PERSPECTIVES is published!
For the past few months I've been working on a very exciting project with my friend and fellow author Darcia Helle. As well as being friends with Darcia I have always admired her writing. She is a natural storyteller and she has a knack of being able to tell a story in such a way that the reader is fully engaged and can visualise the characters and the action.
I was approached by a photographer friend of mine in February. Martin David Porter is the photographer who took the photo that I used for the cover of Delusion and Dreams
Martin contacted me in February suggesting a collaborative project where he would send me 10 photos and I could write short stories inspired by the pictures. I was still editing my collection Far Away In Time, and juggling my day job with that... I really thought it would be too much to take on. I didn't want to turn down the opportunity though because I love writing short stories and it sounded like a fun challenge.
I asked Martin if I could add another writer, so then I'd only have to write half the stories, less time commitment. He agreed. My obvious choice for the writer to join me on the project was Darcia Helle. I knew she would easily be able to write some excellent stories. The only thing I didn't know was whether she had time to commit to the project. I was happy when she agreed to join me and was as excited as me to begin work on the project.
Martin send me 10 photos. To make it fair, as the photos were numbered in a dropbox, I asked Darcia to pick 5 numbers at random and then sent her the photos that matched those numbers.
Over the next few weeks we wrote the 10 stories. In fact, Darcia was so inspired that she wrote her stories in record time and asked for another photo! We ended up writing 6 stories each.
We had so much fun with this collection that we are already working on a second book. We are planning a series of books, The Mind's Eye Series.
For the second book, Darcia, Martin, and I will be joined by a second photographer, Helle Gade, who is also a poet. Helle will be contributing 6 photographs and 3 poems. Her poems will be inspired by Martin's photographs.
We will also be joined by another poet, Ben Ditmars. He's writing 3 poems inspired by Helle's photographs.
Two more authors will be joining us to contribute 3 short stories each, inspired by Helle and Martin's photos. Jason McIntyre and J. Michael Radcliffe.
With such talented artists joining us, I am very excited and looking forward to reading all the poems and stories.
The big news right now though is that Perspectives, the first book in the Mind's Eye Series, is now published and available in eBook and paperback formats!
The cover photo was taken by Martin David Porter, and the graphic design was done by Jason McIntyre.
Purchase links:
Amazon.com (Kindle): http://www.amazon.com/Perspectives-Mi...
Amazon.com (paperback): http://www.amazon.com/Perspectives-Mi...
Smashwords (various eBook formats available): https://www.smashwords.com/books/view...
Barnes and Noble (Nook): http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/persp...
(Will be available in paperback on B&N soon.)
12 Moments Captured 12 Stories Told Do you trust what you see? A rock only becomes a mountain when you broaden your view. We challenge you to look at the world from different… PERSPECTIVES
The stories:
Foreword: Creation: Mind’s Eye Series by Martin David Porter
The Ocean’s Song by Darcia Helle
Love and War by Maria Savva
Gently Down The Stream by Darcia Helle
Blowin’ In The Wind by Maria Savva
Cold As Ice by Darcia Helle
Oblivion by Maria Savva
Raising The Dead by Darcia Helle
Repercussions by Maria Savva
No Fear by Darcia Helle
On The Rocks by Maria Savva
A Different Perspective by Darcia Helle
Secrets of the Forest by Maria Savva
We hope you'll enjoy the stories as much as we enjoyed writing them. They are a diverse mix of genres. There is dark fiction, horror, fantasy, mystery, contemporary fiction, and even a fairy story :)
The photographs that inspired each of the stories are included in the book.
You can find out more about Martin and his photography here: http://www.martsartsphotography.com/s...
Happy Reading!
I was approached by a photographer friend of mine in February. Martin David Porter is the photographer who took the photo that I used for the cover of Delusion and Dreams
Martin contacted me in February suggesting a collaborative project where he would send me 10 photos and I could write short stories inspired by the pictures. I was still editing my collection Far Away In Time, and juggling my day job with that... I really thought it would be too much to take on. I didn't want to turn down the opportunity though because I love writing short stories and it sounded like a fun challenge.
I asked Martin if I could add another writer, so then I'd only have to write half the stories, less time commitment. He agreed. My obvious choice for the writer to join me on the project was Darcia Helle. I knew she would easily be able to write some excellent stories. The only thing I didn't know was whether she had time to commit to the project. I was happy when she agreed to join me and was as excited as me to begin work on the project.
Martin send me 10 photos. To make it fair, as the photos were numbered in a dropbox, I asked Darcia to pick 5 numbers at random and then sent her the photos that matched those numbers.
Over the next few weeks we wrote the 10 stories. In fact, Darcia was so inspired that she wrote her stories in record time and asked for another photo! We ended up writing 6 stories each.
We had so much fun with this collection that we are already working on a second book. We are planning a series of books, The Mind's Eye Series.
For the second book, Darcia, Martin, and I will be joined by a second photographer, Helle Gade, who is also a poet. Helle will be contributing 6 photographs and 3 poems. Her poems will be inspired by Martin's photographs.
We will also be joined by another poet, Ben Ditmars. He's writing 3 poems inspired by Helle's photographs.
Two more authors will be joining us to contribute 3 short stories each, inspired by Helle and Martin's photos. Jason McIntyre and J. Michael Radcliffe.
With such talented artists joining us, I am very excited and looking forward to reading all the poems and stories.
The big news right now though is that Perspectives, the first book in the Mind's Eye Series, is now published and available in eBook and paperback formats!
The cover photo was taken by Martin David Porter, and the graphic design was done by Jason McIntyre.
Purchase links:
Amazon.com (Kindle): http://www.amazon.com/Perspectives-Mi...
Amazon.com (paperback): http://www.amazon.com/Perspectives-Mi...
Smashwords (various eBook formats available): https://www.smashwords.com/books/view...
Barnes and Noble (Nook): http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/persp...
(Will be available in paperback on B&N soon.)
12 Moments Captured 12 Stories Told Do you trust what you see? A rock only becomes a mountain when you broaden your view. We challenge you to look at the world from different… PERSPECTIVES
The stories:
Foreword: Creation: Mind’s Eye Series by Martin David Porter
The Ocean’s Song by Darcia Helle
Love and War by Maria Savva
Gently Down The Stream by Darcia Helle
Blowin’ In The Wind by Maria Savva
Cold As Ice by Darcia Helle
Oblivion by Maria Savva
Raising The Dead by Darcia Helle
Repercussions by Maria Savva
No Fear by Darcia Helle
On The Rocks by Maria Savva
A Different Perspective by Darcia Helle
Secrets of the Forest by Maria Savva
We hope you'll enjoy the stories as much as we enjoyed writing them. They are a diverse mix of genres. There is dark fiction, horror, fantasy, mystery, contemporary fiction, and even a fairy story :)
The photographs that inspired each of the stories are included in the book.
You can find out more about Martin and his photography here: http://www.martsartsphotography.com/s...
Happy Reading!
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Apr 16, 2014 04:59AM
I'm so excited about this series! It's truly an honor to be part of a cutting edge project with such talented people.
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Darcia wrote: "I'm so excited about this series! It's truly an honor to be part of a cutting edge project with such talented people."Me too! When I was writing this blog post I was looking up the FB message to find out when Martin first contacted me about the idea and was surprised to see it was only in February. I was sure it was last year! Amazing that we've finished the first book and are making great progress on the second in less than 2 months!
I think having multiple authors/photographers involved gives a different feel to the normally solitary activity of writing. I'm really enjoying working with everyone!
