Baptizing the Dead, the Literary Lyrical Long Form Poem, is Published!

Undawnted, and our Fearless Philes, had a wonderful time at the Baptizing the Dead release party last night. You didn't get the invite? Well, you can receive one for our next event by signing up with A Novelist Idea Newsletter...

Subscribers always get the goodie bag! 

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Summary

What is this poem about? 

The Devil has come to town to baptize followers for the other team in order to steal their souls... do you know who your preacher is?

Even the Devil Can Quote Scripture

 

Critical Acclaim

What readers have to say about this poem?

"What happens when you give the Devil a run for his money!"

"Another great piece by our generation’s [Gen X] Genre Laureate."

"Ah such a talented woman I can only hope to be as good as you one day love your poems."

"Irreverent, but topical in our current cultural climate. Perfect."

 

Info Guide

Do you want to know more? Then visit Baptizing the Dead on Undawnted.  

 

Believe in Magic... Autumn Cider Seasonal Reads 

 

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DL Mullan is an award-winning poet. With poems in numerous publications, including academic and commercial anthologies, Ms. Mullan is becoming Generation X's Genre Poet Laureate.

Want to read some free selections? Venture over to her page on My Poetry Forum.

The creative imagination stands the test of time. 

Learn. Grown. Master... with Undawnted.

 

 

What is Your Favorite Autumn Haunt?

Autumn Cider Seasonal Reads has poetry and prose for every spine-tingling moment of this haunted time of the year, and our selections keep growing. 

From paranormal activity, vampires, supernatural manhunts, to werewolf mythology, Undawnted wants to be the place readers would like to be. 

What's your favorite autumn haunt? 

Let us know on our social media feeds... comment, like, subscribe. 

We want to haunt you...err, with our publications! 

Team Undawnted

 

Believe in Magic with Undawnted's Imaginative Poetry and Prose

Autumn is a magical time of the year. 

Our temperatures moderate from the summer heat waves. The evenings turn crisp as we reach for our sweaters and hot cocoa. Ghosts and goblins haunt our steps... for candy! 

And, our ancestors await our recognition. 

Nights grow longer. Do you add more to your DVR? Or, would you like to curl up with something new? A book, perhaps? 

Poetry and prose are great ways to spend time with yourself. Inside your imagination, let the characters and stories swirl around and create images in your mind. What do you see there in your mind's eye? 

Reading is another great mechanism to expand your creativity by living in someone else's world. That energy can be used to fuel your own innovations.

What are your fiction favorites? Genre topics like vampires and werewolves?

Or, how about rhymes that are sublime to elevate the uneasy factor?

How about some satire? 

 

Take the time to Believe in Magic along with Undawnted. Autumn Cider begins this magical time of year of holidays, celebrations, and parties. We have those get togethers scheduled throughout the rest of the year.

Join our community by bookmarking this site, commenting on our social media and video posts, follow us on Twitter and Youtube, liking our posts, as well as subscribe to Undawnted's A Novelist Idea newsletter. 

You, too, can experience the wonder of the changing seasons.

Have a wonderful and magical day, 

Team Undawnted

 

Autumn Cider Seasonal Reads for 2022

This fall season has many exciting updates. Autumn Cider begins with an expansion of Undawnted's reading program. There is more to love while drinking and eating your pumpkin spice everything. 

We still have our cult classics like In the Name of Blood, which turned the vampire genre on its head.

Additions will include new cover designs, re-releases, and publishing new poetry for your collection. 

• Legacy Universe grows with the mythological story about werewolves.
  
• The Story of Ophlupin 
•  This Long Form poem is a satirical and lyrical piece.
  
• Baptizing the Dead  
•  Another Long Form poem that delves into the supernatural realm.
  
• Wild West and the Pueblo Diablo 
  
•  Are you addicted to your addiction? This Chapbook asks this question.
  
• Habitué
•  Re-releasing a fan favorite Chapbook, with an extra poem or two. 
  
• The Descent: a darker breed of poetry  

 What isn't there to enjoy about Autumn Cider Seasonal Reads 2022?

 Team Undawnted has been working overtime to bring you more of what you love. 

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“Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited to all we now know and understand, while imagination embraces the entire world, and all there ever will be to know and understand.”

~Albert Einstein

Details coming soon!

While you are at it, browse Undawnted's Substack offerings. The holidays begin with the Autumnal Equinox in less than 20 days.  Isn't it time to take stock of your goals and devote time to your own personal and professional growth as a creator? 

A Novelist Idea and WordWalker programs are perfect segues to start personal growth and professional enhancement activities. Join A Novelist Idea now for our free year-end activities, and then WordWalker during Winter Frost Seasonal Reads programming, when our schedule of projects and courses will be published for the New Year. 

Make 2023 a time for: studying, planning, resting, recuperating, introspecting, and meditating. A slower energy will manifest next year, but that does not mean we rest on our laurels! We can do much more with ease than we do with exertion. 

Just look at what A Novelist Idea and WordWalker have in store for our program participants: creative projects, entertainment, growth, and camaraderie.

More details coming soon!

Become a part of Undawnted's growing communities and develop your creative spirit through imagination, purposeful projects, and the Hero's Journey.

Learn. Grow. Master... with Undawnted.

 

 

On Poem Hunter for Review: Asymptote

Undawnted's DL Mullan will publish her shorter albeit structured poetry on Poem Hunter, especially those poems used in her Special Engagement's Workshop series called Onomatopoetry. 

First up, Asymptote the science based poem. A workshop in the seasonal reads: Autumn Cider Genre Theater Workshop will be linked to this article to showcase how science and the poetic arts can be combined for an interesting prospective about the nature of our universe.   

So please, bookmark this new endeavor: DL Mullan's Poem Hunter page for quotes for wisdom and insight as well as her workshop poems. 

And take a moment to leave a comment, rating, and review. 

Ms. Mullan loves to hear from her readership. 

 

Have a great and rhyme-filled day.  

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UPDATE: Workshops and Special Engagements have been moved to our Premium Content page.

Learn. Grow. Master... with Undawnted.

Autumn Cider's The Power of Myth- Love and the Goddess

Apart of our 31 Days of Halloween celebration, we are reviewing the Power of Myth in our lives. 

Where do our myths and legends come from?

"This is a prime myth in this period of the Goddess as the redeemer, the one who goes in quest of the lost spouse or lover, and through her loyalty and descent into the realm of death, recovers him. Isis and her husband Osiris were twins who were born of the goddess Nut. And their younger relatives were Seth and Nephthys, who were also twins born from Nut. Seth planned to kill his brother Osiris, and he took Osiris measurements secretly and had a wonderful sarcophagus built that would exactly fit Osiris. So there was a hilarious party in progress one time among the gods, and Seth trots in this sarcophagus, and he says, “Anyone whom this perfectly fits can have it as his sarcophagus.” And everybody at the party tried, and when Osiris got in, of course he perfectly fit. Just at that time, 72 accomplices come rushing out and they clap the lid on, strap it together and throw it in the Nile.

Poor little Isis, whose husband has been thrown into the Nile, starts this wonderful quest for Osiris, So she comes to the place where the palace is, and learns of the wonderful aroma and she suspects this is Osiris. And she gets a job as nurse to the just-born little child. Well, she lets the child nurse from her finger. And she loves the little child, and she decides to give it immortality. So she does this by placing him in the fireplace in the fire, to burn away gradually his mortal body. But being a goddess she could keep that from killing him, you understand. And when that would happen, she would convert herself into a swallow, and fly mournfully around the pillar where her husband is."

~Joseph Campbell, author of the Power of Myth 

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Please visit Undawnted's Special Engagements page for: the Love and the Goddess and enjoy the Lecture for Writers and the Workshop. 

Exciting! Autumn Cider 2021 Begins Today for Undawnted's Seasonal Reads Program

As the evenings turn cool, fire pits are decorated with people cooking marshmallows and wearing sweaters.

The holidays are close at hand. First, we get to enjoy the descending darkness into longer nights. We get costumes and candy... and fireside stories from beyond.

How do you get your fall fill? Well, read, of course!

Here are some of my reads for your reading list:

Fiction
Novels  
In the Name of Blood: Vampires are Relative
Novel about the supernatural ties that link people between the ages. 

In the Name of Blood: Vampires are Reactive
Novel about the supernatural ties that link people between the ages. 

In the Name of Blood: Vampires are Restorative
Novel about the supernatural ties that link people between the ages.

Novellas
Haunted
Is the life you have really your own? Walk-ins are unwelcome.

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Nonfiction
Articles, Essays, & Research
TBA

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Poetry
Chapbooks 
The Descent: a darker breed of poetry  
Haunting... paranormal... cryptic... literary and contemporary fantasy. 

Habitué
Are we our own best enemy?

Long Form Poetry
Baptizing the Dead
Beware... the Devil may come bearing gifts.

Structured Poetry
TBA

 

Autumn Reads and Workshops runs September 1st to November 30th.

 

 

 

 

Seasons are Changing: Last Day for Summer Time Reads for 2021

The last time of meteorological summer is upon us. Be sure to take a final look at our Summer Time Seasonal Reads program. 

Next stop: Autumn Cider and exciting new reads!

 

When summer rolls around, we are ready to sit by the pool with an iced tea. A book is worth all the rays of the sun. Summer is about finding time for yourself, to relax. 

The days are longer. The nights are warm. Summer is the fantasy season of our lives.

Out by the water, what to do? Read with your sunglasses on, of course! 

Here are some of my reads for your reading list:

Fiction
Novels 
Crossing Kaitlin 
Kaitlin Lane has made some mistakes in her life, but being a part of an FBI investigation may be the biggest one yet.

Novellas
Saint in the Big Easy
What happens when you discover the only person who can save you is you?   

Saint in Communion and Saintuary
What's next is anyone's guess.

Saint in the Devil You Know 
What do you do when the devil dances in the pale moonlight?

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Nonfiction
Articles, Essays, & Research 
A Writer's Guide to Writing
Push the envelope and become great.

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Poetry
Chapbooks 
Effloresce
Escape into Poetry with this dynamic chapbook about nature's volatility. 

Long Form Poetry
The Rain: Monsoon in the Desert
Deep... emotive... lyrical... epic poem!

Structure Poetry
Thrice
Three line poetry variations like Haiku, Senryu, and Tanka, as well as non-structured poetry.


Summer Reads and Workshops run June 1st to August 31st.

Have You Gotten Your Autumn Cider? Undawnted's Seasonal Reads Program Guide

As the evenings turn cool, fire pits are decorated with people cooking marshmallows and wearing sweaters.

The holidays are close at hand. First, we get to enjoy the descending darkness into longer nights. We get costumes and candy... and fireside stories from beyond.

How do you get your fall fill? Well, read, of course!
Here are some of my reads for your reading list:

Fiction
Novels  
In the Name of Blood: Vampires are Relative
Novel about the supernatural ties that link people between the ages.

Poetry
Chapbooks 
The Descent: a darker breed of poetry  
Haunting... paranormal... cryptic... literary and contemporary fantasy. 

 

Autumn Reads and Workshops runs September 1st to November 30th.

 

 

 

Undawnted's Halloween Poetry Event Continues on My Poetry Forum

So far, I have published for review some Halloween-themed poetry on Undawnted's YouTube Channel. These poems are as follows:

Breathe
Identity
The Collection

One more poem will be released before Halloween. Be sure to look for that post when it comes in the coming days.

These poems will be on the forum until the end of autumn, which for Undawnted is when Autumn Cider Seasonal Reads ends on November 30th, and then will be removed so that others may be placed in their stead. 

I wouldn't want to bore my audience.

I will also be attending Sonoran Dawn Studios' Upon Hallow Ground Reanimated 2020.  

I hope you will join me in celebrating books, music, and entertainment from around the world.

Thank you for your continued support.

Have a great and wonderful day! 

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Undawnted's YouTube Channel offers poetry shorts to full-fledged poetry feature films in our Poetry Slam section. This new playlist will give you more of the rhymes you crave.

Subscribe for more award-level poems written by DL Mullan.

 

 

 

Breathe in The Descent this Autumn Season

The Descent is "a darker breed of poetry."

As readers have wrote:

"As a genre poet myself, I have to tell you how much I enjoyed this."

"This is first for me. I have never read genre poetry before. I love it. Hugely imaginative and utterly unique..."

Breathe is one of those poems that settles into one's soul. So grab some chocolate and red wine. Then nestle with a blanket and a pet with a fire in the fireplace... as one reader suggested she did and enjoyed this poem in all its flavors, repeatedly. She added that: 

"The poem is as scrumptious and sensual as it is dark and deep."

So delve deep into your sultry side with each breath. 

Grab your copy today... The Descent.

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The Descent is getting a new cover! 

DL Mullan created the cover art to better reflect the poetry within the pages of this darker breed of poetry.

Join Undawnted in our Re-release coming this Autumn Cider Seasonal Reads 2023. Subscribe to A Novelist Idea for the details and an invitation to the Release Party.

Learn. Grow. Master... with Undawnted. 

Autumn Cider Seasonal Reads: In the Name of Blood

 Ready for a haunting read? Try In the Name of Blood:

Riley Austin believes life is predictable. That is until she helps her friend, Tony, catch the kidnapper of three little boys. While using her sixth sense to find the missing kids, she and Tony are attacked and Riley is taken by Julian, a vampire, who wishes to use her gift for his own purposes.

When he asks for her assistance, Riley discovers a kindred spirit in Julian. Moreover, she discovers that an insane, power-hungry vampire called Wilhelm is at the center of many disappearances. A bond grows between Julian and Riley and is strengthened when she saves his life. For her own protection Julian returns her to the safety of the mortal realm.

What Julian does not realize is that Riley was never going to remain safe...

Buy In the Name of Blood on Lulu. 

Bring this vampire crime drama to life in your imagination.

 

 

Undawnted is on Author Space

Enjoy the formal and/or structured poetry forms of less than 10 lines. 

Read cinquains, haikus, and everything in between. Undawnted on Author Space will highlight the short form poetry that DL Mullan workshops.

See you there!

 

It's Time for Some Autumn Cider 2020

As the evenings turn cool, fire pits are decorated with people cooking marshmallows and wearing sweaters. 

The holidays are close at hand. First, we get to enjoy the descending darkness into longer nights. We get costumes and candy... and fireside stories from beyond.

How do you get your fall fill? Well, read, of course!

Join Undawnted on her Autumn Cider Seasonal Reads. 

Autumn Reads and Workshops runs September 1st to November 30th.

Coordinated Look for Special Engagements Seasonal Workshops

Undawnted needed to coordinate the lecture, poetry, and writer's workshops with the Seasonal Reads program. 

So I went through old book cover designs that were created but have not been put into use. I chose a design from an earlier Hode mockup, and then I combined that with my Seasonal Reads images. 

The end products are uniform as well as different for each season. Green and a shamrock for Spring Dreams. Purple and a hummingbird for Summer Time. Orange and a pumpkin wreath for Autumn Cider. Red and a snowman for Winter Frost. 

Each workshop will be linked back to the season it is listed under.

This visualization will keep workshops straight as more and more lectures, poems, and writing workshops are published.

When workshops are then codified into separate mini-course certificates, then there will be no confusion on what course fits into which program. 

So I hope you enjoy the cover designs as well as the workshop series I have created. 

Have a great and wonderful day. 

 

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*Update: all workshops and special engagements have now been concluded, and new projects are now under Undawnted's Substack.

A writer at heart, Undawnted's own creative spark, DL Mullan, began writing short stories and poetry before adolescence. Over the years, Ms. Mullan has showcased her literary talents by self-publishing several collections of her poetry. She also writes novels, designs apparel, and creates digital art. Ms. Mullan‘s creative writing is available in digital and print collections, from academia to commercial anthologies. As an independent publisher, she produces her own book cover designs as well as maintains her own websites. She is an award-winning digital artist and poet. This year, DL Mullan has begun sharing her knowledge via A Novelist Idea Newsletter. If you too want to become a Fearless Phile, then subscribe to her newsletter on Substack.

Her innovative style teaches writers how to reach their creative potential, and write more effectively.

Learn. Grow. Master… with Undawnted. 

Autumn Cider Seasonal Reads 2019

Welcome to our seasonal reading program!

It's September... you know what time it is? Autumn Cider!

As the evenings turn cool, fire pits are decorated with people cooking marshmallows and wearing sweaters.

The holidays are close at hand. First, we get to enjoy the descending darkness into longer nights. We get costumes and candy... and fireside stories from beyond.

How do you get your fall fill? Well, read, of course!

Check out our Autumn Cider Seasonal Reads program on our menu and featured novels, chapbooks, and more!

Special Engagements, Writer's Workshops and Onomatopoetry, will be Added to Undawnted's Seasonal Reads Program

All alone inside when the weather is so inclement outside? 

Undawnted has added Special Engagements to our Seasonal Reads Program lineup. So our readers can become involved in the writing process. 

Celebrate creativity with your own imagination. Or, just learn how Undawnted's works! 

We will be diving into myths and legends, as well as archetypes and literary devices. So join us on our journey to expand our minds.

Have a great and wonderful day!  

 

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Workshops have been transferred to our Substack newsletters and other selections.

A writer at heart, Undawnted's own creative spark, DL Mullan, began writing short stories and poetry before adolescence. Over the years, Ms. Mullan has showcased her literary talents by self-publishing several collections of her poetry. She also writes novels, designs apparel, and creates digital art. Ms. Mullan‘s creative writing is available in digital and print collections, from academia to commercial anthologies. As an independent publisher, she produces her own book cover designs as well as maintains her own websites. She is an award-winning digital artist and poet.

Currently, she has embarked on writing her multi-book Legacy Universe, Supernatural Superhero Series.

With her education and experience in writing, DL Mullan shares her knowledge via her newsletters. If you too want to become a Fearless Phile, then subscribe to one of her newsletters on Substack.

Her innovative style teaches writers how to reach their creative potential, and write more effectively.

Learn. Grow. Master… with Undawnted.

 

Autumn Cider Tshirts

I was so excited about the Autumn Cider mug for my Seasonal Reads program that I had to create my very own shirts... Autumn Cider Plain or Autumn Cider Reads.

Autumn Cider Plain

Autumn Cider Reads

Now read in style.

Buy your own for a job well done!

Thank you for supporting this disabled author. 

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