by Michael Todd
I took a look at the image, thinking that I would go, “You are right…”
What I said was, “Hold on! There is something with the image.”
When AX (yes, I’m shortening his pen name) and I got on the phone, he felt the same.
So, we are moving forward with the image and crossing our fingers that we got this…and it comes out just as cool on the cover as we both hope.
If it does, I think everyone who has been with us on this ride of how to use 3D for our covers from Protected by the Damned Book 01 until now will agree…
You did DAMNED good Artist X! Damned good!
Ad Aeternitatem,
Michael
P.S. – Here is a snippet from a short conversation Laurie and I had the other night in Slack: lauriestarkey [7:08 PM]
Thank you Mike. I appreciate that so much.
Okay - if you're in Chicago --- RPM Steak.
By far one of the best restaurants I've ever eaten at. Expensive as fuck, but it was insanely cool - well worth it. Every dish.
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Okay -- now to lay down somewhere. I ate like a fucking PIG > UGH
michael [9:41 PM]
"May the fatted pig RIP" ;-) LOL
lauriestarkey [6:35 AM]
Lol. That needs to go in a book somewhere.
michael [7:13 AM]
We have author notes due ;-) (She failed to share it in hers… So here it is.)
Author Notes - Laurie Starkey
Written July 1, 2018
Okay, so I don’t know about you, but there are several things in this series that I just want to know more about, both as a writer and a reader!
Now, it may be creepy or slightly sadistic, but I want to see the research facilities in the world of the Damned. I know all hell is breaking loose (or did already!), but I want to walk into a mental institute-looking building with a wild-haired creepy-assed mad scientist at the helm of the research of the Damned.
Because you guys know how this works: you get infected, then you’re either a mercenary, research, or you die. I’d go with kick-ass fighting machine myself (as I’m sure you would too), but there’s a curtain to pull back on what’s going on in the mad science lab.
Spoiler alert—we’re going to get to see that this fall. I’ve been working with Mike on one of our spin-off series, and we’re going to have some fun with the research facilities.
We spent hours the other night preparing the emotional, FUN, adventurous ride we plan on first, going on by writing the books, and second, taking you on with us if you’re interested.
I’m beyond excited to see happens to our Damned crew throughout the rest of the summer and this fall. We have some awesome stuff heading your way.
On another note, we’re in Chicago! We’ve started traveling again, and we stopped by Minnesota, which was awesome, and headed to Lake Michigan next. Mackinac Island is a treat and a blast from the past, and Traverse City was filled with cherries, shops, and great food.
I didn’t realize you could eat cherries in two billion dishes, but apparently, you can. And now we’re in the Windy City. I love it here already: big buildings, food, music, food, people, food, culture, and did I mention food?
Right. I’m thinking this is going to be great for the tongue and terrible for the hips. #storyofmylife
Outside of traveling and taking up Mike’s time with new horrific and yet hilarious ideas, I’ve been working on my mystery suspense line a lot this year. It’s a gruesome, not funny at all, serial killer series. I know. I have issues. Writing romance by morning, murder mystery in the afternoons, and romance at night.
Most people take medicine for what I have. I just write. A lot.
My WL Knightly line has been a great, albeit difficult, creative outlet. Just wanted to try my hand at something complex and brain-achingly painful (at times). Shake your head at me. You should at this point. So, a thirteen-book murder mystery series where I can to bob and weave for a lot of pages and far too many words to keep my readers guessing whodunit.
It’s been a blast, too, and we’re headed into a big promo season on that series at the end of the month. Throw in a few bikers, billionaires, a secret baby, a demon-exorcising priest, Satan’s sexy wife, some donuts, a chicken nugget or two for good measure, and a shit-ton (that’s a word – right?) and you have my month!
Be lucky you’re you and not me today! And above all that jazz up there… THANK YOU for spending your dollars on our stories. I cannot tell you how much Mike and I appreciate your support of our art. It means the world to us.
Slave to Many Stories,
Laurie Starkey
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Books by Michael Todd
PROTECTED BY THE DAMNED
Torn Asunder (01)
Killing Is My Business (02)
And Business Is Good (03)
Sit Down, Shut Up, And Pull The Trigger (04)
Welcome To The Jungle (05)
Metal Up Your Ass (06)
Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (07)
For Whom The Bell Tolls (08)
WAR OF THE DAMNED
Resurrection Of The Damned (01)
No Quarter (02)
Dark Is The Night (03)
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