I've set up a website just for the two new books in the Twist of Fate series. Since I believe very much in fate it was one of the things that happened at the right time---I think.
Visit http://www.devils-dance.com/ and see what you think. It's still under construction but I wanted something that would only be about my books.
ARLISS
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Sunday, November 14, 2010
Sunday, August 15, 2010
ALL KINDS OF COURAGE
Have you ever wondered what it takes to be called courageous? Is it simply charging into the face of danger against all odds? Not in my book. It is the strength to face the odds whatever they are, and that doesn't only mean the hand-to-hand combat that thrills us in books and movies.
In Devil's Dance and The Devil's Due, Jen Connor must find her inner strength to go on after life has dealt her some cruel blows. She's a teenager who grew up as part of what I call the "obedient generation"--those kids of the 40s and 50s who didn't make waves, pretty much did what they were told and accepted authority without question most of the time.
It took courage for her to find her inner self and realize that although broken in spirit and for a time health as well, she had survived and now she was her own person. That happens in real life. People rise from the ashes of horrible experiences to go on and achieve, to live rewarding lives and to even affect the lives of others in positive ways.
I received a phone call from a male friend who was reading an advance copy of The Devil's Due. His voice didn't sound right, and I feared something bad had happened. Fortunately, that wasn't the case. "I thought you'd like to know you made me cry."
I made a man cry? Well, not me but my book. "What you've done with Jen Connor, the way you've developed her character, actually made me cry. Now I see what you meant when you said the men who read these two books become very protective of Jen. Her courage."
Then there is the courage of staying strong in the face of extreme health issues. Those stalwart people who voice things like "I've got cancer, it doesn't have me."
Recently I hadn't received replies to e-mails of an old grammar school friend from Chicago. We had stayed in touch, rediscovering each other about four years ago. I loved getting her upbeat e-mails, funny comments, thoughts about life. Once a very active woman, she had lost both legs to diabetes and was confined to a wheelchair. She managed to stay so positive, so funny despite her disability. She lived in Tucson and we wrote about my possibly coming to Arizona one day so we could see each other in person. That won't happen. I was concerned about not receiving answers and feared the worst, so I searched her name on the internet and found her obituary. Her courage never ran out...her time did.
ARLISS
In Devil's Dance and The Devil's Due, Jen Connor must find her inner strength to go on after life has dealt her some cruel blows. She's a teenager who grew up as part of what I call the "obedient generation"--those kids of the 40s and 50s who didn't make waves, pretty much did what they were told and accepted authority without question most of the time.
It took courage for her to find her inner self and realize that although broken in spirit and for a time health as well, she had survived and now she was her own person. That happens in real life. People rise from the ashes of horrible experiences to go on and achieve, to live rewarding lives and to even affect the lives of others in positive ways.
I received a phone call from a male friend who was reading an advance copy of The Devil's Due. His voice didn't sound right, and I feared something bad had happened. Fortunately, that wasn't the case. "I thought you'd like to know you made me cry."
I made a man cry? Well, not me but my book. "What you've done with Jen Connor, the way you've developed her character, actually made me cry. Now I see what you meant when you said the men who read these two books become very protective of Jen. Her courage."
Then there is the courage of staying strong in the face of extreme health issues. Those stalwart people who voice things like "I've got cancer, it doesn't have me."
Recently I hadn't received replies to e-mails of an old grammar school friend from Chicago. We had stayed in touch, rediscovering each other about four years ago. I loved getting her upbeat e-mails, funny comments, thoughts about life. Once a very active woman, she had lost both legs to diabetes and was confined to a wheelchair. She managed to stay so positive, so funny despite her disability. She lived in Tucson and we wrote about my possibly coming to Arizona one day so we could see each other in person. That won't happen. I was concerned about not receiving answers and feared the worst, so I searched her name on the internet and found her obituary. Her courage never ran out...her time did.
ARLISS
Friday, July 30, 2010
MOVING RIGHT ALONG...
As a book moves from galley to publication, there are the milestones in a writer's life. Today I noticed that "Devil's Dance" is now available on Fictionwise. That's the beginning. The other e-book online stores should follow soon, with the paperback and Kindle releases in August. The audio book is also supposed to release in August.
Yesterday was the first press release. It came on a day that one of the news items was about remembering a kidnap/murder victim. As I keep saying, although we think atrocities like that never happen to people we know, that girl had friends and family. That's why my books Devil's Dance and The Devil's Due are dedicated to those who survived...and those who didn't.
I ordered my bookmarks and discussed other print materials today. The thing you learn early on as an author is that the books don't sell themselves. You have to be right on top of it, thinking of and carrying out all of the things that will bring attention to "your babies."
This is when the real work begins!
Arliss
Yesterday was the first press release. It came on a day that one of the news items was about remembering a kidnap/murder victim. As I keep saying, although we think atrocities like that never happen to people we know, that girl had friends and family. That's why my books Devil's Dance and The Devil's Due are dedicated to those who survived...and those who didn't.
I ordered my bookmarks and discussed other print materials today. The thing you learn early on as an author is that the books don't sell themselves. You have to be right on top of it, thinking of and carrying out all of the things that will bring attention to "your babies."
This is when the real work begins!
Arliss
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