January 2021

New Project Tempest story and podcasts

Hi everyone,

WE MADE IT. Through creative-COVID exhaustion, broken-glass editing struggles, Presidential transitions, three title changes, and an untold amount of chocolate, the new Project Tempest story Her Mad Song is done.

Feels good, man. And our strange little town at the ends of the earth keeps growing.

This month we have the novella release and some eclectic conversations on the Project Tempest podcast. I'd love to hear what you think, and if you have 30 seconds to spare you can especially help out by leaving a rating on Goodreads.

Thanks so much for being part of the journey so far. 2021 is looking up.

Cheers

C J Halbard

HER MAD SONG OUT NOW

The strange and haunting story of rediscovering yourself in a time of madness.

A man and his adopted daughter come to Tempest Bay seeking a mystery. The world outside is aflame with anger and turmoil, but here in this tiny coastal town the old ways still hold. In the shadow of a dark tower on the clifftops they must navigate the labyrinth of small-town secrets and their own fears as a long-awaited storm approaches…

Her Mad Song imagines a world on the cusp of emotional climate change: a profound shift in how our inner lives connect to the places around us. The warring forces of this world are kindness and cruelty, creativity and death, history and memory and possibility and the deep primordial terror that echoes from the ocean to the stars.

Get your book now - or see below for the free review copy offer.

WANT A FREE REVIEW COPY?

As we grow Project Tempest, book reviews & ratings especially on Goodreads are incredibly helpful. If you're up for writing a short (3-5 lines) review on the Goodreads site, let me know by February 15 and I'll send you a free reviewer's copy in either pdf or epub format. And if you know anyone else who might be interested, please pass on this offer. Thank you for helping out!

PODCAST CONVERSATIONS

The Project Tempest podcast is about making things in an increasingly mad world. It's where we have conversations as creators about what's on our mind.

We've had a couple of great guests recently:

Ed McRae, Kiwi narrative designer and LitRPG author, on Stephen King, game writing, and the future of NZ horror.

>>> Listen to the conversation with Ed

James Everett, game maker and NZXR co-founder, on design inspirations, Magic Leap, the Canada-NZ connection, and possibilities of Extended Reality technology.

>>> Listen to the conversation with James

Check both convos out, and you can subscribe on all your favourite podcast services.

Let me know what you'd like to see more of in these newsletters!