Friday, July 1, 2022

BOOK: Wait for Me by Carol Ann Kauffman

  
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0876HD6QF/ref=dbs_a_def_awm_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i10

Can she just pick up a relationship exactly where death stole it away from her so long ago? 

Richard and Nicole. Their everlasting love survived many lifetimes but not without sacrifice and heartache. Their relationship is never easy. After their meeting at the serene place, Blue Lake, it seems in every new lifetime fate keeps them apart until they’re ready to find each other.

When small-town Ohio art teacher Misha Lockhart answered a knock at the door, she instantly recognized her beloved husband from a previous lifetime. 

Richard MacKenzie traveled from London on a whim to find her. Richard, now known as Mick Kiley, a mild-mannered historian, wants to whisk her away to London. 

The memories of their everlasting love ignited, and her passion flared, but could she simply leave everything behind? Job. Friends. Husband?

Can she dismiss everything in her present lifetime, no matter how boring and mediocre, for the promise of a dazzling love from the past?













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Thursday, June 30, 2022

ENTERTAINMENT: Our Great National Parks with Barack Obama (Netflix)


This was a great documentary about our National Parks. I don't think we realize just how importance our National Parks are to us as a people. This land was set aside for the benefit of all our people, not just the rich. 

 

















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Wednesday, June 29, 2022

INTERVIEW: Romantic Fantasy Amanda Muratoff

 

Amanda Muratoff

Langley, BC 

Canada



 

Good morning, Amanda, and welcome to Vision and Verse, the place for art and authors. Can you tell us a little about what you've written?

We've written and published ten full length novels and one novella in the romantic high fantasy series, Patricia Chronicles. Three more books are coming, hopefully within the year.


What is your favorite genre to write? 

I love writing romantic fantasy. The magic, the swords, the adventure and the love… It’s the best.


Favorite food. 

That’s a hard one. I love all food. Some of my faves, though… sushi, poke, thai… Oh, and fresh bread or baked goods. 


Tea or coffee? 

Decaf latte. :)    


Pizza or ice cream? 

Ice cream, but it’s gotta be good ice cream. Homemade or Ben & Jerry’s, etc.


Wine or beer or soda or what? 

I actually drink mostly water, but if I want something fancy, I’ll reach for a craft rootbeer. I don’t drink much alcohol anymore. 


Where would you like to visit? 

I want to go back to Thailand, it was such an amazing place.


Favorite musical artist. 

That’s ever-changing, really. It depends on my mood and if I feel like singing along. But I’ll pretty much listen to anything but metal and bluegrass.


Do you listen to music when you write?  

No. Since I write with Kayla, we tend to be talking the whole time, and music would get in the way of that.


What makes you laugh? 

Dry, sarcastic, witty humor. 



Favorite work of art or sculpture. 

Statue Cheval a la Herse, in Paris, France. I actually modeled a 3D version of it in in university I loved it so much. 



How old were you when you started writing? 

I published a poem in the newspaper when I was ten years old. I’d been writing short stories since I was eight. I started writing the characters of Pantracia with Kayla around age 13-14 after we’d been writing together for a couple years.



Do you plan out your book with outlines and notecards? Or just write? 

We use many outlines. Some for plot, and some break down timelines by the week so we can keep everyone’s location straight. 


Describe your perfect evening

Hmm. A nice dinner with my son, who then goes to bed like a champ. Then the hubby and I go out for dinner. It’s summer, of course, so we don’t need jackets and take a stroll along the beach after with ice cream. 


Where do you get your inspiration? 

Wherever and whenever I can. Kayla and I often get sparks of inspiration from super random places and have to text the other about an idea. Anything and anyone can cause an idea to hit us.


What do you do when you get a writer's block? 

We go back to the outline, to brainstorming. We feel like if we hit writer’s block, then maybe something needs adjusting.


Who is your favorite author? 

I really enjoyed Terry Goodkind’s books, and Diana Gabaldon was such a pleasure to meet, but I can’t really say I have an absolute favourite. I love anyone who writes a story I enjoy.



Amanda, that's the sweetest answer I've ever got in over 100 interviews!

Best book you ever read. 

That’s a really hard one. I’m going to choose the nostalgic answer, because Kavik, by Walt Morey, was one of the first novels that got me hooked on reading.


Last book you read. 

I just started The Walled City, but Ryan Graudin.


What would you do for a living if you weren’t a writer? 

I’d be an artist. I left my career in VFX as a 3D artist to focus on writing, but I also love painting and creating with resin. 



Who is the one person who has influenced your personal life the most and why? 

My personal life? Probably my husband. He knows me the best and strives to encourage me to do the things I love. To write and do all the other things I enjoy. To make good friends and let the toxic ones fade into the background. He looks out for me in a way no one else can, and I’m grateful for it.



If you could sit down and have a conversation with ONE person, living or dead, real or fictional, who would it be and why?

I always wanted to meet Robin Williams, so he would be one of my first picks for sure. But I’d also love to sit and talk to Amelia Earhart. You know, ask her where her plane crashed. :)   



What advice would you give someone who aspired to be a writer? 

Don’t give up. Keep writing. Be gentle to yourself, and set daily, weekly, monthly goals to keep yourself on track. You cannot fail unless you stop.




Do you have some links for us to follow you?


https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07X7J1SK2

https://www.facebook.com/PantraciaChronicles

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1403350093427347

www.pantracia.com











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Tuesday, June 28, 2022

BOOK REVIEW: Avenger by Blair Howard


In Avenger, Blair Howard, author of the captivating Harry Stark series and others, tries his hand at a sci-fi military space opera set a thousand years into the future, where humans have lived in peace, alone in the galaxy.  A young Prince is out on a space adventure when an unknown alien race launches a vicious attack. The mission is two-fold: one: Save the Prince, and two, Survive. Maybe not in that order. Excellent world building. Believable, likable characters. And tons of action.

Sunday, June 26, 2022

SCHEDULE: June 27- July 1, 2022

 
Mon., June 27 - ART:
Ron Mistovich Show at Davis Fellowship Center,
Riverside Fellowship Gardens, Mill Creek Park
Tues., June 28 - BOOK REVIEW: 
Avenger by Blair Howard
Wed., June 29 - INTERVIEW:
Romantic Fantasy Author
Amanda Muratoff
Thurs., June 30 - ENTERTAINMENT: 
Our Great National Parks
with Barack Obama
Fri., July 1 - BOOK:
Wait for Me
by Carol Ann Kauffman









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