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AFTERSHOCK is Shaking Things Up in the UK!

01 Saturday Feb 2014

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Great news! My recently released novella AFTERSHOCK is currently #1 in the UK (Science Fiction Short Stories)!!

Aftershock UK #1

 

If you follow my blog, you know that part of my earnings from the sale of each copy of AFTERSHOCK are donated to the Rutger Hauer Starfish Association. Every copy purchased contributes a little love to an important cause.

To learn more about the story, and the organization it benefits, read my release day post: Are You Ready for an Apocalypse?

AFTERSHOCK is available world wide. Just click the cover in the left hand sidebar to be taken to the Amazon buy page!

 

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3 Days Left – Enter to Win the AFTERSHOCK Survival Kit & Amazon Gift Card

13 Monday Jan 2014

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Aftershock Giveaway 1ONLY 3 DAYS LEFT to enter the AFTERSHOCKS Giveaway! Just visit my Facebook Fan Page and click on the Giveaway tab to learn how you can win the AFTERSHOCKS Survival Kit and Amazon Gift Card!

The kit includes a first aid kit, emergency blanket, clip on spot light, paracord compass key ring, an instant Latte and a $10 Amazon gift card!

Click the link to enter:

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AFTERSHOCK

Imagine a seismic event of apocalyptic proportions – a natural disaster so devastating there is no point in planning for how to survive, only how to stay alive if you do survive. And then, imagine discovering that there is nothing at all natural about it…

“Roberta Trahan’s Aftershock is a little taste of post-apocalyptic perfection. Equal parts chilling, heartbreaking and suspenseful, it’s a total page-turner. A great read.” (Tara Bennett, best-selling author of Fringe: September’s Notebook and Lost Encyclopedia)

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Are You Prepared for the Apocalypse? It’s An Aftershock After Party!

08 Wednesday Jan 2014

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Welcome to the Official Release Day Celebration for my SF novella AFTERSHOCK!

For the next week we’ll be talking about earthquakes, global warming, apocalyptic events, and disaster preparedness. We’ll also be talking about the inspiration behind AFTERSHOCK, and another kind of natural disaster – HIV/Aids. Join the conversation, and don’t forget to enter the Aftershock Survival Kit Giveaway!

ABOUT THE STORY

Imagine a seismic event of apocalyptic proportions – a natural disaster so devastating there is no point in planning for how to survive, only how to stay alive if you do survive. And then, imagine discovering that there is nothing at all natural about it…

Stranded in an isolated mountain pass with a random band of travelers, climatologist Daria Black is a reluctant refugee in a harsh environment she no longer recognizes. The cataclysmic earthquake that shattered her family is also turning the lush Pacific Northwest into a desert.

With their surroundings growing more hostile by the minute and no way to call for help, the frantic survivors begin to clash over how to save themselves. Then Daria discovers the seismic event was not what it seems. Something else is reshaping their world.

Forced to confront her grief and guilt, Daria must find the will to fight. But first, she must decide who to follow, when to lead, and how to stay alive.

THE STORY BEHIND THE STORY

In 2001, the Nisqually Earthquake hit the Puget Sound region. My kids were in school, my husband was at work, and I was home alone. Writing. Though we escaped the experience with only minor damage, the emotional and psychological impact was major. Like most people, we had prepared for minor weather emergencies and power outages, but we had never considered what our needs might be if we were faced with a significant disaster.

In the days and weeks that followed, we learned a lot about earthquakes, fault lines, tectonic plates, and the impact of shallow tremors. The idea that an apocalyptic level seismic event could happen at any moment was new and hard to accept. My husband and I realized that how we thought about safety and security had to change – as did our entire community. The slogan “three days, three ways” became Seattle’s survival mantra. We prepared three ways to stay alive for three days – until help arrived.

We stocked a plastic garbage can with food, water, tarps, rope, and dozens of other supplies. We bought emergency backpacks for our vehicles and made a family plan for what to do if we were separated when disaster struck. Taking these steps helped ease the worries, but I needed to understand the threat looming over our heads.

Sometimes, however, ignorance really is bliss. I began to research the concept of liquefaction – the likely outcome of the 10.0 monster quake predicted to strike the Puget Sound region. What I discovered stunned and horrified me, and the only way I could process the fear the knowledge incited was to write it out. That anxiety-release exercise was essentially the first draft of AFTERSHOCK.

THE RUTGER HAUER STARFISH ASSOCIATION

Sometime later, I entered that early version of the story in a contest sponsored by SFF cult icon Rutger Hauer on his website. The ultimate intent of the contest was to gather a collection of stories for an anthology to benefit his beloved Starfish Association – a charitable organization he founded to raise global awareness of HIV/Aids, especially in pregnant women and children. While my story was not included in the anthology, I decided that if another opportunity arose to publish it, I would honor the original spirit behind it.

Currently, Mr. Hauer is actively working to encourage world governments and health organizations to classify HIV/Aids as a slow onset disaster. To support those efforts, 5% of the royalties I earn on every sale of AFTERSHOCK will be donated to Rutger Hauer’s Starfish Association.

To learn more about Starfish, and how your purchase will help, click on the tab at the top of the blog or click here .

THE GIVEAWAY

What’s a party without party favors? One lucky person will win an AFTERSHOCK Survival kit including everything you see in the photo below – plus a $10 Amazon gift card.

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So tell me, are you prepared for an environmental apocalypse? If so, how?

Share your thoughts and ideas by commenting here, and then visit my Facebook Fan Page and enter the giveaway!

Amazon Launches Short Story Imprint – and I’m celebrating (ask me why)!

04 Wednesday Dec 2013

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I’ve been holding my tongue about something really exciting for a while now, and I am SO relieved to say that the big news broke today, and I can finally share it with the world!

I am so pleased and proud to announce Storyfront, a new Amazon Publishing StoryFront_Logo_Transparent1._SX50_imprint dedicated to the short story! Even better, my post-apocalyptic sci-fi adventure story AFTERSHOCK is a part of this new venture, and will be released January 8th. I’ll be revealing the cover and hosting a fabulous giveaway later this month. But for now, here’s the breakdown:

From best-selling fantasy author Roberta Trahan comes a post-apocalyptic sci-fi adventure about a young woman coming to terms with survival in the aftermath of a cataclysmic seismic event that is not at all what it seems…

AFTERSHOCK

Stranded with a random band of travelers at an isolated roadside rest stop in the North Cascades, climatologist Daria Black finds herself a reluctant refugee in a harsh reality she no longer recognizes. It isn’t long before Daria realizes that the cataclysmic earthquake that destroyed her life has also altered the world around her. The climate is growing more hostile by the moment, and help still hasn’t arrived.

While the survivors haggle over how to save themselves, Daria discovers the unthinkable. The massive quake was not a natural disaster. Something else is reshaping the earth.

When the survivors come face to face with an inhuman threat, Daria has no choice but to confront her grief and guilt and find the will to fight. But first she must decide who to follow, when to lead, and how to stay alive.

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Roberta Trahan’s AFTERSHOCK  is a little taste of post-apocalyptic perfection. Equal parts chilling, heartbreaking and suspenseful, it’s a definite page-turner!  

— Tara Bennett, best-selling author of Fringe: September’s Notebook and Lost Encyclopedia

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The story is now available for pre-order. To reserve your copy of AFTERSHOCK, click here.

While you’e waiting, enjoy these great stories from some of my author friends:

Farmer One Christian Catrell The Ride Aric Davis The Wages of Sin Roberto Calas

Veiled Kendra ElliotTiger Men Alex Bledsoe

Best-selling author of the quasi-historical epic fantasy and post-apocalyptic science fiction. Dragon Seeker, Myth Maker, Coffeechocoholic & Antique Jewelry Hoarder.

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