H.A.L.F.: The Deep Beneath by Natalie Wright |
What does it take to write a novel?
For my most recent novel, the stats are something like this:
Four years, three complete rewrites, four Moleskine notebooks, hundreds of cups of coffee, three content editors, six beta readers, several bottles of wine, two different covers, a gazillion Reese's cups, a trip to the Roswell museum of UFOs in New Mexico, and hundreds of hours with my butt glued to a chair, fingers virtually numb from typing.
There may be a few exaggerations in there, but it's mostly true. ;-)
H.A.L.F.: The Deep Beneath e-book is available for pre-order on Amazon. *raises a glass and drinks* If you'd like to order your Kindle copy, click the Amazon link, hit pre-order and boosh! It'll be delivered to your account on 1/29 when it releases.
And, for those of you that enjoy the feel of paper in your paws, the paperback is available now on CreateSpace and Amazon. I've even got a spiffy coupon code for CreateSpace. Just enter this coupon code for 25% Off. You're welcome ;-)
And what's this? A hardcover is coming you say?
Yep. Hardcover baby. The firm feel and weight of a hardcover will roll your way in early March.
It's time to party. To raise the roof. To bask in the glow of pulling that manuscript kicking and screaming into the world!
I really did have a blast writing H.A.L.F. It's the most fun book I've written so far and I hope that readers have as much fun reading it as I had writing it.
I'd love to hear what you think. Reviews on Amazon are a plus. Dropping me a line or comments for bonus points.
Now time to get back to work. I have four more books to write in the H.A.L.F. series. :0
From the Back Cover:
H.A.L.F. 9 has taken his
first breath of desert air and his first steps in the human world. Created to
be a weapon, he proved too powerful for his makers, hidden from humans and
sedated. But H.A.L.F. 9 has escaped the underground lab he called home, and the
sedation has worn off. He has never been more alive. More powerful. Or more
deadly.
Erika Holt longs to ride
her motorcycle east until pavement gives way to shore. She bides her time until
graduation when she’ll escape the trailer she shares with her alcoholic mother
and memories of her dead father. But a typical night in the desert with friends
thrusts Erika into a situation more dangerous than she ever imagined.
Circumstances push the
two together, and each must make a fateful choice. Will Erika help H.A.L.F. 9
despite her “don’t get involved” rule? And will H.A.L.F. 9 let Erika live even
though he was trained to kill?
The two may need to forget
their rules and training if either is to survive the dangers of the deep
beneath them.
Congratulations, Natalie!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Deborah! And thank you for your work on my early draft. I'm not sure much is left of that draft, except maybe the idea. And thanks to your comments, I think Commander Sturgis became the interesting - perhaps more complex - antagonist we hoped she'd become.
DeleteNatalie, congratulations on your newest release! Love the blurb - could already see this one in movie form in my mind. :-D ( it didn't look as though my first attempt to comment went through - if it did, and this is a duplicate, my apologies.)
ReplyDeleteThanks Dianne! I see it as a movie too ;-) Perhaps an agent or movie exec will one day agree with us! Cheers and thanks for stopping by the blog.
DeleteJust pre-ordered my copy. Huzzah!
ReplyDeleteThank you for your support, Deborah! I really appreciate it :-)
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