Jan/Feb 2014

Debuted Y's Corner And Queen's Corner Author Interview Nicola McDonagh Guest Article Douglas Boren Short Story Beem Weeks Featured $oo% C.A. Sanders Aweso"e #overs Alyssa Auch Written e!lections D. John Watson And "uch& "uch "ore'''

All Authors Magazine

January/February 2014 Issue
Page 2 Y's Corner * Introduction New Beginnings * Y's Coffee Time with Nadia Kilric * !hat N"T to #ead with $ini Truth &et's Cele'rate( &et's #ead( The +ueen's Corner * ,eorge's ,rand -e'ate .To /wa0 or Not To /wa01 * 2 +ueen's #am'lings3 The $ar4el of $isfortune Poetr6 7nleashed * Introduction * 7nleashed 8eature * Poetic #eads and #esources 2re You #eall6 Pu'lished9:,uest 2rticle '6 -ouglas Borden /ee The /tor63 2uthor Inter4iew with Nicola $c-onagh Cara4an ,irl's Pa0er !orlds3 #achael #i00on's Boo 8eatured Boo </ong of /imon '6 C=2= /anders 2s 2=?= Aot "ff The Press3 New #eleases 2wesome Co4ers<8eaturing &unula 2ll 2'out Indie '6 Case6 Aar4ell 2nd 2 Child /hall &ead Them3 /hort /tor6 '6 Beem !ee s !hat's the !ord with $and6 $6ers /lic !it &ore3 Ni i's Y28 &ounge #e4iews

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Introduction: New Beginnings

Y's Reflections e!"e #ust entere$ into a ne% &ear. 'ne o( %hich I coul$ onl& ho)e is (ille$ %ith #o& an$ e*)ectations (or all o( the best. It seems as though %hene"er a ne% &ear begins the one thing that runs through m& min$ is +,e% -eginnings.. /his is our chance to start (rom scratch. 0 I( &ou!re hol$ing a gru$ge1 let it go. 0 I( &ou %ere hurt1 lea"e the )ain behin$. 0 I( &ou $i$n!t reach &our $ream last &ear1 reach it this one. 0 I( &ou %ere $istant (rom someone &ou lo"e1 get closer. 0 I( things %ere har$ last &ear1 there is al%a&s ho)e that this &ear %ill be better. In the Puerto 2ican tra$ition once the ol$ &ear has le(t1 the ne% &ear re)resents a ne% birth. ,e% li(e. A ne% beginning. 3o all the ol$ things are le(t behin$ an$ all ne% things are commence$. M& gran$mother use$ to celebrate in the ne% &ear %ith tears in her e&es as she calle$ out1 +4o$1 than5 &ou (or a chance to start o"er again an$ sho% the )eo)le I lo"e the most ho% much I reall& lo"e them.. I!ll ne"er (orget those %or$s1 an$ e"er& ,e% Year I ma5e it m& mission to $o as m& gran$mother $i$. 3o to all o( &ou1 (rom all o( me1 6APPY ,7 -74I,,I,438

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Y's Coffee Time With Nadia Kilrick

6i ,a$ia8 I can!t tell &ou ho% nice it is to sit an$ ha"e this con"ersation %ith &ou. I!"e been %on$ering a (e% things. Mostl&1 I!"e been %on$ering i( e"er&one!s #ourne& in the %riting in$ustr& is the same. More s)eci(icall&1 authors. I ha"e got to tell &ou. M& "o&age %as<an$ continues to be< har$8 As much as I lo"e the cra(t1 I ha"e got to a$mit that the tri) in an$ o( itsel( is no %al5 in the )ar5. 1= 6o% has it been (or &ou> I!$ lo"e to hear some stories. It!s been a roller coaster ri$e8 hen I $eci$e$ to bite the bullet an$ submit a manuscri)t to a )ublisher1 I %as as ner"ous as most ne% authors. In (act1 I re(use$ to call m&sel( an author until the $a& I signe$ m& (irst contract. /hat %as last &ear. 3ince then1 I!"e signe$ a cou)le more contracts1 %or5e$ %ith $i((erent e$itors1 ha$ %on$er(ul con"ersations %ith m& )ublisher an$ soa5e$ u) e"er& bit o( 5no%le$ge I coul$ about the cra(t o( %riting. 2= ,o%1 here!s a biggie. I (in$ that a lot o( )eo)le li5e m&sel( ha"e (amil& an$ (rien$s surroun$ing them that $on!t necessaril& un$erstan$ %hat the& are $oing. /hat!s not to sa& that the& $on!t su))ort them1 #ust that the& $on!t seem to !get it!1 i( &ou %ill. Did you have the same struggle? I!"e ha$ to $eal %ith some o( that. Peo)le1 e"en those %ho su))ort us1 ha"e a har$ time gras)ing that %e are %or5ing all the time. /he&!ll )hone to chat1 or $ro) b& to "isit %ithout chec5ing to see i( I!m %or5ing. An$1 %hen I $o mention that I ha"e to get bac5 to %or51 I!"e been met %ith blan5 stares. It!s as i( the& thin51 since I %or5 at home1 I can $ro) e"er&thing to "isit an& time o( the $a& or night. I!m luc5& that those closest to me un$erstan$ %hat it means %hen I sa& I ha"e to get bac5 to %or5. 3= Prior to getting )ic5e$ u) b& a )ublisher1 $i$ &ou e"er consi$er sel(?)ublishing> I $i$. It %as m& )lan. I ha$ a sche$ule %or5e$ out an$ titles rea$& to go in m& nicel& organize$ )ublishing sche$ule. /hen1 I %o5e u) to the realit& that I nee$e$ a )ro(essional team aroun$ me. I %as blesse$ to (in$ that in the Master @o$a 3elect Publishing house. /he&!"e been amazing. A= You 5no% %hat I!m intereste$ in<it!s the genre that &ou!"e chosen to %rite. I!"e got to sa&1 I rea$ &our stor&. A)art (rom being en#o&able1 it remin$e$ me o( a southern soa) o)era. Obviously, the genre is drama, but how did you come about it? It!s sort o( strange. I $i$n!t inten$ to %rite the stories I!"e %ritten to $ate. /he characters #ust )o))e$ into m& hea$ an$ %oul$n!t lea"e until I %rote the stories. 9i5e I sai$1 strange. I!m a (an o( thrillerBsus)enseBm&ster&1 so it 5in$ o( ma5es sense that I!$ lean that %a& in m& %riting1 I su))ose. C= 2e"ie%s8 /hat!s a big sub#ect. Tell me about reviews you've gotten before and how they've affected your writing or even your spirits. I!"e been blesse$ %ith goo$ re"ie%s (or all three boo5s1 so (ar. /he re"ie%s ma5e me smile1 es)eciall& %hen rea$ers seem to (eel )art o( the stor&. 'ne in )articular1 %ritten b& the author1 -ren$a Perlin1 inclu$e$ this1 +/here is a coziness that I $on!t o(ten (eel (rom the boo5s that I rea$. /his author has the rare abilit& to tell a stor& that &ou not onl& (eel a )art o( but get emotionall& in"ol"e$. /here are gut %renching moments that tug at &our heart strings as &ou become a )art o( the lan$sca)ing.. 6er re"ie%1 an$ others li5e hers1 )ro)el me (or%ar$ an$ cause me to reach e"en $ee)er into the ne*t stor&. @no%ing that rea$ers ha"e ta5en time (rom their bus& li"es to %rite a re"ie% means so much to an author. I a))reciate e"er& re"ie%er. D= All right. 6ere is something that (rom time to time has crosse$ m& min$. I can!t sa& (or sure i( it!s #ust me1 or i( %riters in general ha"e (elt this %a&. But please tell me, have you ever considered giving up? I ha"e consi$ere$ gi"ing u). I thin5 it!s a 5nee?#er5 reaction1 most times. A(ter a $a& or t%o1 I realize$ that I coul$n!t )ossibl& gi"e u) %riting. /he stories remain %ith me until I %rite them $o%n. I ha"e t%o choices1 I can %rite them out

Y's Coffee Time With Nadia Kilrick

o( m& hea$1 or %al5 aroun$ %ith characters tal5ing to me e"er& $a& o( m& li(e. I )re(er to set them $o%n on )a)er. I ma& ta5e a little time o((1 but I!ll ne"er Euit. F= I!"e #ust realize$ that there!s a lot that I $on!t 5no% about &ou. Isn!t that something> /o ha"e been (rien$s (or a %hile1 an$ still not 5no% much about the )erson &ou!"e be(rien$e$. I %ant a stor&1 a memor&. Something that you'd li e to share with me. !ill you please? You!re right8 e!"e been (rien$s a little %hile no%1 an$ $on!t 5no% a lot about each other. 6ere!s an o$$ memor&. In recent %ee5s1 I!"e recalle$ m& time in the Ath gra$e. h& is still a m&ster& to me. An&%a&1 m& $a$ %as statione$ at 9ittle 2oc5 Air Gorce -ase at the time. I atten$e$ grammar school in Hac5son"ille. Mrs. Mashburn %as m& teacher. I remember her as a 5in$ an$ )atient ol$er %oman %ho ha$ a %a& o( lo"ing her stu$ents into learning. 3he ma$e a lasting im)ression on me an$ %as the best teacher I ha$ in all m& school &ears. 'h1 I also ha$ m& (irst !bo&(rien$! that &ear. 6e %as a re$hea$e$1 )reacher!s son name$ Honathan. I= o%. 3o interesting. '5a&1 so that being sai$. here $o &ou see &oursel( in C &ears time> ,ot #ust in %riting but in li(e. riting1 %riting an$ %riting some more. I ha"e to sa&1 I!m content %ith m& li(e as it is no%1 (or the most )art. I $on!t see too much in the %a& o( change outsi$e %or5ing m& )ro)ert& into a %or5ing mini (arm %ith m& gran$chil$ren. J= ,a$ia1 I!m so ha))& &ou sat %ith me. /his chat %as both engrossing an$ 5no%le$geable. You!re a%esome. Please $on!t e"er gi"e u) on &our %riting. I( &ou %oul$n!t min$ #ust ta5ing a moment to share &our boo5Ks= %ith us. /heir titles an$ %here %e can (in$ them. I!$ lo"e to share m& boo5s %ith &ou. 3o (ar1 I ha"e three )ublishe$. Ligg& 2eturnsM A 3hort /ale Peo)le o( @ilmser"& :illage K2ough 6e%n /rilog& -5 I= 7sca)e K2ough 6e%n /rilog& -5 II= "#$ Once again, % can't than you enough for sitting with me during a nice cup of coffee. &'ou can feel free to leave a closing clause here, if you'd li e.$ /han5 &ou (or in"iting me to co((ee1 Y. I ha"e so en#o&e$ our time together. I!ll ha"e to ha"e &ou o"er one $a& soon1 so &ou can tell me all &our secrets. NgrinN I!$ also li5e to mention %hat a great #ob &ou!"e $one %ith All Authors Magazine. I hear there!s Euite the buzz about it on social me$ia<%a& to grab that tiger b& the tail an$ sho% him %ho!s boss8

What NOT to read with Mini Truth

(aka Y. Correa)
6ello 7"er&one1 Mini /ruth here8 Gor this e$ition o( What NOT to read with Mini Truth1 I!"e got something that might ma5e &our hea$ s)in in circles. ,ot H;3/ because o( the title either. Disclaimer: Dear Authors & Readers, I am not here to criticize the Author on a personal level. I am simply offering my honest opinion of the or!s featured in this column. "othing more and nothing less. #his is "$# an attac! to ards the %riter, &ut a simple and suggestive vie of his'her or!s. #han! you. ,o% it!s time (or +7n$less C&cle.. /he blurbM A &oo! a&out love and friendship. A &oo! a&out the po er of television and the magic of music. A &oo! a&out ho things fall apart, indicting the current generation. (ainly though, it's a &oo! a&out &om&s. 9et!s rea$ bet%een the lines1 shall %e. 'h %ait. 6o% can %e> It!s not sa&ing an&thing8 '5a&1 o5a&. 9et me not get ahea$ o( m&sel(. 9et!s start (rom the beginning. I hate to sa& it1 but I reall& $isli5e$ this stor&. It!s a )it& reall&1 because I %as h&)e$ %ith the $esire to rea$ it. 9et!s re(er to the blurb %hich %as )re"iousl& mentione$. I shoul$ ha"e rea$ into this. -ut I $i$n!t as m& $esire to rea$ it %as more than m& )otential $esire to #u$ge this blurb. Girstl& this blurb $oes nothing to tell &ou an&thing about the actual stor&. ,' 1 I see %h&. h&> -ecause there A3 ,' 3/'2Y8

/his boo5 %as a com)resse$ series o( aimless thoughts. Incoherent1 con(using an$ %ith no chronological or$er or cognition. ,ot that e"er& boo5 nee$ to be chronological )er sa&1 but there shoul$ be some sort o( +(lo%. i( &ou %ill in its )rogression or regression. /he rea$er shoul$ ha"e the abilit& to (ollo% the ha))enstances. ,o%1 I can go on an$ on1 but I!m going to $o m& best to brea5 it $o%n in some sort o( list.

/he "er& (irst thing I notice$ %as that it seeme$ to #um) (rom one $isconnecte$ thought to another. I notice$ this right o(( o( the bat1 in Cha)ter 1. It starts o(( %ith the main character KHames= being some sort o( antiEues collector. )st* +e's in a &ar thin!ing a&out his lost love. A&rupt cut of scene. ,nd* It instantly -umps to something to do a&out his father. A&rupt cut of scene. .rd* +e's having se/. A&rupt cut of scene. 0th* +e encounters a long lost friend. A&rupt cut of scene. 1lease understand that it's not hat happens in the chapter, it's the flo in hich it's e/ecuted that thro s the reader for a loop. ,. #here is a total of 2 3hapters in a &oo! of a&out )04 pages. Alright, so this may not seem li!e it's too &ad at first note, until you realize that the 0th 3hapter is over half of the &oo!. #hat's not the orst part. #he orst part is that, once again, there as no temporal integrity. #hat, is hat ma!es it &ad. #here as -ust one impetuous scene after another. 5ollo ing is an e/ample: 6I anted nothing to do ith this piece, pro&a&ly &in it first chance that comes my ay. '7ure. 8ut they ere crazy, our fight, the one you &egan, never forget that, is righteous.' 9scene &rea! here9 #he empty &ottle of :ac! Daniels e/plodes ith the delight of summer fire or!s.; Gorgi"e me (or being blunt1 but this ma$e no sense %hatsoe"er. /his %as a continuous )roblem throughout the entire stor&. I sa% man& chances that the author coul$ ha"e ha$ to $i"i$e those scene brea5s into cha)ters1 %hich ma& ha"eM

1st= 4i"en the rea$er a chance to absorb the )rior cha)ter!s e"ents1 an$... 2n$= 4i"en the stor& in an$ o( itsel( a more luci$ or$er 3r$= /he constant ramblings o( the main character1 most o( the time1 (elt as though the& ha$ no meaning. /hen %hene"er &ou got to a )art %here &ou!$ thin5 to &oursel(1 +'h1 I thin5 I get it.. 3u$$enl&1 &ou $on!t8 ,o%1 I must sa& that in a %a& K5in$ o(1 sort o(= I some%hat un$erstoo$ %h& the main characters min$ (unctione$ in that %a&. 6e %as torture$ a(ter all. -ut still I (eel as though there coul$ ha"e been a more rational %a& to $emonstrate his inner turmoil. It coul$ ha"e been )resente$ in a %a& that $oesn!t com)letel& con(use the rea$er. "$#<: #he torturing of the main character is a large part of the story, &ut the description therein seems perple/ing and senseless. I thin! that the depiction of the act should have &een more concise and &etter narrated. Ath= Also1 there %as the matter o( -ree Khis lost lo"e=. /here %as no in$ication at an& )oint Kthat I notice$= %here it tol$ the rea$er %hat ha))ene$ to her. ,o%1 i( it $i$1 I certainl& $i$n!t see it. Probabl& because I %as so )uzzle$ throughout the entire boo5. Cth= In the "er& last cha)ter. Cha)ter D. /hat cha)ter coul$ ha"e 27A99Y use$ some serious e$iting. /he 7,/I27 cha)ter Kbeginning to en$<a total o( F )ages= %as ',7 9',4 37,/7,C7. I 5i$ &ou not. /here A3 ,' )unctuation1 no se)aration1 no in$ication %here one thought en$e$ an$ another starte$ %hatsoe"er. ,ot at all. It %as 7O6A;3/I,48 All in all1 as much as I %oul$!"e %ante$ to en#o& this stor&1 I sim)l& coul$n!t. -ecause o( these (actors1 I rate$ 7n$less C&cle %ith 2 stars.

6o%e"er1 i( &ou &ou!$ li5e to gi"e 7n$less C&cle a tr& (or &oursel(1 I %elcome &ou to $o so. 7n$less C&cle at 4oo$rea$s.com 7n$less C&cle at Amazon.com Pon!t sa& I $i$n!t %arn &a8 ;ntil ne*t time e"er&bo$&8 /ah?tah8

Let's Celebrate! Let's Read!

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Title: From #urt to #a$$iness: %motional Res&ue From The Author: Mike (an Available: Amazon enre: Sel)*#el$ Blurb:

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Title: 0arkest Be)ore 0awn Author: Robert 4a&kson*3awren&e Available: Amazon enre: 0.sto$ian Blurb: /he& %ere too late. Pes)ite e"er&thing that the&!$ sacri(ice$1 e"er&one that the&!$ lost1 the& %ere still too late to sto) the arm& (rom the north. ,o%1 outnumbere$ an$ out gunne$1 the sur"i"ors (rom the 2oa$ /rains (ight bac5 against the (orce that has occu)ie$ their homelan$1 but Ale*an$er seems to be one ste) ahea$ o( them at e"er& turn. I( it!s al%a&s $ar5est #ust be(ore the $a%n1 %hat ha))ens i( the sun ne"er rises>

Title: Burning %mbers Author: #annah Fielding Available: Amazon and Omni)i& /ublishing enre: !ontem$orar. #istori&al Roman&e Abbreviated Blurb +For Full Blurb, go to Amazon-: Coral 3inclair is a beauti(ul but naU"e t%ent&?(i"e?&ear?ol$ )hotogra)her %ho has #ust lost her (ather. 3he!s lea"ing the li(e she!s 5no%n an$ tra"eling to @en&a to ta5e o%nershi) o( her inheritance??the )lantation that %as her chil$hoo$ home??M)ingo. 'n the "o&age (rom 7nglan$1 Coral meets an enigmatic stranger to %hom she has a m&sti(&ing attraction. 3he sees him again $a&s later on the beach near M)ingo1 but CoralQs chil$hoo$ nann& tells her the man is not to be truste$. It is rumore$ that 2a(e $e Mon(ort1 o%ner o( a neighboring )lantation an$ a nightclub1 is a notorious %omanizer ha"ing an a((air %ith her ste)mother1 %hich ma& ha"e contribute$ to her (atherQs $eath. Circumstance con(irms CoralQs %orst sus)icions1 but %hen 2a(eQs li(e is in $anger she is $ri"en to ma5e )eace. Is the notorious %omanizer onl& a(ter CoralQs inheritance> 'r $oes 2a(eQs trouble$ )ast color his e"er& mo"e1 ma5ing him more "ulnerable than Coral coul$ e"er imagine> 3et in 1JF01 this contem)orar& historical romance sen$s the seemingl& $oome$ lo"ers $o%n a $estructi"e )ath %rought %ith gree$1 betra&al1 re"enge1 )assion1 an$ lo"e.

Title: The 5iss Author: Adrienne Sil&o&k Available: Amazon enre: Romanti& /s.&hologi&al Thriller Blurb: A girl on holi$a& %ith her )artner o((ers to ta5e a )hotogra)h (or another cou)le against the bac5$ro) o( the com)le* an$ ambiguous statue 7l -eso ? the @iss. 3eemingl&1 both cou)les are $ee)l& in lo"e. -ut trouble bubbles beneath the sur(ace. ,either cou)le e*)ects to meet the other again1 but %hen 2ic5 is han$e$ the brie( on an allege$ (rau$ case1 he ste)s into a com)le* entanglement o( game?)la&ing1 $eceit an$ blac5mail1 %here lo"e goes astra&. 6e struggles to $isco"er his true i$entit& at the ris5 o( losing his girl(rien$ an$ #eo)ar$izing his career1 %hile /om e*)loits 2ic5!s lo"e. All (our o( them must (in$ a %a& through.

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The Queen's Corner

Georges Grand Debate (To Swap or Not to Swap?) by Queen of Spades
0is&laimer: Any resem&lance to actual people, popular # itter tags, &oo! titles, or 5ace&oo! group names is purely coincidental and unintentional. +o ever, if someone does happen to ma!e figments of my imagination part of his'her reality, don=t forget a&out the little person. 4eorge is "er& e*cite$ about )ublishing his boo51 /he A$"entures o( 2&5en KP&namic /orrent =. Although he has been garnering a (e% sales1 the number o( e?boo5 $o%nloa$s isnQt eEui"alent to the number o( re"ie%s he %as antici)ating. 4eorge has been a"eraging one re"ie% (or e"er& (i(teen $o%nloa$s. 'ne $a&1 %hile on Gaceboo51 4eorge is researching some Gaceboo5 grou)s. /here is one that imme$iatel& catches his e&esM -ounti(ul -oo5 3%a)s. +-ounti(ul1. he mutters to himsel(1 +$e(initel& soun$s )romising.. 6e clic5s on the lin5 an$ chec5s out the $escri)tionM +Are &ou getting sales but recei"ing no (ee$bac5> 9et -ounti(ul -oo5 3%a)s be o( assistance. In this grou)1 )eo)le s%a) boo5s so the& ma& get re"ie%s. ItQs a %in?%in situation8 Hoin us1 an$ %atch the re"ie%s come rolling in8. It soun$s li5e a %on$er(ul o))ortunit&1 right> /here are ob"ious a$"antages. 1. 4eorge has the o))ortunit& to interact %ith other authors. /hose authors ma& e"en ha"e a$$itional ti)s that can ser"e him on his mar5eting #ourne&. 2. /he (inancial in"estment is "er& minimal. ith boo5 s%a)s1 4eorge $oesnQt )a& (or the boo5s1 so the mone& heQs sa"ing he can use to%ar$s other sections o( the creati"e )rocess Kboo5 co"ers1 (or e*am)le= or on another si$e o( the )romotional s)ectrum Kli5e )lacing an a$ in a magazine=. 3. 4eorge obtains access to $i((erent rea$s. In more cases than not1 )eo)le ma& not ha"e time to sto) b& the librar& or )eruse through Amazon to chec5 out $i((erent boo5s. A. 6e is guarantee$ to get re"ie%s because thatQs )art o( the agreement. /hose re"ie%s can increase interest in #he Adventures of Ry!en >Dynamic #orrent*1 %hich can cause an increase in sales as %ell as the )otential (or more re"ie%s. Author interaction1 abun$ant rea$ing material1 minimal (inancial in"estment1 an$ guarantee$ re"ie%sM it soun$s li5e s%a))ing is the %a& to go8 4eorge $eci$es heQs going to slee) on it. 6o%e"er1 his slee) starts to become uneas& $ue to certain scenarios )la&ing out in his hea$M 1. 4eorgeQs re"ie%s (or #he Adventures of Ry!en >Dynamic #orrent* ha"e increase$1 but he notices some o( the ratings are a bit lo%er than antici)ate$. /hose lo% re"ie%ersQ most $ominant res)onseM +,ot m& cu) o( tea.. 2. 3ome o( the s%a))e$ material 4eorge has recei"e$ isnQt "er& en#o&able1 &et heQs (orcing himsel( to )ush through it because o( the agreement. 3. 'ne boo5 4eorge is rea$ing1 +ysteria in +iccups1 has glaring o))ortunities K)lot inconsistencies1 boring characters1 e$iting (au* )as1 etc.=. 6e $oesnQt %ant a (iasco1 so he $o%n)la&s the errors an$ gi"es +ysteria in +iccups a high rating. A cou)le o( )eo)le $eci$e to chec5 out the boo5 base$ on 4eorgeQs high rating an$ because

Georges Grand Debate (To Swap or Not to Swap?) by Queen of Spades

o( the issues 4eorge (ails to )oint out1 the& gi"e +ysteria in +iccups a ba$ rating. ho loo5s more un(a"orableM the author or the re"ie%er> K'ne ma& be sur)rise$ at the re"eale$ ans%erM 3ta& tune$.= A. 4eorgeQs number o( re"ie%s has s5&roc5ete$1 man& %ith (i"e star ratings. ;n(ortunatel&1 he is unable to ra"e (or some o( them. 'ne in )articular1 Insiduous Drippage b& @alesha :anhott1 is horrible. Pes)ite the (act that @alesha ga"e #he Adventures of Ry!en >Dynamic #orrent* (i"e stars1 4eorge $eci$es to gi"e his honest anal&sis1 belie"ing @alesha %ill be a))reciati"e. @alesha is not onl& unrece)ti"e to the (ee$bac5 but goes out o( her %a& to ma5e 4eorgeQs li(e miserable. 7"er& )o)ular social site he (reEuents has hear$ the tale1 %hich has been $ubbe$ +6ater o( 6otness.. 4eorge has e"en been gi"en a nic5name1 V6eat3lasher. @alesha is %ell establishe$ in the in$ie mar5et1 an$ her (an base +/he 6ott)oc5ets. are coming out in $ro"es. 3ome outsi$ers are e"en choosing si$es. 4eorge is in the mi$st o( a mar5eting nightmare1 an$ energ& he %ante$ to use in )romoting #he Adventures of Ry!en >Dynamic #orrent* heQs in"esting to%ar$s re)airing his image. 4eorge a%a5ens be(ore his actual alarm. 6is sheets are in $isarra&1 an$ his bo$& is an accumulation o( ragge$ breaths1 )al)itations1 an$ col$ s%eat. 4eorgeQs $reams turne$ nightmares mar5 some o( the $o%nsi$es to boo5 re"ie% s%a))ing. 1. In the (irst $ream1 4eorgeQs boo5 got in the han$s o( in$i"i$uals %here the genre he %rote in %as not necessaril& their (a"orite genre or itQs a genre the& ha"e ne"er rea$ be(ore. /here(ore1 it ma& ha"e been $i((icult (or them to get )ast that to gi"e it a goo$ rating. 2. /he secon$ $ream is a )rime e*am)le o( rea$ing (or (un "ersus rea$ing $ue to obligation. hen a )erson agrees to s%a)1 one is obligate$ to stic5 to his en$ o( the $eal1 e"en i( the %or5 isnQt )ro"i$ing a (a"orable rea$ing e*)erience. I( a )erson is bombar$e$ %ith s%a) reEuests1 it ma& be $i((icult to ha"e time to (ul(ill those reEuests an$ ensure $e$ication to oneQs o%n )ro#ects. 7"en %orse1 i( one is recei"ing more lac5luster than stellar rea$s1 it can )ossibl& sour the o"erall enthusiasm about rea$ing. 3. 4eorgeQs lac5 o( can$i$ness bit him in the thir$ $ream. Although he 5ne% +ysteria in +iccups coul$ ha"e been better1 he still ga"e it a high rating. /his ser"e$ as a great $isser"ice to the rea$ers %ho relie$ on his recommen$ation. In the scenario1 although the author %rote the ba$ material1 4eorge en$s u) loo5ing li5e the ba$ gu&. As a result1 )eo)le $onQt ta5e his re"ie%s "er& seriousl&R e"en %orse1 heQs ma$e out to be a liar. A. /he (ourth occurrence is an authorQs %orst nightmare. It is $i((icult %hen someone lo"es oneQs boo51 but cannot sa& the same (or the other author. /his also ser"es as a test. 6o% man& )eo)le %ho sa& the& %ant honest re"ie%s are (ull& rece)ti"e to them> /hat number ma& not be as high as %e thin5. In 4eorgeQs situation1 he o)te$ (or can$i$ness rather than sugarcoating. @alesha :anhott $i$ not ta5e it too %ell an$ %as so hurt b& his (ee$bac51 she %ent on the attac5. Pes)ite these )it(alls1 there are %a&s these challenges can be minimize$ or eliminate$. 'ne shoul$ ta5e into account ho% much $e"otion can be gi"en in $oing the re"ie%s. Communicate to the other in$i"i$ual )rior to s%a))ing to get a (eel (or the t&)e o( genre he li5es an$ i( that )erson is com(ortable rea$ing things outsi$e o( that genre. Po research an$ obser"e ho% the )erson has res)on$e$ a(ter recei"ing a critical re"ie%. Poes the )erson than5 the re"ie%er1 go on the $e(ensi"e1 or sta& silent> In a$$ition1 ta5e note o( the t&)e o( re"ie%s the other )erson gi"es. Is the )erson gi"ing authors C star ratings %hen other authors an$ rea$ers are rating the %or5 3 stars or lo%er Ksame goes (or the re"erse=> PonQt #ust loo5 at the ran5ings but the comments associate$ %ith the ratings. Po those comments )ro"i$e $etail1 or is the )erson using one liners1 li5eM +/his is a%esome. or +/his suc5s.>

hate"er 4eorge $eci$es Kas %ell as others=1 it al%a&s boils $o%n to thisM Poes the great ris5 )ro"i$e the ma*imum re%ar$> Po &ou ha"e a boo5 s%a)s stor& &ouQ$ li5e to share> Geel (ree to sen$ it to mailtoMaamagWmail.com. Your res)onse ma& be (eature$ in our MarchBA)ril issue8

The Marve of !M"sfortune#

%n this installment of )* +ueen,s -amblings., % give you a pee into my /ourney into short story writing while wondering if a short story was what % actually wrote. /his inci$ent ha))ene$ man& &ears ago1 but I remember it li5e it %as &ester$a&. A grou) o( us %ere engage$ in Yahoo online "oice chat Kthose %ere the $a&s=. A &oung man %as tal5ing about his (uture as)irations. 6e %ante$ to reach a broa$er au$ience1 so he %ante$ to transition (rom being 5no%n as +strictl& a )oet. to a no"el %riter. hile the rest o( us %ere )ro"i$ing him %ith encouragement1 there %as a chuc5le that $i$nQt esca)e our $etection. 6e )ic5e$ u) on it1 too. +Are &ou laughing at me>. + ell1 &eah1 man. I $onQt %ant to thro% salt on &our game1 but a )erson becomes a )oet %hen he canQt cut it as a no"el %riter. 7"er& )erson %hoQs a )oet $oesnQt nee$ to transition. 3ta& in &our lane. /he %orl$ still nee$s )oets.. At (irst1 the $ialogue starte$ o(( as res)ect(ul1 but soon1 emotions got in the %a&. It %as har$ to hear $i((erent "ie%)oints o"er the &elling an$ constant interru)tions. ith the eu)horia shattere$1 I e*ite$ (rom the chat room. IQm )rett& sure no one notice$1 &et %hat that )erson sai$ resonate$. ere )oets reall& inca)able o( %riting short stories1 no"ellas1 or no"els e((ecti"el&> hen I (irst starte$ %riting1 I $i$ a bit o( it all. I %rote )oetr&1 )rose1 short stories1 ne%s)a)er articles1 an$ e"en trie$ m& han$ at %riting )la&s. 'ut o( all those a"enues1 )oetr& %as %here I recei"e$ the most shine an$ is %hat IQm the most 5no%n (or. As the amount o( )oetr& I com)ose$ increase$1 some o( the other %riting areas began to $ecrease. I thought m& muse (or short stor& %riting ha$ (a$e$ into the sunset until I starte$ )utting together material (or <clectic. /he stor& +Mis(ortune. starte$ o(( as i$eas (or elongate$ )roses. 6o%e"er1 the more I trie$ to ma5e the characters sta& in their lanes1 the more the& %ante$ to branch out. 2ather than )ut u) a sto) sign to their $e"elo)ment1 I $eci$e$ to gi"e them the green light. -e(ore I 5ne% it1 t%ent& (ull size$ t&)e$ )ages ha$ emerge$. I $eci$e$ to a$$ this +Pee) /issue. to <clectic: 8eyond the 7!in as a (eeler1 not #ust to the rea$ing au$ience accustome$ to #ust )oetr& but as a little challenge to m&sel(. %as my short story muse strong enough? 7pea!ing of short story, as it a short story I'd actually ritten? 3omeone as5e$ me %hat the %or$ count %as on +Mis(ortune.1 an$ honestl&1 I ha$nQt loo5e$ at the %or$ count on the %or5 )rior to a$$ing it to <clectic: 8eyond the 7!in. /here are "ar&ing numbers on ho% long a short stor& is. 'ne site sa&s a short stor& is (rom 21C00?C1000 %or$s %hile other sites claim a short stor& is (rom 11000?F1C00 %or$sN. Another )oint ma$e in the articles also )ointe$ to %hat the %or5 ho)es to accom)lish. In general1 a short stor& is (ocuse$ aroun$ a single main character an$ a single stor&line or ser"es as an e*)loration o( a )articular set o( circumstances or situation. "o , I=m really short story? ondering: Is 6(isfortune; actually a

Synopsis( A(ter a long $a& o( sightseeing1 /a"ena an$ 3her&l $eci$e to get their (ortunes tol$. 3her&l is a belie"erR /a"ena thin5s itQs all a sham. hose theor& on (ortune telling )ro%ess reigns su)reme> Gin$ out in (isfortune. Yes1 it $oes seem sim)le enough1 but other (actors come into )la&. /he )re$ictions ma$e b& the (ortune teller cause the $e"elo)ment o( t%o stor& linesM 3her&lQs (uture an$ /a"enaQs (uture. Although /a"ena is the one telling the stor&1 other characters )la& a role in ho% her stor& turns out. It seems to go slightl& $ee)er than a general short stor&. '5a&1 so content %iseR it ma& not (it the short stor& rule. 3urel& it (alls into the %or$ count )arameters. K$rum roll1 )lease= or$ count (or +Mis(ortune.M F1JJC. 3eriousl&> ell1 I $i$nQt antici)ate that one. I %as thin5ing it %as going to be aroun$ the D1000 number. M& rea$ers got more than the& bargaine$ (or. /he& got a no"ella an$ some )oetr&8 V%inning Hust recentl&1 I starte$ %riting material I ho)e to inclu$e in m& short stor& collection1 +Continuous Pri)s.. /he %or5ing title is +9across 9ane.. IQm se"en cha)ters in1 an$ IQ"e alrea$& )ut in about C1A00 %or$s. 3ta&ing in the )arameters o( short stor& ma& be har$er than I originall& antici)ate$. At this rate1 I might en$ u) %ith a stac5 o( no"ellas an$ onl& one short stor&. ish me luc58

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Poetry Unleashed
The year: 1988.
'd recently turned ele!en years old. "as disco!ering lies "ere #eing told #y $eo$le "ho claimed to lo!e me. "as teased on a continuous #asis. My %o!e &or %earning "as starting to lose ts #attle to a %ingering De$ression. 'ne day( instead o& dra"ing( decided to "rite. )he result "as my !ery &irst $oem. )hat &irst $oem ga!e me a Ne" Beginning. *+ years later( am once again $art o& a Ne" Beginning, the #irth o& -oetry .nleashed in All Authors Maga/ine. )his is &or -oets( S$oken Word0-er&ormance Artists( and the $eo$le "ho su$$ort and them... Al"ays( Queen o& S$ades

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Lookin* ba#k on $y !ife) (/$ +sin* the Pain to !earn) Rea!i%in* there are benefits re!ati e to brid*es b+rned, (n esti*atin* the pattens with the thoro+*hness of Sher!o#k 0o!$es) (/$ a!!owin* $yse!f to be open and honest in areas where ( need to *row, Ad$ittan#e is the first step) fo!!owed by sin#ere apo!o*ies) 1or any pain and strife #a+sed by the foo!ishness of $y deeds, (/$ p!a#in* the pen on these pa*es) s#riptin* $y So+!/s deto2ifi#ation) Whi!e prayin* $ore than 3+st $y Spirit wi!! e2perien#e Liberation,
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Guest Article By Douglas Boren

/hese ma& seem li5e stu)i$ Euestions1 but i( %e ta5e a closer loo5 at them1 ma&be not so much. Girst o( all1 as5 &oursel( %h& &ou %rite. Is it to s)rea$ &our creati"e %ings an$ ma5e something that re)resents &oursel( in some %a&> 4oo$. /hat can be "er& cathartic1 cleansing an$ u)li(ting. ItQs a noble an$ common moti"e. It (eels goo$ to see &our han$i%or51 an$ e"en better to share it. An$ letQs be honest. e li5e the a$ulation %e get %hen someone e*)resses their a))ro"al1 or enthusiasm (or %hat &ou ha"e $one. 3ome ma& sa& the& might1 through &our agent. 2ats8 I 4uess %hat> You $onQt nee$ to be )ublishe$ (or that. guess I %onQt be the ne*t Cli"e Cussler or 3te)hen @ing 3im)l& )rint out &our master)iece an$ ta5e it $o%n to '((ice a(ter all. ait a minute. Agent> 3omebo$& %ho %ill (ight Pe)ot %here the& %ill not onl& ma5e as man& co)ies as &ou the (ight (or me1 so I can go bac5 to %hat I lo"e1 %riting> can a((or$1 the& %ill e"en bin$ them (or &ou %ith a nice 4reat8 co"er1 too. /hen &ou can ha))il& ta5e them aroun$ to all &our (amil&1 (rien$s1 co?%or5ers or an&one else %hose arm Ah1 thereQs the Catch?221 (rien$s. Most all big )ublishers &ou can t%ist to rea$ &our )recious $arling. /hereQs nothing %onQt tal5 to &ou unless &ou ha"e an agent1 %hile most %rong %ith that. /he onl& thing &ou ha"e in"este$1 besi$es agents %onQt tal5 to &ou unless &ou are )ublishe$. the time (or the %riting1 is a (e% buc5s to bring it all together. 3heesh8 hat to $o> I can trul& sa& that I ha"e been Aunt 3uz& an$ 4ran$)a Pa"e %ill be $ul& im)resse$1 an$ turne$ $o%n b& more agents than I ha"e )ublishers. 4o the hot babe in the o((ice might e"en start to ta5e &ou (igure. seriousl&. I thin5 though1 that most o( us %ho ha"e the )assion (or %riting %ant more than that. e %ant e"er&one to ta5e us seriousl&. e %ant to share our creation %ith as man& )eo)le as )ossible. Man& o( us ha"e ha$ the e*)erience o( rea$ing a boo5 an$ %ith a hint o( $erision1 sa& to oursel"es1 +6ell1 I coul$ ha"e $one better than that8. Coul$ %e> I( %e $i$1 %ho %oul$ 5no%> Ah1 there1 the germ o( the +getting )ublishe$. bug is born. An$ thus begins &our tre5 $o%n the roa$ that is )a"e$ %ith (rustrations1 heartbrea51 anger1 $isa))ointment1 con(usion1 an$ the (eeling that &ou are not u) to sla&ing that )articular $ragon a(ter all. /hat &ou are out o( &our league. Pes)air 5ills &our creati"e muse1 an$ soon &ou ma& e"en (orget %h& &ou starte$ this en$ea"or1 an$ gi"e u) entirel&. A(ter all1 a )erson can onl& ta5e so much re#ection. /he (irst thing &ou learn is that the ma#or )ublishing houses %onQt e"en tal5 to &ou. /heir %ebsites )lainl& state the& %ill not acce)t an&thing &ou %ant to sen$. 3till1 &ou are loathe to gi"e u). You ha"e in"este$ so much into this8 6ours1 $a&s1 %ee5s1 honing &our creation to its glor&. You !no itQs goo$8 You !no it has %hat it ta5es8 A(ter all1 &ou ha"e been trans(orme$ into something &ou %erenQt be(ore. You are an author no%8 3o %hat can &ou $o> 3ome%here along the %a&1 &ou realize that the big gu&s are not the onl& game in to%n. /here are man&1 man& other1 smaller )ublishers out there1 an$ the in$ustr& has change$ $ramaticall& to gi"e &ou a (ighting chance. 7nter the a$"ent o( P'P )ublishing. Print on Peman$1 or P'P1 has re"olutionize$ the in$ustr&. Instea$ o( )rinting hun$re$s1 or thousan$s o( co)ies an$ ho)e li5e hell the& sell so &ou $onQt lose e"er&thing1 a )ublisher can )rint onl& %hat has alrea$& been sol$. ,o ris58 At (irst onl& the $omain o( the little gu&s1 no% e"en the big gu&s are using this metho$.

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-ut %atch out1 m& erst%hile %riter. You are not there &et. /here are more )it(alls to na"igate aroun$. 3ome )eo)le1 %ho $onQt 5no% an& better1 con(use +)rint on $eman$. %ith subsi$& )ublishing1 or +"anit& )resses.. 9i5e %ol"es in a her$ o( shee)1 these +"anit&. )resses are out there1 )romising &ou that &ou can be )ublishe$8 /hatQs right8 Your %ait is o"er8 e guarantee to )ublish &our boo5 an$ it %ill e"en be (or sale online an$ ma&be e"en boo5stores8 An$ best o( all1 the& ta5e any&odyA /he& %onQt re#ect &ou8 All &ou ha"e to $o is )a& us a +(ee.. /his (ee can range (rom a se"eral hun$re$ to a (e% thousan$ $ollars1 u) (ront1 be(ore &our boo5 e"er sees the light o( $a&. /hese )ublishers get their mone& u) (ront. -e(ore the& $o an&thing. /he& ha"e no real incenti"e to mar5et &our boo51 e*)ecting &ou to $o it all &oursel(. /he& reall& $onQt care %hat &our sales areYthe& ha"e their cut alrea$&. 3ales> hat about them> Pi$ &ou become a %riter so as to ma5e mone&> Pi$ &ou thin5 this e((ort %oul$ be &our ne% source o( income> I( so1 &ou )robabl& arenQt 5een o( in"esting that 5in$ o( mone&. /he mone& (lo% is su))ose$ to go to%ar$s &ou1 not a%a& (rom &ou1 right> 6o)e(ull&1 &ou $i$nQt Euit &our $a& #ob. An$ another thing about these +"anit&. )resses. 3ure1 i( &ou are %illing to )a&1 &ou can get &our boo5 out here1 on Amazon1 an$ such1 but guess %hat> ithin the %riting communit&1 an$ the )ublishing communit&1 &ou %ill ha"e little or no res)ect. -ut (ear not8 /here are in (act other1 legitimate small )resses out there1 using P'P technolog&1 that are more than %illing to gi"e &ou a chance. I li5e to thin5 o( them as a bri$ge to the big gu&s. /he& "ar&1 as to %hat their criteria are1 an$ some are actuall& Euite strict in their submission gui$elines an$ belie"e me1 $o not acce)t #ust an&bo$&. -ut one thing the& all share is that the& $o not charge &ou to )ublish &our %or5. 6ec51 some ma& e"en gi"e &ou a to5en a$"ance. I( &ou are (ortunate to ha"e been signe$ %ith one o( these )ublishers1 congratulations. You ha"e )robabl& learne$ b& no%1 that e"er&bo$&1 the (amous authors inclu$e$1 are e*)ecte$ to )ut a great $eal o( e((ort into mar5eting. /he )ublisher ma& hel) &ou1 but no one $oes it all (or &ou. 3ome are better than others. 9i5e all other 5in$s o( businesses1 there are goo$ ones an$ ba$ ones out there. It is be&on$ the sco)e o( this treatise to sa& %ho is %ho1 but I can re(er &ou to an out(it calle$ +Pre$itors an$ 7$itors. that $oes a (ine #ob at being ob#ecti"e about their (in$ings on )ublishers1 agents1 etc. 4o here (or a closer loo5M htt)MBB)re$?e$.comB A $iscussion about )ublishers %oul$ not be com)lete %ithout a$$ressing the issue o( sel(?)ublishing. /his is not to be con(use$ %ith the "anit& )ublishing. It means )rett& much %hat it sa&s. You get &our I3-, V1 $o &our o%n (ormatting1 register %ith certain entities li5e the co)&right o((ice1 $istribution houses1 an$ online boo5sellers1 all &oursel(. You then get someone to actuall& $o the )rinting1 the co"er art1 an$ shi))ing. 3oun$ li5e more than &ou %ant to $o> /here are )ublishers out there %ho %ill $o it (or &ou (or a nominal (ee. Much less than the "anit& )resses charge. -ut guess %hat> You o%n all the rights1 get all the ro&alties1 an$ are &our o n &oss regar$ing &our o n or!. -ut that means the res)onsibilit& (or sales an$ mar5eting is all on &ou8 "o&ody elseA 3o itQs a mi*e$ bag. I( &ou (eel burne$ b& a )ublisher in the )ast1 this ma& loo5 attracti"e to &ou. It is o(ten )ointe$ out that e"en Mar5 /%ain an$ 7$gar Allen Poe %ere sel(?)ublishe$. 3o &ou are )ublishe$ an$ ma&be &ouQ"e sol$ a res)ectable number o( boo5s1 an$ &ou are in the mi$st o( mar5eting. You )l& the social net%or5sR &ou #oin e"er& %riting an$ author an$ boo5 organization that comes &our %a&. You blog1 &ou culti"ate relationshi)s %ith other authors an$ su$$enl& &ou (in$ that &ou are )art o( something8 You are )art o( a communit& o( )eo)le li5e &ou %ho share the same (eelings an$ %oes as &ou. You ma5e (rien$sR &ou e*)lore (acets o( the in$ustr& &ou ne"er 5ne% e*iste$. 3u$$enl& the mone& ma& not seem so im)ortant. You are gla$ to 5no% that &ou are not alone8 3o &ou continue $o%n the roa$1 &ou (ight the goo$ (ight. You (in$ %hat %or5s best (or you. Along the %a&1 &ouQ"e %ritten &our secon$1 or ma&be &our (i(th boo5. An$ %ho 5no%s #ust ma&be &ou %ill get the big brea5. Ma&be that agent $oes sho% interest in &ou. /here are man&1 man& authors out there %ho ha"e ma$e it. -ut al%a&s remember1 %hat $o &ou %ant out o( this1 reall&> Are &ou $oing it (or the lo"e o( %riting itsel(> Can &ou be ha))& regar$less> Is it %orth &our time1 mone& an$ numb butt (rom siting at the 5e&boar$ (or hours> I( so1 &ou ha"e something alrea$& that no one can ta5e a%a& (rom &ou. CongratulationsY &ou are an A;/6'28

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Loving... Them! AND Ryan Short Stories By Y. Correa FREE At Smashwords.com

Nicola McDonagh
+ello "icola. #han! you for -oining us on the All Authors (agazineA It's an honor to have you here loo!ing for to learning more a&out you and your or!. ith us. %e're Tell us a little bit about where .ou grew u$6 What was it like6 0id that in)luen&e .ou in .our writing &areer6 I gre% u) in a terrace$ house on a council housing estate in a )lace calle$ @ir5b&1 in 9i"er)ool1 7nglan$. It %as a nois& )lace (ull o( 5i$s an$ $ogs running aroun$ the street. A$ults shoute$ at each other1 chil$ren )la&e$ an$ (ought in the street1 an$ I learne$ to run (ast to get a%a& (rom bullies. I also learne$ to stan$ m& groun$ an$ tal5 m& %a& out o( )otentiall& $angerous situations. I ma$e u) things that amuse$ the gangs o( &ouths that hung aroun$ the corners. I thin5 that m& sense o( humour %as $e"elo)e$ $uring that time an$ I ho)e it is re(lecte$ in m& %riting. As a &hild, what did .ou want to be when .ou grew u$6 ell1 (irst I %ante$ to be a "et because I lo"e animals an$ %as surroun$e$ b& all 5in$s o( e*otic creatures %hen gro%ing u). M& mum %or5e$ in a )et sho) an$ %oul$ bring home the sic5 animals1 %hich sta&e$. /hen I %ante$ to be an archeologist (or a "er& long time. hen I %as gi"en a secon$ han$ bo* -ro%nie camera at the age o( t%el"e1 I (ell in lo"e %ith )hotogra)h& an$ that %as all I %ante$ to be1 a )hotogra)her. ;ntil I %ent to the theatre1 an$ %as blo%n a%a& b& the $rama. /hen I %ante$ to be an actor. 0o .ou have siblings and i) so whi&h sibling are .ou: )irst, last, middle &hild6 I am the &oungest o( si* chil$ren. I ha"e three sisters an$ t%o brothers. The theme o) this issue o) All Authors Magazine is 7New Beginnings8 what does that mean to .ou6 ,e% -eginnings is a recurring theme in m& li(e. I ha"e change$ m& li(e an$ location more than once o"er the &ears. I su))ose I am a restless soul that lo"es to tr& out ne% things. I ha"e been a )ro(essional actor1 $irector1 )hotogra)her1 an$ tutor an$ e"en s)ent a number o( &ears as a &outh %or5er. I see e"er& change in m& li(e as a ne% beginning an$ a %a& to gro% an$ accumulate 5no%le$ge that I can gi"e bac5 to those I teach. I no% consi$er m&sel( )rimaril& as a %riter1 but that ma& change8 2 )ind that sometimes as writers o) )i&tional stories, )riends, )amil. and $eo$le around us in)luen&e our &hara&ters somehow9 0id that ha$$en to .ou6 I thin5 an&one %e come into contact %ith has the )otential to in(luence our characters. As a %riter I mentall& %rite $o%n the i$ios&ncrasies1 mannerisms1 %a&s o( s)ea5ing an$ the li5e o( those aroun$ me1 an$ these %ill o(ten materialize in the characters I %rite about. Peo)le (rom the )ast that ha"e been im)ortant to me Kgoo$ or ba$= emerge (rom time to time. /he 5i$s in the creati"e %riting grou) also a big in(luence on as)ects o( the )ersonalities in the main characters in 7choes. /he& %ere the in(luence behin$ %riting the series in the (irst )lace.

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See the Stor.: Author 2nterview with Ni&ola M&0onagh

What is .our )avorite &olor and wh.6 -lue is m& (a"ourite colour. It remin$s me o( the s5& an$ the "astness o( the uni"erse. It also com)liments m& e&e colour. I li5e re$ too. It re)resents (ire an$ con(i$ence to me. I (eel )o%er(ul %hen I %ear re$. What is .our )avorite )ood6 M& (a"ourite (oo$ is mashe$ )otatoes an$ s)routs. Name : thing .ou sim$l. &annot live without9 'ne thing I cannot li"e %ithout %oul$ be m& camera. Are .ou the kind o) $erson that wants to im$a&t this world somehow6 2) so, how do .ou want to a&&om$lish that6 I( I %as im)ortant enough in the gran$ scheme o( things1 I %oul$ li5e to tr& an$ ma5e )eo)le realize ho% )recious this %orl$ o( ours is1 an$ that %e shoul$ ta5e more care o( it an$ be 5in$ to e"er& creature that %e share it %ith. It is one o( the strongest messages in 7choes. 1ou are also a $hotogra$her9 What is that like6 Tell us a little bit about what it"s like to see the world behind a lens9 I tell stories %ith m& lens. hen I loo5 through the "ie%(in$er I see the image as a character an$ tr& to sho% this through the angle1 conte*t an$ (raming o( the )hotogra)h. I also see be&on$ the )icture to %hat coul$ be. I %ant to )aint )ictures %ith light an$ )ro$uce stri5ing images that )ro"o5e emotion. I loose m&sel( behin$ the lens an$ become )art o( the camera. I ha"e o(ten gone outsi$e in the $e)ths o( %inter an$ sta&e$ there ta5ing )ictures until m& han$s became so numb that I coul$ no longer hol$ the camera. I see the %orl$ in miniature %ith the )otential to become larger than li(e. -ut I also #ust li5e ta5ing shots o( m& cats an$ lo"e$ ones $oing sill& things. I lo"e humour. Whi&h $assion did .ou develo$ )irst, writing or $hotogra$h.6 Photogra)h&1 closel& (ollo%e$ b& %riting. I %rote mainl& scri)ts an$ s5etches (or man& &ears. Prose came much later1 but %hen I (oun$ I coul$ %rite o5a&1 it has ta5en o"er m& li(e. When reading a book, .ou seem to want to 7see the stor.8 where, when and wh. did that &on&e$t develo$6 I guess it is because o( the )hotogra)h&. I am a "er& "isual )erson an$ IQ$ rather ha"e a mental )icture o( %hat is ha))ening in a stor&1 than ha"e the author list1 or tell me %hat is ha))ening. I %ant to see the characters react an$ interact %ith each other as the )lot $e"elo)s aroun$ their actions an$ reactions to e*)erience %hat is ha))ening to them. Also1 because o( m& &ears as an actor1 I am use$ to ZseeingQ %or$s come ali"e on the stage an$ in the cinema. I thin5 that a narrati"e is more com)elling an$ interesting i( it is character $ri"en an$ the rea$er goes along the #ourne& %ith the )rotagonist1 (eeling an$ sharing %hat the& $o as it ha))ens to them. iven the &han&e to &hange an.thing about .our book, what would it be6 I %oul$ change the en$ing. 'riginall& it %as $i((erent1 but m& )ublishers thought it %as too much o( a cli((hanger as it stoo$. At the time I agree$ %ith them1 but no% I!m not so sure. I thin5 it is a bit1 Zchees&Q1 but he& %hat $o I 5no%> Was .our &reativit. behind the &reation o) the &over o) .our stor.6 I $i$ ha"e a strong in)ut %hen choosing the image (or the co"er o( m& boo5. I sent the )ublishers a "ariet& o( m& o%n )hotogra)hs as %ell as some abstract )aintings b& artists such as Picasso an$ 3al"a$or Pali. I %ante$ something that suggeste$ nature an$ the gi(t the character A$ara1 has1 since it the $e(ining talent that moti"ates her $ecisions. 2s the world o) literature what .ou"d e;$e&ted it to be6 Yes an$ no. It is (ull o( e*cellent su))orti"e (ello% %riters1 %hich I $i$ not e*)ect. I thought I %oul$ be alone1 but IQm not. I thought that I %oul$ be able to $o more %riting because I ha"e a )ublisher [ %rong? I $o less %riting an$ more mar5eting. Also1 it is har$ %or5 )ublicising an$ 5ee)ing u) %ith on line )ro(iles an$ net%or5ing an$ blogging an$Ym& $a&s are longer an$ m& (ree time is almost non?e*istent. -ut it is also "er& re%ar$ing an$ e*citing to be )art o( this huge an$ "arie$ %orl$ o( %riters an$ %or$smiths.

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Final Sale, B. Annie 2rvin and Rae Sanders Available:< Amazon /ublished: =>:? enre: !rime M. Rating: @ stars BAs far as Crace as concerned, 7ummer also !ne her ay around married men and she=d !ept her eye on the young oman for several ee!s. 7tic!ing her nose into other people=s &usiness and sniffing out the more appealing details added interest to Crace=s uninspired life. 7preading those details around to n added an e/tra zest. #he dirtier the details the more she relished &la&&ing the specificsD= S.no$sis )rom Amazon: 3ecrets.\ e all ha"e !em1 an$ in -itters%eet 6ollo% there!s one )erson %ho %ants to unco"er e"er& last one o( them.\ /hat bus&bo$& is real estate agent 4race Potter1 about to tie u) loose en$s on her most recent real estate $eal1 the sale o( the -itters%eet Inn.\ 7l$erl& 'li"ia ater(or$ is selling the statel& ol$ :ictorian be$ & brea5(ast (or health reasons an$ it!s ta5en the insistent urging o( her t%o $aughters1 6ar)er 2ee$ an$ 9onnie Carmichael1 to get the Inn on the mar5et. It!s 'ctober an$ a(ter t%ent& &ears o( local tra$ition1 this %ill be the last Pum)5in Patch Gesti"al 'li"ia %ill host on the groun$s o( the -itters%eet Inn.\ A (e% $a&s be(ore the Gesti"al1 4race!s )r&ing aroun$ to%n unco"ers enough $irt& linen to com)letel& ruin se"eral not?so?innocent resi$ents.\ I( she broa$casts her 5no%le$ge1 an$ she %ill1 it %ill shatter the career an$ the marriage o( &oung1 han$some Pastor 6art %ho (ell (rom grace %ith his )ants $o%nR she!ll %rec5 Mic5e& '!Connell1 the businessman %hose %i(e %ill ra5e him o"er the coals an$ ta5e e"er&thing he o%ns once she learns ho% his cheating gi"es ne% meaning to the )hrase !(amil& a((air!R an$ b& sha5ing loose a s5eleton hi$$en long ago in 2o& an$ 4lennis /urnbuc5le!s closet1 she %ill certainl& cause their mi$$le?age$ $aughter!s %e$$ing )lans to crash an$ burn be(ore she can (inall& %al5 $o%n the aisle %ith the onl& man %ho e"er %ante$ to marr& her. 6er "ictims 5no% 4race %on!t 5ee) her mouth shut (or long but be(ore she can start her smear cam)aign an$ thro% them all to the %ol"es1 one o( them re(uses to )a& 4race the )oun$ o( (lesh her threats ha"e $eman$e$ an$ 4race learns the har$ %a& that the reall& calamitous thing about o)ening &our big mouth is the %a& it )ro"o5es someone to come along an$ shut it.\ ith the local co)s o(( an$ running in the %rong $irection to (in$ 4race!s 5iller1 6ar)er begins her o%n sleuthing1 unco"ering com)elling e"i$ence that the locals %ith am)le moti"e ha$ )lent& o( o))ortunit& (or mur$er.\ 6ar)er la&s her o%n )lan to catch the 5iller.\ -ut %ell?lai$ )lans can go a%r&1 an$ 6ar)er (in$s hersel( alone %ith 4race!s mur$erer1 someone %ho %ill gla$l& 5ill again....TMost )eo)le %oul$ tr& an$ a"oi$ running into 4race (ace?to?(ace so the& %oul$n!t ha"e to tal5 to her1T Hac5 sai$. 6ar)er agree$ most )eo)le %oul$ )robabl& $o #ust that. -ut someone $i$ run into her an$ then bashe$ her in the hea$. :er& (ace?to?(ace. M. Review: I reall& en#o&e$ this boo5. I o%n #ust about e"er& Agatha Christie boo5 e"er Kinclu$ing the ones she %rote un$er a )seu$on&m an$ arenQt e"en mur$er m&steries1 that is ho% much I lo"e her= an$ Clue$o is one o( m& (a"ourite boar$ games. 7"er. /o sa& that I %as loo5ing (or%ar$ to re"ie%ing this boo5 is an un$erstatement. An$ it $i$ not $isa))oint. /he thing %ith mur$er m&steries is that it all hangs on the en$ing. It can be great1 na&1 GA,/A3/IC1 in the lea$ u) to the big re"eal1 but i( the re"eal isn!t satis(actor&1 i( it is unsur)rising1 unrealistic or a "ariet& o( other !un! %or$s1 then the boo5 as a %hole #ust $oesn!t %or5.

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/he re"eal in\ 5inal 7ale1 ho%e"er1 %as entirel& satis(actor&. I $i$ %on$er1 (leetingl&1 i( the this )articular )erson ha$ $one it. -ut1 $ue to the man& other re$ herrings thro%n throughout the boo51 I %as\ ultimatel&\ $ecei"e$. /he onl& thing I lo"e better than %or5ing out %ho$unit1 is being (oole$. An$\ this boo5 (oole$ me. 'ther things I en#o&e$ about the stor& %ere the characters K&es1 e"en 4race. 3he %as $elight(ull& horrible= an$ the %riting st&le %as (resh an$ original too. I( I ha$ to change an&thing> ell1 I %oul$ Euestion se"eral o( 6ar)er!s $ecisions. I!m no sleuth1 but e"en I can see that se"eral o( her actions %ere rather un?sleuth li5e. 3till1 as this is her (irst case I!ll e*cuse her.\ M& (inal %or$ on\ 5inal 7ale\ is to rea$ it. You %ill not be\ $isa))ointe$.

Somebod. 1ou Alread. 5now, B. Sarahbeth !a$lin Available:< Amazon /ublished:=>:= M. Rating: A stars B+onestly, telling omen ho not to get raped is li!e telling pedestrians 6Don=t get hit &y a &usA; It=s not -ust the pedestrians ho need arnings. It=s the drivers ho need to learn the traffic la s and atch hat the hec! they=re doing. #he people ho are tempted to commit rape are the ones ho need to &e educated. #hey are the only ones ho should &e &lamed.= S.no$sis )rom Amazon: /%o teenage girls1 t%o e*)eriences %ith se*ual assaultM one committe$ b& a stranger1 the other b& a relationshi) )artner. ,either girl Euite belie"es the other %hen she shares her stor&M %asn!t she Zas5ing (or itQ b& %al5ing home alone so late at night> h& $i$nQt she #ust en$ the relationshi) i( he reall& treate$ her that %a&> 3omeone You Alrea$& @no% is a ra%1 emotional boo5 that e*)lores the im)act o( ra)e culture on mo$ern societ&. /ol$ in alternating )ers)ecti"es (rom t%o sur"i"ors1 it un)ac5s the common m&ths o( se*ual assault1 re"ealing im)ortant truths that e"er& %oman nee$s to 5no%. M. Review: I rea$ this boo5 through in one sitting. It %as (airl& short1 but it %as also "er& goo$. 3ome o( the Euestions it raises about se*ual assault are certainl& )ertinent to both men an$ %omen. 'ne o( the main )oints the narrati"e ma$e %as that rather than teaching %omen ho% not to get ra)e$1 shoul$nQt %e be teach men not to ra)e> /his is a ma#or )oint. IQ"e alrea$& rea$ literature about this an$ I remember the com)lete shi(t in m& %orl$ "ie% as I rea$ it. It is not a %omanQs (ault i( she gets ra)e$. 3he is not Zas5ing (or itQ i( she %ears )ro"ocati"e clothing. Men\ can\ Zhel) themsel"esQ. /he (act that these )oints [ an$ more [ %ere ma$e b& s)ea5ing through the "oices o( t%o &oung %omen1 %ho ha$ both e*)erience$ $i((erent (orms o( se*ual assault1 ma$e these Euestions seem (ar more )ersonal. In some %a&s1 this no"el %as more li5e a creati"e essa& than a stor&. 3ome )eo)le might not %arm to this (orm o( stor&telling1 but it "er& much %or5e$ (or me an$ ma$e me thin5 $ee)er about the issue. /he narrati"e (orm o( s5i))ing (rom one character to another [ sometimes a(ter onl& a (e% )aragra)hs [ coul$ ha"e been a mess1 but actuall& reall& %or5e$. /he (ragmente$ narrati"es )la&e$ o(( each other1 gi"ing one )ers)ecti"e an$ then another $i((erent one. I thin5 this %as cle"erl& $one. M& onl& issue is that I %oul$ ha"e li5e$ to ha"e seen more about the relationshi) bet%een @atherine an$ 7lisabeth. e $o see a (air bit [ $onQt get me %rong [ but I %oul$ ha"e li5e$ to ha"e seen them ho% the& %ere be(ore the ra)e. /heir (rien$shi) is )eri)heral to e"er&thing else that ha))ens an$ that ma$e it har$er (or me to gras) %h& the& interacte$ %ith each other the %a& the& $i$. oul$nQt a best (rien$ be a ta$ more un$erstan$ing> In short1 this boo5 %oul$ be e*cellent (or an&one %ho has e*)erience$ se*ual assault1 an&one %ho 5no%s someone %ho has1 or1 in$ee$1 an&one %ho %ants to learn more about the issue. I thought it %as beauti(ul1 sa$ an$ insight(ul.

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Synopsis from *ma3on( /he 2eturn is a stor& o( the mo$ern $a& (ul(illment o( the 4rail )ro)hec&. /he time has come (or the )ro)hesie$ return o( Christ. 9ong thought e*tinct1 the secret 'r$er o( @nights /em)lar battle the Par5 Gorces that (ear 6is return. At the center o( this battle o( goo$ an$ e"il is 3arah Pa"i$son1 an e*)ectant mother1 %ho has a uniEue heritage1 an$ Peter Christos1 her shi))ing magnate husban$. /he cou)le1 %ho %ere marrie$ in the )resence o( the Ar5 o( the Co"enant1 is con(ronte$ %ith a series o( surre)titious schemes an$ attac5s causing them to (lee an$ see5 a secure birth)lace (or their son. /he& are ai$e$ in this en$ea"or b& the @nights /em)lar1 a clan$estine organization that has1 o"er the centuries1 amasse$ enormous %ealth an$ )o%er an$ the organization to $eli"er it in antici)ation o( this $a&. ;ltimatel&1 the& engage in a gran$ battle (or the )ro)hesie$ birth M. Review: /his boo5 remin$e$ me o( /he Pa :inci Co$e. A lot. Initiall&1 $ue mainl& to this (actor1 I %as all set to not li5e it. 3till1 I 5e)t rea$ing an$ I $i$ en#o& it (or the most )art1 $es)ite its similarities to the a(orementione$ boo5. ItQs an e*citing an$ tense rea$1 although I (oun$ it unsur)rising in itQs e*ecution an$ conclusion. /here %ere some things that I en#o&e$. /he blen$ o( religion an$ action1 (or instance1 %or5e$ %ell. I li5e$ se"eral o( the biblical re(erences to 2e"elation an$ their translation into the mo$ern %orl$. I also li5e$ that1 unli5e the Pa :inci Co$e1 this boo5 (ocuse$ on the en$ o( $a&s1 not #ust the $isco"er& o( the 6ol& 4rail. /his sa"e$ it (rom being a co)&cat boo5 an$ an actual original %or5. /his boo5 is )lot $ri"en an$ the )lot %or5e$ %ell (or the most )art. /here %ere a (e% )lot holes an$ I $i$ Euestion character moti"ation occasionall& too. An$ this is )robabl& %here I ha$ m& biggest issue %ith the boo5. e ha"e 4reg1 %ho is someho% able to ta5e a brea5 (rom his #ob an$ s)en$ all his time researching the @nightQs /em)lar. e ha"e Peter an$ 3usan %ho #ust ha))en to 5no% 4reg an$ (all ma$l& in lo"e1 %hich isnQt a coinci$ence at all. An$ lastl& %e ha"e 2egina1 a re$ leather %earing nun %hoQs %al5e$ straight out o( a male (antas&1 a))arentl& has no moti"ations besi$es grati(&ing her lust through "iolence an$ is a$$resse$ b& her Master as Zm& )etQ. /his character is so (amiliar1 sheQs boring. M& issues %ith 2egina asi$e1 this boo5 %as a gri))ing1 i( unsur)rising1 rea$. An$ I!$ certainl& recommen$ it1 es)eciall& to lo"ers o( Pan -ro%n.\

Nirvash, A (am$ire"s Tale, By Trisha 5ones *vailable(B *ma3on,B 1ulu,B Barnes C 7oble 4ublished( 8#"8 @enre( 4aranormal -omance =y -ating( 8 Stars '#his is the story of my life hen three onderful men and a fluffy little !itten came in to the lives of 7am and myself. %e lived and loved and e !ic!ed the ass of a lunatic ho tried to !ill everyone in my life and ho e on over the evilness of this one &eing, &ut ultimately lost a loved one and found another mem&er of my nest ho as loved almost instantly. I ill get straight to the story. It starts in the year .4)4 in a smallish to n in the Illinois and I as al!ing do n the street in a not so safe part of to n...'

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S.no$sis< )rom Amazon: 3u)ernatural creatures e*istR the& (ace $iscrimination an$ (ear o( annihilation. ,ir"ash along %ith her (rien$s an$ lo"ers must team u) %ith e"er& su)ernatural creature to sto) the %ere?bear1 -ert Oa"ier1 %ho 5ille$ o(( ,ir"ash!s %hole nest. hen humans are being 5ille$ b& -ert Oa"ier1 the& ha"e to sto) him be(ore he (urther alienating the "am)ires. 3ince all o( %ere? 5in$ is on the "erge o( being $isco"ere$1 the sta5es are high (or both the %erecreatures an$ "am)ires. ,ir"ash must 5ee) the ones she has come to lo"e sa(e (rom him. In the mean time ,ir"ash (alls (or not one man but t%o... M. Review: /here %ere a (e% things I Euite li5e$ about this boo5. Gor instance1 I li5e$ that :am)ires ha$ !come out! so to s)ea5 an$ %ere tr&ing to integrate %ith human societ&. I li5e$ that there %ere still ba$ :am)ires1 I li5e$ that there %ere humans (ighting (or :am)ire rights an$ I li5e$ that there %ere grou)s o( renega$e 6unters %ho %ere out 5illing "am)ires. I li5e$ all these social issues an$ the Euestions the& raise$. As a %hole1 ho%e"er1 this boo5 coul$ be im)ro"e$. An$1 %hilst I $onQt li5e soun$ing li5e an e$itor1 a goo$ e$itor %oul$ go a long %a& in im)ro"ing it. Girstl&1 itQs "er& short ? at 100 ish )ages this is reall& too short to be e*)loring all the situations an$ issues that come u). Gor instance1 I %oul$ ha"e li5e$ to see ,ir"ash!s relationshi)s $e"elo)1 instea$ o( her su$$enl& (alling (or A$am a (e% cha)ters in an$ then Al an$ 3te"e a(ter that. /he rushe$ )ace o( the no"el $i$ not $o it #ustice1 an$ I thin5 it %oul$ ha"e been (ar more interesting i( the author ha$ s)ent more time $e"elo)ing characters an$ e*)loring situations rather than s)ee$ing through an$ telling the rea$er %hat ha))ens. /he $ialogue %as also sti(( an$ $i$ not soun$ natural. Peo)le $o not soun$ so (ormal in real li(e. e sa& !$on!t! rather than !$o not! an$ !I!m! rather than !I am!. 2e?%riting $ialogue %oul$ go a long %a&1 I thin51 in im)ro"ing this stor&. In terms o( the erotic elements o( the stor&1 I (oun$ them to be1 on the %hole1 brie( an$ clich]$. 3)en$ing more time setting the scene an$ ma5ing it seem natural an$ realistic %oul$ ha"e im)ro"e$ these )arts o( the stor&. As (or ,ir"ash hersel(... I $i$n!t connect %ith her at all. 3he $oesn!t $e"elo) as a character an$ she isn!t e*)lore$ in an& great $e)th. Ginall&1 I (oun$ the )lot to be contri"e$. I $on!t %ant to s)oil the stor& (or &ou1 but the $&namic bet%een A$am1 Al an$ ,ir"ash ha))ene$ "er& su$$enl& an$ 3te"e!s intro$uction %as1 to sa& the least1 (ar?(etche$. ,ot to mention 9o"e?-ug1 a stra& @itten ,ir"ash (in$s1 an$ the )art she )la&s ? that all seeme$ "er& coinci$ental. hilst I en#o&e$ some elements o( this stor&1 as a %hole it $i$ not %or5 (or me. I thin5 a ma#or re?%rite an$ e$it %oul$ go a long %a& in im)ro"ing it.\

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%;&er$t: 9iam %as cr&ing. 3imon cra%le$ o"er to him an$ sa% that the bo&Qs arm %as bro5en. +Come on1 bu$$&1 %e gotta 5ee) mo"ing1. 3imon sai$. +ItQs onl& a hal( mile or so. 9etQs go.. 9iam (oun$ his %a& to his (eet through the sobs. 'mmar cut the horses (ree1 an$ the& ran screaming into the %oo$s. +Pamn1 I %as ho)ing %e coul$ ri$e those. 3imon1 &ou run ahea$ as (ast as &ou can. IQll catch u) %ith 9iam.. 3imon no$$e$1 an$ too5 o(( $o%n the $irt roa$. 6is si$e ache$ (rom his %oun$. 6e ha$ ne"er seen so much bloo$1 so man& bo$ies butchere$1 an$ the smell??sic5l& s%eet1 co))er& an$ e"er&%here. About a Euarter mile (rom the ca"e1 a sentr& sto))e$ 3imon. -e(ore the sentr&<a ne%l&?bear$e$ &outh name$ 3hain <coul$ Euestion 3imon1 the &oung man (rom estchester K#ust ,orth o( the Cit&= thre% himsel( onto the sur)rise$ sentr&. +/he (armQs attac5e$Ye"er&oneQs $ea$Y2atlingsYthe&...oh go$8. 3hainQs (ace turne$ to chal5 at the ne%s. 6e slo%l&1 %ith #ittering (ingers1 )ulle$ the horn (rom his belt an$ ble% three staccato notes. 6e %as Euic5l& ans%ere$ b& three notes (rom the ca"ernQs o)ening. +Can &ou 5ee) running>. 3hain as5e$. 3imon no$$e$. +9etQs g<. Grom (ar in the %oo$s1 a $ee) note rumble$ (rom %hat must ha"e been a huge horn. 3imon an$ 3hain loo5e$ at each other an$ ran (or the sa(et& o( the ca"erns. /he 'r$er o( the -urning 3)ear ha$ come

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Title: 2nito Author: Al.ssa Au&h Release 0ate: November =>:? Available: !reateS$a&e, Amazon enre: Fantas. Blurb: /he %itch 5ne% she ha$ $ie$. &nnQs return to the %orl$ o( the li"ing is not the onl& m&ster& surroun$ing the (usion o( light an$ $ar5. Young men an$ %omen ine*)licabl& $isa))ear (rom their homes. 3trange noises an$ mo"ing sha$o%s )lague &nn as she (ollo%s 4ethin to a castle b& the sea to negotiate the (utures o( Pristol an$ Ira$or. A ne% e"il has emerge$ in the %a5e o( Ale*an$riaQs $eath1 an$ &nn must unco"er %hat it is be(ore the (ates o( the brother 5ing$oms are irre"ocabl& seale$??in the han$s o( Chaos.

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Title: 0i&kinstein: %mil. 0i&kinson*Mad S&ientist Author: Shannon 1arbrough Release 0ate: O&tober =>:? Available: Ro&king #orse /ublishing, Amazon enre: a.F3esbian mashu$ Blurb: 3cience an$ 2eligion. 9o"e an$ 6atre$. 9i(e an$ Peath. It!s all the same %ithout )oetr&. In the mi$?1I00s1 at the encouragement o( a $ear (rien$1 7mil& Pic5inson began %riting )oetr&. Ge%er than t%el"e o( her )oems %ere )ublishe$ %hile she %as ali"e. /he hun$re$s o( )oems (or %hich 7mil& is 5no%n (or an$ celebrate$ to$a& %ere almost lost at the han$s o( her sister1 %ho %as onl& (ul(illing her $&ing sibling!s %ish. 7mil& (eare$ $eath. /hroughout li(e1 as she %itnesse$ the numerous $eaths o( her close (rien$s an$ lo"e$ ones1 she became a recluse1 loc5ing hersel( in her room an$ re(using "isitors. Pi$ 7mil& s)en$ all that time in her room %riting )oetr&> ,o8 3he %as gi"ing li(e bac5 to the $ea$8 Years earlier1 a(ter obser"ing a gal"anism e*)eriment in biolog& class1 &oung 7mil& $eci$es to tr& buil$ing a T3econ$ 9i(eT a))aratus that %ill gi"e li(e bac5 to small $ea$ creatures she (in$s in her gar$en. /erri(ie$ that her $isco"er& coul$ be use$ (or more $rea$(ul )ur)oses1 she cherishes her success an$ 5ee)s it a secret. -ut u)on $isco"ering that her $earest (rien$ has )asse$ Euite su$$enl&1 the battle bet%een science an$ s)iritualit& begins1 threatening to change 7mil&!s li(e (ore"er8 In the s)irit o( other great mash?u)s such as Abraham 9incolnM :am)ire 6unter1 3hannon Yarbrough blen$s the stor& o( 7mil& Pic5inson %ith the classic Gran5enstein creating this chilling tale o( 4othic horrorM Pic5insteinM 7mil& Pic5inson ? Ma$ 3cientist8 Title: Ra&ing the Rea$er Author: 4errid %dgington Release 0ate: November =>:? Available: Amazon +also available in Audible audioenre: #orror Blurb: Hacob M&ers %as the a"erage run o( the mill 5in$ o( gu&. 6e o(ten (elt li5e he %as meant (or something greater in li(e. Pa& in an$ $a& out1 he %ent to his mun$ane o((ice #ob. /hat all change$ one (ate(ul night %hen he su((ere$ a tragic e"ent that %oul$Q"e bro5en the a"erage man. It teste$ his limits an$ his inner strength. A(ter that night1 his li(e too5 a $rastic turn in his career. I( heQ$ onl& 5ne% %hat %as to come1 he %oul$Q"e thought t%ice about ma5ing a career change.

Title: !hill Run Author: Russell Brooks Release 0ate: November =>:? Available: Amazon, 5obo, Barnes D Noble +multi$le outletsenre: M.ster.FThriller Blurb: 3ometimes )ublicit& stunts go ba$...2eal -a$8 3tar"ing author 7$$ie -arro%1 Hr.1 %ill $o an&thing to get a boo5 $eal %ith a ,YC )ublisher. 7"en i( it means getting caught b& the me$ia %hile engaging in 3&M %ith a (emale celebrit& as a )ublicit& stunt. hat 7$$ie gets instea$ are $etails o( a billion $ollar (rau$ scheme (rom a suici$al client %ho!s (atall& shot minutes later. ,o% on the run (rom the la% an$ the 5illers1 7$$ie see5s hel) (rom t%o unli5el& (rien$s??an alcoholic an$ a $ominatri*. ith (e% resources1 7$$ie races to clear his name1 un"eil the (rau$ scheme1 an$ e*)ose the 5illers be(ore he becomes their ne*t "ictim.

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Title: The Stable #ouse Author: 3aura Smith Release 0ate: November =>:? Available: Amazon enre: 1A Novel Blurb: 3et in 1JJC1 /he 3table 6ouse (ollo%s an 11?&ear?ol$ girlQs (irst three months o( #unior high school. -esi$es learning to a$#ust to a ne% school an$ a ne% set o( social rules1 6ei$i illiams must co)e %ith gro%ing a)art (rom her a$o)te$ ol$er brother an$ becoming tem)oraril& homeless a(ter her home is $estro&e$ b& a (ire1 se)arating her (rom her close (rien$shi) %ith her el$erl& neighbor1 :iolet1 an$ :ioletQs &oung niece1 Henn&. hile at the house that she an$ her (amil& borro% %hile theirs is being rebuilt1 she meets Poroth& an$ 3tace&1 t%o se"enth gra$e girls %ho %elcome 6ei$i into her into their grou) %here she learns to a$#ust to li(e as a )re?teen. Title: The Straight !rimes Author: Matt 4uhl Release 0ate: O&tober =>:? Available: Amazon enre: 3 BTC Fi&tion Blurb: A(ter their home in 9ouisiana %as tragicall& $emolishe$ b& (ire1 shar)?tongue$ 6ar)er Hones an$ her trouble$ mom1 Min$i1 return to the )icturesEue to%n o( 3il"er 3hores along the %estern coast o( Michigan to sta& %ith Aunt Ga&e. Geeling lonesome in her ne% surroun$ings1 6ar)er $es)eratel& cra"es com)anionshi)<$isco"ering that an$ so much more in the hun5& an$ com)assionate ,i5 2oberts. Instantl&1 6ar)er an$ ,i5 are $ra%n to one another. 7*isting in a %orl$ %here lo"e bet%een men an$ %omen is almost (orbi$$en an$ certainl& not %i$el& acce)te$1 the magnetism o( their uns)o5en $esire is )aral&zing< %hich scares 6ar)er to $eath. /hen 6ar)er be(rien$s entre)reneur an$ socialite /raci 4al"a1 %hose immeasurable 5in$ness is sur)asse$ onl& b& her ambition. A(ter (acing e"iction because o( her mom!s $rug habits1 6ar)er see5s re(uge %ith /raci. 3hortl& a(ter1 e"er&one is stunne$ %hen Ga&e!s house "iolentl& eru)ts in (lames an$ Min$i m&steriousl& "anishes. ith onl& ,i5 an$ /raci to $e)en$ on1 6ar)er!s %orl$ is turne$ u)si$e $o%n. hat (irst seems li5e an acci$ent becomes classi(ie$ as a case o( arson %hen )olice $isco"er Ga&eQs mangle$ bo$& in the ashes. ith (ingers )ointing in e"er& $irection1 6ar)er an$ ,i5 (in$ themsel"es tangle$ in a %eb o( lies1 )assion1 an$ mur$er as the& (ight (or their li"es an$ lo"e. Title: %den"s Mark Author: 09M9 Sears Release 0ate: November =>:? Available: Amazon enre: 1A Fantas.F/aranormal Blurb: 7$en Ari5 %as a t&)ical teenager %ho li"e$ the t&)ical teenage li(e...until the )ale e&es sho%e$ u) in her $reams. /he birthmar51 7$en ha$ al%a&s ignore$1 burne$ at the ne% nightmares1 raising Euestions about her )ast. 7$en (in$s out she is )art %itch an$ (air& that is $estine$ to sa"e a %orl$ she ne"er 5ne% e*iste$ that inhabits )eo)le (ar more than human. 6er onl& solitu$e is the %oo$s behin$ her house %here she meets a m&sterious stranger %ith steel e&es. ith the hel) o( her guar$ians1 t%o unli5el& sha)e shi(ters1 an$ a "am)ire %ho can bring her to her 5nees %ith one glance1 7$en goes on to search the secrets o( her )ast1 )resent1 an$ (uture. Along her %a& to $isco"er&1 7$en comes across CircennR her gran$mother1 consort to the Par5ness an$ the e"il magic he )ossess. Circenn %ill sto) at nothing to bring 7$en to the $ar5ness so she can harness her gran$$aughter!s limitless )o%er. 3e$uction1 )o%er1 an$ $eath )a"e the %a& to%ar$s 7$en!s $estin& an$ the (ate o( 7llethn&.

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Title: Short /athwa.s 2n A Room o) 2magination Author: 4ohn Needham Release 0ate: O&tober =>:? Available: Amazon enre: Short Stor. !olle&tion BlurbM 7ach o( m& stories )ortra& settings that seem as though the& ma& ha"e reall& ha))ene$1 but coul$ not )ossibl& be so. 7ach an$ e"er& conce)t is straight out o( m& hea$1 an$ (igments o( m& imagination. ,one o( the content is real1 e"en i( I %ante$ or %ille$ it to be. All o( it is )ure (antas&1 as much as it %oul$ be nice that an& o( it is real. It is m& strongest ho)e that I $ra% &ou in to imagine along %ith me (or a %hile.

Title: The lade Author: #armon. 5ent Release 0ate: November =>:? Available: Amazon, !reateS$a&e enre: M.ster.FThriller Blurb: /he enstro)s ha"e it allM health1 %ealth an$ ha))iness. -ut then it all begins to (all a)art. 6elen is arreste$ (or mur$er1 &et is either unable or un%illing to gi"e a $e(ence. Puring her $etention1 "ital e"i$ence goes m&steriousl& missing an$ tensions are running high. 6elen (in$s hersel( surroun$e$ an$ &et aloneM not 5no%ing %ho she can trust or ho% she can tell her enemies (rom her (rien$s. 6elen has to %or5 through her sel(?$oubts an$ (ears1 in or$er to 5no% %hether her sus)icions an$ misgi"ings are "ali$ or sim)l& )ro$ucts o( an o"er%rought min$. /here are those %ho %oul$ li5e to encourage her con(usion1 an$ those %ho %oul$ hel) her [ but ho% to 5no% one (rom the other> An$ then there are those %ho acti"el& mean her harm. Mean%hile1 malignant (orces in the (orest are gathering )o%er1 rea$& (or a (inal assault. 6elen (in$s hersel( in a battle o( li(e an$ $eath1 an$ (aces ha"ing to lose e"er&thing in her attem)ts to th%art the e"il that has insinuate$ itsel( into her "er& e*istence ? but is she rea$& to ma5e the ultimate sacri(ice> Title: /aranormal 2ntruder Author: !aroline Mit&hell Release 0ate: November =>:? Available: Amazon enre: /aranormal Blurb: An innocent (amil& (in$s itsel( com)letel& hel)less against the su$$en onset o( )aranormal acti"it& in their Euiet rural home. A 5ni(e embe$$e$ in a 5itchen cu)boar$1 croc5er& smashe$ b& in"isible han$s1 an$ bloo$?chilling gro%ls emit (rom thin air. Caroline an$ her husban$ ,eil search (or ans%ers as the& tr& to )rotect their (amil& (rom the unseen entit& that seems $etermine$ to ri) them a)art. /he biggest Euestion looms o"er them li5e a $ar5 clou$ ... %ho is going to hel) us> /here are emergenc& ser"ices (or man& things1 but not o( this nature. It might be easier to belie"e tem)orar& insanit&1 i( not (or the "ast amount o( %itnesses. Police1 (ire ser"ices1 me$iums1 )riests an$ in"estigators all become embroile$ in the m&ster&. /he (amil& struggles to co)e1 an$ Caroline gro%s concerne$ (or her husban$Qs (ailing health as he %ith$ra%s (rom the %orl$. 6o%e"er1 the entit& has onl& #ust begun. Paranormal Intru$er is the true stor& o( one (amil&Qs bra"e (ight against an in"isible entit&. Pescribe$ as one o( the best?$ocumente$ cases o( )aranormal acti"it&1 this )age turning boo5 %ill sta& %ith &ou long a(ter &ou ha"e (inishe$ rea$ing it.

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Title: A 0ark #eart Author: Margaret Fo;e Release 0ate: November =>:? Available: Amazon enre: (i&torian steam$unk Blurb: 9on$on1 1IJFM 9a$& Christiana 6ar5er once committe$ a gra"e sin against her 5in$ %hen she sa"e$ Ins)ector 7li#ah Pre*ler!s li(e b& turning him into a "am)ire. Christiana!s bol$ act has onl& $ri"en 7li#ah $ee)er into an im)enetrable $ar5ness1 (uele$ b& mor)hine1 nightmares1 an$ a constant thirst (or bloo$. 7li#ah has no room le(t in his heart (or an&thing but his Euest (or "engeance against his chil$hoo$ tormentor1 a Euest that he (ull& e*)ects to en$ %ith his o%n $eath. -ut %hen the m&sterious Pu5e o( -rightlingsea reEuests 7li#ah!s hel) in locating a $ooms$a& $e"ice that coul$ le"el hal( o( 9on$on1 7li#ah!s )ersonal "en$etta becomes entangle$ %ith a secret %ar being %age$ among the immortal 7l$ers. /he more com)licate$ things get1 an$ the more truths are re"eale$1 Christiana comes to realize ho% (ar into the sha$o%s 7li#ah has (allen. Hust %hen she (inall& acce)ts that her long?hel$ lo"e (or him %ill (ore"er be unreEuite$1 ho%e"er1 a catastro)he brings them together1 (orcing 7li#ah to (inall& con(ront his (eelings (or Christiana. -ut %ill Christiana!s lo"e be strong enough to %eather the terrible truths burie$ $ee) in 7li#ah!s )ast> An$ %ill 7li#ah (in$ the strength o( %ill to (inall& cast o(( his $emons an$ let lo"e into his $ar5 heart> /his :ictorian steam)un5 romance has a$ult themes an$ content an$ is recommen$e$ (or au$iences 1I`.

Title: limmer Author: Ni&ola +Nikki- M&0onagh Release 0ate: 0e&ember =>:? Available: Amazon enre: !ontem$orar. Short Stories Blurb: 3e"en com)elling tales o( obsession1 loss1 re$em)tion an$ ho)e are brought together in this unsettling an$ original collection o( short stories b& the author o( Z7choes (rom the 9ost 'nes.Q !I %as (oun$ in a )lastic bag insi$e a $ustbin. Prie$ bloo$ an$ (aeces stuc5 to m& ne%born (lesh. Pum)e$ b& some teenage girl1 too scare$ to sa& that she ha$ gi"en birth to a )remature bab&. 'r so the stor& goes. ItQs a )ac5 o( lies o( course. I (ell (rom the s5&.! 2ousseauQs 3uburban Hungle ta5es us into the %orl$ o( 7sther1 %ho loses hersel( in the %il$ an$ colour(ul )aintings o( 6enri 2ousseau to esca)e the blan$ness o( her e*istence. In /he 2eclaime$ Merman a suici$al man is sa"e$ (rom a %ater& gra"e a(ter he meets an eccentric %oman on the beach. hen the legen$ar& artist 7arnest /hir5 $ies1 a grie"ing (an $eci$es to honour his secret last %ish. An$ in the A%ar$ inning tale 4limmer1 a &oung man re(lects u)on his li(e as he %aits (or messages (rom the stars.

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1) Where did the inspiration for the cover come from? The general idea came from my husband. Early on in the publishing process, my publisher sent me a form to fill out for the artist. It asked lots of questions about what I'd like to see for the cover, and what elements of the book it should include. My husband said that it would be neat if we showcased the themes of light and dark and opposite attraction on the cover. o I described to the artist an idea of !ynn's and "ethin's faces kind of put together and facing away from each other. The artist came up with the rest# 2) Do you feel that it reflects the story well? $bsolutely# %ot only does it portray the opposite nature of their magic, it also depicts how they are connected, entwined in fate no matter their choices. $nd I love that the artist included the lands they come from, since some of the struggle in the book originates from !ynn discovering where her allegiance lies. 3) Did you design it yourself or was it designed by another party? It was designed by an artist my publisher assigned me, &ohn 'hilip (ameron. I am very impressed with his work# The cover he did for the sequel to )unula, called Inito, is actually my favorite of the two. 4) Given the choice would you change anything about it? *efinitely not# !hen they sent it to me and asked my opinion about it, I was over+oyed with the concept. ,andom factMy best friend had a blanket made, a kind of felt quilted masterpiece, of my cover as a (hristmas present. It is seriously incredible# !) Was this the original cover to this boo" or was there one prior #li"e a first edition)? This is the original. $) Does this cover reflect your artistic preference? %ot really, no. .ut you know what/ That's a good thing# It looks almost ci01i in a way, but it gives it a new edge I didn't plan on using. I think it appeals to a broader range of readers now, instead of +ust women, who I thought would like the book more. I came to discover that men have en+oyed it +ust as much#

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/hereQs more than one %a& to %rite a boo5. 3ome ma& %rite b& the seat o( their )ants1 other ma& meticulousl& outline e"er& last $etail. hich is the right %a&> hich is better> hich ma5es &our time the most )ro$ucti"e> ell1 letQs chec5 some stu(( out1 an$ &ou can $eci$e (or &oursel(8 7"er& stor& has these (acets. hether %e )lan (or them to be there or not1 the& are the (rame%or5 (or a %ell?%ritten tale. Plot -asicsM /hese are im)ortant8 ithout a goo$ )lot1 (ran5l& &ou %onQt ha"e a "er& goo$ boo5. A ma#or )art o( &our e$iting shoul$ ensure that &our )lot contains these elements. \ Inciting Inci$ent? gets things mo"ing1 an$ sets the )rotagonist on course to%ar$s hisBher goal \ 7"ents? %hich illustrate o))osition to%ar$s the stor& goal. \ Clima*? $ecisi"e e"ent that $etermines %hether or not the goal %ill be achie"e$.\ \ /he 2esolution or A(termath? %hich illustrates %hether or not the goal has been achie"e$. Main Character ArcM e %riterQs #ust lo"e to )ut our main characters through the ringer. /he emotional si$e o( the stor& %ill be e*)resse$ b& the main characters )rogression through (our stagesM

At the en$ o( the no"el1 is the main character better o(( because o( the choice sheBhe ma$e> Poes the rea$er (eel heBshe has $one the right thing>

A$$itional CharactersM ithout them1 unless &ouQre %riting the ne*t casta%a& no"el1 &our boo5 is going to be monotonous. Ye)1 im)act characters?the&Qre res)onsible (or )ressing the main character to change1 generall& b& gi"ing an e*am)le o( a $i((erent a))roach or outloo5. 6eBshe sho%s %h& an$ ho% a main character ma& nee$ to change.

hen the im)act character enters the no"el1 ho% $oes heBshe e*)ress a $i((erent a))roach or attitu$e to that o( the main character> 6o% $oes the im)act character )ressure the main character to either aban$on ol$ %a&s1 or learn a ne% %a& o( $oing things> I( the main character changes at the clima* o( the stor&1 the im)act character t&)icall& remains (i*e$ in their %a&s. I( the main character sta&s the same1 the im)act character ma& be (orce$ to change. 6o% can this be illustrate$> Is the im)act character better1 or %orse at the en$>

hoQs &our main character at the start o( the stor&> hat 5in$ o( )erson is heBshe> hatQs hisBher a))roach to li(e> Pescribe ho% the main characterQs thrust into a situation %here heBshe is )ressure$ to change. Poes &our main character $eci$e to ta5e a lea) o( (aith an$ or ma5e a ma#or change> Poes heBshe a$o)t some ne% a))roach1 or ta5e some uncharacteristic action> 'r1 $oes heBshe hol$ true to %ho the& are an$ become more entrenche$ in her attitu$e or a))roach>

/he Ma#or 2elationshi)M e all ha"e one1 an$ the stories %e tell shoul$nQt be an& $i((erent8 /he as)ect to a %ell?roun$e$ stor& is )rogression\ o( the relationshi) bet%een the main\ an$ im)act characters. Gor instance1 in a romance these t%o are usuall& the romantic hero an$ heroine. In a comic1 the hero an$ "illain. 2egar$less1 the relationshi) bet%een them %ill also e*hibit an emotional arc. Consi$er the (ollo%ing thingsM

6o% the relationshi) stan$s at the beginning o( the stor&.

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6o% their relationshi) $e"elo)s or is teste$ o"er the course o( the stor&. /he clima* o( their relationshi). /heir relationshi) at the en$ o( the stor&1 ho%Qs it $i((erent>

/hin5 a chec5list o( one or more e"ents. 2eEuirements create a state o( e*cite$ antici)ation as the rea$er loo5s (or%ar$ to the )rotagonist!s success.

\ /hematic Consi$erationsM hat calls to &our rea$er> Ma5es them grab &our boo5 an$ sa&M Z o%8 I ha"e to rea$ this8Q hat %oul$ &ou %ant to rea$> Po &ou thin5 &our boo5 has the right Eualities> /o hel) &ou (in$ out1 as5 &oursel( these EuestionsM

Gore%arnings? /hese are the counter)art to reEuirements1 these are e"ents that sho% the conseEuence is getting closer. NK hile the stor& goal an$ conseEuence create $ramatic tension1 reEuirements an$ (ore%arnings ta5e the rea$er through an emotional roller coaster= Costs? /he sacri(icesB)ain )rotagonist ma5es to attain Kor attem)t to attain= success. Pi"i$en$s? /his hel)s to balance costs. ,ot al%a&s necessar& an$ )ossibl& unrelate$1 but t&)icall& a )ro$uct o( success. PrereEuisites? /he e"ents that must ha))en in or$er (or the reEuirements to ha))en. Precon$itions? A #unior "ersion o( (ore%arnings1 sti)ulations lai$ $o%n b& certain characters that ma5e it more $i((icult (or the stor& goal to be achie"e$.

hat issues $o &our characters struggle %ith in &our no"el> hat themes %ill be a$$resse$ an$ %eighe$ in on $uring the stor&> hatQs the message or moral o( the stor&>

\ I More Plot 7lementsM e co"ere$ all the im)ortant stu((1 inclu$ing the basic )lot elements. ,o%1 letQs ta5e it one ste) (urther an$ $ig $ee) into %hatQs going to ma5e &our %riting the best it can be.

3tor& 4oal? /hisQs %hat the )rotagonist %ants to achie"e or the )roblem heBshe %ants to resol"e. It!s also the goalB)roblem that in"ol"es or a((ects the most1 i( not all1 the other characters in the stor&. ItQs T%hat the stor& is all about.T ConseEuence? hat $isaster %ill ha))en i( the goal is not achie"e$> hat!s the )rotagonist a(rai$ %ill ha))en i( heBshe $oesn!t achie"e the goal heBshe set out (or> 2eEuirements? /his $escribes %hat accom)lishe$ in or$er to achie"e the goal. must be

3o1 the Euestion stan$s1 is it better to )lan these out1 or #ust let it (lo%> /ruth is1 it $e)en$s on the %riter. 3ome )eo)le nee$ the structure1 others nee$ the (ree$om. I thin5 that the most e((ecti"e use is a little bit o( both. ItQs certainl& hel)(ul to ha"e some gui$elines be(ore &ou start %riting1 ma&be not a (ull& structure$ outline1 but certainl& notes an$ 5e& )oints that &ou %ant to (ocus on. An$ at the same time1 &ou %ant the stor& to be able to gro% into its o%n. /his means e"en the best outlineQs going to change. Poes this mean %e shoul$ thro% outlines out the %in$o%> /hro% caution to the literar& %in$> Probabl& not. It does mean that %e shoul$ ta5e the im)ortant stu(( un$er serious consi$eration1 an$ not be (ear(ul %hen %e stra& (ar o(( o( it. Gin$ &our ha))& me$ium1 )ush &our limits1 an$ (in$ &our stor& Kor better &et1 let it (in$ &ou.=

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And A Child Shall Lead Them

A Short Story By Beem Weeks

hen Pa$$& sai$1 +PonQt loo5 at her1 Mattie1. he meant the $irt& la$& in the )ar5 near the ice cream stan$. -ut I $i$nQt see an& harm in a Euic5 )ee5 in her $irection. ItQs not li5e she might be a %itch1 rea$& to turn me into a (l&ing mon5e& #ust because I sa% her %ith m& o%n t%o e&es. Problem is1 a )ee5 turne$ into a ga%5<a ga%5 o( %hich she became a%are8 + h& are &ou staring at me1 little girl>. the grubb& ol$ %oman as5e$1 coming closer to me an$ Pa$$&1 right %here %e %ere stan$ing1 %aiting in line (or our ice cream cones. I trie$ to )la& li5e I ha$nQt e"en notice$ her. 3he 5ne% better1 though. +You got a cigarette (or me>. she as5e$ Pa$$&. Pa$$& $oesnQt smo5e1 though. An$ he sai$ as much. 6er $ull gra& gaze attache$ itsel( to me again. + hat about &ou1 3hirle& /em)le> Can &ou s)are a )u((>. +I $onQt smo5e1. I tol$ her1 tr&ing m& har$est not to stare. + hoQs 3hirle& /em)le>. Pa$$& interru)te$1 sai$1 +IQll tell &ou all about 3hirle& /em)le %hen %e get home1 Mattie.. /he la$& $i$nQt ta5e an& o( Pa$$&Qs hints<li5e the %a& he #ust )racticall& ignore$ her. 3he $ouble$ $o%n an$ %ent to tal5ing at me li5e ma&be someho% I o%e$ her that cigarette she so ba$l& %ante$. +6o% is it &ou $onQt smo5e1 little Mattie>. Hust hearing m& name s)o5en through her li)s )ut a startle insi$e o( m& chest<li5e %hen Mrs. Pan$ell calls on me to ans%er a Euestion in (ront o( the %hole class1 5no%ing (ull? %ell I %as too bus& tal5ing to Allison 3)itzle& an$ coul$nQt )ossibl& 5no% the ans%er. +I $onQt smo5e because IQm onl& eight &ears ol$1. I hear$ m&sel( tell her. 3he ma$e that tis5?tis5 soun$ Mama hates to hear coming (rom me %hen IQm ha"ing one o( m& moo$s. /he la$& sai$1 +I smo5e$ m& (irst cigarette %hen I %as #ust &our age. Pi$nQt $o me an& harm.. 6er bones rattle$ in )rotest against a $ee) cough that #um)e$ (rom her mouth. /he man insi$e the ice cream sho) stuc5 his hea$ through the little %in$o%1 grabbe$ at the la$& %ith #ust his gaze1 an$ sai$1 +Is she bothering &ou (ol5s>. Pa$$& starte$ to register his o%n com)laint1 but I #um)e$ in (irst an$ tol$ the ice cream man to min$ his o%n business.

ell1 I $i$nQt sa& it e*actl& that %a&<IQm not loo5ing to get the )a$$le. +3heQs not bothering an&bo$&1. is %hat I actuall& sai$ to the man. Pirt& loo5s (ell on me (rom Pa$$&. I $i$nQt care1 though. /he la$& $i$nQt ha"e an&%here to li"e<(rom the loo5s o( it. 4reas& hair that might ha"e been blon$<li5e mine<hung $o%n to her shoul$ers in a croo5e$ cut. -lue #eans %ith holes in the 5nees sta&e$ )ut onl& because o( a length o( ro)e tie$ aroun$ her %aist. /he shirt1 though1 that belonge$ to a man calle$ Gre$$ie. It e"en sai$ so on the )atch #ust abo"e her heart. /he )atch on the other si$e rea$ 3unoco. 4ra& as her e&es1 that shirt<e*ce)t (or big ol$ oil s)ots tosse$ here an$ there. +'5a&1 &ou $onQt ha"e a cigarette1. she sai$1 tugging at those #eans1 (ighting to 5ee) them (rom letting her $o%n. +6o% about a $ollar> Can &ou s)are a buc5>. /he smell coming o(( her remin$e$ me o( /e$$& @omins5iQs )oo$le name$ /ur5s<bac5 %hen he got the mange an$ stun5 u) the room %hene"er he came insi$e the house. I $i$nQt ha"e a $ollar. I onl& carrie$ the (i"e?$ollar bill Pa$$& ga"e me (or m& allo%ance #ust this morning. An$ I inten$e$ to s)en$ that o"er to the arca$e. + ho ga"e &ou that ring>. I as5e$1 meaning the big s)ar5l& stone on her le(t han$. I reall& onl& meant to ma5e her (orget about as5ing me (or mone&. 6er e&es a))roache$ the #e%el as i( seeing it (or the "er& (irst time. +/his1. she sai$ in a tone as so(t as m& cat 9uc&1 +came (rom m& husban$ -ennie.. Pa$$& )ut in our or$er<t%o cones1 both coo5ie $ough ice cream<an$ %aite$ at the %in$o%1 certain to 5ee) his e&es on the ol$ la$&. +You ha"e a husban$>. I as5e$1 loo5ing aroun$ li5e I might actuall& see him %aiting some%here in that )ar5. +,ot no more1 I $onQt.. 6er han$ sli))e$ behin$ her1 as i( tr&ing to hi$e. +6e got o(( to some%here a long time ago. I ainQt seen him in a coonQs age.. +Is it a real $iamon$>. I $i$nQt mean to be nos&R it #ust seems she coul$ sell it an$ get enough mone& to last (or a %hile. +Lirconia. -ennie al%a&s %as a chea)s5ate.. +/ime to hea$ o"er to the arca$e1. Pa$$& announce$1 han$ing me m& ice cream cone.

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And A Child Shall Lead Them By Beem Weeks

I %aite$ until he %ent bac5 (or na)5ins be(ore as5ing the la$& about %here she li"es. +I slee) in a mansion1 little girl1. she sai$1 s)rea$ing her arms %i$e. +/his )ar5 is all mine %hen the sun goes $o%n.. I $onQt 5no% about most )eo)le1 but the i$ea o( somebo$& ha"ing nobo$& bothers me e"en %orse than stu)i$ ol$ Himm& 3%a&za5 bothers me at recess<an$ Himm&Qs )lent& ba$ enough1 let me tell &ou. I as5e$1 +You slee) in the )ar5>. 3he $ro))e$ a no$. I $ug $ee)er. +All alone>. Another no$ (ell to the groun$ bet%een us. Pa$$& too5 to tal5ing to Mr. Cromartie1 the )ar5 )oliceman1 li5e ma&be he no longer (elt the nee$ to 5ee) an e&e on the la$&. M& han$ sli))e$ insi$e m& $ress )oc5etR cris) )a)er tease$ m& (ingerti)s. +6o%Q$ &ou come to be all alone in this %orl$>. Certainl& not the sort o( Euestion an eight?&ear?ol$ girl ought to be as5ing a gro%n?u). /he la$&1 she too5 no o((ense in the matter. 3he sai$1 +I $onQt reall& 5no%. It all ha))ene$ so su$$enl&.. Pa$$&Qs attention $isco"ere$ me all o"er again. 6e hollere$1 +Come on1 Mattie girlR letQs go s)en$ &our allo%ance.. It ha))ene$ so Euic5l&1 the %a& m& han$ (le% (rom m& )oc5et1 mone& an$ all1 an$ lan$e$ in the la$&Qs han$. +/a5e this1. I sai$1 scrambling to%ar$ m& (ather. +You $onQt e"er %ant to tal5 to )eo)le li5e that1. Pa$$& sai$1 aiming us to%ar$ the arca$e. + e 5no% nothing about her.. ;suall&1 I al%a&s trust Pa$$&1 him being a )reacher an$ all. -ut in this1 %ell<I sus)ect e"en )reachers can be %rong sometimes8

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The Birth Of Young Adult Fiction ... Just what is it ?
6i rea$ers o( Young A$ult Giction. elcome to 3lic5 it 9oreM ,i55i!s YAG 9ounge. /his is a column $e$icate$ to bringing &ou ne%s1 "ie%s1 an$ re"ie%s o( the latest an$ not so latest YA boo5s an$ authors. I ho)e to entertain an$ in(orm o"er the coming months about all things YAG. /he theme o( this issue is ,e% -eginnings1 so %h& not tal5 about the relati"el& ne% genre in literature [ Young A$ult Giction. So, what is 'oung *dult 0iction? ell1 there are lots o( )eo)le %ith o)inions on that sub#ect. '( course man& things ma5e u) a YA no"el1 but I %ante$ to narro% it $o%n to one (un$amental element that ma5es YA literature $i((erent (rom a$ult. I (oun$ a (e% ans%ers on "arious sitesBblogs an$ 4oogle. /he& )rett& much sai$ the same thing1 that essentiall&1 Young A$ult Giction is a stor& %here the main )rotagonist1 is age$ bet%een 12?2C. I mean there is a lot o( (iction out there %ere the main character is bet%een 12?2C that cannot be terme$ YA no"els. h&> ell1 because the&Qre #ust not1 o5a&>

Gor e*am)le1 A Cloc5%or5 'range b& Anthon& -urgess1 is in m& o)inion1 ,'/ 3;I/A-97 27API,4 G'2 12?1C &ear ol$s1 $es)ite the (act that Ale*1 the main character1 is (i(teen. /he reason> -ecause it %as %ritten (or a$ults1 an$ $eals %ith $isturbing acts o( "iolence such age grou)s shoul$ not rea$. 2ant o"er.

'5a&1 so let!s sa& the age thing $oesn!t $istinguish a$ult an$ YA literature. 'b"iousl& %e nee$ more than someone age$ bet%een 12?2C as the main character in a boo51 (or it to be classi(ie$ as YA1 because that %oul$ mean that classics such as1 7mma1 2ebecca1 an$ 3ense an$ 3ensibilit&1 i( )ublishe$ Yes1 in most o( the YA no"els I ha"e rea$1 the main character no%1 %oul$ be classi(ie$ as YA b& the A9A $e(inition. Yet the& is usuall& age$ bet%een 12?2C. I starte$ thin5ing about all the are consi$ere$ to be a$ult rea$ing. boo5s that I )eruse$ o"er the &ears an$ %on$ere$ i( some a$ult no"els coul$ be classi(ie$ as YA because o( that I thought about %hat is it about YA boo5s ? other than )ublishers sa&ing that the& are (or &oung a$ults ? that $e(ines $e(inition. an$ )laces them in that genre. I )ut together a list o( a (e% things that I thin5 YA literature $eals %ith in )articular. /his is Alarm bells began to ring. b& no means a $e(initi"e list. Your chance to a$$ or $elete 3ome a$ult literature %here the )rotagonist is a teenager1 are an& o( the items belo%M reall& not boo5s that &oung min$s shoul$ be sub#ecte$ to. YA no"els $eals %ith sub#ect matter that is rele"ant to teenagers an$ &oung a$ults. i5i)e$ia sa&s that1 +the American 9ibrar& Association KA9A= $e(ines a &oung a$ult as someone bet%een the ages o( t%el"e /he narrati"e "oice is &oung. /here are no e*)licit se*ual or "iolent scenes. an$ eighteen.. 2eall&> /he characters ha"e to o"ercome obstacles. /he& changeBgro% u)Bbecome %iser. Yi5es8 9earn %ho the& are (rom their e*)eriences. /here is a lot o( action. I began to )anic. 9anguage use$ is targete$ to a))eal to a &oungish au$ience. hat i( a 12 &ear ol$ rea$ a boo5 that %as totall& unsuitable (or them #ust because the main character %as a teen>

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IQm going to sto) right there. A)art (rom the (irst t%o1 the other $e(initions coul$ a))l& to all 5in$s o( (ictional genres. 3o1 %hat sets YA no"els a)art (rom a$ult boo5s> ,ot a lot that I can see. YA literature to$a& $oes not sh& a%a& (rom tac5ling taboo or sensiti"e sub#ects1 e"en i( the& are (rame$ %ithin a (uturisticB$&sto)ian or (antas& %orl$. I %oul$ sa& the thing that sets YA (iction a)art (rom an& other genre1 is the narrati"e "oice. /he language use$ is o(ten &outh or slang base$ in or$er to a))eal to the &ounger rea$er. getting &our man is o( the utmost im)ortance %hen %riting about &oung %omen.

/hings change$ some%hat o"er the ne*t (e% $eca$es an$ %riting (or &oung a$ults became more contem)orar&1 $ealing %ith com)le* issues other than #ust (alling in lo"e. Mo"ies an$ tele"ision became more )o)ular an$ teenagers %atche$ stories that $ealt %ith the /he term Young A$ult ,o"el is Euite ne% )roblems o( gro%ing u) in a %orl$ o( though. As I sai$ in an earlier )aragra)h1 change. It %as the $ut& o( (iction to the classic no"els I liste$ are not continue this st&le. consi$ere$ to be YA because the& %ere hen 3.7. 6inton %as )ublishe$ in 1JDF at the ten$er age %ritten %hen the term $i$nQt e*ist. 3ome sa& that the (irst ZrealQ YA no"el that %as o( se"enteen1 her boo5 #he $utsiders $ealt %ith the harsh %ritten s)eci(icall& (or teenagers1 %as realities o( being a mis(it in societ&. T3e"enteenth 3ummerT b& Maureen Pal&. /he boo51 release$ in 1JA21 (ollo%s the +Pon&bo& can count on his brothers an$ his (rien$s1 but not stor& o( Angie Morro%1 a some%hat on much else besi$es trouble %ith the 3ocs1 a "icious innocent 6igh school girl %ho (alls (or a gang o( rich 5i$s %ho get a%a& %ith e"er&thing1 inclu$ing beating u) greasers li5e Pon&bo&.. local bas5etball hero1 Hac5 Puluth. /he tren$ (or gritt& coming?o(?age tales began to ta5e o(( an$ no"els such as #he $utsiders an$ 3atcher in the Rye1 embe$$e$ the angst (ille$ &outh into the genre (or man& &ears until rea$ers became a little bore$ %ith all the realism an$ soul searching. Young )eo)le %ante$ esca)ism an$ boo5s such as I !no hat you did last 7ummer b& 9ois Puncan K1JF3= And 5lo ers in the Attic b& :.C. An$re%s $eal %ith ghosts an$ )aranormal inci$ents. /he tren$ %as set (or settings an$ )lotlines that $ealt %ith su)ernatural goings on. I thin5 that YA no"els change accor$ing to ho% societ& "ie%s &oung a$ults an$ ho% the& in turn regar$ themsel"es %ithin societ&. A(ter the 2n$ %orl$ %ar1 teens1 es)eciall& the (emale "ariet&1 %here in a %orl$ %here a huge amount o( )eo)le %ere 5ille$ an$ brutalsie$. 9i(e %as o(ten har$ an$ the& %ere consi$ere$ to be the (uture generation that %oul$ ma5es things all better1 a hea"& bur$en to carr&. ,o"els re(lecte$ this b& being realistic an$ $o%n to earth1 %ith the main )rotagonists agonizing o"er ho% to (it into this ne% an$ scar& societ&. hen the 1JD0!s an$ 1JF0!s came along %ith all its messages o( )eace an$ lo"e1 &oung )eo)le began to ha"e more o( a sa& in the %orl$ o( )olitics an$ began to rebel against %hat %as e*)ecte$ o( them. e sa% this 5eenl& in America %ith the )rotests against the :ietnam ar. /his in$e)en$ence %as not onl& re(lecte$ in literature but in music an$ (ashion. -ring on Pa"i$ -o%ie8 K9oo5 him u) i( &ou $on!t 5no% %ho he is= As the %orl$ settle$ $o%n1 the &outh o( the $a& %ante$ less realism an$ more su)ernatural rea$s. 3cience (iction became )o)ular1 )erha)s $ue to the tele"ision series such as Poctor ho in the ;@ an$ 3tar /re5 in the ;3. 3o began the age o( s)ace tra"el1 aliens1 an$ magic. Authors such as Hohn -arnes, 'rbital 2esonance Car$1 'rson 3cott 7n$erQs 4ame1 b& 'rson 3cott an$ /he 6itchhi5erQs 4ui$e to the 4ala*&1 b& Pouglass A$ams1 ga"e the &oung rea$er %hat the& %ante$.

/he bac5 co"er blurbM TAngie an$ Hac5 are (illing their summer %ith stolen moments an$ romantic nights. -ut as (all gro%s closer1 the& must (igure out i( their lo"e is (ore"er1 or #ust a summer the&Qll ne"er (orget.T /hat )articular YA boo5 %as aime$ at &oung %omen an$ the author hersel( %as not much ol$er than her main character %hen she %rote it. It %as a time in histor& %hen &oung )eo)le %ere sub#ecte$ to a %orl$ %here the horrors o( %ar %ere sho%n globall&. /his must ha"e ha$ a sobering e((ect on e"er&one an$ )erha)s along %ith (eel goo$ mo"ies o( that $eca$e1 these boo5s %ere s)eci(icall& inten$e$ to soothe a trouble$ an$ %ar %ear& &outh. 3o )erha)s1 YA (iction came about so that &oung )eo)le coul$ rea$ about less $isturbing truths an$ loose themsel"es in no"els $ealing %ith %hat all teenagers care $ee)l& about at that age1 (in$ing their soul mate. I realise$ that a lot o( (emale no"elists throughout histor&1 $ealt %ith similar themes. 3o I )ut together a cou)le o( blurbs (rom classic no"els #ust to sho% the similarities bet%een them an$ the !(irst real! YA no"el. <mma b& Hane Austen1 )ublishe$ 1I1CM T6an$some1 cle"er1 an$ richT1 7mma is also an !imaginist!1 on (ire %ith s)eculation an$ (oresight. 3he sees the signs o( romance all aroun$ her1 but thin5s she %ill ne"er be marrie$.T Re&ecca b& Pa)hne $u Maurier )ublishe$ 1J3IM T2ebecca is the haunting stor& o( a &oung girl consume$ b& lo"e an$ the struggle to (in$ her i$entit&.T ,o% these earl& no"els all $eal %ith the burning issue o( &oung lo"e1 but the& are also a commentar& on ho% &oung )eo)le (it into societ& an$ the e*)ectations that are (orce$ u)on them. It a))ears that throughout literar& histor&1

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hen I %as gro%ing u) the boo5s that %ere )itche$ to m& age grou) %ere mainl& (antas& an$ sci?(i. hen I %as in m& earl& teens I lo"e$ #he %izard of <athsea. Publishe$ in 1JDI b& ;rsula @ 9e 4uin. Although it is )itche$ at I?12 &ear ol$s1 I thought it a))eale$ to an ol$er age grou). An$ i( IQm honest1 I still li5e it. h&> -ecause it is beauti(ull& %ritten1 has e*cellent characters an$ settings1an$ is (ull o( angst an$ action set against a magicalBm&thical %orl$ o( %izar$s an$ $ragons. Also1 it is Euite )hiloso)hical an$ a lot o( teens start to Euestion their role in the gran$ scheme o( things as the& mature. /he s&no)sis o( A izar$ o( 7arthseaM /he most ob"ious $i((erences bet%een the best selling boo5s (rom the 1JC0!s an$ 1JD0!s seem to be the setting. /o$a& boo5s such as #he +unger Cames1 Divergent an$ @n ind1 are all set in the (uture1 in a $&sto)ian %orl$ %here the &oung are either )ersecute$ b& a$ults or (orce$ to $o something against their %ill in or$er to sur"i"e. /here is usuall& a heroine rather than a hero1 an$ she is o(ten (eist& an$ has some 5in$ o( talent or abilit& that sets her a)art (rom her )eers. -ut throughout the narrati"e o( these boo5s1 themes such as (in$ing lo"e an$ un$erstan$ing %ho &ou are in the gran$ scheme o( things1 remains #ust as rele"ant as it $i$ in Hane Austen!s $a&. /he boo5s I ha"e mentione$ ma& ha"e been set in a (antas&B$&sto)ian %orl$1 but the& still $eal %ith teen angst against a bac5$ro) o( chaos an$ $anger. All the things that &oung a$ults are (eeling as the& begin the turbulent #ourne& (rom chil$ to a$ult remain in YA no"els $es)ite being set in a (antas& %orl$.

A tale o( %izar$s1 $ragons1 an$ terri(&ing sha$o%s. /he &oung %izar$ 3)arro%ha%51 tem)te$ b& )ri$e to tr& s)ells be&on$ his )o%ers1 lets loose an e"il sha$o%?beast in his lan$. 'nl& he can $estro& it1 an$ this Euest lea$s him to the (arthest corner o( 7arthsea. I also $e"oure$ an& boo5 b& Alan 4arner. In )articular #he $ l 7ervice. It is a trul& chilling )aranormalB horror stor&. Although %ritten in 1JDF1 its $ar5 sub#ect matter an$ m&thological )lotline hasnQt reall& $ate$ an$ it still ma5es m& (lesh cra%l. An$ again1 it $eals %ith the )ains o( gro%ing u) an$ ho% to $eal %ith becoming an a$ult an$ the res)onsibilities that go %ith it.

YA (iction $oes seem to len$ itsel( to a$a)tation (or the big screen more so than a$ult boo5s. As (ar bac5 as the 1JC0!s boo5s such as #he $utsiders K(ilm release$ 1JI3= an$ Gord of the 5lies1 b& illiam 4ol$ing K(ilm release$ 1JD3= ha"e all been ma$e into highl& success(ul (ilms. It is no sur)rise that %hen boo5s li5e +arry 1otter1 b& H@ 2o%ling1 burst onto the scene1 (ilm ma5ers %here 5een to turn them into bloc5buster mo"ies. /hese motion )ictures ha"e $one a lot to )romote the interest in YA no"els an$ ha"e intro$uce$ a %hole ne% au$ience to the genre. +4%&n hear$ a noise behin$ him1 an$ he Accor$ing to -o%5er Mar5et 2esearch1 o"er hal( o( all YA turne$. A lum) o( )ebble?$ash ha$ come o(( the %all1 an$ literature in 20121 %as bought b& a$ults1 %ith an age range another (ell1 an$ in their )lace on the %all t%o e&es %ere o( bet%een 1I an$ AA. %atching him.. You can (in$ this in(ormation an$ man& more interesting I starte$ to %on$er %hat $i((erences there are bet%een YA boo5s (acts hereM -o%5er (rom the 1JC0Qs1 to to$a&s YA boo5s. I as5e$ some a$ult author (rien$s %hat the& rea$ %hen the& %ere &oung an$ mostl& the& Gor the latest ne% (ilm releases o( YA a$a)tations to the sai$ that there %erenQt a lot aroun$. 9i5e me the& rea$ 9e 4uin1 big screen1 go toM IMP- 9in5 /ol5ien an$ 3alinger. /hen I as5e$ i( the& rea$ YA no%1 a(ter a (e% coughs the& a$mitte$ that the& $i$. 'ne (rien$ [ %ho shall /he rise in no"els that are (ast )ace$ an$ action )ac5e$1 be nameless? a$mitte$ to rea$ing all o( the /%ilight series. M& such as Divergent an$ #he +unger Cames1 coul$ %ell other (rien$ ha$ Euite $i"erse choices. 3ome en#o&e$ #he ha"e been in(luence$ b& the (ormat o( (ilm scri)t %riting. It +unger Cames b& 3uzanne Collins1 Divergent b& :eronica 2oth1 a))ears that no%a$a&s as soon as a YA boo5 becomes an$ @n ind b& ,eal 3husterman. 3ome )re(erre$ the more )o)ular it is turne$ into a mo"ie. realistic YA such as #he 3urious Incident of the Dog in #he /he $rea$e$ 5ifty 7hades of "ighttime1 b& Mar5 6a$$on an$ 7hame &y Has"in$er 3anghera. Crey1 b& 7.9. Hames1 although an a$ult no"el1 is rea$ b& a huge Gor those o( &ou %ho ha"en!t rea$ this boo51 number o( teenagers. /hese here is a bit o( blurbM THas"in$er 3anghera rea$ers ha"e become a"i$ (ans 5no%s %hat it means to (lee (rom &our (amil& an$ eagerl& a%ait the release o( un$er threat o( (orce$ marriage ? an$ to (ace the motion )icture. I!m %on$ering the terrible conseEuences that (ollo%. As a i( it %ill be a short mo"ie though1 I &oung girl that %as #ust %hat she ha$ to $o." mean1 there!s )recious little )lot an$ har$l& an& stor& to ma5e it into a (eature length (ilm. -ut that!s #ust m& o)inion.

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hat I ha"e notice$ about YA no"els that I ha"e rea$ b& some recent authors is that there is "er& little to laugh about. A)art (rom no"els es)eciall& %ritten in that genre b& authors such as HacEueline ilson1 K%ho is %on$er(ul.= actual narrati"e %ith some lighthearte$ as)ects seem to be absent (rom these )o)ular boo5s. hich is strange to me1 because as a teenager I lo"e$ a bit o( #olliness in a stor&. /here are some boo5s that $o em)lo& humour as )art o( the stor&line #he 3urious Incident of the dog in the "ighttime, has Euite a (e% moments %here subtle humour is use$ to rein(orce the serious sub#ect matter an$ to $e(ine the narrati"e "oice. In m& no"el <choes from the Gost $nes KI a)ologise (or the blatant )lug= I ha"e $eliberatel& use$ a st&le o( language an$ humorous narrati"e to accentuate the horror an$ brutalit& o( the things that ha))en to the characters. I thin5 that YA no"els are more )o)ular than e"er because the& are o(ten e*citing1 $eal %ith li(e an$ $eath situations1 sho% trium)h o"er a$"ersit&1 ha"e some 5in$ o( lo"eB$ee) (rien$shi) interest1 ha"e a $e(ine$ goo$ an$ e"il theme1 an$ abo"e all1 are entertaining. An$ the thing that $e(ines them an$ sets them a)art (rom a$ult (iction is the narrati"e "oice. It is %ritten (or &oung )eo)le to rea$ an$ i$enti(& %ith. /o$a&1 more an$ more YA no"els are being %ritten b& &oung authors. In the )ast it %as )re$ominantl& a$ults %ho %rote (or that age grou). ill this (act $etermine the biggest $i((erence bet%een YA literature an$ a$ult (iction in the (uture> I ho)e so.

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TR'% or FA3S%6 Women onl. read roman&e novels9 Galse. omen rea$ a %i$e arra& o( $i((erent genres. /rue that %e all in$ulge in a goo$ romance (rom time to time1 but that b& no means is the onl& thing %e rea$. Come one gu&s1 gi"e us more cre$it than that8 TR'% or FA3S%6 Men &an"t stand an. sa$$. or romanti& book9 Galse. Men ha"e been 5no%n to $elight in the occasional romance no"el1 e"en though the& hate to a$mit it. 3ome ha"e e"en gone as (ar as %riting a romance or t%o. 3o go ahea$ -ig Gella1 grab &our beer1 &our cigar an$ &our hi$$en co)& o( +/he ,oteboo5. an$ rea$ a%a&. /here!s no shame in &our game8 TR'% or FA3S%6 The onl. Writers that Sel)F2ndie /ublish are those who la&k the talent to get $i&ked u$ b. Traditional /ublishers9 Galse. /here has been a long list o( authors %hom ha"e 'P/7P to 3el(BIn$ie Publish their %or5s. ,ot because the& lac5e$ talent1 but because the& chose to $o it on their o%n K(or %hate"er reason=. Among them there are names li5e Mar5 /%ain1 7$gar Allen Poe1 :irginia ool( an$ /om Clanc&. ,e"er un$erestimate the )o%er o( the In$ie Author. TR'% or FA3S%6 Man. 2ndie Authors have later on in their &areer been $i&ked u$ b. Traditional /ublishers6 /rue. /here ha"e been man& In$ie Authors that ha"e gotten notice$ an$ )ic5e$ u) b& /ra$itional Publishers. Among them are (amous authors such as 2ic5 7"ans1 Irma 2ombaure an$ Hohn 4risham. Hust because an Author ma& ha"e chosen to 3el(?Publish at (irst1 b& no means im)lies that the& %on!t e"er be scoute$ out b& big name Publishers an$ re)resente$. It!s all a matter o( )ersistence an$ )ers)ecti"e. TR'% or FA3S%6 An author &an get $ublished well be)ore the. be&ome an adult9 /rue. 6istor& sho%s us that there ha"e been a goo$ amount o( authors that ha"e become )ublishe$ in their earl& &ears. hile most &oung authors become )ublishe$ in their teens there %as in$ee$ a "er& &oung chil$ that %as )ublishe$. /he &oungest commerciall& )ublishe$ author is Poroth& 3traight Kborn 2C Ma& 1JCI=1 o( ashington1 PC1 ;3A1 %ho %rote +6o% the orl$ -egan. in 1JD21 age$ A. It %as )ublishe$ in August 1JDA b& Pantheon -oo5s.

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I ha"e to a$mit1 %hen I %as as5e$ to %rite an article1 I %asn!t reall& sure %hat to %rite. I ha$ a )artial blog article that I!$ %ritten store$ a%a& in m& la)to) along %ith a $ozen stor& i$eas I ho)e %ill become boo5s so I sai$1 sure1 I 5no% #ust %hat to use. An$ o(( I %ent1 an$ then I sto))e$. @ee) it un$er 31000 %or$s1 I can $o that but ho% (ar un$er> I( I %ent %ith %hat I ha$1 trimme$ o(( a number on the list I!$ ma$e (or the article1 a$$e$ a conclusion1 ma&be 11200. It %as reall& a %or5 in )rogress. -ut I!m a %riter1 so this shoul$ ha"e been eas&. At least that!s %hat I tol$ m&sel(. I!m not one to %a$e in slo%l& or outline m& %or5 be(ore I start. I!m a $ee)er en$er1 a seat o( the )ants %riter. 'h I al%a&s inten$ to %rite an outline1 an$ each stor&?(ol$er has a (ile (or notes an$ I!m (in$ing out that as a %riter1 %hen &ou %rite a single1 stan$?alone boo51 &ou might be able to $o that. 6o%e"er1 I!"e %ritten a trilog&1 %ith a lot more $etails to remember an$ 5ee) straight (rom one boo5 to the ne*t. I guess that %as m& (irst lesson as a %riter1 sometimes the $ee) en$ is "er& $ee) an$ it hel)s to go the Y an$ ha"e ha$ a (e% lessons (irst. I %ish I ha$ $one that an$ no% I!m a little more e*)erience$1 a (e% lessons un$er m& belt as it %ere1 an$ it!s been an interesting ri$e so (ar. -ut someho%1 the outline ne"er seems to %or5 the %a& I )lan. /he stor& ta5es on a li(e o( its o%n1 an$ care(ull& lai$ )lans go asun$er Gor as long as I can remember1 I!"e been an artist1 $ra%ing an$ )ainting m& %a& through li(e. hen I %asn!t creating )ictures1 I %as rea$ing someone else!s. I %as hel)e$ along in m& lo"e o( rea$ing b& the (act that I also su((ere$ (rom asthma1 %hich meant I ha$ a lot o( (ree time on m& han$s. ,ot to $ate m&sel( but this %as be(ore "i$eo games1 the internet an$ cable. Yes bac5 then1 &ou ha$ three channels an$ occasionall& P-3 i( the go$s o( /.:. %ere (eeling generous. I guess the t%o #ust came together an$ I starte$ ma5ing m& o%n stories1 %hich I sho%e$ e"er&one. I submitte$ some an$ turne$ others in as 7nglish )ro#ects1 an$ (or me1 this %as an e*tension o( m& %orl$. A (e% &ears ago1 I ha$ a mental )icture1 %hich %as %here all m& )ro#ects start. 3ometimes %ith a blan5 )age an$ sometimes1 Kalthough not so much so right no%=1 a blan5 s5etch)a$. I $i$ %hat I al%a&s $i$1 I $re% it1 an$ then I $i$ a colore$ s5etch. /here %as a stor& there1 I #ust ha$ to see it an$ e"entuall& I $i$ an$ /he Chronicles o( Irin$ia %as o((iciall& born in 2012. ,o% I!$ lo"e to be able to sa& I %as a ,e% Yor5 /imes -est 3elling author1 that!s e"er& %riter!s $ream. It!s li5e %inning the mega?buc5s lotter& an$ marr&ing a su)er mo$el all in the same $a&. I!m )art o( a gro%ing bree$ o( author1 the ones that thro% a%a& con"ention an$ ha"e become )ioneers in %hat is still a bra"e ne% %orl$1 an$ it is a ne% %orl$1 the %orl$ o( the In$ie. It can ha))en but (irst &ou ha"e to sell A 9'/ o( boo5s1 get &our name out there so that e"er&one 5no%s &our name. I $on!t 5no% all o( the rules but I ha"e to assume one o( them has something to $o %ith on?line sales through the )rimar& retailers an$ the amount o( co)ies sol$ b& the )ublishers themsel"es. Against the mainstream )ublishing in$ustr&1 In$ies ha"e a har$ time ma5ing it to the "aunte$ listing in the ,Y /imes. /hough as m& 5arate instructor is (on$ o( sa&ing1 +&ou can!t (inish the #ourne& until &ou ta5e the (irst ste).. I %as remin$e$ o( this the other $a& %hen m& %i(e %as on the )hone %ith m& mother?in?la%. 3he as5e$ ho% m& one boo5 %as selling an$ it!s not1 not right no% an&%a&. I guess this is %here I (inall& realize$ I ha$n!t $one m& home%or5. You see1 as a ne%bie1 a (resh o(( the )resses %riter1 I %as counting on m& (rien$s an$ (amil& to hel) me s)rea$ the %or$. All o( the (rien$s that sai$ the& coul$n!t %ait1 %aite$. Most are still %aiting. 'h1 I belonge$ to some grou)s but I $i$n!t reall& )re)are m&sel( (or the %orl$ that la& ahea$. Mostl& %hat I %asn!t )re)are$ (or %as all o( the mar5eting that %ent into it. ,ot a(ter but be(ore the boo5 came out. ,o% I )ut u) a t%itter )age1 a cou)le (or (ace boo51 ma$e some (rien$s1 starte$ a blog an$ ho)e$ Tthe 4o$s o( 3ocial Me$ia bless me.T It!s all o( the )re?release %or5 that I neglecte$. I mean1 A2Cs an$ -eta 2ea$ers> hat %ere those> I $i$ sell a (e%1 an$ right a%a&1 I got m& (irst thrill1 someone %ante$ to $o an inter"ie%. It %as great that someone %ante$ to 5no% about me an$ sent me some Euestions. I must ha"e )oste$ that e"er&%here1 still $o %hen the& ha))en. It %as right a(ter that that I got m& (irst re"ie%M 3stars. M& chil$ that I ha$ lo"e$ an$ nurture$ li5e an& goo$ )arent %asn!t as goo$ as I thought. -a$ re"ie%s are a (act1 %e all get them an$ I %as encourage$ b& later (our an$ (i"e stars but the& all )ointe$ to the same (la%. 3o I %ent bac5 into it an$ too5 a )rett& close loo51 or so I thought. You see1 %riters (all in lo"e %ith their %or$s1 %e nurture an$ sha)e them in %a&s that are nearl& )arental1 an$ the result is a chil$ that is as uniEue to us as our real chil$ren.

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3ometimes1 li5e an& )arent1 %e $on!t see the (la%s. 'ur little THimm&T is )er(ect. 'h1 he might still ha"e the matches an$ a cou)le (irecrac5ers le(t but it coul$n!t be him. An$1 li5e an& )rou$ )arent1 I remember the $a& m& chil$ came into the %orl$1 It arri"e$ in a car$boar$ bo* an$ I lo"ingl& too5 it out an$ hel$ it (or the (irst time. I too5 it e"er&%here an$ )reten$ to rea$ at restaurants or %hile $oing laun$r&. A (e% %ee5s later1 I %as %al5ing b& a table at a restaurant an$ this girl ha$ a 5in$le an$ m& boo5. I so %ante$ to as5 %hat she thought but I %as a(rai$ that %oul$ ha"e been %eir$. 3till1 I smile$ the rest o( the $a&. -ecause it!s one thing to see a sales (igure on a tall& sheet an$ another to see the item being use$. ,o% I ha"e to gi"e cre$it to m& %i(e %ho acte$ as e$itor1 %eb $esigner1 co"er artist1 etc.1 an$ I a$mit1 I might ha"e been a little im)atient at times I thin5 the comments about the $i"orce la%&er %ere a #o5e1 so (ar there ha"en!t been an& )a)ers an$ %e still get our mail $eli"ere$ to the a$$ress. 3o (ar1 an$ so (ar I ha"en!t gotten that boat I tease about getting an$ naming it the TYes Pear.T ,o #ourne& is %ithout a (e% lessons1 an$ this one has been no $i((erent. I use$ to thin5 that all %riters hung out at co((ee sho)s1 %or5e$ out o( boo5?(ille$ o((ices or hung out %ith other %riters. I s)en$ all o( m& time at m& 5itchen table %ith a small $og in m& la) an$ a cu) o( co((ee Ksometimes hot= close at han$ an$ occasionall& a bag o( (retoes. riting is o(ten a solitar& e*)erience1 I!m sure there are %riters %ho haunt ca(es an$ 3tarbuc5s but I $on!t 5no% an&. ,o% that I thin5 o( it1 I onl& 5no% one %riter (rom the stan$)oint o( sa&ing T6elloT i( %e met but then I!m still a ne% 5i$ as it %ere. 'h1 I ha"e ma$e a ton o( (rien$s $oing this an$ I!"e learne$ a lot (rom them but I!m still not hanging out at 3tarbuc5s %ith others bouncing )lot )oints o(( one another. I ha"e a (rien$ %ho reall& $oes %or5 out o( a 3tarbuc5s but she!s a la%&er in Cali(ornia an$ the& might ha"e $i((erent rules. Mostl& &ou s)en$ more time %ith the )eo)le in &our hea$ than real ones. 6o%e"er1 the& are real )eo)le1 %e get to 5no% them1 %hat the& li5e an$ %hat the& $on!t1 their (a"orite things an$ %hen %e!re $one %ith them1 %e can $o %hat %e %ant. You create$ a %orl$1 an$ &ou )o)ulate$ an$ controlle$ it. Gor a (e% hun$re$ )ages1 &ou!re 4o$. You can bring together long lost lo"es1 buil$ an$ raze em)ires an$ create uto)ian societies. -ut mostl&1 %e tell the stories no one else can an$ i( an&one sa% %hat goes on insi$e our hea$s1 %ell1 the term case stu$& comes to min$. -ut it!s still a #ourne& that onl& the %riter can ta5e an$1 mostl&1 it!s a solo one.

I sa% a Gaceboo5 )ost that sai$1 T riters $on!t get "acations1 the&!re either %riting or the&!re thin5ing about %riting.T ;nless &ou!re reall& success(ul1 &ou ha"e zero (ree time because &ou also ha"e a real #ob to )a& the bills. You %rite %hen &ou can1 %hile others are %atching ba$ /.:.1 or e"en goo$ /.:.1 %hile the chil$ren are $oing home%or5 an$ in m& case1 %hile I!m eating. It!s a goo$ thing because I hate eating hot (oo$. /hen there!s the bran$ buil$ing1 getting re"ie%s1 inter"ie%s on $i((erent blogs an$ managing the %on$erlan$ o( social me$ia %hich has so man& (acets I coul$ s)en$ three $a&s #ust listing them an$ it seems li5e there!s more all the time. Ye)1 nothing li5e ha"ing too much (ree time on m& han$s. As a matter o( (act1 e"en i( &ou are success(ul1 (ree time b zero. /he more success(ul &ou are1 the more &our rea$ers %ant o( &ou1 the boo5 signings1 )ublic a))earances1 meetings %ith )ublishers an$ agents. 3ure1 &ou can a((or$ the nicer "acations1 restaurants1 an$ tra$e in the 6on$a (or a -M but those are )er5s o( a lot o( har$ %or5 an$ li5e I sai$1 I $i$n!t reall& $o m& home%or5. ,o%1 nearl& t%o &ears later1 I!m )utting the (inishing touches on m& secon$ boo51 an$ &es1 I!m using beta rea$ers an$ then there %ill be A2Cs. I ha"e the contact in(o (or the re"ie%ers %ho %ante$ to rea$ the ne*t one an$ I!"e ma$e a ton o( (rien$s o"er the last cou)le &ears1 become a )art o( grou)s an$ most o( all1 rea$ a lot more on ho% this business %or5s. ill I ma5e the same mista5es> Probabl& not but there %ill be ne% ones. 3o %h& $o %e %rite> h& s)en$ all o( our (ree time an$ e*tra mone& to $o something that ma& or ma& not sell> I!"e hear$ that Euestion in one (orm or another since this all starte$ an$ the ans%er is clear1 I ha"e to tell the stor&. I thin5 that!s it right there1 the nee$ to tell the stor&. It $oesn!t get an& more sim)le than that1 an$ %hether &ou start %ith T hat i(....T or T oul$n!t it be (unn& i(....T behin$ that is the stor& an$ the nee$ to ri$ oursel"es o( some o( the e*tra "oices. TI( I ha"e $one m& #ob right1 then I ha"e accom)lishe$ m& goal. All %riters %rite (or one )erson (irst1 themsel"es. A goo$ %riter %rites the 5in$ o( boo5 the& %oul$ %ant to rea$ i( the& %ere %an$ering in a local boo5 store or librar&. /his is %hat I ha"e trie$ to $o. 7n#o& the ri$e.T P. Hohn atson

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Title: Storm in a B !u$ Author: 3ind. 0ale Release 0ate: 4anuar. =>:A Available: Smashwords enre: !hi&k*lit Blurb( TPear Cancer1 I ho)e &ou get cancer an$ $ie. 9o"e 3o)hie.T 3o)hie!s brush %ith -reast Cancer brings more than the loss o( a breast. It!s the catal&st (or li(e changing e"ents1 none o( %hich in"ol"e chemothera)&. A (ictional tale1 base$ on the author!s #ourne& %ith the $isease1 3torm in a - Cu)1 is a %arm?hearte$ glim)se into the %orl$ o( a -reast Cancer su((erer that %ill ha"e &ou laughing alou$.

Title: Neighborhood Tails Author: !arol.n 3is Release 0ate: 4anuar. =>:A Available: Smashwords enre: !hildren"s Blurb( Almost &our t&)ical cat1 Herr& s)en$s his time (ishing in the neighbor!s gol$(ish )on$ an$ me$itating in the classic cat na) )ose. Herr& li5es the Euiet li(e. At least it %as Euiet until "an$als hit the neighborhoo$. hat (ollo%s is a s)irite$ rom)1 %ith $ogs an$ cats #oining (orces to ri$ the neighborhoo$ o( a gnome?smashing thug.

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Title: Mar. Author: Olive Stonne Release 0ate: 4anuar. =>:A Availabilit.: Smashwords enre: #orror Blurb( A(ter a chemical brea5s loose to the )ublic o"er hal( o( ,e% Yor5!s )o)ulation has become in(ecte$ %ith a "irus1 zombie. ith e"er&one una((ecte$ Euarentine$1 no one 5no%s ho% to en$ the ma$ness %ithout more bloo$she$. In the mi$$le o( this is t%ent& &ear ol$ Mar& Patton1 %ho!s onl& (amil& is the )riest %ho a$o)te$ her. 9e(t alone Mar& has no one to turn to thin5ing she!s alone until hel) comes... A$ult?content ratingM /his boo5 contains content consi$ere$ unsuitable (or &oung rea$ers 1F an$ un$er

Title: (o.age: %mbarkaton Author: Ea&har. Bonelli Release 0ate: late 0e&emberFearl. 4anuar. =>:A Availabilit.: Fuzz. #edgehog /ress, Smashwords +and man. more outletsenre: Fantas.FS&ien&e Fi&tion Blurb( At the age o( t%el"e1 @al s)rang (rom the starting bloc5 into the )ool1 his teammates cheering him on. 6e (elt the rush o( the air1 the crash o( the %ater1 but he ne"er (inishe$ the heat. 6e a%o5e t%o &ears later on a %orl$ that %as 7arth1 but not Euite 7arth1 an$ $isco"ere$ he coul$ ne"er return home. A(ter (our &ears o( e*ile1 he can (inall& esca)e into the meta*ia1 the uns)ace bet%een uni"erses1 an$ realize his $ream o( e*)loring alternate realities. 3u)remel& a$"ance$ cultures an$ %on$ers o( immeasurable beaut& a%ait him. -ut so $o %orl$s mire$ in social $eca&1 an$ those (ille$ %ith $angerous1 e*otic (orms o( li(e. Arme$ onl& %ith $e(ensi"e nanotechnolog& an$ a com)uter )a$1 @al tra"els (rom one alternate 7arth to another. 6e embar5s on a ne% 5in$ o( "o&age as he na"igates the in(init& o( )ossibilitiesM a "o&age along the catastro)he o( notions.

Title: A Twist o) the Sands Author: /9R9 lazier Release date: 4anuar. =>:A Available: Smashwords enre: %$i& Fantas. Blurb( -oo5 /%o1 (ollo%ing on (rom ZA /%ist o( 7ternit&Q. A character (rom Miner"arQs )ast arri"es unannounce$ %ith a sur)rise. An innocent o))ortunit& that s)ar5s both hers an$ her hal( $aughter ,arQAlliaQs imaginations. Alas1 gras)ing this chance turns their %orl$ u)si$e $o%n.

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Title: 0is&overing Aberration Author: S9!9 Barrus Release 0ate: 4anuar. =>:A Available: Smashwords enre: Steam$unkFretro$unk )i&tion Blurb( An ancient ma)1 stolen. A lost ci"ilization1 $isco"ere$. A terrible secret1 unleashe$. In an alternate :ictorian era1 Gre$$& Gitzgeral$1 a rebellious %riter an$ e*?scuttler1 an$ /ha$$eus 9um)en1 a $es)erate archaeologist1 %ill $o an&thing to ma5e the $isco"er& o( a li(etime. -ut their islan$ $estination has its o%n $ar5 secrets. Are the& unearthing lost histor& or are the& $isco"ering aberration>

Title: !onne&ting the 0ots: M. Midli)e 4ourne. with Adult A0F#0 Author: abriella West Release 0ate: late 0e&emberFearl. 4anuar. =>:A Available: Smashwords enre: Non)i&tion Blurb( Most o( us ha"e hear$ o( AP6P1 so %h& is it so common (or %omen not to be $iagnose$ until the& are in mi$li(e> ,o"elist 4abriella est is re(reshingl& can$i$ about her #ourne& to%ar$s a $iagnosis o( AP6P1 %hich starte$ a (e% &ears ago %hen she encourage$ her )artner to get a $iagnosis. 3he unco"ers a (amil& histor& o( the $isor$er1 loo5ing bac5 at her o%n mother!s li(e in Irelan$ in the 1JF0s.

Title: Blind #earts Author: Wando Wande Release 0ate: 4anuar. =>:A Available: Smashwords enre: 3 BT Roman&e Blurb( Ale* is lost in lo"e %ith the "er& straight Gran5. 4ra$uation looms1 an$ he $es)airs o( losing him. 6e hoo5s u) %ith the se*& stoic Pimo"1 all in goo$ meaningless (un. /hough Ale* li5es his Euiet reser"e1 he can!t (in$ the courage to release Gran5. -ut Pimo" is a man %ho bites an$ ne"er lets go. As gra$uation nears1 his $istress gro%s. 3till he must choose or his heart might #ust be blin$ (ore"er.

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Title: 5night o) the #ighlander Author: 5ristin (a.den Release 0ate: 4anuar. =>:A Available: Smashwords enre: #istori&al Blurb( Colin is not %ho he claims to be. 6is )osition as blac5smith o( Clan Chattan is sim)l& a co"er1 a means to an en$. 6e %as sent %ith one missionR (in$ Hacobite lo&alists an$ eliminate their threat. -ut thatQs not %hat 5ee)s him u) at night1 or %hat burns hotter than his (orge. /he most $angerous threat is one o( his o%n ma5ingR (alling in lo"e.

Title: Numbed Author: Futa !ontra&tor Release 0ate: 4anuar. =>:A Available: Smashwords enre: Adult /aranormal %roti&a +not suitable )or .ounger audien&esBlurb( Pann& Hamison #ust %ante$ a small college e*)erience a%a& (rom home. hen he (oun$ himsel( at a crossroa$s bet%een the local Grat an$ 3ororit& he began to gro% con(use$ as to %hich si$e he reall& shoul$ #oin. arningM Contains e*treme A$ult Content1 9anguage1 an$ Gutanari /rans(ormation themes throughout.

Title: The Bla&k Famil. !rest and The Rub. Red Bloodstone Author: 59!9 Bouma Release 0ate: 4anuar. =>:A Available: Smashwords enre !lassi)i&ation: 1A Adventure Blurb( A &oung P.C. histor& )ro(essor is lure$ to a curse$ m&thical islan$ in the Me$iterranean 3ea1 %here he thin5s he %ill be teaching 4ree5 stu$ents American histor&. ithin t%ent&?(our hours1 he has met all ele"en )ro(essors1 one o( %hich is (rom ,e% Yor5 Cit&. Imme$iatel&1 the t%o o( them are $ra%n to each other b& 7lizabeth!s (ear an$ Mar5us!s o"er%helming nee$ to )rotect her Kbut (rom %hat=>

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Title: The Fallen /rin&ess +A Author: Sarah Woodbur. Release 0ate: 4anuar. =>:A Available: Smashwords enre: Fantas.

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6allo%mas 11AA. ith the har"est (esti"al a))roaching1 4areth has returne$ (rom (ighting in the south1 ho)ing (or a (e% months o( )eace %ith 4%en be(ore the birth o( their (irst chil$. -ut %hen an innocent (ora& to the beach turns u) the mur$ere$ bo$& o( Prince 6&%el!s long lost cousin1 a %oman thought to ha"e run a%a& %ith a Pane (i"e &ears earlier1 it is 4areth an$ 4%en %ho are charge$ %ith $isco"ering her 5iller. /he trail has long since gone col$1 or so 4areth an$ 4%en thin51 until their in"estigation threatens to e*)ose $angerous truths that e"er&one else (rom 5ing to 5iller %oul$ )re(er to 5ee) burie$. ,o secret is sa(e1 an$ no man1 %hether lor$ or )easant1 can esca)e the s)irit o( 6allo%mas in /he Gallen Princess1 the (ourth 4areth an$ 4%en me$ie"al m&ster&.

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From 2tal. the land o) elegan&e, &omes this S&i*Fi trilog. b. Rita !arla Fran&es&a Monti&elli 3ono )assati trent!anni $alla missione $i es)lorazione $i Marte T6eraT1 il cui eEui)aggio e morto in circostanze misteriose. Suesto (allimento e le )roblematiche )olitiche $a esso generate hanno rallentato la ,A3A nella sua corsa alla conEuista $ello s)azio1 ma a$esso i tem)i sono maturi )er una nuo"a missione chiamata TIsisT. Suesta "olta i cinEue membri $ell!eEui)aggio non "iaggeranno )er oltre A00 milioni $i chilometri solo )er una bre"e "isita1 ma saranno $estinati a $i"entare i )rimi colonizzatori $el )ianeta rosso. 9a storia $i TPeserto rossoT1 ambientata in un )rossimo (uturo1 e costituita $a Euattro )untate1 ciascuna $ella lunghezza minima $i una no"ella Kcirca 20.000 )arole=. Suesta )rima )untata1 TPunto $i non ritornoT1 si concentra su $i un membro $ell!eEui)aggio1 l!esobiologa s"e$ese Anna Persson Rita !arla Fran&es&a Monti&elli

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