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March 12, 2019
World Building in Fiction Writing
By G G Collins (Copyright 2019)
I never expected to be a builder of worlds and yet I’ve written two books where I needed to do just that.
[image error]Time travel is always tricky, but it’s also fun. In Lemurian Medium I sent protagonist Rachel Blackstone back in time via astral travel to the mythical continent of Lemuria. I began reading about the continent that reportedly sunk into the ocean when a cataclysmic series of earthquakes and volcanoes broke up the island country and the sea claimed it.
When you ask people to buy into a paranormal or fantasy story line, it’s important to include as much fact as possible, to lend integrity to the story. I began reading the works of Colonel James Churchward, who called Lemuria by another name; Mu. He studied monastery sources in India while serving in the British army.
After getting a basic idea of Churchward’s theories I read Frank Joseph’s book The Lost Civilization of Lemuria: The Rise and Fall of the World’s Oldest Culture. There are many creation stories and Lemuria is one for that part of the world. There is a museum in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan called the Mu Museum and is a tribute to the Motherland. In the Hawaiian Ethnic Art Museum in Oahu there are carvings that seem to verify the existence of a golden race who survived the onrush of the sea.
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Reputed to contain the history of the ancients.
To make the city realistic I researched the Romans from their garments to their communal toilets. In addition I read Shirley MacLaine’s dreams of Lemuria as she related them in her excellent book The Camino: A Journey of the Spirit. Her description of the Lemurians—some golden, some violet, and hermaphroditic—let imagination work on that. For homes, I went with crystal construction with private areas being opaque. Rachel was surprised to learn she could communicate either from her mind or with the use of Lemurian seed crystals and crystal balls.
I needed a villain in spirit and chose Quetzalcoatl, a Mayan god who liked to dine on humans. It is thought that Lemurians who survived the end of their homeland took to the vast sea and made their way to what is known today as Central American and to the southwestern part of the US.
When my research was complete I was no longer certain that Lemuria was a myth. I hope readers of the book can entertain that possibility as well.
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February 7, 2019
UK Amazon CountdownDeal Cozy Mystery
Meet Taylor Browning, Mystery Editor at a Santa Fe, New Mexico book publisher.
8 AM GMT Friday to 8 AM GMT Monday. $.99 Cents for 72 hours. UK only.
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Available at AmazonUK. Click on the book.
If only Taylor would stay in her office and edit manuscripts, but no, she can’t resist snooping. Amateur sleuthing, as she knows from reading mysteries, can be dangerous. But that doesn’t stop her.
In Dead Editor File, the first in this new cozy series, the CEO of the book publisher is found dead in his locked office. The staff, while shocked doesn’t seem to be grieving. His ex-wife is positively beaming. Their blockbuster writer wants business as usual. Taylor is new to the book publisher and doesn’t know how to feel.
Soon the police determine it was murder and everyone is suspect, including Taylor. Only her Abyssinian cat, Oscar, is above suspicion. But he has issues at home, especially when a meal isn’t served on time.
Discover why book publishing is murder!
4.8 Overall Rating on Amazon
4.59 Overall Rating on Goodreads
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February 2, 2019
#CountdownDeal Cozy Mystery from Amazon
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Cozy Mystery Dead Editor File only #99cents through Sunday February 3, 2019.
Find out why Book Publishing is Murder!
January 4, 2019
Book Review: Without Notice by G G Collins
“G.G. Collins grabbed that young voice and ran with it for an impressive, winning read, perfect for any age!”
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Review by Dianne of Tome Tender.
***** At thirteen, Courtney has faced the death of her mother, moving across the country with her father and sisters and now a true reality kick in the heart, her father has a girlfriend, who may be more than just a friend. Out of sorts, out of her element and wanting to be able to talk to her mother, she is caught up in a tsunami of guilt, fear, insecurity and betrayal. How could her father find someone to replace her mother so soon, if ever? Determined NOT to like Silky, Courtney will discover that when she needs a mother figure the most, an unlikely ally comes to her rescue like a mama bear protecting her cubs.
WITHOUT NOTICE by G.G. Collins was a most fabulous surprise! She takes us into the heart and mind of a teen in pain and clearly not equipped to deal with everything life has been throwing at her. The emotional maturity of a young teen is so fragile, caught between being declared an adult and not quite allowed to be a child, and G.G. Collins grabbed that young voice and ran with it for an impressive, winning read, perfect for any age!
Highly recommended for teens, who will understand and adults who forget what it was like to be so young and vulnerable!
Publisher: Chamisa Canyon Publishing (April 15, 2018)
Publication Date: April 15, 2018
Genre: YA Fiction | Coming of Age
Print Length: 87 pages
Available from: Amazon
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My thanks to Dianne for her review.
December 20, 2018
Happy Holidays!
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November 28, 2018
Two Free Amazon Promotions This Weekend (11/30 – 12/2/2018)
Both Seasonal Reads.
[image error] Mystery Cozy: Mystery editor Taylor Browning is dispatched to Arizona from her Santa Fe publishing office to take possession of their next best-selling manuscript. When she arrives in Sedona the author is uncooperative, the locals have strange pursuits and a killer has surfaced. Can she escape with the manuscript and be home for Christmas? It doesn’t look too promising. Once again proving that book publishing is murder!
5 Stars: “Love the characters, love the settings, love the plot! Book 2 left me ready for book 3. This is one of my favorite series.” — Amazon Customer
[image error]Teen/YA: What kind of Christmas gift do you buy for your dad’s new girlfriend? Especially when you don’t like her. Courtney’s dad moved the family to a new city after her mother died. In Santa Fe, all the houses are brown and she doesn’t know anyone. But a new friend next door introduces her to hot air balloons–and criminal mischief. Dad’s not in town. Will the girlfriend help her?
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Would love some reviews on these new books. Thank you for participating. Happy Holidays!
November 25, 2018
Happy Holidays. Book Giveaway.
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Click on the Christmas tree decorations below for your link to a FREE copy of the book “Looking Glass Editor,” the second in the Taylor Browning Cozy Mystery Series.
[image error]Mystery editor Taylor Browning is dispatched to Arizona from her Santa Fe publishing office to take possession of their next best-selling manuscript. When she arrives in Sedona the author is uncooperative, the locals have strange pursuits and a killer has surfaced. Can she escape with the manuscript and be home for Christmas? It doesn’t look too promising. Once again proving that book publishing is murder!
5 Stars: “Love the characters, love the settings, love the plot! Book 2 left me ready for book 3. This is one of my favorite series.” — Amazon Customer
(This is my first time attempting this so please use my Contact Page should anything go awry.)
November 14, 2018
Mystery Cozy Giveaway
Left From Amazon Promotion.
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3 Ways to Get One:
Use Contact Page on this blog to leave an email address. I’ll send you the link to download your free book from Amazon.
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If you enjoy the exploits of mystery editor Taylor Browning, I’d love a review on Amazon and/or Goodreads. Short reviews are just fine. Thank you and I hope you enjoy “Looking Glass Editor.”
Happy Thanksgiving! G G Collins
October 15, 2018
Story Reading Ape Book Character Interview
[image error]Check out one of the newest cozy mystery characters, mystery editor Taylor Browning. My thanks to Chris at the Story Reading Ape.
Click on the link below to read the interview.
Book Publishing is Murder! – As Told to G G Collins…
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Taylor is the new mystery editor at a publishing company in Santa Fe, NM. She’s learning the ropes of her job when the CEO is discovered dead in his locked office. When murder becomes apparent, the staff, the ex-wife and business associates come under suspicion; everyone but Oscar, Taylor’s Abyssinian cat.
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Available at Amazon. Click on the book.
Taylor finds herself in Sedona, AZ. Her mission? Convince a recalcitrant author her book publisher does need a copy of her manuscript in order to publish it. Taylor is fascinated with the Red Rock Country and the New Age culture. Just one problem; trouble followed. Taylor finds herself alone and vulnerable on a cliff.
September 11, 2018
#AmazonGiveaway Cozy Mystery Series Book 2
[image error]Try the second book in the Taylor Browning Cozy Mystery series for free. Sign up for a chance to win the “Looking Glass Editor,” a free Kindle ebook. Through September 18th. For more details check out:
https://giveaway.amazon.com/p/a9350fbedb9aa784
And see why book publishing is murder!
