I recently got the 2nd Volume in the Hack/Slash Horror series. I backed the first volume and the second on Kickstarter (Got a variant cover). I loved the first and I cannot wait to dig into this one. Tim Seeley is one of my favorite writer, and he will be a VIP at the NWI Comic Con! Art is fabulous by Emily Stone. Go Check it out.
I love this series and Seanan’s amazing writing. I am looking forward to reading this book. If you are not familiar with the series here is the publisher’s description:
Welcome to the Whitethorn Institute. The first step is always admitting you need help, and you’ve already taken that step by requesting a transfer into our company.
There is another school for children who fall through doors and fall back out again. It isn’t as friendly as Eleanor West’s Home for Wayward Children. And it isn’t as safe.
When Eleanor West decided to open her school, her sanctuary, her Home for Wayward Children, she knew from the beginning that there would be children she couldn’t save; when Cora decides she needs a different direction, a different fate, a different prophecy, Miss West reluctantly agrees to transfer her to the other school, where things are run very differently by Whitethorn, the Headmaster.
She will soon discover that not all doors are welcoming… Check it out!
Okay, that’s where I’m at. I’ll try to update y’all every month on books, comics, and music that I’ve been digging! I’ll try to add some indie author reads!
Come out and say hello! We will be releasing the first three Rabbit Hole of Research Zines (expanded episodes with more cool art work), Coloring Books, copies of my debut novel, and there will be a giveaway! Georgia (@atomic_number 14) and I (@jomega22) can not wait!
Katherine, How do you come up with ideas for a project?
It sounds so easy when I say it, but I have an idea come into my mind and I work on it in my head until I can write something down. I once had an idea hit me when I was in the shower. Sometimes I say that I have a poem in my fingertips that must be written down. Sometimes projects come to me from what someone else says or as I am people watching.
After you have a new idea, how much research do you do?
I do enough research to satisfy myself I can write about the topic. Sometimes I do none, then sometimes I wander the internet for hours reading on a topic.
Do you research things throughout your creative process or just at the beginning?
I will research throughout a project as needed as the ideas flow. Sometimes a new idea will come up in my writing and I want to know about it, so I search the internet.
What’s the strangest thing you’ve researched for a project (go check that Google search history)?
The strangest thing I researched was what to feed a mule versus a horse. Every now and then a mule needs to eat a certain type of pellet to help with their attitude. I’ve not used this in a book yet.
When you write, do you try to stay close to the Actual Factual or are you fast and loose with Handwavium (a term used when a writer waves their hand at reality for sake of the plot)?
I am reality based with a little Handwavium mixed into it. When you have created a new world to play in you can bend the rules a little more.
Have you ever stopped reading a story to go look up how factual something was?
I have pulled up the internet to read about a topic that has come up in my reading. It give me more of the story to enjoy.
Do you create with music, other background noise or complete silence?
I usually have cartoons, a ghost hunting, or a paranormal show on the TV going on in the background. Bluey is the newest cartoon I tune into. Sometimes I need quiet to sort something out.
Do you have any pet helper?
I have two cats and a dog. As you can see the cats are super helpful!
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Do you create better at 5am or 5pm?
I create better from 9pm to 1am. It’s weird to get my best writing done super late into the night.
Which team apocalypse are you on: zombie, asteroid, or alien invasion?
Team apocalypse: Zombie. Someday some scientist will come up with something that will get loose and change mankind.
You ask your readers to be creative. How do you stay creative?
I take classes on art to stay creative. I draw and paint. I also make ATCs- Artist Trading Cards to trade. I read a lot of scifi/fantasy books. Last year I rea dover 52 books and am well on my way to catch that amount this year.
I see on your resume that you have extensive teaching experience, and I’m wondering how classroom management has helped you in your writing career?
Classroom management has helped me to be more on task when I am writing. My students did one thing at a time and that is how I work. I take on writing, email, or marketing one task at a time. I am also fast at turn-around times for projects other people want me to be a part of. I tend to do my part first, so it’s ready to go when needed.
If you got to use some “Handwavium” and send younger Katherine one note about writing, editing, or marketing, which would you chose and what would you say?
“You know more than you think you do, so get to work on your ideas for marketing your books.” “Be patient with the teams you work with.”
You have a release coming out soon, can you give us some details?
Grey Dawn of Dharaven: Katz Island will be released sometime toward the late summer. I am waiting on a cover from my publisher, the 120 or so days later the book will come out.
An ancient map found by Mountain Dragon Clan born Grey leads to an expedition that everyone else in her field thinks is crazy. Threats are made against her and the university that supports her. As an archaeologist, Grey is determined to finish her mission to find an underground human settlement on Katz Island. Will she find adventure taking her to the end of her career or to the find of the century?
Katherine, thank-you for your time. Is there anything else you’d like folks to know about you, your work, or your research process?
Stay tuned at https://katherineesoto-author.com at Creating New Worlds. New things are coming as I put together more creative things to share.
I also have a story in the anthology Abducted An Alien Romance Anthology. We are taking preorders now. The book will be out in September of 2021. Here is its preorder link: https://books2read.com/AbductedAnthology
Love built on betrayal. Lust that can’t be denied. Temptation of the forbidden. Prepare for out of this world stories as you delve into these 8 unforgettable sci-fi alien romances. This isn’t a rescue mission. This is ABDUCTED. Abducted includes stories based on forbidden romances, enemies to lovers, and happily ever afters – there is something for everyone! Available for a limited time so grab your copy and discover 8 new book boyfriends today! Authors in this anthology include Elvira Bathory, Lissa Lynn Thomas, Katherine E. Soto, Mandy Melanson, Jordan Elizabeth, Victoria Escobar, Nikki Landis, and Helena Novak
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I know what you are thinking, “Jotham, what is this Rabbit Hole of Research?” Well, my newsletter comes out twice a month (this is the goal), one edition will feature an author interview, book promos/samplers and giveaways; The second edition will explore the quirky science in fiction. Also, I say Handwavium a lot.
So, Just a couple quick updates and no Handwavium.
September 11th I’ll be signing books at the 36th Annual Chicago Printer’s Row Lit Fest!! I’ll be at the CWA booth from 12-3pm on Saturday September 11th—it’s an awesome time, read more about the festival here, and come out and say hello!
And—drumroll—at both signings I will have paperback and hardbackbooks! That’s right after some delays—long story and there will be some very limited edition misprint copies coming soon—I have hardback copies of Will You Still Love Me If I Become Someone Else? These will be available at the signings and for order on my shop!
Look at these Lovelies! And if you have eagle eyes, yes, that is the Cowboy Bebop Board Game I got recently in the background!
Okay, That’s all the major updates (can always email or follow me online for real time tracking).
August 15th I’ll be at the Munster Community Market with Georgia (Atomic Number 14) . I’ll have books, both paperback and hardback for signing! I hope to see you there!
I’m a featured artist on Romance Happy Hour and will be reading an except of my Rom-Com novella, ‘Tomorrow May Be Too Late”, during the January 21st Romance Happy Hour at 8pm CST! There are some amazing cocktails on the website for you to make and bring along to the reading.
My novella will be released in the Askew Ever After Box-Set, January 19th 2021. This will be a limited release, so mark those Calendars, or better yet you can pre-order at your favorite e-book store here! If you already placed an order, thank-you. Preorder is 99 cents, this will go up after release!
A few people have asked how I started writing novels. Even though I have been writing since I was a teenager, the decision to write novels came 10 years ago.
10 years ago today I had surgery to repair my ruptured Achilles tendon. During my recovery I started writing again, but didn’t want to write poetry. I started to draft a novel, and a year later I finished writing my first novel, “Pretty Small Things.”
It wasn’t a good novel, but I learned a lot, joined writing groups, critique and beta readers, and did a lot of reading and writing to find my style and voice.
4 years ago (6 years after getting back to writing) I finished the first draft of “Will You Still Love Me If I Become Someone Else?”
2 years ago I got an offer to publish from @rhetaskewpublishing.
And this is just the beginning. I am editing two novels which will be looking for a home soon and I have two novellas being published, one in the fall of 2021 and the other spring of 2022.
So, after a number of delays due to Covid, I’m super excited to reveal the cover and release day for my debut scifi psychological thriller novel, ‘Will You Still Love Me If I Become Someone Else’.
Check out the Cover, let me know what you think and mark your calendars because the book will be released on 23 February 2021!
I want to thank Dusty Grein who worked with me on the cover (he used my original illustration in the design) and Jennifer Soucy for her final round of edits and formatting. Thanks to Mandy and the rest of her team at RhetAskew Publishing. We are all excited to get this story out to you guys.
I want to another big thank you to all the family, friends, beta-readers and writing group members who helped in many ways-directly and indirectly-to get this novel done.
Preorders will start in a couple weeks. There will be more updates about signed copies, book swag, special giveaways, book tours, and any other news. As always my newsletter subscribers will be the first to know, so sign up!
