V. S. Holmes | News

Quarantine Sales!

3/20/2020

Well what a world we're living in lately! I hope you all are staying inside if able, to help protect us vulnerable people, or doing your part to serve your community. For those of us who need an escape or entertainment, Amphibian Press dropped the price of the first-in-series and all their anthologies to .99 through the end of April! You can pick up your copy of mine below (just click the covers). Two are also available as Review Copies via StoryOrigin as well, if you'd like to review either or both! Travelers is also available in audio, and the podcast I host is free as always, if you prefer to listen.

Wash your hands, stay at home if you can, and take good care,

-V

Nel's going to bootcamp!

3/14/2020

Today marks the first week in the Novel Bootcamp course I've joined. It's taught by my good friend and fellow Starsedge author Cameron J Quinn, under her romance pen name, Angela Breen.

It's an intensive outlining and drafting strategy that I'm really looking forward to exploring while I draft the fourth Nel Bently Book, Heretics. I'll be sharing progress with my Explorers and via Instagram so be sure you're signed up and following to catch the updates!

For now, I'll leave you with Week One's project: the Logline

"A hot-tempered archaeologist is forced to work with her best friend’s murderers to save her only family--and Earth itself--from an unknown and calculating new adversary."

-V

Upper valley comic expo!

3/10/2020

I'm thrilled to announce that I'll be a special guest at this year's Upper Valley Comic Expo!, hosted by the amazing team over at Sci-fi Saturday Night. It takes place in Lebanon, NH on Oct 10th at the lovely Fireside Inn--we've stayed there for a few digging projects and I don't know what's better, the indoor garden restaurant or the massage chairs in the rooms....

While there, I'll also be launching the fourth of the Nel Bently Books, Heretics. If you're one of my Explorers, stay tuned for some great exclusive offers if you're able to attend!

-V

breaking the glass slipper

12/12/2019

I dove deep with some awesome questions from Lucy Hounsom from Breaking the Glass Slipper! We covered everything from increasing representation in SFF to why I chose to include my profession as an archaeologist in my fiction. Be sure to read the whole interview on her site!

LH: You seem equally comfortable working in science fiction as fantasy. Do you have a preferred genre, or does the setting depend on the story you wish to tell?

VSH: It does depend on the character and story I’m working on. While I’m a plotter, the initial inspiration and resulting scene happens organically. A character or situation pops into my head and I dig into who they are, how they got themselves into whatever the situation is, and then the story unfolds from there. The answers to my first few questions usually define what the genre is. For example, in the first scene in the Nel Bently books...read more

the stephen king podcast

11/3/2019

I had a chance to speak with Lou from The Stephen King Podcast He and I talk process, how much of me is in Nel, and what's coming for 2020! You can listen below, or check out this, and all the other amazing episodes on his site.

beyond the trope

10/29/2019

I chatted with the awesome team Michelle and Giles on Beyond the Trope this week, on how I stumbled into archaeology, the upcoming Sirens Conference, and trying desperately to hit deadlines. Tune in below or listen to this and all there other episodes on their site!

Genres: science fiction with go indie now

10/19/2019

I joined the awesome team of Go Indie Now for two great episodes. We discussed the roots of our love for sci-fi, common tropes, and where we think the genre is going on GENRES: Science Fiction and then answered a round of rapid-fire questions about life as an author for the 10 Minute Drill.

author assist radio show

10/11/2019

I joined two other authors and the fantastic Katrina Kantas for this week's episode of the Author Assist Radio. You'll hear a bit about their work, then Katrina and I (starting at 33:50) discussed imperfect heroes and how writing them developed, and you'll get a glimpse of Nel's inner workings!

spilling ink

9/28/2019

I joined hosts Jason LaVelle and Katie Salinas plus three other authors on the Spilling Ink Show where we discussed what to do when we have less-than-chatty podcast guests or over-sharers, and I gossip a bit about my somewhat-guilty love for Bones

Book Marketing with Algorithms and Content Blocking

9/25/2019

Dive into marketing in the world of algorithms as I join Authors Write Aloud host Richard White and authors Kathrin Hutson and Dwayne Claydon. We talk about what we can do as authors to help our readers find us, and what's new on gaming the ever-changing Facebook system