Wednesday, July 3, 2013
Tuesday, July 2, 2013
I was just interviewed by fiction Author Pembroke Sinclair.
Q) What inspired you to write this story?
It would have to be, the Wiccan Rede (pronounced “reed”). It’s part of an understanding that any witch or magick practitioner should understand. Any energy you put out in the universe (magickal or otherwise) will come back to you times three. Similar to Karma, with its balance, the Wiccan and Pagan beliefs are just multiplied by three. It still comes out to be a balance, so it doesn’t strictly conflict with Karma, just that it shows its results with “broader strokes.”
Q) How long did it take you to write?
The story for Hath No Fury came to me more or less all at once. I spent a month getting the basics out of my head onto paper. I spent the next year actually writing it and another year editing it.
Q) What is your favorite thing about writing?
For more of the story go to:
http://pembrokesinclair.blogspot.com/2013/07/hath-no-fury-by-hal-rappaport.html
It would have to be, the Wiccan Rede (pronounced “reed”). It’s part of an understanding that any witch or magick practitioner should understand. Any energy you put out in the universe (magickal or otherwise) will come back to you times three. Similar to Karma, with its balance, the Wiccan and Pagan beliefs are just multiplied by three. It still comes out to be a balance, so it doesn’t strictly conflict with Karma, just that it shows its results with “broader strokes.”
Q) How long did it take you to write?
The story for Hath No Fury came to me more or less all at once. I spent a month getting the basics out of my head onto paper. I spent the next year actually writing it and another year editing it.
Q) What is your favorite thing about writing?
For more of the story go to:
http://pembrokesinclair.blogspot.com/2013/07/hath-no-fury-by-hal-rappaport.html
Friday, June 28, 2013
Hath No Fury is also a REALLY good Unabridged Audio book!
It's produced by an excellent professional reader!!
It's on Audible/Amazon and iTunes
Check out the Sample!! (Click"Play Sample")
Book Link:
Click here for Amazon/Audible
It's on Audible/Amazon and iTunes
Check out the Sample!! (Click"Play Sample")
Book Link:
I was the spotlight author today on "Love in a book!!"
There is a great interview.
Here is a sample:
Writing, editing, cover design, formatting, etc. Share your ups and downs and how you went about it. If you used a service, can you share?
The story for Hath No Fury came to me more or less all at once. I spent a month getting the basics out of my head onto paper. I spent the next year actually writing it and another year editing it.
I have two pieces of advice for someone who is trying to write and can never get started.
1. Get out of your home. Write in a coffee shop, a park, anywhere that you won’t be distracted to do anything but write (and maybe drink coffee)
2. Write an outline! It doesn’t have to be pretty, but know basically where you are going on paper before you start up your word processor. SO many projects get lost by hoping for inspiration from a flashing cursor.
How likely are people you meet to end up in your next book?
If I know you well, very likely. I find it’s easier if you base your characters on a person (or sometimes two people). It really helps with dialogue.
What is your favorite part of writing?
Getting in “the zone.” The semi-hypnotic state when the story just can’t seem to get out fast enough. It’s clearly a high akin to what some pro-athletes say they feel when they push themselves beyond normal expectations.
For the rest go here: http://loveinabook.com/?p=1620
Here is a sample:
Writing, editing, cover design, formatting, etc. Share your ups and downs and how you went about it. If you used a service, can you share?
The story for Hath No Fury came to me more or less all at once. I spent a month getting the basics out of my head onto paper. I spent the next year actually writing it and another year editing it.
I have two pieces of advice for someone who is trying to write and can never get started.
1. Get out of your home. Write in a coffee shop, a park, anywhere that you won’t be distracted to do anything but write (and maybe drink coffee)
2. Write an outline! It doesn’t have to be pretty, but know basically where you are going on paper before you start up your word processor. SO many projects get lost by hoping for inspiration from a flashing cursor.
How likely are people you meet to end up in your next book?
If I know you well, very likely. I find it’s easier if you base your characters on a person (or sometimes two people). It really helps with dialogue.
What is your favorite part of writing?
Getting in “the zone.” The semi-hypnotic state when the story just can’t seem to get out fast enough. It’s clearly a high akin to what some pro-athletes say they feel when they push themselves beyond normal expectations.
For the rest go here: http://loveinabook.com/?p=1620
Thursday, June 27, 2013
Wednesday, June 26, 2013
I just had a great Author Interview on Laurie's Paranormal Features!
Where do you research for your books?
I went to Louisiana for some of it. It gave me a real feel for Voodoo, and the atmosphere.
I did a lot of research into Voodoo and their practices. One of the themes in the book is the common threads between the magickal disciplines. They have more in common than not. Like learning a new language, if you know one, you can translate it to another.
I also had to do some research into demonology and even Satanism.
What was one of the most surprising things you learned while writing your books?
How all religions are more alike than not. Why not celebrate what we all have in common rather than fighting over what’s different
For more click here:
Laurie's Paranormal Features
Tuesday, June 25, 2013
I just had a great author interview on the site, "Immortality and Beyond!"
BK: How did your writing journey begin?
I was always into writing stories in high school, but my professional wirting career began by accident.
Back in the early days before Facebook and before Blogs, I created a web site for Horror themes called, Frightscape.com. It’s still in existence in its very primitive form.
Anyway, I decided to write an article for my own site about one of the scariest places I had ever been. It was a haunted attraction that had existed in the 1970’s and 80’s. It was called, Brigantine Castle. It was gigantic. It was five stories tall with over 80 live actors. Through the early search facilities of the web, I found a few of the original cast and got them together using a yahoo group (They still use it).
It gave me a unique opportunity to interview them and to write some great stuff about the place, with a lot of their pictures and even some sound recordings.
The editor of Haunted Attractions magazine read my web site and asked me to write one for him. It was my first professional writing. I’ve written a few more articles for Haunted Attractions Magazine since then, along with a few other industry publications.
BK: What is the craziest thing you've ever written about, whether it got published or not?
Top ways to blow up an entire planet (published by the SyFy Channel)
- See more at: http://www.immortylcafe.com/2013/06/bewitching-book-tour-giveaway-hath-no.html#sthash.gkkWX2H9.dpuf
BK:
How did your writing journey begin?
I was always into writing stories in high school, but my professional wirting career began by accident.
Back in the early days before Facebook and before Blogs, I created a web site for Horror themes called, Frightscape.com. It’s still in existence in its very primitive form.
Anyway, I decided to write an article for my own site about one of the scariest places I had ever been. It was a haunted attraction that had existed in the 1970’s and 80’s. It was called, Brigantine Castle. It was gigantic. It was five stories tall with over 80 live actors. Through the early search facilities of the web, I found a few of the original cast and got them together using a yahoo group (They still use it).
It gave me a unique opportunity to interview them and to write some great stuff about the place, with a lot of their pictures and even some sound recordings.
The editor of Haunted Attractions magazine read my web site and asked me to write one for him. It was my first professional writing. I’ve written a few more articles for Haunted Attractions Magazine since then, along with a few other industry publications.
BK: What is the craziest thing you've ever written about, whether it got published or not?
Top ways to blow up an entire planet (published by the SyFy Channel)
- See more at: http://www.immortylcafe.com/2013/06/bewitching-book-tour-giveaway-hath-no.html#sthash.gkkWX2H9.dpuf
BK:
How did your writing journey begin?
I
was always into writing stories in high school, but my professional
wirting career began by accident.
Back
in the early days before Facebook and before Blogs, I created a web
site for Horror themes called, Frightscape.com. It’s still in
existence in its very primitive form.
Anyway,
I decided to write an article for my own site about one of the
scariest places I had ever been. It was a haunted attraction that
had existed in the 1970’s and 80’s. It was called, Brigantine
Castle. It was gigantic. It was five stories tall with over 80 live
actors. Through the early search facilities of the web, I found a
few of the original cast and got them together using a yahoo group
(They still use it).
It
gave me a unique opportunity to interview them and to write some
great stuff about the place, with a lot of their pictures and even
some sound recordings.
The
editor of Haunted Attractions magazine read my web site and asked me
to write one for him. It was my first professional writing. I’ve
written a few more articles for Haunted Attractions Magazine since
then, along with a few other industry publications.
BK:
What is the craziest thing you've ever written about, whether it got
published or not?
Top
ways to blow up an entire planet (published by the SyFy Channel)
- See more at: http://www.immortylcafe.com/2013/06/bewitching-book-tour-giveaway-hath-no.html#sthash.gkkWX2H9.dpuf
I
was always into writing stories in high school, but my professional
wirting career began by accident.
Back
in the early days before Facebook and before Blogs, I created a web
site for Horror themes called, Frightscape.com. It’s still in
existence in its very primitive form.
Anyway,
I decided to write an article for my own site about one of the
scariest places I had ever been. It was a haunted attraction that
had existed in the 1970’s and 80’s. It was called, Brigantine
Castle. It was gigantic. It was five stories tall with over 80 live
actors. Through the early search facilities of the web, I found a
few of the original cast and got them together using a yahoo group
(They still use it).
It
gave me a unique opportunity to interview them and to write some
great stuff about the place, with a lot of their pictures and even
some sound recordings.
The
editor of Haunted Attractions magazine read my web site and asked me
to write one for him. It was my first professional writing. I’ve
written a few more articles for Haunted Attractions Magazine since
then, along with a few other industry publications.
BK:
What is the craziest thing you've ever written about, whether it got
published or not?
Top
ways to blow up an entire planet (published by the SyFy Channel)
- See more at: http://www.immortylcafe.com/2013/06/bewitching-book-tour-giveaway-hath-no.html#sthash.gkkWX2H9.dpufAwesome Review today on the "Happy Tails" review blog!!
I am impressed with the amount of research
that I think went into this book. I can usually tell when an author puts
a significant amount of time into their stories with their research and
backgrounds. This one is exceptionally good. Plus, just think if you
could take a supernatural fiction book and turn it into
nonfiction. That’s how this is. A lot of this book is based on real
life, so it feels like real life, which is what made it so believable. I
really wasn’t expecting it to be that good, and believable. I usually
read fantasy for exactly that, fantasy- escape from real life. Maybe
that’s why I liked this one so much. It gave me both worlds. 
For the rest click here for the: Happy Tails site
For the rest click here for the: Happy Tails site
Monday, June 24, 2013
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