the heroes from War of Demons.
Hel Bragen, the Giant, the priest, Levicus Kane, and the troubled Stray are joined by Curion, the angel who survived in the War of the Demons, and Marz Wolfe, the most feared killer to ever walk the land. They know what they will be facing. What they do not know, is if the Uguchi can be stopped.
I hope you have tried reading Hell in a Storm, and that you enjoyed it. I personally believe Descent of Darkness, will stand above its predecessor. However, with the first book being free, this will not be the case for the second book.
Jul 25, 2012
Diary of a Writer - 1
The first book I remember reading was "Amityville Horror". I was somewhere around fourteen when I read that. The next time I read a book all the way through, I was twenty. I was out of work and living with my real father and he had Louie L'Amour's, "The Lonesome Gods" laying on the table. I was so bored, I finally picked it up and started reading it. The next evening I finished it and my passion for reading Westerns had been born. I am not sure if there is a Louie L'Amour book I have not read.
My friend once told me I should try writing a western, since I read them so much. So I tried. Then I tried again. Then I tried again, and again. That was when I realized two things. One is that without maps of the old west, my geography would be so messed up in my books, that I would look like nothing more than a hack. Second, I realized that writing a novel by hand was near impossible. Computers were not real popular at the time and I did not own a typewriter. So the idea of writing was pushed out of my head.
Years later, I was out of work again This happens a lot in the Automotive Engineering field, you need to understand. I was laid-off and flat out broke. I finished my current book and had nothing to read. So, out of desperation, I took my cowboy pride and stuffed it in my back pocket and asked my brother if he had any books I could read. My brother, you need to understand, was into reading Fantasy, and that is a far cry from a good Western. He handed me Robert Jordan's "Eye of the World", the first book in the "Wheel of Time" series. He might as well have given me heroin as fast as I became addicted.
Several years after that, my life changed in many ways. I met my wife, got a new job in the engineering field, where I worked on a computer, and found I was bored at lunch times. That was when it all began. The first week at the job, I did not know what to do with myself at lunch. I didnt like playing the games on the computer and it wasnt football season, so I didnt bother buying the paper for the sports section. So one day I made a decision. I would write my own fantasy novel.
You see, Fantasy did not limit me like westerns did. I didnt need maps to the old west. I could make my own world up. In fact, I did not need to be an expert on anything as I could create whatever I wanted. Fantasy did the one thing that no other genre could have. It freed my imagination.
So I wrote for a half an hour every day at lunch. For years I wrote. I am not a fast typist! I wrote and wrote until about three years later, I finished my first book of 350 pages. I sent it out to several agents and did not get back a good response from any of them. One response in particular got me wondering however. They said they would never touch a first time authors manuscript that was so long. Seriously? 350 pages was too long? Imagine my surprise when I realized I had the formatting messed up and did not have it double spaced and such. My book was truly over 750 pages. Looking back, I realize the book simply was not good enough anyway. It is amazing how much practice helps. With every book I have written, I can actually see the improvements.
Now I feel I am ready. The last book I wrote, Hell in a Storm (Book-1 of the Demon Siege Trilogy), was the first novel I wrote, where I think someone would enjoy it, but even with that book, I think it gets better as it goes and is best at the end. I am currently working onbook-2, which is currently titled "The Descent of Darkness", and I believe this book is better than the first. It is currently at 48,000 words and growing closer and closer to being finished. And that is the hardest part of writing. My greatest struggle.
I am not a rich man. Quite frankly, I am very poor. I work as many hours as my job will let me and between a fulltime job, my wife and family, and the dog, I am very restricted to when I can write. Like before, I write for a half an hour every day at lunch. Some days I will punch out at the end of the day and sit back down and write for another half an hour before I go home. Most evenings I will write for a bit before I go to bed. Too many of those evenings, however, are stolen from my writing to answer emails for my blog "Michigan Spiders".
Oh how I love writing. There is nothing I would rather do for a career than write. I know I will get there some day, but it will take some time as my limited time for writing holds me back from getting my books out there. The more I write, the more I want to make it a career. The more I want that career, the more I hate working my engineering job. The more I hate working my job, and want to write, the more of a struggle every day is. Let me assure you. Right now, my life really sucks, in my own mind!
Well, here is to unaccomplished goals. For without them, what goals would we have to strive for? Hopefully I will be finished with a Descent of Darkness, soon. I have big plans for the third book of the trilogy.
My friend once told me I should try writing a western, since I read them so much. So I tried. Then I tried again. Then I tried again, and again. That was when I realized two things. One is that without maps of the old west, my geography would be so messed up in my books, that I would look like nothing more than a hack. Second, I realized that writing a novel by hand was near impossible. Computers were not real popular at the time and I did not own a typewriter. So the idea of writing was pushed out of my head.
Years later, I was out of work again This happens a lot in the Automotive Engineering field, you need to understand. I was laid-off and flat out broke. I finished my current book and had nothing to read. So, out of desperation, I took my cowboy pride and stuffed it in my back pocket and asked my brother if he had any books I could read. My brother, you need to understand, was into reading Fantasy, and that is a far cry from a good Western. He handed me Robert Jordan's "Eye of the World", the first book in the "Wheel of Time" series. He might as well have given me heroin as fast as I became addicted.
Several years after that, my life changed in many ways. I met my wife, got a new job in the engineering field, where I worked on a computer, and found I was bored at lunch times. That was when it all began. The first week at the job, I did not know what to do with myself at lunch. I didnt like playing the games on the computer and it wasnt football season, so I didnt bother buying the paper for the sports section. So one day I made a decision. I would write my own fantasy novel.
You see, Fantasy did not limit me like westerns did. I didnt need maps to the old west. I could make my own world up. In fact, I did not need to be an expert on anything as I could create whatever I wanted. Fantasy did the one thing that no other genre could have. It freed my imagination.
So I wrote for a half an hour every day at lunch. For years I wrote. I am not a fast typist! I wrote and wrote until about three years later, I finished my first book of 350 pages. I sent it out to several agents and did not get back a good response from any of them. One response in particular got me wondering however. They said they would never touch a first time authors manuscript that was so long. Seriously? 350 pages was too long? Imagine my surprise when I realized I had the formatting messed up and did not have it double spaced and such. My book was truly over 750 pages. Looking back, I realize the book simply was not good enough anyway. It is amazing how much practice helps. With every book I have written, I can actually see the improvements.
Now I feel I am ready. The last book I wrote, Hell in a Storm (Book-1 of the Demon Siege Trilogy), was the first novel I wrote, where I think someone would enjoy it, but even with that book, I think it gets better as it goes and is best at the end. I am currently working onbook-2, which is currently titled "The Descent of Darkness", and I believe this book is better than the first. It is currently at 48,000 words and growing closer and closer to being finished. And that is the hardest part of writing. My greatest struggle.
I am not a rich man. Quite frankly, I am very poor. I work as many hours as my job will let me and between a fulltime job, my wife and family, and the dog, I am very restricted to when I can write. Like before, I write for a half an hour every day at lunch. Some days I will punch out at the end of the day and sit back down and write for another half an hour before I go home. Most evenings I will write for a bit before I go to bed. Too many of those evenings, however, are stolen from my writing to answer emails for my blog "Michigan Spiders".
Oh how I love writing. There is nothing I would rather do for a career than write. I know I will get there some day, but it will take some time as my limited time for writing holds me back from getting my books out there. The more I write, the more I want to make it a career. The more I want that career, the more I hate working my engineering job. The more I hate working my job, and want to write, the more of a struggle every day is. Let me assure you. Right now, my life really sucks, in my own mind!
Well, here is to unaccomplished goals. For without them, what goals would we have to strive for? Hopefully I will be finished with a Descent of Darkness, soon. I have big plans for the third book of the trilogy.
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