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Excellent review on Goodreads of my book 'Heather Skye Wilson Is the Psychic Warrior' by Melissa Bowersock.

25/10/2013

Author Melissa Bowersock

I have just received the most excellent review on Goodreads for my book 'Heather Skye Wilson Is the Psychic Warriror' by Melissa Bowersock.

Melissa Bowersock's Review Oct 24, 13
4 of 5 stars
Read in August, 2013
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/748360465

I found the concept of this book intriguing, as it takes a very advanced view of the foibles of human nature and tries to find solutions to the struggles we have dealt with for millennia. I was especially caught up by the invention of the “sting,” an implanted capability that suddenly and irrevocably levels the playing field between men and women in a very surprising way.

As Heather Skye Wilson evolves in her psychic and diplomatic training and takes on more and more responsibility in this future world of 2087, the story accurately describes the ongoing struggles to create a perfect world full of very imperfect people. Even as the most progressive thinkers work toward the goal of ensuring everyone has access to the safest, most productive potential they can achieve, other predatory forces continue to plumb the deepest, darkest corners of the human soul. The story wrestles with the most profound questions of humanity, and the answers are more complex and more surprising than you might guess.

Melissa Bowersock is an accomplished author in her own right. She has been both traditionally-published and self-published, and is a regular contributor to the superblog Indies Unlimited. She has 10 novels that range from historic romance to contemporary to spiritual to action/adventure. She also wrote and published the award-winning true story of her aunt, an Army nurse and POW during WWII (Marcia Gates: Angel of Bataan. Her latest novel, Stone's Ghost, launched at the end of July, 2013. You can find her books on amazon, barnesandnoble or on her website, www.newmoonrising.net. You can also follow her blog at http://mjb-wordlovers.blogspot.com.

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David Laing's "Forest Secrets" Book Launch

7/10/2013

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Author of the "Forest" trilogy David Laing & T.D. McKinnon at the launch of "Forest Secrets" the third book in the trilogy.

I was at the very successful launch of the third book in the "Forest" trilogy "Forest Secrets", by author David Laing, last Sunday 6th October, that was held at the Settlers Restaruant in Deloraine, NorthernTasmania.

An exciting read, for young and old alike, these children's books are action-packed yarns filled with adventure, mystery, magic, suspense, spiritualism, Aboriginal and Australian culture, and a cast of interesting characters including a wombat and a German Shepherd named Shadow. These books are about loyalty, trust and true friendship, and a must for readers of all ages.

The launch was well attended and represents the culmination of seven years of creative endeavour from David's first putting pen to paper on the first book, "Forest Spirit" to the second "Forest Shadows" and now this final volume "Forest Secrets".

Well done David I wish you every success with these and all your future works. All of David's books are available on Amazon.

"Forest Secrets" was launched by editor and actor Zoë Lake.

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My Interview by Award Winning Author Massimo Marino

7/10/2013

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Massimo Marino

Diamones by Massimo Marino

I was interviewed by Massimo Marino this week.
If you don't know Massimo he is the author of multiple awarded sci-fi novel, “Daimones“ that received the 2012 PRG Reviewer’s Choice Award in Science Fiction. This September, “Daimones” also won the 2013 Hall of Fame – Best Science Fiction from Quality Reads UK Book Club in collaboration with OrangeBerry Book Tours, shortlisted among thousands of other great candidates.

To read Massimo's interview with me, and more about this very interesting, talented author and his books please go to this link Massimo Interview.

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It's All About Choice

2/10/2013

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TD & AUBREY PHOTOS BY ZOE LAKE

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T.D. McKinnon
First published on Indies Unlimited
7th October 2012
Photo by Zoë Lake

As Indie authors we have a lot of responsibilities, listing exactly what those responsibilities are could be the subject of an entire article; however, what I’m going to be looking at, on this occasion, is just one of the aspects that we, as independent authors, make decisions about that we might not be able to if we were taking the traditional route.

We, as individuals, have our own unique way of seeing things, and that distinctive view is generally fashioned by not only our journey through life, but also the way in which we have, individually, reacted to the various stimuli along the way. Due to my particular view of this reality I tend to use certain analogies, of which many of you may now be familiar.

I began my martial arts training, initially, by learning how to box; quite a narrow aspect of fighting when you think about it: perfecting the use of two relatively small points of the body that, should verbal negotiations fail, might be used in self defence. Learning to use their fists, some people are quite happy having just that feature of the martial arts in their life; whether taking it to, what might be termed, mastery or not.

The next martial feature that came into my life was learning to defend myself under more serious conditions, in close combat situations, where my very life would be in immediate danger. Many people, after undergoing intense periods of this kind of training, are happy enough to have had the training and never feel the need to extend it or, in most cases, even continue the training.

I then became involved in a classical martial art: this can be likened, perhaps, to someone who has been involved in rock ‘n’ roll dancing, jazz ballet or street dancing, and who then takes up classical ballet training. The downside of belonging to one of the classical arts is that, generally, you are pretty much expected to stay within its confines; the cloistered opinion being that outside of the classics is not real martial arts. When I began to move outside of those boundaries and was cautioned, cutting ties, I became an independent.

I know people who only read literary fiction and consider, so called, genre fiction to be not real literature, and somehow beneath them. There are authors of literary fiction who think similarly.

I know people who read nothing but fantasy, or sci-fi, or chic-lit or … you get my drift? Choices; they are all just choices. Some authors write what they write because that’s what they enjoy reading. Some authors find a niche, acquire a following, and choose to stay where it’s comfortable, or profitable, but the point I’m making is, when it comes right down to it, if you are an indie author, it’s all about choice.

My reading is heterogeneous and, in fiction alone, includes everything from literary fiction to adventure thriller/sci-fi and everything in between; also a wide-ranging mix of nonfiction. I truly delight in writing in all the genres I enjoy reading.

My point here, in relation to writing and genre, is that it is all just a matter of choice. Fighters fight, writers write; whether a writer stays within a particular genre or not – if he or she is an indie at least – it’s all about choice!

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Excellent review on Goodreads of my book 'Heather Skye Wilson Is the Psychic Warrior' by Melissa Bowersock.

David Laing's "Forest Secrets" Book Launch

My Interview by Award Winning Author Massimo Marino

It's All About Choice

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