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A Weapon's Journey - Book Tour and Giveaway

3/14/2019

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A Weapon's Journey
by Frank Martin
Genre: SciFi

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Living in poverty with his abusive father, Adam Judson never considered himself special. Not even when the authoritative American government abducted him to be part of its secretive weapons program. But becoming a highly-trained child soldier was just the start of Adam's journey. After being condemned to undergo the program's most brutal procedure, Adam became a super human of unimaginable power. Now he faces the burden of deciding if his newfound abilities make him a god or just another weapon.


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​She fired a single shot with her M4 and the bullet pierced straight through the wall as a scream came from the other side. Breaking their tight formation, Wolf kicked in the apartment’s front door and discovered Adam in the living room, leaning against the wall and bleeding from his shoulder. “I see you have new toys.”
“Just for you,” she replied, her weapon trained directly at his head.
The other two soldiers followed her into the room and Colt smiled as he squeezed the trigger. “Too easy.”
Diving over a hail of green gunfire from Colt’s weapon, Adam sprung up and kicked Colt straight back into the wall. The injured super-soldier then raced around the room as Wolf opened fire, her shots trailing just a split second behind his movements.
Aiming at a spot ahead of Adam’s path, Raptor timed his shot and fired his launcher as Adam passed him by. The grenade round connected directly with the super-soldier and exploded in a green burst, blasting him straight through the wall and down to the street below.
Impressed, Raptor held up the lightweight weapon with a smile on his face. “Damn. Can I use this thing all the time?”
Barely paying attention to the question, Wolf answered him while helping Colt up to his feet. “Stay focused. We still have to finish the job.”
Wolf and Colt wasted no time leaving the room, but Raptor trailed behind, confused by her comment. “Finish the job? But I just hit him with a grenade launcher.”

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Frank is a comic writer and author that is not as crazy as his work makes him out to be...seriously.​
Since his writing career began he's had multiple short stories published in horror anthologies by both Burning Willow Press and Stitched Smile Publications. Frank has also had comic shorts appear in the "fluff noir" anthology series Torsobear and the all-ages horror anthology Cthulhu is Hard to Spell.
Frank also wrote and produced the comic anthology series Modern Testament, which featured a wide ensemble of artists throughout its four volumes. Frank's novels include the YA sci-fi thriller Predestiny published by Crossroads Press and the zombie horror Mountain Sickness published by Severed Press.
Frank currently lives in New York with his wife and three kids.


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I follow a fair number of writers and creators on social media and noticed some of them discuss their creative process a lot more than I do. I'm fairly reluctant to talk about the fundamentals of storytelling and the various projects I have in development (mainly because I have no idea what the hell I'm doing, anyway), but I feel it's healthy to step out of my comfort zone every once in a while. So here we go.
One of the first things they teach you about creative writing is that there are five basic elements of a story: characterization, setting, plot, theme, and tone (these can vary depending on how big of an alcoholic your instructor is). A story can not exist without any of them. You can try to remove setting by placing the characters in a void...but then the setting becomes the void. You can try to remove plot by just having everyone standing around doing nothing...then the plot becomes them standing around doing nothing. You can try to remove characterization...well, you get the idea.
To construct a story you have to make a decision about what one of those elements will be and then build up from there. I like to think of a story as a tower and all of these elements are your building blocks to create it. The bottom block is the most important as it will answer the question "why." Why is this story important to tell? Why do you want to tell it?
Personally, I believe the most important aspect of a story is theme. It is the central tenant to which every other element can rally around. It gives my story a purpose. A punch. That said, it doesn't have to be. There are plenty of stories that don't start with a theme at all. Comedies, for example, are more interested in tone, as they want to set up a good laugh. Romance novels might be more focused on characterization, as they want to see their protagonist fall in love or triumph over a heartbreak. Sometimes setting is the most important factor, such as in a period piece or a story built around a particular event.
Now even though this first block might be the most important, it is also probably the easiest to develop. Because it's your "why", the work is already done for you. It's your driving force behind wanting to develop a project. The trick to a good story are the blocks that come after. The ones you have to creatively mold in order to flesh out your tale. And it's not just what you're choosing to put in those blocks that matter. It's also the order in which you stack them in. Since each block is built upon the last, if you realize too late that one of those blocks was a bad choice, then the others that came after it will also be affected.
This process is supposed to be fun. Writing is a crazy endeavor. People isolate themselves for vast periods of time while staring at a screen, banging on a keyboard, and wrestling with their own thoughts. But we do it because it's enjoyable! The minute this painful process starts to become...you know...actually painful...then stop, change out a couple blocks, and see what fits better. Maybe the setting should be in space instead of the Wild West. Maybe it should be a horror instead of an adventure. Maybe the main character should be a boy instead of a girl. Or you could just do what I do whenever a story doesn't seem to be working: add zombies.

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36 Comments
James Robert
3/14/2019 03:21:56 am

Congrats on this tour and thank for the opportunity to read about another great book out there to read. It helps out so I can find books I know my family will enjoy reading. Thanks as well for the giveaway.

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Frank Martin link
3/20/2019 08:07:25 pm

Thanks for the congratulations. I hope you enjoy the story.

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Noelle Carroll
3/14/2019 11:00:52 am

I like the cover art, and I think it will be a good read

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Frank Martin link
3/20/2019 08:08:01 pm

Thanks. We worked hard to make sure the cover embodies the story.

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Victoria
3/14/2019 12:01:38 pm

Great cover and awesome giveaway - thanks for sharing :)

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Frank Martin link
3/20/2019 08:09:01 pm

Good luck! I hope you enjoy gaming.

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Calvin
3/14/2019 12:10:20 pm

I love robots and these mecha type character.. Reminds me of halo.. and destiny. Exciting book. Also excited for MCC for pc

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Frank Martin link
3/20/2019 08:10:27 pm

Not too much robots and mechs in the story...but if you read the original Halo book Fall of Reach, it was a big influence while I was writing.

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heather
3/14/2019 05:37:03 pm

Sounds like a great book and I love the cover too.

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lynn clayton
3/14/2019 06:32:17 pm

oh what a nice cover looks really good

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bn100
3/15/2019 05:55:50 pm

looks interesting

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Angela Saver
3/20/2019 01:30:36 pm

I enjoyed the excerpt and learning about this author.

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Frank Martin link
3/20/2019 08:06:01 pm

He's glad you learned about him too. :-)

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Denise Higgins
3/22/2019 04:28:51 pm

Love the cover

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Frank Martin link
3/23/2019 01:19:44 pm

Thanks. I love it, too. :-D

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Bea LaRocca
3/24/2019 07:51:15 am

Great synopsis and excerpt! I'm looking forward to reading

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Frank Martin link
3/24/2019 09:12:11 am

Thanks! I hope you enjoy it.

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Jessie Redding
3/30/2019 01:15:38 pm

I think the cover's really interesting!

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Frank Martin link
3/30/2019 03:44:04 pm

Thank you!

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Daniella Bonagura
4/6/2019 05:19:39 pm

Love the cover!

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Frank Martin link
4/6/2019 06:52:53 pm

I'm glad. We worked hard on it.

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Judy Bradley
4/7/2019 01:40:18 pm

I think the cover is cool and intriquing. Storyline sounds like one to get caught up in!

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Frank Martin link
4/7/2019 07:37:24 pm

Hope you enjoy it!

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Nikki
4/9/2019 02:11:32 pm

Grats! I like the robot!

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Mya Murphy
4/10/2019 01:08:13 pm

I freaking love science fiction, and I can't wait to read this!!

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Frank Martin link
4/10/2019 03:25:27 pm

I freaking love science fiction, too! I hope you enjoy it.

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Lisa Ellison
4/10/2019 04:59:09 pm

It looks very interesting!

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Frank Martin link
4/10/2019 07:49:57 pm

That's because it is. ;-)

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Heather
4/12/2019 06:03:21 pm

The cover does have a video game feel to it and I like that.

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Frank martin link
4/12/2019 09:13:00 pm

This story was inspired by many video games from my youth. So I'm glad that came across.

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Bridgett Wilbur
4/14/2019 01:39:08 pm

The cover is great.

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Cassandra D
4/14/2019 10:56:33 pm

This cover looks very interesting.

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Frank Martin link
4/14/2019 11:03:13 pm

Soldiers with super powers. Of course it's interesting. :-D

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Jerry Marquardt
4/14/2019 11:51:56 pm

I would like to give thanks for all your really great writings, including A Weapon's Journey, and wishing the best in keeping up the good work in the future.

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Frank Martin link
4/15/2019 11:36:17 am

Thanks, Jerry. I appreciate that a lot.

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Jerry Marquardt
4/17/2019 08:59:36 pm

I cannot wait to read A Weapon's Journey in May on my vacation. I think it will be extra special.

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