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Writer Review Wednesday! Ionshaker Desperate Reviw

 *I did receive and ARC in exchange for my honest opinion.




I am going to do
something new with my blog, and I am going to have #WriterReviewWednsday as a
way of paying homage to my favorite indie and traditionally published authors.
I will be posting it to Goodreads, Amazon, and this blog as well as my
#ReviewsforWriters blog.




The first one is going to
be on Ionshaker Desparate by Felix Timothy.

Here is my review:
5 out of 5

I enjoyed the book especially since it was a believable thriller
that made me want to read more and more to find out what happens next. I loved
the fact that it was in multiple viewpoints, and you can see the overall events
unfold in the story. There are car chases, and people getting framed left and
right all because of a program the FBI invented.



The many twists thrown in were pretty clever, and the dialogue was
realistic and funny between the detective and his partner. I loved the manhunt
going on since the guy the detectives were hunting is really smart in evading
the FBI. As you get more involved in the world you start to see the bigger
picture, and why the characters do the things they do.





I had fun reading the
novel because of the intricate character relationships involved, and it made me
want to read thrillers more too since this is the first thriller I have read
all the way through. I loved the cliffhanger at the end, and I look forward to
seeing more of Felix Timothy’s work. I cannot wait for the next book.




And it is free today from
Amazon:




Here is the description,
and the link:


Trey's wife, his wife's shrink and his attorney are shot dead. His
ex-girlfriend narrowly escapes death, gets admitted in ICU in critical
condition, but mysteriously disappears from the hospital just a few hours after
being admitted. The four of them are connected to Trey.



Brett (the lead FBI detective) pursues Trey (now the sole murder
suspect), finds himself framed for two new other murders, becomes a wanted man
and starts running like Trey, after learning that its not Trey but Al Fakir (an
Al Qaeda splinter group) that is killing anyone with the knowledge that Al
Fakir has stolen Ionshaker (a cutting edge universal nuclear management
device).



Al Fakir's intention with Ionshaker are not very clear but it is
obvious that the country that possesses Ionshaker possesses all world nuclear
power on its finger tips because the device can control any nuke on earth. It
is suspected that either Iran, Germany, China, Russia or Pakistan could be
behind Ionshaker's disappearance and in the event that Ionshaker actually
leaves American soil, then the U.S automatically loses its dominance, security
and stability. Worse still, if Al Fakir's imagination is to detonate American
nukes, then their best imagination will be Americas worst nightmare.




In response, the
President sanctions a covert mission led by the only two people that can stop
Al Fakir: Trey (an ex CIA) and Brett (now ex FBI) to repossess Ionshaker from
Al Fakir before the device leaves the country. Before things get better, they
will first get worse as people will die, scandals will be exposed, and America
will be desperate. The mission is called Ionshaker Desperate.




Link to book: http://www.amazon.com/Ionshaker-Despe...




I hope you enjoy it!




Until next time,




Wolfdreamer25






Ps. I just got back from vacation, and I will do
a post on it because I have pictures to show you.

College skills and classes can be used in Writing:

For the
first few weeks of college getting to class was harder then the work in a way.
Once I got more into the classes, and used to walking to three different
buildings I realized something. College involves critical reading and writing,
and taking careful notes as a must. Writers can use it too when they read their
favorite writing craft books by highlighting important parts, and taking notes
then apply it to their writing. It does help that I am taking a few textbook
heavy classes, and it will help me take better notes while reading a writing
book to review on my blog. I am taking Mass Communication 101 which goes over
social media which is handy in today's world. I can apply it to the world I am
creating, and I am taking International Studies 101 which studies populations.
It made me think about my government, culture, what the creatures are like,
symbols, currency, slogans. It made me see how handy going to class is not to
pass the class for my degree, but how it can help with writing! I will go into
detail about world building in another post.




Until
next time,






Wolfdreamer25

Music, Television, Movies, and Writing Inspiration

Music has been a part
of my life for years, and ever since I got my first Mp3 which was a red RCA
device I was hooked. I did love CD’s at one point but after I got an Mp3 player
I switched to portable systems instead I think I was in middle school when I got
into it then I got a Creative Vision Zen, Ipod and finally comes the Ipad, and
Samsung Galaxy S3. Music has been a big part of my life especially when it
comes to listening to my favorite bands. I loved Good Charlotte, Evanescence,
Blink 182, and many more. I went to my first concert Projekt Revolution which
was a fun thing since I got rained on when I first got there, and I was pelted
with hail which was not a fun experience since we were standing there letting
it past.




Afterward we went in
the place where the concert was being held, and it had food carts, and it was
full of bands and people who loved music as much as I do. It was amazing seeing
my favorite bands live: Armor for Sleep, The Bravey, Chris Cornell, Linkin
Park, Hawthorne Heights, Ashes Divide, 10 years, Atreyu, Street Drum Corps, and
it was amazing I even bought a Hawthorne Heights hoodie. I loved it, and seeing
my bands live was one of the best days of my life.




I even have a playlist
for The Second Killer novel:

“Cry Little Sister,” by Aiden

“Don’t speak.” By Eagles of Death Metal

“Breaking
the Habit.” , Numb, New Divide by Linkin Park

“Fall
for You.” by Secondhand Serenade

“Kiss
From a Rose.” by Seal

“Down.” by Blink-182

 “Broken.” by Seether feat.Amy Lee

“Bring
Me To Life.” by Evanescence




These are just some of
the song on there, and there are many more like Imagine Dragons song “Demons.”, and mainly rock songs. I love
rock music.




One of the things I
also use for inspiration is watching movies and television that helps get my
creative juices flowing. The movies I use for inspiration are: The Halloween
Town series HalloweenTown 1 and 2, Halloween Town High, and Return to Halloween Town since I really
love the way the world is set up. Dark Shadows since the whole love story is
really sweet. As for television shows True Blood since I love all the story
lines, and Sabrina the Teenage witch since I love the story world the writers
created. I love watching them to inspire me to write my own story, and when I
see something I don’t like when it comes to books I use that to inspire me not
to do it.

What inspires you?

Until next time,



Wolfdreamer25

My First day at a University:

I had my first day at #VCU yesterday, and parking is
a nightmare in the morning with the streets crowded with cars on both sides
students going to and from classes. I found my first building class easily
since there are signs leading to each building. I took a tour first of the
buildings, and what I did not expect was it was very crowded, and I had to
avoid the people on bikes because people bike on campus. There are vendors
everywhere, and I even saw a protestor too. I loved all the activity going on
around campus, and there are many places to eat. I love my teachers, and they
are strict too. I know there are a few differences like the workload is more at
a University than a Community College, but it also depends on how many credits
the classes are too. It is more expensive too, and I am prepared for the challenge
it also means setting a schedule too. I will have online classwork on Mondays,
and Tuesdays and Thursdays will be getting done these days. Writing and
blogging will be done on the weekends. I have many more students in my classes at
a University than at a community college. The classrooms are bigger too. This
is just the first day, and already I hope to write for the Commonwealth Times a
paper at the school.

Until next time,



Wolfdreamer25

Dark Tales of Vengeance is out!

I am happy to announce I have finally released an
Ebook, and it has been a few years since my first one. I love the cover,  and I am happy with the results.




What is it about?




Revenge comes in many forms, and in many ways. These
Are short stories about getting even with bullies, exes who have come back from
the grave, and even getting even with evil bosses and coworkers. It even has
the original version of The Killer Contract Agency, and Boyfriend Missing; Ex
Is a Zombie. There are a few short stories featuring Scarlet Summers who is the
The main character in Being a Vampire in Retail Sucks!, and she is a character that
loves getting even with bullying men, and one that features Ella who is an
assassin that focuses on getting rid of evil bosses and coworkers.




All fun stuff, and it even has violence, strong
language, and it even has a bonus chapter of Being a Vampire in Retail Sucks! 

I
do have a release date: October 31st. I have always wanted to
release a work on that date since I love Halloween!

And here are the links:




Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00EKOUYZ8




Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/347671




Kobo:  http://store.kobobooks.com/en-US/ebook/dark-tales-of-vengeance


(It shows the cover in the Kobo app versus the one on the website.)




I will add the link to Barnes and Noble Nook, Ibookstore, and Sony too
when available.




Until next time,






Wolfdreamer25

My Beta reader experience and a busy summer.

The summer is almost over, and it means VCU is right
around the corner. I have been busy with work mostly, and I got done putting in
the changes suggested by my proofreader for the retail novel. They are with the
Betas too, and I hope to get everything done by the end of August if not
beginning September. I really hope to see a paperback of my book soon. I know
that when I do it will be worth it. 




I have been getting Beta readers to look
over my ebooks, and a Beta reader is someone who looks over your manuscript
before you publish. Like a proofreader who reads over your stories catching mistakes
and inconsistencies like an example of mine is I had Fiona as a blonde, and
then a brown later in the story which she found and I corrected it. I loved
getting Beta reader feedback, and they make me think about things I have never
thought of story wise. They are good at picking out story issues, and whether
something needs explaining or not even grammatical errors too. An example is I
have a bad habit of switching tenses. They caught that, and they caught issues
I have never thought of before. I love working with them, and I have found a
good solid team finally.




Until next time,






Wolfdreamer25

Deleted Scenes

Here are the last of them before I go over the story again:




I see the shop just a street away. The rush comes to me like
a calm wave. I long to feel the tingling rush of spells, and it makes living in
the realm worth it since only certain types of magic can work here. This type
of spell taking place is so powerful that there has to be a vampire willing to
be bonded to an equally powerful vampire. There is no breaking the bond either
since she is a sorcerer vampire, but we can bond him to someone else. Dante is
the only one strong enough to be bonded to Ren. In order to get Fiona off him,
and bonded to one of us she has to die in the process since one cannot live
without the other and it can only be transferred to another vampire.




I drive there in my car, and the streets are jam packed with
people. I hate traffic. The people drive like idiots going to slow, not paying
attention to the road. Some are talking on cell phones, and when I stop at a
stop light they park so close that if something happens they will hit me. Then
I will be forced to kill them. I make my way to Fiona’s, and get to the parking
lot only to almost get his by an asshole speeding. There are people with
shopping carts, and kids.




Customer Horror stories:

“Scuse me ma’am do you know where the cards are?”




I glare at the woman in question. “Do I look like I work
here?”




She nods like a stupid sheep. “I am off the clock, so leave
me alone before I hit you in the face.”




She tries to talk. “Don’t even bother cause I am not in the
mood to deal with a bitch.”




I leave hoping she
gets the point across. The rich snob keeps following me. “Give me your name,
and department so I can tell the manager about how rude you were to me.”




“I don’t have one because I refuse to self-incriminate
myself complaining wastes time. It also does not mean anything since the
managers don’t do shit.”




She huffs. “The customer is always right.”




 I glare. “The
customer is always an asshole who complains too much.” I finally walk away. I
will be so happy to not deal with snooty bitches anymore. I clock in, and put
my badge on. I make it onto the floor, only to be stopped by another asshole.
Terrific.




“Ma’am…” and he waves
me to come over. I turn my back on him. God I hate it when people you gesture
you to come over versus ask you. The idiot also puts stuff on the counter, and
expect you to read their minds as to what they want. I hate it. I settle for
ignoring it. The guy gets mad, “Ma’am…”

I turn to him. “What asshole? I am not a mind reader.” 

He gets pissed. “Are you an employee here?”

“No dip Sherlock I am not wearing the nametag and uniform
for fun.”




 “Then can you help in
the shoe department, and can you get me some shoes?”




"No, get it yourself I am not your slave.”




I turn and make it to my department. “No not that one. The
one to your left not right…” The customer was going on and on leaving Laia to
guess which one he wanted to see. I hate it when they are not specific. They
point to the general direction, and get mad when we don’t choose the right one.
They are the ones not pointing to a specific one. “Maybe you should stop giving
her a hard time.”




I tell him. “Maybe if she got the right one…”




“She has dyslexia you asshole.” I hate people like him. The
girl has dyslexia, and it is not her fault. He glares. 




I glare back. They guy
is the type to have his way, and gets mad when he does not get it. I use my
powers: "You will leave and never return here again."




These are the last cut out scenes, and I finished the edits.
Now I am going over the story to put the final details in, and then I need the
beta reader feedback. After I make those changes I need to send it to an
editor, and then get the book ready for publication. After I get the cover art
I will hit publish making it the second book this summer. Dark Tales of
Vengeance will be published as soon as I get the final cover, and once all four
are out I will make the paperback for the readers that prefer a physical copy.
I love working on the ebooks I wrote this summer because I love giving people a
taste of my worlds.

Until next time,



Wolfdreamer25 

More cut scenes:

I have been editing more and more today, and this is
some of the scenes I had to cut because it makes the character unlikable.




“Excuse me ma’am do you work here?”




“No I just wear the nametag and uniform to confuse
you surprise it is my costume.”




The guy
glares. “Well could you help me find something, or are you going to be a bitchy
smartass. I did not appreciate your attitude because the customer is always
right.”




Fuck you douchebag!




“Actually the customer is a stupid, lazy, asshole that
needs to be guided to the product like a fucking 3 year old.”




I turned my back on him. Douche bags all of them. I
hear customer say to my turning back, “Yet another person cannot show me to the
product at Fiona’s Corner and Cafe.”




A voice cuts through my head like a raging animal. I
know you did not forget my 20 coupons…I ought to complain to the manager about
your incompetence. Give me the money you owe me.”




I walk to the front end to see the person hollering,
and it was a woman with 3 kids yelling at a cashier. The cashier is sitting
there shocked while the woman with brown highlighted hair and grey eyes wearing
an April’s couture track suit glaring at her like she is a bug she wants to
squish.




I really hate the cashier being yelled at, so I have
to interfere. Not before the customer service guy steps in. “What seems to be
the problem ma’am?” he talks to her like she is a 3 year old.




She huffs, “Well this bitch forgot my coupons, and I
am late for a hair appointment. What can you do about it?”




Kill you!




Nope killing her is not worth the brain power.




He smiles at
her ignoring her bad attitude. “Sure ma’am he can give you the money.” He runs
the coupons through the machine, and gives her the measly money she was
bitching about. I just laugh as she walks out the door.




I go back to the counter before people pop up
wondering where I am.

A bald headed gentleman except for the top comes to
the counter.  His grey eyes shined
through his glasses and are accompanied by his shirt and shorts. He has a
shaking problem, but smiles at me then, stares. I smile back, break the
silence. “Can I help you sir?”




He stares at me, some more, then snaps out of his
trance, and points to two watches. “Are they made of stainless steel? Can you
fix the bands, and do they come with indiglo?”




I think about it for a moment. I examine the watch
looking for proof. One of the managers are behind me. “Are you the manager?” he
asks completely ignoring the fact that I was trying to help him. Treating me
like a dumbass. 




I am tired at this point not stupid, but the guy apparently
thought I was stupid and wanted to talk to the manager rather than me. Like an
arrogant asshole. “I was not trying to make it seem like I doubted you.”
Bullshit… He was a picky ass douche bag, and he should have examined the watch
more closely considering it says stainless steel on the back! Dumbass!




He even said, “That does not convince me because if
something happens it will be your fault.” When I told him I could try to take
the band out. He is really a piece of work that ought to be 6 ft. under. In
fact I will do just that to him. The jackass finally is so immersed into it he
stops being a dick.




Meanwhile there is another idiot this time a woman
with short hair, and blue eyes, tan, a low cut shirt with jeans. Wearing
bracelets tons of bracelets gracing her skinny arms.  She is a woman with money, and obviously no
common sense. I open the case and pull out the watch another of these
teleportation watches that are really hard to take the links out.




She tries it on and it is too loose. The bitch
spends another five minutes with back and forth talk on how many links she
wants me to take out, and how to tell. Of course I know you have to take them
out where the arrow points to. She kept going on and on, on how to tell if a
watch can be shortened with the arrows. Then she wanted almost all of them out.
How stupid. And after trying to take the links out it still did not want to
budge at all. After trying to get the damn thing off the lady did not want it
in the end. I put it back where the watch is displayed. She left leaving me to
fantasize about snapping he neck.

God…Then another girl and her friend came to the
counter. This time it was an African American teenager who is a little bit
overweight wearing a wordy t-shirt. A werewolf girl with an attitude to match.




 “Can you
return a ring? A school ring if you don’t have the receipt?”




“Maybe if a manager okays it.”




The girl was looking at me in a mean way, and I
could tell by her body language that she was trying to intimidate me especially
when she asked me to be honest. I could tell, they both thought I was an easy
target. I told them all they needed to know and they left.




There was another situation that popped up a lady
came in with a rebel looking son, and he reminded me of an asshole
ex-boyfriend. The abusive douche bag that cannot admit he treated me horribly,
but I got it out of him by hurting him and ripping his heart out the way he
ripped mine. Goody another fun customer. 

“Ma’am where are the anklets?” The
bitch in question asked. 




I guided her to it noticing she was right at them.
Then after looking she did not want the damn thing, and then she had me open
the case fine, but oh well. I open the case and let her look, and like the
indecisive bitch she is takes forever. No this in not my size, and not this
one. All for a new boyfriend, but I doubt anyone would want someone like her.
She finally chooses a cute one. I ring her up, and thank god she is finally
done. She was an annoying irritant anyway.




Thank god it is almost closing. I note the address
of the annoying watch bitch and the other annoying watch dick. Something has to
be done about those stupid customers that treat retail employees like shit.
Dicks!

I give up the keys to take a break from the insanity.
The stupid anklet bitch is back. “Oh, I got the wrong size.”




I was closed, and I doubt I could help her now since
all the money is out of the register. “Sorry I cannot help you since we are
closed.” I walked away not ready or really caring about dealing with her. She
was a bitch, and I really don’t want to deal with her shit. 




I leave only to be
stopped by the annoying supernatural customer service guy. “She is mad that she
cannot switch out her bracelet since she got the wrong size.”  I don’t care it was her fault for getting the
wrong size, and she went to complain about me like the little self-entitled
bitch she is.




“I thought I was closed which is why I did not help
her and my register is closed.” “You still have to help the customer out all
she wanted was to switch out the product, and she did not want to touch the
money.”

Fuck you the customer is a bitch, and not always
right.

“I heard you the first time. I will remember to give
the keys to a person earlier.” If I do that I will not have to worry, and I
really cannot wait until I leave the job.




The scenes did not work, and there was wayyy too
much customer horror stories. Not enough detective work. But I still have fun showing
people cut out pieces so they can see some extra scenes that did not make it to
the final story.




Until next time,






Wolfdreamer25

Writers Imagination, and more blog post topics:

I took two weeks off of writing on my #RevengeSucks
novel to get the retail one done, and when I don’t write the novel my nights
become sleepless. One of the things writers never tell the general public is
when you’re working on a novel it can consume you to the point where you dream
about your character. Their thoughts become yours, and sometimes it is hard to
tell the difference between your thoughts and theirs. I have found that writing
a few pages a day on it helps me keep the thoughts at bay.




It really helps you get into the zone when going on
a roll writing and it does help you keep up with a routine. Something I need
since I write sporadically when I have time. I do have days off my job and I am
off of school till the end of August I do hope to have the paperback done by
then.




Another thing I am going to write about on this blog
is self-publishing because I have been researching it while I am getting ready
to publish my second ebook. It has been a few years since I have published
anything. One of the things I have learned recently is how to make a table of
contents for an ebook. It took me a few hours to learn to bookmark the title in
the story like this:

Chapter 1(Book mark this by going to word, and click
on the insert tab.)

After that go to the table of contents first page
highlight chapter 1 then click hyperlink, inside document, and press add.




It was a pain, but I finally got it done!




This is more of a learning process for me, and I am
going to document it on the way.




Until Next Time,






Wolfdreamer25 

My Trip to the Mountains

I
just got back Sunday from the mountains, and I stayed there for a few nights
last weekend to escape work and writing. I saw some amazing view of the
mountains when I go closer to the log cabin called Sweet Reunion at Lydia
Mountains. That is the log cabin I am staying at the entire time, and I had a
good view of the mountains on the way there :






This
was the picture I took on the drive there. At one point we had to take a dirt
road, and it was like a Disney ride. It had turns and hills galore. I stayed at
the Lydia Mountain cabins, and it was called “Sweet Reunion.”

Here
are pictures of the inside:










This
is the living room, and the first thing I thought is it would be the perfect
writing retreat. It had a kitchen, Dinning room, living room, one bathroom and
two bedrooms.

It
even had a Jacuzzi which was perfect to relax in, and the only thing I hated
was the bugs. I did get used to it after a while. I even found a journal left
behind with entries from other people.



I
left behind this entry for the people coming to the cabin:





















The next day I went to Luray caverns for the first
time, and they were spectacular.




















I had fun exploring the caves, and I ended up going
to Hortons Vineyard for a wine tasting. I tried ten samples, and I loved two of
the wines so much I ended up buying them. I did work on some of the
#RevengeSucks story, and I did write in my journal.




This is the status on my ebooks:

#DarkTalesofVengeance-Done waiting on the cover.

#BeingaVampireinRetail, #TheKillerContractAgency,
#RevengeAgainsttheEx, are with the beta reader and proofreader. Then they will
be sent to the editor, and I will publish them as soon as I get the cover. I am
hoping to have them all done by the end of 

August, and I will end up making a
paperback too.




Until next time,






Wolfdreamer25