I'm going to get this rolling again, so in honor of that, I thought I would repost the letter A. = )
_________________________________ I think I finally figured out a way to insure I post on this thing fairly regularly. Today is the first day of the ABC blog posts. I will be making a weekly blog post using the alphabet, and each letting will correspond to a word that pertains in some way to my current work in progress, or the characters within. So, without further ado.... A As I said, A is for anger. Anger is a pretty heavy theme in this work. I have a lot of angry characters, and even an angry country! I am fascinated by anger. As someone who struggles with anger, I find it to be a volatile and consuming emotion. Since I have so much experience with it, I thought it would be an apt emotion to explore in my story. When I think of anger as it applies to my work, the first thing I think of is Dax Csorba. Dax is a commoner, a nobody. He's been a nothing his whole life. His father was a fisherman in Medfin, and while he did he best to make a living, the family never had much. Dax views his life as a constant struggle just to survive. The seed of Dax's anger is planted in his soul when he loses his family in a tragic accident. A nobleman’s son demands Dax's father take him on a voyage, one they do not return from. Dax's father is blamed for the death of the Noble’s son, and his family suffers. Shortly after losing his father, his mother passes away from an illness, and Dax is forced to do what he can to survive. He never forgives the noble for what his family endured. His anger fuels his every decision. Constantly boiling just below the surface, waiting for a reason to explode. While Dax's anger is the most outwardly evident, he is not the only angry character in this story. My lead, Elisaveta Fairheart, carries her own burden of anger. Having lost her mother due to complications at birth, Elisaveta grew up with only her father and the castle servants as her family. Reyovar did his best to raise Elisaveta on his own, but he often failed where it counted the most. For years the two have been growing apart, a silent resentment steadily growing, feeding off their negative energies. Elisaveta holds anger in her heart toward her father because she feels he is controlling, over protective, and he does not listen to her. She believes he doesn't consider her to be anything more than a show piece. Something pretty to pull out and show off before storing away again. Anger also plays a large role in the plot of the story. Ammenvale, where our heroine is from, borders a country called Triosh. The Trioshi people are a very prideful, hungry people. Though their country is small, they believe themselves to be mighty. Many years back, Trioshi and Ammenvale were caught in a bloody war. After many losses on both sides, a truce was formed, and a bond was struck. However, deep seeded resentments blossomed in the heart of a particular Trioshi, and he became angry with the truce. He felt it did nothing but stifle Triosh, keep them from growth while Ammenvale prospered. Tensions rose, and with his help, the people began to cry for action. the man, a power hungry general, rose to answer that cry. Fuelled by his convictions, he amassed an army, and rode against Ammenvale, intent on taking over the kingdom in the name of Triosh. So, there you have it. There is just a small glimpse at how anger plays a rather significant part in Skyfall. I hope you enjoyed this first instalment of the ABC blog posts. Look for B next week! xoxo, E.H.
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Hello friends! I am beyond excited {and more than a little giddy} to tell you all that I am officially PUBLISHED!
A life long dream of mine, finally realized. After a year of hard work, We did it. We are published. A year ago, I had the idea to write a book for those who are battling cancer. And so, I gathered a group of authors, and we worked to create this wonderful book, Cancer Sucks! This anthology is for my dad. From the moment I thought of doing this, it was all about him. I can't wait for him to read it. This anthology is in support of those who have fought, are fighting, and who have lost their battle with cancer. So many people have been touched by this horrible illness, and this is our way of giving back, in the small way that we can. As I said, I worked with an amazing group of authors who made this possible! I would be lost with out them. Their support has been monumental, and they have worked tirelessly to help me achieve this dream. So please, check out our book, Cancer Sucks! Leave us a review. Share the title with others. Thank you. ♥ Welcome, Layne. Tell us a little about yourself!
This one’s hard I’m never very good at talking about myself. Let’s see, I am a mother of three boys, all younger than 5. I love them so much sometimes it hurts. I am an avid reader, and writer. I will read almost everything, whether it be nonfiction, fiction or fantasy. I prefer to write Fantasy myself, though a good bit of my novels have an underlying romance feel. I am terrible with grammar and sentence structure, it is a flaw, but it makes me imperfectly perfect. I am very close with my family, I enjoy meeting new people and making new friends. I love nature, and the bounties it offers. What is your current story about, and what types of themes (if any) do you explore in it? I have many stories, and ideas. However, the two that I am working on most at the moment. Is NatureBound, it is a collaboration science fiction/Fantasy between myself and a good friend Mike. It is of a young man’s struggle to find what he has always been looking for, and in doing so saves the world. And Song of Saeran is my own work, the first book in a fantasy series. It is mostly about a boy overcoming obstacles to save his world, and his family. It has elemental magic, much of which I pulled from the frame of ideas on this site. http://www.thewhitegoddess.co.uk/the_elements//index.asp Who has/have been your favorite character(s) to write in this story so far, and why? In NatureBound I absolutely love Aidan, the Main Character. He is so fun to write, I enjoy his mannerisms. In Song of Saeran it is a toss up between my two MC’s Katrine and Saeran. Saeran has a very deep, troubled countenance, but he is also confused as he was taught to live a certain way. Katrine is just fun, she’s brash and chatty and wild. I also love Saeran’s little sister Shelsy. What has been the hardest thing for you about writing (whether in your WIP, or in general)? In general the hardest thing for me in writing is when to quit writing, where does it end. And Grammar and sentence –p-structure. I am so terrible with those two things, that it’s actually embarrassing. I also have a hard time sharing my work, which doesn’t bode well if I want to get published. What is your deepest dream regarding writing? Traditional publishing is my deepest dream, honestly. Where can we find out more about you and your writing? You can find me on Facebook, under my pen name Layne Calry. https://www.facebook.com/laynecalry Bonus! Who's your biggest inspiration? This one is a hard one. I would have to say it’s a toss up between three. J.K. Rowling because she went over so many huge odds to get where she is and now she’s this hugely famous author. After her it would have to be Tamera Alexander, because I just love the way she writes. And finally Susan Mallery, mostly because she has 100’s of books, about the same place. A town she made up on her own, and she is so famous for Fool’s gold. It’s almost a little intimidating. There are others, but those three are the main three. Did you enjoy this spotlight? Tell me about it in the comments! And don't forget to head over to Layne's page and leave her some love! Xoxo, E.H. Hello Angel! Thank you for being here with me today. Tell us a little about yourself!
I've been writing seriously since I was thirteen. Nothing I wrote back then was particularly fabulous, but it got my foot in the door. I mostly used my writing then for therapeutic reasons. I needed to escape, and my fantasy did that for me. Every character was a mirror for myself. Then I stopped writing around age 15 when I hit a dark place. I picked it back up after getting married at 18. My daughter was born 2 years ago, and no matter how much I love her, she puts a damper on my writing time. But she's a little nerd. She watches Doctor Who, rolls dice at the DnD table, and tries to play Munchkin. Sometimes, she takes her play laptop and pretends to write sitting on the couch beside me. It's a wonderful life. What is your current story about, and what types of themes (if any) do you explore in it? My current story, Waxing, is a continuation of my Obsidian Embers trilogy. My characters are split, some with the enemy and some racing the enemy for help from the king of a foreign nation. My story is all about slavery, war, seeing things from both sides, and overcoming adversity. Who has/have been your favorite character(s) to write in this story so far, and why? In the trilogy as a whole, I love writing Zahir. He's so sarcastic and rude, but he's also the hero. He has fears I don't have, so that makes it challenging, and he's hard to get along with. I also love, on the girl side, writing Desdemona. She's my main villain. She's intelligent, manipulative, but she truly thinks she right in what she's doing. It's been a great experience to look at things from her side. In Waxing in particular, I love writing Verin. He's always been my favorite. He's the secondary villain of the trilogy. He's a sociopath: charming, manipulative, easy to like, but hell if you cross him. What has been the hardest thing for you about writing (whether in your WIP, or in general)? It's always been hard trying to find the time. It was easier in high school, but then I had college and worked a full time job. I had a full course load with 3 different areas of focus. That was a hard time for my writing. Now, it's difficult to find the time because I have a daughter who needs my attention and, again, a full time job. I make it work, though. Even if I have to stay up way later than I should. What is your deepest dream regarding writing? I dream of being as big as my favorite authors, but I also dream of touching people with my work. Even if I have a small audience, I hope that what I write can inspire people to follow their dreams and fight through their dark times. Where can we find out more about you and your writing? If you want to keep up with my writing, play writing and other genre related games, or keep up with up and coming authors, you can go like my page at https://www.facebook.com/angelblackwood13 Or you can go buy either of the two anthologies that have my short stories in them. All Shall Be Hell is set in Centralia, PN and is a modern continuation of Doctor Faustus and is in The Forgotten Places anthology. All proceeds go to St. Jude's. The other, Of Oceans and Oblivion, has pirates, magic, and intrigue and is featured in The Road Taken Anyway. You can get either of those on my author page at http://www.amazon.com/Angel-Blackwood/e/B00SARZLFY I've got a lot more going on, so I'd love to have you over there. I am SO happy to be doing my author spotlights again!!
Today I have for you a wonderful up and coming author. I hope you will enjoy this interview, and please check out her work! Welcome! Tell us a bit about yourself! Hello! I’m Emme and the soon-to-be published author of the Guardian of the Arcanos series. I wear a lot of hats; writer, wife, mom, student, volunteer. Sometimes it’s hard to juggle it all, but I manage (on most days!). In my free time, you might catch me watching a hockey game, watching the MET Live in HD performances at my local theater, curling up with a good book and a hot latte, or playing tennis with my husband when the weather permits. What is your current story about, and what types of themes (if any) do you explore in it? My current story, On the Other Side of Aether, is the first book in the Guardian of the Arcanos series. It’s a fantasy romance about a young woman who is caught between following tradition or following her heart. In book one, Effie is taken as a First Wife and it changes everything. Suddenly, she’s thrust into the Dellathian world where her Arcani magic is forbidden, and she begins to trust a man she should never love. Secrets begin to unfold in this new world that are more deeply connected to her than she could have ever imagined. Some of the themes I explore are; change versus tradition, coming of age, displacement, empowerment, fate and free will, good versus bad, betrayal, isolation, the power of tradition and silence, and isolationism. Who has/have been your favorite character(s) to write in this story so far, and why? My favorite characters to write have been Effie and Thomas. Effie is the heroine of the story and we see real transformation in her through the story. From timid and self-doubting to strong and brave. I think we see a flux between the two halves of her personality as Effie grows into the person she’s meant to be. And I loved writing Thomas because he’s a bad guy and makes no excuses for it. He’s just bad. Nothing redeeming about him. But what I love about his character is that as the series progresses, we see more to him than just all the evil he has done or intends to do. What has been the hardest thing for you about writing (whether in your WIP, or in general)? The hardest thing is finding confidence in my writing and the bravery to share it with others. That has always been my biggest obstacle. I love writing so much, and I get so invested in my characters that it’s hard for me to let them out into the world for others to enjoy. What is your deepest dream regarding your writing? My deepest dream would be that when people read my work, they enjoy it. That’s it. That simple and that complicated. Where can we find out more about you and your writing? For now, I'm all over social media as I wait for my cover artist to finish the cover design for the book. Follow me here; http://www.emmezava.com/ https://www.facebook.com/pages/Emme-Zava/251555368357799 https://twitter.com/emmezava , and https://www.pinterest.com/emmezava/ Thank you SO much for the interview, Emme! I look forward to hearing more from you! Xoxo, E.H. I think I finally figured out a way to insure I post on this thing fairly regularly. Today is the first day of the ABC blog posts. I will be making a weekly blog post using the alphabet, and each letting will correspond to a word that pertains in some way to my current work in progress, or the characters within.
So, without further ado.... A As I said, A is for anger. Anger is a pretty heavy theme in this work. I have a lot of angry characters, and even an angry country! I am fascinated by anger. As someone who struggles with anger, I find it to be a volatile and consuming emotion. Since I have so much experience with it, I thought it would be an apt emotion to explore in my story. When I think of anger as it applies to my work, the first thing I think of is Dax Csorba. Dax is a commoner, a nobody. He's been a nothing his whole life. His father was a fisherman in Medfin, and while he did he best to make a living, the family never had much. Dax views his life as a constant struggle just to survive. The seed of Dax's anger is planted in his soul when he loses his family in a tragic accident. A nobleman’s son demands Dax's father take him on a voyage, one they do not return from. Dax's father is blamed for the death of the Noble’s son, and his family suffers. Shortly after losing his father, his mother passes away from an illness, and Dax is forced to do what he can to survive. He never forgives the noble for what his family endured. His anger fuels his every decision. Constantly boiling just below the surface, waiting for a reason to explode. While Dax's anger is the most outwardly evident, he is not the only angry character in this story. My lead, Elisaveta Fairheart, carries her own burden of anger. Having lost her mother due to complications at birth, Elisaveta grew up with only her father and the castle servants as her family. Reyovar did his best to raise Elisaveta on his own, but he often failed where it counted the most. For years the two have been growing apart, a silent resentment steadily growing, feeding off their negative energies. Elisaveta holds anger in her heart toward her father because she feels he is controlling, over protective, and he does not listen to her. She believes he doesn't consider her to be anything more than a show piece. Something pretty to pull out and show off before storing away again. Anger also plays a large role in the plot of the story. Amenvale, where our heroine is from, borders a country called Triosh. The Trioshi people are a very prideful, hungry people. Though their country is small, they believe themselves to be mighty. Many years back, Trioshi and Amenvale were caught in a bloody war. After many losses on both sides, a truce was formed, and a bond was struck. However, deep seeded resentments blossomed in the hearts of the Trioshi people, and they became angry with the truce. They felt it did nothing but stifle Triosh, keep them from growth while Amenvale prospered. Tensions rose, and finally the people began to cry for action. A young, power hungry general rose to answer that cry. Fuelled by his convictions, he amassed an army, and rode against Amenvale, intent on taking over the kingdom in the name of Triosh. So, there you have it. There is just a small glimpse at how anger plays a rather significant part in Liberty Lost. I hope you enjoyed this first instalment of the ABC blog posts. Look for B next week! xoxo, E.H. Happy new year, everyone!
I am so excited to be starting off this new year. I have so many things planned, and that I'm looking forward to sharing with you! Last year was amazing, things really turned around for my family and for myself as an author. In 2014 I completed two full length novels. This was a huge step for me, as before that, I had never finished anything. I would always get a few chapters in, and then my momentum would fizzle out. But not any more! I have two novels under my belt, and I'm currently working on another! The novel I'm working on now is fantasy in genre, which is a genre I have always loved and enjoyed. I am surprising myself because I am flying through this story. It's almost literally pouring out of me. I cannot wait to share this story with you all! I'm also working on a short story for an anthology. This will be my first time ever being published in an anthology, and I'm super excited to be a part of it! So, that's where 2014 ends and 2015 begins! Stay tuned for excerpts and more information! Xoxo, E.H. |
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