I Guess Rejection Means: More for Me... in 2023!

From time to time, I help other authors and publishers with ideas. Some of those brainstorming sessions yield a visual creative piece for application. As Undawnted grows, the missed opportunities of others become integrated in-house. 

For instance: Bent out of Love was a cover design that I formulated to help a struggling writer put his thoughts into a cohesive vision. After waiting a year, I made Bent Love into an upcoming Long Form poem.

Bent Love is the opposite of the Black Hearts Club. The Long Form poem is about a man down on his luck, but desperate to save his relationship with the woman he loves.

What would you do for love? 

After writing the Black Hearts Club poem, I wanted to have a counterbalance to the "gave up on love" mantra. People change, and so do their feelings. One year, Valentine's Day is the worst day of their life. The next year, it may be their happiest. It's best to be prepared. 

As well, to put a decade of Long Form Poetry into one publication, I am using the year-old Visions anthology cover design mockup I did. The artwork was not used for the anthology, and was sitting around on the computer gathering dust. So, now it will have a new purpose: Visionary.

I have two different collections of my poetry. Oracle will have the culmination of my Chapbook poetry; Visionary will house the compendium for the Long Form poems.

I will be adding and revising other poems to fit within these two forms as the year goes on. I wanted my poetry to be individualized. Readers can then take what they want: separate or encyclopedic. 

Other additions that have been made are: Samhain, and Shamiscient. I have a horror chapbook that is under reconstruction thanks to a Lulu technical mishap, but I wanted to delve into the spiritual side of the Hero's Journey into the Unknown, as well as just write spiritual/shamanistic poetry. The Long Form poem: Galactic Ride, touched on this subject with much critical acclaim from readers. Therefore, I want to expand on this intriguing subject. 

And, to the guy on Twitter a few months ago who made a spectacle out of himself because he hates my cover design work: stuff it. I don't like sexcapades on my book covers. My writing is good, and doesn't need hormones or fluff. If you don't like my covers, then you probably won't like my writing... so, you've saved both of us a trial by fire by walking down another isle in the bookstore.

However, I think my cover designs are innovative, fresh, and have motif-driven visual arts components that enhance my website as well as my writing. I have spent years honing my digital arts craft and until the world ends, I am going to do as much in-house creating as possible. 

That is what a gifted polymath does. 

2023 looks like a buffet of visual, symbolic, and rhyming delights. I hope you will join me this year as I bring more of my imagination into the realm of the unpredictable, insatiable, and undeniably... unleashed.

Thank you for visiting Undawnted.

Saint (III) in the Devil You Know Release Party

A Novelist Idea Newsletter has a variety of information on a monthly basis to assist creators use different tools in order to grow their imagination. Another one of the advantages to Undawnted's community is the exclusive release parties. This month, the Saint Trilogy is being published. 

The summer of 2018 saw the original story: Saint in the Big Easy released. With the conclusion of the series this month, DL Mullan has decided to re-release this summer adventure. Here's the scoop on the third installment, Saint in the Devil You Know:

Eavanlee has many troubles, a rogue Cardinal and the Devil of the Damned, just to start. As a newly wedded woman, she would love to spend all her time with her husband, Girard Algernon, in their Saintuary. The only problem is that her problems keep on mounting, leaving little time to be content with her life. 

She is faced with the knowledge that in the coming battle between good and evil, both sides are playing their moves and countermoves to the middle. Eavanlee is the convergence for the entire melee. That leaves Saintuary hanging in the balance.

Will she and Girard find a way to end the stalemate, and the war, without losing themselves in the process?

It's always the devil you know.

Peruse the other goodies on the Saint dedicate pages here on Undawnted.   

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There's more to this party!

Saint III Mini Book Trailer for Undawnted’s Youtube channel is set to premiere tonight, August 30, 2022 at 8pm (PST).

Follow Undawnted’s Twitter feed or Youtube channel to be the first to see videos. 

There is also a scavenger hunt for a free ebook.

This Release Party is the last book of the series to be published. Subscribe to Undawnted's A Novelist Idea August 2022 Newsletter for each date! 

The Saint Trilogy was written for Undawnted's Summer Time Seasonal Reads Program. The book series was intended to be read by the pool, relaxing on a summer vacation. This story is light, but emotionally fulfilling. 

Don't take our word for it! Order your copies before summer is gone!

Have a great and wonderful day, 

Team Undawnted 

 

 

Saint (II) in Communion Book Release Party

A Novelist Idea Newsletter has a variety of information on a monthly basis to assist creators use different tools in order to grow their imagination. Another one of the advantages to Undawnted's community is the exclusive release parties. This month, the Saint Trilogy is being published. 

The summer of 2018 saw the original story: Saint in the Big Easy released. With the conclusion of the series this month, DL Mullan has decided to re-release this summer adventure. Here's the scoop on the second installment, Saint in Communion:

Saint has been drawn into the age-old battle of good versus evil. Between devils, angels, and guardians, Saint has a lot to learn about her newfound reality. Her motto has gone from love me, love me not to: damned if she does, damned if she doesn't.

With the local Catholic Church's Cardinal Randolph taking an interest in her abilities, Eavanlee -with the help of her guardian Girard- discovers a world hidden behind the one she knew. 

 

A secret sect of religious zealots, who call themselves: The Order of the Pure, has sought over the centuries to rid humankind of the Saint phenomenon. Their philosophy is that the Church is god's power on Earth, which to their egos makes them infallible in their assessment, and disbandment, of Saints. 

Alone with knowledge that could kill her, Eavanlee discovers that her options maybe to trust those individuals whom she shares Communion.

Peruse the other goodies on the Saint dedicate pages here on Undawnted.   

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There's more to this party!

Saint II Mini Book Trailer for Undawnted’s Youtube channel is set to premiere tonight August 22, 2022 at 8pm (PST).

Follow Undawnted’s Twitter feed or Youtube channel to be the first to see videos. 

There is also a scavenger hunt for a free ebook.

This Release Party is the second of three for the month of August. Subscribe to Undawnted's A Novelist Idea August 2022 Newsletter for each date!

The Saint Trilogy was written for Undawnted's Summer Time Seasonal Reads Program. The book series was intended to be read by the pool, relaxing on a summer vacation. This story is light, but emotionally fulfilling. 

Don't take our word for it! Order your copies this month!

Have a great and wonderful mid-August, 

Team Undawnted 

 

 

Saint Book Series Release Parties for August Begin!

A Novelist Idea Newsletter has a variety of information on a monthly basis to assist creators use different tools in order to grow their imagination. Another one of the advantages to Undawnted's community is the exclusive release parties. This month, the Saint Trilogy is being published. 

The summer of 2018 saw the original story: Saint in the Big Easy released. With the conclusion of the series this month, DL Mullan has decided to re-release this summer adventure. Here's the scoop:

After a relationship breakup, Eavanlee Zilpha Lewis finds herself wandering in the Saint Louis Cemetery No. 1 in New Orleans. In the evening, she makes a wish on Marie Laveau's tomb. Will she, will she not... find love?

Little did Eavanlee know that her answer lies in the adventure of the heart and soul. A dark, mysterious stranger leads her on a journey past her preconceived notions and straight into the heart of the matter.

Eavanlee did not need the help of spirits, she was born a Saint.

What happens when you discover the only person who can save you is you?

Peruse the other goodies on the Saint dedicate pages here on Undawnted.  

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There's more to this party!

Saint I Mini Book Trailer for Undawnted’s Youtube channel is set to premiere tonight at 8pm (PST).

Follow Undawnted’s Twitter feed or Youtube channel to be the first to see videos. 

There is also a scavenger hunt for a free ebook.

This Re-Release Party is the first of three for the month of August. Subscribe to Undawnted's A Novelist Idea August 2022 Newsletter for each date!

The Saint Trilogy was written for Undawnted's Summer Time Seasonal Reads Program. The book series was intended to be read by the pool, relaxing on a summer vacation. This story is light, but emotionally fulfilling. 

Don't take our word for it! Order your copies this month!

Have a great and wonderful August, 

Team Undawnted