Indiewritersreview’s Music Monday Feature:Artist Shun Ward and Hip Hop Artists Brunch Klub!
04 Jun 2012 Leave a Comment
Happy Monday Eeveryone!:) It’s the start of a whole new week…and many of you are out of school, or starting vacations soon…yep, it’s a favorite time of the year Summer! So, how about we start things right, and add a little music to our day! It’s time for Music Monday! So this is the time where I share what came in my Music Mailbox:)
Let’s get started!
IN MY MUSIC MAILBOX
Warning: Viewer and Listening discretion is advised!
R&B Artist SHUN WARD Pet Blue Dolphins (2012)
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Shun Ward sings this one straight from the heart. Have you ever love and lost? If so, stay strong and know there will be brighter days. This is a single from his debut mixtape, Pet Blue Dolphins, which is available for FREE at address above. But please comment and subscribe, we will have a lot more to offer. Also Shun Ward has singles on Amazon, iTunes and most digital retailers- please support.
Film stars Shun Ward and Lakeicha Thomas
Filmed by Mo Williams and Terry B Wear Directed by Mo Williams, Terry B Wear and Brian Wimbley Music by Str8boyz at the Gator Pit (Houston, Texas) Engineered by my man, Bruce Bang at iMIXhouston Recording Studios
Free Mixtape : http://shunward.com/logos/shunward_petbluedolphins.zip
Join Shun Ward on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/SHUN-WARD/180687985285775
HIP HOP ARTISTS
NEW ORLEANS GROUP “BRUNCH KLUB”
MEMBERS 19 YRS VINTAGE AND 18YRS WALLY
Check out the Brunch Klub!
Additional Music: Brunch Klub The Mixtape
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Youtube Channel www.youtube.com/user/BRUNCHKLUB Contact Us On Twitter: http://twitter.com/VINTAGETHEGOD & http://twitter.com/WallyBrunchin
There you have it! So if you are a Indie musician or group, and would like to share your work please submit to tweenscribebooks@gmail.com. Hip Hop, R&B, Jazz, Rock, Country…whatever!… we want it all!:)
So send it in and I can share! (Clean submissions please:)
Happy Rockin all:)
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Welcome Jeffery Kosh of Feeding The Urge!
03 Jun 2012 2 Comments
Hello Everyone:) Today I am hosting a guest post by Author Jeffery Kosh today and also a book feature of his title Feeding The Urge!
Feeding The Urge is on tour now with Orangeberry Book Tours jeffrey-kosh.html
In Prosperity Glades, a small town on the shores of Lake Okeechobee, you can run across Dr. Axel J. Hyde, the County’s Assistant Medical Examiner. He’s an eye-catching man, yet hides a dark secret from the age of ten. He’s a remorseless murderer with a weird twist: a ‘Rider’ urges him to hunt and dismember ‘people who feeds on fear’. Sexual killers, rapists, pedophiles – none escape his cold fury. However, when someone begins ‘poaching’ into his territory, Axel is caught between the urge to find and kill this kindred soul or greet another of his ‘species’. Is the Rider a real spiritual entity or just the product of a kid’s scarred psyche? Do you dare to find out?
‘An Inner Darkness that must be Fed
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Jeffrey Kosh is the pen-name of a horror writer living in Thailand. He considers himself a Shamanic Storyteller rather than an author
| 41/8 Moo 2 Ao Nang 81000 Thailand | Contact Author: Jeffrey Kosh |
Hi, I’m Jeffrey Kosh, horror storyteller.Well, that’s the way some fellow authors tagged me, yet I don’t feel like one. Yes, I am a storyteller, but horror is incidental. Mind you, I have nothing against the genre, quite the contrary, but just don’t feel restrained to it. Horror is not even a genre in itself, but a ‘mood’. You can insert horrific things into westerns, romance, sci-fi, or even historical tales.Until now, I’ve published four books, all in the supernatural listing, but my stories are more about people than monsters.I like to think at them as ‘Passion Plays’. Passion plays originated in the Middle Age, they were written in Latin and consisted of Gospel readings alternating with poetic descriptions of events of Christ’s Passion. The vernacular for these poetic passages led to the development of independent vernacular plays. By the 16th century they were overtaken by secular influences and became popular entertainment.Characteristic of passion plays was the theme of human experience of the universe, be it outside or inside. They often dealt with human nature itself, or our approach to the unknown, or more, to the fight between base needs versus enlightened thought. All my characters experience passion plays.They must struggle against themselves, fight an angst overriding them, choose if being the man or the beast.Axel Hyde (Feeding the Urge’s lead character) is torn between his attempts to behave as normal as his peers and his inner urge to kill bullies of all kinds.Captain Daniel Drake (Dead Men Tell No Tales) must fight his egotistical nature for a greater good. All experience an inner struggle. All must endure extreme hardships and grow through the process. Seeking was one of the late medieval themes of late passion plays. Knights quested not just for holy relics, but the secrets of self-discovery. Success or failure on these searches is not as important as the insights learned while on it.The voyage matters more than the destination. And my characters embark on extraordinary voyages; be it the quest to get rid of a perceived demon, or the rite of passage to show you’re growing up and no longer a kid (Kamp Koko by Night in Spirits and Thought Forms anthology), or the final voyage of the Banshee’s Cry (Dead Men Tell No Tales). Atmosphere of drama and the tragedy of ignorance also play a major role in my stories.Civilization is always in decline (be it a zombie-ridden 16th century Caribbean Sea, or the decadence of Prosperity Glades; the fictional Floridian town in which events of Feeding and Spirits take place). Superstition and fear are everywhere. New ideas and borders are seen as heresy by the general characters in my stories. So my protagonists represent those few who try to break the bonds of ignorance and shed light on the mystical and unfathomable. Now I’m writing an erotic thriller.There are no monsters in it, no mysterious creatures from the Spirit World. Yet, it is passion play. Another exploration of human baser nature. This time is a struggle between lust and morality.And I’m enjoying it.So, I hope one day I’ll be able to delete that tag ‘Horror Storyteller’ and replace it with ‘Passion Storyteller’.Thank you for listening to my rants. … Amazon Author Page: http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B0074F2VGUGoodreads Author Page: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5763856.Jeffrey_KoshLulu Author Page: http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/JeffreyKoshSmashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/JeffreyKoshFacebook Fan Page: http://www.facebook.com/AuthorJeffreyKoshWebsite: http://jeffreykosh.blogspot.com/ BOOKSFROMJEFFREY KOSHFeeding the UrgeSpirits and Thought Forms: Tales from Prosperity GladesDead Men Tell No TalesThe South Will Rise Again
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Welcome Author Rose Rodriguez of Grace: An Eternal Beloved Novel!
02 Jun 2012 Leave a Comment
Hello Everyone! Today I have visiting Indiewritersreview, author Rose Rodriguez of the Grace: An Eternal Beloved Novel. She speaks with me in an awesome interview, and also Ms. Rodriguez will be giving away….., and last I will post my review of Grace….
So let’s get started:)
Grace Elizabeth Coventry has wanted to die since puberty. Since then, she carries out elaborate plans to end her life. She almost succeeds on her eighteenth birthday, but when an outside force emerges to carry out the deed, an inexplicable survival instinct awakens in her. It’s too late, though. Death has already noticed her. As she hangs on for dear life from the ledge of the Skyway Bridge in Chicago, about to give up to her fate, an unexpected stranger appears to save her, only to be challenged by the ultimate threat. In the end, only she has the power to save herself.
GIVEAWAY!(June 02-03rd) An Indiewritersreview hosted giveaway! Author Rose Rodriguez will give away one free e-book of Grace:An Eternal Beloved Novel! The winner will be randomely chosen. So comment, comment,comment and win the chance for this great book!
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Mother, Educator, Wife, and Author. My mind wanders with curiousity. My loyalties lie with a time when my life was “so called”, I was full of “Teen Spirit”, and the best love in the world came from a “Champion Lover”. I’m obsessed with the minds of men and women who have made a major difference for humanity. From Jesus to Jared Leto. 
Words are my playground. In them lies my passion. I live in Puerto Rico with my husband and two kids. My works in progress are Chastity: An Eternal Beloved Novel and Renaissance Quest, a children’s book.
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MY REVIEW
Grace: An Eternal Beloved Novel
This book surprised me, it wasn’t what I expected. Now let me say what I expected was good…but it exceeded even my expectations.
I was excited because I could not figure out HOW the author would put a spin on the mysterious stranger aspect…also the main character’s preoccupation with Death, I was wondering to myself… was she some type of Supernatural being… where Death was a type of curse placed on her, to keep her from her true mission? My thoughts were wandering to my mental log of supernatural beings…Faes being the primary image in the forefront of my thoughts, due to the character’s extraordinary beauty…My thoughts were, “okay was he Death and he falls in love with her?” I really was thinking these thoughts, and excited about all of them being a possibility!:)
But Grace:An Eternal Beloved, surprised me by although adding a supernatural element, the VERY frightening panther at the beginning (representing Death, and who I secretly thought was Lucian for half of the book!); to the luscious Lucian, who becomes her saving grace throughout the book. As I continued reading, Grace covered some incredible real world topics, such as teen suicide, teen depression, physical abuse, teen pregnancy…all without any heavy handiness. These topics were filtered in, because simply, this was Grace’s life…due to very bad choices; but it wasn’t handle like an after school special…(of course there is nothing wrong with after school specials, they provide very needed information to young people…do they even still have them???) Sorry, anyway….these topics were covered and blended so well into the fabric of the story, I didn’t realize until the end, that these elements and the important messages of finding help, and this is not okay was there!
Ms. Rodriguez, keeps the reader in suspense, and the story moves, flows well…I was crazy about Lucian, he stayed by the main character Grace’s side, as her best friend and champion; even when all had given up on her. Crazy action!; with Death fast on Grace’s heels at every turn! I will say…there came a time, when I was literally so angry at Grace, due to she wouldn’t choose Lucian over Dario…I was incensed…LOL…I forgot that this was a character! Ms. Rodriguez, creates a character that could be your best friend, sister whoever…that you love dearly, but also have strong negative emotions towards, when you see them making futile choices!
Grace:An Eternal Beloved Nove, appears one way, although changes as the story progresses.Like an onion, as you read, the layers peel away, and the story evolves to a surprising end. The story is so much more!
I fully recommend this story for mature teens!
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INTERVIEW
Interview Questions
1- How long have you been writing? When did you realize this was what you wanted to do professionally?
I’ve always wanted to be an author. I’ve had a love affair with books since the age of nine. Shortly after that, I began to write stories. During my teenage years, I wrote in notebooks. I haven’t stopped writing since. After having a freelance writing business for two years, I decided to pursue creative writing, which is my true passion. I researched everything I needed to do aside from actually writing a novel, and I did it.
2. How do you come up with your ideas?
I’m a planner so I have a brainstorming session first for my stories. That’s when I think of the concept, the title, and the message I’m trying to send. I decide how many words I’m going to have in my novel, how many chapters, and how many words for each chapter. Then, I brainstorm the setting and the characters. I develop the character traits and their names. Some names just come to me. I employ the use of a Baby Names book for others. The next thing I do is write an outline of each chapter.
I don’t write the chapters in order. I start writing the chapters for which the ideas are flowing more, then I tackle the rest. For this book, I wrote the last chapter first. Of course, ideas come to me in the middle of the day, or night, so I have a little notebook where I jot those down. I also record ideas on my cell phone when I don’t have pen and paper available. Needless to say, if I ever lose my phone and those recordings are heard, whoever listens to them will probably think I’m crazy.
3. What is your writing schedule like?
It is a challenge to find time to write because I have a full time job, a husband, kids, a house, and dog. Writing is what makes me most happy, so I schedule time to write every day. Because of my limited schedule, I do have a habit of writing for an hour each day.
4. How many books do you have published? Series? Any new series/ books coming up?
Grace is my first published book. It’s also the first book in the Eternal Beloved Novel Series. This series is not a sequel, trilogy, or saga. Each book features a young woman with a certain dilemma in a paranormal romance setting. The next book in the series, Chastity, is coming out this summer. The themes of promiscuity and neglect are explored in this next installment. I am also working on a middle age adventure story called Renaissance Quest.
5. Do you have any advice for those new to writing, or who may be interested in the indie field?
This is a tough business. While breaking into traditional publishing is brutal, being a self published author is even harder. The best advice I can give an aspiring author is to be persistent. Giving up is not an option in this business. Fortunately, with the appearance of eReaders we have more options to become published.
6. What do you see happening with Independent publishing in the future?
I believe that independent publishing will be the norm, rather than the exception in the future. The world keeps changing! As long as independent writers have readers that support them, it really doesn’t matter if a big publishing house backs you up or not.
7. Have you ever tried traditional publishing and if not, would you?
I made the decision to self publish my book after trying to get published through a traditional publishing house. Although I did find an agent and my manuscript actually got positive feedback from editors, the powers that be didn’t think it was for them at the time. That whole process took about over a year, and I noticed that the publishing world was changing. All that matters to me is to get my message out there, so I researched and got it done on my own. I would try again so that I could have help with the whole process and have more time for my actual writing.
8. What is the most challenging aspect of indie publishing for you?
The most challenging aspect of indie publishing is promoting my book and creating a reader platform. It takes hours and hours of grueling work. It is necessary, though. If you don’t put your book out there, it won’t reach as many readers as you’d like. It’s easier when an author is published by a traditional publishing house because they set up the appearances and take care of everything that goes on behind the scenes. They also provide the funds behind marketing efforts. The author basically has to show up and do their part. A self published author has to do everything on their own from writing the book, to formatting, to editing, to distributing it, and marketing. The amount of efforts you employ in this regard is influenced by your goals. Do you want to make money, or do you want to put your word out there and make the world a better place?
9. What is the best aspect? Would you recommend this to others?
I believe the best aspect of being and independent author is the direct interaction you have with your readers and the reading community. I love this! I would recommend indie publishing to anyone who is serious and responsible about writing and the message they want convey to the world.
Contact Information
You can follow me on:
facebook.com/rrodriguezternalbeloved
twitter.com/RRodz1
My eBooks are sold at smashwords.com, B&N, Kindle, iBooks, Kobo, Sony, Diesel. Print copies can be purchased at lulu.com.
Trivia
Be the first one to email the author at roserodriguez826@gmail.com with the correct answers and win a free eBook copy of the novel. You’ll also be mentioned on the author’s facebook page.
1. The author has muses for the male characters in the story. Guess who the author’s muse for the character of Lucian, one of Grace’s love interests, was.
a. Chris Pine
b. Ian Somerhalder
c. William Levy
2. Who do you think was the muse for Grace’s other love interest?
a- Jonathan Rhys Meyers c- Ricky Martin
b- Robert Pattinson
3. Grace plays an instrument. Guess which one it is.
a- the harp
b- the cello
c- the piano
4. Guess where Grace goes on Spring Break.
a- Puerto Rico
b- Florida
c- Canada
5- Unscramble one of the main themes in this book.
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Welcome Author David Brown of Fezariu’s Epiphany!
01 Jun 2012 16 Comments
Hello Everyone, Today author David Brown of Fezariu’s Epiphany is joining me here at Indiewritersreview. Fezariu’s Epiphany is now on tour with Goddess Fish promotions!
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PRESENTS
David will be giving away a $25 Amazon gift card to one randomly chosen commenter at the end of the tour.
Hey Fam:) Make sure you’re following the tour and comment…comment…comment…that increases your chances of winning! The tour dates can be found here: http://goddessfishpromotions.blogspot.com/2012/02/virtual-book-tour-fezarius-epiphany-by.html.
Fezariu’s Epiphany
by David M. Brown
BLURB: 12-year-old Fezariu thought his mother died when he was little, but when his beloved stepfather dies the boy discovers she is alive and well – and working at the most famous brothel in all of Elenchera. When she cruelly rejects him it’s more than he can bear, and he runs away to join a band of ruthless soldiers for hire. The Merelax Mercenaries will fight for anyone who can pay them, no matter the justice of the cause.
Fezariu grows up among the soldiers and becomes one of them. He thinks his time with the mercenaries has hardened him. But a campaign in his old home town pushes him too far, and he discovers what really happened to his mother. Maybe there are some things money shouldn’t buy… and maybe it’s time Fezariu took his revenge.
Exercpt:
Jessamine took hesitant steps forward as she approached Fezariu. Tears began to well in her eyes causing her make-up to run. She glanced nervously at the bar where the patrons continued their bidding before coming to a stop in front of her son.
‘Fezariu,’ Jessamine said, reaching out to him instinctively before stopping herself. She hardened her tone. ‘What are you doing here?’
‘I came to find you, mother,’ Fezariu replied. ‘Peter told me that you were dead but I found the letters you sent him.’
‘How did you know I was here?’
‘I heard two merchants talking about you in the market. I was so excited I’d found you that I followed them straight here.’
‘I don’t understand what you’re doing in Clarendon. Why has Peter brought you here, Fezariu?’
Fezariu paused. The raised tone of Jessamine and her general demeanour seemed alien to him. This was not the same woman that had raised him before disappearing from Larchfield. ‘Mother,’ Fezariu said, with his bottom lip trembling, ‘Peter…died.’
‘What?’ Jessamine replied, her stern voice giving way to wavering uncertainty. ‘When? How?”
‘It was a few months ago. He was attacked and killed while doing his deliveries. Uncle Edward came to Larchfield for Alycea and I. He brought us to Clarendon and that’s when I found the letters you had sent Peter. As soon as I heard those merchants mention your name and the White Oak I knew I had to come here. I will take you to Uncle Edward’s bakery, mother. We can leave together.’
‘I’m not going anywhere, Fezariu,’ Jessamine said, seizing her son’s arm and dragging him towards the front door. Fezariu tried to loosen her grip but could not overcome his inferior strength. ‘I want you to leave, Fezariu. I don’t want you here.’
REVIEWS OF FEZARIU’S EPIPHANY
There are many plot twists and turns in this masterfully written book chronicling the life of a mercenary named Fezariu. Fezariu’s Epiphany is a fantasy work on a grand scale in which you enter an imaginatively drawn world filled with many lands and spanning great periods of time.
Jason Sullivan – Different Outcomes and author of The Dark Yergall
When a reader that normally does not like fantasy novels set in world with unknown names falls in love with a book from that genre, then you know the author did a spectacular job of bringing their story to life for all to enjoy.
Talina Perkins – Bookin’ It Reviews/Night Owl Reviews
Night Owl Reviews “Top pick”
You can almost smell the filth and corruption that permeates Clarendon, a true cesspool of a city. This is a story of how a boy grows into being a man and accepting his faults and redeeming his failures. I recommend it.
William Bentrim – Azure Dwarf and author of The Adventures of Hardy Belch
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
AUTHOR INFORMATION:
David Brown could be considered a fantasy fanatic, especially since he has spent the last 10 years developing a 47,000-year history for his fictional world of Elenchera. When converting his obsession into literary form, David commits himself to a rigorous writing and editing process before his work can meet his approval. Combined with the critical eye of his wife and a BA Honors in History and English, David’s dedication leads him to his goal of inspiring readers through heartfelt stories and characters.
Although David is inspired primarily by fantasy fiction, he also finds his muse in the form of anime, world cinema, history, and biographies. His own books, Fezariu’s Epiphany and the in-progress A World Apart, combine aspects from worlds both old and new into compelling tales of a world not soon forgotten., David himself certainly does not lack a spirit of adventure; in fact, he left his job in 2007 in order to spend a month traveling. Second only to meeting and marrying his wife, David counts this as one of the most amazing experiences of his life.
LINKS:
The Elencheran Chronicles: http://elenchera.com
The World According to Dave: http://blog.elenchera.com
Twitter: http://twitter.com/elenchera
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/fezariu
Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11451305-fezariu-s-epiphany (book page)
Amazon: http://amzn.to/revenge-saga
GUEST POST
How did the process of Fezarius Epiphany begin, where did the idea come from and what was the process of publishing this novel?
I first came up with the idea of the world of Elenchera in 1999 and divided my time between building the world history, including maps, and writing novels and short stories. I gave up on novels by 2006 and devoted the next three years fully to the world building, which was already well developed. I’d felt in my novels that they didn’t have enough substance and the setting in Elenchera just didn’t feel right. I hoped that with all the history in place I would be able to write more naturally.
As I built the world of Elenchera I was always intrigued by a group known as the Merelax Mercenaries – Elenchera’s most prestigious hired hands. As the history continued I jotted down ideas for novels and came up with Fezariu’s Epiphany. The story was very different back then to how it is today. Originally Fezariu was the son of a farmer that turned his back on that life for the riches and fame of being a mercenary. After many years of fighting, Fezariu is physically and mentally bruised and battered by his experiences and realises the mercenaries are not the romantic and lucrative life he first dreamed of.
By 2009 the bulk of the world history was completed and I wanted to write Fezariu’s Epiphany but the story just didn’t feel right to me. At this time I had met my future wife, Donna, and pitched the idea of the book to her which she agreed didn’t appeal to her. I then told her of a short story I had written, A Mother’s Blessing, about an assassin that returns to his hometown to kill a local magistrate and is reunited with the mother that cast him aside. I had the idea of merging the story with the novel I wanted to write and a new, much improved, form took shape for Fezariu’s Epiphany.
The novel now had Fezariu as the son of a prostitute who flees her misogynistic lover and starts a new life overseas. However, Fezariu’s childhood idyll is ruined when his mother abandons him and his stepfather is murdered. Still a boy, Fezariu comes to believe that these tragedies are the result of him being accursed and he runs away from home, fearing the curse will strike down what little family he has left. Fezariu joins the Merelax Mercenaries and rises through the ranks, believing this new life will help bury his past for good. However, Fezariu soon learns that our pasts never fully let go and the only we he can put his to rest is by returning to his childhood and learning the truth about why his mother abandoned him.
When the novel was completed my wife and I chose to go down the self-publishing route. We knew that I was trying to do something different with the fantasy genre and felt it would be better to allow readers to experience the book themselves and decide how viable Elenchera would be as a series of self-contained novels.
Self-publishing would also give us full control of the novel with the edits, cover and its availability online. We initially started with Amazon, Lulu.com and Smashwords before spreading the word through social media such as Twitter and Facebook, posting articles on my blog, The World According to Dave, and taking part in blog tours, which entail either writing a guest post or doing an interview, both of which I enjoy. Publishing the novel was the easy part but the promotion has been the most difficult. I’m very lucky that I’ve had the full support of my wife, Donna, who has led this area for me. I tell people she is my wife, editor, fiercest critic, promoter and mother to our six rescue cats. I couldn’t have done any of this without her. It’s been an amazing journey for us so far and we’re still in the early stages. I can’t wait to see what happens next.
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Welcome Author Morgan Low of Hollow Victory!
31 May 2012 Leave a Comment
Hello Fam:) I am excited to have author Morgan Low of Hollow Victory today on Indiewritersreview:) I will be presenting a Book spotlight/review of Hollow Victory.,..so let’s get started!
HOLLOW VICTORY
Audra Heet is an honor-bound warrior. With potential to become a great soldier, every day is lived trying to honor and bring respect to her family name. Cratas is a leader of a guerrilla organization known as the Traitors. Her life long obsession is overthrowing the Zeyda Dynasty. Jet Sonen is a Marine. Loyal to his friends, a patriot to his cause, and a simple man who deeply loves his nation, the Zeyda Dynasty. Dastar is a narcissistic, cruel, arrogant excuse of a human being, and Cratas’ right hand man. Caring only for himself, his own safety, and most of all, his own amusement.
Truth is a delicate thing and is always dependent on the being. When one truth arises, it sets each of these individuals on a road, which will end with allegiances challenged and sanity questioned. They will either fight for the truth or be destroyed by it
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Morgan Low is a Chinese/Caucasian American 17 year old youth, who lives in Washington State. Hollow Victory is his first novel. He’s very thankful for your interest, and would like to encourage you to visit him on Facebook, and to please review his book, if you have read it, in any way you can
Links
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/from-the-journal-of-mr-norvs-hollow-victory-morgan-t-low/1108179771?ean=9781618428202 http://www.amazon.com/Journal-Norvs-Hollow-Victory-ebook/dp/B006WCGUIG http://ebookstore.sony.com/ebook/morgan-t-low/from-the-journal-of-mr-norvs-hollow-victory/_/R-400000000000000581239
MY REVIEW
Let me begin by saying, I felt assured that Hollow Victory would appear very interesting to those who may read this particular genre.
But in all honesty there were a couple doubts in my mind, whether I was the ideal person to offer a review for this particular book. I had not read much in the way of Science Fiction, and from there stemmed my hesitancy on whether I could really give an accurate review… but I believe that at times it is necessary to come out of the familiar… the comfort zone…
So I did, I opened up the book and had fresh resolve to have an open mind, and guess what? I was not disappointed:) Once I wrapped my mind around the terminology, and futuristic settings, I was captured and held prisoner in the story! I fell in love with the main character Audra Heet, and was swept away with her on her mission to uphold the truths that were the foundations of her life.
Morgan is an excellent story-teller,the dialogue was crisp, and the story flowed, it was very well written with lots of kick butt action! This was a fantastic debut novel and I look forward to the second works coming from Mr. Low! Also, this was a great novel for readers being introduced to the Sci Fi genre. This was an interesting story, with characters that you will experience real emotion towards…love, hate…
Morgan Low is a new and welcome light, a writer to watch…
I encourage you to pick up a copy:)
Scavenger Wednesday! Spotlight! World Literary Cafe
30 May 2012 2 Comments
Hello Guys:) Happy Hump Day!:) This is the day of the week, where we coast on through to the weekend! Now, of course that’s not our focus, because we’re having a blast EVERYDAY:)
But, for that last few weeks, I have been honored to host some awesome authors and their great books, and there will be more coming! But Scavenger Wednesday had been placed on a temporary hold; so today I wanted to bring it back and do a quick spotlight on a really cool place!
Let’s get started:)
World Literary Cafe “Where Readers and Authors Unite”
wlc-author-pr-101-–-making-great-author-interviews-happen
There are some great resources available through WLC for readers and authors!
Such as
FORUMS
- How to use Forums
- Authors Hosting Authors
- Author-Blogger Connection (New)
- Read & Review Connections (New)
- Beta Readers & Critique Groups
- Tweet Teams
- Faith-Based Tweet Teams (New)
- Author Forums (Genre)
- Reader Forums (All)
- Writing Forums
AUTHORS:
You’ve written a book!
Now What?
Join the community that
will help YOU succeed–WLC!
World Literary Cafe is a multi-faceted community that promotes everyone in the literary realm, from readers to authors, editors, reviewers, and author services. Below you will find a few tips on how to use our site.
When getting involved in a community, it’s beneficial to get to know the members. Our forums are perfect for that purpose. Authors and readers can connect in our Reader Forums, and writers can talk shop and swap advice in the Writer or Author Forums.
- AUTHORS HOSTING AUTHORS: Host and be hosted. Connect with other authors to facilitate interviews, guest posts, discussions, and giveaways.
- BETA READERS & CRITIQUE GROUPS: Give your manuscript the chance to be better. Beta readers and critique groups can help–connect with them here.
- AUTHOR, READER FORUMS: Connect with readers about your books, post reviews, hold a book club discussion. The possibilities are endless.
- AUTHOR FORUMS: Talk shop with authors in your specific genre.
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28 May 2012 2 Comments
Hello Hello guys:) Hope you’re having a pretty awesome holiday! Today, I believe I have a feature that will just rock out your Memorial Day even more! I am a tourhost with Supa Gurl Tours; so today, I am hosting a great guest post from author Rae Hachton of Pretty In Black, (on tour now); and today’s new release Black Satin! The Black Satin Tour will kick off June 01st!
PRETTY IN BLACK
Some Things are Pretty. Some Things are Black. Love is both.
[Ellie Piper]
She wanted to die. He arose from the grave. He was sent to kill her. She was trained to kill those of his kind. But fate had other plans. He searched for 119 years to find her. & There’s no way in hell he’s letting her go. Dead or Alive. They’re fated.
[Marcus Marble]
How far would you go to be with the one you love? Would you die for her? Would you kill for her? What if the only reason you’re still alive is because of her? What if the reason you came back from the dead, was to be with her? But what if your job was to kill her, but you fell in love instead? And now you’re being hunted by your own kind?
Destroy? Or be Destroyed?
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How far would you go to be with the one you love? Would you die for her? Would you kill for her? What if the only reason you’re still alive is because of her? What if the reason you came back from the dead, was to be with her? But what if your job was to kill her, but you fell in love instead? And now you’re being hunted by your own kind?
Destroy? Or be Destroyed?
[May 28, 2012 release date]
What if you weren’t who you thought you were?
What if your whole life changed in an instant and you were released to a new identity?
What if you were forced to kill the one you love?
What if everything you knew wasn’t real, and you awaken to a new world?
What if love could take you to unknown places?
How beautiful is death really?
Marcus Marble has disappeared from Ellie’s life, and she needs answers to questions and he’s the only one who can answer them.
How is her sister back from the dead, and why is Ellie still alive?
When Ellie realizes Marcus isn’t coming back, she is forced to move on with her life the best way she can, in hopes of finding the answers herself, but when people at school begin to be viciously murdered, and Giles reveals to her a life changing secret, she decides to investigate the possible truth of it. What she discovers is more than she thought she would.
The only time Ellie feels normal is when she’s around Walter, the new guy at school. And normal is how she wants to feel, now that Marcus is gone from her life.
But Walter may not be all that he seems, either, and she just might spiral in to an even more dark world, she never thought possible.
And when it occurs to her that Marcus has made the decision to pass on through to the afterlife, during the Risorgimento, she races against time to stop him, while knowing she has feelings for Walter, too.
Will she make it in time to stop Marcus from passing through, and if she does, what will she tell Walter?
Her heart will have to make the final decision.
But will the choice be worth dying for?
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Rae Hachton [pronounced H-ton] is the nom de plume of author Desirae Hennington. She is the Indie Author of the Gothic Romance series Pretty in Black. She is twenty-three years old and lives with her Muse and her Ghost. When she is not composing new novels, she is working on her cinematography studies, and devouring YA books. Her favorite band is The Raveonettes, and she is a major fan of Edgar Allan Poe and Ravens and Crows. Although she is writing Gothic Fiction at the moment, her favorite genre of all time is Contemporary YA. Favorite contemporary book: tie between Forever by Judy Blume and the Summer I turned Pretty series by Jenny Han. Favorite author: David Levithan. If Rae Hachton wasn’t writing, she’d give it one last shot at being kewl, and probably start a band.
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