Worldbuilding For Pantsers
I’ve written a post on Worldbuilding For Pantsers for The Wicked Writing Corner.
Here is a bit I posted in the comments…
“I know what some pantsers will say – How does basing the story world on an existing world help us? We’re pantsers.
As pantsers, we tend to do this subconsciously.
What I do is I write the scene and then I try to figure out which world or worlds I’ve subconsciously based the scene in the story world on.
THAT is the world I use as a guideline going forward.
For example, I’ll picture the hallway of a spaceship.
I’ll then search through images online of TV shows or Movies I’ve watched featuring interiors of spaceships.
Often there are small differences (or it might be a combination of interiors) but I can usually find something similar.
THAT is the reference I’ll use for future scenes.”
You can read the entire post here –
https://thewickedwritingcorner.blogspot.com/2021/02/guest-post-worldbuilding-for-pantsers.html
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Containing Malice
This tormented cyborg craves vengeance…and her.
***
Malice, a C Model cyborg, has spent his long lifespan enslaved by the Humanoid Alliance. His cruel manufacturers have hurt him in all the ways a male could be hurt.
His enemy has now added a new weapon to their arsenal—a tiny human medic with soft hands and a delectable scent. She experiments on him multiple times a shift, delivering pain…and frustration.
He wants her. He also seeks retribution.
Once Malice frees himself, he plans to achieve both of his goals, taking Medic Illona captive and ending her research…permanently.
Illona is as much a prisoner as the cyborgs she experiments on. Since her arrival at the Human Alliance’s secret laboratory, she has carefully, stealthily, crafted a plot to free her test subjects. To conceal her covert activities, the medic has been forced to harm beings rather than heal them.
The being she has damaged the most is also the cyborg she fiercely desires— Malice, a huge, gray-skinned, blue-eyed C Model with massive hands and a voice deeper than space. He hates her, has good reason to do so, and, when he’s freed, there’s a high probability he’ll kill her.
Illona will take that risk to ensure he survives.
***
Containing Malice is a STANDALONE enemies-to-lovers Cyborg SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.
It is the first of five core stories in the Rebel Cyborgs Series.
Book 1: Containing Malice
Book 2: Under Strain
Book 3: Baring Grudge
Book 4: B Free
Book 5: Seizing Power
Buy Today:
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Guest Blog Posts
I’ve been a blogger much longer than I’ve been a published romance writer. I love blogging. I love crafting posts. It is my favorite type of promotion because I don’t view it as promotion. It is pure fun for me.
If you are a writer, reviewer, reader, other professional and would like to have a blog post from me for your site, let me know! My email is on the side panel (under my book covers).
I don’t care how much traffic your blog receives. We all start with no readers.
Suggest topics or themes. Let me know the specs (the number of words, whether or not you post book info, the image sizes, etc) and, when I have time (my own writing comes first always), I’ll craft a post for you.
If you want to appear on this blog, let me know also! I don’t share bulk posts like cover reveals or pure book information but I’m always happy to post a book-related written-just-for-my-blog post.
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Containing Malice
This tormented cyborg craves vengeance…and her.
***
Malice, a C Model cyborg, has spent his long lifespan enslaved by the Humanoid Alliance. His cruel manufacturers have hurt him in all the ways a male could be hurt.
His enemy has now added a new weapon to their arsenal—a tiny human medic with soft hands and a delectable scent. She experiments on him multiple times a shift, delivering pain…and frustration.
He wants her. He also seeks retribution.
Once Malice frees himself, he plans to achieve both of his goals, taking Medic Illona captive and ending her research…permanently.
Illona is as much a prisoner as the cyborgs she experiments on. Since her arrival at the Human Alliance’s secret laboratory, she has carefully, stealthily, crafted a plot to free her test subjects. To conceal her covert activities, the medic has been forced to harm beings rather than heal them.
The being she has damaged the most is also the cyborg she fiercely desires— Malice, a huge, gray-skinned, blue-eyed C Model with massive hands and a voice deeper than space. He hates her, has good reason to do so, and, when he’s freed, there’s a high probability he’ll kill her.
Illona will take that risk to ensure he survives.
***
Containing Malice is a STANDALONE enemies-to-lovers Cyborg SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.
It is the first of five core stories in the Rebel Cyborgs Series.
Book 1: Containing Malice
Book 2: Under Strain
Book 3: Baring Grudge
Book 4: B Free
Book 5: Seizing Power
Buy Today:
Amazon US:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08LK4CWHS
Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B08LK4CWHS
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Cynthia Sax Weekly Update – February 21st
This past week wasn’t my most productive on record. (laughs) But I DID finalize the Medieval Beast Shifters omnibus (published under C.S. Sax) and loaded it to booksellers. This collection of three hot, short(er) stories will be releasing on March 16th.
I appreciate everyone’s patience with this collection. (big hugs) I originally promised it for January and then I got swept into writing Under Strain and it was delayed.
Similar to how I’m now being swept into writing Baring Grudge, the third cyborg romance in the Rebel Cyborgs series (releasing in August). I’ve only written 52 words thus far (LOL Yes. That isn’t much.) but I love where it is going and I’m super excited about writing this story.
This upcoming week will be all about writing the first five chapters in this first draft and enjoying this last week in February, our shortest month.
I hope you are all doing well, staying as safe as you can, reading some great books and cherishing every day. (more hugs) Never forget that you are loved. Monday was Family Day in my section of the universe and you are very much part of my reading family.
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Containing Malice
This tormented cyborg craves vengeance…and her.
***
Malice, a C Model cyborg, has spent his long lifespan enslaved by the Humanoid Alliance. His cruel manufacturers have hurt him in all the ways a male could be hurt.
His enemy has now added a new weapon to their arsenal—a tiny human medic with soft hands and a delectable scent. She experiments on him multiple times a shift, delivering pain…and frustration.
He wants her. He also seeks retribution.
Once Malice frees himself, he plans to achieve both of his goals, taking Medic Illona captive and ending her research…permanently.
Illona is as much a prisoner as the cyborgs she experiments on. Since her arrival at the Human Alliance’s secret laboratory, she has carefully, stealthily, crafted a plot to free her test subjects. To conceal her covert activities, the medic has been forced to harm beings rather than heal them.
The being she has damaged the most is also the cyborg she fiercely desires— Malice, a huge, gray-skinned, blue-eyed C Model with massive hands and a voice deeper than space. He hates her, has good reason to do so, and, when he’s freed, there’s a high probability he’ll kill her.
Illona will take that risk to ensure he survives.
***
Containing Malice is a STANDALONE enemies-to-lovers Cyborg SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.
It is the first of five core stories in the Rebel Cyborgs Series.
Book 1: Containing Malice
Book 2: Under Strain
Book 3: Baring Grudge
Book 4: B Free
Book 5: Seizing Power
Buy Today:
Amazon US:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08LK4CWHS
Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B08LK4CWHS
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Cyborg Offspring And Maturity
Cyborgs are designed to physically mature within a solar cycle (a year). This accelerated growth was necessary as the Humanoid Alliance needed their manufactured warriors ready to fight as soon as possible. They didn’t have the luxury of a long childhood.
While under the control of the Humanoid Alliance, cyborgs matured emotionally quickly also.
All the memories, the knowledge of their predecessors were automatically transferred to their internal databases. This happens now with the freeborn offspring. Every cyborg with access to transmissions knows their kind’s dark and harsh history.
But what, I believe, really speeded the Humanoid Alliance manufactured cyborgs’ emotional maturity was their brutal training. They saw friends die, were forced to kill their brethren in the training rings. They ended lifespans as soon as they could hold a blade, saw the cruelty of their handlers. That destroyed their innocence, forced them to grow up quickly.
Many of the freeborn offspring haven’t experienced this. Their parents, other cyborgs have protected them as much as they can from the harshness of the universe. Other cyborgs look out for them. Many of them haven’t been on missions and any missions they do participate in are likely to be safe, devoid of death and violence.
They have retained their innocence, haven’t been forced to grow up as quickly. Many of them act more like teenagers than adults. They’ve heard about bad things happening but haven’t experienced those bad things directly.
Cadet, however, had a different upbringing. The leader of the Rebel Cyborgs has seen violence and danger and death and has experienced pain. The C Model is fully mature…in all ways, is the equal of the retrieved cyborgs…and a certain nemesis.
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Containing Malice
This tormented cyborg craves vengeance…and her.
***
Malice, a C Model cyborg, has spent his long lifespan enslaved by the Humanoid Alliance. His cruel manufacturers have hurt him in all the ways a male could be hurt.
His enemy has now added a new weapon to their arsenal—a tiny human medic with soft hands and a delectable scent. She experiments on him multiple times a shift, delivering pain…and frustration.
He wants her. He also seeks retribution.
Once Malice frees himself, he plans to achieve both of his goals, taking Medic Illona captive and ending her research…permanently.
Illona is as much a prisoner as the cyborgs she experiments on. Since her arrival at the Human Alliance’s secret laboratory, she has carefully, stealthily, crafted a plot to free her test subjects. To conceal her covert activities, the medic has been forced to harm beings rather than heal them.
The being she has damaged the most is also the cyborg she fiercely desires— Malice, a huge, gray-skinned, blue-eyed C Model with massive hands and a voice deeper than space. He hates her, has good reason to do so, and, when he’s freed, there’s a high probability he’ll kill her.
Illona will take that risk to ensure he survives.
***
Containing Malice is a STANDALONE enemies-to-lovers Cyborg SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.
It is the first of five core stories in the Rebel Cyborgs Series.
Book 1: Containing Malice
Book 2: Under Strain
Book 3: Baring Grudge
Book 4: B Free
Book 5: Seizing Power
Buy Today:
Amazon US:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08LK4CWHS
Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B08LK4CWHS
Amazon AUS:
https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/B08LK4CWHS
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The Cyborgs Without Planned Stories
There are five official stories in the Cyborg Rebels series. In my stories, featured cyborgs and their genetic matches find their happy EVER afters. That romantic joy lasts forever.
Some reading buddies are understandably nervous about the other cyborg warriors, however. What happens to Valor? What happens to Rancor? When Under Strain releases (in May), there will be another significant cyborg added. What will happen to him?
I can’t say at this point. I don’t know what happens past the first three scenes in Baring Grudge.
Maybe these cyborgs will find their genetic matches in another cyborg’s story. Maybe they will find their matches in a future series. Maybe they will be the featured cyborg in one of my December freebie short stories.
Could bad things happen to them? Stars. I hope not. That death in Crash And Burn still messes me up. I dream of that character, dream I’m trying to save him.
Valor is safe. I know that for certain. He’s residing on Mercury Minor now and Cadet won’t allow any hostiles to get close to the planet she considers to be her home.
But I can’t promise bad things won’t happen to other cyborgs because I don’t know and I wouldn’t ever want to promise something I couldn’t deliver.
There ARE many other fates, happy, wonderful fates, however. Those are MUCH more likely to happen. The odds are definitely in their favor. (grins)
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Containing Malice
This tormented cyborg craves vengeance…and her.
***
Malice, a C Model cyborg, has spent his long lifespan enslaved by the Humanoid Alliance. His cruel manufacturers have hurt him in all the ways a male could be hurt.
His enemy has now added a new weapon to their arsenal—a tiny human medic with soft hands and a delectable scent. She experiments on him multiple times a shift, delivering pain…and frustration.
He wants her. He also seeks retribution.
Once Malice frees himself, he plans to achieve both of his goals, taking Medic Illona captive and ending her research…permanently.
Illona is as much a prisoner as the cyborgs she experiments on. Since her arrival at the Human Alliance’s secret laboratory, she has carefully, stealthily, crafted a plot to free her test subjects. To conceal her covert activities, the medic has been forced to harm beings rather than heal them.
The being she has damaged the most is also the cyborg she fiercely desires— Malice, a huge, gray-skinned, blue-eyed C Model with massive hands and a voice deeper than space. He hates her, has good reason to do so, and, when he’s freed, there’s a high probability he’ll kill her.
Illona will take that risk to ensure he survives.
***
Containing Malice is a STANDALONE enemies-to-lovers Cyborg SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.
It is the first of five core stories in the Rebel Cyborgs Series.
Book 1: Containing Malice
Book 2: Under Strain
Book 3: Baring Grudge
Book 4: B Free
Book 5: Seizing Power
Buy Today:
Amazon US:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08LK4CWHS
Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B08LK4CWHS
Amazon AUS:
https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/B08LK4CWHS
Apple Books:
https://books.apple.com/us/book/containing-malice/id1536770487
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Keeping Skills Honed
I take, on average, one writing craft workshop a month.
This surprises some newer writers. I’ve been published for well over a decade, have been writing since I could hold a pencil, have hit the USA Today Bestseller List a few times.
Why would I continue to take craft courses?
I do this because skills can always be improved and I find it fun to add to the tools in my writer toolbox. I think readers deserve the best d@mn stories I can produce. Some stories can only be told using certain skills, skills I might not yet have.
And these courses are food for my muse. It excites me to hear how other writers tackles issues, how they think differently than I do. It draws me out of my own head, allows me to see problems from a different angle.
If the workshop host offers a critique (Angela Knight often does this with the workshops she gives), I always submit a sample of the story I’m currently working on. Getting a new perspective on it is often priceless. The feedback strengthens the entire story.
I whole-heartedly recommend writers continue to take workshops. Every writer is different. The workshops might not benefit you as they benefit me. But it is worth a try.
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Containing Malice
This tormented cyborg craves vengeance…and her.
***
Malice, a C Model cyborg, has spent his long lifespan enslaved by the Humanoid Alliance. His cruel manufacturers have hurt him in all the ways a male could be hurt.
His enemy has now added a new weapon to their arsenal—a tiny human medic with soft hands and a delectable scent. She experiments on him multiple times a shift, delivering pain…and frustration.
He wants her. He also seeks retribution.
Once Malice frees himself, he plans to achieve both of his goals, taking Medic Illona captive and ending her research…permanently.
Illona is as much a prisoner as the cyborgs she experiments on. Since her arrival at the Human Alliance’s secret laboratory, she has carefully, stealthily, crafted a plot to free her test subjects. To conceal her covert activities, the medic has been forced to harm beings rather than heal them.
The being she has damaged the most is also the cyborg she fiercely desires— Malice, a huge, gray-skinned, blue-eyed C Model with massive hands and a voice deeper than space. He hates her, has good reason to do so, and, when he’s freed, there’s a high probability he’ll kill her.
Illona will take that risk to ensure he survives.
***
Containing Malice is a STANDALONE enemies-to-lovers Cyborg SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.
It is the first of five core stories in the Rebel Cyborgs Series.
Book 1: Containing Malice
Book 2: Under Strain
Book 3: Baring Grudge
Book 4: B Free
Book 5: Seizing Power
Buy Today:
Amazon US:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08LK4CWHS
Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B08LK4CWHS
Amazon AUS:
https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/B08LK4CWHS
Apple Books:
https://books.apple.com/us/book/containing-malice/id1536770487
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Exploring Outside The Cyborg Controlled Sector
In Cyborg Space Exploration, the crew of the Reckless (led by Vector) was charged with exploring the cyborg-controlled sector, the stretch of space that surrounds the Homeland and is under their protection. The cyborgs decide (mostly) who enters the sector.
In Rebel Cyborgs, we will, of course, visit Mercury Minor. This is the Rebel Cyborgs’ home base. The planet is located inside the cyborg-controlled sector.
But we will also explore planets outside the sector. Cadet’s primary mission is to retrieve cyborgs who weren’t able to escape the Humanoid Alliance (and others) on their own and transport them to the cyborg-controlled sector, where they will hopefully be safe (or safer).
I’m super excited about this! I LOVE exploring new planets.
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Containing Malice
This tormented cyborg craves vengeance…and her.
***
Malice, a C Model cyborg, has spent his long lifespan enslaved by the Humanoid Alliance. His cruel manufacturers have hurt him in all the ways a male could be hurt.
His enemy has now added a new weapon to their arsenal—a tiny human medic with soft hands and a delectable scent. She experiments on him multiple times a shift, delivering pain…and frustration.
He wants her. He also seeks retribution.
Once Malice frees himself, he plans to achieve both of his goals, taking Medic Illona captive and ending her research…permanently.
Illona is as much a prisoner as the cyborgs she experiments on. Since her arrival at the Human Alliance’s secret laboratory, she has carefully, stealthily, crafted a plot to free her test subjects. To conceal her covert activities, the medic has been forced to harm beings rather than heal them.
The being she has damaged the most is also the cyborg she fiercely desires— Malice, a huge, gray-skinned, blue-eyed C Model with massive hands and a voice deeper than space. He hates her, has good reason to do so, and, when he’s freed, there’s a high probability he’ll kill her.
Illona will take that risk to ensure he survives.
***
Containing Malice is a STANDALONE enemies-to-lovers Cyborg SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.
It is the first of five core stories in the Rebel Cyborgs Series.
Book 1: Containing Malice
Book 2: Under Strain
Book 3: Baring Grudge
Book 4: B Free
Book 5: Seizing Power
Buy Today:
Amazon US:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08LK4CWHS
Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B08LK4CWHS
Amazon AUS:
https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/B08LK4CWHS
Apple Books:
https://books.apple.com/us/book/containing-malice/id1536770487
B&N:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/containing-malice-cynthia-sax/1137961594
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Cynthia Sax Weekly Update – February 15th
Last week was super productive for me.
I completed the first round revisions for Under Strain, the second Rebel Cyborgs story (releasing in May). My Awesome Editor gave the story two thumbs up. There IS work still to do on it. There is always work to do. (grins) But we (my editor and I) will definitely hit that May deadline and I think you will really love this story.
I also finished the Griffin Shifter Short (er) Story for the Medieval Beast Shifters omnibus. This should release at the end of March under C.S. Sax, my quirky short story writing pen name.
I will be getting that collection together this week (sending it to the Dear Wonderful Hubby, my awesome volunteer formatter).
AND I will be starting on the third Rebel Cyborgs story, Baring Grudge. Grudge likes to blow up things so I suspect his story will be explosive. (grins) Yeah, that was a terrible pun, wasn’t it?
Have a great week, my friends! Stay as safe as you can. Read some great books. Grab joy wherever you can! I’ll be thinking about you!
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Containing Malice
This tormented cyborg craves vengeance…and her.
***
Malice, a C Model cyborg, has spent his long lifespan enslaved by the Humanoid Alliance. His cruel manufacturers have hurt him in all the ways a male could be hurt.
His enemy has now added a new weapon to their arsenal—a tiny human medic with soft hands and a delectable scent. She experiments on him multiple times a shift, delivering pain…and frustration.
He wants her. He also seeks retribution.
Once Malice frees himself, he plans to achieve both of his goals, taking Medic Illona captive and ending her research…permanently.
Illona is as much a prisoner as the cyborgs she experiments on. Since her arrival at the Human Alliance’s secret laboratory, she has carefully, stealthily, crafted a plot to free her test subjects. To conceal her covert activities, the medic has been forced to harm beings rather than heal them.
The being she has damaged the most is also the cyborg she fiercely desires— Malice, a huge, gray-skinned, blue-eyed C Model with massive hands and a voice deeper than space. He hates her, has good reason to do so, and, when he’s freed, there’s a high probability he’ll kill her.
Illona will take that risk to ensure he survives.
***
Containing Malice is a STANDALONE enemies-to-lovers Cyborg SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.
It is the first of five core stories in the Rebel Cyborgs Series.
Book 1: Containing Malice
Book 2: Under Strain
Book 3: Baring Grudge
Book 4: B Free
Book 5: Seizing Power
Buy Today:
Amazon US:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08LK4CWHS
Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B08LK4CWHS
Amazon AUS:
https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/B08LK4CWHS
Apple Books:
https://books.apple.com/us/book/containing-malice/id1536770487
B&N:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/containing-malice-cynthia-sax/1137961594
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https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/containing-malice
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https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1049881
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Valentine’s Day Cards From Cyborgs And Other Warriors
My weekly update will be delayed by a day because…
Today is Valentine’s Day!
Woot!
Every year, I ask the cyborgs, the modified humanoids and the Chameles if they wish to share a Valentine’s Day poem with you.
They don’t quite understand the meaning of the holiday. (grins) But I thought you might enjoy their attempts.
Here’s one from Truth…
Truth loves his human princess.
They share a link.
For her, he’d do anything
Even wear pink.
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Here is an…interesting one from Cadet…
The universe is huge.
The size of space is vast.
When Cadet meets Power,
She’ll kick his a$$.
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Here are some past poems…
Roses Are Red.
Cyborgs Are Strong.
Choosing One As Your Warrior
Can Never Be Wrong.
Roses are red.
Gatekeepers are green.
Balvan is the biggest male
You have ever seen.
Roses are red.
Rulers don’t rhyme.
If you expect a poem from Kralj,
You’ll be waiting a long time.
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(grins) Not everyone was happy with the request.
Have a wonderful day, my friends!
Know that you are much loved.
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Containing Malice
This tormented cyborg craves vengeance…and her.
***
Malice, a C Model cyborg, has spent his long lifespan enslaved by the Humanoid Alliance. His cruel manufacturers have hurt him in all the ways a male could be hurt.
His enemy has now added a new weapon to their arsenal—a tiny human medic with soft hands and a delectable scent. She experiments on him multiple times a shift, delivering pain…and frustration.
He wants her. He also seeks retribution.
Once Malice frees himself, he plans to achieve both of his goals, taking Medic Illona captive and ending her research…permanently.
Illona is as much a prisoner as the cyborgs she experiments on. Since her arrival at the Human Alliance’s secret laboratory, she has carefully, stealthily, crafted a plot to free her test subjects. To conceal her covert activities, the medic has been forced to harm beings rather than heal them.
The being she has damaged the most is also the cyborg she fiercely desires— Malice, a huge, gray-skinned, blue-eyed C Model with massive hands and a voice deeper than space. He hates her, has good reason to do so, and, when he’s freed, there’s a high probability he’ll kill her.
Illona will take that risk to ensure he survives.
***
Containing Malice is a STANDALONE enemies-to-lovers Cyborg SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.
It is the first of five core stories in the Rebel Cyborgs Series.
Book 1: Containing Malice
Book 2: Under Strain
Book 3: Baring Grudge
Book 4: B Free
Book 5: Seizing Power
Buy Today:
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Writing Weekends
I receive quite a few awesome questions about my schedule. One of the major misconceptions is, as an established writer (i.e. a writer with numerous books released and years of publishing behind me), I must take weekends off.
(laughs until my stomach hurts)
That is a big nope.
My Dear Wonderful Hubby currently has a fairly traditional job schedule. When I first met him, he was working three jobs. Right now, he works one job Monday to Friday (the hours are long, however).
I’ve never not worked on the weekends. Reader promotional events (all virtual for me) often happen on Saturdays and Sundays. I love to attend these get-togethers, be part of the happy chaos in Romancelandia.
When I was a full-time business babe, in addition to being a writer, the weekend was also my primary time for fresh writing. Saturdays and Sundays would often be longer workdays than my weekdays.
Writing is a lot of fun, is one of the best jobs on the planet, but it still requires showing up, completing tasks, being semi-awake. (laughs)
Now that I write full-time, my weekends are a bit more relaxed. The marketing part stays the same, as does the business part, but I usually cut my writing/revising schedule in half. That gives me more awesome time for reading and goofing around with the Dear Wonderful Hubby.
This is the schedule I need now to do all the things I want to do. Other writers take weekends off writing/revising. Or they might work harder on weekends.
I don’t know many established writers, however, that don’t do anything writing/publishing related on the weekends. As I mentioned, that is often when reader events happen.
If you’re writing this weekend, know that you’re not alone.
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Containing Malice
This tormented cyborg craves vengeance…and her.
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Malice, a C Model cyborg, has spent his long lifespan enslaved by the Humanoid Alliance. His cruel manufacturers have hurt him in all the ways a male could be hurt.
His enemy has now added a new weapon to their arsenal—a tiny human medic with soft hands and a delectable scent. She experiments on him multiple times a shift, delivering pain…and frustration.
He wants her. He also seeks retribution.
Once Malice frees himself, he plans to achieve both of his goals, taking Medic Illona captive and ending her research…permanently.
Illona is as much a prisoner as the cyborgs she experiments on. Since her arrival at the Human Alliance’s secret laboratory, she has carefully, stealthily, crafted a plot to free her test subjects. To conceal her covert activities, the medic has been forced to harm beings rather than heal them.
The being she has damaged the most is also the cyborg she fiercely desires— Malice, a huge, gray-skinned, blue-eyed C Model with massive hands and a voice deeper than space. He hates her, has good reason to do so, and, when he’s freed, there’s a high probability he’ll kill her.
Illona will take that risk to ensure he survives.
***
Containing Malice is a STANDALONE enemies-to-lovers Cyborg SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.
It is the first of five core stories in the Rebel Cyborgs Series.
Book 1: Containing Malice
Book 2: Under Strain
Book 3: Baring Grudge
Book 4: B Free
Book 5: Seizing Power
Buy Today:
Amazon US:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08LK4CWHS
Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B08LK4CWHS
Amazon AUS:
https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/B08LK4CWHS
Apple Books:
https://books.apple.com/us/book/containing-malice/id1536770487
B&N:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/containing-malice-cynthia-sax/1137961594
Kobo:
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/containing-malice
Smashwords:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1049881
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