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My Next Big Thing!

1/12/2013

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I have been tagged by poet extraordinaire Adrienne Joyce for the “Next Big Thing”. Adrienne has recently published a quartet of poems called “Live, Love, Hate,” which I have reviewed in the Eclectic Life Blog. She also runs her blog Sweepy Jean Explores the (Webby) World and the Third Sunday Blog Carnival, where writers can publish their past blogs and gain more exposure. I want to thank Adrienne for this chance to talk about my “Next Big Thing” and I encourage you to visit her social media sites.

Now I am supposed to answer the following 10 questions about my next big thing. Here we go:

1) What is the working title of your current/next book?

The tittle of my next book is “Spirit Women.”

2) Where did you get the idea for that book?

The book is a collection of short stories that I grouped together under a common theme. They all involve an interaction between a man and a woman within a paranormal or psychological context. The ideas for the stories came from several mundane sources: a museum, a song, a bridge, a book, etc.

3) What’s the genre of the book?

I guess ghost stories or paranormal comes close, although a few of the stories are about reality coming apart at the seams with no supernatural entities being involved.

4) If you could pick actors to play the lead characters in your story, who would you pick?

This is a hard question because it is a collection of short stories. I guess they could be presented in a Twilight Zone format. But this means that it is unlikely that any big name actors would want to be in these small productions. So this would be a chance for unknown actors to begin their career and leave their mark.

5) How would you describe your book in one sentence (10 words or less)?

What do Spirit Women want?

6) (a) How will your book be published, submitted through the traditional route to a traditional publisher or will you be handling it yourself through Indie Publishing methods? (b) If you’re an Indie Author, will you be publishing through your own Indie Publishing company or in a collective with other Indie Authors?

I will be self-publishing it on my own.

7) How long did it take you to write the first draft of this book?

I am a slow reader/writer and it takes me forever to write and edit my stories. This book has been about a year in the making. I need to speed things up!

8) What other books within your genre are similar to yours?

Any collection of short ghost/psychological stories would be similar.

9) Who or what inspired you to write this book?

The voices inside my head.

10) What about your book will pique the reader’s interest?

I like writing stories with a twist and looking at things at an angle. When I read a story I want to be amazed. If I don’t amaze myself when I write the story, I know I won’t amaze my readers. All the stories in this collection amazed me, and I hope they will amaze you too!


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6 Comments
Jer link
1/13/2013 07:53:23 am

When I first started to get back into writing, I felt really awful when I realized I couldn't write and edit a novel in a year. Like everything else in life, we all work at difference speeds. However, if I can't pull of my first book in two years, I will be very bitter indeed!

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Rolando link
1/13/2013 10:44:22 am

I think part of the "slowness" is due to the fact that this is your first time writing a novel. You don't need to be bitter about not meeting a deadline, especially because: 1) you are self-publishing and 2) you do many other things at the same time. I think you will find as time goes by that it gets better. Thanks for your comment Jeri.

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laura novak
1/15/2013 06:39:50 am

I have every faith that your next collection will be as good as your first. You are a talented and multifaceted writer. And I love the places you've been drawing your inspiration from. We all write in our own time. Write on and right on!!

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Rolando link
1/15/2013 01:13:10 pm

Thank you Laura. From our days on Scribd I have always appreciated your work and that of our band of Scribd friends. We all have talents and we have showcased them in our publications. Hopefully this year will lead us all to greater and better things!

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Adriene link
1/26/2013 11:18:56 pm

I'm really excited about "Spirit Women." From reading "The Sun Zebra," I see you have a fresh outlook on the world and are a wonderful storyteller. I would love to discover your take on relationships. BTW, thank you for the nice intro!

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Rolando link
1/27/2013 12:02:31 am

You are welcome Adrienne and thank you for your nice comment. The book is not quite about relationships although in some stories that is the case. I hope I can finish the edits soon and publish although at the glacial pace I read and write you never know when I'll get there.

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