BOOK: Belterra, Time After Time, by Carol Ann Kauffman

 

A Coming of Age Fantasy, Sci-fi Romantic Adventure The Time After Time Series follows a pair of unlikely lovers on their adventures through their many lifetimes together. 

This time the couple is reborn on an alien planet, Belterra. The law forbids not only intermarriage, but interaction between the four clans is discouraged. Will fate guide them to each other? Braedon, Lord of the Soldier Clan of the East, often dreamed of a beautiful blonde woman. 

When he rode into the lavender fields of the West searching for her, he had no idea if she was even real. But there she was, Neeka, daughter of the Lord of the Warrior Clan, waiting for him. He reached out to her and she accepted his hand, as memories of their previous lives flooded their minds and love warmed their hearts. 

Fate can’t keep them apart. What they have is more than love. They’re eternal soulmates. Their everlasting love survived many lifetimes but never without sacrifice and heartache. This lifetime will not be any different. 

Can one person make a difference? Against all odds, the hatred among the clans, her father’s disapproval, and the power-hungry, evil scientists, Neeka fights for their love and the right to be together, changing not only their lives but the course of life, love, freedom, and the political structure of their planet forever.

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TV TIME: Wolf Like Me (Peacock)

 Oh, this was cute! This Australian romantic comedy-drama about a single father raising a troubled teenage daughter who meets a lovely red headed advice columnist who just happens to be werewolf. 

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INTERVIEW: Action Fantasy Author Ryan Null

Ryan John Null

Oakland City, Indiana

USA

 

Good morning, Ryan, and welcome to Vision and Verse, the site for art and authors and those who love them. Can you tell us a little about what you’ve written? 

The Flare Chronicles Series. The Flare Chronicles: Into the Blaze is currently out. I am signed to a traditional publisher which will republish this book and release book two at the same time in the summer of 2025.

What is your favorite genre to write?    

Fantasy mixed with mystery and action  

Favorite food. 

Anything Italian.

Tea or coffee? 

Tea unless my wife makes coffee.

Pizza or ice cream? 

Pizza unless it is Dairy Queen ice  cream

Wine or beer or soda or what? 

Mt. Dew

Where would you like to visit? 

Everywhere in the world. I love traveling.

Favorite musical artist. 

Joe Diffie

Do you listen to music when you write?  

Yes, I do. 

Normally, imagine dragons, country music, and some Pitbull.

What makes you laugh? 

My three boys or something that is good news.

This is an Art and Author website, so I am obligated to ask - 

Favorite work of art or sculpture. 

I don’t have a favorite one. I enjoy all art.

That’s a very respectable answer!

How old were you when you started writing? 

I was 14.

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

 In some parts, I do plan out so the storyline fits, but in others, I don’t. I do try to think of where it is heading and where I want it to go.

Describe your perfect evening. 

I would spend it on a beach with my wife and kids or traveling to somewhere unknown, soaking up what life has to offer.

Where do you get your inspiration? 

My 8th-grade teacher started my writing, but I also use my family, real-life events, and past experiences.

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

I have never gotten writer’s block.

Who is your favorite author? 

Brian Jacques, Margaret Weis, and Tracy Hickman.

Best book you ever read.

The Dragonlance Series

Last book you read.

 Murtagh

What would you do for a living if you

 weren’t a writer?    

Currently, I work in IT/Pilot, but I would be an explorer or traveler if I didn’t write.

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

 This would be my 8th-grade teacher, to whom I dedicated the first book. She truly inspired me to write something unique and different. She was also very kind and pushed me to follow my dreams.

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

Brian Jacques because it took him years to get his name out there. I would ask how he did it after many years of writing.

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

Keep following your dream no matter the ups and downs, the people who tell you can’t do it, the hard times, and the good times. Be the change and stand in the crowd. I am always here to help in any way I can.

Do you have some social media links for us to follow you?

Here is my Social Media Links:

Website: https://theflarechronicles.com/

Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/ryannullofficial

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ryanjohnnull/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-null-b185b1214/

Twitter: https://x.com/ChroniclesFlare; 

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@RyanJohnNull

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theflarechronicles

Thank you, Ryan, for taking time out of your busy writing schedule to interview with us today. 

We at Vision and Verse wish you continued success in all your endeavors. Please comeback and see us when Book Two of the Flare Chronicles comes out! 

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BOOK REVIEW: Eleven Numbers by Lee Child

Lee Child’s has done it again. Eleven Numbers is a short story for people who enjoy puzzles. It brings to mind the Cold War, remember when Russia was the bad guy before they were the good guy before they were the bad guy before that. A concise, tightly woven plot written with a math nerd hero you can’t help but love, this story that will get under your skin and confuse your good guy/bad guy guidelines. It will make you think… and maybe shudder. 

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ART: Modern American Realism Painter Robert Sarsony

Robert Sarsony was born in 1938 and is a self taught painter. Sarsony's style is called  Modern American Realism. He has been inspired by book and magazine illustrations  from the 1920 's through the 1940s. Subjects range from silent movie photographs and  pictures of important historical events to reproductions taken from period children's  books. Sarsony also portrays figure and landscape subjects with an attention to light  effects that give his canvases an impressionistic air. In His Own Words "I've done quite a few model paintings. It seems I always have  another idea or pose for what I call my "Model Series". The titles usually begin with  "Model". Sometimes the model is taking a critical look at the work in progress on the  easel. At other times I show the model dressing or undressing or just resting.   In my "Deco Series" the subject is usually shown with a few objects that suggest a  setting against a white background. In the "Post Card Series” I combine images of  early cars, planes, ships, etc with images of old post cards, playing cards or other  early collectable cards from cereal boxes or cigarette packs. Mostly I use images of  girls--sometimes based on actual cards and sometimes invented. The cards are painted so they appear to be real cards tucked into the frame of the painting.

 

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SCHEDULE: April 28 - May 2, 2025

 

Mon., April 28 - ART:

Modern American Realism Painter

Robert Sarsony

Tues., April 29 - BOOK REVIEW:

Eleven Numbers, A Short Story

by Lee Child

Wed., April 30 - INTERVIEW:

Action Fantasy Author

Ryan Null

Thurs., May 1 - TV TIME:

Wolf Like Me

(Peacock)

Fri., May 2 - BOOK:

Belterra

A Time After Time Novel

by Carol Ann Kauffman

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