Frank and RaeLea Hurt, Fantasy Authors
Genuine Modern Fantasy set in North Dakota
Ghosts may be frightening, but they aren’t dangerous to the living. Right?
The adventure continues!
Ascending Mage 7: Prairie Poltergeist is scheduled for release on February 20, 2020.
Description and pre-order details are now available on the Ascending Mage 7 product page.
As we re-launch our video series, we thought it might be a good time to change the name of our show.
We’re calling it: FraeLea TV
Though it bears a new name and (slightly) more professional intro and outro sequences, you can be assured we won’t be getting more polished with our banter. Why start now, right?
Frank: So it’s pretty much gonna be the same random babbling, but with a new introduction.
RaeLea: That’ll work. That’ll work.
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Frank: So what are we talking about? Who are we?
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RaeLea: That’s a question I ask myself every morning.
Frank: I wake up after another bender from the previous night\u2014with your breakfast beer.
RaeLea: With my breakfast beer. Exactly.
Frank: So, I’m Frank.
RaeLea: I’m RaeLea.
Frank: And we used to call this FraeLea Conversations.
RaeLea: Used to, yeah. But we don’t anymore.
Frank: Now we’re gonna call it FraeLea TV. So that’s\u2014so much more clever, isn’t it? \u2728 FraeLea TV. And aside from changing the name and having a new, sexier introduction\u2014I think it’ll be pretty sexy anyway\u2014I don’t know what it’s gonna look like yet. I haven’t done it yet because I’m a procrastinator. Wait until I absolutely have to, to actually work on it.
RaeLea: That’s definitely your job.
Frank: That is. Well, that’s\u2014the procrastination is my job?
RaeLea: Well, no. To do\u2014well, okay.
Frank: So we’re going to not get any more professional than what we were before. Because why change now?
RaeLea: Professional? No. Not any more professional, no.
Frank: We’re just as amateur as always, is what I’m trying to say.
RaeLea: Who’s on first?
Frank: Kids won’t understand that reference.
RaeLea: There, so\u2014
Frank: But we’re going to be talking about our stories and other people’s stories, writing craft, inspiration, and other random\u2014
RaeLea: Cat face! Really. Literally cats showing up on screen once in a while, because they’ve done that before and they’re kind of in charge. So we let them do what they want.
Frank: They are. Yeah. So we just thought we’d do this really quick video\u2014which probably isn’t quick anymore, because we don’t know how to do things with brevity\u2014explaining our new FraeLea TV concept.
RaeLea: Yes. That’s our pitch.
Frank: So, Hollywood\u2014you know how to reach us at FRhurt.com.
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More from our video series: the previous episode, the next episode, and our very first conversation episode.
Perfect for coffee (or breakfast beer), in this latest video we’re proud to show off our book covers in ceramic mug form.
We also draw the name of a lucky reader who’ll be getting one of these sexy mugs!
R – Well, that’s a nice looking mug.
F – Why, thank you.
R – Ah, no, no, no. I mean that one.
F – Oh, but I’m pretty too, right?
R – You’re very pretty.
F – Ok. You’re talking about this coffee mug?
R – I am!
F – That is pretty sexy. But you’ve got a pretty nice looking one as well.
R – I love it!
F – Well, we’ve got plenty of options, because these are the covers from our books. And, we’re going to show you them today.
INTRO
F – So, we recently decided to get a collection of coffee mugs with our book covers on them.
R – We have.
F – An entire set.
R – And they are amazing.
F – We might be a little biased. But, not too much, though.
R – Yes. Yes.
F – So I’m actually hold holding the Fog over Mandaree cover, which is our prequal.
R – And, I have have AM6.
F – Which is being worked on right now.
R – Yes, it is. I love it.
F – And, we’ve got, I guess, seven total that we’ve got the designs for.
R – Right.
F – And, we’ll be adding more as we get more books out. More book covers. Because some people like the swag. Whether or not –
R – I love swag. I love giving away swag!
F – That’s true too. But whether you read or not, everybody drinks coffee or breakfast beer. Or, whatever it is that you prefer. These work equally well for breakfast beer or coffee.
R – They will.
F – I can attest to both.
R – He can.
F – Thank you. And, in fact, we’ll probably have on the screen right about now, the collection so you can ooh and aww over them. And, we actually have them on our site, too, at frhurt.com/shop, I think that’s where we have it at.
R – Yes, we do.
F – Mmmm, we should have practiced this, maybe. But, they’re on our website, anyway, for anybody who actually is curious about them. We’re possibly going to add other things, eventually. Like, I don’t know what, like ah, mittens.
R – Mittens?
F – Or bibs. I’m just thinking things that are appropriate for –
R – Well, you’re really just thinking North Dakota, though.
F – Well, yeah, with winter coming. Winter is coming. I think maybe that was used with another series. Winter is coming.
R – Yeah.
F – So we probably won’t say that. We’ll probably add other things, other than mugs and whatnot. So.
R – Well, did you want to play Vanna?
F – Oh, I do want to play Vanna! So, what she’s talking about, I don’t know which mug we put them in here, even. We’ve got –
R – I believe this is where – yes.
F – When we announced this to our newsletter list and if you didn’t hear that about this, then you probably should subscribe to our newsletter, our ‘Memo’. Or, at least get it out of your spam folder if you are subscribed. But we offered anybody who wanted to get in the drawing for a free mug of one of these. So, we went and set that up.
R – I think this is our first swag giveaway.
F – I think it is, actually.
R – Yeah.
F – Yes.
R – So, this is fun.
F – So, should I draw?
R – I think you’ll draw.
F – Alright! I feel like we should have a drumroll here.
R – But, you’ll insert one.
F – Yah, right.
R – I like how you’re actually looking away.
F – I’ll insert one right here. Yeah, I’m looking away! And, the lucky winner is….Shawna Auster. Congratulations, Shawna! You win a very sexy coffee mug that you can use for…
R – Breakfast beer!
F – Breakfast beer or serving to your best guests. Like if you ever have Royalty come visit.
R – Oh, yeah. Because we have a lot of that.
F – Definitely. Well, we don’t know Shawna. Maybe she is friends with the queen, or something. And, if the queen ever comes and visits, you’re going to want one of these mugs. So, you’re going to let us know which one you want and we will send that to you. So, congratulations. And, for the rest of you who didn’t win, I’m not going to say that you’re a loser….
R – But, it’s implied.
F – I just insulted every single reader, other than Shawna. You could get one if you want, if not, you can wait until we do another give away.
R – And where?
F – At frhurt.com, our website.
R – Shop.
F – Well, frhurt.com/shop.
R – Perfect.
F – Oh, we’re professionals.
R – We are!
F – Don’t you miss us? Aren’t you glad we’re back in video form? We’ll get better at this.
R – With your pretty mug.
F – With my pretty mug, yeah. Thanks for joining us. We’ll see you next time. And, who knows what sexy mugs we’ll have then.
R – And what other kind of giveaways.
F – And, how much more professional we’ll get to be.
R – I don’t think that’s going to happen.
F – Probably not. Thanks for watching. See you next time.
Have you ever wished you could drink from the skull of your enemy?
err, me neither.
But how about drinking coffee (or your breakfast beer–we don’t judge) from a classy ceramic mug featuring artwork from your favorite urban fantasy series?
No, not Harry Potter. We’re talking Ascending Mage!
Our new swag shop features mugs of different sizes and styles, each emblazoned with cover art from Fog Over Mandaree and each of the Ascending Mage novels (thus far).
Go on, check out the new swag shop!
This weekend, Frank sat down for a chat with local comedian (and longtime friend) Brock Anderson.
That chat evolved into a quick-cut interview–the first in a series of profiles Brock plans on doing with notable local personalities.
Watch, and you’ll get a glimpse into the deadpan style of a fellow storyteller: