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February 27, 2021February 27, 2021

The Origin Tale of the Wolf-Born Saga

You’ve heard lots about Ihon (pronounced Ian) and his story from the Longevity series, but what of the origin of the Wolf-Born themselves?

By John Irvin

Ihon is not the only Wolf-Born, no, this is made clear within the first few chapters of Longevity, Book 1: Revelation. There is a whole secret Race from which he unknowingly sprung.

But what of the origin of that race? Where do these Beasts who walk and think like Humans come from? How did the first Wolf-Born learn to shape-shift? Or was it something more than just learning a skill?

What is the Wolf-Gift? How is it passed down in the very DNA?

Blood of the Father is a short ebook novella that relates the story of Tiras, the Father of the Wolf-Born Race, and how he was given the Gift and how he found the Mother of the Wolf-Born Race.

Here’s the YouTube episode, less than two minutes long!

Who is Tiras and when did he live on this planet? This goes back to ancient times. Tiras, according to history, was the seventh son of Japheth, one of the three famous sons of the legendary Noah.

This tale is set a few centuries into the life of Tiras—yes, back then, humans lived much longer than their present day counterparts. I mean, there wasn’t much pollution back then and they were closer to the perfect first humans than we are.

Anyways, before getting onto a scientific debate rabbit trail, Tiras is human, yes, you read that right. But I thought he was the Father of the Wolf-Born Race, you ask?

Yes, yes he was.

So how does he become the primogenitor of a separate race from humankind?

Read the book. *wink*

How does he find his life’s mate to create this new kind?

Read the book *winks again*

Here’s the link below.

But before I let you go, I want to share this thoughtful review:

“Review Rating:

4 Stars

Reviewed By K.J. Simmill for Readers’ Favorite

On the day Tiras buried his wife, everything changed. He mourned her passing, unaware his own transition was to follow. The Almighty had a plan; He would do something new. Attacked by a vicious wolf, Tiras thought his life was at an end, but as the pain and torment increased, the Almighty came to him, telling him he would sire a new race, one to protect man from the darkness to come. Adapting to his new life as wolf-born, and his new abilities, Tiras sets out to travel the world and learn what he can. He keeps to himself, knowing man has now lost its extended years. His path and travels are guided by God. To sire this new race he must first find his true mate, the woman with whom he could begin God’s work.

Blood of the Father is a dark fantasy creation story by John Irvin. This short story gives a new spin to the age-old werewolf and vampire creation mythos and presents it in the form of Tiras’ thirty-year journey. This Christian story puts God at the center and, as such, there is a Christian influence on the tale. The steady pace allows the reader to watch events unfold as Tiras begins to learn more about his gift and mission. Exploration, discovery, and faith drive the plot, which makes a good foundation for future tales as we learn of the battle of good versus evil to follow. This is a short but easy-flowing read which creates new origins for the ancient races.”

I really appreciated their thoughts!

Oh, you can also click through here to go to the Longevity series page on my website:

The World of Longevity.

Just a note, I have an author team helping me prepare for my debut Spring 2021 Toward the Pacific Book Tour. We greatly desire your support to help us take books out of that good ole comfort zone and find more readers.

The more you are able to donate, the more possible it is for me to take my books on a trip across the continent and grow our reading tribe while promoting books for the public!

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February 20, 2021February 20, 2021

Return to the World of Longevity

I’m reunited with my best friend, Ihon Iraes, and he’s just gone through the French and Indian War and is now entering the scene that sparks the American War for Independence.

By John Irvin

It’s already been another week and February has one more left. Where does the time seriously go?

I’m back to writing every morning in the first draft of Longevity, Book 4: Revolution. It’s been good returning to that world, although my brain is already wanting to move on to the next books—seriously, brain is already working on the plot for Book 5, Discovery!

But, as I’ve mentioned in the video, Ihon is playing a part in the beginning of the American War for Independence, here it is:

My favourite Wolf-Born is given the privilege of meeting heroes like Patrick Henry, John Hancock, Samuel Adams, Paul Revere, and so many more. I’m literally getting jealous of him … even though he’s basically a piece of me.

Last I left, he was at a meeting with a few Sons of Liberty after having just discovered a secret about John and Dolly Hancock’s true identities.

Yes, more on that later.

Talking about time flying by, Ihon is no over 650 years old! It’s been a long time since his moment of tragedy and self-discovery in Book 1, Revelation.

If you have not read that book or ordered it yet, here’s the link below.

Then in Book 2, Independence, he plays a major role in the War for Scottish Independence. If you’ve been keeping up with my website blog and YouTube episodes, you’ll know this already. His best friend was the Guardian of Scotland, Sir William Wallace—known by many thanks to Mel Gibson in Braveheart.

Then that is followed up by the most recent publication: Book 3, Wandering. But that book, unlike its predecessors, has yet to come out in print. Yes, I’m sorry, but if you see any copies on Amazon or wherever, that are in hardcover do NOT order them. There was a mistake made by the formatter that has yet to be resolved.

It will soon come out in print though, don’t worry.

Click through here to go to the Longevity series page on my website:

The World of Longevity.

If you’ve noticed, there’s an ebook novella called Blood of the Father. It’s a prequel origin story about the Father of the Wolf-Born Race, you might want to check it out.

In the future, there will be more novellas and novel trilogies in the world of Longevity, but from the point of view of various other characters.

I’m excited and I’m almost forgetting that I have a Beauty and the Beast novel to begin working on later hahaha.

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Another note, I have to make sure to let you know, all links I use for my fellow authors’ works are affiliate links because why not?

February 13, 2021February 13, 2021

I am back with more Updates, but not many

It’s been a little while, I know, but the break was needed after 90 straight days of blogging and vlogging!

By John Irvin

It’s already been over two weeks since the last episode of my 90-Day Author’s Assault. Time really flies. What have I been doing since then?

Oh, you know, living the dream. Struggling with finances like we all seem to be doing after last year, finding clients for my proofreading business, contemplating new goals and plans for this year and the next several years, and getting more reading and writing done!

Yes, I’ve been busy.

At the beginning of this year, Goodreads (an awesome site for avid readers to keep track of their book reading and share with friends and inspire each other to read) informed me that I read 31 books in the year of 2020.

I decided I wanted to basically double that number for this year. I’ve set my goal at 60. This means I have to literally read five books per month. So far, I’ve read eight books and I’ll be completing two more within the coming week.

I’m excited. I’ve been knocking my To-Be-Read pile down in number with this goal-setting, so that feels like an accomplishment.

I want to make sure to recommend one of the books on my reading list this month. Broke Millennial by Erin Lowry. This book will wake you up to the seriousness of our generation’s financial aspirations.

I’m definitely going to be applying these principles that he’s already covered…AND I’m not even halfway finished with the book.

Let me stop here and share the YouTube episode that coincides with this blog over on my channel.

Make sure you click through to watch and I’d appreciate it if you liked the video and subscribed to my channel.

Now, with the writing, I’ve returned to the world of my Longevity series. It’s been grand reuniting with Ihon Iraes (pronounced Ian Eraze) and his friends and loved ones. We’ve made it to Chapter 16 as of this morning and there will be 20 chapters in the book. This means we’re almost finished with the first draft.

Next will be the first draft for Book 5, Treason, and I’m anticipating that one. The next one after that, my brain is already formulating a plot idea and it’s kinda got a Beauty and the Beast theme to it. Shhhh don’t tell my Beauty and the Beast novel that I’m still planning to write later this year! It might get jealous.

Can I help it if having a character that can shape shift into a Wolf-Born being sort of has such a theme?

Anyways, besides that, my proofreading business has been going well and I’ve been privileged to connect with some fantastic and interesting people in our field of writing/editing/publishing. I’m really enjoying the work there!

If you watch the episode, you’ll see at the end that I’ve decided to move my posting from Thursdays to Saturdays. It just works out better with my schedule now. I hope that doesn’t bother anyone!

The more you are able to donate, the more possible it is for me to take my books on a trip across the continent and grow our reading tribe while promoting books for the public!

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January 24, 2021January 24, 2021

Can you believe we’ve made it to the Finale of this 90-Day Author’s Assault?

From my own published works to my friends’ books to my favorite reads, I’ve promoted and shared so many worlds with you—they’ve covered a variety of genres, such as: fantasy, sci-fi, romance, adventure, paranormal, and so many more!

By John Irvin

I’m going to bring up the last two series that were going neck and neck there at the end: Kate Daniels and Heroes of Olympus.

It is hard to believe I’ve promoted over ninety books with you, my viewers. So today, we’ll look back over the top three books you’ve click through.

Yes, my affiliate links allow me to check the analytics and I’ve seen which ones you looked at most. Sadly, I haven’t seen any books bought. That is truly disappointing to say the least.

There are so many treasures that I’ve shared with you and to see that they haven’t sold is to tell me I’ve failed in enlightening you on just how much worth each book has.

I’m thinking, either you’ve looked at the books I’ve promoted then opened a separate link on Amazon to order your copies so I wouldn’t get the commission fees. But, I’d like to think you’re not that mean.

So the most likely scenario—in my head—is, my desire for brevity out of respect for your daily schedule, actually harmed the usefulness of my blogs and YouTube episodes.

Maybe this is a lesson for the future. Don’t go for short videos or blogs, go for the longer ones.

It’s a learning game, I guess.

Now, back to the top three books YOU looked at most.

Chelsee’s Words, Poison, and Love – A book on poetry and healing oneself. I want you to grab your copy through the link above. Don’t miss out on the beautiful renditions my friend gave.

Robin Parrish’s Fearless from the Dominion Trilogy. I’ll provide these other two links for the first and third books as well. Relentless and Merciless are thrilling just like their middle volume in this sci-fi trilogy.

Before I continue, you should definitely click through the video below and watch my YouTube episode for this series finale!

Now, for the last of the top three books you checked out. It was my own! Shattered: The Complete Collection. A political drama about the possible future of the North American States.

Other mentions, I want to bring up my other two friends, Kathryn Blanche and Arabella Federico, who were amazing enough to take part in this little journey of mine and I had the privilege of spotlighting their authorship.

Here’s all three friends’ websites:

Chelsee: www.chelseebreannpoetry.com
Kathryn: www.kathrynblanche.com
Arabella: www.arabellakfederico.com

So with this finale, I’ll share the Book Tour fundraiser and the Patreon below.

The more you are able to donate, the more possible it is for me to take my books on a trip across the continent and grow our reading tribe while promoting books for the public!

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Another note, I have to make sure to let you know, all links I use for my fellow authors’ works are affiliate links because why not?

January 22, 2021January 22, 2021

It’s the end of Olympus as we know it.

The gods are at their…wit’s end…here at the end of their era—unless the demigods can save them.

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By John Irvin

Yes, it’s here, the last book in the Percy Jackson spin-off series, Heroes of Olympus, The Blood of Olympus.

And you really do not want to miss out. You don’t know what you’re missing right now, if you haven’t read it yet. Now, listen, here’s the full series link so you can collect the whole batch with just a couple clicks.

In the meantime, I want to say, I think Heroes of Olympus was even better than the Percy Jackson and the Olympians original series. Shh, don’t tell anyone I said that.

I think it’s the larger list of cast members that was added on. Gave the story even more depth than the first series, I think. I still say, Percy and Annabeth are my favorite couple, but I’ve known them longer. I really fell in love with Calypso and was rooting for Leo from the get-go.

If you’ve grabbed the first four books in the series, you need to add this one to the list.

Although, I’m wondering if you haven’t collected the previous volumes. Because I haven’t seen your click-throughs on my Amazon Affiliates analytics. If you’re simply clicking out of my website and typing in the titles into a separate Amazon page…WOW…that’s rude.

Please don’t do that to me, that hurts.

You know all the commissions I make from these affiliate promotions, I’m putting to my team’s Book Tour fundraiser. Without the commissions or anyone’s donations, we won’t be able to take my own published books on tour this Spring.

So yeah, please be thoughtful.

Here’s the book you need:

BLOOD OF OLYMPUS by RICK RIORDAN.

If you’re still on the edge of decision, here’s the brief description from Amazon.

“Though the Greek and Roman crewmembers of the Argo II have made progress in their many quests, they still seem no closer to defeating the earth mother, Gaea. Her giants have risen-all of them-and they’re stronger than ever. They must be stopped before the Feast of Spes, when Gaea plans to have two demigods sacrificed in Athens. She needs their blood-the blood of Olympus-in order to wake.

The demigods are having more frequent visions of a terrible battle at Camp Half-Blood. The Roman legion from Camp Jupiter, led by Octavian, is almost within striking distance. Though it is tempting to take the Athena Parthenos to Athens to use as a secret weapon, the friends know that the huge statue belongs back on Long Island, where it might be able to stop a war between the two camps.

The Athena Parthenos will go west; the Argo II will go east. The gods, still suffering from multiple personality disorder, are useless. How can a handful of young demigods hope to persevere against Gaea’s army of powerful giants? As dangerous as it is to head to Athens, they have no other option. They have sacrificed too much already. And if Gaea wakes, it is game over.”

Do NOT miss out: BLOOD OF OLYMPUS.

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January 21, 2021January 21, 2021

Percy and Annabeth have decided to Vacation in Tartarus.

Oh, you know, they’re just a couple of crazy kids in love, right?

By John Irvin

I tell you what, my title is extremely deceiving. House of Hades is so NOT about vacationing in Tartarus. But, the two heroes are meant to trek across the perilous terrain of the Titan’s body.

I did not know Percy Jackson’s tale would get so dark.

I like dark fantasy.

Of course, this is still a Young Adult’s fantasy, but still filled with awesome adventures and harrowing evasions of death.

You do not know who is going to die or what to expect next when you read this book.

If you want to a good surprise, try this fourth installment in the Heroes of Olympus series by Rick Riordan.

Y’all, I can’t believe I’m three days from finishing this 90-Day Author’s Assault! And I’m finishing it with by finishing one of my top-favourite series too, so that works out quite well.

Be sure to check the archives for my blog posts to find more treasures I’ve promoted over the past three months. I want to see my readers clicking through to share in these amazing reads.

Believe me, you don’t want to miss out.

Here’s the book you need:

HOUSE OF HADES by RICK RIORDAN.

If you’re still on the edge of decision, here’s the brief description from Amazon.

“At the conclusion of The Mark of Athena, Annabeth and Percy tumble into a pit leading straight to the Underworld. The other five demigods have to put aside their grief and follow Percy’s instructions to find the mortal side of the Doors of Death. If they can fight their way through Gaea’s forces, and Percy and Annabeth can survive the House of Hades, then the Seven will be able to seal the Doors from both sides and prevent the giants from raising Gaea. But, Leo wonders, if the Doors are sealed, how will Percy and Annabeth be able to escape?

They have no choice. If the demigods don’t succeed, Gaea’s armies will never die. They have no time. In about a month, the Romans will march on Camp Half-Blood. The stakes are higher than ever in this adventure that dives into the depths of Tartarus.

This paperback edition will include a never-before-seen short story, “The Crown of Ptolemy,” in which Percy and Annabeth fight alongside Carter and Sadie Kane, and more bonus content!”

Do NOT miss out: HOUSE OF HADES.

The more you are able to donate, the more possible it is for me to take my books on a trip across the continent and grow our reading tribe while promoting books for the public!

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I’ve now been hosting a YouTube channel called John Irvin, Author Journey Series. Check it out at YOUTUBE.COM/AUTHORJOURNEY

Follow me on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. Or email me at john@johnirvinauthor.com

Another note, I have to make sure to let you know, all links I use for my fellow authors’ works are affiliate links because why not?