Episode 3 of Amber Circle Now Available!

Amber Circle: Episode 3
by T. C. Jilké
ISBN: 1-59279-603-6 (Electronic)
E-Soap Opera (Romance, Suspense, Mystery, Paranormal)

(Please be aware: Episodes may occasionally contain material of an adult nature, including graphic language, sexual situations, and themes unsuitable for a younger audience. Reader discretion is advised.)


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COMING SOON TO AMBER CIRCLE.....

~~ EPISODE 3 COMING SOON! ~~

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Dear Amber Circle Fans,

Finally, after weeks of anticipation and speculation, we have some news to share....

First of all, a new "Cast Photograph" wallpaper (small version shown above) is now available for download at the Amber Circle website. To snatch a free version to use for your computer, just head over to this page and download your copy now, in a variety of screen resolutions.

And now, to the biggest question of the past few weeks...

What about the next Episode???

Fear not! To address your frantic emails, please know that Episode 3 of Amber Circle was delayed due to a variety of reasons, including unexpected and major health issues from some of the writing team, previous authoring and business committments, etc.

Please know, however, that the 3rd Episode will soon be available, within the next week or so. And to make up for the tardiness, this new Episode will be longer than the previous installments!!! Indeed, with more than 32,000 words at the current (draft) tally, this Episode has moved into "novel territory."

Moreover, Episode 4 promises to be just as lengthy as the forthcoming Episode 3, thereby giving you an extremely healthy dose of all the danger, the mystery, the passion, and the intrigue you have come to expect from the residents in the fictional town of Amberston.

What you can expect in the coming weeks?

Of course, contractual obligations prohibit me from revealing too much information, but please know that Episode 3 features the following spoilers....

-- Dana Grayson, while in the throes of researching her book, shares information with her landlady about her psychic gift and the ghosts she perceives are lurking at The Silver Belle Bed & Breakfast...

-- With plans to save his shaky marrige, the personal cost be damned, Skylar Tatye grudgingly seeks the aid of someone he intensely distrusts...

-- Talia Jewell's "unknown telephone employer," along with the motive for the attempt at destroying Kendra Tayte's marriage, is finally revealed...

-- Egocentric and sexy rock star Aidan Nash confronts the possible dismissal from Barbed Wire Bouquet, the Amberston-based and internationally-renowned rock band...

-- Upon a horrifying nighttime investigation, Dana Grayson uncovers bizarre happenings at the abandoned Devon estate known as Chantilly...

-- With deep secrets to hide, Neville Devon confronts his demanding mother Olivia's determined questioning and vows once and for all to become his own man...

-- Dana Grayson recounts the terror she experienced the previous evening and questions her landlady about the mysterious history of Chantilly...

-- The Silver Belle Bed & Breakfast receives a new lodger whose mere presence promises to stir up a whole lot of trouble, both "personally" for its guests, and "supernaturally" for its "otherworldly" residents…

-- Jaded musician Aidan Nash returns to his childhood home, but has much more on his agenda than simply reconnecting with his estranged brother or attempting to resurrect his dead musical career…

-- After years of intense animosity, Amberston detective Brick Nash faces off with his estranged brother Aidan...

-- Chastity Evans forces her lifelong nemesis Olivia Devon into a heated and unnerving confrontation...

-- Skylar Tatye intercepts a mysterious package addressed to his wife and attempts to discover answers of how someone could know so much about his sinful past...

-- Seeking her own answers to her marital problems, Kendra Tayte turns to a new and sexy friend Earle "Rocky" Rockland for help...

-- From his sickbed, Harold Devon finally voices his intentions to his domineering wife Olivia...

-- Bolstered by a new sense of security, Chastity Evans puts into motion a plan that will forever change the lives of several Amberston residents...perhaps with deadly consequences...

So stay tuned...Episode 3 will soon be available!!!

Living inside someone else's head

That's the best part of writing, for me. Getting to live in someone else's head.

I'm gearing up to try and get inside Brick Nash's head, but he's resisting me. I had a much easier time with Aidan, his brother.

The bad boy. ;)

M

New Character in Development

A new character is coming soon to Amber Circle...

Avalon Lee
Although this Asian beauty is currently in the "personality development stage," we do know she is the daughter of Chen Lee (Dana Grayson's mentor), highly educated and in her mid-twenties, and will come to Amberston at Dana's request to help in the Chantilly investigation. The authors assigned to "create" Avalon say she is a world traveler and also, like her father and Dana, a dealer in antiquities. Because of her knowledge of all things supernatural and mystical, Avalon will not only aid Dana in her "ghostly research," but will also find herself on the extremely long list of Olivia Devon's enemies, especially when she shows her shrewd sense for business and unshakeable defiance. Her exotic good looks will also turn the heads of several men in Amberston, and one man in particular will quickly develop an obsession for her.

At this point in time, it's uncertain when exactly Avalon will make her first appearance in Amber Circle, but her arrival will likely be shrouded in mystery and will definitely make an impact on the other principle characters.

Episode 2 of Amber Circle Now Available!

Amber Circle: Episode 2
by T. C. Jilké
ISBN: 1-59279-602-8 (Electronic)
E-Soap Opera (Romance, Suspense, Mystery, Paranormal)

(Please be aware: Episodes may occasionally contain material of an adult nature, including graphic language, sexual situations, and themes unsuitable for a younger audience. Reader discretion is advised.)

Welcome to the town of Amberston, California, a place where lies, deception, and intrigue hide behind every door, where dirty secrets are buried in attics, basements, and cemeteries, where love and hatred blur into a blood-red haze of passion, danger, and even death...

In Episode 2...

— Consumed with jealousy and uncertainty, Kendra Tayte confronts her new husband about everything she has learned…

— Olivia Devon takes the next desperate step in her scheme to achieve the independence and power she’s always craved…

— Sensing an opportunity to gain financial security, Talia “T. J.” Jewell turns the tables on her secret benefactor…

— Harold Devon makes inroads as to understanding his son Neville's tortured past...

— Jeannine Ashton, gossip columnist for Amberston's leading newspaper, witnesses an unpleasant scene involving members of the Devon family…

— Though attempting to help her best friend, Kendra, through her recent troubles, Bliss Peyton still manages to indulge in a secret obsession…

— Chastity Evans hears startling news that confirms her suspicions regarding the Devon family situation and provides her with the leverage she’s been seeking for years…

— Skylar Tayte, haunted by his past, vows to put an end to his marital woes before he loses everything…

For regular doses of passion, danger, and intrigue, the world of Amber Circle is only a click away…

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Amber Circle gains sponsors!

The one good thing about TV soaps is that the fans can partake in all the romance and drama and mystery they want on a daily or weekly basis and enjoy them competely free of charge, apart from paying for their cable or satellite bill, that is. Of course, the reason for this is because advertisers and other "sponsors" cover the cost of a show's production...the only requirement for a TV soap fan is that they have to suffer through an endless string of commercials every 10 minutes or so. (I'm sure there are many people like myself who thank God on a daily basis for VCRs, especially with commercials eating up more and more minutes each year on any given network, including cable channels. It's to the point of absurdity when you click on any given channel at any time or the day or night and you find nothing but commercials.)

But I digress...

So what's a book company to do when they have a similar product? I mean, apart from the consumer dishing out their hard-earned money to purchase each episode of your soap opera, how would the writers, the editors, the artist, the webmaster, and the book formatting staff get compensated for the 50-100 hours needed each month to produce novella-length offerings?

The answer is surprisingly simple...take a page (no pun intended) from their television soap opera counterparts and seek advertisers, sponsors who are willing to help cover the overhead costs of producing an E-Soap Opera.

Can it work? Thankfully, the answer is "YES."

The powers that be at Amber Quill Press have worked out the details of having Corporate Sponsors for Amber Circle! And because of the sponsors already on board, helping to defray the cost of producing each new episode, the company is now able to cut the price of all Amber Circle episodes in half. These new sale prices go into effect immediately! $2.50 per episode (or in other words, $2.50 for a book approximately 25,000 words in length—about 100 pages, depending on the e-format and reading device one uses). Not too shabby in today's e-book market where books of this length usually run anywhere from $5.00 to $7.00. Yes, this price drop is definitely welcome news for the consumer, thankfully, as well as the entire Amber Circle staff.

A rousing "Thank You" to the sponsors currently on board who have made this drop in consumer pricing possible!!!

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SPONSOR INFORMATION

Are you interested in having ads for your products or services appearing within future episodes of Amber Circle? We are currently offering full- or half-page ads within future episodes, with another complimentary "sister-ad" on the official Amber Circle website.

Please note: Because of the technical limitations regarding several formats of electronically released books, ads featuring "images" are not possible within the episodes themselves. Although only "Text Ads" can be included within electronic book files, "image-based" ads ARE possible on the website...and at NO ADDITIONAL CHARGE. Therefore, every "text" ad purchased and scheduled for inclusion within any future Episode can have a free "graphic" ad displayed on the website as well. That's two ads for the price of one!

For advertising rates, up-to-the-minute scheduling and space availablity, and further information, please contact us at business@amberquill.com with your queries. Please also put into the Subject Line "Amber Circle Advertising" (or similar wording) so your questions can be directed to the proper individual within our marketing department.

(Although Amber Circle occasionally contains material of an adult nature, we reserve the right to reject any advertisement containing material we consider improper for inclusion within future episodes or on our website, as well as ads for services we consider inappropriate for a more "general" audience. Further details are available upon request.)

Congrats to Author Paris Dixon

Congrats go out to Paris Dixon, 1/6th of the Amber Circle writing team. Her short contemporary erotica story, News At 11, was named "Best Short Story of the Year" by the book review website, Enchanted In Romance. (The story had already garnered a "Road To Romance Recommended Read" award.) Here's the short premise...

At first, driven and ultra-professional Savannah newswoman Tess Iverson has more than a few serious reservations about sharing the spotlight on her news show with a recently hired co-anchor, a young, inexperienced hot-shot from New York City. Her reservations, however, swiftly redouble and become sheer panic when she meets the charming and drop-dead-gorgeous Yankee, Jared Cox, whose engaging smile, hypnotic eyes, and sculpted physique engender desires she has long supressed. And faster than she can say "Welcome to the Eleven O'Clock News," Tess finds it impossible to keep her mind on business—or her hands to herself—even during the broadcast...

To learn more about this award-winning story, to read an excerpt, or to purchase it, visit this page.

Once again, congrats to Paris!

Best wishes to Barbara Clark!

The writing team of T. C. Jilké, not to mention the entire staff at Amber Quill Press, sends our prayers and best wishes for a "quick and speeeeeedy recovery" to author Barbara Clark, 1/6th of the Amber Circle writing team, who faced heart surgery this afternoon! Babs, you are definitely in our every thought and we miss you dearly!!! Get well soon, babe...besides, Dana Grayson is waiting for your firm direction as to where she needs to go in her quest. :)

We love you, Barb!!!!

Another Episode Completed.....

Well, another final manuscript is "in the bag."

And not a moment too soon! :)

I regret to admit, I surpassed my self-imposed deadline by more than a week. Needless to say, our Production Department at Amber Quill Press "ain't thrilled" with me for taking my sweet time. But at least the darned thing is done---AND prior to the actual release date, right???

Anyway, were there any major differences between the way this 2nd Episode was developed vs. the 1st Episode?

Actually, a few significant differences did occur....this manuscript was longer by about 4,000 words, and more elaboration and storyline ideas poured from this Episode during the tweaking of the various scenes. The writers seem to be generating an aura, a bizarre form of sixth sense, where each of their individual sections merge into the other authors' sections and characters. A great deal of dastardly and dark "back story" came out these past few weeks, and most of it wasn't even added to the final scenes for this Episode (only plotted and saved for future scenes/Episodes featuring these characters and their particular stories). I faced a wealth of rich, quality material to work with, so thank you, authors....I couldn't be more pleased and excited with the scenes you provided and the "non-written extras" that came with them.

So what does the 2nd Episode end up including? Frankly, not everything I originally "planned" to include, since again, I had much more material to work with than I expected, especially when the individual scenes and characters starting coming to life and "spreading out" to add so much unforeseen drama and storyline possibilities. Once again, a "good thing," to say the least.

Nevertheless, here's where the 2nd Episode stands in its final draft....

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-- Consumed with jealousy and uncertainty, Kendra Tayte confronts her new husband about everything she has learned…

-- Olivia Devon takes the next desperate step in her scheme to achieve the independence and power she’s always craved…

-- Sensing an opportunity to gain financial security, Talia “T. J.” Jewell turns the tables on her secret benefactor…

-- Harold Devon makes inroads as to understanding his son Neville's tortured past...

-- Jeannine Ashton, gossip columnist for Amberston's leading newspaper, witnesses an unpleasant scene involving members of the Devon family…

-- Though attempting to help her best friend, Kendra, through her recent troubles, Bliss Peyton still manages to indulge in a secret obsession…

-- Chastity Evans hears startling news that confirms her suspicions regarding the Devon family situation and provides her with the leverage she’s been seeking for years…

-- Skylar Tayte, haunted by his past, vows to put an end to his marital woes before he loses everything…

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A final thought: One thing I did notice when adding the finishing touches to the 2nd Episode, something that was actually "hinted at" in Episode 1, is that these characters really are "quirky" in a lot of various respects.....the 2nd Episode has much more humor, snappier and racier dialogue, and in parts, has even more "darker" elements (or backstory for the future) than I originally envisioned. Even the secondary characters that made their initial appearance in this Episode have moved into the realm of possible "contract players" (to use a TV-soap term) and may see their own storylines added in the future (and their photos added to the website/character profiles to the official website at http://amberquill.com/AmberCircle/), or play a more substantial role in future Episodes than originally planned.

All of this thrilled me to no end, since the added spice is the main reason the Episode went beyond the anticipated word count for the "final galley" of the manuscript. It's also the reason it took me longer than expected to finalize the work, since a lot of "pulling and saving for later and making more notes like a madman lest I forget" played a role in my job these past few weeks.

Be that as it may, the 2nd Episode is now in the final stages of production, and should make its debut on or around September 15th. For more information, please visit the official Amber Circle website on this page---http://amberquill.com/AmberCircle/books.html

Regardless, I can't wait to get started on compiling the next Episode, since not only does it answer a bunch of questions from Episode 2---yes, a slew of nasty cliffhangers appear in this Episode---but also includes even more eccentric and multi-dimensional characters and storyline twists.

Yes, I'm having fun.....who knew???

Trace Edward Zaber
Head Writer for Amber Circle
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