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Showing posts with label horror. Show all posts
Showing posts with label horror. Show all posts
Monday, December 16, 2013
3 SUCCESSFUL BLOGGERS I FOLLOW AND WHY
Three Successful Bloggers I Follow
- Jeremy Shipp
- Allan Douglas
- John Stanton
WHY DO I FOLLOW JEREMY?
His blog is here. He wrote Attic Clowns and many pieces of cutting edge horror with a twisted humor and an odd sense of vulnerability.
I like Jeremy because his blog is called JeremyCShipp.wordpress.com and he's not following the "rules" just as I do on my blog, KennaMcKinnon.blogspot.com, not my name and a dedicated website. The reason I do that is because I have a home based transcription business that uses my name on a dedicated site. But Jeremy doesn't have to do that. He just is different and doesn't care what people may think, he isn't trying to be a big shot but he is.
He was short-listed for the Bram Stoker award and is a very young, very valuable human being.
He likes cats. I think I hurt his feelings once. He had a cat who sickened and died, and I thought he was joking. Perhaps he was. Perhaps he wasn't. I'm sorry.
He also featured an interview with me on his blog once when I was a new writer and my debut novel, SpaceHive, was released.
Jeremy does not have a lot of comments on his blog and I think he should have thousands of followers but I don't think he does. You should check him out and tell him Kenna sent you. He also sews and sells funny little felt creatures. Very different kind of guy and an excellent author.
I like Jeremy because his blog is called JeremyCShipp.wordpress.com and he's not following the "rules" just as I do on my blog, KennaMcKinnon.blogspot.com, not my name and a dedicated website. The reason I do that is because I have a home based transcription business that uses my name on a dedicated site. But Jeremy doesn't have to do that. He just is different and doesn't care what people may think, he isn't trying to be a big shot but he is.
He was short-listed for the Bram Stoker award and is a very young, very valuable human being.
He likes cats. I think I hurt his feelings once. He had a cat who sickened and died, and I thought he was joking. Perhaps he was. Perhaps he wasn't. I'm sorry.
He says things on his blog like this, “Let me tell you how you should live,” said the humans to each other, every day, forever.
He also featured an interview with me on his blog once when I was a new writer and my debut novel, SpaceHive, was released.
Jeremy does not have a lot of comments on his blog and I think he should have thousands of followers but I don't think he does. You should check him out and tell him Kenna sent you. He also sews and sells funny little felt creatures. Very different kind of guy and an excellent author.
WHY DO I FOLLOW ALLAN DOUGLAS?
Allan writes a blog called Random Thoughts. He is down to earth, a farmer type guy, and funny in a droll sort of way. He also has an alter ego, but I'll let you figure that out. I like him.
He's a mountain man, lives with his wife Marie on the side of the Great Smoky Mountains east of Kentucky, and has no children but two dogs.
He's interested in my little stories of where I grew up on a small family farm in northeastern British Columbia, Canada, and how it was 60+ years ago.
He also writes very well, and has published three books, one called "Random Thoughts" -- blog posts from yes, Random Thoughts.
You'll like him. He's chatty, pleasant, and funny, and is a man of many trades, a superb carpenter, and knows how to get rid of ants.
WHY DO I FOLLOW JOHN STANTON?
Because he's the founder of the Running Room here in Canada and I run. I've met John Stanton in person, shook his hand, bought his books "Running" and "Walking" and he autographed both. He is a hard core runner and a great inspiration. He shows up at almost every running event across Canada eventually, and I saw a photo of John waiting for the last runner of the day and he had his picture taken with her at a particular race.
He is my running hero. I like the Running Room, too. They have running clinics, lots of cool running gear, sponsor races, are knowledgeable about all aspects of running, and are friendly and approachable.
Check out John Stanton's Facebook page. He says things like,
Trying to get a buddy to run … instruction is great... but encouragement and support are better.
A reader replies that Running Room is her support. Me too.
Three Bloggers
I hope you find this list useful. I enjoy their sites and their personalities, and think you will, too.
Friday, March 15, 2013
SUBMERGED author, Cheryl Kaye Tardif, talks about fear
SUBMERGED author,
Cheryl Kaye Tardif, talks about fear
As part of her official SUBMERGED Blog Tour,
international bestselling author Cheryl Kaye Tardif has stopped by my blog to
share with us one of the themes of her new thriller…
What inspires me
most to write the novels I've written? Fear!
One of
the most common questions I hear as an author is: "What inspired you to
write this novel?" If I were to answer 100% truthfully, my answer is: "Fear."
As a suspense author, my goal is to tap into the deepest of fears and make them
one hundred times more terrifying. I am always asking, "What are you
afraid of?"
In DIVINE
INTERVENTION, I deal with the fear of not being accepted for who you are. I
also explore the fear of being hunted by a serial arsonist. I'm sure most of us
can identify with the first fear, but hopefully none of you can identify with
the latter. This thriller also deals with the fear of the unknown, of past
events and secrets. Or of moving on with one's life.
In THE
RIVER, I deal with the fear of discovering that a father you thought was dead
was actually alive...and in danger. It also touches on the fear that the world
as we know it may end much sooner than we think. There are many who fear
conspiracies, and that is a key factor in this thriller. How are we changing
this world for the worst, and at what point have we become God?
In my
thriller, CHILDREN OF THE FOG, I explore every mother's worst nightmare―the
fear of losing a child. What's more, I take this to a more terrifying level by
delving into the fear of having a child abducted and of having the main
character make a terrible choice: to let a kidnapper take her child, or watch
her son die. What would YOU choose?
And in my
new psychological thriller, SUBMERGED,
I explore one of my own fears—the fear of being trapped in a car that is
submerged underwater. Just the thought of this happening makes my breath freeze
in my lungs and makes my fingers curl. I can imagine the fear, the burning
water in my nose and lungs, the moment when I know I can't hold my breath any
longer…and the realization that I'm about to drown.
When my
husband and I are traveling, I am always leery of driving too close to the edge
of the road if water sits at the bottom of an embankment. When writing this
novel, I often found myself holding my breath and then gulping in air when I
finally remembered to breathe.
And now I
have an important question to ask you: What
are YOU afraid of?
Learn more about Cheryl
Kaye Tardif at http://www.cherylktardif.com
and follow her on Twitter.
Enter
Cheryl’s March Giveaway – 59 Prizes! http://www.cherylktardif.blogspot.com
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