After The Ending Blog Tour

Okay, so as brand spanking new, independently published authors, marketing is a scary, snarly world. Scary, snarly, and totally navigable if we're willing to reach out to the experts...BLOGGERS! We have official signed up for an AMAZING blog tour during the month of May.



We're super excited, and we'll post more details about reviews and giveaways as it gets closer to tour time. Yipppeeeeeee!

RELEASE DAY CRAZINESS!

After The Ending is officially released! Currently, only the kindle version and the paperback are available for purchase, but the printer is doing their best to get the hardcover version out there as well. Here's where you can buy After The Ending:

Kindle version

Paperback

Very soon, amazon will link up the various formats and After The Ending will be purchasable as a kindle book, paperback, and hardcover all from one page. Yipppeeeeeee!

The Joys of Cooking After The Ending Newsletter 1.1

Everyone's got to eat, right? Unless you have a generator and electricity, eating after The Ending can be...boring. Not only is it encouraged that you eat a well-balanced diet, it's also important that you mix it up a bit for your mental well-being.

The silver lining...

Although most everyone's dead, you survived...yay! Pantry foods are in surplus and, unless you're out in the middle of the woods, should be easily accessible. If you're really lucky you might even have access to farm land and can maintain an environment conducive to fresh produce, herbs, and vegetables. However, there are many possible variations for our recipes so liven it up as much as you want.

Here is one of our favorite After The Ending recipes that will help keep you firing on all pistons:

Zoe's Black Bean Succotash 

Serving Size: 4

Preparation Time: 15 minutes

You will need:

1- (14.5 oz.) can of black beans*

1 (14.5 oz.) can of corn* 

1 (14.5 oz.) can of chicken broth

1 cup water 

2 cups of white rice*

1/2 Red Onion (optional)

1 tsp chopped garlic (optional)

1 (15 oz.) jar of salsa OR 1 (14 oz.) can of diced or stewed tomatoes

Directions:

Boil chicken broth and water over fire, wood-burning or gas stove. Add rice and stir until tender, usually about 5-10 minutes depending on heat. Drain and add beans and corn to the pot and stir continuously if over high heat so it doesn't burn. Add chopped onion and garlic at this time. Stir in tomatoes (drain) or salsa last. Add tomatoes in slowly to ensure mixture does not become runny. Mix well and remove from heat. Succotash should be thick. Continue to heat until thick if needed-continue to stir until removed from heat.

Recommendations:

Eat with tortilla chips or wrap in tortillas for taco effect if possible for added sustenance, texture and salt. 

*Items can be substituted with frozen, canned or fresh produce depending on availability.

"Pretend it's bean burrito. It's not fancy, but it's the closest thing I've got to Mexican food, and it gets the job done." - Zoe Cartwright, Survivor

A BLAST FROM DANI & ZOE's PAST...M.A.S.H.

We want to celebrate the so-close-we-can-taste-it release of AFTER THE ENDING...only 24 days!...with some fun little extras from the world of The Ending Series.

Today's offering is two "keepers" from the Dani and Zoe M.A.S.H. Hall of Fame, circa 2006...their senior year in high school. So, for a little insight into the minds, lives, and hearts of Dani and Zoe, here's their version of the fortune telling game we all know and love (ish).

Dani's M.A.S.H.

Zoe's M.A.S.H.

AMENDED: Release Date

To our dear friends, followers, and soon-to-be readers,

We are SO happy/excited/relieved to announce our absolutely final, not-to-be-delayed release date for:

FEBRUARY 22, 2013

That's right folks...in one month, AFTER THE ENDING will be available for purchase from Amazon.com and other online retailers. This time it's for realsies :)