New Short Story
While you are awaiting the next book in the Blackfire Chronicles Series Mark has created a new short story that is free to read. The whole story is available to read and download as a PDF in his latest blog post.
Work in Progress Word Counter
April 30. 2023
Good news to report! I found an artist who is currently working on the cover for Blackfire 3. Look on Twitter or Minds for @neutronboar if you want to see some examples. He does all the cover art for my buddy, the sci-fi author Black Knight, which is where I found him. Speaking of Black Knight, his Starshatter series is great fun! Look him up on Amazon if you like your sci-fi action packed. One other note on BF 3: I submitted my copyright application to the US Copyright office a month ago, and as of April 29 it’s still ‘Active’. Which means they haven’t approved it yet. I know they will eventually. My other five books have taken between three and six weeks each to be approved. Still no release date yet for the next book, but it should be fairly soon. I’m hoping within a month or two.
Blackfire 4: Worked on this a bit today, although it’s been slow going the last few weeks. Summer is coming in Alaska, which means much of my free time will be spent outside in our enormous yard. In summer I write on rainy days or when I’m really inspired by something. If I get 30k words written between May and September, I’m happy. So how many words is BF4 at right now? 12,358. And I just got an idea while typing this, so I’m finishing up, posting, and getting back to work. Cheers!
Short Stories: I finished one a week ago called Patchouli Puke. It is by far the weirdest story I've ever written. This one really stumped me for an ending, which is unusual. Generally as I'm going along I'll have an idea for how I want the story to end, and it just takes itself there. Not this time. It got to about 12k words and completely stalled. I pondered it for a month, wrote a couple shit paragraphs which I threw away almost as soon as they were done, and I was starting to wonder if I'd ever finish it when finally inspiration struck. What a relief to have it done. I'm a little OCD about unfinished tasks. It bothers the hell out of me if I start something and don't finish it, which I guess serves me well in writing. One other note about PP - it features hallucinogens, the International Space Station, and MC Escher. Had another idea for a short story that I was able to crank out over 2k words on today. This one is about a tycoon who has cancer and has his body cryonically frozen until the disease can be cured. I currently have 11 short stories (10 finished) with a word count of 100,583. Damn near ready for another book of them!
Good news to report! I found an artist who is currently working on the cover for Blackfire 3. Look on Twitter or Minds for @neutronboar if you want to see some examples. He does all the cover art for my buddy, the sci-fi author Black Knight, which is where I found him. Speaking of Black Knight, his Starshatter series is great fun! Look him up on Amazon if you like your sci-fi action packed. One other note on BF 3: I submitted my copyright application to the US Copyright office a month ago, and as of April 29 it’s still ‘Active’. Which means they haven’t approved it yet. I know they will eventually. My other five books have taken between three and six weeks each to be approved. Still no release date yet for the next book, but it should be fairly soon. I’m hoping within a month or two.
Blackfire 4: Worked on this a bit today, although it’s been slow going the last few weeks. Summer is coming in Alaska, which means much of my free time will be spent outside in our enormous yard. In summer I write on rainy days or when I’m really inspired by something. If I get 30k words written between May and September, I’m happy. So how many words is BF4 at right now? 12,358. And I just got an idea while typing this, so I’m finishing up, posting, and getting back to work. Cheers!
Short Stories: I finished one a week ago called Patchouli Puke. It is by far the weirdest story I've ever written. This one really stumped me for an ending, which is unusual. Generally as I'm going along I'll have an idea for how I want the story to end, and it just takes itself there. Not this time. It got to about 12k words and completely stalled. I pondered it for a month, wrote a couple shit paragraphs which I threw away almost as soon as they were done, and I was starting to wonder if I'd ever finish it when finally inspiration struck. What a relief to have it done. I'm a little OCD about unfinished tasks. It bothers the hell out of me if I start something and don't finish it, which I guess serves me well in writing. One other note about PP - it features hallucinogens, the International Space Station, and MC Escher. Had another idea for a short story that I was able to crank out over 2k words on today. This one is about a tycoon who has cancer and has his body cryonically frozen until the disease can be cured. I currently have 11 short stories (10 finished) with a word count of 100,583. Damn near ready for another book of them!
French Press Sludge
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French Press Sludge - like the residue left at the bottom of a cup, these are stories author Mark Sowers wrote between working on his full-length novels. Sometimes a tale only needs a few thousand words to be told completely, sometimes it takes tens of thousands. These are the leftovers, the ideas that didn't demand a full-length novel, but that in many ways are just as impactful. From the social commentary of Halftime, to the absurd tragi-comedy of Stoner Ghosts, to the anger, despair and destitution of Apocalypse Pancakes and Never in Blue Genes, this collection of stories follows a disparate and entertaining cast of characters as they navigate through worlds dystopian, apocalyptic, true-to-life, and post-life.
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Society's House of Intractable Tension
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Bryce Ingman doesn’t know anything different. His entire life has been spent under the steel-shod boot of oppression. In this, the Federated Territories of North America, freedom and self-determination are forgotten notions from a dusty past. But there are those who still remember. Follow along as Bryce discovers what it means to be free, how absurd and self-aggrandizing tyrannical governments actually are, and how much politicians and the institutions they create deserve to be ridiculed. At turns poignant, tragic, sarcastic, parodical, and philosophical, Society’s House of Intractable Tension is cautionary tale of what has been and what could yet be if certain elements in society aren’t opposed by those who believe in true freedom.
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From the land of the midnight sun, author Mark Sowers
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Years in the making and countless hours writing, Mark Sowers has published three books so far and is about to publish his latest volume in the epic "The Blackfire Chronicles" Series.
This is incredible saga of Revan, a boy who toils for nearly all of his young life in a pit to unearth a massive monolithic structure and of his harrowing escape and the start of his many adventures. Follow the tales of Revan his friends, enemies and learn if he will solve the mystery of the Blackfire and bring the return of magic. Mark is about to publish The Blackfire Chronicles, Volume II in both paperback and Kindle edition. Mark is well underway into Volume III. In addition he is working on another awesome adventure and completing a collection of short stories. You can follow his blog, follow him on Minds and Parler and as an author on Amazon to be notified of any new releases. |
Mark Sowers at home in Alaska.
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The Blackfire Chronicles, Volume 1
The Blackfire Chroniclies, Volume I is available in Kindle, free to read for Kindle Unlimited users, and also in paperback.
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Enders & Associates
Enders & Associates is available in Kindle, free to read for Kindle Unlimited users, and also in paperback.
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Society's House of Intractable Tension
A cautionary and comedic tale for those who value freedom. Society's House of Intractable Tension is available in Kindle, free to read for Kindle Unlimited users, and also in paperback.
French Press Sludge - like the residue left at the bottom of a cup, these are stories author Mark Sowers wrote between working on his full-length novels. French Press Sludge is available in Kindle, free to read for Kindle Unlimited users, and also in paperback.
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The Blackfire Chronicles, Volume 2
The second in the epic saga. What will happen next? Find out in The Blackfire Chronicles, Volume II in Paperback, Kindle edition and Kindle Unlimited
The third volume is in the works! It will be available in Kindle, Kindle Unlimited and Paperback. Watch for the release date!
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