Christoffer Petersen

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Greenland Campaign Stories! Out today!

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This was a fun project and I’m really excited to be able to share it with you. A lot of people were involved in this project, in more ways than one. Greenland Campaign Stories 2021-22 is a collection of short stories featuring readers who backed one or more of my Kickstarter campaigns and, quite literally and literary, got in on the action.

With the permission of each backer, I wrote them into a story with a character or characters of their choice. Some helped Petra solve a missing persons case or crime. Others tried to engage Maratse in conversation – no mean feat. While a brave few took a chance to look after Luui, or join her in the future in Luui’s mythological Greenland.

This is a monster book of stories (including actual monsters of the criminal and mythological ilk), clocking in at 425 pages. You can find out more on this website, or jump straight into the link to Amazon.

I am so grateful and humbled by the support and enthusiasm of everyone involved.

Thank you!

These are your stories.

Chris

Something new

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I’ve been busy and the short stories are backing up. 🙂 This is a good thing, of course. But I have a lot of content now, and I need a place to park it while I figure out what to do with it. 😉 The good news is I have an idea about that.

I’ve played around with different options for delivering paid content. I’ve settled on Patreon as a relatively simple way of providing access to short stories and additional content to monthly subscribers. Now, that might not be for everyone, but if you’re curious and want to know more and you like the idea of reading unpublished stories then this might just be for you.

Hold on to something… shameless links are “happening!”

I’ve put the link to my Patreon page in the menu at the top, but you can also click on it here.

So what do patrons get each month?

  • 1 or more previously unpublished short stories – lightly edited
  • posts about my writing with sneak peaks for upcoming releases
  • surprise content (most likely another story or short piece of fiction)
  • and related artwork/cover reveals

It’s not for everyone, but it allows me to “do something” with all my stories before I figure out exactly what I am going to do with them. If that makes sense. 😉 Patreon also gives me another means of fueling my writing with support from patrons.

Phew!

That’s it for now.

Chris

Go behind the scenes!

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This is one of those “love ’em or loathe ’em” posts. I happen to love writing short stories, and I really appreciate the support of readers willing to take a chance on a short story – a 20-30 minute read – especially in these inflated times.

Not sure inflated works in that sentence, but prices sure are inflated at the moment.

Behind the Scenes is capped at 0.99. I will bundle the stories at a later date, which means a better deal for interested readers who are willing to wait.

But what’s so special about Behind the Scenes? Of course, I am the wrong person to ask, but I had a lot of fun writing this one. I know, I know, I say that all the time, and it’s true. But Behind the Scenes is set in an alternative timeline, where we meet Maratse and Kamiila Sorsuttartoq from the Guerrilla Greenland series. Petra pops up in the novellas from the series, and she’s…  well she’s married, with two kids!

What?

Yeah, I know. Like I said… so much fun to write. And in an alternative time… anything goes!

But wait, Petra’s not in this one.

And it’s pretty much just another survival/hunt – i.e. being hunted – story set in winter in Greenland. Now, that might sound familiar. It’s what I do. But a lot of readers seem to like these kind of stories. If that’s you, then feel free to dive on in!

And that brings me to the point of this post (finally, sigh) Behind the Scenes comes out today, on Amazon (link), and in the Kindle Unlimited streaming programme.

You can read Behind the Scenes as a standalone short story, jump into the series of novellas beginning with Arctic State, or read the first of the Guerrilla Greenland shorts: Radio Free Will.

Chris

SOS: ZOMBEA

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It’s Saturday already! I know I won’t have a story ready every Saturday, but I dug this one up (slight pun intended) following a spate of zombie movies.

I watched Zombieland recently, and loved it. Just my humour. Then I watched the sequel and didn’t love that. And then I went old school and watched Night of the Living Dead, and while I didn’t love it, I’m pleased I’ve seen it. If that makes any sense. Hopefully it will, unlike my short story: ZOMBEA.

Actually, I’m being hard on myself. One way or another, I think this story makes a lot of sense, especially given the current global situation. You can read ZOMBEA for free directly on my website via this link.

In other news, the End of the Line Kickstarter project is very close to funding. If you’re interested in good stories for a few dollars to keep you entertained during the zombie apocalypse, you might want to check it out.

Otherwise, grab a coffee, candles, and freeze-dried rations, and spend 5 minutes with ZOMBEA!

Arghhhhave a great weekend, folks!

SOS: Scamp

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Luui is all grown up!

Scamp is a short proof-of-concept story featuring Luui Angakkuarneq – also known as the shaman’s daughter. The year is 2040, and Luui is twenty-five-years-old and …

Well, I could tell you more, or you could grab a free copy via this BookFunnel link, or via the same link on the story page on my website.

Scamp is a free Story on Saturday, sprinkled with a little … magic! 🙂

SOS: In Strange Hands

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Fenna is back! And if I’m quick, she might just go live in time to fit the category Stories on Saturdays!

In Strange Hands is a quick read set shortly after the events in The Shaman’s House, the last book in the Greenland Trilogy. I wrote this story to help me figure out some “stuff” for the next Konstabel Fenna Brongaard book I hope to start writing soon.

In Strange Hands is available for free via this BookFunnel link, or via the same link on the story page on my website.

Have a great Saturday, folks! 🙂

Chris