Diana Murdock's Blog, page 6

15% off print copy price

Hey everyone! Lulu.com is offering a 15% savings on the print edition of my novel, Again. Just use the code: FALLREAD305 when you check out. This offer ends October 15. Just wanted to pass this on....

Here's the link: http://www.lulu.com/product/12297729?....

In the next day or so, I will also be adding the ebook version for sale here on goodreads.com so that is another option.

Okay, back to reading....

Big Story in Small Town Newspaper - about me!

A fresh-out-of-college man, first week on the job at the newspaper, wrote an article about me and my novel, Again. Boy, I am soooo glad to have him in my corner. If you get a chance, take a look at what he wrote. (except he spelled my first name wrong) Here's the link:

http://www.bonnercountydailybee.com/n...

Talk about what ifs....

A little trivia about the scene on page 105 of Again...

With a few minor changes, this really happened to me. I am bruised from the many times I have kicked myself. Twenty-five years later, his eyes still haunt me.

Isn't it just a little possible?

Again is a story that straddles romance and women's fiction, and is built around reincarnation, karma, and the power to take control of our lives.

Life is not random...It is well thought out. But a little thing called free will can make us take a detour or two.

Soul groups...its about being open to the possibility that our friends, family, lovers, enemies have been and will be all around us for a specific reason. It's being open to the idea that when you meet someone, when you look into their eyes and feel that connection, that you have, indeed known them for a very long time. It's knowing that your twin soul, the other half that makes you whole, is out there, and always will be.

Inspiration or Manifestation?

My novel, Again, began as a dream. Sounds cliche, but that really is how it happened. From that point the story begged to be written, and I had plenty of inspiration along the way, most notably songs. Two songs that kept playing on the radio for a period of time, before I finally dug out my CD, were from Journey. To this day, when I hear the songs, I can't help but to smile. It is as if the songs were written for Eryn from Jonathan. Here's the chorus from Separate Ways. Makes me think about when Eryn first has her own dream:

Someday love will find you
Break those chains that bind you
One night will remind you
How we touched and went our separate ways

If he ever hurts you
True love won't desert you
You know I still love you
Though we touched and went our separate ways.

The second song, Faithfully, was another one that hit home, and helped me create Eryn's world. Here is the second verse:

Circus life under the big-top world
We all need the clowns to make us smile
Through space and time
Always another shore
Wonderin' where I am
Lost without you
And bein' apart ain't easy on this love affair
Two strangers learn to fall in love again
I get the joy of rediscoverin' you
Oh girl, you stand by me
I'm forever yours, Faithfully.

These songs were definitely mood setters for my writing as were a few others, and whether they found me or I found them, it matters not, because it's all good, it all worked. I find my best ideas comes from listening to music. In fact, the song Chasing Pavements, by Adele, helped me write a scene for my next novel.

I'd venture to bet I'm not alone in this. I mean, who is immune to the emotional tide that sweeps us away with music? Yeah, it's all good.