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REDEMPTION

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The Wedding Vow series

Heartless

Redemption

Horror short story, #3

I might have watched too much vampire movies!

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My parents, my brother, and I were touring somewhere. Europe, for sure. The hotel had a tour to go to this old castle. Many hotel guests signed up, including us. We were bussed to the castle. It was old, with stonewalls and metal spikes. It was cloudy and cold. I was feeling weird and said we had to go. We didn't see Mother. I kept insisting to Father and Brother that we had to go. Next thing I knew, Father went looking for Mother. I told Brother we must leave now. It was getting dark. Brother said no; then he went looking for our parents.

The tour guide now insisted we all had to go. I got on the bus with the other tourists. Strangely, multiple buses came; only one bus was full and returning. So I was in my seat, completely freaked out. Then this woman in the seat behind me elongated her neck, like a snake. Her head hovered on top of me, then she shot towards me to bite my neck. Blood everywhere.

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I know that long-neck woman was Rokurokubi (ろくろ首, 轆轤首).  I don't know why I dreamed about her on a tour bus to an old castle in Europe.  Rokurokubi does not kill nor drink blood.

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Horror short story, #2

I don't know what I was smoking when I had this dream.  It was so vivid that I had to write it down.

I also don't know how to classify this story because I was awoken by a noise.  Either this was a sweet family reunion short story or a murder horror crime scene.

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My brother and I were at my parents' place, which was a cottage-cabin type of house.  We came back from groceries shopping.  Plastic bags and paper bags were everywhere on the kitchen counter.  Everyone was chatting.  I decided to go upstairs to my bedroom for a nap.

Gradually the chatter died down.  Gradually I woke up from the nap.  I looked into every bedroom; I went downstairs; the groceries bags were still on the kitchen counter.  I called out for them.  Nobody answered.  I shrugged.  Maybe they went out again.

I went upstairs.  There appeared a white grandmother.  She had straight, shoulder-length grey hair.  She wore a red sweater.  She was plump but basically a regular-size grandmother.  She was not part of the family.  She was not in the cottage earlier.

My heart jumped.  I asked, "Grandmother, do you want to go downstairs?"

She replied, "Sure."

So we walked downstairs to the kitchen.  She tapped on the microwave oven and commented, "I could never figure this thing out."

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I heard a "weeeee" noise.  It wasn't too loud.  I woke up from the dream.  I thought it was the neighbor or Math Teacher.  I asked him later; he said he didn't make any noise around that time, but the neighbors were being loud as usual.

So, either the noise prevented me from meeting my white grandmother from a previous life, or the noise prevented me from being murdered by a white grandmother in my dream.

Seriously, was I high or something?  I would have never thought of this idea in a million years if I were sober.

On the other hand, I do my best writing while sleeping.

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REDEMPTION, short story FREE PROMOTION for Thanksgiving 2023!

My short story, REDEMPTION, is free on Amazon 11/23/2023 ~ 11/27/2023!

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He fell in love with her the first time they met, on her wedding day.  The more he got to know her, the more mistakes he made.  If he did not hurry to redeem himself, the others would sweep her off her feet!

This is a romance novella set in fantasy medieval time period. There are a few curse words, but no explicit sex scenes.

Redemption

Horror short story, #1

My very first Sci-Fi Space Horror short story!

I don't write sci-fi.  I don't like horror.  I don't know what I was smoking when I had this dream/nightmare.  It was so vivid that I had to write it down.

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Guy A invited Guy B to his place.  Guy B was a homeless bum and thought he had nothing to lose by following a strange man home.

They arrived at Guy A's place.  Guy A gave Guy B a tour.  It was pitch dark.  Couldn't see anything.

Then Guy A said to Guy B, "The tour is over.  I'm going to eat you now."  Guy A held onto Guy B tightly and tried to take a bite.  Guy B struggled and fought hard; he managed to snap Guy A's neck.

Guy A died.  Guy B wanted to leave.  At this time, a robotic velociraptor appeared.  The Raptor told Guy B, "You killed my master.  I am going to eat you now."  They fought and struggled.  The velociraptor was stronger than Guy B; somehow he managed to flip onto the Raptor's back and rode it like a horse.

Guy B made the Raptor take him to the front door.  That was when he realized he was in a space ship/shuttle/station of some sort.  That was why everything was in complete darkness.

The velociraptor told Guy B, "There's nowhere to go.  I am going to eat you now."

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Seriously, was I high or something?  I would have never thought of this idea in a million years if I were sober.

On the other hand, I do my best writing while sleeping.

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Writing Career II

I just put REDEMPTION and I TAKE THEE for free during Christmas on Amazon.

REDEMPTION

I TAKE THEE

Did free advertising on Snicks List for REDEMPTION. Did no advertising for I TAKE THEE. Even forgot to advertise the holiday sales on my own blog.

Sold 24 free copies. Not Bad!

However, only sold 172 pages read on Kindle Unlimited. That was what I wanted. People said even if the book is free, as long as someone is a member of Kindle Unlimited, free pages read still counts as real sales.

And then I put FROM THIS DAY FORWARD as $0.99, hoping people reading I TAKE THEE would pay for book 2. That was what online forum recommended. I sold nothing 😞😢

FROM THIS DAY FORWARD

Keep your day job, NaNaKo.

Writing Career I

Wondered how good this award is. Would it really help with sales and reputation?

I entered the competition with REDEMPTION, in the novella/short story/poetry category. It wasn't a good category, but REDEMPTION is not long enough for the full-blown Romance category.

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I didn't get the award. Of course. The category is not for romance short story. The winners were poetry and short story collection.

I don't write long stories because I'm bad at prose and descriptions. Even when I'm reading, I'd jump ahead to actions and dialogues. If I find the description important, then I'll go back to read it.

And that's why I didn't win this year, and maybe never.

Keep your day job, NaNaKo.

Keep dreaming about becoming a multi-billionaire bestselling author.

Or is that a nightmare?!

I TAKE THEE: one-star rating on Amazon

ORIGINALLY POSTED ON 25 SEPTEMBER 2021:  Just finished the free book promotion for I TAKE THEE.  Some mofo gave me one-star rating.  Amazon didn't label it as "verified purchase."  It was a global rating so it was someone outside US.

I TAKE THEE

I couldn't say it didn't hurt; I just needed to keep reminding myself.  2000+ people bought free copy of I TAKE THEE and they didn't find it that bad to leave a one-star rating.  Also, 15 people found I TAKE THEE good enough to buy book 2, FROM THIS DAY FORWARD, for $0.99.

FROM THIS DAY FORWARD

So yeah, let me continue with book 3, TO HOLD & TO CHERISH, and forget about that asshole.

TO HOLD & TO CHERISH

20 September 2021 Update:  two people gave me four-star ratings!  One even left a great review and Amazon labeled it "verified purchase"!  Hopefully other readers will understand and ignore that one-star rating!

25 September 2021 Update:  one person gave me a five-star rating!  Thank you thank you whoever you are!

06 October 2021 Update:  another reader gave me one-star rating.  I'm sad😢.  On the other hand, I sold book 1 on 01 Oct and book 2 on 05 Oct; the retail prices, not on-sale promotional prices.  So I assumed there was a reader bought book 1, read it, thought it wasn't too bad, and then bought book 2.  Big thank you! 😊

25 November 2021 Update:  I'm up to three 5-star ratings now.  So happy!  😍  Big thanks to all my readers!

I TAKE THEE

I TAKE THEE, book 1 of The Wedding Vow series, is FREE on Amazon from Sep 5, 2021 to Sep 9, 2021!

It's also free with Kindle Unlimited!

I TAKE THEE

This is to celebrate FROM THIS DAY FORWARD, book 2 of The Wedding Vow series, is published to all of these stores!

FROM THIS DAY FORWARD

I am extremely bad with internet and technology, so figuring out how to publish to multiple stores is a great feat for me!

FROM THIS DAY FORWARD

Just tried my hand on publishing to various bookstores.  Still not quite sure how any of this works.  So anyway, FROM THIS DAY FORWARD, is available at these stores.

FROM THIS DAY FORWARD

I didn't plan this well.  FROM THIS DAY FORWARD is book 2 in the series, and I published to various bookstores.  However, I TAKE THEE, book 1, which is on Amazon only.  This is quite confusing for me.

The Wedding Vow, Book 1 & Book 2

Book 1, I Take Thee, is available on Amazon for sale!

Free with Kindle Unlimited!

A centuries-old vampire, she wanted to marry him on the second date. When he said no, she found someone else. What should he do to win her back?

I TAKE THEE

Book 2, From This Day Forward, is available on Amazon for sale!

What was the price of first love?  What was the cost of growing up?  Vivian was about to pay with her life to find out!

This is the prequel to book 1, I TAKE THEE.  The historical background of this story was loosely inspired by the Dutch East India Company's occupation of Taiwan in the 1600's.

FROM THIS DAY FORWARD

Now, let's move on to writing book 3, TO HOLD & TO CHERISH!

TO HOLD & TO CHERISH

Redemption

My short story, REDEMPTION, is available for sale on Amazon!

Free with Kindle Unlimited!

He fell in love with her the first time they met, on her wedding day.  The more he got to know her, the more mistakes he made.  If he did not hurry to redeem himself, the others would sweep her off her feet!

This is a romance novella set in fantasy medieval time period. There are a few curse words, but no explicit sex scenes.

Redemption

I really want to write book II.  In fact, I already started book II, and this short story is the prequel to it.  It was just that, book II had too many people and too much happening.  I was on page 150+ and got lost on the timeline and couldn’t move things forward.  So I stopped book II and wrote this prequel, which happened about twenty years before book II.

Sigh, this is why I write short stories. I can’t write huge epics; I get distracted and lose track 😞

Redemption

My short story, REDEMPTION, is available for sale on Amazon!

Free with Kindle Unlimited!

He fell in love with her the first time they met, on her wedding day.  The more he got to know her, the more mistakes he made.  If he did not hurry to redeem himself, the others would sweep her off her feet!

This is a romance novella set in fantasy medieval time period. There are a few curse words, but no explicit sex scenes.

The male characters in the story are based on my brother-in-laws.  They somehow give off medieval hero vibes.  I am ever so lucky to have them as models 💖

REDEMPTION

Redemption

My short story, REDEMPTION, is now available for sale on Amazon!

Free with Kindle Unlimited!

He fell in love with her the first time they met, on her wedding day. The more he got to know her, the more mistakes he made. If he did not hurry to redeem himself, the others would sweep her off her feet!

This is a romance novella set in fantasy medieval time period. There are a few curse words, but no explicit sex scenes.

REDEMPTION