Rules:
Grab a book, any book.
Turn to page 56.
Find any sentence,
(or few, just don't spoil it) that grabs you.
Post it.
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Friday, July 20, 2012
Thursday, July 19, 2012
Here’s me interviewing myself, being
asked all the questions I wish others would ask me. Enjoy.
Eric: Eric, thanks for being here and
answering some questions.
Eric: It’s my pleasure, Eric. We
should try to say “Eric” a few more times.
Eric: I know, right? So, Eric, let’s
get started. What’s the first thing you ever wrote?
Eric: It was
called “The Snidey Spider and Eric the Elephant” story. I was
lucky to have a transcriber named “Mom” take down my words, since
I couldn’t type yet. The first and only edition, complete with
illustrations, is still in her possession.
Eric: That’s a tear jerking story.
Did you always want to be a writer?
By: Jay Lefevers
Publisher: Emerald Book Co.
Pub Date: June 1, 2012
ISBN: 978-1937110246
Pages: 240
When I signed up to review Cancer on the Brain, courtesy of Emerald Book Company in exchange for an honest review, I really didn’t know what expect as I don’t read memoirs, but I thought I would give the memoir genre a try. Surprisingly the author never tries to push a spiritual revelation onto the reader, but instead he uses humor, and creative narration to tell his inspirational journey.
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Writing has always
been in my blood. It’s only been over the last ten to fifteen years
where it’s been cathartic for me. Inspiration comes from every
corner of my life from health, to family and friends, to even a lack
of inspiration at times. Writing is not what I do, it’s who I am.
My characters drive me, they steer their stories and show me where
it’s supposed to go as opposed to where I “think” it should go.
Writing in first
person has been an eye-opening experience and one that is not as easy
as I thought it would be, but is indeed as rewarding as I hoped it
would be. I have learned more about my characters and myself writing
this way. POV, whether it be first, second or third person is very
important no matter which one you use. It’s as important as tense
and time-frames. Writing in first person POV is harder because the
reader should feel like you’re talking directly to them, telling
only them a story and if you can accomplish that, they trust what
they’re reading. When trust comes into focus, the story and
characters become real and that’s where the fascination with your
story begins and hopefully doesn’t end until the end. It will also
leave them waiting with baited breath for the next book.
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
10 reasons you
should buy my book, Destiny Bewitched:
1.) It’s funny.
Her sister had been
dragged away to some hideous supernatural version of Fight Club and
she was daydreaming about the love of a demon. Someone ought to smack
her.
“Ow!” She rubbed
her forehead where she’d just bumped it on a low hanging tree root.
“Stupid karma.”
2.) It’s sexy.
They were panting
and sweating, bruised and bloody and desperate as hell. He looked
into her eyes, a stark look of pure lust – dark and sensual but
full of possession. He was taking his war prize. And she was it.
3.) Its adventurous.
Then the worg
charged. There was no way her lame protection circle would do a lick
of good against such a powerful attack. So she did what every other
red-blooded American girl would. She ran like hell.
The CrossroadsBy L. Ron Hubbard
Published by: Galaxy Press
ISBN: 978-1-59212-241-7
Release Date: June 28, 2010
I recently had the opportunity to review some audio books, courtesy of Stories from the Golden Age in exchange for a few reviews. I’ve written book reviews and DVD reviews, but never an audio review, so I was intrigued and agreed to review a few of the titles. Within a week, I received a box with five audios (each on two Cds), a free copy of the ASI Magazine, and a small calendar.
The Crossroads was originally published in the February 1941 issue of Unknown magazine. The story involves a farmer Eben Smith, who was told by the government to destroy his crop’s surplus to help stabilize the failing economy. He is tired of the government controlling everything while people are starving. He loads his wagon with fruits and vegetables and heads for the city. His plans come to halt when he comes upon a bizarre crossroads, consisting of four odd roads. Each of these roads takes Eden to different realities, where he comes across soldiers and strange beings. Just because he cannot reach the big city does not mean Eben cannot barter his goods.
Monday, July 16, 2012
What
or whom inspired you to become a writer?
I
have always written, but I took a creative writing class in high
school. I had the most awesome teacher. She was great at inspiration
and mentor to her students. She had some “out there” sort of
ideas for the time (write something about a song on an album of her
choosing). It had to be a short story if I recall correctly. In her
eyes no one was a bad writer. She encouraged me to pursue the craft
further.
What
were your writing habits while writing Timeless Sojourn?
They
stayed pretty much the same. I try to do all my social media, pr
work, emails in the morning and spend the afternoons and evenings
writing. This way if I’m really on to something in the afternoon I
don’t have to quit I can continue to write well into the night.
How
did you come up with the plot?
I
thought it was something that needed to be written and it’s sort of
autobiographical in parts. Which ones, I’ll never tell! But I spent
a lot of time handwriting ideas, etc. on paper and then one afternoon
I just flew with it. Once I started it, the story just evolved.
What
is your favorite part in Timeless Sojourn?
Probably
where the main female character, Anne decides to cast aside her self
doubt and look forward and accept whatever comes, rather than be
chained by some of her past fears and experiences. She takes the big
step and decides to live in the moment rather than in the fear of
what could happen.
