And cymbals crash as the door flies open. Ta-da! Aunt Ursula’s Atlas is here.
So I’m super-excited, in my stoic way. After years of searching out markets for my retro fantasy short stories, I’ve taken the leap to self-publish a collection. It’s a little bit scary, but mostly fun, to bring out a book on my own initiative.
Cover illustration by Margaret Organ-Kean.
On a high shelf, in a hidden library,
There is a book of unknown wonders.
Open its pages. Explore mysterious lands.
See for yourself what lies within
Aunt Ursula’s Atlas.
So what’s inside?
Dragons, of course! And a unicorn. Some witches. A dryad. A dwarf. Thrilling adventures and hard lessons to learn. All this for $3.99.
Eleven short stories for middle grades — that is, grades 4 to 6. Half are in the fairy tale style you might remember from my podcast, The Dragon King. The others are an assortment of fantasy styles.
Where can you get this wondrous-ness?
Right now, it’s available only as an e-book. Trade paperback is in the works. It’s in Apple, Kindle and Epub formats, through a variety of outlets. I hope you’ll follow your favorite link and give it a try.
General purchase hub (links to Apple, Nook, Kobo, 24 Symbols, Inktera). Others soon to be available include Page Foundry, Scribd and Tolino.
And, of course, Amazon.
Not exactly a purchase link, but here’s Goodreads as well.
One last thing
Reviews! If you do buy the book, I sure could use some reviews. I’ll be contacting a few friends about specific publicity, but any one of you could add it to wish lists, mark it to-be-read, and otherwise help spread the joy.
