Summer Time is Alive with the Sound of Seasonal Reads

There are less than fifty-three days until Undawnted switches from summer to autumn seasonal reads. 

Undawnted is releasing the Saint trilogy wide in epub and mobi formats. So, if PDF did not work for your eReader, check out the new versions this summer. 

Join us for the expansion into bookstores and other fine retailers. 

Team Undawnted

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About Saint in the Big Easy

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 (ˈē-vən-lē) 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?

 

Undawnted's Special Editions Store is Officially Open

During the release of The Reality Hackers novelette, May 23, 2023, Undawnted opened our Special Editions Store. 

This store will allow DL Mullan's audience to purchase PDF e-Books that were created for a visual book experience, not an e-Reader one. In the future, this form will be used to order autographed copies of Undawnted publications.

First things first, Undawnted will provide our Special Edition electronic copies of our releases. 

Sales and discount codes will be offered, especially through our exclusive memberships, such as newsletters and release parties. If you would like these offerings, then join Undawnted's Creative Tribe of Fearless Philes. 

Thank you for supporting this independent creator. 

Team Undawnted 

Undawnted Press Release... Eclipse: Cloaked by Totality is Available for Purchase

 Undawnted's proprietor, DL Mullan, has officially released her fourth chapbook!

Eclipse: Cloaked by Totality is an amalgamation of poetry styles under the topic of an eclipse. With poems in the genres of science, mythology, and literature, there is something special for everyone who reads it. DL Mullan's gift is to make the intangible, tangible. A Ph.D. is not a requirement to read any of her poetry or prose writing. Readers can just enjoy.

From the chapbook's dedication page:

This total eclipse dives deep into the heart of the matter. Eclipse is a themed chapbook with mythological, meteorological, astrophysical, and literary aspects weaved throughout the poetry to create a one-of-a-kind reading experience.  

Some reader acclaim about various poems are:

"Excellent."
"More like cloaked by powerful words!"
"Love this."

Find your totality with Eclipse.

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 View some poetry samples via the Eclipse Prevue (Unnarrated Trailer):

It's easy to purchase from Lulu: Download your copy of Eclipse (PDF).  

And... leave a rating and review! Ms. Mullan loves to hear from her audience, such as acclaim for her poem, Plasma:

"This won First Place in my science competition. I didn't know poets could write this way. I'm in awe of your writing."

"Dude... this poem is awesome! 5 Stars. Just a masterpiece of language."

"What a combination, physics in a poem or should I say a poem regarding physics A very good and interesting poem that's why I gave it a 5-star rating."

*Special Thanks to Sonoran Dawn Studios for publishing another one of Ms. Mullan's creative productions. 

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A writer at heart, Undawnted's own creative spark, DL Mullan, began writing short stories and poetry before adolescence. Ms. Mullan decided to showcase her literary talents by publishing collections of her poems. She also writes novels, designs apparel, and creates digital art. Ms. Mullan has a number of poems published in digital and print collections, from academia to commercial anthologies. She produces her own book cover designs for herself and others. She is an award-winning digital artist and poet. Currently, she is embarking on becoming an established prose writer. Creative courage is contagious... become fearless with Undawnted. Find DL Mullan at www.undawnted.com.

Myths and Legends Workshop: Lecture Series, The Epic of Gilgamesh

Where do our myths and legends come from? The myth of Gilgamesh comes to us via a poem from 4,000 years ago. 

Read the Epic of Gilgamesh via this PDF.

The Epic of Gilgamesh

The Epic of Gilgamesh is a 4,000-year-old Mesopotamian poem about a hero who embarks on an arduous quest to find the secret of immortality. Preserved on clay tablets in cuneiform script, it is generally considered to be the earliest great work of literature to survive from the ancient world. In this illustrated lecture, Andrew George, author of a prize-winning translation of the Epic of Gilgamesh, explores four themes related to this Babylonian masterpiece: the archaeology of the poem’s recovery, the reconstruction of its text, the story it tells, and its messages about life and death.

This series has been added to the Spring Dreams Seasonal Reads Program.

More lectures will be added throughout this season.


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.

The Art of Chapbook Publication

I am asked often how to make a chapbook. 

Here are some simple steps to make a product with a good production value:

• Use a word processing software program that is compatible with the creation of pdf's. 
• Structure your chapbook with front matter, content, and back matter.
• Front Matter should have informative elements for your reader like:
• Title page
• Copyright/Publishing page
• Table of Contents
• Contents should be in logical/chronological order with numbering
• Back Matter should have extras for your reader like:
• Author biography
• Thank you
• Dedication (maybe Front Matter for Print books)
• Publisher's mark
• Book design cover art to visually explain your poetry with images instead of words with:
• Title 
• Tag line, if applicable 
• Author's (pen) name

The time and dedication to put all these elements together is necessary to give your audience a complete sense of what message, feeling, or thought you wanted to convey to them. 

Many publishers will charge around $1,000 for their time, original art work, and editing services. 

So if you would like me to do a chapbook for you in pdf format with my original design cover art, editing, layout, and internal design services, please note that I charge a fee. 

Anthologies I usually do for free or a reading fee of $1 per poem/microfiction prose piece. Then I will give the anthology out for free for one day and then begin to charge for my time per chapbook sold.

Considering many people do not buy anthologies, I am usually out my time. 

Thems the breaks. 

So if you would like to hire me to do your chapbook under 50 pages including original artwork, front/back matter and contents. Then set a goal of a $250 to $300 budget. That is with the originator handing in a typo free document. 

Since my original cover art starts out at the $200 price point, poets and writer's are really getting a great deal. If you would like to hire me to accomplish a New Year's goal of a publication credit for 2020, then please go over to my Sonoran Dawn Studios social media page and write me a private message. 

I take Paypal. 

Thank you!

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Please be advised that there is a $50 nonrefundable payment due before any work can begin as to safeguard my time creating a cover design mock up for you. Then you can decide after the mock up if you would like to continue, if you do, then $200 of the overall completed chapbook fee will also be nonrefundable. 

It is unfortunate but I have ran into people who want to see the product before payment only to take the work for themselves and leave me without compensation. It does not happen often but now I put in barriers to those individuals who have dishonorable intentions. 

Thank you for your understanding. 

New Look for Psychotic Elephants

The last cover for Memoirs of a Psychotic Painting Elephant did not give the impression of anything psychedelic or elephanty. 

To celebrate the beginning of this year's Winter Frost Seasonal Reads Program, Undawnted updated the long form poem's image. 

I kept the theme going with different colored page headings... in neon inspired tones. 

If you are going to be creative and have fun, you might as well go for it!

I hope you have fun with this poem as much as I did writing it. 

 Buy your copy today!

DL Mullan is Now Availalble on Books2Read

Need an EPub instead of a PDF? 

DL Mullan's books are available for download on Books2Read. 

Stop by. Buy an EBook. And, remember to leave a Great Review!

Hode: The Legend Lives Again has been Published!

Fans and Readers!

Great news. Hode: The Legend Lives Again is available on Lulu. To celebrate its release, my publisher Sonoran Dawn Studios is offering the PDF for FREE.

It's a Limited Time offer.

Get your copy of this exciting update to the old classic now!

Become a Fan. Leave great feedback! 

Summer Reads... 2017

Visit our Summer Reads sections for some great links to my Author's Picks.

We have a growing inventory of reading material in Ebook PDF form in a variety of subjects as well as in fiction and poetry. If you would like to see more, please visit Sonoran Dawn Studios' Author Spotlights.

In the Name of Blood Released

Finally! 

In the Name of Blood, the vampire crime-drama has been published by Sonoran Dawn Studios. 

This ebook pdf will be free until the last minute of Halloween. So be sure to grab your copy before the free trial fortnight is up. 

I am so excited to finally have one of my stories published in book form. The print version will be available this coming summer with the second installment of the book due out in October of 2017. 

Thank you to everyone who has made my dreams possible!

Have a great and wonderful day. 

The Descent: a darker breed of poetry is Now Available

The wait has ended! 

The dark, atmospheric poetry for the Halloween season has made its debut! The Descent has been released by Sonoran Dawn Studios. 

The PDF ebook is free until October 1, 2016 with a print version including bonus content available in the summer of 2017. 

Get your FREE copy while the offer lasts! 

Have a great and wonderful day! 

Uncommon Knowledge, How Much do You Know about the US Flag?

The book about the U.S. flag did make it to publication on the last day of Flag Week after all. Whew! Just made my own deadline! What a relief.

Our synopsis is: How much do you know about the symbol of our nation? The flag of the United States has a long and varied past. Take a historical and legal journey into the Uncommon Knowledge: The US Flag. Happy Flag Week

If you would like more information about this book, please see the Historical Context page here on Undawnted.

Get your free copy of the PDF here:Uncommon Knowledge: The US Flag.

Thank you! Have a great and wonderful day.  

Thank you for Supporting EI's!

Gaslighting and the Environmental Illness Patient has been a huge success thanks to YOU! 

We had some great times working with others to publish great information and loads of resources. We cannot wait for our next installment in the Environmental Illness Book Series.

So remember to pick up your copy of our PDF the next time you are on Lulu. 

And keep watching our Schedule for more debuts from our Sonroan Dawn Studios site.

We have just gotten started!

Have a great and wonderful day!  

Gaslighting and the Environmental Illness Patient Published

Today, Undawnted in conjunction with Sonoran Dawn Studios published our first book in the series: Environmental Illness. 

The booklet is: Gaslighting and the Environmental Illness Patient. 

Our synopsis:

The first book in the series sheds light on the psychology of friends, family, and the medical community at large when it comes to treating the Environmental Illness patient. 

Too often Environmental Illness patients are abandoned by the people that are supposed to care about them. Here is how and why situations like abandonment and name calling occur. 

When you understand what is happening to you, then you are able to deal with the emotional and mental impacts with a more mature perspective. 

How do you know if you have fallen victim to gaslighting?

The PDF's in this series will always be FREE because we know information needed by patients should be available to them without putting their safety or security at risk because of money issues.

Undawnted has a special page for our Environmental Illness Book Series, if you would like to see what other books are on the way.

If you like our booklets, please remember to Google+ and Facebook us as well as leave positive feedback.

Thank you!!!

Have a great and wonderful day!