Hey true believers!
After some minor editing, my first novel Mild Mannered -- the first installment of my four-part series -- is now available on to read FOR FREE online!
You can follow this link to Wattpad.com where I have my novel in all it's splendor are available for you now!
Have a Kindle or any other e-reader? No problem! Go to Wattpad.com's main page, download their free app, and enter code 28336403 to find my story and read it that way!
This is a great way to read it before it goes to publishers! This way, you can provide feedback directly to the author. Tell me what you like. Tell me what you don't like. As long as your feedback is constructive (i.e., no "You suck! This is horrible! What the hell is wrong with you?!?"), it will always be welcome!
Check it out now, and stay tuned! The second installment will be up in a few days!
Friday, October 25, 2013
New email and social networking!
Since this illness of mine is occupying all my creative brain cells currently, I opted to use my smarts to make it easier for all you to connect with me!
I have created a Facebook Page specifically for my writing, where I will be sharing all my posts about writing. Just follow the link here! "Like it"! Love it! Share it among the people!
Also, I have a brand new Twitter account as well @WillCohenAuthor! Come follow me there for all the postings as well!
Finally, my new email address is willcohentheauthor@gmail.com, which I'm using exclusively for my novels.
There will be more news to follow about where you can read my novels FOR FREE, and, since I'm now seeking a publisher, there will be news on that front as well soon, so stay tuned everybody!
I have created a Facebook Page specifically for my writing, where I will be sharing all my posts about writing. Just follow the link here! "Like it"! Love it! Share it among the people!
Also, I have a brand new Twitter account as well @WillCohenAuthor! Come follow me there for all the postings as well!
Finally, my new email address is willcohentheauthor@gmail.com, which I'm using exclusively for my novels.
There will be more news to follow about where you can read my novels FOR FREE, and, since I'm now seeking a publisher, there will be news on that front as well soon, so stay tuned everybody!
Thursday, October 17, 2013
2 new titles coming soon!
So, it's been approximately four days since I finished the rewrite of my novel Mild Mannered, and I figured I would give myself a rest to cease the pain in my fingers and wrists, and so I can get back to a reasonably normal life again.
The problem? My body, mind, and soul need to create more! Who am I to disagree now?
Therefore, while I'm giving the the Mild Mannered series some time to cool down for now, I find myself coming up with two new titles that I will begin working on in the next little while (possibly starting tonight)!
The first is Suicide Watch. This is one I started working on right around the time I finished the first version of Mild Mannered, which is a departure from the superhero noir genre I've been occupying so much of my time in. Originally conceived as a dark romantic comedy, Suicide Watch follows the events as young British law student Linus Weatherton is hospitalized for attempting to kill himself, and graduate student Hillary Bennett is assigned to watch over Linus while he's under house arrest. While Linus insists he did not attempt suicide, Hillary naturally doesn't believe him at first...until a series of events and clues begin to allude that Linus may have been the victim of an attempted murder.
The second book is tentatively titled Indestructible. This will be an on-going series (meaning I don't know how many installments it will be) about a hermit who moves from town to town, saving people with his strange abilities to not get harmed and to regenerate limbs, which allows him to accomplish dangerous fetes. However, the man harbors dark secrets, and is constant search for answers as to how he gained these abilities.
When any of these titles begin production, I will let you know. Stay tuned!
The problem? My body, mind, and soul need to create more! Who am I to disagree now?
Therefore, while I'm giving the the Mild Mannered series some time to cool down for now, I find myself coming up with two new titles that I will begin working on in the next little while (possibly starting tonight)!
The first is Suicide Watch. This is one I started working on right around the time I finished the first version of Mild Mannered, which is a departure from the superhero noir genre I've been occupying so much of my time in. Originally conceived as a dark romantic comedy, Suicide Watch follows the events as young British law student Linus Weatherton is hospitalized for attempting to kill himself, and graduate student Hillary Bennett is assigned to watch over Linus while he's under house arrest. While Linus insists he did not attempt suicide, Hillary naturally doesn't believe him at first...until a series of events and clues begin to allude that Linus may have been the victim of an attempted murder.
The second book is tentatively titled Indestructible. This will be an on-going series (meaning I don't know how many installments it will be) about a hermit who moves from town to town, saving people with his strange abilities to not get harmed and to regenerate limbs, which allows him to accomplish dangerous fetes. However, the man harbors dark secrets, and is constant search for answers as to how he gained these abilities.
When any of these titles begin production, I will let you know. Stay tuned!
Monday, October 14, 2013
Origin Story: Inside the world of "Mild Mannered"
Who doesn't love a good comic book?
Whether you've picked up an actual comic or graphic novel, or enjoyed the big-screen adaptations that make billions of dollars at the international box office, it's hard to deny that these brightly-colored costumed heroes, from Superman to Dick Tracey, are compelling and immersive.
Each character is not one, but two people, trying desperately to find the balance between the two worlds they inhabit. Peter Parker is a wise-cracking teenager, just trying to find his footing in life, while Spider-Man is a web-slinging masked vigilante for justice, protecting the good citizens of his fair city great and small. Bruce Wayne is a billionaire playboy with serious mommy and daddy issues, while Batman is masked detective sworn to bring down criminal masterminds who would see his beloved Gotham City burn.
But what happens behind the scenes? What happens when you strip them of the costumes and put them in the shadows of society, where the world at large doesn't know they exist?
Welcome to the world of Mild Mannered, a four-part novel series written by new author Will Cohen.
Originally envisioned as an hour-length comedy/drama, described as "Chuck meets Heroes", Mild Mannered looks to give audiences a chance to see the world of superheroes through the eyes of a man hired to assist costumed vigilantes on different missions. What would it be like if the world of Batman was seen exclusively through the eyes of Alfred? The world of Superman through the eyes of Jimmy Olsen? After years of evolution, the scope became grander, the tone became darker and less satirical, and the story a bit richer.
Our protagonist is Paul Pritchard, a recent college graduate recruited into the Wyndham-Hart Group, an undercover government-funded company that protects "persons with powers" while utilizing their talents to protect the country from criminal masterminds and those hellbent on murder and chaos. Hired as a "liaison", Paul offers his keen observation skills and deductive reasoning to help the operatives he's put under to restore order to the world, while keeping the world abroad in the dark about the existence of superheroes and villains.
Giving additional perspective is Thaddeus Bell, a man constantly on the run from Wyndham-Hart, whose survival instincts often lead to lives being lost violently. Bell wrestles with his conscience, trying to convince himself he's not a monster while he does his best to stop the world from crashing down around him at the whims of madmen -- many of whom he has histories with -- and pursuing the elusive and mysterious Chapter Zero.
Unlike the typical comic book or superhero film, Mild Mannered is more grounded in reality, taking a modern noir approach to storytelling than what would be expected of this genre. The tone is more adult -- brutal violence, sexual content and strong language are all included included -- and meant for mature audiences. Much like Alan Moore's brilliant graphic novel Watchmen, which saw costumed superheroes faced global war and reality rejecting them, Mild Mannered will show these type of heroes getting raw and real.
Despite the fact the tone has become darker than the original intentions, Mild Mannered still has its humorous moments. Paul is much like Peter Parker -- smart, sardonic, quick-witted, and has the propensity for weave pop culture references into the most common of scenarios.
This four-part series is currently in the workings, and will be shopped around to publishers soon. Updates on publication will be announced as more information comes.
Unlike the typical comic book or superhero film, Mild Mannered is more grounded in reality, taking a modern noir approach to storytelling than what would be expected of this genre. The tone is more adult -- brutal violence, sexual content and strong language are all included included -- and meant for mature audiences. Much like Alan Moore's brilliant graphic novel Watchmen, which saw costumed superheroes faced global war and reality rejecting them, Mild Mannered will show these type of heroes getting raw and real.
Despite the fact the tone has become darker than the original intentions, Mild Mannered still has its humorous moments. Paul is much like Peter Parker -- smart, sardonic, quick-witted, and has the propensity for weave pop culture references into the most common of scenarios.
This four-part series is currently in the workings, and will be shopped around to publishers soon. Updates on publication will be announced as more information comes.
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