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Our First Novel: Now Available, FREE!

March 30, 2017 By Frank Hurt Leave a Comment

Fog Over Mandaree coverIt’s with great pride and not a little nervousness that we announce the publishing of our first novel today!

A year in the making, Fog Over Mandaree is a full-length modern fantasy novel which takes place in western North Dakota. Here’s the “back cover blurb”:

When an impenetrable fog descends over Mandaree, North Dakota, every human disappears—except for Nick and Katrina.

What’s more, something is stalking them. Something big, and not from this world.

As our gift, we are giving this, our literary firstborn, to you absolutely free. All it will cost you is your least favorite organ (just kidding; we merely ask for your email address!)

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New Bonuses: Map and Glossary of Oilfield Terms

March 29, 2017 By Frank Hurt Leave a Comment

We’ve added a couple new bonus resources for Fog Over Mandaree today:

A map of western North Dakota, identifying the location of towns mentioned in the story.

A glossary of oilfield terms and jargon used throughout the book.

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FraeLea Conversations Episode 3 – Book Launch Announcement

March 23, 2017 By Frank Hurt Leave a Comment

We’re excited to announce the launch date of our first novel, Fog Over Mandaree!

RaeLea even reminds Frank to let readers know how they can get their copy (minor thing to forget, right?).

Watch this episode of FraeLea Conversations to learn more:

Transcript for Episode 3

RaeLea: Hi, and welcome to FraeLea Conversations. Meet our guest, Euler.

Frank: Our catboy son here. He insisted he be part of this special announcement that we have today. We’ll see how much he participates, before he gets bored. Well, that didn’t take long, huh.  So, we have an announcement to make today.

R: Yes, we do!

F: Yesterday, we revealed the book cover for our first novel, Fog Over Mandaree. And, it’s going to appear here, right about now.

R: Magic.

F: We do write fantasy, so, that’s our magic, right there. The magic of post-production. So, yesterday, we unveiled our cover, Fog Over Mandaree and you guys liked it, or even some of you loved it. And, we love it. We’re excited about that. We teased you a little bit, by saying that today, we would announce the book launch date.

R: Yes!

F: So, we’ve held you in suspense long enough. Fog Over Mandaree is going to be launched and available on March 30th, that’s next Thursday. Depending on when you’re watching, of course. March 30, 2017. So, it’s in the past, if you’re watching it in the future.

R: Do you want to tell them the significance of the date?

F: I think I would like to tell them that.

R: Ok.

F: Our birthdays are coming up. Hers is the 26th, mine’s the 30th. Which is when we’re launching it. We’re trying to time it between both, but we decided a Thursday was a better date to launch. So, March 30th. It’s our birthday present to you.

R: I thought you were going to put in our years.

F: Oh, haha.

R: Not necessary!

F: That’s a teaser for later, there, what year it was. But, we’re going to be giving it away. So, we’re going to be selling Fog Over Mandaree for the low, low price of zero dollars. Maybe we’ll have that pop up too, on here. Depending on the magic. She’ll do the special effects, there. Thank you for that.

R: Yes, yes.

F: The animations, jazz hands. Why are we doing that? Do you want to tell them why we’re giving it away?

R: It’s our gift to everybody and our thank you for supporting us. I think that is our way of saying that we’ve been blessed and we just want to show that. And, how better than to give away a free book.

F: And, it’s altruistic, but we do have an ulterior motive. In order to get the book, you are going to be signing up on our mailing list. Our email list. So that we can spam the heck out of you.

R: Oh, no. No.

F: Okay, we won’t spam you. In order to get the ebook, and it’s going to be an ebook for starters, maybe eventually do a paperback, too, if there’s demand. Or enough demand. But, basically, it’ll be an ebook, it’ll be available on Kindle, or Nook, or PDF, if you want to read it on your computer. However you want to consume the novel. It is a full-length novel and it is going to be free on March 30th. And, it’s going to be our Birthday Gift to you, our friends and family, who have been so supportive. And this is just the beginning.

R: So, Happy Birthday to us, for you!

F: Happy Birthday to us! And, getting on this mailing list is how you’re going to be notified of the series that we are writing. That is coming up. We’ll announce all that when the time comes. We’re working on the book covers for that. That’s going to be pretty exciting, too. But, for now, Fog Over Mandaree. March 30th. And, I hope you guys enjoy it. Thanks so much for the feedback so far.

R: Thanks so much. And, tell them where they can go.

F: Oh, good idea. Maybe we should tell you how to get the book. That’ll be helpful. Go to our website FRhurt.com. Which, maybe that will appear here? I don’t know. Somewhere? Maybe over our faces? Go to FRhurt.com. “F” “R”, like Frank and RaeLea Hurt.

R: We’re so clever.

F: We are very clever that way. We’re trying to make it as easy as possible. FRhurt.com. You can sign up now, you don’t have to wait until March 30th. You’ll be getting the book, regardless. And, you’ll be able to download the book. It’ll have instructions on how you can do that, when the time comes.

R: Perfect.

F: Thank you for watching. I hope you are going to go ahead and download the book. And, we hope you enjoy it.

 

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Cover Reveal: Fog Over Mandaree

March 22, 2017 By Frank Hurt Leave a Comment

It’s here! The cover for our first novel, Fog Over Mandaree, is ready to share with you!

First, the “blurb” (back cover text):

When an impenetrable fog descends over Mandaree, North Dakota, every human disappears—except for Nick and Katrina.
What’s more, something is stalking them. Something big, and not from this world.

And now…the cover reveal:

[Read more…]

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Dressing Our Newborn For The First Time

March 21, 2017 By Frank Hurt Leave a Comment

This must be what it feels like when a mother and father dress their newborn baby in clothes for the first time. Though I probably should clarify that I’ve never had any human children–and I’ve not yet been tempted to try dressing up our cats.

RaeLea and I are so excited to share this with you! It’s been an involved, educational process, but at last the finishing touches are being made to the book cover for our first novel, Fog Over Mandaree.

Here’s a teaser image–a tightly cropped portion of the full cover:

Fog Over Mandaree cover teaser

I expect to have the final art files from our illustrator tomorrow, after which I’ll be adding the title text and revealing the cover. So be sure to check back!

 

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