C.S. Woolley's Blog
October 20, 2015
New Book Release
Standing by the Watchtower: Volume 2
+~+ IN AID OF THE BRITISH HEART FOUNDATION +~+
Out 21st October 2015
A collection of poetry and short stories to raise money for the British Heart Foundation. Dedicated to the memory of my Uncle John and to the family of my best friend, a minimum of £1 per book sold (both paperback and digital) will be donated to the British Heart Foundation to help with their amazing work.
From £1.99 in digital & £3.99 in paperback
Available for pre-order and general sale from the following retailers:
Smashwords - https://www.smashwords.com/books/view...
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Createspace - https://www.createspace.com/5718786
Amazon - http://mybook.to/SBTWV2
+~+ IN AID OF THE BRITISH HEART FOUNDATION +~+
Out 21st October 2015
A collection of poetry and short stories to raise money for the British Heart Foundation. Dedicated to the memory of my Uncle John and to the family of my best friend, a minimum of £1 per book sold (both paperback and digital) will be donated to the British Heart Foundation to help with their amazing work.
From £1.99 in digital & £3.99 in paperback
Available for pre-order and general sale from the following retailers:
Smashwords - https://www.smashwords.com/books/view...
Kobo - https://store.kobobooks.com/en-us/ebo...
Barnes & Noble/Nook - http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/stand...
iBooks UK - https://itunes.apple.com/gb/book/stan...
iBooks New Zealand - https://itunes.apple.com/nz/book/stan...
iBooks Australia - https://itunes.apple.com/au/book/stan...
iBooks Canada - https://itunes.apple.com/ca/book/stan...
iBooks US - https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/stan...
Createspace - https://www.createspace.com/5718786
Amazon - http://mybook.to/SBTWV2
August 21, 2015
Friday Flash Sale
#FLASHSALE Friday
http://ow.ly/RaLsy
#todayonly
SAVE £4.19 on this #bookboxset just £4.79.
Books normally priced at £2.99 each
Three for less than the price of two!
Every purchase before 7pm GMT gets a #FREE digital boxset of Rising Empire (Parts 1 to 3) released 1st September #fantasy (priced at £6.99)
*****EXTENDED******
MUST END 22/08 00:00 GMT
Every like & share of this and the other flash sale posts before 6pm also gets entered into a competition to win a Chronicles of Celadmore poster of your choice!
Rising Empire: Part 1
Rising Empire: Part 2
Rising Empire: Part 3
Shroud of Darkness
Lady of Fire
End of Days
http://ow.ly/RaLsy
#todayonly
SAVE £4.19 on this #bookboxset just £4.79.
Books normally priced at £2.99 each
Three for less than the price of two!
Every purchase before 7pm GMT gets a #FREE digital boxset of Rising Empire (Parts 1 to 3) released 1st September #fantasy (priced at £6.99)
*****EXTENDED******
MUST END 22/08 00:00 GMT
Every like & share of this and the other flash sale posts before 6pm also gets entered into a competition to win a Chronicles of Celadmore poster of your choice!
Rising Empire: Part 1
Rising Empire: Part 2
Rising Empire: Part 3
Shroud of Darkness
Lady of Fire
End of Days
April 1, 2015
Shroud of Darkness Trilogy
The Shroud of Darkness trilogy was 16 years in the making - I started writing about these guys when I was 12 and now that it's all over I gotta say - I'm really sad. It's like saying goodbye to friends you never thought you'd be without. These characters are what got me through high school, helped me survive the bullying and deal with how lonely I was as a teenager. I've spent more of my life writing about them than not and though it's amazing to have the paperbacks on my shelf to look at and enjoy, it's still really hard to let go and move onto the next incarnation of Celadmore when this one has been so important in my life.
All three books in the Shroud of Darkness trilogy are available from amazon from just $2.99/£2.99
Shroud of Darkness - http://mybook.to/shroudofdarkness
Lady of Fire - http://mybook.to/ladyoffire
End of Days - http://mybook.to/endofdays
All three books in the Shroud of Darkness trilogy are available from amazon from just $2.99/£2.99
Shroud of Darkness - http://mybook.to/shroudofdarkness
Lady of Fire - http://mybook.to/ladyoffire
End of Days - http://mybook.to/endofdays
March 2, 2015
Amazon Giveaway!
As End of Days is coming out this month, I am giving readers the chance to win a copy of Rising Empire: Part 1 in paperback.
The competition is being run through amazon giveaway and is only open to residents of the USA and District of Columbia.
To enter, all you have to do is follow this link https://giveaway.amazon.com/p/e33c4c3..., confirm you have a US postal address, follow me on twitter and then find out if you have won!
The competition is being run through amazon giveaway and is only open to residents of the USA and District of Columbia.
To enter, all you have to do is follow this link https://giveaway.amazon.com/p/e33c4c3..., confirm you have a US postal address, follow me on twitter and then find out if you have won!
July 17, 2014
Book Launch Competition!
To celebrate the release of Nicolette Mace: the Raven Siren - Filling the Afterlife from the Underworld: The Case of Mrs Weldon and Hunting the Priest Killer, there are several competitons being run for the next week on the Facebook pages of Nicolette Mace: the Raven Siren, Mightier Than the Sword UK and C.S. Woolley author page
Follow the links below for more details.
The Kevin Metia Saga a Rafflecopter giveaway
The Derek Long Saga a Rafflecopter giveaway
All four Filling the Afterlife from the Underworld books a Rafflecopter giveaway
Follow the links below for more details.
The Kevin Metia Saga a Rafflecopter giveaway
The Derek Long Saga a Rafflecopter giveaway
All four Filling the Afterlife from the Underworld books a Rafflecopter giveaway
July 8, 2014
Book Launch Party 17th July
To celebrate the launch of the two new books by C.S. Woolley in the Nicolette Mace series there will be a 24 hour online virtual party on the Nicolette Mace: The Raven Siren Facebook page.
Filling the Afterlife from the Underworld: The Case of Mrs. Weldon
Filling the Afterlife from the Underworld: Hunting the Priest Killer
The 24 hour book party will include competitions, giveaways, interview with C.S. Woolley, an online Q&A session with the author and extracts from both books.
To RSVP directly to the event page please visit:
https://www.facebook.com/events/31881...
More details are to follow.
Filling the Afterlife from the Underworld: The Case of Mrs. Weldon
Filling the Afterlife from the Underworld: Hunting the Priest Killer
The 24 hour book party will include competitions, giveaways, interview with C.S. Woolley, an online Q&A session with the author and extracts from both books.
To RSVP directly to the event page please visit:
https://www.facebook.com/events/31881...
More details are to follow.
June 24, 2014
Extract from Lady of Fire
“Lukka! There is a letter for you. It's from your cousin, Lucile.” The frustration in his voice was clear as he finally gave up looking and threw the letter down onto the paved stones before turning to return to the palace.
The elders did not live in the palace as a general rule; it was Lukka's home, or rather the palace of Dominia; though she never really used it. Marlo's palace was found in the city of Zoestra and Radow's was in Ziya so the city of Queteria belonged to Dominia as Marlo's daughter. The elders' home was the temple in which the fire of Aisimecca could be found.
Marlo had insisted that Mordecai should move into the palace whilst the other members of the royal family were absent to make sure that he did not get himself into too much mischief.
Cautiously the young man descended from his vantage point and collected the letter. Making sure he was still undetected he moved back to the roof top where he had been nestled for the last two hours,
It was not unusual for his cousins to write to him. They all knew how bored he was being tutored by the elders and that his training in combat was less rigorous, or to his mind, less fun than that which the Anaguras took part in.
He quickly unrolled the letter and began reading, firstly about the training exercises that they had started running with the royal guard and also with news of the battle that he had been kept from. There was nothing out of the ordinary in this missive, except for one paragraph towards the end.
We all know how terribly bored you are. I spoke to mother and she says if you can give the elders the slip and make it all the way to the throne room in Castle Anamoore without getting caught then you can come and live here until we get called for...or the war ends...hope it's the former.
Oh and if you do it, then you get to have your very own sword!
Swords were not merely bought and sold as those on the mainland were. Within the Order you had to earn your sword, help to forge it and then and only then could you name it.
His cousins that were old enough to have seen battle had all earned their swords long ago, but he had never been given the opportunity; Marlo was always telling him that it would come soon enough.
The idea of being able to have his own blade was more appealing even than escaping the dreadful clutches of the Elders. He knew that Mordecai would have read the letter and so would know that he had been given the challenge to escape, but to Lukka's mind that only made the game so much more fun.
Lady of Fire
The elders did not live in the palace as a general rule; it was Lukka's home, or rather the palace of Dominia; though she never really used it. Marlo's palace was found in the city of Zoestra and Radow's was in Ziya so the city of Queteria belonged to Dominia as Marlo's daughter. The elders' home was the temple in which the fire of Aisimecca could be found.
Marlo had insisted that Mordecai should move into the palace whilst the other members of the royal family were absent to make sure that he did not get himself into too much mischief.
Cautiously the young man descended from his vantage point and collected the letter. Making sure he was still undetected he moved back to the roof top where he had been nestled for the last two hours,
It was not unusual for his cousins to write to him. They all knew how bored he was being tutored by the elders and that his training in combat was less rigorous, or to his mind, less fun than that which the Anaguras took part in.
He quickly unrolled the letter and began reading, firstly about the training exercises that they had started running with the royal guard and also with news of the battle that he had been kept from. There was nothing out of the ordinary in this missive, except for one paragraph towards the end.
We all know how terribly bored you are. I spoke to mother and she says if you can give the elders the slip and make it all the way to the throne room in Castle Anamoore without getting caught then you can come and live here until we get called for...or the war ends...hope it's the former.
Oh and if you do it, then you get to have your very own sword!
Swords were not merely bought and sold as those on the mainland were. Within the Order you had to earn your sword, help to forge it and then and only then could you name it.
His cousins that were old enough to have seen battle had all earned their swords long ago, but he had never been given the opportunity; Marlo was always telling him that it would come soon enough.
The idea of being able to have his own blade was more appealing even than escaping the dreadful clutches of the Elders. He knew that Mordecai would have read the letter and so would know that he had been given the challenge to escape, but to Lukka's mind that only made the game so much more fun.
Lady of Fire
June 15, 2014
In memory
As it is the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings this year and I have been writing about the veterans themselves and the D-Day celebrations, I felt like this poem was something that should be shared.
For all that the suffered, fought and died for, I will always be truly and humbly grateful for.
If you are looking for something to read about what was endured before and during the war and how times have changed for the better then you need to read Harry's Last Stand: How the World My Generation Built is Falling Down, and What We Can Do to Save It
For The Fallen by Robert Laurence Binyon
With proud thanksgiving, a mother for her children
England mourns her dead across the sea.
Flesh of her flesh they were, spirit of her spirit
Fallen in the cause of the free.
Solemn the drums thrill; Death august and royal
Sings sorrow up into immortal spheres,
There is music in the midst of desolation
And a glory that shines upon our tears.
They went with songs to the battle, they were young,
Straight of limb, true of eye, steady and aglow.
They were staunch to the end against odds uncounted;
They fell with their faces to the foe.
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.
They mingle not with their laughing comrades again;
They sit no more at familiar tables of home;
They have no lot in our labour of the day-time;
They sleep beyond England’s foam.
But where our desires are and our hopes profound,
Felt as a well-spring that is hidden from sight,
To the innermost heart of their own land they are known
As the stars are known to the Night;
As the stars that shall be bright when we are dust,
Moving in marches upon the heavenly plain;
As the stars that are starry in the time of our darkness,
To the end, to the end, they remain.
For all that the suffered, fought and died for, I will always be truly and humbly grateful for.
If you are looking for something to read about what was endured before and during the war and how times have changed for the better then you need to read Harry's Last Stand: How the World My Generation Built is Falling Down, and What We Can Do to Save It
For The Fallen by Robert Laurence Binyon
With proud thanksgiving, a mother for her children
England mourns her dead across the sea.
Flesh of her flesh they were, spirit of her spirit
Fallen in the cause of the free.
Solemn the drums thrill; Death august and royal
Sings sorrow up into immortal spheres,
There is music in the midst of desolation
And a glory that shines upon our tears.
They went with songs to the battle, they were young,
Straight of limb, true of eye, steady and aglow.
They were staunch to the end against odds uncounted;
They fell with their faces to the foe.
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.
They mingle not with their laughing comrades again;
They sit no more at familiar tables of home;
They have no lot in our labour of the day-time;
They sleep beyond England’s foam.
But where our desires are and our hopes profound,
Felt as a well-spring that is hidden from sight,
To the innermost heart of their own land they are known
As the stars are known to the Night;
As the stars that shall be bright when we are dust,
Moving in marches upon the heavenly plain;
As the stars that are starry in the time of our darkness,
To the end, to the end, they remain.
June 2, 2014
Interviews
Has been a crazy few weeks of running around and my feet barley touching the ground, but amongst all the busy times, I have been able to get around to being interviewed for Smashwords and Write a Revolution.
http://www.writearevolution.com/inter...
https://www.smashwords.com/interview/...
There is also a very exciting official announcement coming soon!
http://www.writearevolution.com/inter...
https://www.smashwords.com/interview/...
There is also a very exciting official announcement coming soon!
March 17, 2014
Up and Coming works
Well it looks like this year is going to be a busy one!
Before the end of April there are two new books hitting the shelves, I have an author interview coming out shortly, three poems to finish and send off to the For Books Safe ladies for their charity poetry book. Not only that but a huge pile of proof reading to get through, an awful lot of blogging to catch up on and a publishing calendar that looks more frightening than a rancor riding on the back of a basilisk.
Rage of a Demon King is also trying desperately to pull me away from working and into reading!
My publishing calendar currently looks like this for this year.
Beginnings, the prequel to The Kevin Metis Saga: Nicolette Mace: The Raven Siren 23rd March after being pushed back from 14th Feb due to printing issues.
Rising Empire: Part 2, the follow on to Rising Empire: Part 1 and book that comes before Shroud of Darkness due out on 23rd April (Happy St. George's Day!) which has had to be pushed back from 23rd March due to the printing issues with Beginnings.
End of Days, the concluding book in the Shroud of Darkness and Lady of Fire story arc in the Chronicles of Celadmore is supposed to be out on 14th May but that is looking slightly unlikely due to all the push backs earlier in the year.
On 4th July (Happy Independence Day!) the Lily & Rose Saga is due to hit the shelves, this one follows Derek Long Saga in the Nicolette Mace: the Raven Siren series and answers all the questions that readers will have after the cliffhanger ending, but probably won't have people telling me they hate me any less...ah the burden authors bear.
On 11th July there is a new charity book being released that contains short stories but more details are to follow on that one and is about the only publishing date that won't be affected by the problems with printing at the start of the year.
Then 11th November (Solemn Remembrance Day) sees the last of the Nicolette Mace books coming out, Legacy. There will still be Filling the Afterlife from the Underworld: Volume 1 books coming out periodically but the main story line will be finished and the Filling the Afterlife from the Underworld: Volume 2 will continue to be free and have lots of little details and quirks that enhance the main story and add smaller cases to the universe that are mentioned and glossed over elsewhere.
All of this so that next year on 1st April the new series I am working on - Alpha Sigma can be released! As well as more from the Chronicles of Celadmore and a few other projects that are underway!
Before the end of April there are two new books hitting the shelves, I have an author interview coming out shortly, three poems to finish and send off to the For Books Safe ladies for their charity poetry book. Not only that but a huge pile of proof reading to get through, an awful lot of blogging to catch up on and a publishing calendar that looks more frightening than a rancor riding on the back of a basilisk.
Rage of a Demon King is also trying desperately to pull me away from working and into reading!
My publishing calendar currently looks like this for this year.
Beginnings, the prequel to The Kevin Metis Saga: Nicolette Mace: The Raven Siren 23rd March after being pushed back from 14th Feb due to printing issues.
Rising Empire: Part 2, the follow on to Rising Empire: Part 1 and book that comes before Shroud of Darkness due out on 23rd April (Happy St. George's Day!) which has had to be pushed back from 23rd March due to the printing issues with Beginnings.
End of Days, the concluding book in the Shroud of Darkness and Lady of Fire story arc in the Chronicles of Celadmore is supposed to be out on 14th May but that is looking slightly unlikely due to all the push backs earlier in the year.
On 4th July (Happy Independence Day!) the Lily & Rose Saga is due to hit the shelves, this one follows Derek Long Saga in the Nicolette Mace: the Raven Siren series and answers all the questions that readers will have after the cliffhanger ending, but probably won't have people telling me they hate me any less...ah the burden authors bear.
On 11th July there is a new charity book being released that contains short stories but more details are to follow on that one and is about the only publishing date that won't be affected by the problems with printing at the start of the year.
Then 11th November (Solemn Remembrance Day) sees the last of the Nicolette Mace books coming out, Legacy. There will still be Filling the Afterlife from the Underworld: Volume 1 books coming out periodically but the main story line will be finished and the Filling the Afterlife from the Underworld: Volume 2 will continue to be free and have lots of little details and quirks that enhance the main story and add smaller cases to the universe that are mentioned and glossed over elsewhere.
All of this so that next year on 1st April the new series I am working on - Alpha Sigma can be released! As well as more from the Chronicles of Celadmore and a few other projects that are underway!
