Indie Authors Gather to write Anthologies Circle 8 Writers

I have been with the Circle 8 Writers, since the email from founding member Angel Sharum came into my e-box in June of 2010.  Angel’s plan was simple, gather some writers and write a themed book. I am so glad she enjoyed the short stories I wrote and asked me to become a member.

Other friends joined us, and we put together our first book in a matter of months. What a thrill it was to see our first book Consequences for sale on Amazon in both eBook and print version.  Although it was not planned to be a late birthday present for me, when it published on September 17, 2010 that is how I saw it.

The theme of the book is the consequences in life we all face when we make decisions. That book contained my very first published short story ‘The Replacement”. I am so proud of it, and years later it still brings a smile to my face.

We were thrilled with our first book so we made it a rock solid group and we began writing in earnest. Although some writers have left, more have joined to help create more anthologies.

Consequences Crime and Punishment was our second collection of short stories and poems and it came out in October of 2010. I was so thrilled to have 3 short stories in this one.  Yes, some people do get away with murder in this book.

Our third book was Dark Christmas the theme for this anthology was a dark and twisted Christmas.  My fellow indie authors and I came up with several short stories and poems that have a hint of evil within. It was released on Black Friday 2010.

The fourth short story anthology we released in February 2011 was titled Roses and Thorns.  The theme of this book is love, at its best and it worst.

Our fifth collection of twisted short stories is Mothers and Other Strangers. All of these stories and poems have a family theme to them. It was published in July of 2011.

Apocryphilia was our sixth anthology. It was published in October 2011. In this collection of short stories and poems you will find several tales which will tickle your spine and keep you awake at night.  This by far is our biggest collection.

I am proud to announce that the seventh book by the Circle 8 Writers group will be published in the summer of 2012. Fans that have been with us since the early days of the group will not be disappointed.