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GotBooks! Presents: Demon Get Stitches, an Urban Fantasy / Horror panel with special guests: Rachel Aaron - author of Nice Dragons Finish Last and the upcoming Hell for Hire: Urban Fantasy Action with Witches and Demons (Tear Down Heaven Book 1). Online: https://rachelaaron.net/ Maria Giakoumatos - author of Midnight Waltz (The Infernal Symphony Book 1). Online: https://evolvedpub.com/books/midnight-waltz/ Mercedes M. Yardley - author of Darling, Apocalyptic Montessa and Nuclear Lulu: A Tale of Atomic Love, and the upcoming short story collection, Crematorium of Love. Online: https://mercedesmyardley.com/ For full show notes including samples highlighted from our guests' new books, visit the show page www.wardbook.com/Gotbooks

Host: Timothy C. Ward, author of Godsknife: Revolt and fellow Evolved Publishing author has invited 3 authors to discuss how they use their writing strengths to produce great Mystery books! We have a wide variety of approaches in the 3 latest Mysteries released by Evolved Publishing, so it's exciting to see how these guests did it! News and Links: Read Tim's new novel for free at https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/85542/aura-blade-the-gatekeepers-1 Check out Evolved Publishing's May Audiobook Sale! https://evolvedpub.com/blog/audiobooks-on-sale-in-may-2024-from-evolved-publishing/ Today's guests: * R.M. Lowery, Freelance Journalist and author of The Gentle Slope (Jakob Larsen Mysteries) https://evolvedpub.com/r-m-lowery-author/ * E.A. Coe, Survive the Day: A Butnari and Hill Crime Thriller. Award-winning author, E. A. Coe is F. Coe Sherrard, a former entertainment industry executive, Naval Aviator, and alumnus of McDaniel College. www.eacoe.online *Joseph Rein, Youtopia: A Techno-Thriller. Joe is also an award-winning author, a screenwriter, and is currently a Professor of Creative Writing at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls. https://evolvedpub.com/JRein

GotBooks! Guest: R.M. Lowery, author of THE GENTLE SLOPE (Jakob Larsen Mysteries) joined us to discuss the new book release, his inspirations for characters and how they worked together to try to solve this murder mystery page turner. Visit him online at www.rmlowery.com Join our show page or support the host at www.wardbook.com Host: Timothy C. Ward once kicked a spider in the face. Now, he writes stories about magic and mayhem from the safety of his man base. Series to date: Godsknife: Enjoy this apocalyptic battle for godhood in the rift between Iowa and the Abyss. - Godsknife: Revolt (Book 1) - Godsknife: Lineage (novelette set in the Outbreak) - Coming soon: Godsknife: Revenge (Book 2)

Today's guest, Dave Lane, offers an instructive conversation about the submission process for novelists interested in Evolved Publishing. Their Open Submission period is accepting novel-length work in many genres, including Thrillers and Detective Mysteries--be sure to check out their newest release, The Gentle Slope by R.M. Lowry. They are also accepting Science Fiction, Young Adult, Literary and Women's Fiction, and like my series, Godsknife, horror is also a welcome option. For more information visit: https://evolvedpub.com/submissions/ Dave and Tim also discussed some of the market realities and the high quality standards Evolved Publishing requires. If you're interested, please be sure to follow the guidelines. Good luck! Host: Timothy C. Ward, author of Godsknife: Revolt, and under pen names, the Badges of Dorkdom and Ciphercraft series in LitRPG Fantasy and Scifi. Visit him online at www.WardBook.com

Guest: JF Collen, author of the Historical Fiction series, Journey of Cornelia Rose, joins GotBooks! to discuss her love of history and creating authentic stories. In her research for this series, she dug through numerous source materials from the 1850's. Join our chat to see how she wove that into her series. She also wrote a blog post about authentic dialogue: https://indexcardcure.com/2019/08/02/do-you-speak-1850s-english/ JF Collen online: https://www.enjella.com/ https://evolvedpub.com/series/journey-of-cornelia-rose/ Host: Timothy C. Ward, author of Who Had Mutant Mantises on their Apocalypse Bingo Card?, aka, Godsknife: Revolt. He also once hosted the Adventures in Scifi Publishing Podcast and has surfed with sharks. So, besides having it made in the shade with a cool glass of lemonade, he also resides in Iowa with his wife and kids, no dog (see: not bitter), and dreams and ambitions galore. Buy his books by the box-full at: www.Wardbook.com https://evolvedpub.com/series/godsknife/

Guest: J.P. Barnett, author of the Lorestalker series of Creature Feature Horror books for Ages 15+. The Kraken of Cape Madre: A Creature Feature Horror Suspense: Lorestalker, Book 2 is on sale for .99 cents until March 8th. https://evolvedpub.com/series/lorestalker/ https://jpbarnett.com https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08N6SH3KJ Host: Timothy C. Ward, author of Godsknife: Revolt, an apocalyptic fantasy from Evolved Publishing. Visit his site at wardbook.com

Timothy C. Ward reads his short story, "Godsknife: Lineage," featuring James from the novel, Godsknife: Revolt and some coloring to the history of this world, an alternate U.S. on the brink post-World War III. It's a short story, so, no spoilers here. To get this story free: https://dl.bookfunnel.com/p7tyax69jk For more on the Godsknife series, hop over to the author's page: https://wardbook.com/godsknife Literally, hop. :) Thanks for listening to my story!

Guest: Lane Diamond goes behind the scenes into his psychological thriller, Forgive Me, Alex. Learn more at www.evolvepub.com *Warning, this episode contains spoilers. Host: Timothy C. Ward, author of Godsknife: Revolt, among other genre thrillers. Find his books at www.wardbook.com

Guest: Lane Diamond shares his experience crafting the Psychological Thriller, Forgive Me, Alex and how he wove timelines in their hunt to catch the killer. Lane is also the CEO of Evolved Publishing. Check out his books at www.evolvedpub.com Host: Timothy C. Ward, author of Godsknife: Revolt, among other genre thrillers. Find his books at www.wardbook.com

Welcome to today's update episode. GotBooks has a few interviews and special segments. I figure it's time to give a plan for this channel and who I am. Who's this guy, Tim? Through four pen names, he has written as: 1. Timothy C. Ward - Godsknife: Revolt and Sand Divers books. Post-Apocalyptic Scifi and Fantasy Thrillers 2. Tim Kaiver - Ciphercraft series of LitRPG Scifi/Fantasy 3. Theo Hodges - Badges of Dorkdom and upcoming, Gatekeepers series of LitRPG, Progression Fantasy novels. 4. Tim Ward - counseling book, Joy Source and various articles for my church New online home >>> WardBook.com where I'll share updates on any of my books and blog reading material for my favorite books to share. GotBooks Mission: Create video content that enhances the reader experience of their authors and new ones to discover. This could be catching up with fellow authors as they release new books, or it could be topical such as writing Thrillers. I also plan to share some new books I buy and what I'm excited to read. The goal for 2024 is to finish Gatekeepers: War Tactics and Godsknife: Revenge while reading and encouraging other authors and readers in this community of Thriller and Genre books. A little bit is sharing how my two spine fusions have forced me to redesign how I write, including the Plottr app for its helpful Timeline, Notes, Characters, and many other features. The best place to find my books is Amazon and Audible. Thank you for your support! Is there an author you'd like me to interview this year? What book are you excited to start reading?

Today's guest is one of Evolved Publishing's authors featured in the February audiobook sale. C.J. Sears and his This Fallen World series have become a new fascination of mine. I really enjoy the modern-day X-Files meets Racoon City mashup he's created. Our interview explores his inspirations and how characters in his series have evolved through the process. Find C.J. Sears online at: Facebook https://www.facebook.com/CJSearsAuthor https://twitter.com/CJSearsAuthor https://impromptugameof52.wordpress.com/ https://evolvedpub.com/c-j-sears-author/ Learn more about the sale at https://evolvedpub.com/blog/audiobooks-on-sale-in-february-2024-from-evolved-publishing/

In this new segment, I share why Sons of War is a great thriller series by Nicholas Sansbury Smith. While Hell Divers is Nick’s most popular series, I’m “this” close to calling Sons of War my favorite work of his. The mafioso and multiple POV character work is like Romeo and Juliet for Top Gun fans. When a mass casualty attack strikes US soil, gangs of LA cross with National Guard and a coup. I loved how you root for his characters and their attempts to survive. The jet fighter scenes were intense, and the prose keeps it going at a fast pace. More than that is the emotional impact on characters we quickly care for and will be shocked at what they endure. I just picked up books 1-3 on Chirp for $2 each even though I have the hardbacks. It’s good!

Today's Guest is Dave Lane, CEO and Managing Publisher/Editor of Evolved Publishing. He discusses the forming of a small press, Evolved's range of quality books and how they keep winning awards. Dave shares inspirational lessons and success stories, news, and upcoming sales. Check out his book FORGIVE ME, ALEX, as well as all things Evolved Publishing at www.evolvedpub.com! Sale link: https://evolvedpub.com/blog/audiobooks-on-sale-in-february-2024-from-evolved-publishing/ Host: Tim Ward, aka, Timothy C. Ward, aka, Tim Kaiver, aka, Theo Hodges, man of mystery and author of Godsknife: Revolt, Ciphercraft, and Badges of Dorkdom. Former host of Adventures in Scifi Publishing. Can still somewhat high kick. For a turtle. Turtle power.