Hello all,
Here's a review up at Chapters Indigo and Goodreads. I wrote it a couple of weeks ago. Check it! If you like British musicians and history of their music since the 1960's, you'll love this book!
Pink Floyd - Behind the Wall
Monday 24 February 2014
Saturday 15 February 2014
New YA book ideas for 2015 and beyond
Hi all! I want to take a huge step, a quantum leap into the unknown...like the Fool in the Tarot cards, stepping off the cliff. The Fool is symbolic of innocence and trust, playfulness and diversion...not just foolishness as we see it today. He represents mystical cleverness, a childlike ability to go into inner workings of the world. He is "crazy wisdom" with the sun shining at his back - his madness is divine.
The Fool, in Medieval times was the Jester, who was mercurial in his intellect and capable of entertaining royalty, fully engaging them, allowing gaiety to rule. The Fool is numbered 0 - Zero in the Tarot Deck. The mystery is contained in all of us fools.
What I want to say is this - so many YA books of today are successful based on almost identical formulas. They are mainly books with characters who go "Golly gee, stupid me" types. Authors, who should try to do better, instead try to identify with young adults by portraying main characters as having low self-esteem, repeating such things as "if I wasn't so dorky, ugly, awkward, no social skills, no self-confidence" etc etc - you get the drift.
What's wrong with first of all assuming that Young Adults in the books and reading the books have
A) Brains and youthful wisdom
B) Beauty
C) Positive qualities to help bring out self-esteem
D) Concern about the world ????
Why not?
Why are we obsessed with portraying this generation as a bunch of self absorbed mindless idiots, (not fools) but non-thinking dolts? Authors portray their main characters as mainly concerned about their own dorkiness, stupid brother, beautiful older sister who they are jealous of and the list goes on.
I'm tired of these assumptions - about the readers of YA books, and young adults themselves not having the capability to think and change our world for the better. I write for inquisitive, forward thinking, rather smart readers who don't enjoy negatively putting themselves down. Let's be kind to each other, we're smart enough.
I write for people who are ready to gather and talk about wonderful mystical things. If I read one more YA chapter that goes "Well golly, he's such a dork and I'm such an idiot" I'll heave the book out the window! Better not be a screen on that window or I'd be such a dork.
Now, on with my surfing and studying Brit musicians history. Once again, here's my book up at Swoonreads for free...for now. Check it! 12,000 visits can't be wrong but identify yourself & rate it, please!
Star Water - Book One - Sweet Sorcerer
Thanks a million stars!
The Fool, in Medieval times was the Jester, who was mercurial in his intellect and capable of entertaining royalty, fully engaging them, allowing gaiety to rule. The Fool is numbered 0 - Zero in the Tarot Deck. The mystery is contained in all of us fools.
What I want to say is this - so many YA books of today are successful based on almost identical formulas. They are mainly books with characters who go "Golly gee, stupid me" types. Authors, who should try to do better, instead try to identify with young adults by portraying main characters as having low self-esteem, repeating such things as "if I wasn't so dorky, ugly, awkward, no social skills, no self-confidence" etc etc - you get the drift.
What's wrong with first of all assuming that Young Adults in the books and reading the books have
A) Brains and youthful wisdom
B) Beauty
C) Positive qualities to help bring out self-esteem
D) Concern about the world ????
Why not?
Why are we obsessed with portraying this generation as a bunch of self absorbed mindless idiots, (not fools) but non-thinking dolts? Authors portray their main characters as mainly concerned about their own dorkiness, stupid brother, beautiful older sister who they are jealous of and the list goes on.
I'm tired of these assumptions - about the readers of YA books, and young adults themselves not having the capability to think and change our world for the better. I write for inquisitive, forward thinking, rather smart readers who don't enjoy negatively putting themselves down. Let's be kind to each other, we're smart enough.
I write for people who are ready to gather and talk about wonderful mystical things. If I read one more YA chapter that goes "Well golly, he's such a dork and I'm such an idiot" I'll heave the book out the window! Better not be a screen on that window or I'd be such a dork.
Now, on with my surfing and studying Brit musicians history. Once again, here's my book up at Swoonreads for free...for now. Check it! 12,000 visits can't be wrong but identify yourself & rate it, please!
Star Water - Book One - Sweet Sorcerer
Thanks a million stars!
Sunday 2 February 2014
What's in it for you?
My previous posts revealed my love for boys in bands and I continue to adore them all the time. I especially like the cool cultured Brit musicians - I swoon. Right now I'm reading 'Pink Floyd - Behind the Wall' by Hugh Fielder. This weighty 'coffee table' style book is a lovely collection of glossy stunning omg! photos of Pink Floyd through history and the biography is detailed, fun to read, and well researched. This band is so cool and brilliant as well...and their music is truly out of this world.
Everything about their music, which are albums of rock opera really, very inspired...everything appeals to me - the astronomical possibilities of sound, the lyrics profound, the feeling all around. 'Meddle' is the album I've been listening to a lot in the last few days, as well as the genius 'Dark Side of the Moon'. Reading about the history and evolution of modern music in the UK helps me to understand why I love this genre so much! I want to learn more. Young David Gilmour, vocalist and lead guitarist of Pink Floyd is a babe back in the day...and he is a very handsome man to this day, many years later...his eyes are exceptionally beautiful. His sun sign is Pisces and sometimes the eyes of Pisceans are described by astrologers as 'eyes being deep, lovely and full of strange lights...and beautiful.' David's eyes are what they're talking about imo!
I'm inspired by beauty...I need beauty to create my reality. Sometimes I've asked myself "what's in it for me?" in the past when I follow beauty. The answer is I'm closer to my own truth as my imagination leads me on to find a path of happiness.
And as for my book, you can ask me "What's in it for me?" and ask "why bother to read it?" I truly feel there's a lot in Star Water - Sweet Sorcerer for you! A lot of mysterious wonderful possibilities in those pages. One main reason why I wrote it is with you in mind, dear readers.
The book is free at Swoonreads. The genre is Young Adult paranormal fantasy. Check it here - I know you'll be glad. Thanks. Star Water - Sweet Sorcerer
...And to show you my description of swoonworthy...here's pics of young David Gilmour back in the 1970's in the early days of the mystical enchantment that is Pink Floyd.
And those eyes...I'm mesmerized
Everything about their music, which are albums of rock opera really, very inspired...everything appeals to me - the astronomical possibilities of sound, the lyrics profound, the feeling all around. 'Meddle' is the album I've been listening to a lot in the last few days, as well as the genius 'Dark Side of the Moon'. Reading about the history and evolution of modern music in the UK helps me to understand why I love this genre so much! I want to learn more. Young David Gilmour, vocalist and lead guitarist of Pink Floyd is a babe back in the day...and he is a very handsome man to this day, many years later...his eyes are exceptionally beautiful. His sun sign is Pisces and sometimes the eyes of Pisceans are described by astrologers as 'eyes being deep, lovely and full of strange lights...and beautiful.' David's eyes are what they're talking about imo!
I'm inspired by beauty...I need beauty to create my reality. Sometimes I've asked myself "what's in it for me?" in the past when I follow beauty. The answer is I'm closer to my own truth as my imagination leads me on to find a path of happiness.
And as for my book, you can ask me "What's in it for me?" and ask "why bother to read it?" I truly feel there's a lot in Star Water - Sweet Sorcerer for you! A lot of mysterious wonderful possibilities in those pages. One main reason why I wrote it is with you in mind, dear readers.
The book is free at Swoonreads. The genre is Young Adult paranormal fantasy. Check it here - I know you'll be glad. Thanks. Star Water - Sweet Sorcerer
...And to show you my description of swoonworthy...here's pics of young David Gilmour back in the 1970's in the early days of the mystical enchantment that is Pink Floyd.
And those eyes...I'm mesmerized
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