Publishing « Robin Writes

I can’t begin to tell you how excited we are to be publishing Michael Chulsky’s debut novel, The Descending Darkness! In spite of a glitch or two, or ten, we’re thrilled with our new printer and NEW distribution system – but the best part is this book.

The Descending Darkness, or TDD as it’s known around the office, has an amazing cover and a fantastic story inside:

After going from demon hunter to babysitter, seventeen-year-old SHADOW has truly hit rock bottom. One week he’s slaughtering demons, and the next he has ten super-powered teenagers in his care. Shadow needs them, because without them he can’t hope to defeat his new foe. But he’s never dealt with other teenagers before. He never had a real childhood. He’s always been a loner. Hell, he’s tried the whole having-a-pet thing. It died. Shadow’s mission: save the world and ensure his entire team survives the potential apocalypse. If MAEDARA, self-proclaimed fashionista and Queen of Evil, wasn’t trying to rule the world, it’d be cake. Now, not only does Shadow have to deal with teens more concerned with going to the mall than fighting evil, but also a villain who, in his opinion, makes Lady Gaga look like Mother Theresa.

That’s Maedara on the cover, by the way . . .

So, tomorrow is the official launch, but you can pre-order via the RHP website or through AZ or BN. Michael is starting a HUGE blog tour, too, and is planning events around the country. This is one book you MUST read – it’s way cool, even for old folks, but especially for the YA crowd. I mean, who WOULDN’T want superpowers??

And, on the remote chance that this maybe isn’t your thing, RHP will be doing a cover reveal some time next week for our very first anthology:

Spirits of St. Louis: Missouri Ghost Stories.

I came across this link yesterday where you can check just how prepared you are for SHTF. I didn’t score too badly, but there’s always room for improvement!

National Geographic Doomsday Preppers

The best part is that it breaks it down into water, food, fuel, supplies, protection, communication. So you can see exactly where you stand, and what you need to work on next. And it’s not just about what you have stockpiled, but includes access – like how close you live or will bug out to a water source. Something else to keep in mind . . .

Some of you may have seen my Facebook posts about being caught without Advil – don’t forget those “nice but not necessary” items (although for me, Advil IS a necessity!). For instance, I’m totally addicted to General Foods International Coffee. Or maybe it’s General Mills. Anyway, yes, I stock up on that, the orange cappuccino specifically. Without that, it might look like the zombie apocalypse around here . . .

Back to prepping, for real: take the quiz, pick the most important area – I’d say water, to start – and work on that exclusively until you’re where you need to be. Then move on to the next, and so on and on.

It’s good to have a plan, and to break it down into parts so it’s not so overwhelming. And it’s much, much better to have that plan and to work it before SHTF, rather than during. Or after. And one more thing: there may not ever be a widespread SHTF situation, but there could easily be smaller ones that effect you and your family, like hurricane, tornado, blackout, market crash, and on and on.