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Weird Wednesday April 17

Other than that, I got nothing else to say.

-Leon

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Leon Stevens is a multi-genre author, composer, guitarist, songwriter, and an artist, with a Bachelor of Music and Education. He published his first book of poetry, Lines by Leon: Poems, Prose, and Pictures in January 2020, followed by a book of original classical guitar compositions, Journeys, and a short story collection of science fiction/post-apocalyptic tales called The Knot at the End of the Rope and Other Short Stories. His newest publications are the novella trilogy, The View from Here, which is a continuation of one of his short stories, and a new collection of poetry titled, A Wonder of Words.

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Music Monday 1993: Mmm.

There is a radio show on CBC here in Canada that occasionally does a feature called SYNTH: Songs You Need To Hear.

Now, I can’t say to someone, “You’ll like this song” (or book for that matter) because I can’t presume that others will share my taste in music (or books), so it is safer to say, “You might like this” and if they don’t like it, so be it.

Maybe you will find a new favorite.

CBC MUSIC, Central · Mornings with CBC Music

1993: Kinda heavy, kinda folky, kind of a wonderful year.

Jan Arden is a Canadian singer songwriter with a beautiful voice.

How do you follow up an album like The Ghosts that Haunt Me? You put out And God Shuffled His Feet. Which included the beautiful song which every DJ dreaded to say: Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm.

We’ll end with a band we never heard from again.

On a sad note, Neil Peart, the drummer for Rush passed away. I hadn’t followed Rush that closely but was always impressed By Neil’s incredible talent. So here is a song from their 1993 album, Counterparts.

-Leon

Want to read more music blogs? Here are some of the ones I follow: Mostly Music Covers, Take it Easy, Beetley Pete, A Sound Day, PowerPop… An Eclectic Collection of Pop Culture, SuperdekesVinylReviews

Leon Stevens is a multi-genre author, composer, guitarist, songwriter, and an artist, with a Bachelor of Music and Education. He published his first book of poetry, Lines by Leon: Poems, Prose, and Pictures in January 2020, followed by a book of original classical guitar compositions, Journeys, and a short story collection of science fiction/post-apocalyptic tales called The Knot at the End of the Rope and Other Short Stories. His newest publications are the novella trilogy, The View from Here, which is a continuation of one of his short stories, and a new collection of poetry titled, A Wonder of Words.

My new book page: http://books.linesbyleon.com/

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Weekend Wrap-up April 13: 300 (books not the movie)

Narratess Indie April Sale: Over 300 books from indie authors. Searchable by genre, price, and purchase platform.

Don’t forget to check out the interviews I did with some of the Indie April authors! https://linesbyleon.com/indie-april-sci-fi/

On my blog this week:Weekend Wrap-up April 13: 300 (books not the movie)Free Book Friday April 12: Euphrates Vanished ARC now available! Plus, In Conversation With –   W.D. Kilpack IIIThursday Thoughts: When did Country stop being Country?Weird Wednesday April 10Book News: My new book is available!

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Leon Stevens is a multi-genre author, composer, guitarist, songwriter, and an artist, with a Bachelor of Music and Education. He published his first book of poetry, Lines by Leon: Poems, Prose, and Pictures in January 2020, followed by a book of original classical guitar compositions, Journeys, and a short story collection of science fiction/post-apocalyptic tales called The Knot at the End of the Rope and Other Short Stories. His newest publications are the novella trilogy, The View from Here, which is a continuation of one of his short stories, and a new collection of poetry titled, A Wonder of Words.

My new book page: http://books.linesbyleon.com/

Sign up for my bi-weekly newsletter and receive a free book!

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Free Book Friday April 12: Euphrates Vanished ARC now available! Plus, In Conversation With – W.D. Kilpack III

Now available for preorder on Amazon! The new sci-fi adventure from Leon Stevens!Preorder price $2.99 Advance Review Copy

In the last couple of weeks we have enjoyed hearing from some of the authors in the Indie April promo. I hope you have had a chance to check out their books. Want another interview? Request granted!

In Conversation With: W.D. Kilpack III

Today I have the pleasure of sitting down with author W.D. Kilpack III. So… the third. You, your Father, and Grandfather share the same name? Doesn’t bode well for creativity running in the family, does it?

Continuity was important in the family. Maintaining a sense of family history and heritage. There are actually eight of us, I think, with the same first and last name, but my great-grandpa had a different middle name.

Thanks for clearing that up. Can I offer you anything to drink?

Sure. I like a good stout. If the beer is black and the foam is brown, life is good.

I agree!
One more item before we get started: Did you know the Goodreads link on your website goes to your LibraryThing page?

What? Aw, man. I hate it when that happens. I’ll fix that ASAP!

Wait, one more: What are the odds that Salt Lake City will get an NHL team?

Wow. Fun question! In college, I had some friends who were hockey groupies, so I went to a bunch of games and the after-game parties at the arena with the Golden Eagles. Great fun if they won. Not fun when they lost. Anyway, I can’t see Utah ever getting an NHL team. We’ve had professional hockey since 1969, but never had a team from that top tier. The Grizzlies have done well, but don’t seem to have the same level of support that the Golden Eagles did.

Okay, enough chit chat. Let’s take about writing. Your books have won some awards, 18 to be exact. Are you running out of shelf space?

Never! I’ve actually installed floating shelves! And wrestling trophies have been moved elsewhere, since I retired from coaching so I can finally pursue my dreams as an author. I put them on the back burner to raise a family.

What book got you hooked on reading?

I’ve always been a storyteller, even before I could write. Then, I would draw my stories. So comic books became my gateway drug to reading. (I still love comic books!) So my first life goal was to open my own comic-book company, until I wrote my first novel, when I was 12. Aside from that, my family was financially strapped when I was young, so I did not have a lot of toys that the other kids did but, if I asked for a book, the answer was never “no.” So I learned fairly early that I could get a feeling of satisfaction like the other kids talked about when they got cool toys when I got cool books and would tell them about the stories I read. Another major influence was my Aunt Jan and Uncle Wayne, who had a little library in their house that was loaded with science fiction and fantasy novels. When I saw that, I thought it was about the coolest thing I’d ever seen! They told me which ones they loved and I made my mental list. I also made a goal to have my own little library just like theirs. I have achieved that goal and now Jan and Wayne have added my books to their little library, which is about as cool a thing as I can imagine.

What authors influenced you?

I loved science fiction from the start, being raised on reruns of Star Trek, Lost in Space, and Logan’s Run. As I got older, Star Wars came out and blew my mind. (And, of course, Star Wars and Star Trek both came out in comic-book form, as well.) Then there was Battlestar Galactica on TV and movies like Beastmaster, Krull, Dragonslayer, Highlander, Willow, Labyrinth, Dark Crystal, the Lord of the Rings cartoons, the Rankin-Bass Hobbit cartoon, and Legend. All those things were cinematically influential.

For reading, in third grade, I started reading mythology. I think it was from watching Shazam on Saturday mornings, wanting to learn more about “the strength of Hercules” and so on. I just loved it. There was a kids’ version of Bulfinch’s Mythology, then I read every single book the school library had on the subject. So that was when I was introduced to Homer, who influenced everyone in fantasy (whether they realize it or not). The next year, when I was 10, I read The Hobbit and it blew my mind in the same way that Star Wars did! That was also the same year that I started playing Dungeons & Dragons. So, first, I read this amazing book! Then I get to pretend to be in that book! My life was never the same.

So first major influence: Homer. Then Tolkien blew my mind. The next major influence for me was Piers Anthony with his Xanth series, then everything else he wrote (he was very prolific). I loved Terry Brooks so much that my senior thesis in AP English was comparing and contrasting Brooks with Tolkien. When I discovered a vein of fantasy that I call “realistic fantasy,” which is where I would categorize my own, then I really started consuming: David Eddings, Stephen R. Donaldson, Robert Jordan, John Adams, Robert Holdstock, Tadd Williams, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Anne McCaffrey, Melanie Rawn, Elizabeth Haydon, and George R.R. Martin. In all of these, the characters are very real, but in fantastic settings, with fantastic things happening to them.

I was also academically influenced by the writings of Robert Frost (I’m an internationally published poet), William Shakespeare, and Aristotle.

Do you have a favorite book?

I don’t have a favorite book. There are too many that I love. However, the one book that I have read the most times is The Sunset Warrior by Eric Van Lustbader. There were a number of reasons why (size of my library at the time among them), but it spoke to me.

Most of your books are Fantasy. Why write a science fiction book?

That’s just my published books. I have written more than 30 novels. They’re just in the bullpen waiting for their moment. In fact, my next release is epic sci-fi: Battle Calm. A good many of those thirty-plus were written in pencil in a three-ring binder. I love science fiction and fantasy equally. They are mirror images of each other. Both use distortion and exaggeration to illustrate aspects of the human condition more clearly through that particular lens.

Let’s chat about music. Other than the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, what famous bands/musicians have come out of Utah?

The ones that always pop into my head first are The Killers and David Archuletta. Of course, when I was a kid, there were The Osmonds and Donny and Marie had their variety show on TV. Both also had successful solo music careers. Stevie Nicks lived in Utah for a couple years. Most recently, however, Royal Bliss and Imagine Dragons are from Utah.

Imagine Dragons. I think I knew that.
What is your preferred genre of music to listen to, and do you have any favorites to recommend? 

Again, I don’t have a favorite. I love heavy metal. I love Southern rock. I love grunge. I love speed metal. I love hard rock and classic rock (60s and 70s in particular). I love 80s and 90s Canadian rock (when it still had its own distinct identity). I love Celtic music. I am a Beatles and Elvis fanatic. My favorite bands are (in no particular order, aside from the two already noted) KISS, Def Leppard, Guns N’Roses, Shinedown, Days of the New, Live, Lynyrd Skynyrd, .38 Special, Ted Nugent, Bad Company, Led Zeppelin, Metallica, Foreigner, Brighton Rock, Stone Fury, April Wine, Little River Band, Clannad, Jethro Tull, Supertramp, ELO, and Tom Petty. To name a few.

Are you ready for the lightning round?

Uh-oh. I have issues with word limits.

Is the Great Salt Lake really that salty?
Yes. Nine times saltier than the ocean.
Most beautiful place you have ever stood?
I love the Pacific Northwest. But some of the most awe-inspiring places were on Stewart Island in the San Juan Islands.
Name a bucket list item you have crossed off and one you haven’t.
Visiting Alaska. Check. Visiting Scotland. Not yet ….
Favorite city?
Seattle, Washington
Ever walked on The Oregon Trail?
Yes. When I was a kid, on a family vacation with my folks.
Scariest animal you have encountered?
Mountain lion at my family’s remote cabin at night, no flashlight, walking to the outhouse when I was 14. I heard it roar, could not see it, and the only thing I knew for sure was that it was above me in the trees. I was about an eighth-mile away from the cabin and my feet didn’t touch the ground once from that spot to the cabin. Next day, we found paw prints almost as big as my hand. I have never gone out at night again to this day.

This has been a pleasure. Thanks for chatting. Any links you want to share? Mabye the correct Goodreads one?

Funny. (That’s fixed, by the way.)

My Web site is the communication hub of my dreams. That’s what I’m doing: living my dreams. https://kilpack.net/

Goodreads
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/19339956.W_D_Kilpack_III
Amazon https://www.amazon.com/W.D.-Kilpack-III/e/B07TT3RQYT
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/wdkilpackiii
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/wdkilpackiii/
Twitter https://twitter.com/WDKilpackIII

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I’ve met many authors and readers during my time marketing, cross-promoting, and blogging. I think writers have a responsibility to inform readers about all the indie authors out there in the very crowded world of book publishing. You can’t do it alone, and why would you when you have a supportive group available?

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Leon Stevens is a multi-genre author, composer, guitarist, songwriter, and an artist, with a Bachelor of Music and Education. He published his first book of poetry, Lines by Leon: Poems, Prose, and Pictures in January 2020, followed by a book of original classical guitar compositions, Journeys, and a short story collection of science fiction/post-apocalyptic tales called The Knot at the End of the Rope and Other Short Stories. His newest publications are the novella trilogy, The View from Here, which is a continuation of one of his short stories, and a new collection of poetry titled, A Wonder of Words.

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Thursday Thoughts: When did Country stop being Country?

Beyonce. Country? Eeeh… Is that a banjo I hear? Okay, then maybe?

Nope. Can’t do it.

I could go on about the history of country music, but if your interested, just watch the Ken Burns series: www.pbs.org/kenburns/country-music (some streaming services have it)

I grew hearing the country music of the 60s (in the 70s) and the 70s and 80s. Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Emmylou Harris, Conway Twitty, Loretta Lynn, Oak Ridge Boys, Kenny Rogers, Alabama, George Strait, Garth Brooks, Reba McIntyre to name a few.

Did I like it? as a preteen, if it was on the radio and it was catchy, sure. As a teen not so much. As I matured, I grew to appreciate musical talent regardless of genre.

Music is constantly evolving. Cross-over hits have been happening since the first caveman looked over at his buddy and said, “That’s some pretty good log banging. It’s no rock banging, but it’s got a good beat and I can dance to it.“

Genres get blurred and elements of one style are blended into another. Who thought rap metal would ever be a thing? Lil Nas X had a country hit. Or did he? It got removed from the country charts because “…the song “incorporates references to country and cowboy imagery [but] does not embrace enough elements of today’s country music to chart in its current version…” Right…I think there were a few other factors, race, sexual orientation, and those fancy clothes perhaps?

There does seem to be a homogeneous sound to country these days, especially when it comes to the solo male and female singer. So, maybe there needs to me a new category. How about the Top 10 “Countryish” chart?

So here are two questions: When did country music stop being country music for you? And what’s your favorite Countryish song?

-Leon

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Leon Stevens is a multi-genre author, composer, guitarist, songwriter, and an artist, with a Bachelor of Music and Education. He published his first book of poetry, Lines by Leon: Poems, Prose, and Pictures in January 2020, followed by a book of original classical guitar compositions, Journeys, and a short story collection of science fiction/post-apocalyptic tales called The Knot at the End of the Rope and Other Short Stories. His newest publications are the novella trilogy, The View from Here, which is a continuation of one of his short stories, and a new collection of poetry titled, A Wonder of Words.

My new book page: http://books.linesbyleon.com/

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Weird Wednesday April 10

The eclipse on Monday was either:

FantasticMehObscured

I fashioned my pinhole viewer out of a cereal box (Cheerios), aluminum foil (Reynolds), and duct tape (Home Depot) and tested it the day before, but imagine my disappointment on Monday when the bright blue sky in the morning began to cloud over, threatening the viewing of the 60% eclipse.

Still holding out hope, the clouds thinned enough at the right moment to make my efforts worthwhile.

Hooray for grade 3 science class!

Something else is kind of weird. You might be thinking The Untitled cartoon looks vaguely familiar. When I came up with the title, I thought of the painting by Edward Hopper, so I used it as a guide. But imagine my surprise to discover the name of the restaurant was:

If that’s not serendipity, I don’t know what is.

-Leon

My newsletter goes out every Wednesday: Lines by Leon Super Newsletter Extravaganza

Leon Stevens is a multi-genre author, composer, guitarist, songwriter, and an artist, with a Bachelor of Music and Education. He published his first book of poetry, Lines by Leon: Poems, Prose, and Pictures in January 2020, followed by a book of original classical guitar compositions, Journeys, and a short story collection of science fiction/post-apocalyptic tales called The Knot at the End of the Rope and Other Short Stories. His newest publications are the novella trilogy, The View from Here, which is a continuation of one of his short stories, and a new collection of poetry titled, A Wonder of Words.

My new book page: http://books.linesbyleon.com/

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Book News: My new book is available!

I did it. I pressed the “Submit for pre-order” button on my Amazon KDP dashboard. So now what?

I’ve already booked my editor, read and reviewed my beta reader comments and made the necessary adjustments, so now it’s just a matter of going through the manuscript one last time, before I send it off.

Why did I pick the August 1st date? No reason. I hope to have the review copy ready by June and reviews in by July, which will give me a month to do my marketing.

Yay. Marketing. The fun part.

-Leon

Now available for preorder on Amazon! The new sci-fi adventure from Leon StevensPreorder price $2.99 Advance Review Copy

Leon Stevens is a multi-genre author, composer, guitarist, songwriter, and an artist, with a Bachelor of Music and Education. He published his first book of poetry, Lines by Leon: Poems, Prose, and Pictures in January 2020, followed by a book of original classical guitar compositions, Journeys, and a short story collection of science fiction/post-apocalyptic tales called The Knot at the End of the Rope and Other Short Stories. His newest publications are the novella trilogy, The View from Here, which is a continuation of one of his short stories, and a new collection of poetry titled, A Wonder of Words.

My new book page: http://books.linesbyleon.com/

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Music Monday 1992: The Barenaked Ladies

There is a radio show on CBC here in Canada that occasionally does a feature called SYNTH: Songs You Need To Hear.

Now, I can’t say to someone, “You’ll like this song” (or book for that matter) because I can’t presume that others will share my taste in music (or books), so it is safer to say, “You might like this” and if they don’t like it, so be it.

Maybe you will find a new favorite.

CBC MUSIC, Central · Mornings with CBC Music

If there was an album from a Canadian band that was chock full o’ gems, Gordon by The Barenaked Ladies would be the winner. The Barenaked Ladies? Why does that sound familiar you ask?

Well, there’s was a little show called The Big Bang Theory that had some moderate success due to the catchy theme song written and performed by…you guessed it: The Barenaked Ladies.

The Barenaked Ladies took the world, well Canada at least by storm, with the comedy folk/rock song, If I had a $1 000 000.

Once you put out a comedy song, it’s hard to follow up with anything serious.

Ok, that wasn’t too serious. How about this one:

Yeah, they’re a fun band. Very talented and they put on a great live show.

Now can you play a serious song?

How about, Brian Wilson?

From Wikipedia: The song generally tells the story of a man whose life parallels that of the Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson, particularly during his time spent with psychologist Eugene Landy after Wilson was diagnosed with mental illness, and, more broadly, with lyrics about suffering from comorbid mental illness and obesity

Serious, but still with some lightheartedness.

In case you are wondering, Brian Wilson sang this song at his concerts.

More gems on this album? You bet.

If I don’t stop, I’ll just wind up posting the entire album, so I’ll end with a song that everyone can relate to, but only a select demographic will get all the jokes.

I can’t leave without a wonderful cover of a Bruce Cockburn song released on a tribute album the year before.

Did you hear it? One of the greatest lines in music?

“You gotta kick at the darkness until it bleeds daylight.“

Leon

Want to read more music blogs? Here are some of the ones I follow: Mostly Music Covers, Take it Easy, Beetley Pete, A Sound Day, PowerPop… An Eclectic Collection of Pop Culture, SuperdekesVinylReviews

Leon Stevens is a multi-genre author, composer, guitarist, songwriter, and an artist, with a Bachelor of Music and Education. He published his first book of poetry, Lines by Leon: Poems, Prose, and Pictures in January 2020, followed by a book of original classical guitar compositions, Journeys, and a short story collection of science fiction/post-apocalyptic tales called The Knot at the End of the Rope and Other Short Stories. His newest publications are the novella trilogy, The View from Here, which is a continuation of one of his short stories, and a new collection of poetry titled, A Wonder of Words.

My new book page: http://books.linesbyleon.com/

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Weekend Wrap-up April 5

If you are one of the lucky ones who will be in the eclipse’s path of totality on Monday, I am jealous.

Not angry jealous, just seething with envy.

Nah, it’s okay, it’s not your fault. It’s not your fault [insert crying here] I’ll just make my cereal box pinhole camera and look at the diet version of the phenomenon called “Eclipse Lite” with 60% less retinal damaging wavelengths.

And, no. It’s still not safe to do this:

Don’t forget to check out the interviews I did with some of the Indie April authors! https://linesbyleon.com/indie-april-sci-fi/

On my blog this week:Weekend Wrap-up April 5Reddit vs. X vs. Insta vs. WPFriday April 5: In Conversation With –   Suzanne Berget Sci-fi AuthorThursday Thoughts: Writing Science FictionWeird Wednesday April 3: Madness to the Method

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Leon Stevens is a multi-genre author, composer, guitarist, songwriter, and an artist, with a Bachelor of Music and Education. He published his first book of poetry, Lines by Leon: Poems, Prose, and Pictures in January 2020, followed by a book of original classical guitar compositions, Journeys, and a short story collection of science fiction/post-apocalyptic tales called The Knot at the End of the Rope and Other Short Stories. His newest publications are the novella trilogy, The View from Here, which is a continuation of one of his short stories, and a new collection of poetry titled, A Wonder of Words.

My new book page: http://books.linesbyleon.com/

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Reddit vs. X vs. Insta vs. WP

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I have found many informative forums on Reddit, but recently I have been puzzled by the reactions of the mods and others.

My first attempt at sharing my humor with more people came earlier this year when I posted two of my cartoons on the sub /funny and received this message for both:

Sorry, this post has been removed by the moderators of r/funny.
Moderators remove posts from feeds for a variety of reasons, including keeping communities safe, civil, and true to their purpose.

No reply to my query was received.

Then I posted yesterday’s blog on several sci-fi boards:

Thursday Thoughts: Writing Science Fiction

Boy, was I surprised by the backlash. I thought it was obviously written as a tongue-in-cheek look at sci-fi writing. I won’t go over the replies, let’s just say I threw up my arms and wound up deleting the post.

To compare, 29 people gave it a like on Instagram. Now to be fair, many of those are followers, which leads me to the conclusion: Strangers have no sense of humor.

As for X, as soon as I posted something creative with a link, the algorithm immediately sent it into the void where it received 4 views in 23 hours, leading me to the conclusion: X sucks.

Oh, here, you ask? Ten views (about average for my posts), seven likes, no negative comments, which leads me to the conclusion: People are nicer here.

-Leon

Leon Stevens is a multi-genre author, composer, guitarist, songwriter, and an artist, with a Bachelor of Music and Education. He published his first book of poetry, Lines by Leon: Poems, Prose, and Pictures in January 2020, followed by a book of original classical guitar compositions, Journeys, and a short story collection of science fiction/post-apocalyptic tales called The Knot at the End of the Rope and Other Short Stories. His newest publications are the novella trilogy, The View from Here, which is a continuation of one of his short stories, and a new collection of poetry titled, A Wonder of Words.

My new book page: http://books.linesbyleon.com/

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