Ship Song or Last Song

 

My new WIP's working title is shipsong. 

Right now I have a little over 4400 words. There is a little snippet under Pages. You might want to check it out.

It is a sci-fi, but not the one I had plan to work on. 

Humans have span space, at least the systems 'close' to home/Terra. They have become a part of the Federation of Allied Systems which spans the known solar systems and encompasses many species. But they have not left all their old prejudices behind. On top of that another 'young' race seeks to rule the Federation or destroy it. The Ancient Ones are spoken of in whispers for they had all been decimated in a Great War and their tech forbidden, though sought by the Black Market and Human Universities.

A Salvager Captain has found a clue that may lead him to the Ancient Ones' homeworld. 

This is where the story begins.

What do you think?

It is more Star Wars than Star Trek. Dark with sarcastic humor.

 

Contest thought

 I want to do a contest. The prize would be a signed copy of one of my books and a beaded bookmark with a beaded bracelet which I made.

I make beaded bookmarks between book writing. Idle hands. 

I need a signature phrase to write in my books when I'm at a signing. No bland phrase like "Happy Reading" or "Best Wishes".  I want something you readers would like. 

My own phrase is bland (maim hara gaya hum or in English "I am Lost") as I always go blank when I pick up the pen to sign. So I decided to pick someone else's brain since mine seems to be zombified. 

Time-travel or dragon related phrases are bonuses.

Comment the phrase below. 

Two entries per person. 

Contest ends December 8th and winners will be announced by the 10th.

 If you are the winner I will PM you on Facebook to get your address to send the book and bling/swag.

Cover reveal take 3

 Raven Manor is still being looked over. But I plan to have it out by February or before. I'd like to publish it at Christmas but I might have to do more work on it.

This is the cover I'm going with now. 

I'm not sure what to classify this book as really because it has a bit of crime drama, paranormal mystery, and urban fantasy mixed together. 

Detective John Hanlan learns that some fairy tales are real--and deadly. Good and Evil are all in the eye of the beholder and Hanlan must see both sides if he is to survive in the new world revealed to him. 

When it comes out, please read it and review. Tell me what you would classify it as

I'm working on shipsong. I only got 3212 words so far.  I'm writing it in the style my dragon fantasy is in more than my sci-fi. Though the style is really a combination. I might write more about Ze'ev. There is much to know about her. 

Is that vague enough or should I give a mysterious laugh? :)

More about shipsong next week.