Wednesday, October 31, 2018

@RABTBookTours Presents Halloween Book Blast & Giveaway #giveaway #halloween


WELCOME TO THE HALLOWEEN BOOK BLAST!


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Monday, October 29, 2018

Blog Tour: Animal Circus by @mbatch1991 #interview #fiction #literary #giveaway @RABTBookTours


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Literary Fiction
Date Published: October 7th, 2018

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Doe’s Circus, one of the last of its kind in Australia. Travelling across the country all year round, thousands of humans visit to revel in the tradition of Dagwood dogs, dodgem cars and the weekend prime time show. 

Yet for the animals locked away in the small confines of the petting zoo, the circus is a neon-lit, human-infested nightmare.

Tormented by the ringmaster and his gang of tyrannical showmen, two pigs, a rooster and a sheep devise a plan to accomplish the impossible―escape the circus.




Interview


Is There a Message in Your Novel That You Want Readers to Grasp?

The core message is to reinforce that animals have no place in a circus.


Is there anything you find particularly challenging in your writing?

The most challenging aspect of writing for me is trimming the fat and keeping it clean and concise.

How many books have you written and which is your favorite?

 I’ve written two books: The Red Chilli and Animal Circus. I’d have to say that Animal Circus is my favourite because the style of writing is punchy and it has an important message behind it.

If You had the chance to cast your main character from Hollywood today, who would you pick and why?

 Tom Hanks to do the voiceover of Walt the pig because he has an excellent voice and it would complement the ethical and resilient cornerstone of Walt.

When did you begin writing?

 I began writing short stories on my family desktop when I was 12-years-old.

How long did it take to complete your first book?

It took me around 18 months to complete The Red Chilli. Add another 6 months for editing and hair-pulling after sending it to publishers.

Did you have an author who inspired you to become a writer?

J.K Rowling and J. R. R. Tolkien were my first two influences for writing novels. I fell in love with The Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter (like millions of others) and desperately wanted to write a story that would make people feel as engrossed and happy as those books made me feel.

What is your favorite part of the writing process?

 Writing the last page of course!

Describe your latest book in 4 words.

Animals escaping the circus.

Can you share a little bit about your current work or what is in the future for your writing?

 I’m currently working on a collection of short stories that centers around a prohibition that’s been instated in Australia. 




About the Author

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Michael Batchelor, born 1991, is an Australian author based on the Gold Coast, Queensland. He graduated from Griffith University in 2011 with a Bachelor of Communications and in 2015, published his first novel, The Red Chilli.

Michael’s greatest joy is to share his stories and ideas with the world.




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Friday, October 26, 2018

Blog Tour: Gap-Toothed Girl by Raymond Harvey #giveaway #interview #contemporary #fiction


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Contemporary Fiction
Date Published: August 2018
Publisher: Pearl Button Press

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“Tournament night in a sweltering Las Vegas stadium, and the girl with the gap-toothed smile stood bleeding in her ballet slippers.”

Thus begins Gap-Toothed Girl, the story of Dusty May, a Lakota orphan with an iron will, who runs away from the horrific circumstances of her foster home and her foster father — a man of beast-like brilliance and power — to pursue her dream of lightness and ballet, even as her foster father unleashes an army to bring her down.

Part literary fiction, part thriller, part dance story, Gap-Toothed Girl is at its core a tale of human joy and freedom of will — a “relentlessly paced novel” combining “the surreal imagery of Nabokov with the psychological complexity of Dostoevsky” (Fort Collins Forum) to investigate the depths of the human psyche and the indomitable will to succeed, ultimately plumbing the very nature of human happiness and the human soul.

Interview

Is There a Message in Your Novel That You Want Readers to Grasp?

Yes, there is: that the human will is unconquerable, and not even God can conquer it.



Is there anything you find particularly challenging in your writing?

Undoubtedly the most challenging aspect of the process for me is integrating the theme of a given piece into a convincing plot-line. Theme is the meaning that the events of a story add up to. Skillful plot-theme integration — such as you see in Les Miserables, for instance — is one of the truest tests of timeless literature. 



How many books have you written and which is your favorite?

I’ve written and had published eight books, my favorite of which is my latest: Gap-Toothed Girl, the story of a little runaway with indestructible integrity. 




If You had the chance to cast your main character from Hollywood today, who would you pick and why?

Isabelle Fuhrman — because she’s physically near-perfect for my main character Dusty May, and also because she’s a wildly convincing actress, strong yet vulnerable.



When did you begin writing?

I didn’t begin writing seriously until age 20, when I had small, early success with a poem and then a short story — after which, I very consciously decided I would be a writer: this, I said to myself, is what I’d do with my life. It was over a decade later before I saw another word of mine published. My apprenticeship, in other words, was long and grueling. It’s been said that if a painter knew at the outset how much she has to learn before she began painting, she’d likely never take up the task. I can say something very similar about literature in my case.





How long did it take to complete your first book? 

Nine years! And another year after that to find a publisher. That book is called More and More unto the Perfect Day, and it is a book every word of which I bled for.



Did you have an author who inspired you to become a writer?

I’m from a very small town in southwestern Colorado called Ouray (pronounced: yoo-ray, population 700), and there was a fellow who lived just down the street named Kent Nelson, who was a published writer. He’s somewhat reclusive, but I’ve since come to know Kent a little — he’s an excellent writer, who’s won a Pushcart Prize, as well as the Ed Abby award for fiction — and he was definitely an early inspiration. Later, Dostoevsky came to mean a great deal to me, and my first published novel, the previously mentioned More and More unto the Perfect Day, was hugely influenced by both Crime and Punishment and also Demons.


What is your favorite part of the writing process?

Creating strong, convincing characters whom I’d like to meet in real life.



Describe your latest book in 4 words.

Iron-willed orphan girl.



Can you share a little bit about your current work or what is in the future for your writing?

My current work is the story of a little Lakota orphan girl who runs away from the horrific circumstances of her foster home in order to pursue her dream of becoming a ballet dancer. By age 16, she’s an accomplished gymnast, but when she sees a photo of a certain ballerina walking en pointe upon wine bottles, it changes her life, so that ballet soon comes to represent for her poise and balance in harmony with strength and skill. This is something she quickly begins thinking of as an explicit metaphor for her own life. Meanwhile, her foster father Kenneth Dvorak, an enigmatic and brilliant man who loves her dangerously, will not let her runaway so easily…. 

In addition — or, perhaps I should say, as an elaboration, Gap-Toothed Girl is also a story about the relationship of music and dance, body and brain. It’s a story of integrity in the literal sense of that word: integrated, entire, all of a piece. 

The future of my writing is to keep creating stories and poems that I hope will inspire and make you shiver. 
 

About the Author

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Ray A. Harvey, novelist, essayist, published poet, athlete, and editor, son of Firman Charles Harvey (RIP) and his wife Cecilia, youngest of thirteen half brothers and half sisters, was born and raised in the San Juan Mountains of southwestern Colorado. He’s worked as a short-order cook, copyeditor, construction laborer, crab fisherman, janitor, pedi-cab driver, bartender, and more. He’s also written and ghostwritten a number of published books, poems, and essays, but no matter where he’s gone or what he’s done to earn a living, literature and learning have always existed at the core of his life.


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Thursday, October 25, 2018

Blog Tour: Bad Blood by @ShylaColt



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Urban Fantasy
Date Published: Sept 28th, 2018
Publisher: Inspired Ink ( Self published)

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A reluctant knight.
A magical descendent.
A race against time.
A freak accident thrusts Nakeeta Alva into a dangerous world of secrets, ancient spells, and a legacy she never wanted. The last in a magical line, she’s tasked with restoring the balance to a supernatural world poised for ruin.
Tasked with the care of their savior, Crewe’s main focus is survival. Used to giving orders, the knight isn’t prepared for the sassy witch’s mouth or her lure. The powerful woman reminded him of his humanity and challenged his beliefs. Keeping her safe is his mission, but the real danger may be losing his heart.
Together, they will save the world … or die trying.




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About the Author

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Shyla Colt is the sassy USA Today Bestselling author of the popular series Kings of Chaos and Dueling Devils M.C. This genre-hoppers stories feature three of her favorite things: strong females, pop culture, and alternate routes to happy ever after. Listening to her Romani soul, she pens from the heart, allowing the dynamic characters, eccentric interests, and travels as a former flight attendant to take her down untraveled roads.
Born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio, this mid-west girl is proud of her roots. She used her hometown and the surrounding areas as a backdrop for a number of books. So, if you're a Buckeye, keep an eye out for familiar places.

As a full-time writer, stay at home mother, and wife, there's never a dull moment in her household.
She weaves her tales in spare moments and the evenings with a cup of coffee or tea at her side and the characters in her head for company.


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