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June 19, 2012
Chapters 1 & 2 COVERT COFFEE Preview!
Glimpse of COVERT COFFEE (September 2012 launch date) at my kickstarter project page under the Updates tab. Chapters 1 & 2 to whet your appetite for the new Serena Wilcox mystery, book #5. Thriller, suspense, mystery, and a sprinkle of sci-fi/futuristic technology, with outrageous characters and plot twists upon twists upon twists.
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/666702009/covert-coffee-thriller-bookcover-art
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/666702009/covert-coffee-thriller-bookcover-art
June 16, 2012
Be a part of the making of COVERT COFFEE!
Backers get exclusives, insider updates, & more - plus exciting rewards!
COVERT COFFEE is book #5 of the Serena Wilcox Mysteries, sequel to the bestselling 5 star thriller ANGELS MARK
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/666702009/covert-coffee-thriller-bookcover-art?ref=email
COVERT COFFEE is book #5 of the Serena Wilcox Mysteries, sequel to the bestselling 5 star thriller ANGELS MARK
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/666702009/covert-coffee-thriller-bookcover-art?ref=email
June 13, 2012
COVERT COFFEE art & rewards! Signed copies, mugs, more!
What are you waiting for? Check it out! Thriller COVERT COFFEE art is on Kickstarter! Signed copies of the paperback book are available as rewards. COVERT COFFEE comes out in September - make sure you get yours! (book #5 Serena Wilcox Mysteries, sequel to the thriller ANGELS MARK, book #4)
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/666702009/covert-coffee-thriller-bookcover-art?ref=email
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/666702009/covert-coffee-thriller-bookcover-art?ref=email
June 11, 2012
Don't put me in a box!
“Her book looks ‘Christiany’.”
I can take a negative review about my writing. No biggie, it’s all part of the job. What I can’t tolerate is this disrespectful attitude toward Christians. My first point of contention is this: Don’t put me in a box! Whatever a reader thinks about Christians, I can almost guarantee I’m not even close to that image.
My second point of contention is that this type of review falls into a hate speech area, and yet is not challenged as such. A slanderous (and untrue) comment was posted in a public forum. I didn’t complain, as I assume it would create more trouble than letting it stand. The review implied that my publishing imprint means something that it doesn’t. FYI: Independent Spirit stands for free spirit; an artist, a creative person. It is not “code” for anything.
What’s with the disrespect and hate toward Christians? If this movement toward bullying Christian authors online via reviews and message boards is due to a perception (oftentimes completely true) that “Christians judge” or “Christians are hypocrites and bigots”, isn’t posting disrespectful remarks about Christians, Christian writers, or Christianity expressing the same intolerance?
As for myself, I refuse to label myself as a Christian author. I considered it, and allowed a religious genre to be attached to a couple of my books, but it doesn’t sit right with me. I will not put myself into a separate place in the literary world. I will not be branded with a fish symbol. I will walk around in the mainstream, where I belong.
If my religious bias slips into my writing – skim it if you don’t like it. But I will not put warning label on my books: “Christian author”! I write mysteries, suspense, thrillers, sci-fi and adventure books. I don’t have a ministry background, nor do I feel at all equipped to write religious books. I am not a Christian author. I am an author who happens to be a Christian.
I am an independent thinker. Many of my views are contrary to the Christian church. I don’t even attend church actually. I’ve burned out. To those who think they know what a Christian is, in my case and many others, I highly doubt it. Don’t put me (a drummer, tap dancer, painter, Enya fan, thriller writer, politically independent, wine drinking comedienne) in a box.
I have absolute unwavering faith in my God, but I don’t judge you or your right to believe in Someone or something else. I also believe that it’s entirely possible that those who love, regardless of how faith manifests Itself to them, are believers in a connected way. For God is love, and would He condemn those who love? I don’t have all the answers, and I don’t claim that I do. All I know is what is true for me, and I’ve experienced death situations that have convinced me of my faith: unshakable, undeniable. That doesn’t mean I can’t appreciate your right to belief something different, and by “you” I mean the universal you. I have no idea what you, the reader, believe.
I have sat on this blog post for a long time. Honestly, I hate blogging. I don’t like writing about myself or my true feelings. I prefer the safer (so I thought) world of fiction. But I just can’t shake my anger on this issue. I am compelled to write it, and let people see it, even though I know the hating will likely begin anew.
If you’re reading this and thinking, “I think I like her, I’d like to try her writing”, please skip all my older titles, as they are all at least ten years old now and I’m so thoroughly over them. Go straight to my new book, the one most worthy of reading: Angels Mark, which has hit the bestselling list more than once. Next time I hope it stays on for longer! (Yes, angels in the title – it has something to do with the plot)
June 10, 2012
FREE "Virtual Memories"
Read "Virtual Memories" FREE on Wattpad
VIRTUAL MEMORIES is a short, fun mystery & suspense light sci-fi novel about a business that offers its clients the incredible opportunity to virtually experience memories. The sessions feel so real that many clients say that it's like going back in time. Clients can also create fantasy memories, casting themselves in any role they wish. But for Jack the fantasy session is TOO real. He forgets about his wife and kids, and believes himself to be a CIA agent on a mission to hunt down the man in the Mustang. What's going on here, besides a man gone crazy? Serena Wilcox, private detective, is on the case, because of course there is a mystery behind this story. VIRTUAL MEMORIES will keep you guessing until the very end. If you are looking for a light-hearted, fast, and clever read -- without anything graphic to make your stomach turn -- this is your book.
Additional titles in the internationally bestselling Serena Wilcox Mysteries are on Amazon: " The Serena Wilcox Mysteries: Books 1, 2 & 3 " and "Angels Mark". The 3-book set is currently #1 in Amazon's search results for "the most popular indie Kindle book". Follow Natalie Buske Thomas on Twitter @writernbt or on Facebook. www.nataliebuskethomas.com
VIRTUAL MEMORIES is a short, fun mystery & suspense light sci-fi novel about a business that offers its clients the incredible opportunity to virtually experience memories. The sessions feel so real that many clients say that it's like going back in time. Clients can also create fantasy memories, casting themselves in any role they wish. But for Jack the fantasy session is TOO real. He forgets about his wife and kids, and believes himself to be a CIA agent on a mission to hunt down the man in the Mustang. What's going on here, besides a man gone crazy? Serena Wilcox, private detective, is on the case, because of course there is a mystery behind this story. VIRTUAL MEMORIES will keep you guessing until the very end. If you are looking for a light-hearted, fast, and clever read -- without anything graphic to make your stomach turn -- this is your book.
Additional titles in the internationally bestselling Serena Wilcox Mysteries are on Amazon: " The Serena Wilcox Mysteries: Books 1, 2 & 3 " and "Angels Mark". The 3-book set is currently #1 in Amazon's search results for "the most popular indie Kindle book". Follow Natalie Buske Thomas on Twitter @writernbt or on Facebook. www.nataliebuskethomas.com
May 27, 2012
ANGELS MARK is FREE on Tuesday, May 29, 2012
ANGELS MARK (The Serena Wilcox Mysteries, Book 4)is FREE on Tuesday, May 29, 2012!
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005GNSJS6
Every American should read this book!
"Angels Mark" is a suspense novel ripped from today's headlines! Readers who are weary of a bipartisan American government, poor economic news, political posturing and bickering, and a deadlocked two-party system, will find "Angels Mark" to be a satisfying read: the perfect anecdote to watching the news. Serena Wilcox is on the run from the law, for reasons that involve three American presidents, a woman in Iran, and a false church headed up by two deranged brothers.
"Angels Mark" is a fast-paced novel of suspense, justice, mystery, and humor that will keep you guessing to the very end -- and beyond!
If you like your female detectives bright, energetic, quirky and down-to-earth, you'll love Serena and her compadres. Nothing like having a lead character you can identify with and would, if she were a real person, be someone you'd like as a friend.
SHARE THIS FREE BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT PLEASE!
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005GNSJS6
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005GNSJS6
Every American should read this book!
"Angels Mark" is a suspense novel ripped from today's headlines! Readers who are weary of a bipartisan American government, poor economic news, political posturing and bickering, and a deadlocked two-party system, will find "Angels Mark" to be a satisfying read: the perfect anecdote to watching the news. Serena Wilcox is on the run from the law, for reasons that involve three American presidents, a woman in Iran, and a false church headed up by two deranged brothers.
"Angels Mark" is a fast-paced novel of suspense, justice, mystery, and humor that will keep you guessing to the very end -- and beyond!
If you like your female detectives bright, energetic, quirky and down-to-earth, you'll love Serena and her compadres. Nothing like having a lead character you can identify with and would, if she were a real person, be someone you'd like as a friend.
SHARE THIS FREE BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT PLEASE!
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005GNSJS6
May 21, 2012
Irish Stew Adventures!
Watch the project video. Do you believe in IRISH STEW? Become a Backer & get FREE STUFF beginning at $10 level! http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/666702009/irish-stew-adventures
May 11, 2012
"Dramatic Mom": HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY
MAY YOU ENJOY THE CELEBRATION
And if you get a request for "a few supplies" from those who didn't get the memo, ah, enjoy that too!Happy Mother's Day, from our home to yours.
Natalie Buske Thomas & Cassandra Thomas
And if you get a request for "a few supplies" from those who didn't get the memo, ah, enjoy that too!Happy Mother's Day, from our home to yours.
Natalie Buske Thomas & Cassandra Thomas
May 9, 2012
"Dramatic Mom": When Life is a Comic #16
"Dramatic Mom" #16
by Natalie Buske Thomas & Cassandra Thomas
HOW SUPERMAN CLEANS A ROOM
It was room-cleaning day and I was satisfied to hear a lot of noise coming from my son's bedroom. I asked him periodically how it was going. "GREAT!" All smiles. All on track. Or...? I opened the door and discovered that my boy had spent the entire time building a cable car system to transport one small item at a time down from his loft bed. "I'm cleaning all the stuff off my bed!"
Like these comic stories? Please meet my real life family. Watch our kickstarter video for live footage of me and my kids.
by Natalie Buske Thomas & Cassandra Thomas
HOW SUPERMAN CLEANS A ROOM
It was room-cleaning day and I was satisfied to hear a lot of noise coming from my son's bedroom. I asked him periodically how it was going. "GREAT!" All smiles. All on track. Or...? I opened the door and discovered that my boy had spent the entire time building a cable car system to transport one small item at a time down from his loft bed. "I'm cleaning all the stuff off my bed!"
Like these comic stories? Please meet my real life family. Watch our kickstarter video for live footage of me and my kids.
May 8, 2012
Did you miss the FREE BOOK promotion? Second chance! 3-bo...
Did you miss the FREE BOOK promotion? Second chance! 3-book set, first three books in the Serena Wilcox Mysteries, collector's edition, is free today on Amazon. Meet Serena Wilcox, a spunky private detective who is slightly lazy and a little bit snarky. The Serena Wilcox Mysteries are clever, witty, "oodles of fun", page-turners, one-night-reads, and ADDICTIVE! What are you waiting for? GO! (and don't forget to tell your friends!) FREE 3-book set!http://www.amazon.com/The-Serena-Wilcox-Mysteries-ebook/dp/B007TYPJ2E/ref=pd_sim_kstore_1?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2
