I liken my current WIP to a date. I owe it to her and myself to have a good time and leave with her after the party is over. I chose her for a reason; I was attracted to her; I wanted to hear what she had to say. I wasn't preoccupied with what she might offer. I only wanted to take that small adventure in time with her and appreciate the ride. Oft times a flirt comes along and tries desperately to get my attention, calling out to me with wind songs and coy invites. I'm dancing right now--I can't be bothered to see what's greener on the other side of the mountain. If I'm too fickle, I'll never enjoy my date all the way through to completion, but instead have an array of disconnected flirtations with something that I end up fantasizing about. The flirtations are cheap time and flashes in a Kodachrome minute. My real date is solid and a very much worthwhile journey. I owe myself the dignity of a having a quality date and seeing it through to the end. Else, I'll hurt her feelings and waste my time.
Do this: try and recapture that mood you had in the moment of conception--when the idea sparked and lit your mind on fire. It sounded pretty good then, didn't it? IT WAS FABULOUS. Unless you were drunk or hopped up on pills. What's really changed? Nothing has changed. You're letting seeds of doubt bust into nasty little buds and begin to take root. You're talking yourself out of it. Asking questions and giving yourself negative answers. You're warming to failure and cooling to success. Or are you making excuses because you believe you're truly blocked? Or are you just lazy right now? Procrastinating? Have you just read a book where the writing, plot and premise totally blew you away, and you're unconsciously comparing yourself to that author?
Get real. Climb down out of that hyper-imagination tree and plant your feet on solid ground. The story hasn't changed--you have. You've derailed your creative muse, stuck pins in your own voodoo doll. Cease and desist. Unless you truly believe with all your heart that you've made a huge error and this story has no chance because EVERYBODY says so besides you.
Get right back on that baby and give her a whirl around the floor! Don't you know she's waiting for you?
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Welcome to THE WAR GATE, a paranormal fantasy/thriller. SPECIAL REDUCED PRICE @ $2.99 (FULLY EDITED BACK-LIST TITLE). Reviews are greatly appreciated!
Tag Line: Through a miraculous conception, Avalon Labrador must give birth to herself before she is executed, to solve her husband’s murder and her own wrongful conviction.
When the reincarnated Avy Labrador is kicked out of her stepfather’s house on her 18th
birthday, she has no idea that the man who raised her framed her mother
to cover his murder so he could acquire a major software empire. Now,
years later, with the help of her magician boyfriend, Sebastian, Avy is
about to discover that her birth was otherworldly and for a purpose. The
ancient Roman God Janus was so appalled by the heinous murder of Tom
Labrador by his brother Drake that he opened up a War Gate. Avy has
received half of her mother’s soul light and half of a God’s essence.
Her mission is to put the real killer behind bars. The only catch: she
must learn to “Gate-Walk”, that’s time traveling to the layman. She soon
finds out that she is a drunk driver on the space/time continuum super
highway.
“This was a solidly written tale with a
trace of fantasy and complex thought used in defining the concept of
leaping from one time gate to the next—excellent job of structuring.”
Terrie G, Bitten by Books, 4 out of 5.
“The War Gate is a captivating book.
Mystery, magic and the paranormal blend together in a perfect mix. I
would thoroughly recommend this book to fantasy enthusiasts who also
like romance.
Orcid, Aurora Reviews, 5 out of 5.
War Gate Author's Note: The antagonist character, Wax Man, is not for the squeamish. I warn you ahead of time that he is the most disgusting, vile creature/human you're ever likely to read about. Not for younger readers under 13
