stars fall out – Kris Bowser

Stars Fall Out: Early access on Laterpress and Kindle Vella!

Kris November 17, 2023 November 17, 2023

Magic is power, and only the Kirosz Empire’s oneiromancers can wield it. The Stars Fall Out series launches in early 2024 with Book One, A Chain of Lights, but for now, I’ve set up two early access versions of Stars Fall Out, one on Kindle Vella, the other on Laterpress.

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Gears of an intelligent universe

Kris November 23, 2022 November 23, 2022

Synchronicity is when the universe gives you pears. Character names and coincidence.

Virgins and apples

Kris June 14, 2022 June 14, 2022

Along with my Stars Fall Out revision, I’ve also been drafting Bitter Machines, the sequel(s) to Stars. Working this way has some pros and cons. Cons? Drafting a second, likely 200,000-word book takes a bit …

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It’s quite simple, really

Kris June 7, 2022 June 7, 2022

In this excerpt from Stars Fall Out, Vilari walks into her new life as the first-ever student of a mysterious, engineered magic, and finds that Professor Ghordaa lives up to the rumors. This is another …

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One does not simply walk out of the bakery

Kris May 24, 2022 June 7, 2022

It’s been a long, long time since I posted an excerpt (or anything else, for that matter) on the blog. In a figurative, internet-posting sense, I’m a terrible juggler; if I’m updating my newsletter regularly …

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Kris September 9, 2021 September 9, 2021

In addition to bakery fire burns, bruised jaws, and deep gashes, I can now add printing acid injuries and goat injuries to the list of bodily traumas I’ve had to Google in my Stars Fall Out research.

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Kris July 28, 2021 July 28, 2021

I found a site called MoonConnection.com in my Stars Fall Out research. It seems like a nice enough site, but what a waste that it’s just lunar information and not a werewolf dating site.

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Kris January 19, 2021 January 19, 2021

What does a 1,125 page manuscript need more than anything?

Apparently 92 more scenes. *facepalm*

It’s daunting, but when I’m done, I’ll be able to love the first part of the story as much as the ending.

Even if it doesn’t have nearly as many fires.

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Nothing left but hooks and some wire

Kris October 1, 2020 October 1, 2020

I feel like I’m moving. This is what the doors into my office looked like a few months ago, when I finished Stars Fall Out. I’ve been reading and analyzing my draft, making plans for …

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An Unexpected Song from a Faraway Place

Kris June 23, 2020 May 26, 2020

This is the last of the excerpts I’m posting for Stars Fall Out, and it’s one of the earliest in the book. My main character steals a magic vial with the power to instantly travel …

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In Case You Didn’t Get My Previous Message

Kris June 16, 2020 May 26, 2020

Aside from some excerpts concerning the magic vial, most of my snippets from Stars Fall Out haven’t dealt with the magic in the book. Many of the scenes I could’ve posted are too spoilery, and …

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Knowing Better Isn’t Doing Better

Kris June 9, 2020 May 26, 2020

I started posting excerpts of Stars Fall Out when I was halfway through the draft. As a result, I haven’t posted excerpts of a lot of the early action that defines the book, including the …

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