Walter Rhein's Blog, page 16
November 17, 2011
Shells chats with author Joanne Lécuyer
Along with being a writer you're a Personal Coach and a Reiki Master, how do you feel that has helped with your writing?I'd have to say that coaching and reiki have helped me figure out what I want to be when I grow up! Actually, they have both helped me get to know myself better and realize that I like to create imaginative stories for kids. I've started to combine the coaching with reiki to
October 6, 2011
Shells chats with author and artist Robert A. Hastings
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October 4, 2011
Shells chats with author Adrianne Sainte-Eve
Please tell the readers a bit about your book, Horizontal Collaborator? Horizontal Collaborator is the story of Violette Clary, a barmaid in Montmartre during World War 1, who becomes a double agent for France. She is sent to Spain and becomes the mistress of the German Chief of Naval Intelligence. We follow her on her adventures through Europe. Where did the idea come from for
October 1, 2011
Beyond Birkie Fever Releases Today!
Today is the official release date of my second novel with Rhemalda Publishing. Rhemalda is a traditional Publisher out of Washington (which means this book is NOT self-published). They have an editing team, design team, marketing team...everything but a bowling team, although that's in the works too.
To date, I've been pretty pleased with Rhemalda, they make a sincere effort to get your
To date, I've been pretty pleased with Rhemalda, they make a sincere effort to get your
September 14, 2011
40% Discount at Rhemalda + Beyond Birkie Fever
Hello All,
Wow, I haven't done a post in here for a long time. So long in fact that I've just noticed Facebook has discontinued its "message all members" feature for groups (what a drag). However, I can still post this on the group wall, so there's fortunately still SOME way for Facebook people to interact with one another (I hope this interaction doesn't corrupt the PURITY of Facebook in any
Wow, I haven't done a post in here for a long time. So long in fact that I've just noticed Facebook has discontinued its "message all members" feature for groups (what a drag). However, I can still post this on the group wall, so there's fortunately still SOME way for Facebook people to interact with one another (I hope this interaction doesn't corrupt the PURITY of Facebook in any
September 4, 2011
Shells chats with director and screenwriter of House of Dust, A.D. Calvo
Where did the idea of House of Dust come from?
Back in 2005, a friend handed me a NY Times article about the long forgotten cremains of Oregon's mentally ill. So the story was inspired by true events, if you can believe it. I started thinking about what would happen if someone inhaled those ashes. Would they become "crazy" too? Take on their illnesses? That's how the story was born, out of
Back in 2005, a friend handed me a NY Times article about the long forgotten cremains of Oregon's mentally ill. So the story was inspired by true events, if you can believe it. I started thinking about what would happen if someone inhaled those ashes. Would they become "crazy" too? Take on their illnesses? That's how the story was born, out of
August 27, 2011
Should I Self Publish?
Hey All,
Sorry I've been so lax in putting up blog posts lately. I've been busy having adventures throughout the world (which I've been documenting on other people's blogs...here's one about how I ran the Inca trail with two Olympians...speaking of that, I think I need to do some battle scenes at altitude in my next fantasy novel since I can't think of anyone ever doing that effectively [by the
Sorry I've been so lax in putting up blog posts lately. I've been busy having adventures throughout the world (which I've been documenting on other people's blogs...here's one about how I ran the Inca trail with two Olympians...speaking of that, I think I need to do some battle scenes at altitude in my next fantasy novel since I can't think of anyone ever doing that effectively [by the
August 20, 2011
Shells chats with Keandre Curry
What prompted you to want to be a motivational speaker? As the founder and executive director of the Coalition for Peace of America, which is devoted to the task, I spoke to many at-risk youth and received so much positive results that I decided to continue speaking.
How important is it for one to look at their life and their surroundings? It's very important for one to look at their life
How important is it for one to look at their life and their surroundings? It's very important for one to look at their life
August 15, 2011
Shells chats with author Robert R. Best
With writing stories, do any of your life experiences float into characters or settings?
It's impossible to avoid, really. The best writing draws on the experiences and emotions of the writer. But it's risky to do it intentionally. You shouldn't go through your memories trying to find good fiction. You may end up in diary or wish-fulfillment territory. So I try to just write the best story I can
It's impossible to avoid, really. The best writing draws on the experiences and emotions of the writer. But it's risky to do it intentionally. You shouldn't go through your memories trying to find good fiction. You may end up in diary or wish-fulfillment territory. So I try to just write the best story I can
June 7, 2011
Shells Chats with Adam Mitzner author of A Conflict of Interest
How has being a published author changed your life and how does it compare to being a lawyer?I sometimes joke with people that it's a very thin line between begging your friends to read your work and them asking for you to sign a copy of your book. Other than that, however, my life is pretty much the same. I'm still going to work every day as a lawyer and dealing with clients, and then at
