Hello, Fire
Enthusiasts. Are you enjoying your summer? The part I like about it is its
demise. *laughs* I like the part about my wife and kids being mostly home;
however, it’s the heat I can do without. It seems like I just spend the time
trying to avoid it, you know? As a horror writer it will not surprise you to
hear that I can’t wait for Halloween. Actually, it’s the cooler temperatures
that I can’t wait for. It really has little to do with things that go bump in
the night.
There isn’t much going
on over here. Work is still long and busy. For those of you who may recall me
talking about exercise, I have finally managed to climb back upon my treadmill.
I quit because I was struggling to find the time. I was spending an hour or so
on the laptop in the morning, working 11 hours, getting home for dinner,
spending another hour or so on the laptop and then going to bed. That was my
day. Now that the July book blog tour is over, I’m quickly jumping on the
treadmill as soon as I get home. I end up having to warm up my dinner, but at
least I’m getting in the work.
On the writing front, I’m
starting to feel the itch to write again. I’ve got some ideas in my head for
the next project, but I am as of yet undecided. I’ve got a couple of novels that
are jockeying for position in my head to be next. I also have a short story that
seems to want to be resurrected from the dead. It was one of the first things I
wrote. It seems to be begging me to be gutted and redone. I may pair it up with
two other stories and offer it as a free read. If it’s going to be free
forever, then I won’t want to spend much on the editing/packaging. Stay tuned.
Before I go, I’d like
to share a book with you.
Scare Me by
Richard Jay Parker
A year or so ago I read
Parker’s Stop Me and loved it. I came
away from the experience very impressed with his work. Little did I know what
the man could do!
Here’s the synopsis:
“When did you last Google yourself?”
Wealthy businessman, Will Frost, gets woken in the
middle of the night by an anonymous caller, asking him exactly this.
When Will goes online, he finds a website has been set
up in his name, showing photographs of the inside of his home, along with
photographs of six houses he’s never seen before.
In the first of these strange houses, a gruesome
murder has already taken place.
Will is then told that his own family is in mortal
danger.
The only way he can keep them safe is to visit each of
the houses on the website in person – before the police discover what has
happened there.
Seven houses.
Seven gruesome homicides.
Seven chances to save his daughter’s life…
Intrigued? You should
be. I was truly blown away by this novel. It is his best work – by far! It was
so gripping the way this man had to go from house to house, country to country
in a mad dash to rescue his daughter. He even met the killer on occasion, and
once when he knew exactly who is was that he was staring at – yet could do
nothing about it. However, in a really good piece of suspenseful fiction,
things are not as they seem. This story was full of twists and turns that you
really will not see coming.
Highest honors for Scare Me. I found the book to be in a class by itself. I really
did.We'll talk soon.
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Hi Jimmy
ReplyDeleteGlad all is well and you've found that treadmill and started getting the writing itch again. You're too good to stop scratching...
*waves*
Teresa xx
This sounds great! I enjoyed reading this post.
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Ewww! Now that is scary! Don't think I could read that one.
ReplyDeleteI'm in agreement with you on the heat, my friend. But I have to say (and this isn't bragging or anything), we've had a really pleasant summer. Maybe we're in for an ice age. We've had a very cool day today--it is August 5th, isn't it? I'm not complaining.
Have a fine day and hope you get a longer time to work on those projects, Jimmy!
Good for you for getting your itch on. :)
ReplyDeleteI hear you on the heat too. It's been brutal here in Texas. Fortunately, it should be mild when you get here in October.
congratulations for getting back on the treadmill! Maybe you could watch Dexter while you're doing that, lol. Scare me, definitely sounds scary. I'll have to keep it in mind for when I'm in the mood!
ReplyDeleteMy treadmill is 1 foot behind me, lurking, waiting for me to once more return to it. You inspired me and perhaps a 10 min stroll on it wil get me back into the mode. Plus, like you, I have several stories jockeying for position with many times it being a photo-finish as to which one will win. Good luck.
ReplyDeleteThat is an intriguing premise!!
ReplyDeleteI'm sad to see summer end, but in the Midwest it seems we haven't had enough of warm temps this year! :)
Love that premise myself. Just put Scare Me on my tbr list. Stay cool. (I love the heat, by the way. LOL)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the prod that I need to jump on my treadmill more often. I'd like the heat of summer to go away, too.
ReplyDeleteI think you should work on the short story that wants to be resurrected from the dead--that's right up your alley.
ReplyDeleteFree books are a great marketing tool and introduce new readers to you. Think about offering the book to peeps who sign up for email updates.
ReplyDeleteWe could all do better by listening to out instincts. Go for the short! :) Glad to hear you're enjoying some freed up time, even if that is spent exercising (ew!).:D
ReplyDeleteSorry you couldn't comment on my blog. I did a test and I could, so it might be the vile incompatibility between WP and Blogger profile, or something equally irritating. DOn't let it put you off in future :)
Shah X