(A new book and a surprise twist to end last week’s story) Hey, Before I get back to my story about my latest blunder, which I started in last week’s email, I need to give you some book news! This week, we’re sending all the rewards to all the backers who backed our first Kickstarter project for a reward. It took a bit of clicking around to find the results of the surveys so we could find out where to send the rewards to. But your favorite character (Ran, Sarn’s son from the Curse Breaker series) was on the job! … Continue reading A Halloween Wish For You

Hi, I’m indie fantasy author, Melinda Kucsera, and in this episode Deborah Jarvis is joining me to talk about her book, Wolves Running. What’s it about? What’s in this episode: Where to get the book: Where to find our guest: About your host, Melinda Kucsera: I am Melinda Kucsera, an indie fantasy author who wrote and published 20+ books since 2016 across 5 series. I write epic fantasy adventures about families and magical creatures who’re just trying to survive in a world that hates and fears magic but is steeped in it. My books are full of magic and mayhem, … Continue reading Fantasy, Lore, & More: Wolves Running

Hey, Welcome back to our regularly scheduled newsletters. We’re back to our once a week schedule, and I have can confirm that I got into lots of trouble for your entertainment. In case you forgot, I’m Ran, the fictional son of an equally fictional mage from the epic fantasy Curse Breaker series. I’m also his unofficial sidekick, but I’m taking steps to become officially recognized. But I might have backslid a little and did something that might disqualify me if my dad ever finds out. What did I do? Let’s put a pin in that came back to it later. … Continue reading A Furball and a Dragon walk into a portal

Hey! Well, we did it! Thank you to everyone who pledged and helped us reach our goal. Our Kickstarter funded! So what happens next? Hi, I’m Ran, Sarn’s son from the Curse Breaker series. I’m a fictional character from a fantasy book, so I shouldn’t know the answer to that question. But since I donned a cape and mask and became our official promoter, I actually do know! Okay, I’ll stop stalling and tell you. I just had to toot my little horn a little because the Kickstarter represents over a year of work. We didn’t fund high enough to … Continue reading The end…? And I’m in trouble again…

Hi, I’m indie fantasy author, Melinda Kucsera, and in this episode, Carol Carman is joining me to talk about her book, Twicetime.  What’s it about? What’s in this episode: Where to get the book: Where to find Carol Carman: About your host, Melinda Kucsera: I am Melinda Kucsera, an indie fantasy author who wrote and published 20+ books since 2016 across 5 series. I write epic fantasy adventures about families and magical creatures who’re just trying to survive in a world that hates and fears magic but is steeped in it. My books are full of magic and mayhem, but … Continue reading Fantasy, Lore, & More: Twicetime

Hey, I’m back to entertain you and remind you that our Kickstarter campaign ends in 48 hours on Oct. 14 at 10:56 AM Eastern Time. So now’s your last chance to back this project. Curse Breaker: Special Edition Hardcover Omnibuses 9 action-packed fantasy adventures full of found family and reluctant heroes collected into 3 limited edition hardcover omnibuses. Back it now! You’ll get backer perk #1, an ebook copy of When Worlds Collide, a short story where Papa and I go to our Scribe’s office and interrupt a meeting. (This is Ran, Sarn’s son from the Curse Breaker series, and … Continue reading The Kickstarter ends in 48 hours

Hi, I’m indie fantasy author, Melinda Kucsera, and in this episode, I’m giving a quick update about my Kickstarter and reading you an excerpt from one of the books. What’s my Kickstarter about? Get 2527 pages of epic fantasy adventures starring: Join their fight to survive and thrive in a world that hates and fears magic but is steeped in it. Find out in 9 full-length adventures (almost a million words) collected into three 734-900 page omnibuses  available as ebooks and glossy hardcover books for the first time with beautiful new cover designs not available anywhere else.  If you like … Continue reading Fantasy, Lore, & More: Curse Breaker Faceted

Hey, This is Ran, Sarn’s son from the Curse Breaker series and his sidekick, and I’m back with an update. Actually, I’m not back because Melinda is yanking control of the keyboard away from me. But that’s okay because through the magic of voice typing, I can still write to you. So there, Scribe, take that! You think you can take this newsletter from me? Well, you can’t. I’m sorry you had to witness that. We try to keep all the action inside our books, but sometimes it spills out. What did my faithful Scribe want to say? Why do … Continue reading Thank You and I might be in some trouble…

Hi, I’m indie fantasy author, Melinda Kucsera, and in this episode, I’m giving a quick update about my Kickstarter and reading you an excerpt from one of the books. What’s my Kickstarter about? Get 2527 pages of epic fantasy adventures starring: Join their fight to survive and thrive in a world that hates and fears magic but is steeped in it. Find out in 9 full-length adventures (almost a million words) collected into three 734-900 page omnibuses  available as ebooks and glossy hardcover books for the first time with beautiful new cover designs not available anywhere else.  If you like … Continue reading Fantasy, Lore, & More: Curse Breaker Darkens

Hi, I’m indie fantasy author, Melinda Kucsera, and in this episode, I’m giving a quick update about my Kickstarter and reading you an excerpt from one of the books. What’s my Kickstarter about? Get 2527 pages of epic fantasy adventures starring: Join their fight to survive and thrive in a world that hates and fears magic but is steeped in it. Find out in 9 full-length adventures (almost a million words) collected into three 734-900 page omnibuses  available as ebooks and glossy hardcover books for the first time with beautiful new cover designs not available anywhere else.  If you like … Continue reading Fantasy, Lore, & More: Curse Breaker Books 1-3

Hi, I’m indie fantasy author, Melinda Kucsera, and in this episode, Christopher Matson is joining me to talk about his book, Half Sword.  What’s it about? What’s in this episode: Where to get the book: Where to find our guest: About your host, Melinda Kucsera: I am Melinda Kucsera, an indie fantasy author who wrote and published 20+ books since 2016 across 5 series. I write epic fantasy adventures about families and magical creatures who’re just trying to survive in a world that hates and fears magic but is steeped in it. My books are full of magic and mayhem, … Continue reading Fantasy, Lore, & More: Half Sword

Hey! I’m back with good news. Our project on Kickstarter funded! Thank you to all who pledged. This is Ran, Sarn’s son from the Curse Breaker series and his social media coordinator. At least it feels like I am his social media person. Can you imagine my dad making a tiktok or a reel? I can’t, but I love him anyway! And he has me to tiktok and reel, so he can just do all the cool magical stuff. Back to our Kickstarter. Since our project funded, there’s no risk to back it now. Every backer will get the story, … Continue reading Thank You and we spill the tea on free books

Hey, This is Ran, Sarn’s son and unacknowledged sidekick from the Curse Breaker series, I’m back with good news. What’s the good news? I wish I could say our project funded, but it’s not yet. We’re close though. We just need $123 in pledges to meet our goal. If you missed my last email, the project funded then dropped back to not funded when some pledges dropped. It’s a tough time of year, so we totally understand. Everyone has to do what’s right for their wallet, and I’m grateful for the 17 backers that pledged their support for this project.  … Continue reading We’re not giving up!

Hi, I’m indie fantasy author, Melinda Kucsera, and in this episode Eileen Mueller is joining me to talk about her book, Anakisha’s Dragon. What’s it about? What’s in this episode: Where to get the book: Where to find Eileen Mueller: About your host, Melinda Kucsera: I am Melinda Kucsera, an indie fantasy author who wrote and published 20+ books since 2016 across 5 series. I write epic fantasy adventures about families and magical creatures who’re just trying to survive in a world that hates and fears magic but is steeped in it. My books are full of magic and mayhem, … Continue reading Fantasy, Lore, & More: Anakisha’s Dragon

Hello all! I’m just dropping by to entertain you and give you a quick update about our Kickstarter and of course, I’m in trouble again. This is becoming a recurring section in our newsletter, and I’m not sure how I feel about that. But let’s dive into what I did wrong this time. Melinda noticed I got the hardcover prices wrong. This is Ran, Sarn’s son and sidekick from the Curse Breaker series, and I just want to point out that math is hard for fictional characters. Since the printer is in the UK, we have to convert everything from … Continue reading All or Nothing