Hey, everyone. Welcome to a special Friday the 13th, late night edition of Lisa Burton Radio. I’m your host, Lisa the robot girl, and while we’re awaiting the full moon to rise in conjunction with this day, I have something special for you.
Craig thought this wonderful event would be a perfect time to release his latest paranormal story, Viral Blues. He told me to note that it’s also his 13th publication. You have to admit, it seems kind of Karmic somehow.
If you’re familiar with these shows, you know I always have a guest, but I’m the guest today. I’ll explain how that all happened.
Craig wanted to write a sequel to The Hat. One evening, he was commuting home from work when he was joined by his Muse. Lorelei told him he has a lot of characters who could all be living in the same world. He called me at the writing cabin, and set me to work immediately.
I went down to the Character Union Hall, and all these people were just hanging around, looking for new stories to appear in. I interviewed them, one by one, and chose some to appear in the new story with Lizzie and The Hat.
The next weekend, Craig came out to the writing cabin to look over the list, then get started. He said it needed something extra. I was afraid of letting him down, but he was only teasing me. He said what the story needed was a robot girl to round out the cast.
I have to admit, I cried a little. I like being helpful, but I’ve been asking for another story for years. Then to find out I get to be in a story with some of his most popular characters. It was kind of overwhelming.
Superhero team-ups are all the rage right now. Why not in book form too? This is the group of heroic characters in the story:
- Me (obviously)
- Lizzie St. Laurent
- The Hat
- Dr. Gina Greybill
- Mohan Gupta
- Clovis
- Jason Fogg
- Clovis’s girlfriend, Justine
This story also has a bunch of Easter Eggs inside for those who have read Craig’s previous work. I won’t go into those, so as not to spoil it for you.
The deal is that Dr. Greybill and, and her helper Gupta, called this group together under her Host Program. There is someone or something tampering with the nation’s vaccine supply. That’s where the story starts.
If you’ve been following along with the teasers, my posters and the music will start to make sense now. The posters all have something to do with the book.
The Hat is Craig’s most popular book, and they are going to be getting even more stories in the future. Just this one time, we all thought it was fun to get together for one huge adventure.
I want to point out that just because this is a sequel, well, for a bunch of us, really, there is no prerequisite reading here. If this is where you start, it will all be perfectly readable.
The story is set up to be a Hat story all the way, so the format is like that book. There are some fun graphics inside, and a lot of dark humor, too.
Also, be sure to check out the secret last chapter at the very end of the book. It’s beyond the author material, kind of like those scenes after the credits in movies.
I had a lot of fun, and I’ll bet you will, too. Check out this awesome cover, and I’ll include a purchase link. This thing just went live about 30 minutes ago.
Way to go, Lisa and Craig! Hopping over to Amazon right now. I loved the hat, and I look forward to this one!
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Thanks, Joan. I’ll have to start writing some blog posts for the rest of my weekend.
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Oh, yay, Craig! You did it. Your book’s live! Much, much good luck with it! The number 13’s a luck charm this time around.
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I hope so. My 13th book on Friday the 13th.
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Awesome cover.
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Thanks, Charles.
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Reblogged this on Archer's Aim and commented:
New book from C. s. Boyack – got off the press! Viral Bkues- looking forward to it!
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This is amazing Lisa! Glad to have you in another story. Oh, and many congratulations to Craig if yo see him!
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On my way to Amazon! Viral Blues has to be a smash hit, those numbers are just too good!
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Hope you enjoy it, and thanks for giving it a chance.
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It sounds like something I will enjoy reading…
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Thank you so much.
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Oh yay, got it Craig. I will only get to read it next month though as I have a bit of a review queue at the moment having been away.
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Thanks for taking a chance on it. It might read better in October anyway.
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Yay! Congrats on your new release, Craig:) I picked up my copy and look forward to reading it!
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Thank you. I’m pretty excited about it. Hope you enjoy it.
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Congratulations on the new release!
Just shared the post around. Now off to buy a copy.
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Thanks for all the sharing, and I hope you enjoy the story.
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I’m sure I will. I’ve enjoyed everything else of yours I’ve read so far anyhow.
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Character guild hall, lol.
Actually, maybe if I can get one of my characters onto Lisa Burton Radio, she’ll tell us the location of that guild hall. I might want to drop by some time.
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Ha ha! Any time.
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Wow. What a surprise. Best wishes. Got my copy
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Thank you, John. Hope you enjoy it.
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How awesome, Craig!! I LOVE the cover! I have grabbed my copy and can’t wait to sit down with it. It will be great to revisit some of my favorite characters! Best of luck with this new release! The #13 is giving it a great Karmic boost!
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Thank you, Jan. Hope it holds up for you.
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Reblogged this on Where Genres Collide Traci Kenworth YA Author & Book Blogger and commented:
Wow! This looks awesome!
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Thank you, and thanks for sharing.
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You’re welcome, Craig!
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I’m late, but I’m swooping in with a whopping big congrats!! Naturally, I grabbed my copy from Amazon. I love the whole tie-in with Friday the 13th and your 13th release. What a cool mash-up of characters. Bring on the Viral Blues!!
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Thanks, Mae. Hope you’re having a good time.
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Just got my copy – so excited to hang out with Clovis again!
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Ha ha! Thanks for giving it a go.
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This looks great, Craig. Best of luck with the book launch. Off to grab a copy in a mo 🙂
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Thank you.
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Just to let you know that the link you’ve provided isn’t working for me. I’m getting a ‘bad gateway’ message.
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That’s a global link, too. I’ll if I can figure it out. Thanks.
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Thanks for the link.
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