Ressurrected

Amazingly enough, that is just what 2 of my characters have done-come back to life. I had done them in, but they wanted back in the story so I let them. Not sure where they'll end up.Should be interesting :)

Back at It

After a long break, I am back at writing/editing.

Todd (hubby) has finally read the entire book, Rebel of Castuenda. He took me out on  a date last night and we talked book-how fun is that!. I loved his input. He had some great ideas and gave me great feedback on the entire thing, chapter by chapter.

So I'm editing. I think I might send it through Critters.org for more critiques and feedback. I've edited 5 chapters today and have compiled a Grand Outline of ...everything: settings, characters, foods, objects, story threads, etc.

I've been doing a lot of sewing and crafting in the meantime and you can see what I've been up to at Creative Explosions

Corus the Champion Review

 Not having read the first book of this series, I found it slightly confusing, but was able to make sense of it before too long.
The story follows four brothers in alternate worlds/dimensions. Think of the time of King Arthur/Vikings/Fairies (the slightly scary kind)/etc.

*Spoiler alert* I loved Ewan's gift of song and was torn with him as he sacrificed it to save his friends. One fairy recognized his loss and gave to him a "gift" in order to try to compensate for his loss. This part was well done, clearly told, emotional. Lots of emotion in this book. Lots of loss and anguish, but well told.

This was a good read. I'd recommend getting book #1 first, though. It would make more sense. :)

I was so glad to receive a free copy of this book for the review-Thanks!

 For more info check below:
 *Book link -  http://www.amazon.com/Corus-Champion-Legends-Karac-Tor/dp/0899578640/ 
Author’s Web site  - http://hiddenlands.net/index.php?Itemid=49&id=19&option=com_content&task=view

Other reviews can be found here:
Gillian Adams
Noah Arsenault
Beckie Burnham
Morgan L. Busse
CSFF Blog Tour
Carol Bruce Collett
Theresa Dunlap
April Erwin
Victor Gentile
Nikole Hahn
Ryan Heart
Bruce Hennigan
Christopher Hopper
Jason Joyner
Julie
Carol Keen
Krystine Kercher
Marzabeth
Shannon McDermott
Rebecca LuElla Miller
Eve Nielsen
Sarah Sawyer
Kathleen Smith
Donna Swanson
Rachel Starr Thomson
Steve Trower
Fred Warren
Phyllis Wheeler
Nicole White
Rachel Wyant

The Monster in the Hollows Book review

This book, by Andrew Peterson, was a lovely surprise. I remember reading the title of the first book of this series (the Wingfeather Saga) , On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness and thinking it was a satire or for really young kids. I was wrong. The title of this book, The Monster in the Hollows, also led me to believe that it was a horror or thriller, but I was wrong again.

Needless to say, this author is full of surprises. The story line was great. I loved (spoiler alert) how the mother stood up for her son with utter disregard for her safety and total trust. Beautiful! I thought for sure that her trust was unfounded, but....

I also liked the "This Book is in the Care of_____________" page. Small touch but endearing.

A special thanks for the free book sent to me for the purpose of reviewing!

Can't wait to read the other books in the series, now. :)

For more info, visit these links:
*Author’s Web site  -  http://www.andrew-peterson.com/books/
 Author’s blog - http://andrew-peterson.blogspot.com/

Or read some more reviews at:

Gillian Adams
Red Bissell
Jennifer Bogart
Thomas Clayton Booher
Beckie Burnham
CSFF Blog Tour
D. G. D. Davidson
Cynthia Dyer
Amber French
Nikole Hahn
Ryan Heart
Timothy Hicks
Jason Joyner
Julie
Carol Keen
Shannon McDermott
Rebecca LuElla Miller
Mirriam Neal
* Eve Nielsen
Joan Nienhuis
Donita K. Paul
Sarah Sawyer
Chawna Schroeder
Tammy Shelnut
Kathleen Smith
Donna Swanson
Rachel Starr Thomson
Robert Treskillard
Fred Warren
Phyllis Wheeler
Nicole White
Rachel Wyant

Rebels

Since I've finished writing by book, Rebel of Castuenda, my husband has been reading it. He pointed out, and rightly so, that my main character is rebellious, disdains her father and authority, and the father is made to look the fool. All typical plots of our day and age and may be negatively influential on my readers.

Ouch.

Now what to do. Option one is to rewrite the part of the plot. I have come up with an awesome alternative that would work and actually makes for a more unique story. The problem is that the main character is what I was like. It is my "life story"...sort of. Hard to change that.

Option two is to show the before (rebellious) and the after in the first book. I meant to show the after in book 2 of the series, but my husband pointed out that some readers may not read book 2 and may be improperly influenced anyhow.

Arrgh.

He has asked me to postpone any decisions until he has had the opportunity to read the entire thing.(hopefully he reads it before the summer is out). :)