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Don Massenzio Today we sit down with author and blogger Teri Polen. She is going to tell us a bit about her work and inspiration. Please enjoy her responses to these 10 questions and check out her work in this edition … Continue reading
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Cover Art by Jason Pedersen
Another fun arrival comes from Kayla Matt. Below is the main poster and then a slideshow of the individual cards. Enjoy!
Definitely some things to think about.
…the most perfect vision in the WURLD is hindsight… and this ol’ Jurassic has enuff ‘hind’ to spare… having bobbled around as an Author for almost a decade now, I realize there were several things I WISHED for… some materialized, others didn’t… here’s a few thoughts I’d like to share on how these WURKED out (or didn’t!)
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I know. I know. I should really start with a reminder that:
Thank you to everyone who helped promote the book. I really appreciate it since it took a while to get this out. One thing lead to another and then I found myself in May. Honestly, it culminated in a really interesting week that I can explain in one of two ways. The first is interpretative dance, but my tutu is in the shop. The second is going day by day and reveal just how much of a battle this felt like. Keep in mind that I’m writing this Friday morning too because you can’t possibly put any more icing on this cake.
Sunday Stumbles
This is going to be a tough one to explain because of the lurkers, but whatever. We had a birthday party in the Bronx, which is a drive. It was at a movie theater where the parents who stayed had to buy their own tickets. Totally understandable and my wife decided to be the one to go in. I brought my laptop to work on editing somewhere. Rain meant I had to stay inside. Well, I was handed a ticket anyway. Not that I found a place to work, but then a few wrinkles happened in the party too. Nothing says fun like a power outage and my son kind of stayed off in the corner. Lots of traffic getting home and this left me too exhausted to touch any editing. One day lost, so I had 3 days to edit 205 pages.
Monday Mayhem
Had a plan. Dentist at 9 am and then back home to edit. Still looking tough since Wednesday is publish time. Appointment got changed to 10 am, but the message system forgot to tell me. Dang it. Needed to get some food and shopping too. Why does the phone keep going off? Why do people keep talking to me? Only about 40 pages done. Not looking good.
Tuesday Toiling
If there was any day for me to crank out the editing then it’s this one. Wake up, get the kid on the bus, shower, and dive right into it. Stopping long enough to make chipolte chicken and dijon mustard on rye sandwiches then back to work. Only need one hand to eat and another to edit. Get up and stretch. Feeling a little dizzy. Kid is home, so I step away to be a father. Right back into it at night where . . . Really? Is the wife really yelling at the TV? I don’t care what McGee is doing on NCIS this week. Bull can’t hear you either. Are you really swearing at NCIS: New Orleans villains? About 80 pages to go. This is why I can’t have nice things.
Wednesday Warp Speed
I work a little faster on the desktop due to the chair and bigger screen, but I need an . . . Windows Update on the laptop first thing in the morning? I see where this is going. House is quiet, so parents went to gym. I’m just going to claim the desktop and work my butt off. If I can get 30 pages done by lunch then I get Taco Bell. Did 42 by 11:30 AM, so I’m getting my treat. Afternoon was a little slower, but I snagged the desktop again. Then a third time when the kid was watching ‘Angry Birds’. Claimed a final time after my parent of the bedtime stuff was done and book is published by 9:30. I haven’t worked at this speed and focus in years. Stayed up late to get all the promo stuff done because I just wanted to go back to bed in the morning.
Thursday Thrashing
I hear really bad coughing in the kid’s room. Check him just in time to get him to the bathroom. Post nasal drip from HELL causes him to puke and his asthma is on the warpath. Yeah, I’m not sending him to school. Thank god I did most of the promo stuff last night, but I’m exhausted. Morning of Justice League Action episodes and then to the doctor. Mild upper respiratory infection that set off his asthma. McDonald’s for lunch only to learn he has no appetite and only wants the toy. Some arguing between us because I’m at my wit’s end and he’s refusing to calm down. Afternoon spent with him sleeping in my bed because he wanted to and demanded I stay next to him. Started with him curled around my leg, which I freed when someone called me. Then it was 2 hours of rubbing his back while he slept and not having anything safe on TV. Some chaos at night, but the day finally ended.
Friday Finale
Kid is healthy enough to go to school, but terrified that he’ll give his friends his asthma and allergies. Got him to go and promised him rest when he gets home. What do I do now? Vacuum all of the upstairs and clean the bathroom like I’m being paid for it. Then write this post while I wait for the time to claim what has eluded me for weeks, months, or something. PIZZA REWARD! I don’t care if I had pizza muffins last night. I earned this! Pulled off an amazing editing run, published a new book, got all of the promotions set up, and tended to a sick kid. All of these involved late nights. Maybe I’ll design a few characters for a future series. We’ll see. (Add-On: I was wrong. Warmed up, stretched, and tried to do a little fencing. Popped my left calf muscle on the third lunge. Dang it.)
So, what’s the plan for next week?
Man . . . I’m so tired. Can’t even find the energy to ask a final question. I’ll probably put it on the Thursday post as a bonus since it can be seen as a spoiler too.
Fun character interview between Travis and Luke Callindor.
Once again, a certain half-monkey of mine has gotten the opportunity to interview another author’s character. This time around, it’s Luke Callindor, from Charles Yallowitz’s Legends of Windemere series. Also included is a poster of the main characters from the series. Well, okay, so it’s technically 7 tarot cards, assembled into a poster, but…yeah. Anyway, the interview!
Travis checks the name on the small notebook in his pocket, as he strides through the city one evening. It’s one not really familiar to him, but that just means he won’t be tackled and taken to one of the local labs. Sometimes, he enjoys leaving his hometown.
Not sure where to really begin looking for his target, he heads into the nearest tavern. If nothing else, he might be able to grab a snack. His long prehensile tail sways behind him as he strides in, and he looks around for a good…
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Welcome to Hell Week 2017 – brought to you by the Infernal Interview Service, the Library of Erana and with kind permission of Perseid Press.
The twentieth book in the much-acclaimed Heroes in Hell series brings us pirates, plagiarists, monsters, heroes and villains and, of course, the shared world of Hell.
Spotlight on Hell – check out the link for further details.
So what poor souls are joining us for this?
Joe Bonadonna, Seth Lindberg, Andrew Weston, Michael Hanson, Rob Hinkle, and Janet and Chris Morris bring us their characters and their time.
So, dear minions…. er readers… pull up a pitchfork, get the marshmallows out and watch out for those pesky demons.
A fun guest post on a rather odd topic.
Thank you to Sue Vincent for letting me write a guest post to help promote my newest book Legends of Windemere: Ritual of the Lost Lamb. This is the 13th book of my series and it’s where things go downhill for the heroes. Luke Callindor, the longest running hero, has been captured by their greatest enemy and they have to save him before he breaks. To do this, Nyx decides to use a forbidden ritual that requires some traveling and racing against a new agent of their enemy who is out to stop them. Of course, this isn’t surprising since Luke and Nyx have been best friends since the end of their first adventure. It didn’t take long for them to call each other little brother and big sister even though they aren’t related. They certainly have one of the deepest and strongest relationships in the series.
Yet…
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Well, you knew the other two champions had to be here. At least you would if you read the other posts. Now, Delvin can fall into the strength style in some ways just as Dariana can fit into the speed or strength style. Yet, they are more defensive at times. This is definitely more Delvin than Dariana, but I tend to see her being a bit more countering than the other heroes. What do I mean by countering? Well, it’s all about reactions, strategy, and patience.
Welcome to Luke Callindor
Tell us a little about yourself. I’m . . . Wow, where to even start? I began as a young warrior who wanted to be a great hero and now I’m a champion of Windemere. That’s a fairly simple explanation of myself, but I’ve been through so much over the years. Well, I already said my name is Luke Callindor, right? Okay, that’s who I am and I’m working with my friends to save the world. If I had to describe myself, I’d have to say I’m the speed fighter of the group. The others might call me the source of chaos too because I follow my instincts, especially in the middle of battle or when we’re trying to solve a problem. Can’t say they always save the day, but I’m not dead yet . . . That’s probably not a good thing to say considering…
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