An Interview With Harrison Cross

Overlords fans, do we have a treat for you!  As you might know, I have been doing reciprocal blog postings with other fellow authors.  Draegon Grey and I have been swapping postings for the past couple of months and he has graciously asked to conduct a character interview with the lead character in The Overlords series, Harrison Cross.  The intent of these interviews is to hear Harrison in his own voice and away from his adventure.  I think this unique interview setting is actually pretty cool and I hope you feel the same!  You can read the interview here. Enjoy!

Harrison Cross

Author and Character Interviews

A few weeks ago I was under my Overlords LinkedIn account when I saw an interesting group discussion.  Draegon Grey, an online interviewer and blogger, was asking authors if they would be interested in having unique interviews.  Specifically, he would interview the characters in their books.  This intrigued me and I decided to contact Draegon.  Draegon asked for a copy of The Overlords: Legend of the Treasure in order to familiarize himself with The Overlords story line  as well as the character base.  We then went back and forth with an online interview, with the final product appearing on his website, Draegongrey.  Visit his site and check out the interview for yourself, as well as a review of the first book in the Overlords saga.

In the next coming weeks we'll start with the character interviews.  It will be nice to answer questions as Harrison, Murdock, Marcus or Swinkle.  It will also give Overlord fans a deeper insight into their favorite characters.  I hope you join us as we delve into the characters that I've known for over twenty years.  Check back here as well as The Overlords Book Series Facebook page for more information.  To purchase Overlords books and/or eBooks, visit The Overlords website.  Lastly, I would love to hear your thoughts on the whole exercise.  You can contact me directly at mike@the-overlords.com.

Holiday 2012 Contest Winner Revealed!

The Overlords contest concluded at midnight on Sunday and our winner is Erin from Framingham, MA!  Erin has won a free autographed copy of The Overlords: Legend of the Treasure, including an eBook version for her personal mobile device.  We would also like to thank everyone for taking the time to enter our contest and be sure to watch for more such events throughout the course of 2013.

There's still time to purchase an Overlords paperback book and/or eBook for that special someone in time for the holidays.  Visit our homepage, scroll down to the Bundles Options section, and order today!

Just because the contest is over doesn't mean that you can't subscribe to our newsletter!  Simply visit our homepage to subscribe.  And don't forget to keep in touch with everything Overlords related by joining our social networks on Facebook, Twitter, and Linked In!

Enter Overlord Enterprises' Holiday Contest

This holiday season Overlord Enterprises is offering the chance to win free prizes!  This includes Skype time with our author for you or your school/library (great for budding author consultations!).  Also, most intriguingly, you will get to name your own character in the upcoming Overlords fantasy adventure book four!  Of course there is more; such as a free autographed copy of The Overlords: Legend of the Treasure, as well as an eBook version of the book. 

Entering the contest is so simple:

1.  Like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, connect with us on LinkedIn, add us to your Google+ circles, track our blog posts and subscribe to our newsletter (above).  Each action gets you one entry into the contest.

2. Already doing all of the above?  No problem, you can gain even more entries by forwarding the newsletter onto others and promoting us to your social circles.  The person who does this the most wins a special prize!  Just let us know your total - its the honor system, people!  Email Mike with your tally and he will take it from there.

3.  All entries must be received before midnight, December 16, 2012.  The winner(s) will be announced the following day via our social networks, blog and an email to that lucky person.

Best of luck to you in the contest!

~ Team Overlords

Conquer the Holidays with The Overlords!

You can now save up to 30% when purchasing any Overlords books in a bundle.  We've crafted these bundles to maximize your buying power.  You can combine eBooks with print or use the discount to get more then one of the books in the series.  We even have high volume discounts for those special inquiries! The books are great for all ages and you and/or your child will become enthralled as The Overlords adventure saga unfolds like a holiday treat!  For bundle options click here to make a selection and place your order; for individual books/eBooks click here.  If your bundle option is not displayed in the list, email Mike with your specific order and he will give you instructions on how to complete your transaction.  Also, if you wish to have your paperback signed or personalized to that special someone, again email Mike for more instructions.

  

  
Don't let this great opportunity pass you by!  Place your order today to ensure delivery before Christmas!

The Overlords Turn 20!

It's hard to believe that this July marks the 20th anniversary of The Overlords.  At that time twenty years ago, I had given myself a week off between jobs and took advantage of that time to begin the novel that would define my writing life.  I remember staring at the computer screen, scrutinizing every word I wrote, trying to make everything perfect.  I learned a lot that day, mostly that I'm not perfect!

Over the years Harrison Cross and his adventurer friends leaped from my mind and into print, finally becoming "real."  My first novel, Legend of the Treasure, took fourteen years before making it to print.  However, that time was not wasted, in fact I learned so much in regards to writing, character development, the passive voice (ugh!), and editing, editing, editing!  I also met some great people who helped me along this journey, and without them, I would not have anything to my name.

The next six years resulted in two more books in The Overlords series, but also a website, a cool newsletter, blog, awesome artwork, and social networking as well as workshops and presentations on writing and self-promotion, mentoring, a self-publishing company and much, much more!  I always believe in giving back what I have learned, and I intend to continue to do just that.  I'm sure the future will bring new technologies to work with and more ways to get my work "out there!"

Finally, I want to thank all my fans for without you The Overlords would be nothing more than a few books between my son and I.  Instead, I have a modest following and I promise to deliver the highest quality work for them.  I'm busy working on the final chapter of my series and after that we'll see what the future will hold.  Thanks for reading ... and stay tuned!

Cover Redesign for The Overlords: Legend of the Treasure

Now that we have our new artist, Patrick Thompson, on board at Overlord Enterprises, one of his first tasks was to redesign the cover to The Overlords: Legend of the Treasure.  After receiving some input from Mike, Patrick went to work to create this masterpiece!

So Overlords fans, what do you think?  We used this new cover design for our eBook version of Legend of the Treasure, which is for sale on The Overlords website for only $0.99!  Also, The Talisman of Unification and Journey to Salvation are available on our site in eBook format as well.