I am very happy to welcome my good friend John Fioravanti to Fiction Favorites. He is on tour and stopping on my site today. John the post is yours.
TREACHERY & TRIUMPH BLOG TOUR:
Nonnie Returns To Genesis – Episode 3
GIVEAWAYS:
(Leave a comment each day to be entered to win one of these prizes)
(1) $10 Amazon Gift Card
(2) $5 Amazon Gift Cards
(2) ebook copy of “TREACHERY & TRIUMPH.”
GRAND GIVEAWAY:
Anyone who purchases a copy of “TREACHERY & TRIUMPH” and sends to me a copy of the purchase receipt to jfinwat@gmail.com, and leaves a comment along the tour, will get their name entered into a drawing for a $25 Amazon gift card! One entry for each book that is purchased, whether in e-book or paperback format. Purchases must take place between 2/28 – 3/05/2016. If you’ve already purchased one of the books, then feel…
Well this is awkward. I had a post set up for today. Scheduled it a month ago and then tossed the list because it was set up. Not sure what it was, but I know I had something and now nada.
Seriously though, I’ve got no idea what happened here. I feel like I owe people something original and not just an apology/pitch. My interpretative dance skills are pretty bad, so how about a fun question?
If you could do one thing on this leap day, what would you do?
“Colour Me In Cyanide & Cherries” is my first book of poetry and it is finally ready to roam the world.
I am heavily pondering about what to write about it, accustomed to most of my readers already knowing what poems are in here, when and why were they written and so forth, so I am having trouble finding the way that could perfectly describe what the poems are about to a traveler, a roamer, a stranger.
Most of the poems from this blog are included in the book, some I skipped, some I added. The book is,for now, only available as a print book. I feel incredibly bad charging for anything(even more so when the available platforms mandate a hefty price in order for the writer to earn anything at all), especially for an e-book, since,like I mentioned, reading through this poetic haven of mine is like reading this book…
This week didn’t go as smoothly as I’d hoped. I mean, they never do, but this one resulted in me being 2 chapters behind where I wanted to be. Probably overreached here. One day was lost to getting taxes handed in and then food shopping. The weather was really miserable, which put me in this lethargic state that lasted into the next day. So I got some work done, but not as much as I wanted. Don’t worry though. I had a plan that would make Thursday full of progress even with a morning appointment. What could possibly go wrong?
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A howling windstorm with lightning and pounding rain knocked out the power. First, it sputtered around midnight, so I fixed the clocks. Turned on the weather to see what was coming and had to wait through the traffic part. Power went out again 10 seconds into the weather and the cable box had to reboot. Got back in time to see the traffic again. Saw the storm would be done by morning, so plan was still in . . . why did everything turn off? Next is where the kid woke up at 5 AM because he lost blankie. He was fine until we told him that the power was out. He seemed to feel obligated to be scared, so that was a bunch of consoling. By the time we got him off to school, I was exhausted, the laptop was whining about there being no Internet, and the cellphone was barely behaving. Power came back at 1:15 PM, so all I could do was play catch up before the kid came home. That simply put the nail in my writing goal’s coffin.
That was really it for excitement this week. Ritual of the Lost Lambis starting off a little slow, but I’m trying to get back into fantasy mode. Think one issue is that I remembered the outline wrong and had to rewrite a few pieces. A returning character showed up 7 chapters too early and so did a cruel action by the Baron. So that took an afternoon. Getting back on track, but it’s really getting hard to juggle so many characters in one scene. Thankfully, the group is going to be splitting up for a bit, which gives me a reprieve. Just gets weird when I know Dariana or Timoran are standing there with nothing to say. Not as strange as Sari being silent, but I kind of want every character to be involved.
Let’s see . . . Crossing Bedlam still exists. That’s really all I can say about that. It isn’t selling or gathering any reviews beyond the first two. No Top 100 list for this one unless it rockets to sales this week. Again, I find myself wondering about writing a sequel. I love the characters and world. It’s a great release of adrenaline and crazy for me after the heavier tones of Legends of Windemere. But these books take time and still some money for publishing. As an artist, I want to keep going with it. As the guy who is routinely asked about the money side of things and finding a ‘real job’, I’m having my doubts. I’ve had a lot of suggestions on why this book isn’t selling, so we’ll see what happens.
You can tell I don’t do much with my life since this is the same stuff every weekend. I write, I parent, I eat, I bike if I can, and I wear myself down to the bone. Started watching ‘Falling Skies’ on DVD, which is fun. I’m not into the big, popular shows like ‘Game of Thrones’ and ‘The Walking Dead’, so I’m not in those loops. Last movie I saw was ‘Kung Fu Panda 3’ with the kid. Next one will probably ‘Batman vs Superman’ in April for the birthday. See how all the interesting stuff happens in my head, but spoilers are a risk in that arena.
So, what’s the plan for the week?
Keep writing Ritual of the Lost Lamb.
Keep watching and promoting Crossing Bedlam.
Maintain biking habit.
Nod and blankly stare when people talk about the Oscars.
Block more political people on FB.
Parent/teacher meeting.
Hand tissues to wife when job hunting drives her insane again.
Food shopping at some point.
Accept that it’s already March.
See how long I can ponder the state of the world before I grab a bottle of alcohol.
“Colour Me In Cyanide & Cherries” is my first book of poetry and it is finally ready to roam the world.
