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Our First Ever “Celebrating All Things Romantic” Event

 Celebrating All Things Romantic, My Games, My Stories, Video games, Writing  13 Responses »  Tagged with: , ,
Feb 032020
 

You overwhelmingly asked for it in my poll, and so here it is: our first ever Celebrating All Things Romantic event!

While I might have most of my publications in the horror genre, I do write some romance as well. One of my first fiction publications was a Christmas romance story called “A Special Present” in the anthology Love Under the Mistletoe.

It really became my niche in the indie game writing world, however. Most notably, I wrote the script for Ascendant Hearts, a romantic comedy visual novel available now on both Steam and the Nintendo eShop.

I also wrote the scripts for several of Genius’s mobile romance visual novels, the most recent of which are My Time Traveling Girlfriend, My Ninja Girlfriend, and Gossip School: Romance Otome Game.

As you’ve probably guessed, Celebrating All Things Romantic is going to be a lot like Celebrating All Things Spooky, which we do every October, except focused on romance games instead of horror games. Since this is the first time, it might not run as smoothly (can I play & review as many romance games in a month as I do horror games?), but let’s get down to the details!

2020’s Celebrating All Things Romantic Contest

That’s right, I’m doing a contest as usual, and the available prizes are:

  • Ascendant Hearts (gift sent through Steam)
  • Hatoful Boyfriend (gift sent through Steam)
  • Steins;Gate (gift sent through Steam)
  • Muv-Luv (gift sent through Steam)
  • $15 sent through PayPal
  • You pick a game for me to review!

If you choose the review option, your chosen game must be something I either own or is easily obtainable, which you can discuss with me beforehand. It must be a single game, not a collection (although the chosen game can be part of a collection). I will start playing it in March.

Rules and Scoring

  • No purchase is necessary.
  • Only comments made between February 3, 2020 at 1:00 PM EST and February 29, 2020 at 11:59 PM EST will be counted.
  • 1 non-spam, non-anonymous comment on any blog post here = 1 point.
  • 1 non-spam, non-anonymous comment on a Celebrating All Things Romantic blog post = 2 points.
  • You must use an email address or website URL (or include another way of contacting you) in your comment so I can contact you if you win.
  • You must have at least 10 points at the end of the month to win.
  • The person with the most points will get their first pick of the prizes. The person with the second most points will pick second, and so on, until all prizes have been given out.
  • The winner will be contacted by March 2, 2020.

Once again, I’m pretty much following the Celebrating All Things Spooky format. Any questions? Ask in the comments!

Now let’s see if we can make this celebration a thing.

All My Romance Offerings for Valentine’s Day

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Feb 142018
 

If you’re familiar with my writing, you might associate me with horror, but I do have work in the romance genre, too!

For Valentine’s Day, I’ve decided to give a general overview of my romance work, including a game we haven’t discussed before.

First, there’s the lone romance among my published stories. “A Special Present,” found in the Love Under the Mistletoe anthology, is a sweet romance about two of Santa’s elves who fall in love. However, I will point out that it’s one of my earliest published stories, so the writing may not be as polished as usual.

It might be my sole romance story for now, but I’ve been writing more romance lately, so that may change. (*anxiously watches the #KissPitch progress*)

Let’s move on to visual novels.

Ascendant Hearts came out last month, and it’s seen positive reviews so far. It’s a romantic comedy set in a fantasy world that parodies JRPG tropes, and there are three romance choices (as well as a non-romance ending).

Ascendant Hearts isn’t quite as “safe” as my elf story, although it’s still pretty tame unless you get the NSFW patch from the website. Even then, there are no H-scenes and the story remains the same.

Moving on, I wrote the script for a second galge/bishojo visual novel just released last week! My Strange Girlfriend lets you romance three girls afflicted by a strange curse that gives them animal characteristics. It’s a cute story, with some humorous moments as well as serious scenes.

I’m currently working on another visual novel with a similar style.

So there you have it: my current romance offerings for Valentine’s Day. Horror and romance by the same writer? It’s more likely than you think.

Free Book – The Accidental Zombie or Love Under the Mistletoe

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Dec 012014
 

As you might know, two of my stories have been published by Kellan Publishing. Kellan Publishing is currently having a special deal where you can get one of their published ebooks for FREE just by applying a special coupon code at the checkout.

Of course, you can do this for any book they sell (but you can only get one for free, mind you), but if you’re interested in picking up one of my stories, you have two options.

First, there’s The Accidental Zombie. This one is a novella about two scientists who accidentally create a zombie, and their misadventures as they try to track it down in order to stop it.

As the description suggests, it has some elements of horror, because a rampaging zombie is at the center of the plot. However, it’s lighthearted and humorous, with more attention given to the goofy scientists than to anything scary.. The Accidental Zombie is a comedy, so you can enjoy this one even if you aren’t a horror fan.

Even further on the lighthearted side of the spectrum is my short story “A Special Present,” a Christmas romance story found in Love Under the Mistletoe.

Now, if your eyebrows flew up at the sight of that cover, I swear “A Special Present” is a sweet, G-rated romance story. It’s about two of Santa’s elves who have fallen in love, and their struggles to reveal their feelings during the Christmas season.

On the other hand, if you’re disappointed at the thought of reading a romance set at Santa’s workshop, three other short stories are in the collection along with mine: “The Ghost of Christmas Past” by Jasmine Bowen, “Last Chance Junction” by Lauren Murphy, and “Love’s Bah Humbug Debugger” by LaRae L. Parry.

If you’re interested in getting one of these books for free, all you have to do is go to its page at Kellan Publishing, add it to your cart, and begin the checkout process. When it asks you if you have any coupon codes, enter the following code for a full discount.

COUPON CODE: Finally

This coupon will work from now until January 1. Spread the word!

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