I was totally surprised when on Friday I was awarded my very first Versatile Blogger Award. The author Nicky Wells at Romance That Rocks Your World gave me this award. Nicky has a book coming out in September. I hope you will stop back to this blog so that you will read my review of “Sophie’s Turn”.
There are rules that must be followed for this award:
Being in the social media network you meet some wonderful people who become friends even though you may never speak to them other than across the web. One such dear friend is Belinda Witzenhausen who is such an inspiration with her blog. A freelance writer, editor, creativity coach, online radio show producer, artist and amateur photographer, Belinda has been a refreshing inspiration to me each day I open my email and read her words or see her photos.
An actual conversation.
Khan (driving in heavy traffic and highly annoyed): And just WHAT would be the drawback to a zombie apocalypse?
Me: Well, there’s the part where we could be eaten.
Khan snorts: They can TRY!
Me: I’m sure they would. Hey…what’s to say we wouldn’t be zombies? I mean, what if it’s airborne and we were walking behind a flatulent guy or something?
*shaking head* ZOMBIE FARTS... it was airborne!
I am ready to publish a challenge or a writing challenge to actually writing a short or flash fiction with this title... come on I KNOW we have writers reading this. Consider it a writing drill. I think I will even participate, I am thinking a free book giveaway or something? A spotlight on my Sunday Shorts over on Cabin Goddess? COME ON!
A love struck Gypsy princess on a journey to heal a broken heart and a famous publisher and leader find themselves facing death, war and a new America as The Lusitania is mysteriously sunk in The Irish Sea.
Nuncio and the Gypsy Girl in the Gilded Age is the first in a series of three graphic novels narrated by the African Grey Parrot Nuncio.This is the story of Neci, the beautiful gypsy princess who is infatuated with the brilliant composer/pilot Ezra. Neci lives at the turn of the century in Dayton, Ohio, where inventors and engineers have turned the city into the Silicon Valley of the day.
Like everyone in America at this time, Neci and Ezra want to improve themselves and their lot. While Ezra is besotted with the gypsy girl, his head is turned when the well-connected Edith offers her love and her connections to Ezra.
The two women confront each other during the rescue efforts for survivors of The Dayton Flood. Edith recognizes that she is faced with a significant rival for Ezra s affections. She sets about to abolish he enemy.
As the story unfolds, Edith discovers inside information that the Lusitania faces a real threat of German destruction when it makes its crossing to England. Edith decides to keep this information to herself. She imperils the lives of Neci and the Hubbards.
Neci and Ezra s benefactors and friends, The Hubbards, choose to make the crossing. When Ezra takes Neci to the send-off for the Atlantic crossing, his emotions overwhelm. He is seen making his way on board.
After a friendly breakfast The Hubbards and Neci find themselves on deck as the ship is struck by a torpedo. The Hubbards choose death and Neci frees our narrator Nuncio and jumps into the Irish Sea. We must wait for the next book to uncover her fate and the fate of the man she loves.
