FINAL WEEK - Sewn Together eBook release is June 1st, 2020

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My first novel, Sewn Together, is completely finished! The manuscript has been sent to the eBook distributor and I’ve ordered some ARC paperbacks for quality check before releasing those. If you want, you can check out my author IG @bacauthor for the preorder link. Thank you 🙏🏼

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It's hard to believe that the release of my first novel, Sewn Together, is just one week away! I started writing this book at the beginning of October 2019 and it's about to go out into the world. For those of you who have followed my art journey over the years, I hope you will give me a chance as an author. For those of you who are finding me for the first time through the book, I hope you'll give me a chance as an artist. Either way, I'm very grateful for you and your involvement, in whatever capacity, as I do my best to inspire and entertain you through drawings, paintings, and stories.

My new author Instagram account is at @bacauthor
My art account is at @useeverycolor

If you'd like to preorder the eBook before June 1st, it's on sale at the retailers listed at books2read.com/sewntogether or on Amazon

Thank you!
Bryan A. Collins

Sewn Together: First Draft Complete

     I can't believe I am writing these words but here they are: The first draft of my first novel is complete! This moment seems to have taken forever but at the same time, I feel it has come so soon. It seems just days ago that I asked my children if Daddy should write a book but that was actually the beginning of October 2019. Now, at the end of January 2020, the story is written. Four months, nearly 82,000 words in twenty chapters, and countless cups of coffee have birthed the first adventure on the island of Tiltwater.
     Stage two is self editing. I need to go read the whole thing, catching typos and filling plot holes, making the story as air tight as possible. I want your experience in reading Sewn Together to be the best it can be. The book is still on target to release in paperback and eBook late spring to early summer. Please consider joining my author Facebook page below for updates and discussion. I really can't wait to share this novel with you. I truly believe that it's a fun, exciting, and poignant adventure. Thank you for your continued support!

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I'm Writing a Novel

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     Like many people I read my first fantasy novel as a pre-teenager. I don't even remember what it was called, I just recall checking it out from the library because the cover art was amazing. I was also (and still am) a huge fan of the movies Willow and The NeverEnding Story and developed a passion for anything unreal. One of my first loves for art came in the form of a Dungeons & Dragons Monster Manual. I spent countless hours staring at D&D art and knew that I would one day write a book about strange monsters and fantasy lands. I tried more than once and met failure exclusively. Opting for more bite sized writing I put the aspirations of novel creation aside and self published an independent magazine. It was called the Magpie and was a monthly collection of short stories, poetry, and black and white art. Some of the stories were written by me until we had enough submissions to diversify the content.

     Years later I attempted to write a vampire novel which I lost interest in after a few weeks. I made the most progress on a thriller about a man who witnesses a murder but rather than reporting it, writes a novel about it. He ends up plummeting into an introspective battle of guilt and pride. That one literally got lost, as I only saved it on one removable drive and it vanished in a move between apartments. Now, with life having me in a different circumstance, things are lined up in such a way that writing to completion is more possible.

     I am very excited to be writing what will (God willing) become my first completed novel. I am positive about this new journey and I hope you are, too . Book one in this first series is slated to be released in early summer, 2020. Stay up to date by joining the Facebook group HERE. Thank you again for your continued support. Let's start this new decade on the right foot and make 2020 the best year ever.

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