{"id":9911,"date":"2022-05-28T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-28T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/?p=9911"},"modified":"2023-02-04T09:18:01","modified_gmt":"2023-02-04T16:18:01","slug":"a-semi-not-horribly-regular-newsletter-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/2022\/05\/28\/a-semi-not-horribly-regular-newsletter-9\/","title":{"rendered":"A Semi-Not-Horribly-Regular Newsletter #9"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;text-align: center;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_toolbar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/dot.png\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top: 5px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_t=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Google Plus\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\",\"Tumblr\",\"StumbleUpon\",\"Digg\",\"Reddit\",\"Email\",\"Print\");var hupso_background_t=\"#EAF4FF\";var hupso_border_t=\"#66CCFF\";var hupso_toolbar_size_t=\"big\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"bxwretlind\";var hupso_url_t=\"\";var hupso_title_t=\"A%20Semi-Not-Horribly-Regular%20Newsletter%20%239\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share_toolbar.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this issue:<em> <\/em><a href=\"#sas\">The Transit continues <em>Sunshine and Shadow: Exodus, or the Second Transit<\/em><\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"#newreads\">Two New Reads<\/a>, <a href=\"#newposts\">New Posts<\/a>, <a href=\"#iarpsel\">An Indie Author Program Review Selection (a review)<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When I was a much (much) younger, I loved reading Choose Your Own Adventure books. For those who don&#8217;t remember them, they were second-person adventure stories where you (the reader) were given a choice after so many pages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>You&#8217;ve come across a mysterious object. If you pick it up, go to page 43. If you walk away, go to page 128.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Things like that.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Little did I know that I would use that very concept decades later when I started to write a series called <a href=\"https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/the-transit-series\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Transit<\/em><\/a>. Granted, I did not write the series in second-person, but the question is still buried in there:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>You&#8217;re given a chance to join a group of people who will be taken to a planet far away, much like Earth, with the sole purpose to start over.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>If you agree to join this &#8220;cult,&#8221; go to 483. If you would rather stay behind and try to stop them, go to page 517.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now that we&#8217;re only&nbsp;<strong>45 days away<\/strong> from seeing what happened to all those who chose to join in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B09N1VDSJN\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The First Transit<\/a>, it&#8217;s time to see what happened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The journey from a normal life into the unknown will test the strength and resolve of all. Find out how&nbsp;<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B09RMM932L\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sunshine and Shadow: Exodus, or The Second Transit<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"sas\"><strong>Coming July 12, 2022:&nbsp;Sunshine and Shadow: Exodus, or the Second Transit<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>No one said colonization would be easy.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Book 2&nbsp;in the&nbsp;<em>Transit<\/em>&nbsp;series &#8211;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B09RMM932L\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Preorder for $0.99 Now<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B09RMM932L\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/ISAS_ad.jpg\" alt=\"Sunshine and Shadow: Exodus, or The Second Transit\" class=\"wp-image-11494\" width=\"400\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/ISAS_ad.jpg 800w, https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/ISAS_ad-300x233.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/ISAS_ad-768x595.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B09RMM932L\/\">Sunshine and Shadow: Exodus, or The Second Transit<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I have written quite a few books, and they are often published in relative silence. Like you&#8211;like all humans&#8211;I have a brain full of imaginative stories.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What are your story ideas? <\/strong>Do you see yourself on a ship at sea with pirates or are you in a romance with a mysterious stranger you saw riding a horse on the beach?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stories are a huge part of any society, and we can all do our part to add a little here and there to make that society richer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"newreads\"><strong>Two New Reads<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong>One world preys on trauma.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong> Another creates it.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">A Lovecraftian steampunk apocalyptic sci-fi horror<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B09QZVYRD2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/bg_ad.jpg\" alt=\"Beneath Gehenna by Benjamin X. Wretlind, a new sci-fi book like Sunshine and Shadow\" class=\"wp-image-8499\" width=\"400\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/bg_ad.jpg 800w, https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/bg_ad-300x233.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/bg_ad-768x595.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B09QZVYRD2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Beneath Gehenna<\/em>, a new novel<\/a><\/strong><br><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B09QZVYRD2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">by Benjamin X. Wretlind<\/a><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Life is a Journey.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Enjoy it.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">A young adult literary Greek fantasy with a bit of heart<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/kindle-vella\/story\/B09Y27GFNL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/1650194370-1024x683.png\" alt=\"The Beans of Anafi\" class=\"wp-image-9688\" width=\"443\" height=\"295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/1650194370-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/1650194370-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/1650194370-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/1650194370.png 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 443px) 100vw, 443px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/kindle-vella\/story\/B09Y27GFNL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>The Beans of Anafi<\/em>, a Kindle Vella serial<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/kindle-vella\/story\/B09Y27GFNL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">by Benjamin X. Wretlind<\/a><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"newposts\"><strong>New Posts<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/2022\/05\/03\/the-thunderstorm-story-model\/\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/2022\/05\/03\/the-thunderstorm-story-model\/\">The Thunderstorm Story Model<\/a><\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>I&#8217;ve always loved the dynamics behind thunderstorms and recently, I&#8217;ve been seeing parallels to the standard plot curve many writers have been taught.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/2022\/05\/11\/a-little-experiment-with-weather-emotions\/\">A Little Experiment with Weather &amp; Emotions<\/a><\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Earlier this year, I did a little study about weather and emotions. Here are some thoughts on what I found.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/2022\/05\/21\/on-fog--emotions\/\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/2022\/05\/21\/on-fog--emotions\/\">On Fog &amp; Emotion<\/a><\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Like the cat of Carl Sandburg&#8217;s poem, fog does not announce itself very well. So how can we use this stealthy behavior as a writing tool?<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"iarpsel\"><strong>An Indie Author Program Review Selection<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Captain Madigan (Tales of the Whiskey Richard Book 1)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are mashups of various genres that I find appealing, science fiction and the enduring Western being near the top. Some might argue that science fiction is the enduring Western, but without the dust, grime, nasty characters and horses that pepper the setting. <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B09GS1YRK7\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Captain Madigan (Tales of the Whiskey Richard Book 1)<\/a><\/em> by Patrick Fullmer is both a science fiction and a Western\u2026without the horses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When I find characters that are surely flawed up front, I want to know if they change. Within the pages of this novel, you can certain see a gradual shift in the varied cast of privateers who just want to get paid for a quick heist to those who seek vengeance while being chased down to a definite adjustment of personalities near the end. It is not a quick change, either, which remains true to life\u2013we don\u2019t get to make dramatic turnarounds in just a few chapters. We sometimes have to go through Hell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Told from the perspective of Captain Madigan, this first of a series is a great set up to what I hope will be many more books with many more adventures. The writing is crisp and to the point. As with many stories of this nature, scene setting is necessary and Fullmer does an excellent job bringing us into the world in which the Whiskey Richard exists. It is not a clean world, either. It is one of bars, gambling, shady venues and grit. The dialogue is reflective of this tone, remaining honest to each of the characters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Overall, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B09GS1YRK7\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Captain Madigan<\/a><\/em> is a gritty science fiction western that holds no punches. It is well worth the read and highly recommended for those who are looking to get their hands dirty with the characters.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B09GS1YRK7\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/captain_madigan_cover.jpg\" alt=\"Captain Madigan by Patrick Fullmer\" class=\"wp-image-8159\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/captain_madigan_cover.jpg 240w, https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/captain_madigan_cover-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Squid-Face-Girl-Wretched-Little-ebook\/dp\/B09PJQS2SZ\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B09GS1YRK7\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Captain Madigan<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please let your friends know if they&#8217;re interested in blog posts about writing and all the other odd things you might find on this site. 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