tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70470243250751644652024-03-19T05:36:15.075-07:00Author's NookA cozy corner to meet and greet authors, read reviews and get some free books. WELCOME!Jodi Langston-Wildlypoetichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02235121519388333964noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047024325075164465.post-43964194615680121412012-08-17T10:53:00.000-07:002012-08-17T10:56:05.560-07:00R.E. Butler - The Tribe's Bride<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>1. Is there a
particular genre you prefer to read when you aren't busy writing?</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm a huge paranormal romance fan. If it has a hero or heroine with claws,
fangs, fur, wings, or supernatural powers....I'm in!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>2. Is there another book
in your future?</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Yes, I'm always writing!
I'm releasing the fourth in my wiccan-were-bear series, A Bond of
Brothers, on August 24th, and the fourth in my Wolf's Mate series will be
released in October. I'm also in the
process of editing the second necklace series book, which I hope to release in
the fall as well.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>3. Your book has time
travel in it. What inspired you to go that route?</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I read several time-travel books and wondered why no one had
thought to take a character back to a Native American tribe. When I couldn’t find what I wanted to read, I
decided to write it myself!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>4. What motivated you
to go Indie? Are you enjoying the journey?</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I hadn’t heard of self-publishing before last year, but I
liked the idea of being in control of my book and not going through traditional
routes. I found a beta-reader and with
her support, I pub’d my first novella, A Curve of Claw in the fall of
2011. I love writing and publishing my
own books, the freedom is incredible. I
can publish as often as I want and have control over every aspect, from
character names to cover design to marketing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>5. Your story
involves 3 brothers and one woman. Do you consider this erotica?</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Although the three brothers share one wife, there isn’t true
ménage-play, and for me, that’s where I think a book with multiple partners
crosses from romance into erotica. So
while I don’t necessarily consider it an erotica story, some distributors do
just because it contains multiple partners.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>6. Is writing a hobby
or a lifelong dream?</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">A little of both.
I’ve been writing since I was a kid, but never had the courage to step
out and send something to a publisher.
I’m very blessed that something I love doing so much has become a career
and the culmination of something I wanted to do for a great portion of my life.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>When a university job interview goes south, Carrie Wade
isn’t certain that she’ll ever find work in her field of ancient Native
American Culture. Knowing the only job waiting for her is waitressing at a
coffee house, Carrie indulges in a post-disappointment shopping trip. An old
necklace in an antique store window catches her eye and she immediately feels
as if she cannot walk away without owning it. The very last thing she needs to
do is squander her savings by investing in a necklace that may have, at one
time, belonged to one of the tribes she studied…but she can’t help herself.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>When she tries on the precious necklace at home, she
passes out and wakes up in the tent of the necklace’s original owners, three
Native American tribesmen from the late 1600s. Will she be able to get back
home to the future, or will she find out that the one place she was always
meant to be was back in time as the tribe’s bride?</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>This novella contains m/f/m/m interaction, three handsome
brothers that will do anything for each other and their woman, and a magical
necklace that brings them all together.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Feel free to add
anything you would like me to ask or you'd like to share.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">About R.E. Butler: A
married mother of two, R.E. spends her free time exploring paranormal worlds
and daydreaming about leading men. When
she’s not writing, she’s reading, playing with her kids and dogs, cooking,
boating, and enjoying life.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Share your book
links, twitter, facebook,etc. Whatever you'd like to share with your fans. I
can grab a few links off your emails.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">rebutler.wordpress.com</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">rebutlerauthor@gmail.com</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">@rebutlerauthor</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">FB:
R.E.ButlerAuthorPage </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>A comment contest with an ebook for the prize.</b> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I’ll offer two ebooks to commenter's on the
post.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">The question is:</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">“If you could go anywhere in time, past or future, where
would you go and why?”</span></div>
Jodi Langston-Wildlypoetichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02235121519388333964noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047024325075164465.post-11904005555111546222012-02-24T17:31:00.003-08:002012-03-20T19:48:48.008-07:00William Trelawny - The Adventures of Riley Raccoon<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbpwCmiACoxJrGm8_7-ZyeQnw_UBiXBdfR93bYqF-i1KfjWOnm4sh4EfqRr8xlSaQaMDPsYpDFya9RV6RlmiRy5vuV0l1ASCdEB7pS0w0IkCOsKX_Ijq_YBsGP2eWyKolL70k_rHq_kkM/s1600/31MJAJOr4xL._BO2,204,203,200_PIsitb-sticker-arrow-click,TopRight,35,-76_AA300_SH20_AA278_PIkin4,BottomRight,-52,22_AA300_SH20_OU01_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbpwCmiACoxJrGm8_7-ZyeQnw_UBiXBdfR93bYqF-i1KfjWOnm4sh4EfqRr8xlSaQaMDPsYpDFya9RV6RlmiRy5vuV0l1ASCdEB7pS0w0IkCOsKX_Ijq_YBsGP2eWyKolL70k_rHq_kkM/s1600/31MJAJOr4xL._BO2,204,203,200_PIsitb-sticker-arrow-click,TopRight,35,-76_AA300_SH20_AA278_PIkin4,BottomRight,-52,22_AA300_SH20_OU01_.jpg" /></a></div><br />
<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>I welcome author, William Trelawny. He's talking about his book, The Adventures of Riley Raccoon. Riley Raccoon, is moving up the charts at Amazon!</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>How long have you been writing?</b> Well, aside from AP English class, I suppose I’ve<br />
been writing since about 8th grade. Nothing serious, of course, and nothing I’m ever<br />
going to publish, but I wrote short, isolated stories or short stories and poems. I<br />
would write from inspiration, much like in Riley Raccoon, but back then I would<br />
always encounter severe writer’s block and the story would end up just being a<br />
single scene. Riley was the first story I wrote that just kept writing and writing,<br />
mostly writing itself. I’d never experienced that before, and it was wonderful that I<br />
was actually able to finish Riley and publish him.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Your book is for children but it will appeal to all ages. Do you feel that's important when writing for children or young adults</b>? When I started Riley, I had a vague intention of it being a children’s story- being about raccoons and all. But as I wrote,<br />
I disregarded all marketing aspects and just wrote what I felt the story should<br />
be, regardless of readers’ age, background, etc. I wrote Riley for me, and what I<br />
wanted him to be. And the deeper, more mature themes and morals just manifested<br />
themselves as I kept writing, eventually to the point that it was hard to consider this<br />
a simple children’s book, because there’s much in there a child alone might not be<br />
able to understand.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Is there a moral to your story?</b> Yes, most definitely. Riley learns, primarily through<br />
the guidance of Charlotte, that the world is filled with mediocrity and creatures<br />
that can’t recognize nor respect beauty and perfection, such as his three “havens”<br />
represent. Riley learns he must do everything in his power to protect and preserve<br />
such beauty in the world, for as long as it exists, it is in danger of being defiled. This<br />
translates very accurately to our current world, in which mediocrity in humans is<br />
praised, and true beauty is either ignored or destroyed by the common average.<br />
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What do you do in your spare time...hobbies?</b> </span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I enjoy finding ways to live minimally.<br />
I plan on traveling around planet Earth and not spend a fortune doing so.<br />
More conventionally, I enjoy playing baseball, composing music, and reading<br />
philosophically challenging books.<br />
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What is your writing process? Do you outline or wing it?</b> I personally don’t like<br />
outlining a story. Unless, of course, you’re writing non-fiction. I did not have an<br />
outline in Riley, I suppose you could say I winged it. But I had a general idea of<br />
what I wanted to happen and what themes and morals I wanted to convey. But like<br />
I said, the story practically wrote itself. Riley and Charlotte are two personas I am<br />
intimately familiar with, so I basically just sat them together and let them talk to<br />
each other, myself acting merely as a scribe of their conversation.<br />
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<b>Do you have a favorite author</b>? There are three different things I like about my three<br />
favorite authors. Cormac McCarthy- his writing style, though not too apparent in<br />
Riley’s story (that would surely be something to read- a McCarthian adaptation of<br />
Riley Raccoon!), is very brutal, especially his dialogue scenes. Ayn Rand- for her<br />
philosophical themes and way of embedding them so deeply and effectively in her<br />
fictitious stories. And </span>Charlotte Bronte <span style="font-size: small;">- for her classic prose, and beautifully artistic<br />
descriptions. That’s probably the strangest mix of authors you’ve ever seen…<br />
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<b>Has any author inspired you to write?</b> Well early on, I was very influenced by </span>Charlotte Bronte<span style="font-size: small;">. I read Jane Eyre my freshman year and proceeded to write some of my<br />
short story/scenes, which were extremely descriptive and artsy. After a few years,<br />
though, Cormac McCarthy added his style to the mix. My senior year, I did a series<br />
of short western scenes that were heavily influence by his writing style. It was a lot<br />
of fun, and helped me fine tune my writing style. Once again, a strange mix- like<br />
peanut butter and mayonnaise…<br />
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Share something about your publishing journey. You went Indie. Did you submit to a traditional publisher</b>? No I did not submit to a traditional publisher, I decided to go all on my own this first time through. I wanted to get a first-hand taste of what<br />
the eBook industry was all about. I began by publishing to Smashwords, Barnes &<br />
Noble, and Amazon, but had little success. So just recently, I joined KDP Select and<br />
am going Kindle-exclusive for 90 days. We’ll see how that goes I guess…<br />
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<b>How did you come up with the idea for your book</b>? My book was inspired by my<br />
partner, as stated in the dedication. She is a wonderful person, a brilliant mind,<br />
and a lovely woman. She has taught me so much over the years, and I. She is my<br />
blackberry bush, my willow tree, and my view from the boulder on the hill.<br />
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<b>Are you working on something new?</b> Yes, if you caught my previous statement, I do<br />
plan on making Riley a series. For those who’ve read the book already, the second<br />
takes place immediately (literally the next sentence) after the first book. The 2nd<br />
installment details the life of Charlotte before she arrived at Riley’s hamlet. I realize<br />
that may not make sense to those who’ve read it, so I’ll say that it is a flashback<br />
story.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">You can find William at:</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Wordpress</span>: </b> <span class="url"> <a href="http://rileyraccoon.wordpress.com/" rel="me nofollow" target="_blank"> http://rileyraccoon.wordpress.com</a></span><br />
<span class="url"><b style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Amazon:</b> </span><a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="amzn.to/wXipZf" data-expanded-url="http://amzn.to/wXipZf" data-ultimate-url="http://www.amazon.com/Adventures-Riley-Raccoon-ebook/dp/B0074AV54Y" href="http://t.co/2CYffTty" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://amzn.to/wXipZf">http://amzn.to/wXipZf</a>Jodi Langston-Wildlypoetichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02235121519388333964noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047024325075164465.post-55119947006719327492012-02-12T16:15:00.000-08:002012-02-12T16:15:55.443-08:00Author - William Petersen<span style="font-size: large;"><br />
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<b>How long have you been writing?</b><br />
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- I've been writing fiction for about five years, although, I've only recently developed the courage to actually release a story for others to read. I've held a freelance, non-fiction writing position for nearly ten years, and at the urging of some of my clients, I took the plunge and wrote a story with the intention of commercial release, right from the start. From that, my first story: "Mythical", a short urban fantasy thriller, was born, and I've been addicted to fiction writing ever since.<br />
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<b>Is there a particular genre you prefer to read or write?</b><br />
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- I absolutely love dark stories of horror, sci-fi and fantasy, but I'm partial to the thriller component in any type of genre. I love to be scared, confused and shocked when reading. I like books that make me stop and think or consider, "What would I do?", or ones that just make me look up and say, "Wow".<br />
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<b>What do you do in your spare time...hobbies? </b></span><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
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- I'm fanatical about any outdoor activities. Much to the annoyance of my friends, I try to camp, hike or fish anywhere, at anytime. I'll camp or hike in the dead of winter or the height of summer. The natural world never fails to amaze me. My ultimate goal is to become an eccentric mountain man, living in the wilds of Alaska, that somehow still has a laptop and Internet connection in the uncharted wilderness.<br />
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What are you working on now?</b><br />
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- I am currently working on my fourth story, and like the first three, it is also a modern-day thriller, with many tie-ins to the issues surrounding conservation, nature and mankind's balance with the world. "A New Empire", is a story about greed, misinterpretation and misguided beliefs, pitting a modern-day hippie-chick and an underachiever approaching a mid-life crisis, against a determined and resourceful foe that is using a clever veil to carry out a plan of world domination, right before the world's eyes.<br />
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<b>What is your writing process? Do you outline or wing it?</b><br />
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- I start with a very clear and detailed outline, one which covers the basics of a beginning, middle and an end, then everything is "wing it" from there on. I actually find that once I begin writing, physically putting words and sentences together, the story takes on a direction of its own. Sometimes, it will behave and follow the outline, at other times, the story writes itself a new outline, whether I want it to or not. That is how I know they are good stories, but telling them effectively and writing a 'great' story, well...that's the trick I'm trying to learn.<br />
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Who's your favorite character? Why?</b><br />
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- My favorite book character of all time has to be "Gard", James Gardener, from Stephen King's: The Tommyknockers. I love the unlikely good guy.<br />
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<b>Has any author inspired you to write?</b><br />
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- Just about every book I've read has inspired me, in one way or another, to write. However, some of my biggest influences are Stephen King, Michael Crichton, Dean Koontz, Isaac Asimov, Larry Niven and Clive Barker, though the list goes on and on...<br />
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Share something about your publishing journey. You went Indie. </b></span><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
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- I decided to publish a collection of shorter (50,000 words or less) stories as a way to have something available online that readers, editors and publishers could look at anytime, in a completed and polished format. I have to say, it has worked out beautifully. While self-publishing does have its limitations, I have opened a few doors with it, and encourage those considering it to go for it, but don't spend your hard-earned money doing it. I've published three books and a compilation, promoted them and generated a few sales, not many, but a few, without spending any money or paying for any promotions. If you publish for free, you are then free to use your money for the toughest parts: advertising, building a following and generating sales.<br />
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I see you have a web design background. is that for fun or profit?</b></span><br />
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-Web design is really what got me started writing full time. Years ago, in a land far, far away...I opened a small website design business in my home town, and it turned out that customers needed just as much content writing as they did website building. As the economy slowly put the last of my clients out of business, more and more writing opportunities opened up, until I was freelance writing non-fiction and fiction full-time. I started putting more time into developing my own stories and writing skills and today, the only thing I really design are my book covers and advertisements.<br />
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<b>Share links or excerpts from your work, blogs. </b></span><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
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My author blog, <a href="http://www.williampetersen.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">http://www.WilliamPetersen.<wbr></wbr>Wordpress.com</a> is devoted to promoting new and upcoming authors and writing resources, even more so than my own writing, as I know from personal experience just how tough it is to be your own agent, publisher, editor and marketing department. My new motto is "As a GROUP of independent writers, we can make our own market...", and I firmly believe that.<br />
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Alas, I still need promotional help as much as the next author, so please take a moment and preview my new books:<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">"Mythical"</span> - A modern urban fantasy novella about the last magical creatures on Earth and those chosen by fate to protect them.<br />
<a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/mythical-william-petersen/1107970762" target="_blank">Barnes & Noble</a>, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Mythical-ebook/dp/B006E8EPX0" target="_blank">Amazon</a>, <a href="http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/107446" target="_blank">Smashwords</a> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">iTunes</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">"Underground"</span> - A contemporary adventure thriller illustrating how racism, intolerance and indifference open the door for a new breed of monsters to repeat some of the darkest moments in history.<br />
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Underground-ebook/dp/B006LG1VO6" target="_blank">Amazon</a> and <a href="http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/113772" target="_blank">Smashwords</a> - Coming soon to <span style="font-weight: bold;">B&N</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">iTunes</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">"Staying the Hand of God"</span> - A science fiction thriller following mankind's race to escape the impending doom of a restless planet Earth and those who would accept the demise of the human race as the inevitable will of a higher power.<br />
<a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/staying-the-hand-of-god-william-petersen/1108487051" target="_blank">Barnes & Noble</a>, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Staying-Hand-God-ebook/dp/B006YH7YIO" target="_blank">Amazon</a>, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Staying-Hand-God-ebook/dp/B006YH7YIO" target="_blank">Smashwords</a> and iTunes<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">"Three Thrillers"</span> - A compilation of the above three stories in one, discounted collection.<br />
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Three-Thrillers-ebook/dp/B0070DA1GS" target="_blank">Amazon</a> and <a href="http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/125380" target="_blank">Smashwords</a><br />
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Thanks for reading!<br />
W.P.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Thank you William! What a wide range of genres, there's something for everyone to read and enjoy.</b></span>Jodi Langston-Wildlypoetichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02235121519388333964noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047024325075164465.post-9968987654975422122012-01-25T20:30:00.000-08:002012-01-27T20:46:30.581-08:00Taken by Robert Crais<span style="font-size: large;">Always leaves me wanting more...Pike.<br />
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More Pike, more emotion but those two words just don't go together. I keep hoping the facade will crack and we will get a momentary glimpse inside the tortured man we have grown to love. I thought I would see more emotion with Elvis being kidnapped but in true Crais form it was understated and simple, like Pike and his relationship with Elvis, it was broken down into simple, tangible things, the Corvette and a Jiminy Cricket figurine. </span> <span style="font-size: large;">Each item having meaning to a character in the story.<br />
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I understand Pike's need to keep his demons locked tightly away in a box...probably best for the world they stay there. I get to let mine come out to play in my novels. Pike's lack of trust and emotion resonates with some of us. Wanting solitude but constantly battling with that ingrained need for human contact. Elvis and Pike have a unique friendship.They are two people who never had anyone to depend on in the world until they found each other.</span> <span style="font-size: large;"><br />
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Stone is a nice addition and a necessity to this storyline. Stone is the Chatty Cathy to Pike's stoic, intense silence, with Elvis out of the picture someone needs to talk. I'm not sure if Stone would hold my interest as a stand alone character as Pike has, but I can see another joint adventure in their future. Pike does owe his fellow ex-merc 'one' now. I don't see any real depth to Stone, just his self-serving nature, but that can always change.</span> <span style="font-size: large;"><br />
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Everyone involved had an agenda and a need of some sort. Elvis needed to find his client's daughter, Pike needed to find Elvis and Stone needed to relieve his boredom. What is it about L.A. and people exercising in the nude? I must visit this place.</span> <span style="font-size: large;"><br />
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'Taken' was a gut wrenching look into a world of human trafficking that most of us couldn't dream up in our worst nightmares. Bandits who rob bandits and the prize is the human cargo they transport into the country. It was bloody, it was brutal but again, understated perfection! Just enough to draw us in but not enough to turn us off. Crais shows us in novel after novel the hidden worlds just outside our windows.</span> <span style="font-size: large;"><br />
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I happily give Elvis, The World's Greatest Detective moniker after this adventure, nothing like going into the belly of the beast for your client. Pike is the supreme predator, the hunter who keeps going until he completes his mission or dies trying. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I'm anxiously waiting the next Robert Crais book!</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Stop by for some Pike fan fiction. </span><a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="fanfiction.net/~wildlypoetic" data-expanded-url="http://www.fanfiction.net/~wildlypoetic" data-ultimate-url="http://www.fanfiction.net/~wildlypoetic" href="http://t.co/YQNPXCUh" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.fanfiction.net/~wildlypoetic">http://www.fanfiction.net/~wildlypoetic</a><span style="font-size: large;"> </span>Jodi Langston-Wildlypoetichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02235121519388333964noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047024325075164465.post-63319781594124649222011-12-30T12:02:00.000-08:002011-12-30T12:02:26.268-08:00Life After Wrap - RJ<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HVTlKAg3baY/Tv4YTH0ZTOI/AAAAAAAACKc/Rqg9d-GZ_KU/s1600/41-fURASN4L._BO2%252C204%252C203%252C200_PIsitb-sticker-arrow-click%252CTopRight%252C35%252C-76_AA300_SH20_OU01_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HVTlKAg3baY/Tv4YTH0ZTOI/AAAAAAAACKc/Rqg9d-GZ_KU/s1600/41-fURASN4L._BO2%252C204%252C203%252C200_PIsitb-sticker-arrow-click%252CTopRight%252C35%252C-76_AA300_SH20_OU01_.jpg" /></a></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;">We have a bit of a 'tell all' book here with, RJ, a Hollywood insider and former security officer and has he got some stories to tell.</span></b></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;">Is this book a 'tell all' about what goes on behind the scenes?</span></b><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">My security book does tell all the things that I went through while doing security on film sets. I did leave out the really dirty gossip out and maybe turn that into another book that I'm thinking about writing. If I was to come out with those stories I would def be blackballed, and never be able to sell a script in this town again</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;">Do you drop any names or have the names been changed to protect the innocent?</span></b></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">I mention all names, but there are a few names that I don't mention, but I'm sure people will be able to </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">figure out who I'm talking about with matching the character with the actor.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div> <b><span style="font-size: large;">Have you always been a writer or do think this will be your only story to tell the world.</span></b></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">I've been writing since I was in 8th grade, this one TV show really got my attention "Amazing Stories" and ever since then I been writing short stories. I've written a few scripts and even done some ghost writing jobs, getting paid but no credit My security book is my 2nd book that i put out. my first book is a children's book based off my sons life with autism.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;">I worked in security, they are usually underpaid and unappreciated. Same for writers btw! How did the celebs treat you?</span></b></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">In Hollywood security is at the very very low totem pole in the food chain. But in return you do get paid alot of money. The only reason why I stood doing security on movie sets was because of the pay, but as in respect not too many people give you that. Security guards get treated like shit but when something happens were the first they call on the radio for help. Go figure. There were some celebs that were nice and treated as normal.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;">Are you out of security now and hoping to make this a best seller?</span></b></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">I stop doing security back in 2010, my last job was for a Virgin Mobil phone commercial. I wrote a blog about how terrible the catering truck was and got alot of slack for it I was told i would never work with the production team ever again After that i just concentrated on writing then getting a job as a clerk at a court house in my city.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;">Are you going to shop your story around Hollywood to sell movie rights.</span></b></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">I'm going to shop my story around Hollywood, I believe my book would make a great show or miniseries My book was in the process of being a TV show back in 07, then the writer strike hit and everything went to shit. But I think this time around I'll have a better chance.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;">Are you going to make it available as an ebook?</span></b></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">My security book will be available on ebook in 6 more days, I was told it would take 10 working days but I've been counting the days down. I'm very excited that my book will be out in all forms.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;">How is it being a dad of an autistic child? Challenging? Enlightening? Any advice to others?</span></b></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">As a father with a son who has autism, it is challenging. My son was diagnose in 08, I was already not doing much security at this time. I don't think i would of been able to do my security job and take the many frustrations that comes with autism My security job was 19 to 22 hours a day and doing that 5 days a week really catches up to you. I just wouldn't have the strength and right mind set or patience for my son. So I'm glad I don't do security and have more time with my kids. Networking with many parents with children who have autism not only helped me further my education with autism but also there to talk with for support.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Here's a link to RJ on Amazon: <a href="http://amazon/">http://www.amazon.com/Life-After-Wrap-R-J/dp/1468062476/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1325223110&sr=1-1</a></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">RJ on Facebook: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/LifeAfterWrap" rel="me nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.facebook.com/LifeAfterWrap</a></span></div>Jodi Langston-Wildlypoetichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02235121519388333964noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047024325075164465.post-18954705386282031192011-11-29T21:57:00.000-08:002011-11-30T09:33:28.886-08:00Nadina Boun - The Thinking Man, Paralysis by Analysis<pre style="margin-right: 103.5pt; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 5.0in 366.4pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> </span></pre><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMzhm32G4mV7Lo4V3B2vCIRNZEYDrNZt2gqOGoGaG8IxtAFQnYOJSH0bydhyhxE2CHyMn3byoayDmyJ84c_qL7X5AFN4P2l45SMoaGKOKu7Yqkugqm1YX5karI-yEieUd3lKw63M5WqkE/s1600/23f04ad6bdb12cefc0a3fa2e1d74de4c5768446d-thumb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMzhm32G4mV7Lo4V3B2vCIRNZEYDrNZt2gqOGoGaG8IxtAFQnYOJSH0bydhyhxE2CHyMn3byoayDmyJ84c_qL7X5AFN4P2l45SMoaGKOKu7Yqkugqm1YX5karI-yEieUd3lKw63M5WqkE/s1600/23f04ad6bdb12cefc0a3fa2e1d74de4c5768446d-thumb.jpg" /></a></div><pre style="margin-right: 103.5pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> </span></pre><pre style="margin-right: 103.5pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> </span></pre><pre style="margin-right: 103.5pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">I see you are doing a giveaway do you want to do that here as well, like a free copy? <u>sure ;)</u>
I see you are at #ian1, too.<u>yes!</u></span><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> </span></b><a href="http://www.independentauthornetwork.com/nadina-boun.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">http://www.independentauthornetwork.com/nadina-boun.html</span></a><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> </span></pre><pre style="margin-right: 103.5pt;"></pre><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 103.5pt; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">1. <b>How did you come up with the idea for your book?</b></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 103.5pt; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt; text-indent: 0in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 103.5pt; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt; text-indent: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">What inspired me was a conversation with my brother about some relationship issues that led to the first two rules in the book. The known man made rules of the drink and the ShagNquit. Then like hail, everyone had issues, drama and sensitivity that. They poured on me, which I thought could make up brilliant sets of rules that may apply to all of us as human beings with our fluctuating emotional train.</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 103.5pt; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt; text-indent: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Hence followed the rules of The Thinking Man in a satirical short, including rules of the ego, love, sensitivity, loneliness and so on</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 103.5pt; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt; text-indent: 0in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 103.5pt; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt; text-indent: 0in;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000;">2</span></b><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">. How long have you been writing?</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 103.5pt; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt; text-indent: 0in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 103.5pt; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt; text-indent: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">I began writing poetry at 14. Then in 2000 I wrote two novels for fun that were never published. Lately I am working on shorts and plays as well as poetry. However, I will be revisiting the novels and one I began last year, a vampire book, for publishing. It will take a while:)</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 103.5pt; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt; text-indent: 0in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 103.5pt; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt; text-indent: 0in;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">3. I see you like to poetry. Do you have a favorite poet?</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 103.5pt; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt; text-indent: 0in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 103.5pt; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt; text-indent: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">I went to a French school so I am influenced by the old French drama playwrights and poets really, like LaFontaine, Baudelaire, Moliere and others, but I also like Shakespeare and William Wordsworth</span></b><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">.</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 103.5pt; text-indent: 0in;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 103.5pt; text-indent: 0in;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 103.5pt; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt; text-indent: 0in;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">4. You do some graphic or web designs, is that for fun or profit. (Share a link if it;'s a business)</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 103.5pt; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt; text-indent: 0in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 103.5pt; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt; text-indent: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">I got my web design certificate at UNLV this Sept., and I've only worked on two sites and my folio. But it helped me a lot with e-book conversions for publishing. I would like to do build more sites as a contractor, and would also like to expand to building phone apps in the near future.</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 103.5pt; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt; text-indent: 0in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 103.5pt; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt; text-indent: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">You can check out my sites for samples.</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 103.5pt; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt; text-indent: 0in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 103.5pt; text-indent: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;"></span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> </span><a href="http://www.purepilates-lb.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">www.purepilates-lb.com</span></a><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> </span><a href="http://www.decoded-design.zxq.net/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">www.decoded-design.zxq.net</span></a><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> </span><a href="http://www.vino.zymichost.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">www.vino.zymichost.com</span></a><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 103.5pt; text-indent: 0in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 103.5pt; text-indent: 0in;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 103.5pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-indent: 0in;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">5. Share something about your publishing journey, you went Indie. So many of us enjoy the control it gives us.</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 103.5pt; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt; text-indent: 0in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 103.5pt; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt; text-indent: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">You know, I never really thought of publishing. Then lately, when I realized that my passion is writing, I thought that I could either keep my work rotting behind my pc screen or publish it. Since then, it has been a tough journey but I already learned a lot in terms of publishing and marketing. I also came to realize that other indie authors, like yourself, are not the competition but the helping hand we need for one another. I learned as well that art no matter its form is in the eyes of the beholder, just like beauty, so there is no such thing as bad art and I encourage every artist to believe in his/her work.</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 1.25in; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt; text-indent: 0in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 1.25in; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt; text-indent: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">I have a poetry book coming out too, shortly, A Heartstorm, and will keep doing what I am doing.</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 1.25in; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt; text-indent: 0in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 1.25in; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt; text-indent: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Keep writing, as all say and mostly be patient and connect with others. This I think is the most important, otherwise, one would remain like a drop in the sea.</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 103.5pt; text-indent: 0in;"><br />
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<b>For long my friends called me little Shakespeare, but soon I have adopted my real name to start publishing. <br />
I have been writing poems since a young age, then expanded into short stories, plays and fiction.<br />
I am still learning, and I still make many mistakes. I like philosophy and analysis and so I keep a blog about commonsense nonesense ramblings on life's issues at </b></span><b><a href="http://www.lilshakespeare.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">www.lilshakespeare.blogspot.com</span></a><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;"><br />
You can learn more about me on my </span><a href="http://nadinaboun.wordpress.com/about-nadina-boun-indie-author/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">About page</span></a></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;"><b><br />
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Tiny Excerpt:</b><br />
<b>The thinking man, having experienced a troublesome morning after a certain shag, pondered on the existence of such rules, as ones to protect him from further troubles and misunderstandings. For it seemed what was meant to be a one night passing <br />
pleasure, turned into a morning after hassle. He did not want to appear impolite nor rude, and yet he wished for a set of rules he could provide his passing ladies, without the need to verbalize his thoughts. Being the king of his own castle, he thus concluded, following his reasoning, the first rules of mankind’s opposites’ interactions, thus naming it the rule of the ShagNQuit.<br />
He thought it helpful, if one could place a little alarm clock under the lady’s pillow, should she decide to stay the night, and hence upon the ringing of the chime she would awaken to the rules.<br />
The rules of ShagNQuit<br />
Upon the hearing of the chime, rules must be adhered to as set here-forth as the rules of this castle:</b><br />
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I have to admit I saw the movie first and enjoyed it.<br />
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The ruggedly handsome and reclusive writer Brody, falls for the new woman in town, Reece Gilmore. Reece, is shrouded in mystery and just as reclusive as Brody, but throw in a good dose of paranoia.The mystery that surrounds her keeps the town gossips churning out ideas, is she running from the law, or maybe an abusive spouse?<br />
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Reece has her hands full keeping away the local men, including the bosses son, Lo. Reece, a trained chef, from out east settles into the town and begins slinging hash at the local diner after her car breaks down. Angels Fist is as good as anywhere since Reece is really on the road to nowhere. She is a woman running from inner demons that aren't going to let go of her easily.<br />
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The relationship between Reese and Brody evolves as a slow burn. It was touching to see two un-trusting, solitary people connect in a deep way. Brody was is as gruff and forceful and cantankerous as he was respectful and patient. He seems to know when Reece needs a good kick in the pants to get her going. She has come to let fear rule her life and he is the man to help her shake that habit. Brody is the perfect fit in the wild, rugged surroundings of Wyoming.<br />
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Trauma can change people and not always for the better, what Reece lived through will scar her permanently and we watch in the novel as she takes baby steps back to normalcy. Like an icy lake, if we wallow in the past we will get frozen in it.Reece experiences survivors guilt, PTSD and a healthy and justified case of paranoia as she begins to doubt her sanity as strange things happen in the small town. .<br />
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While in Angel's Fist, Reece sees a murder or does she? With a history of mental problems, will anyone in town believe her when no body is found?<br />
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This was an interesting read and Being a nature girl myself, I loved the wilderness backdrop of the story. It seemed like the perfect place for Reece to regroup and take her life back.<br />
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I liked it better in than Montana Sky. I felt the characters in that story were cookie cutter and stereotypical to the extreme. <br />
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My favorite line: Half full, half empty, what the hell difference does it make? If there's something in the damn glass, drink it.Jodi Langston-Wildlypoetichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02235121519388333964noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047024325075164465.post-77101080527417218762011-11-12T21:29:00.000-08:002011-11-18T18:26:58.316-08:00Tanya Contois - Wicked Little Lies<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5uPH5Sxoz14/Tr8hJPvE41I/AAAAAAAACGM/SVl88Dp1pDc/s1600/WICKED+LITTLE+LIES.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5uPH5Sxoz14/Tr8hJPvE41I/AAAAAAAACGM/SVl88Dp1pDc/s200/WICKED+LITTLE+LIES.png" width="173" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It always exciting to get to introduce a new writer</span>! </span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Tanya Contois is a writer and book blogger. She joined me for a brief interview.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><b>What is your favorite genre of books?</b> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">I'll read pretty much anything but my least favorite genre would have to be science fiction.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="line-height: 115%;"><br />
</span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><b><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">What do you do in your spare time?</span></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I spend a lot of time with my mo</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">m and I cook occasionally. I make a great homemade mac and cheese, meatloaf and cheesy mashed potatoes.</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="line-height: 115%;">How long have you been writing? </span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 115%;">I've been seriously writing for the last 6 months. </span><b><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="line-height: 115%;"><br />
</span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Why do you review books?</span></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I enjoy reviewing books because there are so many great authors out there to discover.</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What Genre are you writing? </span></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">My works in progress are paranormal with a little romance thrown in.</span><b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></b><b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="line-height: 115%;">Check out the synopsis for Wicked Little Lies!</span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Jocelyn has just turned 18 but instead of having the big celebration she was looking forward to for so long she finds out that not only is she not fully human but the people who raised her aren’t her real parents. Instead of staying to listen to her parents’ explanation she takes off and ends up going to live with her biological parents Jacoby and Adeline. Jocelyn quickly makes new friends and gains a potential boyfriend named Sonny but things are far from safe when Kane, another cambion makes his presence known. Now Jocelyn is left with many questions but few answers. What does the future hold for her and will she end up with Sonny? Only time will tell.</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"></span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"> </span></span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="line-height: 115%;">Tanya Contois author bio:</span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Tanya Contois was born in Worcester, Massachusetts. After living in a few different small towns she moved back to Worcester in 2008. In 2010 she created the Facebook page All Things Books </span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/"><span style="line-height: 115%;">http://www.facebook.com</span></a><span style="line-height: 115%;"> and the blog All Things Books </span><a href="http://speedyreader-allthingsbooks.blogspot.com/"><span style="line-height: 115%;">http://speedyreader-allthingsbooks.blogspot.com</span></a><span style="line-height: 115%;">. Tanya Contois got her first taste of success when a short story she wrote was chosen to be in an anthology to be published by Firefly and Wisp publishers. In October 2011 she signed with Trestle Press and is currently working on Wicked Little Lies and a full length novel titled Cloaked in Darkness.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Coming soon. Wicked Little Lies part 2.</td></tr>
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