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Arthur has always been a loner, set apart by his exceptional telepathy skills. He doesn’t want the life of a Seer in the undersea city of Avalon. He wants to use his skills to fight the overlords on the surface world, who are subjugating humanity,  but to do that he must register as normal. What is normal for a man without a clue who his parents were, or maybe are? Why are his birth records sealed? 

Curious about the lives of the slave people on the surface, he begins the study of one who escaped. Once highly placed, Shadow has become a mercenary serving Avalon to fight the beast overlords. The deeper he gets into her life, the more he attracts the attention he doesn’t want. What was once a fun diversion from his Seer studies now takes on deadly overtones. Someone is lying. It could cost him more than his life. 

The trailer. http://animoto.com/play/aa6Em1ucQe5yHQwiW7v9Qw

http://www.amazon.com/…/B00GAN…/ref=la_B00DJS9QP0_1_1…
http://www.amazon.ca/Shadow…/dp/B00GAN6HMG/ref=sr_1_1…
http://www.amazon.com.au/Shad…/dp/B00GAN6HMG/ref=sr_1_1…
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/…/shadow…/1117299037…
http://store.kobobooks.com/en-CA/ebook/shadow-over-avalon
https://itunes.apple.com/…/shadow-over…/id735615772…

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Joyful day coming up.

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I get to spend the day with my delightful grandson while my daughter goes to a spa with a friend. He is such a happy little camper and she will leave me with multiple bottles of milk. This is not going to be a problem, as little Georgie already took his first bottle of milk from me. I love that I can give my daughter some quality time and a break. I also love that I will be spending quality time with my little guy. 

What to take with me? I am debating between my laptop and a ring binder and pen. I won’t be on the web, but Georgie will be sleeping some of this time, so maybe I can still work when he does this? I don’t anticipate getting much done. Babies take priority always. And then I will have a to do list to accomplish for my dear daughter. That particular day is my husband’s birthday and my daughter is hosting a supper for us and other family. I volunteered for prep, which will get priority over writing, when Georgie is not awake. 

I am thinking Nana is going to be busier than she is used to being. Loving it. 

Resolutions for 2014

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I am ashamed to have to admit I have five half finished books. This is not good. Must work harder. 

1. Finish one book off every month. This is possible. 

2. Work on house renos. With daylight increasing I should be able to get stuff finished. Artificial light means I miss bits. Sigh. 

3. Work on weight loss. I have lost 14lbs but then I hit a plateau. Nothing gained back, which is good, but I need to be more active. This means using the treadmill. I can do this. 

4. Work on a better way to promo my books. 

5.Start working on artwork again. Maybe I haven’t got the fine control I once enjoyed, but I can still gain joy out of this hobby. 

6. Get my act together and get moving on the quilting projects I have planned. I have the materials, so there is no excuse. 

7. Plant seeds for the growing season to come. I can’t do much, as I don’t have the space, but I can get the early starters going. Maybe I will have another Claude, the petunia this year?

8. Get out to do the yardwork very early in the morning before the new neighbors, the ‘mumbles’ are out and about. I really don’t need my creativity mangled by the site of a seventy year old woman in a crop top and low cut shorts. Shudders. I wouldn’t wear anything like that in public view. 

9. Get some quality time in with my little grandson. He is such a good baby and he is growing so fast. 

Now I am committed. 

Fun Artwork Challenge.

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There is a lot of indoors happening in the Northern hemisphere this time of year and it is a great moment to take out the art supplies. Just for fun, who would like to try their hand at giving a picture of what some of my characters look like? The main characters in Shadow Over Avalon are Arthur and Ashira. In Darkspire Reaches, they are Raven, Connor and Kryling. Of course, a person could pick any charcter in their normal setting, or freestanding.

This is just for everyone to see how all perceives these characters and won’t, in any way, be used in a book by me. The pictures may be posted here. Just put your name, or designated tag on the body of the picture, and who it represents, so it cannot be pirated. I would love to see what you all think. It can be in any medium, but please, no stock images, which are licensed and need to be paid for.

I will start you off with one I have just finished for a Work In Progress. Image

And here is the first. A picture of Raven, from Darkspire Reaches by Gillian O’Rourke.

 

Gilly's Raven

 

Apparently my site is not being cooperative so can pictures please be posted on my Facebook Page at https://www.facebook.com/C.N.Lesley. Thanks.

The elephant in the room.

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Yes I have one and it is huge. I have been trying to sell my lemon condo for three years. Yes, that is right. Three years of HBO fees, etc. I have finally Fed Exed my agreement to sell this lemon to an interested buyer. I am really crossing my fingers that she is so deep in lawyer fees that she won’t wimp out. I have had in excess of five flubs, but none of them have gotten to this level.

It is a very good apartment, right in the center of town, with its own parking, which is a huge plus. I have replaced all the flooring to meet with the demands of the market. I had the place repainted. I had Molly Maid go in there to make it squeaky clean. So why is it a lemon? It is a senior retirement pad. I need to find the right crumply to want to live in it.

I am so hoping this place if off my back and that noting else can go wrong. I would like to be able to get on with my life without fretting about this. Crosses fingers.

Work day.

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Editing and writing are intensive, so I tend to space them out with none cerebral activities to make sure my concentration is at the maximum when I need it. My non-writerly projects? I am redecorating my office, something that is about ten years overdue. Unfortunately, this involves painting the ceiling, which is popcorn. Yes, I know. So retro, but I am not about to scrape it off. First, I don’t do heights well and scraping it off would involve a lot of ladder work. This is not going to happen. I have to steel myself to getting on a two-step. Second, I have no idea what messes it might be covering up. That is a can of worms best left unopened, so paint it is. I don’t have a problem with the walls as I have an extension stick for my roller and edger.

Project #2 is a picture of a Green Man made of leaves I collected and pressed from a vacation in the Rocky Mountains. I used the eyes I had drawn with chalk pastels as a teaching exercise for the kids way back when. I have them in digital format now, so printing them off was easy. The general shape of the head is there, but I now need to paint a background before I put on his beard. For this, I need elusive daylight. A blizzard today didn’t help in either project. Four hours of decent daylight? Stroll on. Still, both projects are going ahead in between work sessions. I shall wait until after xmas before I start ripping out nasty rug and underlay. Have box knife: will happen.

Characters.

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So what makes a character come alive for me? I have to see the world through their eyes and with their perspective. This is the first step. The second step is immersing myself in their lives. If it is not real to me, then it is not real to my readers, but that is a secondary consideration.

I am not an outliner. I simply can’t stick to that and I have tried. I am a panzer as the story comes to me as it will and through the eyes of the characters. They dictate what will happen next, not me. I just go along with the flow, hoping something reasonable comes out of my musings.

To a certain extent, beta readers also have a huge say in what happens next. I will never, ever, forget the death threats I got as a result of killing off a popular character in the second book of the Shadow series. I found I had to unkill him in an unprecedented hurry. Score? Beta readers one. Me … nil  I fixed the problem tout suite. Takes a moment out to thank all those responsible for the death threats. Yep, you were right. .He really needed to be there.  The second book, Sword of Shadows, is scheduled for publication in 2014 by Kristell Ink, my publishers. There is a third book in the offing.  

Homework.

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One of the most important things a writer needs to do is read. Sometimes a book can demonstrate what not to do. I have just read one like that and it had a saggy middle. The beginning and end were stellar, but the middle? Not so much. I waded through as I had bought the book, but I was skimming heavily. No, I will not be reviewing this on any site. For one thing, this is not fair to the author. For another, my take is purely my taste as should not reflect on a story.

Nope, this was not a book written by anyone that I know. All the people I know write masterpieces.

In the meantime, Darkspire Reaches is on offer at the Amazons for a very reduced sum. For the price of a fast food meal, a person could have both Darkspire Reaches and Shadow Over Avalon. Now there is a thought as we approach Black Friday.