Book Brief: House on Bo-Kay Lane

The House on Bo-Kay LaneHouse on Bo-Kay Lane
by Greta Burroughs
Genre: MG/YA
Word count: 55,000

Gerald and Vernon believe their time with the wee people came to an end after they returned to their home world but begin to wonder when strange things started to happen at an abandoned house in their neighborhood. Ghostly images of familiar faces from the wee people village are seen in the windows, echoes of voices from the past haunt the boys’ dreams and an undeniable curiosity draws Gerald and Vernon to investigate the mysterious haunted house. What they find takes them back to the world of the wee people and a new adventure begins.

In “House on Bo-Kay Lane”, a mirror is found in a forgotten room in the far-seers’ training center. Sheela, a far-seer master and Alyson, an apprentice firestarter are unwillingly drawn into the depths of the mirror and wind up in the abandoned house on Bo-Kay Lane. Sheela uses her telepathic skills to enlist the aid of Gerald, Vernon and Gerald’s father, Andrew to help find the way back to the world of the wee people.

That problem resolved, they try to unravel the secrets of the mirror and find that it is a portal between their two worlds, as well as to a time in the future and possibly even to a parallel universe. They also discover that someone is trapped inside the mirror and the decision has to be made as to whether or not to help the trapped soul escape the confines of the portal.

This book is available from Amazon, Smashwords, and Barnes & Noble. Continue reading “Book Brief: House on Bo-Kay Lane”

Flash Fiction Vote: Which Author Will Break Out?

voteguyAhoy, mateys! The flash fiction challenge has weighed anchor. It’s time for the voting to commence. There are lots of great entries to choose from this week. Which was your favorite?

Check out this week’s entries here. Make your choice, then use those share buttons at the bottom of the post to spread the word.

Voting polls close Thursday at 5 PM Pacific time.

 

Whose story was your favorite this week?

  • Mandy White (29%, 16 Votes)
  • John Shirley (15%, 8 Votes)
  • Brian Beam (11%, 6 Votes)
  • Kathy Steinemann (11%, 6 Votes)
  • Jon Jefferson (11%, 6 Votes)
  • AV Carden (7%, 4 Votes)
  • Candace Gylgayton (5%, 3 Votes)
  • AL Kaplan (5%, 3 Votes)
  • Wendy and Charles Siefken (4%, 2 Votes)
  • Annette hatton (2%, 1 Votes)
  • James R. Tate (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 55

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NOTE: Entrants whose submissions exceed the 250 word limit are eliminated from the poll.

Author Research: Asking the Experts

medievil castleAs a writer, I always like to make sure my work sounds realistic. Yes, I am writing fiction and yes, I do take poetic license when I need to. I still want my work to be dramatic and exciting, but I also want my work to be realistic.

Fight scenes, medical incidents, specifics about the setting or the car the character is driving…getting the details right on those things can suddenly take your story from a place of make believe to a place of this could have actually happened. Now of course the reader knows it didn’t really happen, but if you can create a world where the details are realistic then you will avoid that moment where the reader makes a face and thinks, “As if!”

So, how do we get these details right? Continue reading “Author Research: Asking the Experts”