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
January 29, 2023 The second and final edit of BF3 is complete. Final word count:139,638. This one was sort of difficult to wrap up. Writing generally comes pretty easy to me, and this story was flowing along nicely until I realized I needed to wrap up all the loose threads and bring the book to an end. That, I can say officially, has happened. The next steps are formatting, which my amazing wife is going to do, and submitting her version of the manuscript to the US Copyright office. Then there is the matter of a cover which I'm still working on. I also commissioned another map which is also finished. This one is of Regra (yep the big city in Bentravirri makes its first appearance in this book), and it turned out incredibly well, as all of Jeff Mathison's maps have. If everything works out the way I'm hoping it will, BF3 should be available in maybe two months. Fingers crossed.
Blackfire 4 - I got a bit of writing done over the last couple weeks between editing volume 3 and watching NFL games online. (Quick aside for sports fans: I found a website where I can watch every NFL game without having to subscribe to some cable service or other. Never again will I pay for 7,000 channels of nothing to watch just so I can catch a ball game. There are also websites where one can watch myriad other sports too, all for free.) Sorry for the digression. Volume 4 is at 6,357 words. Here's a teaser just for fun. Up to now I haven't described where in the Northern Desert the Nojii live. It hasn't mattered to the story. Developments in volume 3 necessitated that I figure it out, so I did - in the first couple chapters of volume 4. It's a pretty cool place so far!
$45.76 to Baghdad - 8,469 (Haven't worked on this one since last winter, but I'll be revisiting it soon. Gotta wait for plot details, but I'll say that it involves a disaster.)
I've also completed Eight more short stories for a total of 77,407 words. Once I've passed 85k, I'll publish another collection of them.
Blackfire 4 - I got a bit of writing done over the last couple weeks between editing volume 3 and watching NFL games online. (Quick aside for sports fans: I found a website where I can watch every NFL game without having to subscribe to some cable service or other. Never again will I pay for 7,000 channels of nothing to watch just so I can catch a ball game. There are also websites where one can watch myriad other sports too, all for free.) Sorry for the digression. Volume 4 is at 6,357 words. Here's a teaser just for fun. Up to now I haven't described where in the Northern Desert the Nojii live. It hasn't mattered to the story. Developments in volume 3 necessitated that I figure it out, so I did - in the first couple chapters of volume 4. It's a pretty cool place so far!
$45.76 to Baghdad - 8,469 (Haven't worked on this one since last winter, but I'll be revisiting it soon. Gotta wait for plot details, but I'll say that it involves a disaster.)
I've also completed Eight more short stories for a total of 77,407 words. Once I've passed 85k, I'll publish another collection of them.
French Press Sludge
Available in Paperback, Kindle edition and Kindle Unlimited
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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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