Raising Dragons 10th Anniversary Edition

The tenth anniversary edition of Raising Dragons is now available. It has a new chapter at the end as well as a behind-the-scenes look at how the book came to be.

Do you have a worn-out copy? Do you want a new, autographed copy? Now is a good time to get an update. There is still time to order for Christmas.

Here is the ordering link - http://www.daviscrossing.com/RaisingDragons10.htm

November Contest Drawing Delayed

Since I am on the road on tour, I will not be able to conduct the contest drawing for November until I return home in a couple of weeks. Thank you for your patience.

Video Recording of a Song from The Seventh Door

The Seventh Door, book #3 in the Children of the Bard series, features a song by Bonnie, a favorite character from the series. Here is my daughter singing our composition of the song.

In the book, we plan to include a link to this performance as well as the sheet music.

Reapers First Chapter Update

I am posting a new version of the first chapter of Reapers. I stripped out the baggage that slowed it down and combined it with chapter two, so this includes quite a bit more of the story.

http://www.daviscrossing.com/Reapers-chapter-one.pdf

Don't forget the fundraising effort to get this published. Pre-order the book for $10, and you'll get a copy when it comes out.

Here is the link to pre-order: http://www.daviscrossing.com/ReapersPreOrder.html

Texas, Here I Come!

My Texas tour event schedule is below. If you want to come to one of the school events, please contact the school in advance for permission and visiting instructions.

If you have friends or other contacts in Texas who might like to come to an author event, please pass along this information.

November 4, 2013 – 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Author Talk on Publication and the Fantasy Genre
LeTourneau University
Berry Auditorium in Glaske Hall
2100 Mobberly Ave
Longview, TX 75062

November 5, 2013 - 8 am to 10 am
Fred Elementary School
140 County Road 4650
Fred, TX 77616

November 5, 2013 - 1:30 to 3:30 pm
Presbyterian School of Houston
5300 Main Street
Houston, TX 77004

November 6, 2013 – 8:00 am to 2:00 pm
St. Thomas' Episcopal School
4900 Jackwood St
Houston, TX 77096

November 7, 2013 – 1:00 to 4:00 pm
Writing Workshop ($5 charge get a $5 voucher toward book purchases)
Center for Home Education
5733 Watauga Road
Watauga TX 76148

November 7, 2013 – 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm
Writing workshop (open to the public)
Keller Public Library
640 Johnson Road
Keller, TX 76248

October Winner for the Year-long Book Giveaway Contest

The winner of the October drawing for the Year-Long Book Giveaway Contest is Jonathan Peterson. For his prize, he chose Exodus Rising as well as the vintage bookmark for The Candlestone.

For more information about the contest, click here.

Reapers Announcement - A New Book Coming!

Today I am announcing what the mysterious Project R is all about. The "R" stands for Reapers, which is the title of a book I have been working on for a year and a half. I shopped it around to publishers and received a contract offer, but I decided I would like to try to publish it myself through my special projects company, Scrub Jay Journeys. More on that process in a moment.

I asked James Art Ville to create this temporary cover for announcement purposes. I think it's pretty amazing. I will decide on a final cover later. This cover features the three main characters. From left to right - Singapore, Phoenix, and Shanghai. For a high-resolution version click here.

You can read more about the story here - http://www.daviscrossing.com/ReapersStory.pdf

Regarding self publishing, I plan to go the high-quality route by using offset printing (rather than print-on-demand digital) to create a lot of copies. This allows me to sell them at a lower price, but it will require a high initial investment. I will need to sell 300 copies through pre-order to get enough capital to make it happen, so I hope many of you will help.

More on the fundraising effort here - http://www.daviscrossing.com/ReapersFundraising.pdf

You may pre-order Reapers here - http://www.daviscrossing.com/ReapersPreOrder.html and we can start climbing toward the goal right away.

Reapers is a different kind of story for me. I am hoping to reach out to mainstream readers who might never set foot in a Christian bookstore. The story has no overt faith elements, but it still has spiritual benefits. My hope is to attract new readers who will then pick up my other books and receive a more overt spiritual message.

More on that topic here - http://www.daviscrossing.com/ReapersBenefits.pdf

Now for the most fun part, the first chapter of Reapers - http://www.daviscrossing.com/Reapers-chapter-one.pdf

Please let me know what you think, and feel free to ask questions.

Monday Morning Musings for October 21, 2913

The Seventh Door as a Christmas Gift

The Seventh Door will not be available in time for Christmas, but if you want to make it a Christmas gift anyway, you can order the book from me and I will send this letter with a personalized autograph.

Here is the ordering link for this option - http://www.daviscrossing.com/SeventhDoorC.htm

Texas Anyone?

I am still looking for speaking events in Texas (Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, Austin, and nearby areas) for the week of November 4 through 9. If you have a school, homeschool group, or other group that would like a free author talk, please contact me - bryan (at) daviscrossing (dot) com.

Attention Houston and Seattle Area Groups

Houston and Seattle groups--schools and homeschool co-ops--would you like a free author visit? For the Houston area I still have November 5 open in my schedule. For Seattle, I have December 6. If you are interested, please contact me by email - bryan (at) daviscrossing (dot) com.

September Winner for the Year-Long Book Giveaway Contest

The winner of the September drawing for the Year-Long Book Giveaway Contest is Rebecca Abrams. For her prize, she chose Song of the Ovulum as well as the vintage bookmark for The Candlestone.

For more information about the contest, click here.

Exodus Rising Now on Amazon Kindle

Exodus Rising is now available for the Kindle - http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00FJDMCJK/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00FJDMCJK&linkCode=as2&tag=daviscrossing-20

Dragons of Starlight Audio Books

The Dragons of Starlight series is now available as audio books. Here are the Amazon links for downloading them:

Starlighter
Warrior
Diviner
Liberator

Ambling Books has Diviner and Liberator at a cheaper price:

Diviner
Liberator

I hope you enjoy listening to these. They are great for sight-imparied fantasy fans, and they are perfect for listening to during long car trips.

Liberator Original Cover Sale

Liberator with the original cover is now just $3 plus shipping (usually $4 for shipping) from my website. http://www.daviscrossing.com/LIberatorOriginal.htm

I'm not sure how long this sale will last.

Qualifications to be a Pre-publication Reader for The Seventh Door

Qualifications to be a pre-publication reader for The Seventh Door. You must:

1.  Have read all ten previous books in the story world.

2.  Within two weeks of receiving the new book, read it and provide an endorsement statement such as we have at the front of the other books.

3.  Allow me to use your statement and name for printing in the book or in marketing materials.

4.  Have a mailing address in the United States (Sorry, but it's too expensive and time-consuming to mail to other countries)

5.  Promise not to reveal anything about the story to anyone whether in person, online, or by any other means.

If you want to be chosen as a pre-publication reader, send an email stating that you meet the above qualifications, and tell me why you are a good candidate.

I will choose 15 readers and make my choices based on several factors, including promptness, ability to spread the word about the book online, and the impact the books have made on your life or the lives of others you know.

If I choose you, that doesn't mean your endorsement statement will automatically be included in the book. I will probably have about 12 statements in the book, depending on length of the statement, so probably not everyone will be included.

You may send in your request starting immediately, and I would like all requests in by the end of next week (midnight September 21).

Email address - bryan (at) daviscrossing (dot) com

Leave a comment if you have any questions.

August Winner for the Year-Long Book Giveaway Contest

The winner of the August drawing for the Year-Long Book Giveaway Contest is Mary K. Newenhisen. For her prize, she chose Third Starlighter as well as the vintage bookmark for The Candlestone.

For more information about the contest, click here.

Raising Dragons Graphic Novel Teaser

The Raising Dragons Graphic Novel will be released Summer of 2014. But those who contributed $20 or more to the Kickstarter campaign will receive a preview of the first 25 pages next month!

The panels in this image are taken right from the graphic novel, a teaser for everyone else.

* Word bubbles do not contain actual lines from the story.

Beelzebed Available for Pre-order

Beelzebed, a children's picture book featuring Walter Foley as a child, is going to print today. You can pre-order it here - http://www.daviscrossing.com/BeelzebedBuy.htm We are hoping to get copies in house by the end of October.

This is a hardcover, full-color picture book (7 in by 10 in), so I think $12 is a pretty good price. I wrote the story, and James Art Ville did the illustrations.

The Seventh Door Cover

The cover of The Seventh Door. If it raises memories of Circles of Seven, that is intentional. Feel free to post this elsewhere. Web link - http://www.daviscrossing.com/9780899578828.jpg