Isoellen's Blog - Posts Tagged "omegaverse"

The build up to your first book release is this amazing thing. First, you feel this grand sense of accomplishment from just finishing an entire story. No, it’s not like I built a house or made a car run, but still, I finished something that took hours of my time and effort, shaped into a whole story, with a beginning middle and end that people can now actually read.

Then there are all the stages. The days of hell that I call editing. I hates the edits. Hates them. It’s a dragging, drawling mess of cut and piecemeal work where I feel like I’m chasing my tail.

Then the advertising, the sharing, the build-up. The gathering of the tribe who will read the story, which is a step by step, stair-master exercise that makes me feel like I’m going nowhere. At the beginning, I’m all dressed in my eighties exercise gear, plus the big hair and make-up in case someone actually sees me exercise. I look ready and sharp, but by the end I’m a melted mess, all leaned forward and sweating on the console, dragging myself forward. And by the end, I mean ten minutes later.

Then we have the Pre-Order and the Release Date. And every hour feels I’m Animal from the Muppets running back and forth, screaming, and shaking my head and hair. Like a crazy person.

With all that said, my first book Choosing Her Alpha is now available for Preorder at Amazon. Search Isoellen to find me.
It’s right there.
Just don’t lick the cover. I know at least three people have licked it already.
It’s just that awesome.

March 16 – Corvid 19 2020
Hello readers,

I feel like a date is needed with this post. All is well here with me and mine and I hope it is the same with you.

Choosing Her Alpha is out had has been very warmly received. We have bounced close to Bestseller a couple times, and I have a photo from our moment in the sun on Amazon Canada , as a number one Bestseller. It is amazing to be surrounded by fantasy authors like Neil Gaimen and Luann J Smith.

I am currently in edits for Her Broken Alpha.

This is not Merrick’s story.

Merrick’s epilogue was not meant to be a brutal teaser. I stopped and started his story and realized I couldn’t get very far because I didn’t have his redemption arc worked out in my head. He was still angry and spoiled -looking for short-cuts.

But while he was in Sector Two his older brother caught my eye. The Mad Monster.

And so book two was born.

CHA and HBA were written over a period of months in the summer of 2019 while I worked nights. I never thought to publish them. And I made some mistakes in the world building.

Many people have said they want more of Sasha and Constantine Kane, that they need an epilogue.

I’m so glad that readers fell in love with them. I had intended Kane to be more of a gangster and his snarly, autocratic self-looked down his nose at me and said, “No. You are incorrect in your assumptions about me. Try again.”

And then there is a big gap in the timeline.

One way or another all of the stories will get told. Each book will be a complete book, one romance, set in one world with an HEA, I am hoping to create stories that are standalones but work well together.

I have a voice actor has been acting out 1st person point of view scripts for Nothonal Darre – Her Broken Alpha – The Mad Monster. These are two things: Scenes from the book as told from Darre’s perspective OR scenes surrounding the book as told from Darre’s perspective. They are unique – sometimes tingle inducing sexy bits – for you the reader. Currently, the narrator has two of them (n scene from when Darre first meets his omega, and an epilogue scene) posted on his audio site. InMyHandsAudio (on twitter) Aka Ben Aka InMyHands says he will read whatever I send him.

This may be a little too spicy for some of you. Ben is an erotic audio artist with a growl that makes my skin MOVE. From the first moment I heard him, I knew he was Darre and he has jumped right In and embraced this filthy minded, broken man, in every way shape and form. You can currently find the clips here in Ben’s private section. https://vanillaaudio.com/InMyHandsAudio/
I will be releasing them for free at some point, but if nothing else, I wanted those interested to get a chance to meet Ben and experience his humor and his “talents.” It is a %100 adult site.

I also may have found a similar voice for Constantine Kane. And I think I should find the voice of Sasha. – having those voices read first person experiences, act short clips out the character, would be amazing to me. Perhaps not everyone will love it, but my intention is to make them totally FREE BONUS material. You won’t be able to download them, but you can visit, any time you like. Doing this is a fun option to giving you more Kane and Sasha also.

During March and April, I will be podcasting more. Live streaming more and sharing all kinds of content. A radio play. Other Writers. My ideas on sharing audio clips as marketing for books and a fun creative thing. I’m working on edits, writing, and all the things. Come find me. Lets hang out. You can listen on any podcast app. https://isoellenwrites.podbean.com – Isoellen Writes Grown Up Story Time.

Thank you for everything.
Isoellen.

It has taken much longer than I hoped since this book was finished last year around this time. But I am thrilled to be releasing it now through Reticent Publications.
Pre-Orders are open NOW for Her Broken Alpha – book to go live on Amazon Kindle on August 22.
The next book in this series will be Merrick’s story. I am playing with ideas of giving Phee (Naya’s sister) a short story too. Sector 12 continues to give me endless opportunities to write.
However. I have other books that will come out first, including the omegaverse, “Finding Her Luck – an Orki Tale,” and the omegaverse epic -fantasy “Caught – Balancing Magic.” I might also work on two other unfished stories posted to Wattpad, but I wanted to let you know that I will start no new worlds until the books I have are already finished and exhausted.
2020 has been a crazy year for all of us. So crazy. Personally, in the midst of hardship and decision making, I found you guys, you readers, and I want you to know that I am both very blessed by you and don’t want to disappoint you.
I hope you like this next book Her Broken Alpha. Darre is not perfect or honorable. He’s made many destructive decisions. Some may find his choices unforgivable. But we have all made choices we regret. I hope you keep that in mind as His Broken Alpha unfolds.
I’m so grateful for you guys,
Isoellen

Want free books? There are lots of Omegaverse Author Groups and Related Groups on facebook where authors hold parties and give free digital books. Author groups are a good place to be in for ARC's, too.

Also, many omegaverse authors and our other favorite authors are trying to build tiktok followings. You can usually enter for free books there too.

We had an author party here in the All The Alphas group once where authors posted in the author section and also gave away a book. Are you readers interested in doing that? It was low key, and slow, lots of time to interact. Big chances to win something.

I will be trying to feature new omegaverse authors on facebook via parties and I also need to get ye old All the Alpha's instagram pumped up. Do any of you all hang out on insta? Tiktok? Reddit?

And last - what omegaverse trope is most under-served? What are you craving from the trope that you aren't getting enough of? I tend to read the same type of stuff over and over cause I can never get enough. How about you?

Are there certain kink tropes you'd like to see more of?
(ddlg, bully dub-con, size difference, beauty/beast, RH, Menage with sword crossing, S/M, domestic discipline, brat, Primal/prey chase-hunt, punishment/denial etc)

Are there certain pairings you'd like to see more of?

Would you take a poll? (this is kinda a poll!)

Would you be interested in a live author zoom or live stream discussion about omegaverse?

Would you be interested in an omegaverse/monster romance table at Dragon Con?

Would you be interested in an Omegaverse/monster romance con all its own?

I got questions, you readers have the answers! lemme know.

Hello amazing readers -

Her True Alpha is NOT Merrick's book. And it is only a Novella.

I know you wanted more. I'm sorry. I'll be a good writer and email an update soon. You can always join my Facebook group or follow my podcast for more information on what the heck I am doing with my time!

Pssst- I really over-share my personal life in my group, and I get to talking on my podcast too, yada, yada style. Plus, I read the first chapter of Her True Alpha out loud to give you an idea of what you are in for.

Her True Alpha is a novella that takes place at around the same time as the last chapter in Her Broken Alpha – it’s Phee's story. It includes some “Mother” relationship. (Yes, yes, I do have mother issues.) I didn't intend this to be a full novel. I just wanted you to know what was happening with Phee and some 12 Sectors drama.

For December and January, I have been working on finishing the third Orki Warbride book, “Finding Her Freedom”, edits for “Her True Alpha,” and getting out a special post-apocalyptic paranormal dark romance called “Claiming Starlight.”

If you were one of my Wattpad readers, you will recognize the names “Sophie and Micah,” and notice you are getting a deeper look inside the world setting from my unfinished post-apocalyptic YA romance “Katie and the Reaper”- I mixed them all up for a short, smexy, werewolf, genre-bending romance that will be set in another series I’m calling the Apocalypse keys.

Sophie gets her happily ever after, but in a whole different world. Or dimension. Whatever.

You can find me on Facebook under the profile Isoellen Writes and in the Omegaverse Readers Association, on my podcast Isoellen Writes, Stories For Adults, on twitter @Isoellen, Tiktok @Isoellen.Writes and @Isoellen, and writing poetry on Instagram.

I am still also on Wattpad, saying hello every now and then. From now on, I will be posting copies of my newsletter updates there in the book: “Alphas, Orki, Magic and Updates!” and I have a really fancy website at Isoellen.com (that needs updates.)

If you have been stalking me you know that from 2019 when I wrote Choosing Her Alpha–to now, I have gotten a divorce, lived with my mother during covid, had major dental surgery, struggled with aging and identity issues, visited New Orleans, had massive anxiety and energy problems that came out of nowhere, spent too much time on twitter, written reams of bad-terrible-awful-poetry, traveled back and forth between my home and everywhere else, turned 52, and done some online dating!
And now we are all caught up.

Kinda.

You guys matter. You are why I published my first book. I will be better at connecting with you.

Love,
Iso.

Merrick's Book

(from the rough draft notes)

The pig was hell to haul back after the hunt. He’d never expected to find one, not after seeing all the signs of wild dogs. Other than being insane and dangerous, the presence of a pack bothered Mer. He’d seen patterns with the dog's behavior. Their presence meant more than a lack of meat for dinner.
This camp wasn’t the best place. They’d picked a shelter in the middle of a storm and had to stay because Treasure was too sick to move. This boar would go a long way to stabilizing the food situation and getting them out of this forsaken area.
It had been his idea to leave the tree line and come onto the plains in search of civilized people they could trade with. The storm that soaked them all to the bone was just more fucking bad luck of the Un, coming at them when they were the least prepared for it. A week ago, before the mud slide, they had what they needed to do okay in anything the elements threw at them. But out here in the wilds, a week felt like a year of living. The loss of that gear was a lifetime ago.
At twice his size—he couldn’t pass up the fresh meat. Cutting it up to transport, some of it got wasted. And having gone without food for days before, he hated that necessity on principal. But carrying back what he could was a lick of good that they all needed. He could smell it roasting in his head, making his mouth water and stomach rumble.
Coming back after dark, later than expected, Mer kept his eyes open for Bezeck. The nights here were full of weird noises, making them all touchy. Guarding his mate and child, Bezeck would shoot first and ask questions later.
His mare clip-clopped over the terrain, picking up speed as she recognized the area. The smart old thing wanted to be done with the day as much as he did. Fighting him that first mile after getting the meat on her back wore down her will for anything but finishing this day's beast of burden business. The mare knew her job well enough to understand there was food waiting for her.
This place had been a village or something like, once. They found a place inside some walls with and a pit opening leading to a former concrete basement. Two exits and roof gave the illusion of safety they didn’t have to build themselves.
The mare stopped moving and snorted.
Had she heard something?
The wind whistled between the barriers of old walls and creaking wood. Nothing but wind.
“Come on, you.” He nudged the mare's sides with his boots. She went backwards instead of forwards.
He didn’t know if it was her nature or if someone else out here in the Un-lands raised and trained the mare, but she’d not bucked too much or resisted too hard when he and Bezeck captured her months back. She fit right in with the other two animals they already had. The rusty, spotted horse acted like an old lady who’d seen everything in life. The storm full of lightning, booming thunder and icy rain had not spooked her a bit.
The only thing she ever balked at was blood scent.
The way the wind was blowing, the smell of cut-up boar on her backside shouldn’t bother her anymore. She’d already carried it for a couple of hours, anyway.
Mer dismounted, tied her to the nearest place he could find, and went forward on foot. The animal’s senses were better than his, but he was breed—he had some freaky beasts tied up in his cells that gave him beyond regular human abilities. He’d broken his nose several times in the pits of Sector 2. Although he healed crooked, messing up his profile, his nose was still in the general vacuity of the middle of his face. It worked fine.
Blood. He smelled it too. Found the first body within a direct site line of camp. He just bet that the next two lumps closer to camp were more bodies.
Bezack had gotten good with his sling. Arrows took too long to make, but rocks were everywhere. A rock in the brain slowed another breed alpha down as fast as anything.
The night. The wind. Bodies and silence.
Mer never had anything to lose before. Until now.
Had he gone out to find help with food for his family and come back to nothing?

Merrick came into the world in 2020 and it took me all this time to get to his story.

Do you think he can be redeemed? Do you want him to be?

I'm doing a kickstarter launch instead of amazon first (to pay for some spendy line edits.) There will be no amazon pre-orders but readers can get this book before it hit's amazon's digital shelves during a 20 day kickstarter event.

Here's a link with a video and where you can sign up for more info: https://hype.co/@isoellen