One door promises freedom, the other safety. Which one would you choose? Depressed and abandoned after my father dies, I’m sent to a therapy center where I must decide between two doors. Behind one door awaits life in my home country where I will continue to scramble through a tangle of mistakes and a poisonous relationship, but old and new friendships alike may be my salvation. Escape lies behind the second door, where I can run away to an unknown country far away where demanding physical labor will push aside my inner demons. This door could be a fresh start. The “Borderline” series tells two tales, of two parallel realities, based on one true story.
Taya DeVere understands “trust the reader.” She pulls us along with perfectly factored information without bogging us down in descriptive histories that would only stall the pace of the novel. I was forced to slow myself down to not flip pages too quickly and ruin the story. I just wanted to know what was going to happen!!
The heart-wrenching struggles of the MC are real, powerful and relatable even as I’ve never experienced what she was going through. Well done! The straightforward telling of events, without reason or excuse or fluffed meanderings of explanation make this experience perfect for the reader. I was in this story, and while I typically shy away from “real life” tellings (I’m a fantasy/sci-fi girl as I like my fiction fiction) I would recommend this book to everyone. I even ravaged the pages we were given to as a teaser for book two. Unnecessary, by the way- I’m already hooked!
Day 18: What’s your favorite thing about your antagonist villain?
My favorite thing is that Desiree is her own enemy. The adventure that is this series is her learning and growing and opening her eyes to other perspectives and personalities and how that might come together for herself.
Of course, the Rishis are great in their own right- and who really is the villain IS the question…
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Hmm… I guess my pledge to blog a little more daily went right out the other ear…
But, here I am with more recaps from Instagram! As well as an update on Book Two of my Fool’s Path series!
Falling Forward Release…
…is now Thursday the 20th, rather than (instead of?) December 25th. That’s ThIs Thursday! Available on Kindle and paperback through Amazon 🙂
Back to Our “Regularly” Scheduled Posting
#merryandwrite
Days 15, 16, & 17
How’d I get so behind! (Don’t answer that)
Day 15: Do you write best in the morning, evening, or in between?
I don’t have a favorite time of day. As long as I’ve mined out distractions I’m good anytime 🤓
Day 16: How are your December goals coming along?
Killing it!! My second book’s release has been pushed up a week so you can all get your hands on it on Thursday (December 20th)! That’s TWO books this year I published!! Book three is well on its way, as well as another project I’ve decided to tackle under a pseudonym.
Day 17: what’s the favorite thing about your MC or WIP?
I love that Dee follows the Hero’s path, basically literally. Book 1 has her in this place where she has no idea what’s going on- and she’s good with that. Then, as things unfold she’s forced to figure things out or risk being a pawn for others.
…more like trickling spittle that takes it’s time to build into a drainage ditch, then a cute little creek, before raging as something resembling flow.
For YEARS- I was writing a book. Really, what that meant was that I had an idea I had started but I just wasn’t “feeling it” so I never actually got around to working on it. After that initial excitement phase, when the preliminary “fun” parts vomit to the page, there wasn’t much motivation. Like a new relationship. When the honeymoon phase ends, if all it was was nothing more than chemical sparks, with no greater underlying connection, it fizzles out.
This “feeling it,” “feeling like it,” “inspired” state of mind isn’t a really real thing. Lightning strikes then fades, and you have to find it. After the spark it’s work. And work isn’t always fun.
Not that any of this isn’t something we’ve all heard a thousand times. I think a lot of us just don’t believe it, or use it as an excuse to do other things which means we’re not ready to be writers.
What I’m getting at is: use your allotted time. First of all, set the time. Then, use it for what it was for, regardless if words are flowing. During my latest writing session, it took me an hour to write five sentences, but then, it took me an hour to write 1500 words. The block will fade if you beat on it.
Just a quick stop to comment on the -irony? hilarity? oddity? – that is “research” for fiction authors. Today, I found myself with a tab labeled “Top 25 most beautiful yellow flowers” and another “interrogation techniques.” Oh- the webs we spin and rabbit holes we uncover… (I also have a tab open: “mixed bag” because I was unsure if it should be hyphenated).
What fun facts had you discovered on your interweb paths?
Strelitzia, or ‘bird of paradise.’ I think I found my new favorite flower. Did I even have a favorite before…?
Author C.M. Martens 