K. A. Krantz

Release Day: THE PLAGUED SPY

noreply@blogger.com (K.A. Krantz) — Tue, 24 Apr 2018 13:20:00 +0000

The second book in my Immortal Spy Urban Fantasy series is out today in eBook and paperback!

THE PLAGUED SPY
The Immortal Spy: Book 2

It’s all fun and games until someone breaks out the needles.

It was supposed to be a simple retrieval mission. Go in, grab the bespelled package of evidence against some very corrupt superpowers, and get out. The mission turns sideways when a vengeful spy Bix blackballed during her time in Dark Ops crashes the job and injects Bix’s teammates with an unknown toxin. Succumbing to a horrific mutation, the dying spook whispers the Mayday protocol for a compromised covert operation involving a biological weapon.

With her friends infected and sequestered in quarantine, a mole inside the spy guild exposing its undercover agents, and the brightest minds in the Mid Worlds unable to identify the biologic, Bix picks up the mission to find the creators and the cure. She’ll square off against Fates, dragons, angels, and even the god of plagues to save her friends; yet the greatest threat might well be the darkness growing within Bix and the evil on which it feeds.

Beware the plagued spy, for wrath and ruin are sure to follow…

Buy It Now:

Amazon | iBooks | B&N | Kobo

If you missed the first book in the series, THE BURNED SPY is available at Amazon and Other Leading Retailers.

If you've subscribed to my New Release Newsletter, then you know about the third book coming in July, THE CAPTURED SPY. (Hint: Sometimes the Fates give you a do-over...)

Cover Art by Gene Mollica Studio

SFF Seven Tuesday: Cover Reveal!

noreply@blogger.com (K.A. Krantz) — Tue, 03 Apr 2018 16:41:00 +0000

This week, the topic on the SFF Seven Authors' Blog is about scheduling the writing and the business for the near- and long-term. It's also a week for a few us to show off the covers for our upcoming releases.

The second book in my Immortal Spy Urban Fantasy Series releases at the end of this month. Mad props to the team at Gene Mollica Studios for this cover!

THE PLAGUED SPY
The Immortal Spy: Book 2

It’s all fun and games until someone breaks out the needles.

It was supposed to be a simple retrieval mission. Go in, grab the bespelled package of evidence against some very corrupt superpowers, and get out. The mission turns sideways when a vengeful spy Bix blackballed during her time in Dark Ops crashes the job and injects Bix’s teammates with an unknown toxin. Succumbing to a horrific mutation, the dying spook whispers the Mayday protocol for a compromised covert operation involving a biological weapon.

With her friends infected and sequestered in quarantine, a mole inside the spy guild exposing its undercover agents, and the brightest minds in the Mid Worlds unable to identify the biologic, Bix picks up the mission to find the creators and the cure. She’ll square off against Fates, dragons, angels, and even the god of plagues to save her friends; yet the greatest threat might well be the darkness growing within Bix and the evil on which it feeds.

Beware the plagued spy, for wrath and ruin are sure to follow…

The book drops on April 24, in print and eBook.

Pre-Order the eBook:

Amazon Kindle | iBooks | B&N Nook | Kobo

Click over to the SFF Seven Blog for the lessons I've learned during my first attempt at writing to a fixed release schedule.

SFF Seven Tuesday: On My Mind This Week--Dogs

noreply@blogger.com (K.A. Krantz) — Tue, 20 Feb 2018 16:42:00 +0000

This week, the SFF Seven authors are riffing on whatever strikes our fancy. Normally, we write our opinions on topics established by the programming calendar. This week, we're on our own. ~gasp~

Me? I got dogs on the brain. Could it be due to 2018 being the Year of the Dog? Could it be because I found dust bunny that barked at me? Hop over to the SFF Seven Blog and find out!

SFF Seven Tuesday: Getting Unstuck From Writer's Block

noreply@blogger.com (K.A. Krantz) — Tue, 07 Nov 2017 19:14:00 +0000

Writer's Block. Happens to the pros, to those panicking through NaNoWriMo, and to every writer in between. This week, the traditionally published, the self-published, and the hybrid-published authors of the SFF Seven Blog are offering their Top 3 Tips to Getting Unstuck.

Hop over to see how I overcome the block that strikes near the beginning of every book.

SFF Seven Tuesday: Halloween Fiction

noreply@blogger.com (K.A. Krantz) — Tue, 24 Oct 2017 15:53:00 +0000

Toothfairy from Hellboy 2

It's Halloween flash fiction week on the SFF Seven blog. Today, I attempt a bit of fright night prose...and possibly prove that my creative-writing professor was right when he told me to steer clear of penning poetry. ~ack~

So here, let the Toothfairy from Hellboy 2 lead you over to the SFF Seven blog for:

Taunt Not the Sprites on Halloween Nights

SFF Seven Tuesday: Don't Touch That: The 3rd Rail in Fiction

noreply@blogger.com (K.A. Krantz) — Tue, 08 Aug 2017 14:14:00 +0000

Happy Tuesday, All! Yes? No? Maybe? It's Tuesday, so I'm over on the SFF Seven Author's blog talking about including taboo topics your work. What do cat turds, asbestos, and crushed dreams have to do with that?

Click over to find out: Don't Touch That: The 3rd Rail in Fiction

SFF Seven Tuesday: Email Marketing Lists

noreply@blogger.com (K.A. Krantz) — Tue, 11 Jul 2017 15:46:00 +0000

This week on the SFF Seven Authors' Blog: Email Marketing and Building Your Subscriber List. Shrieks of dismay. Eye rolls and cringes. Allusions to the hunched and wheezing skeeve scrabbling out of the shadows to scream, "Buy My Book." Yep, that was pretty much the reaction of my fellow bloggers to the topic.

Nobody wants to be the spam-a-lamma-dingdong. However, as authors, we do want our books to sell. Emailing people who asked to hear from us is necessary to the business of what we do. So, today, I dust off my marketing cap and offer up 5 Tips for Building Your Email Subscriber Lists.

SFF Seven Tuesday: Marketing Books Via Rich Media

noreply@blogger.com (K.A. Krantz) — Tue, 13 Jun 2017 16:42:00 +0000

It's Tuesday, so I'm over on the SFF Seven Authors' blog. This week's discussion is about the value of marketing your books using book trailers, video clips, and rich media ads. Are they better than static ads? Is the investment worth it for a self-pub author?

Stop by and read my two cents on Gettin' Flashy: Can Videos Sell More Books?

SFF Seven Tuesday: Writing Long vs Short Stories

noreply@blogger.com (K.A. Krantz) — Tue, 02 Aug 2016 16:22:00 +0000

It's Tuesday so I'm over that recently renamed SFF Seven Authors Group Blog (was the Word Whores). This week we're discussing our preferences for writing short vs long stories.

Hop over to see if I'm a short, long, or switch.

Word-Whore Tuesday: Reviews

noreply@blogger.com (K.A. Krantz) — Tue, 26 Apr 2016 23:08:00 +0000

This week "Reviews" is the topic for the Word Whores. Today, I express my deep, deep love of the reviewer and explain why I won't review books.

But if you want my two cents on random stuff from shoes to kitchen gadgets, I'm on it.

Word-Whore Tuesday: Images That Inspire

noreply@blogger.com (K.A. Krantz) — Tue, 19 Apr 2016 17:24:00 +0000

This week in the bordello, we're talking about "Images That Inspire." Rather than upload every picture, gallery link, and artist profile to which I often refer to motivate the muse; I focused on four of my favorites inspiring my current Work In Progress, NIVURN.

Hop over to the Word-Whores blog for more!

Word-Whore Tuesday: Pay-to-Play Contests

noreply@blogger.com (K.A. Krantz) — Tue, 12 Apr 2016 16:19:00 +0000

Lt. Dan from "Forest Gump"

Should you pay to participate in a writing contest? Are book awards that allow anyone to participate for the price of an entrance fee less respectable than those that are free yet require peer nominations from within a closed club/association/organization? Can you still win without winning the grand prize?

All week long, the seven authors writing across multiple genres pick apart the pros, cons, ethics, and values of contests targeting authors and their work(s).

Word-Whore Tuesday: Long-Term Planning

noreply@blogger.com (K.A. Krantz) — Tue, 22 Mar 2016 17:07:00 +0000

We're discussing when to stick with long-term plans and when to chuck 'em this week on the Word-Whores Blog.

I back up one step with 3 Tips to Setting Long-Term Goals, so that the plans are worth revising rather than throwing away.

Word-Whore sunday: Flash Fiction -- The Lost Hour of DST

noreply@blogger.com (K.A. Krantz) — Sun, 13 Mar 2016 17:43:00 +0000

Elliot from Disney's Pete's Dragon

It's Daylight Saving Day and all week on the Word-Whore's blog we're explaining what happens to that lost hour.

I'm kicking it off today with my Rated-G explanation.

Enjoy!

Word-Whore Tuesday: 5 Tips for Titles

noreply@blogger.com (K.A. Krantz) — Tue, 23 Feb 2016 19:42:00 +0000

It's Tuesday, so I'm over on the Word-Whores blog. This week we're all dishing advice on how to chose the right title for your book.

Even if it's not the one the Sales & Marketing teams choose.

5 Tips for Titles

Word-Whore Sunday: Favorite Writing Apps

noreply@blogger.com (K.A. Krantz) — Sun, 07 Feb 2016 17:35:00 +0000

Today, I'm playing in Sunday Word-Whore @JeffeKennedy's room at the bordello, trying on her hats and divulging my Top 5 Most Used Apps for the craft and business of writing.

Word-Whore Tuesday: Deciding When a WiP is Dead or Fixable

noreply@blogger.com (K.A. Krantz) — Tue, 12 Jan 2016 20:54:00 +0000

This week's topic on the Word-Whores blog:

"It's dead, Jim" - How to know when a project isn't working vs when it's fixable.

I've a thing or three about recalcitrant Works in Progress (WiPs) and a writer's need to embrace the crazy.

Word-Whore Tuesday: 2016 Goals

noreply@blogger.com (K.A. Krantz) — Tue, 05 Jan 2016 16:52:00 +0000

While other folks are in the throes of making and breaking New Year resolutions, the Word-Whores are committing publicly to our 2016 goals as writers. We'll review our successes, failures, and complete deletions at year's end. It'd be no fun if my goals weren't stretching the limits of ability and sanity.

Check 'em out on the Word-Whores Blog

Celebrating 5 Years of 7 Genre Writers' Advice, Cautions, and Experiences in the Art of Writing & the Business of Publishing

Word-Whore Tuesday: Favorite Story for a Child

noreply@blogger.com (K.A. Krantz) — Tue, 15 Dec 2015 20:32:00 +0000

This week, the Word Whores answer the question, "What favorite childhood book would you gift to a kid today?"

Click to find out why Tikki Tikki Tembo remains one of my all-time favorites.

Word-Whore Tuesday: Pass-The-Plot Flash Fiction

noreply@blogger.com (K.A. Krantz) — Tue, 29 Sep 2015 18:03:00 +0000

Once or twice a year, the seven genre authors over on the Word-Whores blog play a little game of Pass-the-Plot.

Erotica & Fantasy Romance author Jeffe Kennedy kicked-off the story on Sunday.

Horror & Epic Fantasy author James A Moore added to it on Monday.

Since it's Tuesday, it's my turn.

Tomorrow, Contemporary & High Fantasy author Linda Robertson might wanna kill me.

By the time the story wraps on Saturday, it'll pass through the imaginations of two Sci-Fi authors and a Mysteries & Fantasy author.

Check in each day for the continuation...

...and pass the Holy Hand Grenade

Word-Whore Tuesday: Series Bibles

noreply@blogger.com (K.A. Krantz) — Tue, 08 Sep 2015 14:25:00 +0000

I'm over at the Word-Whores Group Blog discussing Series Bibles. For anyone writing a series, these are necessary records for keeping your characters, conflicts, settings, etc., sorted. 'Cause fans will flay you for screwing up your own world.

Word-Whores Tuesday: Contemporary References in SFF

noreply@blogger.com (K.A. Krantz) — Tue, 11 Aug 2015 20:48:00 +0000

Image Credit: Lee Moyer

Today, I'm over on the SFF group blog Word-Whores, talking about adding modern-day references to bands, brands, places, and more in your novel.

Hint: I also explain why it's awesome to write second-world high fantasy.

Image Credit: Lee Moyer

Goodreads Giveaway: Larcout

noreply@blogger.com (K.A. Krantz) — Wed, 05 Aug 2015 13:12:00 +0000

If you're a member of Goodreads, you've five days left to enter to win one signed paperback copy of my debut high fantasy novel Larcout.

Click through for details below:

Goodreads Book Giveaway

Larcout

by K.A. Krantz

Giveaway ends August 10, 2015.

See the giveaway details
at Goodreads.

Enter Giveaway

I'm a Sloth...and Other Interview Factiods

noreply@blogger.com (K.A. Krantz) — Thu, 30 Jul 2015 18:06:00 +0000

Sullivan McPig

I'm honored to have been interviewed by an avid book reviewer who had marvelous things to say about my debut fantasy novel LARCOUT.

Many thanks to Sullivan McPig for the book love!

Check out the interview on Pearls Cast Before a McPig.

Word-Whore Tuesday: My Current Reading List & the Growing TBR Stash

noreply@blogger.com (K.A. Krantz) — Tue, 16 Jun 2015 18:27:00 +0000

It's Tuesday, which means I'm blogging over on the spec-fic authors' group blog Word Whores. This week's topic:

Mid-Year Check-in: What Are We Reading Right Now and What's in Our To-Be-Read Pile

From classic fairy tales to necromancers, my TBR pile might well be disguising a hellmouth.