Midwest Magic Chronicles Boxed Set

been publishing for thirty years, she has a kick-ass dog named Lois, she created a talking troll named Yumfuck (quite possibly the greatest fictional name ever), and she’s beaten cancer multiple times. Like, holy shit! Martha Carr for President. Really, she’s been so helpful to me. I’m not one of those authors who typically outlines; I usually just get an idea and go with it. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t. But Martha made me outline (yes, that’s right, made me), and I couldn’t be happier that she did. She opened up a new world for me, once she and I ironed out the details of this first book in the Midwest Magic Chronicles. I never got stuck or had to backtrack. The story flowed out of me like…well, like magic, and there was still wiggle room for me to do my own thing. Martha calls herself the Den Mother of Oriceran, but as you can see, she’s so much more than that. She even helped me understand the business side of publishing a bit more, with boring things such as taxes and IRAs. Talk about a Swiss Army Knife—she does it all. So thank you, Martha.

And a round of applause for Michael, who was sort of a legend to me. I follow the indie author community very closely, always looking for advice and paths to authoring success. One day, over a year ago (maybe close to two), I watched a video of Michael on Stephen Campbell’s Author Biz podcast (also a really cool guy) and was floored when I learned what Michael was doing and how much success he was achieving. He was another of the many people in the indie community that I model myself after and have learned so much from. His way of creating and publishing largely reminded me of a gunslinger in the Old West — a badass who does things their own way, and who stops at nothing to get what they want. His way about publishing has obviously proven to be successful, but I think his outlook and general badassery transcends the business and writing world; I think it’s a great way to live your life. So Michael, I thank you for being fearless and for helping so many, including myself, through your generosity.

Okay, okay, they’re telling me I have to get off of the stage now; I’ve gone on for too long.

Maria’s journey is just starting. I hope to have the next books out soon. Recently, I’ve partially torn my Achilles tendon playing basketball, and will probably be laid up for awhile. So bad news for me, but good news for you. I’ll have nothing to do besides go hang out in Oriceran with Maria, Ignatius, Sherlock, Claire, Tabby…and possibly some angry Gnomes. And between you and me, I would do that anyway. It’s fun as hell.

I shall leave you. My time is up. I will leave the stage as I shout out the Oriceran battlecry: WUEEEEEEEE!

Author Notes - Martha Carr September 28, 2017

I first got to know Flint Maxwell as a fan of my previous works – one of the few… He let me know how much he was enjoying my books and he thought his mother would really like them. It made me laugh and I kept noticing on every book this young guy was leaving a nice review. Again, one of the few…

Then, Michael Anderle and I started the Oriceran Universe and I’d been noticing that this guy, Flint Maxwell was gaining ground as an author in the zombie genre. So, when it came time to pitch some new authors for the universe, I threw in Flint’s name and boy, am I glad I did.

He’s the comic relief for the rest of the Universe. When Michael once misspelled, Wheeeee and put Wueeeee… Flint picked up on it and ran with it. Every comment back and forth had a nice Wueeee… till it became the Oriceran battle cry and now everyone is doing it! (Feel free to do it too… especially when chatting with Magic Mike…)

Flint is the author most likely to notice when someone else’s book has gotten that little orange flag, or to read everyone else’s work and tell them what he liked about their book. And in long meetings when Michael and I go on and on, Flint is the patient one who waits us out till we get back on track and quit the kidding around.

He also writes a really good book with that same sense of humor and quiet patience, easy to get along with and a love of something just a little edgy. Flint’s work helps us even bring a more male voice to the group of women he jokes with on a daily basis and really launches Oriceran as an amazing Universe full of diverse writers all bringing their own unique take to the same urban fantasy story.

I know that as you become a fan of his work – and you will… and you reach out to chat with Flint, you’ll get that same friendly guy who can make a fun joke and has the most amazing facts on weird stuff he’d like to tell you about. Doesn’t hurt that I’m from the Midwest and so is he… that Midwestern practical nature wrapped up in magic. That’s a winner right there!

So, let me introduce you to my friend and fellow author, Flint Maxwell and enjoy The Midwest Magic Chronicles in the Revelations of Oriceran Universe and Book One: The Midwest Witch. This is going to be like a great friendship with a few laughs, some great tales and a few scary moments that don’t last long where you get to cheer on the good guys. Wueeeeeeee!

Publisher Notes - Michael Anderle September 28, 2017

<No, I’m not going to comment on the ###Damn ‘Wueeee’> LOL.

I remember Martha saying “I want to ask this author, Flint Maxwell, to join us…”

And that, was that. We had ONE other male in the Oriceran Universe