Interview with Ey Wade

Thank you for taking your time out of your busy day to be here today. I took a look at the books that you've written. Some of them are really fascinating to me from the descriptions that I've read.
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Let's first talk about, "The Perfect Solution." What was your purpose in writing the book?"

My idea was to first entertain and then to have the reader question their beliefs and blind trust in the childcare profession. Most parents drop off their children and never give it a second thought. Things happen quickly and they aren't always for the better.

Were there any specific incidents that led you towards the story concept?

Oh yes. I've worked in childcare system for over 30 years, so many of the incident in the book have happened. I've rescued a child after it was left in park by a preschool center.

Now, I would like to ask you a little about, "Beads on a String." Why a multicultural history?
Well, the idea for the book came about while homeschooling my youngest. We were going through book after book researching for Black history month. Its very disheartening to see America's history written as separate as we live on the daily and I thought it would be awesome to read of every everyone's accomplishment in one book.

The cover shows a string of beads. Why is that?
You're right it does. The book has a string of multicolored beads the cover to represent my belief:

“I feel that we as Americans are all equal and held together by a common thread. Like a treasured beaded necklace of different colors held together on a string, we are held together by our necessities and our circumstances and our humanity. Every color helps to make the necklace beautiful. We can never be a totally separate entity! Americans of all colors are so integrated that if we hurt one, we hurt all. Just like that necklace of treasured beads, leave one out and the gap is seen. Break the chain and many of us are lost.”
What new things did you learn during your research that you didn't expect to find?
I learned of things invented by different races I assumed were invented by White people. I learned so much it was astounding .

Do you forsee a time when color and race, as we know, doesn't exist anymore?
I think things as we see it will eventually change. It has to come from the youth because many elders have their bias so deeply iningrained they can't see beyond color. I believe if the contributions of every race is taught daily, no one would think they , as a race of people. Are better than another.

You write children's books also. Found the concept of the Sun being given a hug during an eclipse in, "Who Will Hug the Sun?" to be really interesting. Where did that idea come from?
This little book was born from the conversation I had with one of my daughters. She wanted to know who could hug the sun. When a kid is two...three you come up with a lot of stories. I have three two more written in the 'In My Sister's World series and am working on a few more.
These are all stories pertaining to experiences with my daughter's.
I have picture books featuring my grandson
wishing to 'be' published
Are there any books you're working on at present?Oh, yes. I have a novel Tripping Prince Charming. Coming out in August 8th. This is the story of three female friends denying the fairy tale romance theory and giving every man who crossed their paths a hard time. You can read about them on their blog, http://trippingprincecharming
I have a few more fiction and nonfiction billabong the works.

Where can we find more of your books? All of my books can be found in the major bookstores near you.
Visit my. Com Wade-In Publishing http://wade-inpublishing.com for the specific links, to see videos and to learn so much more.

Thank you so much for your time, I enjoyed having you here today.
Thank you very much for having me, it's been fun I love talking.

Estelan cover reveal

Sometimes a book needs a face lift.  After some discussion with my incredibly talented cover artist we decided ESTELAN was in need of a little nip/tuck.  However, I had no idea that this procedure would result in something so magical.  There are not words to thank my dear friend, Barbara Ivie Green, for her amazing work on my new cover.  Her depiction of female warrior Kitin is better than anything I could have imagined and I cannot wait to see her larger than life on my banner at Fandom Fest at the end of the month.  For now, I am VERY pleased to present the new cover for ESTELAN featuring Kitin.

ESTELAN is available in ebook format where ebooks (Amazon, Barnes&Noble, Smashwords, Sony) are sold and in paperback via Createspace Store and Amazon. 

Unstrung beta read

One of the things a lot of authors will do for each other is beta read a fellow author's book for them. You go through it and see what impressions you get, what works and what doesn't. That's usually done before the book is released to the public. It's also done before the last edits are complete, as a rule it's not the final version.

I just finished a beta read that impressed me. It was for a book called, "Unstrung." Thought the title was really intelligent and it definitely fit the story line which is the life and times of a guitarist with a rock group. Would think of the pseudo group as being similar to Def Leopard. One of the things that was interesting was it being completely written in first person point of view. It was one of the best I've seen actually. I really got to know what was making the guitarist tick because I was inside his head. Most book,

Now the book is intended as erotica. There was a lot of sex, as there should be in the genre. The sex wasn't overwhelming I didn't feel, and it added to the story line immensely. Basically, Rodney thinks with his dick at first which is what you would expect. Of course, a few other events that happens changes some of those thought processes.

I'm not sure on the release date since I'm not in charge of that but I'll update this post when I know.

Brandy

I'd like to give my wife some kudos. She puts up with me through thick and thin. I also don't have too many pictures of her since she doesn't like to be photographed. As of this year we've been married for eight years. Can't think of anyone I would rather be with. I spend endless hours at this desk I am sitting at writing this post, she has most of the rest of the house to herself. At least she knows where to find me consistently.

This photo was taken in the office before we remodeled it. She was intently looking at something on her laptops screen when I got the shot.

This post has caused her to smile. So, I managed to capture this image moments ago. Doesn't she have a lovely smile?

Ascendency Rising

It's been a busy week, I started working on this book and haven't gotten too far on it but it's looking like I've got a novel. Several chapters are started and will need further fleshing out. I'm hoping that everyone likes the cover, it resulted from the heavy photoshopping of the various image elements that makes it up. Quite often, when I have enough that I realize I'm onto a full length story I create a cover. I really hope everyone loves the book itself after I've finished writing it. So far, there's quite the fair bit of supernatural and paranormal horror that's built into the work in progress. It starts out in 1964 and the Mississippi river delta with a demon birth. We'll see where it leads to, but I like what I've written so far.

As I'm posting this we are also having an e-book fair. The button that will get you there the easiest is just up and to the left of this posting.

An interview with Janet Morris

I conducted an interview with Janet Morris last night. It was really good.

Brian: Welcome Janet, Sacred Band of Stepsons and a number of the other books are mythological fantasy books. What do you find most appealing about the genre? 

Janet: I am always writing about the human condition, which means writing about our brains, our souls, our bodies, and our place in the universe, all of which are central to mythopoeic thought. Now that we are learning more about ourselves, we are learning that humans naturally organize information into story form. That's the logical explanation. Noe the illogical explanation: I feel the mythos moving; I'm drawn to stories that connect to our most ancient notions of self and world; and -- when I am lucky, I find a tie of myth that carries me farther into story and mystery than logic can ever take me.

Brian: Do you have a particular favorite of the books you've written? 

Janet: Of the books I've written, or co-written, The Sacred Band (with Chris Morris) and I, the Sun are my favorite. Tempus and the Sacred Band of Stepsons, more than any other characters or stories, take me "a world away," as mythos and ethos mix, and story becomes the glue for a metaphysical and visionary experience that some call "myth" and some call "heroic" and some call history. I call it the book I want to read, which is what I always write. I the Sun was an entirely different challenge, since fragments of the first-person annals of the viewpoint character exist in the historical record. But Suppiluliumas grabbed my heart, brought me to the world of hist story, and if not for him in his demanding world of historicity and passion, I never would have found my way to Tempus and the Sacred Band of Stepsons. I have written many novels and stories with strong intellectual foundation, intriguing suppositions upon human and superhuman nature, but these two are transport me like no others.

Brian: Most recent was "I, The Sun." I'm sure it took a lot of research. What is the most interesting you uncovered while writing the book? 

Janet: While writing I, the Sun, I uncovered my own passion for the Ancient Near East, early civilizations, and the truth that reaches across the ages to ennoble us. Suppiluliumas' own annals, both as paraphrased by his descendants and in fragments that remain begin: "Thus speaks the Sun Suppiluliumas, Great King, King of Hatti, Favorite of the Storm God, the Valiant." He was all of those. Falling in love with this king brought me reaches beyond counting. I hired Calvert Watkins, then at Harvard, as my consultant. I studied hard and long. But most of all, I let Tasmi take me into a world that shaped our own. I found, and find, it fascinating to mix fact and fiction, historical and scientific rigor with poetic flight. I suppose I am still in love with this king, and his time, and the ethos behind him, but I have used the approach I learned writing his story to enrich many other stories, in fiction and fantasy both. So it wasn't so much facts that I learned, but how to subsume myself in a character while staying true to a story's historic and visionary nature.

Brian: The covers are works of art in my opinion. Who designs them?

Janet: I hope you're correct and that the covers are, if not works of art, then worth of the stories they contain. They are, at least, from works of art: the greatest artists of all the ages are available today to one who looks for them. I was truly insulted by many covers put on my books by New York publishers. One of the reason we decided to try small press publishing was to get cover control. I choose the art, which is often Old Master or Classical or Baroque art; then I work with my cover designer, Sonja Aghabekian, by sending her a scan of the painting I want to use and telling her which detail of the painting I want to make most important. I then let her suggest several approaches, calligraphy, and nuance the front cover. When I have worked with her to select what may be one cover approach out of three or four, we move to the back cover design. We try to remain flexible, but we set a general style for each series and we flex within the goals we have established. On single novels or anthologies, we can be very bold. When you see the next two Beyond books, Beyond The Veil and Beyond Wizardwall, which are finished and waiting for production to catch up, you'll see a truly remarkable trilogy approach to covers: each of these Rubens covers contains the gray horses that Tempus calls "Tros" horses, and each painting is appropriate for the action in the book, yet all were centuries ago. I the Sun was our greatest challenge yet, because we wanted to feature the actual kingship seal of our hero. We managed to do it well; we think Suppiluliumas would be amused, or even pleased.

As for why we put so much time and money into covers: if a reader is going to spend the money for a trade paperback or hardcover of ours, they should get something extra: a beautiful cover, respectfully presented.

You can buy Perseid Press books, including The Sacred Band, Tempus, Beyond Sanctuary, The Fish the Fighters and the Song Girl, I, the Sun, the Heroes in Hell series in all its infernal glory, and whatever else we feel is worthy of our efforts, at Amazon and Barnes & Noble, on Nook or Kindle. We are beginning to publish novels by various authors who interest us, not simply anthologies, and enjoying it very well. And now we are releasing audiobooks at Audible.com. The Sacred Band will be our next audiobook release. Mage Blood is our most recent audiobook release, available on Amazon and from Audible.com direct. We love the experience of both creating and listening to audiobooks: this ancient art form of the oral tradition is coming alive again in the 21st century, and we're excited to be a part of it.

That's my story, and I'm sticking to it. For Chris Morris, myself, and all our Perseid authors, Brian, thank you for giving us this opportunity to invite you and your audience into our world of books for the experienced reader....

Brian: Thank you very much.

Where you can find "I, The Sun"
http://www.amazon.com/I-the-Sun-ebook/dp/B00CLH393U

Where you can find "The Sacred Band"
http://www.amazon.com/The-Sacred-Band-ebook/dp/B00AMLKJAI

A short interview with Nickie Storey

Today I’m interviewing Nickie Storey, she has a new book that will soon be coming out I believe by the 12th.

Nickie:  Brian, I guess my new book is a mixture of paranormal and girl coming of age who lives a life fighting evil, and the good guys aren't always so good.

Brian: They're the dangerous type. That sounds really good, and very interesting.

Nickie: Her name is Jordan. She is 17, can kick ass, and is unsure of her path in life. She lives with her uncle and two older brothers - one of which she does not get along with... Oh, and she killed her mother.

Brian: Killed her mother? Now I am intrigued. What gave you the initial ideas for the story?

Nickie: I've always loved anything 'weird' or out of the norm, such as the paranormal and monsters. I also wanted to write a book that was more mature in nature and content. I took these elements and combined them with an idea I got from my favorite T.V. show - Supernatural - and the first book in The Celadon Circle series was born.

Where you can find Nickie's books.

http://www.amazon.com/Nicole-Storey/e/B005J8CKPG