tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91031376364878963642024-03-13T22:31:20.103-04:00Chris Stoesen FictionWelcome to my little writing corner. This is where I ramble on about my current writing projects. Warning, this site has cookies. Unfortunately they aren't chocolate chip. I have no idea what Blogger does with them.Chris Stoesenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285495844651490795noreply@blogger.comBlogger105125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103137636487896364.post-64739621848048059942019-10-09T16:43:00.001-04:002019-10-09T16:43:41.608-04:00Book 7 Of the New Glasgow War SeriesI have unfortunately stalled out in progress on this. I have the outline ready but the writing has been eluding me. I hope to be back on track next week.
Chris Stoesenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285495844651490795noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103137636487896364.post-26449064941690624992019-06-10T14:20:00.000-04:002019-06-10T14:20:04.812-04:00Updates on Upcoming ProjectsI have made a start on Book 7 of the Phoenix series. I am in the process of releasing two non-fiction books at the moment. The first is a set of wargames scenarios for the Age of Sail called <i>To Covet Glory</i>. If you are interested, you can check it out<a href="https://payhip.com/b/CHAj"> here</a>.<P>
The second is a set of World War II scenarios covering a portion of the Second battle of Kharkov in May of 1942. It is getting close to being released. Should be this month. Once these are behind me, I will concentrate on Book 7 and start work again on the third Devareaux book.<P>
After those two are done, I think I will move to a new series entirely. Book 7 should close out the Phoenix series. The third book of the Devareaux series will be the final installment of that trilogy. I may come back and write about some of the other characters such as Henry Stoe.<P>
Anyway, I hope you have had a chance to check out<a href="https://books2read.com/u/4AQoAd"> Phoenix Triumphant</a>. If you did, please consider leaving a review. It really does help considerably.<P>
Chris Stoesenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285495844651490795noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103137636487896364.post-8735847854402571182019-04-22T10:00:00.000-04:002019-04-22T10:00:02.772-04:00Phoenix Triumphant Is Launched!It took a while but the button has been pressed and Phoenix Triumphant is live. Well, nearly. It is availible for pre-order on <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07QY84KL5/">Amazon</a> right now and will be availible on April 25th. I am launching it at $0.99 and will raise the price to $1.99 next month. <P>
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You can check out the Universal Book link for Phoenix Triumphant by clicking <a href="https://books2read.com/u/4AQoAd">here</a>. I hope you check it out and let me know what you think. Thanks everyone for sticking with me.Chris Stoesenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285495844651490795noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103137636487896364.post-30250261978310735512019-02-25T17:15:00.000-05:002019-02-25T17:15:37.956-05:00Update on Phoenix TriumphantI have gotten back on track with the editing. It is going well so far. It will take a bit longer to finish out. But there is progress. I divide out the editing process into a number of steps. I am about half way through. I hope to send out some beta copies next week.Chris Stoesenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285495844651490795noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103137636487896364.post-37028443379633332962019-01-02T11:11:00.002-05:002019-01-02T11:11:52.991-05:00Potential New Series idea....I am thinking of a new series. Would you be interested if I posted a couple of chapters here to read? Let me know your thoughts.Chris Stoesenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285495844651490795noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103137636487896364.post-41333987294890767282019-01-02T11:10:00.002-05:002019-01-02T11:10:53.097-05:00Happy New YearI hope 2018 treated everyone well. I am back at work on completing Book 6 of the New Glasgow War series. I am currently in the middle of a scene with Gordo having an unexpected guest.<P>
Hopefully, I will release this by the end of the month and get to work on book 3 of the Thomas Devareaux series.<P>
I have a favor to ask of you. If you have had a chance to read book one of the NGW series - Out of the Ashes, and have not posted a review, please take a moment and put one up on Amazon. I would really appreciate it. Here is the link: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B076JNY156">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B076JNY156</a>.<P>
Happy New Year everyone.Chris Stoesenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285495844651490795noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103137636487896364.post-17178089094318139472018-11-19T15:51:00.004-05:002018-11-19T15:51:45.320-05:00Project OverloadWell, we have passed the midpoint of Nanowrimo and I have very little to show for it. Oops. I do have a number of new story ideas that I would like to pursue. But until I get Phoenix Triumphant finished and the Baltic Gambit done, I will not start other projects. No, really. I promise I won't. <P>
One item that sidetracked me was pulling Hunting Season out of KDP Select. I have tried to clean up the formatting and run it through ProWritingAid again and will be uploading it soon. Maybe even today. However, PWA is crashing on me today. I think it is due to an acute caffeine deficiency and the computer equivalent.<P>
<i>Edit</i>: Yep, Hunting Season is wide now.<P>
Well, back to writing.Chris Stoesenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285495844651490795noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103137636487896364.post-11745165259582634372018-11-01T11:36:00.002-04:002018-11-01T11:36:48.305-04:00The Phoenix GambitWell, thanks to Rukia, I had a pretty good launch for book 5. I will leave the book up at .99 until this weekend. Like all good things, that must come to an end and the price will go back up. I am thinking of keeping it in line with the other books and putting it at $1.99. <P>
Book 6 -Phoenix Triumphant is coming along nicely. The book has taken some turns that have surprised me as I am going along. We shall see the return of a pair of characters that have been absent for a few books. I am playing with cover ideas earlier in the process and may have something to show later this month.<P>
Anyway, back to writing.Chris Stoesenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285495844651490795noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103137636487896364.post-12466662111984571852018-10-30T12:28:00.002-04:002018-10-30T12:28:24.365-04:00CSS Appomattox 4th AnniversaryI just checked and it has been 4 years since I first published <i>CSS Appomattox</i>. It doesn't seem to be that long ago. In honor of the anniversary, I did a bit of polishing on the book (minor edits and some layout changes). This is the 3rd real edition of the book since I first released it. The most significant change is moving the world description to the back of the book and letting it start with the story. In several of the reviews, I had received complaints about that. Hopefully, this will help.<P>
I am also doing some work on the third book in that series (Black Sea Peril). I think I will commit to a February 2019 release date. At this point I have 1/4th of it written. The story is progressing nicely but it is fighting for space on the writing desk with the New Glasgow War series which just may turn into a 9 part instead of 6 part series.<P>
Anyway, I just wanted to take a moment to celebrate the anniversary of the book. October is just one of those months that I seen to release books in. With <i>The Phoenix Gambit</i> being released this month and a year ago, I released <i>Out of the Ashes</i>. <P>
Happy reading everyone.
Chris Stoesenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285495844651490795noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103137636487896364.post-34521699752473965472018-10-29T16:19:00.000-04:002018-10-29T16:19:02.160-04:00Stellar Service Recognized - RukiaI have done a number of book launches with Rukia publishing. I added their logo on the right hand side of the page. Every time I work with them, they tirelessly promote my book, build my mailing list and look for new ways to get the word out. I am terrible at the advertising side of things. But they are really good. Has my book hit in the top 100 rankings of Amazon with their help - no, but I don't think they every will. But they sure do try to make that happen.<P>
I have grown my mailing list by nearly 200% since starting to work with them and it is still growing. The books always get a good bump in sales and I now have all sorts of followers on BookBub that I didn't know I could have. All in all, it is always money well spent. Of all of the services that I have tried, I always have a positive return on investment with Rukia. Give them a try, you will be glad you did.Chris Stoesenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285495844651490795noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103137636487896364.post-35288959190736473882018-10-26T13:26:00.000-04:002018-10-26T13:26:16.421-04:00DriveThruFictionI have been using one of their sister sites for years. DriveThruFiction is something I tried a few years ago and am giving it another go again. All five books of the New Glasgow War series are live there now. <a href="https://www.drivethrufiction.com/browse.php?author=CN%20Stoesen">https://www.drivethrufiction.com/browse.php?author=CN%20Stoesen</a><P>
I am a fan of the site and will be looking into porting a few more items there over time. Swing on by and take a look at their site.<P>
Chris Stoesenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285495844651490795noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103137636487896364.post-66604681719564558592018-10-25T16:23:00.002-04:002018-10-25T16:23:28.856-04:00Online Retailers for E-BooksI was just curious as to which online retailers that you use for books. I am conducting my second experiment with putting some books wide. Thus far I am concentrating on my science fiction series - The New Glasgow War.<P>
Besides Amazon, I have also put books up on:<BR>
Drive Thru Fiction<BR>
Google Play - Which their search engine is not returning anything on the books they claim are live today.... hmmmm.<BR>
Barnes & Noble<BR>
Apple<BR>
Kobo<BR>
Scribd<BR>
Tolino<BR>
24Symbols<BR>
Playster<BR>
OverDrive<BR>
Bibliotheca<BR>
Baker & Taylor<P>
Most of the above I am doing through the Draft 2 Digital service. It is pretty handy as I would not be able to upload to Apple without them. Are there other services that you use? Do you use any of the above? I'd love to hear back from you as to your favorites. <P>
Personally, I use Amazon, Google Play and Playster.
Chris Stoesenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285495844651490795noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103137636487896364.post-38515702151693959322018-10-23T13:50:00.002-04:002018-10-23T13:50:41.943-04:00Phoenix Gambit is LivePhoenix Gambit went live on the 22nd of October. It is off and running. <P>
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Book 6 of the series is well on its way. I am 1/5th of the way through the first draft and look to have it released by the end of November. The working title is <i>Phoenix Triumphant</i>. That's right, I actually have a title well before the release. Next up is a cover. I have some ideas on that front as well.<P>
For the Thomas Devareaux fans out there, fear not, I haven't forgotten about the series. The next book, Black Sea Peril is in progress. I am making steady progress daily on it and look to have a release by first quarter next year (2019). No cover ideas yet. I am thinking of something involving the Ottoman Navy circa 1890. We will see what I can find.<P>
Anyway, back to the keyboard. Until next time, take care.Chris Stoesenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285495844651490795noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103137636487896364.post-85741946119347295832018-10-08T21:49:00.002-04:002018-10-08T21:49:23.739-04:00Help Wanted - There are Free Books Involved.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://static.squarespace.com/static/4fa14d3ce4b08a53fa26468e/500881b0e4b0634b00d359ed/500881dbe4b0634b00d37213/1273065733553/1000w" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://static.squarespace.com/static/4fa14d3ce4b08a53fa26468e/500881b0e4b0634b00d359ed/500881dbe4b0634b00d37213/1273065733553/1000w" width="400" height="294" data-original-width="250" data-original-height="184"></a></div>
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I love that iconic image. Uncle Sam pointing his finger out at you asking for help. Well, I could use a bit of help. Most importantly, I really could use some reviews on my books. If you have done a review on one of my books and are interested in doing another, please think about enrolling in my Advanced Review Copy group. I created a sign up form for it here: <a href="https://goo.gl/forms/GYp2OjK0NiTpbZbJ2">https://goo.gl/forms/GYp2OjK0NiTpbZbJ2</a><P>
Please consider it. I would really appreciate it.
Chris Stoesenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285495844651490795noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103137636487896364.post-84501694673572425292018-09-07T15:59:00.001-04:002018-09-07T15:59:23.159-04:00CSS Appomattox on Sale<a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00P0A4ACY">CSS Appomatox </a>is now on sale at Amazon for only $0.99 from now until September 14th.
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Check it out today.Chris Stoesenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285495844651490795noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103137636487896364.post-55312788336783775562018-08-27T15:06:00.002-04:002018-08-27T15:06:42.193-04:00Cover for The Phoenix Gambit - Book 5 of the New Glasgow War SeriesI finally found an image for the cover that I like. The artist goes by Algolonline on Deposit Photos. This was put together by Phil McClimon for me as a cover. The editing will hopefully be completed by the end of this week for a release date in early September for the book.<P>
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I think I may your more of this artists work going forward.
Chris Stoesenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285495844651490795noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103137636487896364.post-82096930498055135842018-05-18T16:01:00.001-04:002018-05-18T16:02:45.017-04:00GDPR FrustrationsWell, I am not certain what I need to do to protect myself from the repercussions of this. I am going to suspend the mailing lists until I figure it out. Until further notice, I will not be taking more subscribers to my mailing lists.Chris Stoesenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285495844651490795noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103137636487896364.post-67233126558478103732018-03-21T17:33:00.000-04:002018-03-21T17:33:17.917-04:00Phoenix Rising out on AmazonThe release day was officially yesterday. I am happy to report that it went off almost without a hitch. Of course I found a spelling error in my description on Amazon and it was too late to fix until the book went live. That is now sorted out and looking better.<P>
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If you are interested, the book is still just $0.99 in the kindle store until next week. <P>
I have started work on Book 5 which as of yet is untitled. I am still trying to sort out some things but it is starting to come together. If you had a chance to read through Phoenix Rising, I would love to hear from you. Please let me know what you think.Chris Stoesenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285495844651490795noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103137636487896364.post-51601967595081820732018-02-28T15:03:00.002-05:002018-02-28T15:03:32.339-05:00Phoenix Rising is Availible for Pre-Order<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-OICFgYrt2b4/WpcKeTUOmFI/AAAAAAAAGS0/I2NFYTM-XpsQwb9XkuBxeFvkvC3hdDcqwCLcBGAs/s1600/Chris%2BCover%2Bfixed.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-OICFgYrt2b4/WpcKeTUOmFI/AAAAAAAAGS0/I2NFYTM-XpsQwb9XkuBxeFvkvC3hdDcqwCLcBGAs/s320/Chris%2BCover%2Bfixed.jpg" width="200" height="320" data-original-width="1000" data-original-height="1600" /></a></div>
Phoenix rising is now out and availible on <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07B4JL91B">Amazon</a>. Just taking a moment to breathe a side of relief before jumping into Book 5. Duncan is calling for me to keep her story going. <P>
Please let me know what you think about the new book and cover.Chris Stoesenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285495844651490795noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103137636487896364.post-65918411515973199592018-02-21T10:50:00.003-05:002018-02-21T10:50:52.915-05:00UpdatesI have now officially sold 1000 copies of CSS Appomattox. Thank you all.<P>
More importantly, for the short term, I have a cover for Phoenix Rising: A Story of the New Glasgow War. A friend of mine, Phil McClimon made for me. I really like it.<P>
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Hopefully, this is going to inspire me to finish my editing quickly. Chris Stoesenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285495844651490795noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103137636487896364.post-25687625320295028352018-02-14T11:07:00.002-05:002018-02-14T11:07:53.615-05:00Milestone Almost Reached<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1lWkb2n9J7M/WbZ0q0YyxTI/AAAAAAAAFvM/z5R9sTEnyEYHKonNReiNa9KCs4oaPnrRwCPcBGAYYCw/s1600/CSS.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1lWkb2n9J7M/WbZ0q0YyxTI/AAAAAAAAFvM/z5R9sTEnyEYHKonNReiNa9KCs4oaPnrRwCPcBGAYYCw/s320/CSS.png" width="278" height="320" data-original-width="458" data-original-height="527" /></a></div>I just checked my book report settings. I am one sale away from having sold 1000 Kindle copies of CSS Appomattox. Now that is not a big deal for many folks as I know of authors who are selling that many per day. But for me, it's pretty cool. <P>
The series has done pretty well. The second book in the series has not done nearly as well. Once I finish the third book in the series, I will be looking at repackaging the series to try to get more exposure for it.<P>
In order to celebrate the milestone, anyone who reaches out to me that has not received a copy of Honor Restored, I will send you a PDF of it right away. It occurs immediately after the events of The Last Airship from Khartoum and resolves Almond's story.<P>
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Anyway, I just wanted to celebrate for a moment, even if it is prematurely. Now back to editing.Chris Stoesenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285495844651490795noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103137636487896364.post-52822114590420502332018-02-13T13:47:00.002-05:002018-02-13T13:47:51.103-05:00Fighting Through the EditingI am fighting my way through the editing of the New Glasgow War book 4. I actually have made good progress the past three days. Hopefully I will be able to complete the editing within a week or so. The challenge will be to come up with a cover as good as the previous three.<P>
I should hit the halfway point by tomorrow at the latest. Onward and upward.Chris Stoesenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285495844651490795noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103137636487896364.post-26594207199344010562018-01-31T13:22:00.002-05:002018-01-31T13:22:53.274-05:00Phoenix Rising - Book 4 of the New Glasgow War SeriesI just completed the first draft of the book. I started editing it right away. I am trying to release in early February. The story continues with Duncan and Dietler engaging a new enemy. The book is twice as long as any of the first three in the series. I hope to have it availible for beta readers next week. We will see how that goes.<P>
I still have to come up with a cover though. I am trying to decide on one. I am trying to look for something interesting.Chris Stoesenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285495844651490795noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103137636487896364.post-64544796636639410882018-01-02T16:14:00.001-05:002018-01-02T16:14:53.446-05:00The New Glasgow War Omnibus is live on AmazonI sent out an announcement earlier about the omnibus edition but was a bit too early. It seems Amazon didn't like the paperback cover and it took me four tries to get it right. But now, it is live on <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1976758645">Amazon.</a><P>
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Aaron did the cover for me again with the image from Book 3. It was my favorite that he has done so far. So far the kindle version has done rather well. It is $2.99 and includes books one through three of the series.<P>
I am hard at work on book four of the series and have now expanded it to embrace nine total books in the series. The plan it to release monthly. I suspect that plan will fail at some point in this process. it means that I need to have a finished draft of book 4 before the end of next week. And for it to have a cover that I haven't talked to Aaron about.<P>
Anyway, progress is being made. For the Alternate History fans out there, don't worry, Thomas Devareaux will be back. I am working on finishing book 3 of the series by this summer. In the fall, I plan on launching a new Alt History series based in the Seven Years war following a freikorps.<P>
Anyway, Happy New Year to one and all. I hope 2018 treats us well.Chris Stoesenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285495844651490795noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103137636487896364.post-23294382331244551162017-12-14T09:25:00.001-05:002017-12-14T09:25:39.760-05:00Price of War availible for PresaleI have made <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0788CCLQ9">Price of War availible for presale on Amazon</a>. It will be $.99 for the pre-sale and the first week of release. After that, the price will go up. I am very excited about the release of Price of War. The series has been fun to work on. Hopefully, it has been fun for you to read.<P>
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