6 Months and Counting!!!

We're officially 6 months away from the release of "Hippocampus" (June 26, 2012).  Promotion will be picking up in the next couple of months and this site will be updated more often. To the reviewers already signed up for a copy of "Hippocampus", review copies are being finalized and should be sent out to you in the next 2-3 weeks. Stay tune...

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Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!  This year I'm thankful for many things and one of them is that so many people have already showed support for Hippocampus (Book One of the Atlantis Revolution).  Thank you to everyone who has supported the book thus far and all of those who will in the future.  Today starts the Holiday season and I usually get a great deal of writing done during the last month+ of the year.  Hoping the same holds true this year.  With 5 days off of school for Thanksgiving, I plan to spend a couple days...

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Update on the Revolution

I'm writing again!  After many weeks of feeling ill and mentally drained, I'm back to writing strength again.  Lucky for me (and you if you're waiting for the second book...oh wait, never mind!)  I planned, plotted, outlined, and created characters during my down time and now it's full steam ahead with the story.  For those of you that haven't kept track, I'm currently writing Echinodea (Book Two of the Atlantis Revolution). I wrote a fight scene on Sunday and now I'm working on a very important plot line to the series. ...

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Mnemosunero (Chapter One of Hippocampus)

    Royal Palace – Atlantis       Aerian woke with a gasping breath. Her face, drained of all color, contrasted her sweat matted black hair and gray robes. If her dream was true, something that had been predicted eleven thousand years ago was in progress. She listened to the world around her to figure out if she should believe the dream that woke her. But, being deep in the heart of the palace basement, she didn't hear anything at all.      ...

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Aruc's Prophecy for the Atlantis Revolution

  Atlantis exists. Of course, you don't know this because it's hidden from our world. Eleven thousand years ago, the Greeks and Egyptians attacked Atlantis. In order to protect the island, Aruc, a sorcerer, created an illusion of the island sinking and then put a barrier in place to prevent outsiders from seeing or gaining access to Atlantis. But Aruc knew that the isolated island was not safe forever. In fact, he cast the very prophecy that predicted the bleak future of the island. His prophecy became known as Profiteia ek Epanastasi. From...

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First Taste of Hippocampus

I'm posting this to tell you that Chapter One of Hippocampus will be posted right here on my site on October 26, 2011.  That's 8 months before the official release date of June 26, 2012.  Hope to see you back here on 10/26 for your first taste of Hippocamp...

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A Few Updates!

First of all, I'm sick AGAIN!  The worst part about being sick is that it's drastically impacting my progress/work on The Atlantis Revolution.  When I'm sick, I don't feel like being creative so everything goes on hold.  I'm hoping I shake this one soon so that I can get back to work. That being said, I ordered another 5 copies of Hippocampus.  These 5 are going out to people I personally know so that they can read, edit, and give me feedback.  This is the true test of Hippocampus.  Let's see how they like it! ...

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Paperback of Hippocampus!

I recently received the first ever paperback copy of Hippocampus.  The text on the right side of the front cover needs to be edited, but other than that it's perfect.  Remember that Hippocampus will be available for eReaders (nook, kindle, iPad, etc).  However, it will also be available as an exclusive paperback edition at an online printer (not on B&N or...

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First Poster for The Atlantis Revolution and Other Updates

Things are really busy for me.  I finished another edit of Hippocampus.  I have at least one more edit to do before publication in June.  I'm now formatting the book into paperback format so I can print some ARCS and distribute to bloggers and others for reviews.  I should have the paperback format ready by the end of this week and then I plan to start...

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Fighting a Cold, a Hurricane, and the Start of the School Year

Things have been hectic for me.  I started to overcome the power of the bacteria/viruses that took over my body for almost two weeks just in time for the start of the new school year.  Then Hurricane Irene made her presence known and delayed the opening of school for a day.  However, just as expected, the busy first week of school finally overwhelmed me and prevented me from posting.  Basically, I haven't made any progress on Echinodea, book 2 of the Atlantis Revolution.  However, I'm editing Hippocampus and so I'm making...

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Quick Update

You probably noticed that things slowed down in the last few days.  I didn't give an update about my writing/editing and I haven't been active on Facebook/Twitter or on this site.  I'm not feeling well and so I'm not very productive.  Don't know if it's allergies or a head cold but it's keeping me from accomplishing the many things I should be doing.  Hopefully I'll be able to shake it soon and I'll be back to work.  I promise that I'll have some productive updates as soon as I feel better....

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North Carolina, Get Ready For Revolution!!!

The first event planned for the Hippocampus Book Tour is in Lumberton, North Carolina.  On February 25, 2012, I'm heading to Book 'Em North Carolina.  Book 'Em is an organization that raises money to increase literacy rates in the community.  Further details are being arranged (including talks/panel discussions I will participate in) so check back often.  I...

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Update on the Revolution--Week 3

I'm still progressing slowly on Echinodea.  I'm really hoping to pick up the pace this coming week.  I did write more than the previous week so I hope that trend continues. Currently Writing: Echinodea (Book Two of the Atlantis Revolution)--started in June 2011 Chapters Completed: 7 (1 chapter written this week) Total Word Count at the Moment: 19,712 words (average of 2,816 words per chapter) 1,487 words this week Number of Pages (Normal word doc pages single spaced): 64 pages 4 pages added this week Estimated Percentage of the...

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Flashback

I stumbled across an interview I did in November 2008 and it brought back memories so I wanted to share. The interview was on The Odd Mind and runs a little over an hour. At the time, I was promoting Watched which was the second Lindsey Scott Thrillstery but I discussed the other series as well (minus The Atlantis Revolution because I didn't have that idea at the time). I found it interesting listening to my thoughts from back then and seeing how they changed to now. Listen to internet radio with The Odd Mind on Blog Talk Ra...

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Update on the Revolution--Week 2

This week was a slow week. I started a grad class and that changed my writing schedule which ruined my flow. I'm hoping to make up for it in the next week so I have some bigger progress to post.  I did edit about half of "Hippocampus" (2nd to last edit) this week as well so I did make progress on the series (just not writing).   Currently Writing: Echinodea (Book Two of the Atlantis Revolution)--started in June 2011 Chapters Completed: 6  1/4 (1/4 chapter written this week) Total Word Count at the Moment: 18,225 words (average...

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Just for fun...

I discovered xtranormal.com while taking my current grad class. I'm going to use it for my science classes this year but I thought I'd practice, and have a little fun, using one of the characters from my books. I hope you enjoy. And just a disclaimer: Xtranormal does not in any way endorse me or my books. This was just a fun project to practice with their softwa...

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My Writing Playlist

People are curious about an author's playlist (the music they write to). I know I always want to find out what other authors use when they write. I only write to soundtrack music. I really like the soundtracks to The Chronicles of Narnia movies, The Dark Knight, and Avatar. In addition, I use trailer music when writing as well. Groups like Audiomachine and Two Steps To Hell create perfect music to get my ideas flowing. I am putting together a playlist of my writing music on Youtube (it's no where near complete but I'll continue to update)...

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Issuse with Site Drop Down Menu and Twitter Box

It has come to my attention that the drop down menu at the top of the page is not working properly for some people. I believe this has something to do with Internet Explorer. I'm working to figure out a solution. In the meantime, if you have the option, use Firefox or Safari (since the menu seems to function properly on those browsers). I'm also looking into an issue with the Twitter Followers Box not displaying any more. It was working as of this morning but now is not functioning properly (on any of the browsers I tried). I'm looking...

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Website is live

The redesign of Tom Tancin.com is now live. While some improvements will be made over the next few weeks, this is the basic design of the new site. This site puts Tom's blog posts front and center, let's you "tweet" and "like" the various posts/pages, makes it easy to connect Tom's books to your Goodreads shelves, and gives you the opportunity to connect and socialize with other vistors and readers. Have an idea of how the site can be improved? Want to see a feature added? Leave us a comment in this po...

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Update on the Revolution

Each week I will post updates about my writing of The Atlantis Revolution. This way you can keep up with how I'm progressing with the series. Currently Writing: Echinodea (Book Two of the Atlantis Revolution)--started in June 2011 Chapters Completed: 6 Total Word Count at the Moment: 17,510 words (average of 2,918 words per chapter) Number of Pages (Normal word doc pages single spaced): 58 pages Estimated Percentage of the Book Completed: 25% Expected Completion Date: Late December 2011 Current Goals for Completed Book: 27 chapters;...

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Go Planet!!!

Captain Planet Live Action Movie in the Works!!! Captain Planet is in the top 3 of my favorite childhood shows. All I can say is..."Go Planet!!!" ...

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Hunger Games Movie

Definitely one of (if not my absolute) favorite book series, The Hunger Games Trilogy, is being adapted for film.  Hopefully they do the books justice.  I'm impressed with the majority of the casting for the movie and I'm glad that Suzanne Collins was a crucial piece to the screen writing process.  So they have two things going for them in my mind.  And today they released the animated movie poster and countdown widget.  Now they have 4 things going for them!  Check it out at www.thehungergamesmovie....

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Help Me Brand the Revolution

When I decided to re-enter the publishing world (after a 2 year hiatus), I came to terms with the fact that I was heading right back into branding myself and my books.  Creating a brand is something I did back in 2006-2008 when I self-published the Lindsey Scott Thrillsteries.  I spent countless hours learning how to create a brand and then designed my websites, t-shirts, book covers, ads, bookmarks, book lights, give-aways, posters, and banners---yes, I did all of that by myself (I was, and still am, a one man show).  So here I...

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Hippocampus (Book One of the Atlantis Revolution)

Hippocampus (Book One of the Atlantis Revolution)--4/3/2012 Hippocampus was a 2010 Editor's Choice and Semi-Finalist in the 2010 Textnovel.com Contest! It was also a top 150 book on Inkpop.com in 2010. An Island that Shouldn't Exist... A Life He Didn't Know... A Destiny That Can't Be Escaped There was no turning back.  We were going to set into motion a...

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Atlantis Revolution Book Three

Current Stage: Writing Writing Started:  8/3/2012 Expected Completion:  Summer 2013 (June or July) Expected Publication Date:  Spring / Summer 2...

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Echinodea (Book Two of the Atlantis Revolution)

Echinodea (The Second Book of the Atlantis Revolution)--4/2/2013 A Magical Lantern That Could Reveal Atlantis... A Family He Knows Nothing About... A Secret That Could Steal His Throne The Knights of the Abyss are still causing chaos in Atlantis.  They threatened that if Trey Atlas doesn't relinquish his throne, they'll light the Echinodea--a magical lantern...

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Perfection

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Cat's Meow

    When the secret couple of Chase Civet, son of the Vice President, and Taylor Andrews, daughter of the Speaker of the House, get kidnapped during the 4th of July festivities at the Capitol, the top officials of the United States find themselves in negotiations with a criminal organization.  The Speaker of the House and Vice President, who are opposites...

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Watched

Tagline Lindsey Scott matches wits with a group of killers targeting webcammers. Short Summary      Lindsey Scott takes six months vacation from her stressful and grueling job.  But she never expected to face her scariest case while on vacation.  The 'solver of the unsolvable' is face to face with the task of raising her teenagers, something she...

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The Man in the Moon

Tagline Lindsey Scott tracks a serial killer that murders college couples under full moon. Short Description A small, college town terrorized by the murder of college couples calls on the services of Lindsey Scott.  Scott is dubbed the 'solver of the unsolvable' and is a legend in law enforcement.  Following the clues, Lindsey discovers that the serial killer...

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Time Warriors: Resolution

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Time Warriors: Division

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About the Time Warriors Legacy

Legacy Summary Would you risk everything to be the first to time travel? The United States made a choice that led them down a dark road. It was a road from which they could never return. This is that story. Dreams came true and history was made when four young adults became the first humans to set foot in time. Those four individuals got inducted as the Time Warriors...

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Time Warriors: Expansion

"Would you tell the president that he has to wait to meet with the UN?  Im sorry Mr. President but I have to talk to my team first.  They are the center of the world you know."  -TJThe Time Warriors proved themselves to the United States. They are indeed the new breed of heroes everyone was waiting for.  But now that time travel is growing in popularity,...

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Author Access Past Events

PAST EVENTS Events Tom took part in will be archived on this pa...

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Author Access Schedule

Schedule February 2012 2/25---Book 'Em North Carolina---Lumberton, NC---9:30 AM-4 PM March 2012 TBA April 2012 TBA May 2012 TBA June 2012 TBA July 2012 TBA August 2012 TBA September 2012 TBA ...

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Questions for Tom

Leave your questions for Tom in the comments of this post and he'll do his best to answer all of th...

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Dismantled

Dismantled (A YA Post-Apocalyptic Novel)--Work in Progress--Follow and Read for Free on Textnovel The Havens did what they were designed to do. The energy-shielded cities perpetuated the human race 500 years past the end of the world. But now that the Havens’ shields are dismantled, different cultures are interacting for the first time in half a millenium. With each...

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Time Warriors: Induction

"Time.  What is time?  Is it just a creation of man?  And if it is, can we alter it?  And if we can alter it, can we control it?"  -Dr. Johnson, Creator of Time Machine What if you were responsible for protecting all of time? Four young adults are given that task after the government creates a time machine. They embark on an adventure so great,...

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