About This Franchise
Sorrows Of Blackwood is a franchise of ensemble character dramas that span the genre spectrum from gothic horror (as in the case of the flagship serial Solemn Graces) to urban fantasy and pulpy adventure. It's all set within the cozy and secluded Inglenook Valley, a quiet little forested place that's home to its fair share of folklore, urban legends, and ghost stories. Each series is based on a different group of characters and their lives and adventures in their own part of Inglenook, building one large and interconnected universe that takes inspiration from the vast continuity of traditional comic books.
In addition to its comic book inspirations, Sorrows Of Blackwood is also influenced by the format of television shows. To that end, each series in the franchise is grouped into seasons of 10 stories each, which will usually be between 3 to 5 chapters long. Currently, every installment of the franchise sees its first release via a serial run exclusive to those pledging to the official Patreon page. Once that's finished up and cover art is acquired, that installment gets published on Smashwords and sent out across every ebook retailer Smashwords distributes to.
And what does being a patron for those serial runs get you, you may ask? It gets you early access to the next story, the chance to lend your critique and thoughts, and little bonuses such as your name in the acknowledgements page of every story you pledged to. More bonuses are to come, so get on that!
As for the Smashwords Edition of every story, you'll be getting a full ebook copy with polished cover art and a bunch of little extra features and backmatter you won't get from the serial run. Not only that, but you'll also get to pay whatever you want if you buy that story directly from Smashwords. Isn't that great?
For more information about the individual series in the Sorrows Of Blackwood franchise, just check the sections below or the dropdown up above!
A supernatural gothic horror series starring the witch Grace Morgan, who discovers the dark and foreboding town of Grimstead hidden away in Blackwood Forest. This terrifying town is a world where nightmares and superstitions are real and where supernatural mysteries pop up on a daily basis - all for Grace to solve, with a little help from the Ghostly Gravedigger, Gallo Belgrave.
