Showing posts with label Twistered. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Twistered. Show all posts

Sunday, August 26, 2012

A message from a ghost

There's two meanings to 'ghost' in the subject line:

One is me -- I'm not here, I'm busy with friends who are visiting this weekend, so this is a ghost post, scheduled in advance.

And one is about a character in my upcoming book, Gilt. John Carlson is haunting his wife, Genny. But why?

Q. John, you keep appearing to Genny when she least expects it. Why?

A. I can feel her tugging me back to her world, I guess. I know how upset she is about the investigation into the fire that killed me. But that was 2 years ago. I hoped she was past it, but I guess she isn't.

Q. What do you think will be discovered in that re-opened arson investigation?

A. That fire killed not only me, but a woman named Diane Steele, and a little girl. I know Mrs. Steele's husband, Dan, is anxious to find out the truth. I think he's also maybe anxious to get to know Genny better as they track down what really happened.

Q. Does that bother you? I mean, it's your wife and her husband and ...

A. Yes and no. Genny and I had a good marriage, but it ended on the day I died. She needs to live again, to have a life again. And I ... I need to move on, too. But I can't until I know the people who set that fire have been brought to justice.

Q. Do you think that will happen?

A. There are all kinds of justice, not just the legal kind. I think it will happen. I think if Dan Steele has anything to say about it, it will.

Q. When will we find out?

A. My story (and Genny's story) releases over Labor Day. That's when you'll find out who set up Jack Tinsley, the FBI agent who appears in J L Wilson's Twistered novel. And you'll find out who killed me. And you might just find out what scares Genny half to death ... and how she overcomes her fear.



Saturday, May 26, 2012

Return to your childhood with a new twist on an old story!

Happy weekend! Happy especially for me because the Oz book is out! Twistered is finally here -- I had a lot of angst about this book because it was all ready for release then suddenly I realized: oops. Better check on the copyright status!

I had a hurried but thorough discussion with a copyright attorney and lo, and behold, I discovered that I am good to go with my book -- I based it on the novels of L. Frank Baum, not the movie(s), so I'm okay.

::whew::

So here's the Oz book for anyone who wants a fast and fun beach read for the weekend. It's out in digital now on Amazon, will be in print very soon (like tomorrow, probably) and it will be on Barnes & Noble, etc. later this summer.


This is my own take on the Wizard of Oz books in which Dorothy (our heroine) has to cope with Jack Tinsley (the Tin Man), Drew Strawn (the Scarecrow) and the Wickeds motorcycle gang -- and let's not forget the Wicked Witch (Wanda W. Wickman), the Professor, and Leo, Dorothy's best friend.

They all collide on a crazy Memorial Day weekend -- a perfect time to Get Caught Reading an old childhood classic -- with a new Twist on the story ☺

Have fun!