The Fulfillment Series

The Fulfillment Series
Showing posts with label sci-fi. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sci-fi. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 15, 2019

The Transhuman Project Is Here!

Wow, after many years in the making, The Transhuman Project (called the Molly and Ryder book for forever) is available to the world. Wut?

 

My friends and family keep asking me if I'm excited about the release, but I think I'm honestly just in a state of shock. It felt like this day would never come, and now that it's here, I can hardly process it. 

So, here's the skinny:



Back Cover Blurb:

When a video of Molly Richards is taken out of context and goes viral, she’s thrust into the upper echelons of social media stardom and becomes an overnight success in a country where Life Channel ratings reign supreme. As Kadar’s fastest-rising celebrity, her life becomes a media circus, a show put on for the shallow national audience salivating for the next new thing.

But in a world where image is king, danger and death hide among the shadows. In the nearby country of Pacifica, the brutal Caezar turns his citizens into robotic weapons who infiltrate Kadar as sleeper transhumans. They walk among the populace, unaware they are pawns in the madman’s personal arsenal.

Only Molly, her friends, and an elite group of Kadarian fighters known as the Cyber Knights fully understand the transhuman threat, and only they can break the Caezar's terrorist grip on both Pacifica and Kadar. Battling Fire Bots and humanoid agents, they seek to put a stop to the Caezar's tyranny by unraveling the secrets buried between layers of deception.

And they have to do it all while smiling and waving for the cameras.

As Molly and her friends peer behind the glitz and glamour, they discover something more frightening and more sinister than anything they’ve encountered yet...the truth.

Thank Yous:

I'd like to thank: 

--Anita Carroll from Race-Point, who put together this amazing cover from my incoherent babble and sample photos.



--The Dream Team because they always step in to save the day when I need them!


--My new honorary Dream Team members--Jennica, Nicole, Becky, Parker, and Jess, who stepped in to read and re-read my book until we got the kinks worked out. And who weren't afraid to tell me, "This has gotta go."



--My publisher, Tenacious Books Publishing (which is now open to submissions, BTW), and the publishing team for taking on this project and helping it grow to fruition!


--My friends and family who supported and encouraged me to keep at this dream, and who promote me more than I do.



--My PaPa. Losing you has been one of the hardest things that's ever happened to me. I miss you every single day, and I still can't think about you without choking up. You always loved, encouraged, and supported me. You don't even like to read--and you surely aren't the YA reader type--but you proudly read my other books. The way you loved me and the rest of our big ole Southern family is something I'll cherish always. But now there is, and always will be, a PaPa shaped hole in my heart.

Ya know, Mac reminds me of you a little. He's always after a laugh, and he loves his family like crazy.


--Deek, my Deek. Where do I even start? I think you're even more excited about this book release than I am. LOL! You are my rock. My companion, my partner, my best friend, my true love. When you came into my life, you filled with sunshine what was once dark. The brilliance of your soul is blinding, and I am thankful to bathe in the light of it. I could not adore you more, and yet, every day, I do. I'll always love writing because it led me to you. Thank you for supporting and encouraging me on this long and sometimes painful ride through Molly's life. I had several false starts on the offense, but you always had faith I'd get it right. Without you, there would be no book. I love you beyond beyond! 


So, if you made it to the end of this blog post, thank you for reading. If you're so inclined to give Molly, Ryder, Jason, MacCoy, and Tasha a read, I'd be very grateful! 




Until next time...

Wednesday, October 3, 2018

Rhew The Nation -- The Southwest -- Area 51

Y'all, sorry there's been such a gap between postings. It seems like this time of year just gets away from you. Starting in September, it's a mad rush to get to the New Year, and then you're stuck in the frozen, gray, boringness of January and February. ;)

If you need to catch up:

Keto Trip Planning (we *lost* weight on vacation!)
Organizing The Car for a Cross-Country Trip
Days 1 & 2
Days 3, 4, & 5
The Pacific Northwest Part 1
The Pacific Northwest Part 2
The Pacific Northwest Part 3

We said goodbye to our friends and family in the Pacific Northwest and headed back across the country. This time, for the first time, we took the Southwest route. We were excited because we'd never been that way before and because Deek had planned an extra special stop in Arizona just for me!

If you've never been to the Pacific Northwest, do yourself a favor and go.
It's beyond gorgeous!

Riding off into the sunset to Nevada!

Both Deek and I really wanted to travel along the Extraterrestrial Highway and go to Area 51. We did a lot of research beforehand, and there are some specific rules about it. 

First, you definitely want to stop in the town of Tonopah before you turn onto the Extraterrestrial Highway. If you don't, you might just run out of gas in the middle of nowhere between Tonopah and Vegas. 

There is a whole lot of this...



Rachel, Nevada--home of Area 51.
Did I mention it's windy there?
PS. There are no gas stations in this town, hence Tonopah...

There is a small restaurant with a bathroom though!

Deek is thrilled to be headed down the long road to Area 51.
When you get the Rachel, NV, stop and ask the locals about the process for getting to Area 51
 and the procedures once you're there. There are rules, and you'll want to follow them.
It *is* an active military installation after all.

We made it!

Venturing a little closer. 

We've seen these signs in pictures all of our lives (lifetime of sci-fi geekdom), 
so it was a little surreal to see them live!

Next, we headed down to the Alien Research Center in Hiko, NV.
Sometimes it's open, and sometimes it's not.
We got lucky!

We survived!


Don't mind Deek...he's just hanging out with aliens.

Alien photo shoot.

After getting our fill of sci-fi nerdom, we headed on to Las Vegas, NV. And that's a whole other blog post, so stay tuned! ;) 

Thankfully, it was high carb day, 
so we got fancy Starbucks in Vegas. ;) 

Thursday, April 12, 2018

It's a Sci-Fi Life For Us

Greetings, Earthlings. Yeah, I think I've had my head in sci-fi for way too long. LOL! I've got my sci-fi, The Transhuman Project, out in on submission to agents, and I just finished edits on Deek's sci-fi, The Extractor. Y'all, my man is brilliant. This book is so interesting and complex that it left me thinking and pondering for days and days. Heck, I'm STILL thinking about it.

The Extractor, virtual reality gone amuck...

My next editing project, with a brand new client, is fantasy, so I'll be taking a little break from sci-fi, but I love both genres SO much!

We are so nerdy, and we love it!

In other news and randomness:


Y'all, it's April. And this girl is Southern. So this still cold, still snowing business in April "ain't going to work for me," as my Mema would say. No, sir. No way. No how. Bring me 80 degree weather and the sun so bright and intense you feel like it'll eat your skin off. That's what I'm talking about. Not this crazy, cold mess. Boo, winter. You've WAY overstayed your welcome (and for me, you're not even welcome, really). 

Gus is all of us on a cold spring morning.

The winter/spring hybrid

But sometimes Snapchat makes you look like a 40s starlet, so you forget about this weird winter/spring hybrid for a minute. ;) 

And sometimes you find a "Peach Pit" shirt at the thrift store, in the $1 section, and you wonder how anyone can give up such a treasure. Their loss is my gain...after I washed it, of course! ;) 

Despite the cool weather, Deek and I still love to go for a long stroll, and sometimes we allow coffee to come along for the ride.

I adore this man more than words can express!

<3 <3

This past weekend, we had an afternoon date, and Deek surprised me by taking me somewhere completely new and exotic. I love how he's so adventurous and willing to try new things!

Exploring

Wow, fruit can be gorgeous and slightly terrifying.

Look how huge this jackfruit is!

And Deek's contribution to the picture. ROFL!

And we celebrated our engagement-iversary. 
Deek and I love to celebrate every moment we can! <3
Here's our first kiss as an engaged couple! 


Until next time, explore, adventure, and have a blast doing it!

Saturday, March 10, 2018

Heads Down

Hey, y'all! I've been heads down lately working on an editing project on my Erin Rhew Editing and Design side as well as finishing up my latest book to be pitched on #PitMad!

I am pleased to say I have finally finished the Molly and Ryder story, and it finally has a name--THE TRANSHUMAN PROJECT! Woot!! I have always been a huge sci-fi person, so I'm thrilled to have a sci-fi book ready for the world to see. And when I pitched on #PitMad, I got some hits, so I'm thrilled about that! YAY!

Here's the image I imagine for The Transhuman Project!

Both Deek and I have been buried in projects. He's working on The Injector, the sequel to The Extractor. He's almost done with the "creative vomit," and then he'll start the long, arduous process of editing. I finished The Transhuman Project, and I've decided that I'll rewrite Restore To Me from solely the women's perspective. So, that's the next thing I'm tackling.

But though we've been busy writing, we haven't forgone all the fun! Here's some of the shenanigans we've been up to lately.

Recently it was International Women's Day, 
so I had to give props to these and all the other AMAZING women in my life!

We had a warm snap, so I could work outside in our three-season room with this little nugget.

Blooming trees and a bird's nest...spring is almost here.
Although, they are forecasting snow this weekend. <insert pout>

Trinity LOVES her Daddy. She's *such* a Daddy's girl!

Who can say no to this face?!?

Thanks to generous gift cards, Deek and I were able to get a much-needed couple's massage.

I got a new sign for my desk. "Sweatpants Zone" represent.

When you wake up and look like a pineapple. #ShortHairProblems


The latest books to be released by Tenacious Books Publishing!
Aren't they purty?

Deek got free tickets to a hockey game from his work. 
It included a VIP parking pass and a food voucher.
 So, naturally, we got nachos with said food voucher.

I may be lactose intolerant, but I can't resist nachos!


Spring is coming, y'all! I'm so thankful to have schlogged through another winter and made it to the other side! So, I'll leave you with this beautiful thought...

Da beach...