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Crafting Uncharted Storms 3/20/2014 7:23:58 AM
Jackie's first work aimed at the YA as well as the Adult reader. An Introduction to Uncharted Storms
By
Jackie Anton
What did you do during winter storm Vulcan? I hunkered down to finish the final story of this collection. My editor fast-forwarded the manuscripts of the stories back to me for final revision. Off it went to the talented lady who does my e-book formatting for me, and it went live on Smashwords and Amazon March 15, 2014.
I have to thank Judy at Goddess Fish for the cover design, and getting it to me before my self imposed deadline.
Why the deadline of the Ides of March you may ask. Everything is a matter of timing. Again this year I will be signing books at the Valley Tack Shop’s Annual Midnight Sale on March 21st. Horsemen from all over Northeastern Ohio flock to this event. The kind folks who own and manage this huge western store were the first to put my Backyard Horse Tales book(s) on their shelves. They have been well received by the equine community, and I wanted to do something special to say thanks to all my supporters.
Uncharted Storms: Short Stories of Hearts at Risk will be offered to the purchasers of any one of my books as a free download. This offer will also be extended to readers who purchase one of my books on the new Author’s Den Signed Book Store. To participate in this one time offer, which will expire at midnight ET on April 15, 2014.
Blurb:
Weather is our constant companion, and when it behaves like a benevolent parent we pay little attention to it. Angry or out of control it becomes terrifying and can change the landscape as well as lives. So I asked my characters to take a ride on the wild side of weather. “Uncharted Storms” takes readers on a journey from a gentle summer rain to raging storms in the cosmos.
Introduction Page:
Three young women are catapulted via foul weather, and perhaps fate, into bizarre circumstances.
Eleven-year-old Erica is sure the world will end in 2012, but it is eleven years later that her world is upended in the science fiction story "Terra Beyond 2012."
Note:An early sketch of this story appeared on Author's Den as a short story. It has been revised, expanded, and edited. I hope readers enjoy the results.
At eighteen, Annie is working her way through college. An extended shift at the diner where she works is responsible for her being caught in near blizzard conditions. Annie is hit from behind and sent sprawling into a pile of snow. Her night only gets more terrifying from there. "A Tumble in the Snow" is based on a larger work, which was my November 2013 National Novel Writing Month entry, and is still in the creative process.
Chris is taking a break after completing her associate degree to travel the winter horse show circuit. She is on her way home with her best friend when she is injured in a traffic accident. The early spring storm, which is responsible for the devastation, catapults her and her friend on a journey back through time. Follow this pair through the storm and its aftermath in "Riding Lightning."
Rounding out the collection are two slightly modified excerpts from my published works authored as J. M. Anton, which is the pseudonym used for my adult novels.
"Flashflood Texas Style" is an excerpt from Fateful Waters. The adult novel “Fateful Waters” was published in 2012.
Casey’s weather tale involves a late night encounter in a steamy summer rain. "A Rainy Night" is an excerpt from the pages of Cassandra: Night Shades, scheduled for release April 2014.
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