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The Techno Mage - Book Tour and Giveaway

9/15/2020

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The Techno Mage
by S.W. Raine
Genre: Steampunk Fantasy 

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She's being held hostage and yet, Magaliana doesn't want to be saved.

Close friends Ikarim, Arteus, and Magaliana always knew the dangers of sky pirates, but what they didn't expect was having their airship repair shop pillaged and being separated when Magaliana, a noble, is sold for a hefty bounty.

Once in the hands of the Techno Mage, her world changes. He's a mythical man with the ability to flawlessly combine both technology and alchemy, and his mythical ship is a haven for Magaliana. There, she discovers how to refine her craft.

Ikarim and Arteus are determined to escape the sky pirates to save her, but do they have what it takes before the Techno Mage initiates his grand plan?



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​ “Arteus—” Gesselmeyer started but was cut short by another coughing fit.
“Vater, please save your strength. Don't talk.”
“Arteus, I must tell you...” Gesselmeyer's words were slow and drawn out, a labored breath in between each.
Arteus reached for the pot’s handle and gave it a jiggle to produce embers for more heat. “I'm sure it can wait until morning, Vater.”
“Nein, Arteus.” His voice was barely above a whisper. “I must tell you the truth.”
He sat at the edge of the old man's bed and awaited this ‘truth’. Gesselmeyer pulled his hands out from beneath the blankets and brought his shaky fingers to Arteus’ gloves, trying to remove them. Arteus frowned and pulled his hands away, adjusting them back on properly. “Vater, why are you taking off my gloves?”
“Let me see your hands.”
“You know I do not enjoy showing them off...”
“I don't want to hear it. Show me.”
Arteus flinched and reluctantly removed one of the black leather gloves from his hands. Beneath, rather than skin and bone, was a uniform arrangement of metal and wires similar to human anatomy. He pulled off the other one, and a sigh of contentment escaped Gesselmeyer amid a few wheezes when he touched Arteus’ hands. He ran his shaky, fragile fingers over each metal extremity, then reached for the cuff of his son’s sleeve and tugged at it. Arteus got the hint; he unbuttoned it and rolled the sleeve to his elbow so the old man could see the continuation of metal and wire up his arm.
“My finest work,” he whispered, shaky fingers continuing up Arteus’ forearm to the wires coursing with blue liquid. “And your leg?”
Arteus patted his left leg below the knee. “As good as the rest.”
“Arteus, I have to tell you... This pains me, but you must know.”

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Raine is Canadian, born and raised, and constantly moved in between Ontario and Quebec with her military family. She moved to Michigan, USA, in 2004, where she currently still resides with her husband and son.

She has always had a vivid imagination and loved reading and writing from a very young age. She took courses in Children's Literature through ICL in Illinois, and published her New Adult Steampunk debut in 2020. She has participated in NaNoWriMo for over a decade and is currently a Municipal Liaison for the Detroit region.



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Can you, for those who don't know you already, tell something about yourself and how you became an author?
Hi! I’m S.W. Raine, and The Techno Mage is my debut novel! I have always loved writing. I have a wild imagination and I have wanted to share my stories since I was young. I’ve tried a few times but never quite knew where to start until I sat down with another published author and we created a writing/publishing plan.

What are you passionate about these days?
Indie authors! We are just as good as traditionally published authors, but we don’t have a team behind us, so we have to pay for services like cover designs and editors out of our own pockets, as well as do our own marketing. It’s a lot of hard work, but so worth all the blood, sweat, and tears.

What inspired you to write this book?
I used to do online Role Playing and had created Ikarim, Arteus, and Magaliana for a Steampunk RP that never really went anywhere, so I ended up shelving the characters. Then a few years later (in 2012, actually) I needed an idea for NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) so I unshelved the characters and ran with it.

Do you have any “side stories” about the characters?
As a matter of fact, I have one in plans to be written during NaNoWriMo this year, featuring the sky pirate Captain Keenan!

How did you come up with the title of your first novel?
Back in 2012 the novel was called something else, entirely, but I don’t remember what that was. Then I changed the name to Sky Pirates of Faugregir, after the main airship that the story revolves around. As I did my rounds of revision, I decided to just call it Faugregir, since the main trio weren’t actually sky pirates. And it wasn’t until I got my cover professionally done that my cover designer suggested to change the name to something most people could easily pronounce. Since the Techno Mage created the Faugregir and the story also revolved around the Mage, the end result became the title it is, now.

What did you edit out of this book?
Plenty! But the biggest one that comes to mind is that I edited out an entire character! As important as he was, he really served no real purpose in advancing the storyline. It was such a hard decision and it broke my heart, but it’s alright; he’ll make his appearance proper in the Spin-off.

What kind of research do you do before you begin writing a book?
Before? Absolutely none. I’m a Pantser; we are known to write by the seat of our pants. I like to say that I just chronicle the characters’ journey. But I can tell you that there is definitely some research while I write, and plenty of it during the revision and editing phases.

How long on average does it take you to write a book?
It usually takes me a month to write (the whole point of NaNoWriMo is to write 50k words from the 1st to the 30th of November). But revision and editing takes me much, much longer.



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80 Comments
James Robert
9/15/2020 05:44:09 am

Thanks for sharing your great  book and for the giveaway too.

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SW Raine link
9/15/2020 01:54:35 pm

Thanks for your interest!

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Wendy Jensen
9/15/2020 11:16:57 am

Fantastic book cover.

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SW Raine link
9/15/2020 01:55:21 pm

Thanks so much! I love it!

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Robert Young
9/15/2020 12:43:32 pm

This book cover has a lot going on with it and for some reason this makes me like it, good job.
Good Luck with the book!

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SW Raine link
9/15/2020 01:56:17 pm

Thanks so much! Glad you like the cover, too!

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Rita Wray
9/15/2020 01:54:59 pm

Great excerpt and cover.

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SW Raine link
9/15/2020 02:19:21 pm

Thanks so much! Glad you like them!

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Sherry
9/15/2020 02:04:20 pm

Sounds like a very good book.

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SW Raine link
9/15/2020 02:19:59 pm

Thanks you so much!

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SW Raine link
9/15/2020 02:20:53 pm

Thanks so much for hosting today!

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wendy hutton
9/15/2020 02:34:35 pm

awesome book cover

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SW Raine link
9/15/2020 08:19:40 pm

Thank you! Glad you like it!

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Calvin
9/15/2020 03:04:22 pm

Really neat setting, cheers!

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SW Raine link
9/15/2020 08:21:14 pm

Thank you! Cheers!

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Bernie Wallace
9/15/2020 04:02:40 pm

How long did it take you to write your book?

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SW Raine link
9/15/2020 08:23:18 pm

Hi! Great question! It actually took me around a month to write... but it took years before I did anything with it (wrote it in 2012), and the revision and editing processes took MONTHS.

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Beyond Comps
9/15/2020 04:03:09 pm

Great cover!

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SW Raine link
9/15/2020 08:24:08 pm

Thanks! Glad you like it!

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Debbie P
9/15/2020 04:13:15 pm

This sounds like a great book. Awesome cover!

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SW Raine link
9/15/2020 08:25:01 pm

Thanks so much! Glad you like it!

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Susan Smith
9/15/2020 04:15:53 pm

Sounds like an interesting book. I like the cover.

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SW Raine link
9/15/2020 08:25:58 pm

Thanks for your interest! I absolutely love the cover.

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Mary Cloud
9/15/2020 08:35:34 pm

The cover is nice - thanks for sharing

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SW Raine link
9/16/2020 01:39:50 pm

Thanks! Glad you like it!

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MARCY MEYER
9/16/2020 11:13:04 am

I like the cover. Very interesting and unique.

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SW Raine link
9/16/2020 01:40:45 pm

Thank you! I'm glad you like it!

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Brandi Dawn
9/16/2020 04:07:59 pm

The cover is great!

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SW Raine link
9/17/2020 01:30:41 pm

Hi! Thank you so much!

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Laura Rubenstein
9/17/2020 10:54:59 am

I love this cover

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SW Raine link
9/17/2020 01:31:21 pm

Thanks! Glad you love it!

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Terri Quick
9/17/2020 07:51:14 pm

Loving the cover

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SW Raine link
9/19/2020 04:35:04 pm

Thank you! Glad you love it!

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Lisa
9/19/2020 01:49:11 pm

The cover is great!

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SW Raine link
9/19/2020 04:35:50 pm

Thanks! I love it too!

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Ann Fantom
9/19/2020 06:32:24 pm

I like the cover. It has very nice artwork

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SW Raine link
9/24/2020 08:40:15 pm

Thank you! I love the cover.

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Stephanie Liske
9/19/2020 10:35:25 pm

I like the cover.

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SW Raine link
9/24/2020 08:40:50 pm

Thanks!

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Ginger Hafer
9/20/2020 04:38:24 am

Attractive and intriguing cover. Sounds like a good read.

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SW Raine link
9/24/2020 08:41:54 pm

Thanks so much for the interest!

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Judy Thomas
9/20/2020 05:56:02 am

I love the amazing cover artwork.

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SW Raine link
9/24/2020 08:49:31 pm

Thank you so much! Isn't the cover great?

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beth shepherd
9/21/2020 01:33:01 pm

This looks great!

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SW Raine link
9/24/2020 08:50:09 pm

Thanks for your support!

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Robin Abrams
9/21/2020 04:00:31 pm

The cover looks great I love this

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SW Raine link
9/24/2020 08:50:42 pm

Thanks so much. Glad you love it. :)

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Danielle
9/21/2020 08:55:03 pm

Its cool!

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SW Raine link
9/24/2020 08:51:27 pm

Thank you so much!

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Victoria Scott
9/21/2020 09:59:10 pm

Love the cover!

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SW Raine link
9/24/2020 08:52:02 pm

Thanks! Glad you love it as much as I do!

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Debbi Wellenstein
9/22/2020 07:18:56 pm

I enjoyed reading about this book. Thank you for the giveaway!

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SW Raine link
9/24/2020 08:52:40 pm

Thanks for your support and interest!

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Marie Gould
9/23/2020 04:17:40 pm

I like the cover. It's kind of steam punk. Thanks for the giveaway!

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SW Raine link
9/24/2020 08:53:34 pm

Thanks for your interest! The novel is definitely Steampunk. :)

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Francine Anchondo
9/24/2020 11:13:47 am

I really love the cover. It is unique.

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SW Raine link
9/24/2020 08:54:05 pm

Thanks so much! And I agree!

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Heather Mahley
9/26/2020 12:48:00 pm

The cover is amazing

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SW Raine link
9/26/2020 09:55:32 pm

Isn't it?! Thanks so much!

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Nancy
9/30/2020 01:50:11 pm

I think that the cover of your book is intricate in style and very eye catching!

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SW Raine link
10/10/2020 03:27:05 pm

Thanks so much! I love the cover! She did a wonderful job with it!

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Erin Madigan
9/30/2020 02:41:41 pm

I really like this book cover! The book sounds interesting.

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SW Raine link
10/10/2020 03:27:39 pm

Thanks so much for your interest!

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Karin
10/2/2020 06:49:01 am

Really good cover art

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SW Raine link
10/10/2020 03:28:16 pm

Thanks so much! I agree!

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zarah
10/2/2020 11:38:15 am

looks interesting

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SW Raine link
10/10/2020 03:28:53 pm

Thank you for your interest!

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Mya Murphy
10/3/2020 11:42:28 am

The excerpt really catches your attention!!

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SW Raine link
10/10/2020 03:29:28 pm

I'm glad! Thanks so much!

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Kate F.
10/4/2020 01:59:29 am

I like the artwork on the book cover.

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SW Raine link
10/10/2020 03:30:08 pm

Thanks so much! I do too!

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Nancy Schools
10/11/2020 10:49:29 pm

I like the cover.

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Mina Gerhart
10/14/2020 12:35:57 pm

I LOVE the cover and excerpt, can't wait for more stories about the Techno Mage and Ikarim, Arteus, and Magaliana. Thanks for the chance to win :)

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SW Raine link
10/15/2020 01:59:36 pm

Thanks so much! I don't have anything more planned for Ikarim, Arteus, and Magaliana yet, but I'll be starting a spin-off for the sky pirate Captain Keenan next month!

Thanks for your interest and good luck!

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Nina Lewis
10/14/2020 10:58:23 pm

Looks good! :)

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SW Raine link
10/15/2020 02:07:54 pm

Thank you for your interest! :)

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Laura Rubenstein
10/15/2020 01:56:24 pm

I really like this book cover

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SW Raine link
10/15/2020 02:08:26 pm

Thanks so much! So do I!

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Daniel M
10/15/2020 06:19:27 pm

like the cover

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Sand
10/15/2020 10:05:41 pm

Looks like a great cover!

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