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Newsletter Makeover - June 15, 2025
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I learned, among other things, that the title, Secrets of Deara, absolutely needs to be said with a Scottish accent. Technically, I learned that here in Texas, funnily enough. Since release of Secrets of Deara, I'm pausing on Shepherds of Truth while I try to get my marketing game in better order. I'm considering restructuring the emails to be once a month instead of every two weeks. Let me know your thoughts. (I know I have a couple of folks who love the family updates, or at least they have in the past.)
As many of you know, my Urban Fantasy and Epic Fantasy stories take place in the same universe. I've finally given that universe a name: the Fractured Arcana. Here's some tag lines I'm toying with. The Fractured Arcana: where gods fall, magic breaks, and worlds collide.
An ancient world of broken gods and unstable magic. A modern world where their echoes still stir. Two series. One universe.
Where magic was born from sacrifice—and broken by it.
I've rewritten my email intro sequence, and I'm retooling my web page to be more succinct, and to reflect the Fractured Arcana branding. I'm betting at least a couple of you will be willing to provide feedback. You can re-sign up here. Unfortunately, I don't know how else to do it than just make it live and ask for feedback, so if it doesn't work, I would love to know quickly. All books by Steven J. Morris Indie Author ShowcaseNone this week. I'm considering cutting this section. Does anyone have positive things to say about the links to other books I send? If there's a mix... if some people love it and some hate it... well, let me set up an opt-out link.
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Steven J Morris
Hi! If you enjoy fantasy with snarky humor, I've got some books for you. My newsletter takes you along the creative journey, and keeps you informed of what's brewing.
I had a couple of things I wanted to mention. One is what looks like a weird new scam that I haven't worked out yet, and the other is just an update on how I'm doing in marketing. Scam Alert! So, the potential scam. I received an email that looked like this: Your book just gained new reviews from my readers community.<screenshot of a GoodReads book review>Did you get it?Looking forward to hearing from you I followed up with a couple of emails, and I basically think the paid-book-review people...
Last week was Homecoming week, and my younger two girls are both now in High School. It's really something watching how much effort the girls (and their mom and other girls' moms) put into the preparation. Meanwhile my oldest had a rugby tournament, where they awarded her MVP. Certainly a better way to spend her time than watching that Arkansas v Notre Dame football game. Brutal. Yes, to relax, she does rugby and boxing. Any wonder I came up with Red? Really miss having my oldest girl around....
We're a few weeks into the school year, and settling in to the new/old routine, more or less. With my oldest off to college, and my youngest now in High School, I'm getting sentimental about all the lasts. Last time I'll help one of them learn geometry. Last time I'll teach one to drive. Last time I'll find a "box of strawberries" in the fridge that is nothing but stems. It's funny how even the things you don't like become things you miss, innit? My oldest sent me one of her papers from...