I’m greatly looking forward to A Christmas Carol, based on one of the earliest time travel stories in English literature.. I’m sure Steven Moffat will have an interesting and horrific twist on Charles Dickens‘ tale.  I’ve always been fascinated with the original story, Scrooge is redeemed through seeing his life in a new perspective.  He has the privilege of seeing the whole of his material existence in much of the same way as Kurt Vonnegut‘s Billy Pilgrim in Slaughterhouse Five.  I was once inspired to create a contemporary alternative about a financial analyst who steals millions from people using accounting games, but it was an unreadable piece of trash.  I think it had some strong ideas but it was a tool for helping me discover the weaknesses in my writing abilities.  I only wish I had been able to force my ex to read it as part of his deposition, it was largely inspired by his moral ambiguities.  The reading would at least have added several hours of squirming to his reptilian existence.

I am still fascinated by redemption stories, time and experience are wonderful engines for self transformation.  In many ways I see all life as a processes of redeeming our own self ignorance, that’s certainly a pervasive theme throughout Rise and Shine. Knowing who you are and what you are capable is the only way to change life for the better.

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It’s been a long time coming, but I am personally quite proud to have launched Rise and Shine as a serial novel.  Part 1 is now available, Part 2 Fall of Civility will be available in 2 weeks!!  So wet your appetite and stir your imagination with the rude awakening of Beth Starling in Dawn of Recollection..

http://www.lulu.com/content/paperback-book/rise-and-shine—dawn-of-recollection/9119085

‘Rise and Shine’ is a serial novel r about Beth and Vensin’s hunt across time and space for a maniacal genius stealing brilliant souls throughout human history..

–Part1 Dawn of Recollection–

Why does Beth feel the weight of the world on her shoulders? She’s a a dedicated student with plans to change the world with a space based energy network but her dreams may stand in the way of her mission. Each day she awakens in a place more dangerous than the last. Is her sleep walking going to jeopardize her humanitarian project or even her life? Or will she discover that no one is truly who she thinks they are, including herself? A stranger who haunts her dreams seems to have all the answers, if only she can find him in the waking world.

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Enjoy!

Tonight I caught up on The Fire in Fiction and learned some new techniques for creating tension. What I’m most excited about is this idea of ‘tornado events’, author Donald Maass’ reference to big events that affect the lives of all the characters. Rise and Shine involves a bit of time/reality hopping, and Beth is a regular instigator of these ‘tornado events.’ This book was a gift, and while I appreciated it, I did not expect it to be as useful as it is right now..

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