Cursed Dragon Ship Publishing

Cover Reveal for Burden of Faete
2023-11-12 15:00 - 15:30 (America/Chicago)
Cover Reveal Time

It’s time to celebrate the cover reveal for Burden of Faete book two in the Bradaís Pledge series by Ligia de Wit. For all the fans eager to see what’s next in Ryanne and Titus’s journey, you don’t have to wait much longer. Get your first taste when the author reads you a bit from the new novel.
Back Cover Copy
The line between triumph and tragedy is as fragile as a twist of faete.
Ryanne’s quest to unearth the elusive spark of creation within Titus that holds the fae’s salvation isn’t going exactly as planned. After all Ryanne wasn’t supposed to fall for the pirate. Her fae mentors warned her she could lose her humanity if she get too close to the bradaís, eternal foes of the fae. But how do they expect her to complete her mission without getting too involved? It would be so much easier if Titus didn’t make her feel safe … and excited.
Titus seeks solace in Ryanne’s arms, the one person who can soothe his darkness within. Haunted by his past, he is determined to remain hidden, away from the relentless fae and the ruthless bradaís alike. Confronting either could spell disaster for the fragile peace he’s found with Ryanne.
Ryanne finds herself ensnared in a deadly game of fae and bradaís. The conflict threatens to crush her spirit and twist her fate with a darkness that is beyond anything she’s encountered before. Can she conquer her fears and stand against the most powerful of the bradaís while still protecting her beloved fae?
After all, she is no longer caílin—a child to the fae. Yet, it seems she may no longer be entirely human either.
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Join us on Twitch or Facebook or YouTube live Sunday, November 12 a 3 p.m. CST.

Book Launch for The Twins by Kelly Lynn Colby
2023-10-24 20:00 - 21:00
Come join us for the launch of The Twins by Kelly Lynn Colby, book three in the Emergence series. We’ll be giving away two signed copies of the freshly minted paperback.

Fauna never dreamed she’d be part of a true family. Reconciliation with her brothers, acceptance from her best friends, and the romantic potential with Tucker all paint a bright picture. Her computer repair store is more successful than ever and she has a steady gig with Detective Flores solving cold cases. Yet she still has so many questions about where she comes from and why her empathic abilities are expanding.

The tranquil façade shatters when Fauna’s uncle resurfaces—her father’s brother whom her mother was always afraid of—with a pair of adopted twins who apparently can spontaneously start fires. What’s even creepier? Her uncle seems excited when people around the twins are burned to death. Fauna has to find the truth to protect the children and the shaky family she’s built.

While helping Flores clear his innocent cousin of murder, the bodies pile up. Fauna must find a way to stop the twins while protecting them from her scheming uncle. But her uncle has other plans.

Join us Tuesday, October 24 at 8 p.m. Central wherever you get your social media: Facebook, Twitch, or YouTube.

Cover Reveal for The Twelve Trials of Doug by Jeremy Brundage
2023-10-01 15:00 - 15:30
First book in the Not Quite Legendary series by Jeremy Brundage, The Twelve Trials of Doug is ready to show off its cover. Come check it out and hear a sneak peek of Doug’s journey read by the author himself.

Back cover blurb:
“I would go to Hades and back for you.” An easy thing to say. A much harder thing to really mean.
In an ancient Greek world of monsters and legends and gods, Doug wants to make it on his own without the influence of his father’s reputation. In the kingdom of Larissa, far from the home of his birth, Doug is making a pretty good start. He has a steady job selling dairy treats at a franchise location and Doug’s outlook is bright.
And then Doug meets Princess Larisa, and the two fall madly for each other. But her father, the king, will have none of it. After all, Doug appears as nothing more than a yogurt slinger—not nearly good enough for the princess. Doug must prove his worth.
Under the orders of a dark influence, the king challenges Doug to complete twelve tasks. Doug makes the only decision a hormonal, confident young man can. He accepts.
While Larisa stays in Larissa to search out the source of the king’s odd behavior, Doug takes his nerdy brother Modifixeus on a trip of a lifetime. Along with a gaggle of automatons and the blessing of Zeus, Doug finds himself over his head almost immediately. If he doesn’t find a way to complete the tasks, Larissa and all of Greece will fall to the dark influence.
Even worse, Doug and Larisa won’t get that magical kiss they just know is in their future—if they survive long enough to experience it.
Going to Hades was a given. It was the “and back” part that looked iffy.

Join us Sunday, October 1 at 3 p.m. Central wherever you get your social media: Facebook, Twitch, or YouTube.

Cover Reveal for Wrong Way to Heaven by Kevin Pettway
2023-09-24 15:00 - 16:00
First book in the Wrong Way series by Kevin Pettway, Wrong Way to Heaven is ready to show off its cover. Come check it out and hear a sneak peek of Marika’s tale read by the author himself. Join us on either https://twitch.tv/curseddragonship or https://youtube.com/@curseddragonship.

Back cover blurb:
Brave and clever young Masika, the daughter of a diplomat and niece of an emperor, has discovered a pair of ex-gods in a secret dungeon below the Fell Citadel. She promises to return them home, only to be thwarted by the king of the gods himself—High King Oldam of the Alir.
So Masika takes matters into her own hands and sets off to find a way to bring her new friends to their home despite the high king’s wishes. But a deal with a very questionable imp painted on a playing card in a seedy tavern, sets the trio on a desperate adventure for help to the Alir’s constant and deadly enemy, the gods of the Darrish empire.
Can Masika, no matter how resourceful, hope to overcome the will of two sets of deities to keep her promise?
Hostile armies, ancient sorcerers, and primordial monsters bar the way, but none is so formidable as … Masika’s most elegant and proper older sister, Meritities.

20 Questions with Venessa Giunta
2023-08-29 20:00 - 21:00 | Twitch LIVE
As avid readers, we at Cursed Dragon Ship Publishing have grown bored with the questions in “respectable” interviews. What about the really important ones, like what is their least favorite chore or their favorite flavor of ice cream? This week we’ve booked Venessa Guinta.
Venessa Giunta is a writer of weird things, an editrix extraordinaire, and a little bit of a nerd. She is a published author, with non-fiction essays, short stories, and the urban fantasy Soul Cavern Series, and has been a professional editor, both freelance and contract, since 2008. Conventions are a big part of her life, mainly as a guest and organizer. She is the Senior Programming Director for Multiverse and second to the director of the Writers Track at Dragon Con, both in Atlanta, and has been a guest and volunteer at many others. Additionally, Venessa runs a writerly support group called The Writers’ Troupe (formerly The Writing Tribe) on Facebook, Discord, and Twitch.
She’s been called the sort of evil that inspires hugs.

Cover Reveal for The Twins by Kelly Lynn Colby
2023-08-27 15:00 - 15:30 | Twitch LIVE
The third book in the Emergence series by Kelly Lynn Colby continues the journey of Fauna as she makes her way from cursed victim to badass hero.

Back cover blurb:
Fauna’s familial bonds continue to strengthen as her circle expands. Reconciliation with her brothers, unwavering acceptance from her closest companions, and the soaring heights of her romantic relationship all paint a brighter picture. Yet, an elusive void persists within her. Unexplainable enhancements in her empathic abilities beyond emotional perception leave her unsettled. This phenomenon, seemingly unprecedented, casts a veil of curiosity over her existence.
Fauna, however, refuses to let uncertainty cloud her resolve for long. Guided by the knowledge gleaned from the Collective, she masters the art of managing her newfound powers, adeptly concealing them when discretion demands. But the tranquil façade shatters when her uncle resurfaces, accompanied by a pair of adopted twins endowed with a remarkable capacity—to manipulate fire. As inexplicable fire-induced homicides unfurl around them, Fauna finds herself compelled to unearth the truth behind these events and confront her uncle’s involvement.
Failure is not an option. The twins’ fate hangs in the balance, teetering perilously close to the torment Fauna herself endured in her formative years. The impending peril propels her on a quest to decipher the mysteries at hand, with the lives of the twins, and her own hard-won equilibrium, on the line.

20 Questions with Rose Garcia
2023-08-15 20:00 - 21:00 | Twitch LIVE
As avid readers, we at Cursed Dragon Ship Publishing have grown bored with the questions in “respectable” interviews. What about the really important ones, like what is their least favorite chore or their favorite flavor of ice cream? This week we’ve booked Rose Garcia.
Rose Garcia is a USA Today bestselling author, screenwriter, and podcaster. She believes that no matter how dark the world may seem, there is always a sliver of light if you look hard enough. This theme permeates every aspect of her being and threads itself through the fabric of her stories.
A lawyer turned writer, Rose writes Young Adult fantasy with Hispanic characters, complicated romance, powerful families, and dynamic friendships. She is known for bringing richly diverse characters to life as she draws on her own cultural experiences.
Rose lives in Houston with her husband and two needy fur babies. If she’s not writing, she’s either reading or watching a show. She might even be eating tacos because tacos are life!
Rose Garcia is a USA Today bestselling author, screenwriter, and podcaster. She believes that no matter how dark the world may seem, there is always a sliver of light if you look hard enough. This theme permeates every aspect of her being and threads itself through the fabric of her stories.
A lawyer turned writer, Rose writes Young Adult fantasy with Hispanic characters, complicated romance, powerful families, and dynamic friendships. She is known for bringing richly diverse characters to life as she draws on her own cultural experiences.
Rose lives in Houston with her husband and two needy fur babies. If she’s not writing, she’s either reading or watching a show. She might even be eating tacos because tacos are life!

20 Questions with Mallory Wanless
2023-08-08 20:00 - 21:00 | Twitch LIVE
As avid readers, we at Cursed Dragon Ship Publishing have grown bored with the questions in “respectable” interviews. What about the really important ones, like what is their least favorite chore or their favorite flavor of ice cream? This week we’ve booked Mallory Wanless.
Mallory Wanless has always been a massive bookworm. Books are her outlet when the world is overwhelming or too busy. Since having her kids, she’s used books and stories to escape from the day-to-day of stay-at-home parenting.
Mallory started writing her debut novel, Storm and Flame, in 2018. It’s best described as a mix of Ash Princess by Laura Sebastian, Cruel Prince by Holly Black, and The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman, with a dash of Legend and Tella’s banter from Legendary by Stephanie Garber, and a sprinkling of made-up words in a magical world filled with mythical creatures, enchantresses, witches, and demigods.
Between raising very young kids, balancing homeschooling, and navigating a pandemic, it took 3.5 years to complete the first draft.
Thanks to the support of her husband, Storm and Flame finally made its debut in the world on Sept 22, 2022. Since then, she’s published two more books, completing her first trilogy. Currently, Mallory is drafting three different books, all in the world she created in Storm and Flame, as well as sporadically publishing episodes on Kindle Vella.

20 Questions with Cecilia Dominic
2023-08-01 20:00 - 21:00 | Twitch LIVE
As avid readers, we at Cursed Dragon Ship Publishing have grown bored with the questions in “respectable” interviews. What about the really important ones, like what is their least favorite chore or their favorite flavor of ice cream? This week we’ve booked Cecilia Dominic.
By day, clinical psychologist Cecilia Dominic helps people cure their insomnia. By night, this USA Today bestselling urban fantasy and steampunk author writes fiction that keeps her readers turning pages past bedtime. She prefers the term “versatile” to “conflicted” and has been published in short story and novel-length fiction as well as nonfiction. She lives in Atlanta, Georgia, with her husband and cat.

Cover Reveal of A Seed Once Sown - A Misplaced Adventures Novel
2023-07-30 15:00 - 15:30 | Twitch LIVE
The first book in the Huntress and Harvester series, A Seed Once Sown – A Misplaced Adventures Novel by Jessica Raney, is almost ready. We want to invite you to be the first to see the cover and to hear a bit of the story read by the author.
Back cover blurb:
The seeds of a legend grow in tales told around campfires and in whispers in dark corners of taverns. Magdalena Verran is a legend, a hunter who never misses her mark or loses a bounty. But now that legend is about to come to an end. For over three-hundred years, she’s harvested souls as an indentured servant to a pair of bickering gods. With her team of horses and an impressive magical blue scythe for a hand, Mags is poised to deliver the last soul she owes, then her debt will be settled and the gods can go pick on someone else for a change.
But life—even one centuries old—is never that simple and reaping leaves behind scars on the families and the harvester. Before she can turn in her scythe, Mags’s past transgressions catch up to her in the form of a trio of young criminal wannabes. Saving them just might be a way to balance her sins. But between the involvement of the gods and the trio’s own recklessness, Magdalena finds her skills—and patience—tested.
Somehow Mags must find a way to avoid angering the gods further, complete her new bounty without adding more blackmarks to her soul, and save the trio of young adventurers who seem determined to wind up dead. Pulled in multiple directions, Mags’s legendary skills are put to the test. One misstep and she endangers the lives of her young companions and her own soul.

20 Questions with Mark McCray
2023-07-18 20:00 - 21:00 | Twitch LIVE
As avid readers, we at Cursed Dragon Ship Publishing have grown bored with the questions in “respectable” interviews. What about the really important ones, like what is their least favorite chore or their favorite flavor of ice cream? This week we’ve booked Mark McCray.
Mark McCray is an animation historian, podcaster, author, voice actor and television host who has worked in the entertainment business for over 20 years. McCray’s book, The Best Saturdays of our Lives which chronicles how Saturday morning became a competitive business was featured on Gilbert Gottfried’s Amazing Colossal Podcast and Turner Classic Movies when McCray was invited as a special guest.
McCray worked as a television programmer for Cartoon Network, and was a key member of the team that launched the Boomerang Network. Mark McCray also spent 12 years at Adult Swim as the senior manager of Programming Operations overseeing Adult Swim’s on-air promotions and scheduling strategy. While working at Adult Swim, McCray was invited to lend his voice to a character on the animated Adult Swim series, Gemusetto Machu Picchu!
McCray has recently penned his second novel which combines his lifelong passion for comic book heroes, true-life ghost experiences, and magic elements which come alive in his Afrofuturism novel, The Paperboy: Dimensional Adventures. When a young, aspirational superhero loses his powers, Rudolph St. Clair resigns himself to civilian life. The former hero moves his family into the perfect brownstone apartment. Rudolph soon finds out that the apartment is haunted, and he would have to fight for his survival to solve the mystery of The Paper Boy: Dimensional Adventures.
Currently, Mark McCray is the host of The Best Saturdays of our Lives Podcast along with his cohost Dan Klink. The Best Saturday of our Lives Podcast was the winner and recipient of the Dilectio Sapientiae Award which was presented by The Miami International Film Festival in February of 2021.
You can follow Mark McCray on Twitter: @MarkMcTBSOOL & Instagram, Best_Saturdays_of_our_Lives and check out his website: www.tbsool.com.

20 Questions with Mel Todd
2023-07-11 20:00 - 21:00 | Twitch LIVE
As avid readers, we at Cursed Dragon Ship Publishing have grown bored with the questions in “respectable” interviews. What about the really important ones, like what is their least favorite chore or their favorite flavor of ice cream? This week we’ve booked Mel Todd.

Mel Todd has over 44 titles out, her urban science fiction Kaylid Chronicles, the Blood War series, and the Twisted Luck series. Owner of Bad Ash Publishing she is working to create a place for excellent stories and great authors. With over a million words published, she is aiming for another million in the next two years. Bad Ash Publishing specializes in stories that will grab you and make you hunger for more. With one co-author, and more books in the works, her stories can be found on Amazon and other retailers. You can follow her on Facebook at – https://www.facebook.com/badashbooks/ You can also sign up for her newsletter and follow her blog at https://www.badashpublishing.com.

20 Questions with Nicole Givens Kurtz
2023-06-27 20:00 - 21:00 | Twitch LIVE
As avid readers, we at Cursed Dragon Ship Publishing have grown bored with the questions in “respectable” interviews. What about the really important ones, like what is their least favorite chore or their favorite flavor of ice cream? This week we’ve booked Nicole Givens Kurtz.

Nicole Givens Kurtz has been called “a genre polymath who does crime, horror, and SFF (Book Riot).” They’ve named her as one of the 6 Black SFF Indie Writers You Should be Reading, 30 Must-Read SFF Books by Black Authors, and The Best of the West: 8 Alternative History Westerns (Sisters of the Wild Sage). She’s a two-time Atomacon Palmetto Scribe Award winner. With over 20 years in publishing, she’s written for Pseudopod, Fiyah, Apex Magazine, White Wolf, The Realm (formerly Serial Box), Subsume, and Baen. Nicole has over 50 published short stories and is the author of the Cybil Lewis and Death Violations cybernoir series as well as the Kingdom of Aves fantasy mystery series. She’s written the critically acclaimed, weird western anthology, Sisters of the Wild Sage: A Weird West Collection.
Nicole has conducted workshops for Clarion and is an active instructor at Speculative Fiction Academy. She is the owner of Mocha Memoirs Press. She’s the editor for the groundbreaking SLAY: Stories of the Vampire Noire anthology.
Nicole is professional level member of SFWA and HWA. She’s represented by Justin Bell at Spectrum Literary Agency.

20 Questions with David B. Coe
2023-06-12 20:00 - 2023-06-13 21:00 | Twitch LIVE
As avid readers, we at Cursed Dragon Ship Publishing have grown bored with the questions in “respectable” interviews. What about the really important ones, like what is their least favorite chore or their favorite flavor of ice cream? This week we’ve booked David B. Coe.
David B. Coe/D.B. Jackson is the multiple-award-winning author of thirty novels and as many short stories.
As D.B. Jackson (http://www.DBJackson-Author.com), he is the author of the Thieftaker Chronicles, a series set in pre-Revolutionary Boston that combines elements of urban fantasy, mystery, and historical fiction. He also writes the Islevale Cycle, a time travel/epic fantasy series.
Under his own name (http://www.DavidBCoe.com) he has most recently published The Chalice Wars, a Celtic-themed contemporary urban fantasy, and the Radiants supernatural thriller series. He has also written epic fantasy, including the Crawford Award-winning LonTobyn Chronicle, and media tie-ins. He is the co-author of How To Write Magical Words: A Writer’s Companion.
David has co-edited five short fiction anthologies with Zombies Need Brains, including Artifice and Craft, which will be released later this summer, and has recently launched a freelance editing business. He has a Ph.D. in U.S. history from Stanford University. His books have been translated into a dozen languages.
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20 Questions with Tamsin Silver
2023-05-30 20:00 - 21:00 | Twitch LIVE
As avid readers, we at Cursed Dragon Ship Publishing have grown bored with the questions in “respectable” interviews. What about the really important ones, like what is their least favorite chore or their favorite flavor of ice cream? This week we’ve booked Tamsin Silver.
TAMSIN SILVER is a Fantasy author based out of Albuquerque, NM. With a background in Theatre, it was only a natural progression that her storytelling found its way to book format. Her Historical Fantasy works include the Untold Legends trilogy (about Billy the Kid) with Falstaff Books. Her Urban Fantasy works include the Windfire saga, the Mark of the Necromancer novel, and Skye of the Damned novellas & web series. She is also a writer for Faith Hunter’s Rogue Mage Anthologies with Lore Seekers Press, the We Are Not This anthology for Falstaff Books, and the Storming Area 51 anthology with Bayonet Books.
You can learn more about Ms. Silver by visiting www.tamsinsilver.com.

20 Questions with Paige L. Christie
2023-05-16 20:00 - 21:00 | Twitch LIVE
As avid readers, we at Cursed Dragon Ship Publishing have grown bored with the questions in “respectable” interviews. What about the really important ones, like what is their least favorite chore or their favorite flavor of ice cream? This week we’ve booked Paige L. Christie.
Paige L. Christie is originally from Maine and now lives in the North Carolina mountains. She is best known for the Legacies of Arnanfantasy series, and her work can be found in several collections, including Galactic Stew, Witches Warriors & Wise Women, and several More Tales of Valdemar anthologies. When she isn’t writing, Paige runs a non-profit soup kitchen and food pantry, herds SO MANY cats, and dreams of cheese. Website: paigelchristie.com

20 Questions with David Ekrut
2023-05-09 20:00 - 21:00 | Twitch LIVE
As avid readers, we at Cursed Dragon Ship Publishing have grown bored with the questions in “respectable” interviews. What about the really important ones, like what is their least favorite chore or their favorite flavor of ice cream? This week we’ve booked David Ekrut.
Dr. David Ekrut wrote his first epic fantasy novel while earning a PhD in Biomedical Mathematics, raising three energetic children, and teaching elementary mathematics at Florida State University. Somehow he survived all of this self-inflicted torture without a caffeine overdose, though he did push the limits his brain could sustain by consuming copious amounts of coffee. To this day, he likes to tease his thesis advisor that while waiting on feedback on his dissertation, he wrote an entire novel.
After retiring from a career as a cancer research scientist, he now writes full time (as a medical writer by day and a novelist by night). Taming the Elements, the first book in the Elwin Escari Chronicles has sold tens of thousands of copies in 8 different countries—digital, print, and audio formats are available. Two more novels exist in this series with more in the works.
He grew up reading and rereading the Wheel of Time series. Having influenced him for decades, Jordan and Sanderson are colossal figures in his writings. Whenever stuck in his own works, he studies their worlds for inspiration.
His greatest joy, besides writing about himself in the third person, is to work out believable mechanics for magic systems—a place for him to apply his understanding of physics and engineering in a creative way. Though his first novels have found a modicum of success, he is more excited about the drafts he has in the pipeline, as well as the ideas he has yet to discover.

20 Questions with Alicia Cay
2023-05-02 20:00 - 21:00 | Twitch LIVE
As avid readers, we at Cursed Dragon Ship Publishing have grown bored with the questions in “respectable” interviews. What about the really important ones, like what is their least favorite chore or their favorite flavor of ice cream? This week we’ve booked Alicia Cay.

Alicia Cay is a writer of Speculative and Mystery stories. Her short fiction has appeared in Galaxy’s Edge magazine, in several anthologies including Unmasked: Tales of Risk and Revelation from WordFire Press, and The Wild Hunt by Air and Nothingness Press, and she even had a story made into a full-cast, audiobook production on The Storyteller Series podcast.
In 2020 she was awarded a scholarship to attend SuperStars Writing Seminars, and later that same year made Finalist in the Writers of the Future contest.
She’s slogged through slush piles for two SF/F publications, served on the Board of Sisters in Crime-Colorado, worked as a proofreader for WordFire Press, and in 2022 was invited to join Arc Manor Books publishing company as an Associate Editor.
She grew up on her Dad’s hand-me-down collection of classic Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror, which now influences her writing. She has a B.F.A. in Interior Architecture, is the supervisor of a 9-1-1 dispatch center, edits, proofreads, and in the spare moments left over, pursues words in an attempt to wrangle them into some semblance of story—because it brings her to life.
Alicia suffers from wanderlust, dreams of castles and far-away places, crochets, collects quotes, and currently lives beneath the shadows of the Rocky Mountains with a corgi, a kitty, and a lot of fur.

20 Questions with C.A. Farrell
2023-04-18 20:00 - 21:00 | Twitch LIVE
As avid readers, we at Cursed Dragon Ship Publishing have grown bored with the questions in “respectable” interviews. What about the really important ones, like what is their least favorite chore or their favorite flavor of ice cream? This week we’ve booked C.A. Farrell.

C.A. Farrell is a biologist and the author of 24 published books, including the urban fantasy Bait, which became a finalist in the Indie Book Awards. Currently, she is writing in the shared universe of Eldros Legacy. Dark and Secret Paths is her first book in the Eldros Legacy world. When she’s away from the keyboard, C.A. enjoys hiking in the mountains with friends and dogs. She lives in Colorado Springs.

We’ll see you Tuesday, April 18 at 8 p.m. Central on Twitch.

20 Questions with Mack Little
2023-04-11 20:00 - 21:00 | Twitch LIVE
As avid readers, we at Cursed Dragon Ship Publishing have grown bored with the questions in “respectable” interviews. What about the really important ones, like what is their least favorite chore or their favorite flavor of ice cream? This week we’ve booked Mack Little.
Mack Little grew up in the Deep South and has accumulated a vibrant experience that she often emulates in her storytelling. Her studies in International Politics and service in the Army have given her impressive perspectives to bring to her novels new layers of intrigues and twists, which are all quite prevalent in her latest novel, Daughter of Hades.
After leaving the Army, Mack worked as a medical librarian and an adjunct professor at Texas Woman’s University. Mack has authored and co-authored several articles for professional journals such as the Journal of the Medical Library Association, Medical Research Services Quarterly, and the Journal of Electronic Resources. She has presented at the Medical Library Association Conference, the Texas Gulf Coast Healthy Communities Partnership, and the Special Libraries Association Conference. She co-authored the book, Disaster Planning: a How-to-do-it manual, published by Neal-Schuman Publishers in 2005. Mack occasionally performs in Community Theater.

We’ll see you Tuesday, April 11 at 8 p.m. Central on Twitch.

20 Questions with Ember Holt
2023-04-04 20:00 - 21:00 | Twitch LIVE
As avid readers, we at Cursed Dragon Ship Publishing have grown bored with the questions in “respectable” interviews. What about the really important ones, like what is their least favorite chore or their favorite flavor of ice cream? This week we’ve booked Ember Holt.
Ember loves all things with heat! A glass of wine, a comfy, oversized sweater, and a spicy book next to a fireplace is her ideal night. She likes to read about powerful heroines and protective heroes, and write about them, too.
When she’s not writing, Ember is a fox in the henhouse, causing all kinds of hell. She enjoys making pasta while listening to big brass bands, taking long walks with her favorite audio books, playing D&D, and painting—but not very well.
Some of Ember’s favorite authors include Laura Thalassa, Shannon Mayer, and Raven Kennedy. Their powerful heroines inspire her daily to get out of bed and to do her best (or stay in it to keep reading!)
We’ll see you Tuesday, April 4 at 8 p.m. Central on Twitch.

20 Questions with Alex Rath
2023-03-28 20:00 - 21:00 | Twitch LIVE
As avid readers, we at Cursed Dragon Ship Publishing have grown bored with the questions in “respectable” interviews. What about the really important ones, like what is their least favorite chore or their favorite flavor of ice cream? This week we’ve booked Alex Rath.
Alex Rath is a best-selling Science Fiction and Post-Apocalyptic author, currently residing in Columbia, South Carolina, with his wife and elite gymnast daughter.
With works published in the Four Horsemen Universe, This Fallen World, and the Salvage Title universe, Alex has now spread out with his own Colonization Science Fiction with the Terran Space Project, starting with “Seeds of Terra.”
By day, Alex is an IT professional and has been for 25+ years. He has worked as a programmer/developer, webmaster, information security specialist, and solutions design specialist. This background allows him to incorporate some technical savvy into his stories, while his experience interacting with non-technical customers allows him to do so in a way that isn’t confusing, or ‘too technical’ for a layperson to understand.

We’ll see you Tuesday, March 28 at 8 p.m. Central on Twitch.

Book Launch: Touch of Faete by Ligia de Wit
2023-03-21 20:00 - 21:00 | Twitch LIVE
Come join us for the launch of debut author Ligia de Wit’s novel Touch of Faete, a romantic fantasy.
We’ll be giving away two signed copies of the freshly minted paperback.

Curiosity kills little seers who get too close to bradaís, the eternal foe of the fae.
All Ryanne Kelly dreams of is a normal dating life, which is impossible when her fae gift of foresight tells her exactly how badly each romance will end. Just when Ryanne decides to give up on dating, she meets a mysterious stranger who doesn’t activate her seer gifts.
Titus Doyle has adjusted to modern living despite the fact that he is an immortal bradaí who yearns for the good ole times. He and his band of mercenaries use the internet to find new clients to quench his thirst for gold. His lust to kill fae, however, is much harder to satisfy. When Titus meets Ryanne, he recognizes her as a seer and knows what she is worth.
As their two lives collide, the primeval battle between fae and bradaís reignites. Ryanne’s human side sees more in Titus than the killing machine the fae claim him to be. Meanwhile, Titus must fight his primal urges as his feelings for Ryanne grow.
When an ancient queen of the fae gives Ryanne a special mission, Ryanne’s success holds the fate of all fae, and maybe bradaís too, in her hands. If she fails, not only will she lose her touch of fae, but the land she loves will be obliterated, and so will the fae.
We’ll see you on Tuesday, March 21 at 8 p.m. CT live on Twitch.

20 Questions with Brie Tart
2023-03-14 20:00 - 21:00 | Twitch LIVE
As avid readers, we at Cursed Dragon Ship Publishing have grown bored with the questions in “respectable” interviews. What about the really important ones, like what is their least favorite chore or their favorite flavor of ice cream? This week we’ve booked Brie Tart.

Brie Tart is an author of dynamic fantasies inspired by mythology and folklore, including the Exiles of Eire and Heart of Hellfire series. When not writing, she dabbles in drawing cartoons and deciphering languages, and makes her own adventures with her family. Follow her escapades at www.brietart.com.
We’ll see you Tuesday March 14 at 8 p.m. CT on Twitch.

20 Questions with Marisa Wolf
2023-02-28 20:00 - 21:00 | Twitch LIVE
As avid readers, we at Cursed Dragon Ship Publishing have grown bored with the questions in “respectable” interviews. What about the really important ones, like what is their least favorite chore or their favorite flavor of ice cream? This week we’ve booked Marisa Wolf.

Marisa Wolf is a second-generation nerd who started writing genre stories at six. At least one was good enough to be laminated, and she’s been chasing that high ever since. Over the years she majored in English to get credits for reading, taught middle school, was headbutted by an alligator, built a career in education, earned a black belt in Tae Kwon Do, and finally decided to finish all those half-started stories in her head. She’s written in shared universes across SFF, including military science fiction and space opera in the bestselling Four Horseman Universe (with six co-authored novels: Assassin, Hunter, and Ally with Kacey Ezell, Night Song with Mark Wandrey, The Lyons’ Pride and World Enders with Chris Kennedy, and a co-edited anthology with Kacey Ezell, Negotiation), urban fantasy in Hit World (with The Valkyries Initiative), and video and table top gaming in tie-in stories.

With over twenty short stories across multiple publishing houses, she’s had the opportunity to range from romantic fantasy to postapocalyptic genetic nightmares, and multiple genre points in between. Her forthcoming novel with Baen Books grew from one of those short stories, so no wonder she’s not planning to stop any time soon.

She’s currently based in Texas, but as she lives in an RV with her husband and their two absurd rescue dogs, it’s anyone’s guess where in the country she is at any given moment. More at www.marisawolf.net.

20 Questions with Sam Knight
2023-02-21 20:00 - 21:00 | Twitch LIVE
As avid readers, we at Cursed Dragon Ship Publishing have grown bored with the questions in “respectable” interviews. What about the really important ones, like what is their least favorite chore or their favorite flavor of ice cream? This week we’ve booked Sam Knight.
A Colorado native, Sam Knight spent ten years in California’s wine country before returning to the Rockies. When asked if he misses California he gets a wistful look in his eyes and replies he misses the green mountains in the winter, but he is glad to be back home.
His family is filled with avid readers, and Sam says his own passion started when he pressed his grandfather to find out what was so interesting that he just sat and stared at it. His grandfather handed him a book, and Sam has been a reader ever since. Sam claims to have finished the Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings trilogy in fourth grade and says he can still remember the look, feel, and smell of some of those early books. (He has been spotted sniffing books as he ruffles the pages.)
While doing research for a Western novel, Sam was not surprised to be told that, once upon a time, half of his family had been on the wrong side of the law. It stands to reason that when your great-great-grandfather was a marshal in Cripple Creek, Colorado, someone in the family had to be a horse thief. Sam was, however, surprised to hear the family name had originally been McKnight, and that the thieves had taken the ‘Mc’ part of the name with them. (Or the lawmen let them have it in order to distance themselves from that side of the family.) Having served a stint working in a correctional facility, Sam has often wondered if being a lawman runs in the blood. His great grandfather upheld the law in Mooreland, OK, as well as Springfield and Florence CO, among other places, with his sons (Sam’s grandfather and great uncle) occasionally deputized to assist.
When asked why he would want to become a writer, Sam recounts a time when he was in fifth grade. Illness stuck him in bed for two weeks with only books for companions. (This was a bit before video game phone implants were in common use.) He burned through the Xanth trilogy (back before it expanded into thirty some books), the Riddle of Stars trilogy, a couple of John Carter of Mars books, and a few Pip and Flinx novels, relishing the moments when he would become so engrossed he would forget the ills of the physical world. A thought floated through his mind at that time, about being able to return the favor to the authors who were providing so much to him. That thought never left, and now he sincerely hopes anyone picking up one of his stories can find something they were looking for.
As well having been Distribution Manager for WordFire Press, Senior Editor for Villainous Press, and doing miscellaneous things for various other small publishers, Sam started his own publishing company, Knight Writing Press. He has curated and edited over a dozen anthologies, is the author of six children’s books, four short story collections, four novels, and over 75 short stories, including three co-authored with Kevin J. Anderson, two of which were media tie-ins: a Planet of the Apes story and a Wayward Pines story. Based upon his experiences curating and editing anthologies and numerous other stories, as well as being involved in the publication of well over 400 titles in some way (he stopped counting in 2019), Sam released Blood from Your Own Pen: A Practical Guide on Self-Editing and Common Mistakes (now out in its 2nd Edition).
A stay-at-home father, Sam attempts to be a full-time writer, but there are only so many hours left in a day after kids and slush piles. Once upon a time, he was known to quote books the way some people quote movies, but now he claims having a family has made him forgetful, as a survival adaptation. Drop in and see what he is up to at SamKnight.com and knightwritingpress.com. If you have something you want to say, leave a comment, or contact him at sam@samknight.com or at knightwritingpress@gmail.com. If you write short stories, check for open submissions at knightwritingpress.com. Sam does his best to be “new author friendly.”
A Colorado native, Sam Knight spent ten years in California’s wine country before returning to the Rockies. When asked if he misses California he gets a wistful look in his eyes and replies he misses the green mountains in the winter, but he is glad to be back home.
His family is filled with avid readers, and Sam says his own passion started when he pressed his grandfather to find out what was so interesting that he just sat and stared at it. His grandfather handed him a book, and Sam has been a reader ever since. Sam claims to have finished the Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings trilogy in fourth grade and says he can still remember the look, feel, and smell of some of those early books. (He has been spotted sniffing books as he ruffles the pages.)
While doing research for a Western novel, Sam was not surprised to be told that, once upon a time, half of his family had been on the wrong side of the law. It stands to reason that when your great-great-grandfather was a marshal in Cripple Creek, Colorado, someone in the family had to be a horse thief. Sam was, however, surprised to hear the family name had originally been McKnight, and that the thieves had taken the ‘Mc’ part of the name with them. (Or the lawmen let them have it in order to distance themselves from that side of the family.) Having served a stint working in a correctional facility, Sam has often wondered if being a lawman runs in the blood. His great grandfather upheld the law in Mooreland, OK, as well as Springfield and Florence CO, among other places, with his sons (Sam’s grandfather and great uncle) occasionally deputized to assist.
When asked why he would want to become a writer, Sam recounts a time when he was in fifth grade. Illness stuck him in bed for two weeks with only books for companions. (This was a bit before video game phone implants were in common use.) He burned through the Xanth trilogy (back before it expanded into thirty some books), the Riddle of Stars trilogy, a couple of John Carter of Mars books, and a few Pip and Flinx novels, relishing the moments when he would become so engrossed he would forget the ills of the physical world. A thought floated through his mind at that time, about being able to return the favor to the authors who were providing so much to him. That thought never left, and now he sincerely hopes anyone picking up one of his stories can find something they were looking for.
As well having been Distribution Manager for WordFire Press, Senior Editor for Villainous Press, and doing miscellaneous things for various other small publishers, Sam started his own publishing company, Knight Writing Press. He has curated and edited over a dozen anthologies, is the author of six children’s books, four short story collections, four novels, and over 75 short stories, including three co-authored with Kevin J. Anderson, two of which were media tie-ins: a Planet of the Apes story and a Wayward Pines story. Based upon his experiences curating and editing anthologies and numerous other stories, as well as being involved in the publication of well over 400 titles in some way (he stopped counting in 2019), Sam released Blood from Your Own Pen: A Practical Guide on Self-Editing and Common Mistakes (now out in its 2nd Edition).
A stay-at-home father, Sam attempts to be a full-time writer, but there are only so many hours left in a day after kids and slush piles. Once upon a time, he was known to quote books the way some people quote movies, but now he claims having a family has made him forgetful, as a survival adaptation. Drop in and see what he is up to at SamKnight.com and knightwritingpress.com. If you have something you want to say, leave a comment, or contact him at sam@samknight.com or at knightwritingpress@gmail.com. If you write short stories, check for open submissions at knightwritingpress.com. Sam does his best to be “new author friendly.”

20 Questions with Todd Fahnestock
2023-02-14 20:00 - 21:00 | Twitch LIVE
As avid readers, we at Cursed Dragon Ship Publishing have grown bored with the questions in “respectable” interviews. What about the really important ones, like what is their least favorite chore or their favorite flavor of ice cream? This week we’ve booked Todd Fahnestock.

Todd Fahnestock is an award-winning, #1 bestselling author of fantasy for all ages and winner of the New York Public Library’s Books for the Teen Age Award. Threadweavers and The Whisper Prince Trilogy are two of his bestselling epic fantasy series. He is a winner of the 2022 Colorado Authors League Award for Writing Excellence and two-time finalist for the Colorado Book Award for Tower of the Four: The Champions Academy (2021) and Khyven the Unkillable (2022). His passions are fantasy and his quirky, fun-loving family. When he’s not writing, he teaches Taekwondo, swaps middle grade humor with his son, plays Ticket to Ride with his wife, plots creative stories with his daughter, and wrestles with Galahad the Weimaraner. Visit Todd at toddfahnestock.com.

We’ll see you tonight at 8 p.m. Central on Twitch.

20 Questions with Berta Platas
2023-01-24 20:00 - 21:00 | Twitch LIVE
As avid readers, we at Cursed Dragon Ship Publishing have grown bored with the questions in “respectable” interviews. What about the really important ones, like what is their least favorite chore or their favorite flavor of ice cream? This week we’ve booked Berta Platas.

Berta Platas is an award-winning author of Latina romance, as well as co-author, with Michele Roper, of the popular YA fantasy series The Faire Folk Saga, and the new By Honor Bound series cowritten with Nancy Knight. Berta lives in the Atlanta area with her husband and dogs, and when not writing plays board games and D and D, hangs out with her children and grandchildren, and is a reluctant grass farmer for her HOA.

We’ll see you Tuesday, January 24 at 8pm Central on Twitch.

Cover Reveal for Touch of Faete by Debut Author Ligia de Wit
2023-01-15 15:00 - 15:30 | Twitch LIVE
We’re so proud to present debut author Ligia de Wit’s cover for her romantic fantasy novel Touch of Faete.
Curiosity kills little seers who get too close to bradaís, the eternal foe of the fae.
All Ryanne Kelly dreams of is a normal dating life, which is impossible when her fae gift of foresight tells her exactly how badly each romance will end. Just when Ryanne decides to give up on dating, she meets a mysterious stranger who doesn’t activate her seer gifts.
Titus Doyle has adjusted to modern living despite the fact that he is an immortal bradaí who yearns for the good ole times. He and his band of mercenaries use the internet to find new clients to quench his thirst for gold. His lust to kill fae, however, is much harder to satisfy. When Titus meets Ryanne, he recognizes her as a seer and knows what she is worth.
As their two lives collide, the primeval battle between fae and bradaís reignites. Ryanne’s human side sees more in Titus than the killing machine the fae claim him to be. Meanwhile, Titus must fight his primal urges as his feelings for Ryanne grow.
When an ancient queen of the fae gives Ryanne a special mission, Ryanne’s success holds the fate of all fae, and maybe bradaís too, in her hands. If she fails, not only will she lose her touch of fae, but the land she loves will be obliterated, and so will the fae.
We’ll see you Sunday, January 15 at 3 p.m. Central on Twitch.

Book Launch: Heroes Kill Everyone by Kevin Pettway
2023-01-03 20:00 - 21:00 | Twitch LIVE
Come join us for the launch of the final book in the Misplaced Mercenaries series, Heroes Kill Everyone by Kevin Pettway.

We’ll be giving away two signed copies of the freshly minted paperback.

The fear of Tyrrane and their Anger Under the Mountain has gone on long enough, and King Keane of Greenshade has finally decided to end it—personally. Until he talks with his wife the queen, whereupon he decides to send warrior/sorceress Sarah to end it for him.

On the advice of a troll Seer and a dead god, Sarah plunges ahead into adventure and war, even though the last time she faced the dark queen of Tyrrane she was forced to run, broken and bloody.

This time things will be different, and while this proves to be true, the results are not what Sarah or Keane wanted. Full scale war embroils every corner of the map, the crown cannot keep their own out of danger, and the Anger is whispering in everyone’s ears.

The world was so much easier when Keane and Sarah were just mercenaries.

Join us Tuesday, January 3, 2023 at 8 p.m. Central on Twitch.
