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By: Lee

Lee — Thu, 03 Aug 2006 01:29:40 +0000

Glad to catch the beginning of this one, Dave. You’ve engendered a copycat, since I’m now serialising my YA fantasy novel MORTAL GHOST from my own blog and hope you get a chance to have a read.

By: Ann Towey

Ann Towey — Wed, 02 Aug 2006 22:25:31 +0000

Silly Chey,
The Artic is a desert. (as defined by its low rainfall)
Ann
p.s.= see Dave in the flesh at Nuke-Con. Come meet this groovie author.
http://www.nuke-con.com

By: Dave (the Author)

Dave (the Author) — Wed, 02 Aug 2006 05:05:33 +0000

The summer was great–I spent it promoting Monster Island, which sold (and is still selling) really well–far better than I had any right to expect. Big things are afoot now, for 13B and its sequels.
I’ve never worked harder in my life than I have the last few months–but it’s been so worth it. My life’s one real dream has come true! I’m officially a published writer.

By: digbeta

digbeta — Wed, 02 Aug 2006 05:00:39 +0000

How’d the summer treat ya Dave?

By: marbotty

marbotty — Wed, 02 Aug 2006 04:41:31 +0000

Damn you, Wellington! Just when I think I’m out, you keep drawing me back in…

By: briangc

briangc — Wed, 02 Aug 2006 02:05:56 +0000

Thanks, Dave!
For the rest of you, come on over to Dave’s forum, we’ve got a thread going on Frostbite already. Chapter comments are great and all, but we can more easily keep a running commentary in the thread. See below:
http://www.brokentype.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=134

By: Ron

Ron — Wed, 02 Aug 2006 01:29:37 +0000

Very nice beginning. Like someone else mentioned: YAY! I get to read from the beginning.

By: Dave (the Author)

Dave (the Author) — Tue, 01 Aug 2006 22:19:57 +0000

Thanks everyone!
Thanks especially to BrianGC. If people don’t know, we asked readers of the forum to come up with a title for this one. “Frostbite” was his idea–and a doozy it is.
As for my female lead characters, I’ve given it lots of thought and come up with lots of reasons why I like them, but the latest explanation is that I’m trying to “play” with gothic/horror tropes, in which the central female character has to survive despite an innate weakness. My female characters survive because of an inner strength they don’t recognize until they need to draw on it. My male characters, on the other hand, have all been raised in a culture where every teenage boy considers himself a badass until he finds out otherwise. Anyway, that’s my explanation for today.

By: briangc

briangc — Tue, 01 Aug 2006 22:08:34 +0000

I agree with Scarecrow…we seem to be in a different world/time this go ’round.
Dave – You need to update your blog with the link to this serial. It’s only current up to 13B.

By: Scarecrow

Scarecrow — Tue, 01 Aug 2006 20:49:04 +0000

I don’t think this is an apocalyptic story; it will be more of a single-monster horror story the way 13B kinda was. Werewolves just don’t fit with the whole end-of-the-world scene.