05 Wednesday Aug 2020
Posted in Poetry
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BnV, BooknVolume, Daily Meditations, Dealing with Stress, Finding Peace, Harmony, Inspiration, Poetry Blog, spirituality, ~Morgan~
Life is All you Ever Want it to Be,
When you spend the Least amount of Time
Worrying about how to Make it Be
All it Is.
~Morgan~
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(Beautiful artwork found on Pinterest: Acknowledgement given to the original artist, whoever they may be)
27 Monday Jul 2020
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#COVID19, BooknVolume, Challenging Times, compassion, Humanity, Kindness Matters, Love, Morgan, Pandemic, Random Acts of Kindness
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The Capacity to Love is far Greater than any,
It reaches across vast divides
Drawing the disillusioned together
Building bridges
and
Healing wounds
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Unless it is never Given Expression.
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In these troubled times, our random acts of Kindness may not be trusted, but they are invaluable. Our compassion may be met with incredulity, but it is inestimable. Our willingness to be more than what the world around us has become may raise eyebrows or garner suspicion, but the alternative is more lethal than any pandemic will ever be.
~Morgan~
21 Tuesday Jul 2020
Posted in Poetry
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BnV, BooknVolume, Challenging Times, Current Events, Dark Times, Fear, Hatred, Politics, Riots, spirituality, ~Morgan~
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When shadows fall dark and deep
and echoes of Gladness
weep in reverie,
When callous choices strut with bravado
while Kindness goes unheard,
unseen;
Where anger laughs vitriolic
and Need sleeps empty,
The door stands open for ebon shades
to clutch and tear
while Mercy Keens
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~Morgan~
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This poem was Inspired, in part, by this post
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Amazing Image created by Ursula88
17 Friday Jul 2020
Posted in Poetry
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#COVID19, Beautiful Photographs, BnV, BooknVolume, Challenging Times, Coping with Stress, Hope, Nature, photography, Poetry Blog, spirituality, ~Morgan~
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Mysteries
of Golden Truth
Whisper in Delicate Splendor
Vestiges
of Forgotten Time
Shimmering
to be Remembered
Mysteries
of Honest Wonder
Transpose the Silken Shades
of Mysteries
of Timid Courage
Asking
Waiting
to be Displayed.
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~Morgan~
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Beautiful Photographs found on Pinterest. Credit Gratefully Acknowledged to the Original Photographers.
Thank you~
14 Tuesday Jul 2020
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#COVID19, BnV, BooknVolume, Dealing with Depression, Dealing with Grief, Loneliness, Love, Poetry Blog, relationships, spirituality, ~Morgan~
Silence Grieves
Standing Alone
Yet
Bear not the Burden of Sorrow into the darkness
Alone
For where your shadow falls into shade,
There my love waits,
Standing Alone
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~Morgan~
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01 Wednesday Jul 2020
Posted in Authors Books Reviews & Interviews
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Author Interviews, BnV, Book Review, Book Review Blogs, Book Reviewers, BooknVolume, Books, Readers, Reading, What to Read, ~Morgan~
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Book reviews are a marvelous thing. For an author, each one is the Holy Grail; an invaluable treasure we are ever searching to acquire. Yet, I have found very often after reading a review that I want to know more. Whether the review is for one of my own books or a tale I want to learn more about, I am always left wondering what else the reader thought.
Limited in most cases to under 300 words, reviewers typically choose and use their lexicon wisely, but how do you adequately summarize a daring adventure, sweeping romance, or beguiling mystery of over 100K words with so few?
Being a creative problem solver, I have thought about this repeatedly, wondering how to free the reviewer of the constraints of social media attention spans and give them the opportunity to pontificate pleasingly and profusely.
Here enters the Reverse ‘View. Note the apostrophe, please. It’s placement is intentional. Not only does this title indicate what you are about to see or read is not what you might anticipate, but it denotes, in this case, the omission of the letters INTER.
How often have you read an author interview? Come on now, be honest; how often have you actually read the entire thing? I confess, I’m as guilty as most, but what if I interviewed YOU? We do it all the time. We ask each other what we thought about the movie we saw over the weekend, how the restaurant we went to compared to others; we even ask each other about books we’ve read.
We interview each other. So why not interview READERS about the books they’ve read? This is what you want to know…not what the author wants to tell you to make you buy it, but what the reader thought. Was it good or an epic failure? Did you read it all in one weekend because you couldn’t put it down? Why? What made it so good?
Now, imagine if YOU could read the reader’s interview and then ask them whatever it is YOU want to know. It a nifty notion, not? (Ok, I love alliterations, but ‘lest I digress..) Enter the Reverse ‘View. An interview of a reader. An interactive interview! Interested? (sorry, it was right there!)
Before I lose you…In the coming weeks (and months, depending on how much YOU like them) I will be posting a series of Reverse ‘Views. Interviewing readers about books you may or may not have ever heard of… and giving YOU the opportunity to ask them questions too (in the comments, of course!)
I hope you will enjoy them. I hope you will join them. And, of course, ultimately, I hope you will read them 🙂
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~Morgan~
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Beautiful photograph found on Pinterest. Credit Gratefully Acknowledged to the Original Photographer and Artist. Thank You.
27 Saturday Jun 2020
Posted in Poetry
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#COVID19, Beautiful Photographs, BnV, BooknVolume, Centering the Spirit, Daily Meditations, Harmony, Inspiration, poetry, spirituality, ~Morgan~
Delicate Thread
Of All my Understanding
Touching my Soul in this Dimness,
Speak to me in Whispers
Loud enough to Hear
Yet Gentle enough
That my Fragile, fearful heart
Does not Take Flight.
Delicate Thread
Of All my Comprehension
Leading me Onward Into the Breaking Morn,
Cast Your Light onto
My clouded Path
So my weak and straining Perception
May Ever See
Delicate Thread
Of All my Boundless Joy
Transforming In this Bleak and Tainted Place,
Shine From me into the World
So others may See
And Know this All Encompassing Pleasure
For Themselves.
~Morgan~
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Beautiful original Artwork by: valeriemonthuit at Deviantart.com
19 Friday Jun 2020
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BnV, BooknVolume, Faith, Focusing Energy, Mediation, Patience, Positive Energy, spirituality, Strength, Waiting, ~Morgan~
There was a small village, set in the middle of nowhere. While the rest of the world updated their Facebook pages, Tweeted, LinkedIn, texted, posted, and multi-tasked at a pace even Data from the Enterprise would find impressive, this tiny island of inhabitation, cohabitation and harmony went on in blissful serenity. Isolated from the modern economy by miles of wilderness and separated from the modern culture of Want, Avarice, Greed, and Self-Promotion. This community set its standards for excellence by different measures.
Led by a Chief who was the most honorable, who was just and merciful, caring and compassionate, yet strict in his moral code, the people of the village lived in a collective accord with each other and with nature. They shared their wealth, as well as their poverty, equally; they worked together for the prosperity of all and, when needs arose outside their sphere of influence they would make appeals to their Chief to provide for them.
One day a young man came to the Chief with a request of pressing urgency. Sitting down at the fire with this young man, the Chief listened carefully to his concerns without interruption, his kindly expression filled with understanding and patience. The young man, however, was fretful, distracted, impatient and tense, and repeatedly rose from his place at the fire to pace around the room or go to the door and stare anxiously outward, his emotions ruling his thoughts and logic.
It was not a simple request he was making. What he needed was not something to be found within the limits of the village and the price of collecting it was costly. Nevertheless, the Chief listened, understood, and assured the young man he would work diligently on acquiring the item, regardless of how long it took. He asked the young man to wait until he sent word to him that the item had arrived and he could come back to get it. Agitated and unappeased, the young man went away.
The following week the young man returned. His countenance was shaken; his nerves were frazzled. He asked the Chief all over again for the item, repeating much of what he had already said, never giving the Chief a moment to assure him that the process of acquisition was already taking place and it would not be long until it would be shipped to the village. Overwrought with worry, the young man begged insistently, growing angry when the Chief tried to explain that the young man would have to wait just a bit longer.
Another week passed and no message came from the Chief to tell the young man the item had arrived. Thoroughly vexed, he decided to set out on his own for the towns, miles away through savage wilderness, with little money in his pocket. He did not know how he would attain the item he needed, but he carried with him a blade that would protect him from harm as well as convince those who sold the item of his urgent need. He left his home, his village and his chief.
The very next day word came to his hut that the Chief requested him to come to his tent at the center of the village. The item of his desire had finally arrived; the Chief had worked tirelessly, night and day, to raise funds so it could be purchased, packaged carefully, shipped and he now stood with the delicate, beautiful treasure in his hands, awaiting the young man’s arrival so he could give it to him and they could celebrate together.
The young man, however, did not come. He did not know the answer to his prayer was waiting for him, because he had wandered away out of impatience and anger. He did not know that all he had to do was come back to his Chief, open his hand and receive it.
How often I am like this young man. Blustering, Begging, Bartering, yet often, not quite patient enough. OH! What treasures have I lost because I wandered away!
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~Morgan~.
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Beautiful Photograph found on Pinterest. Credit Gratefully Acknowledge to the Original Photographer.
Thank You
17 Wednesday Jun 2020
Posted in Poetry
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Beautiful Photographs, BnV, BooknVolume, History, Human Condition, Memory, Nature, photography, poetry, Trust, ~Morgan~
Trust is Taking a Step forward, in spite of not knowing what the outcome of that step might be.
Trust is Walking in the Light of Faith, even when your mind is full of uncertainties.
Trust is Hoping in the face of improbability.
Trust is Believing the Path you are on is the One Meant For You.
Trust is closing your eyes and Listening with your Spirit.
Trust is Knowing that you will never be led to a place you cannot contend with or from where you cannot Learn and Grow.
Trust is Behaving like what you Expect to happen has Already happened.
Trust is Working towards Goals you never Dreamed of Setting.
Trust is Smiling when the Sweet Voice of Reassurance Whispers in your ear that Everything will be All Right.
Trust is Living with Joy when you are surrounded by cheerlessness and anger.
Trust is Waking to the Dawn with a Thankful Heart.
Trust is Loving even before Love Arrives.
Trust is a Daily Choice.
Trust Trusts.
~Morgan~
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Beautiful Original art by: Stuart Manuel
10 Wednesday Jun 2020
Posted in Poetry
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Ancient Wisdom, Beautiful Photographs, BnV, BooknVolume, History, Human Condition, Memory, Nature, photography, poetry, ~Morgan~
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Memory of Elden Days
Whispers of Forgotten Time
Breeze of anticipation Dancing
on Under-stated Rhyme
Chance encounter of Recollection
As Chivalry unfolds
Granite apparition rising
from palisades untold
Memory of Yesterday
Wisp of Unspoken Lore
Unheralded Remembrances
Echoing evermore
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(So often we forget what we should Remember
Time and place whispers, softly, silently,
And though history repeats itself
We barely heed what we knew
and know not what we forget to recall.)
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~Morgan~
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Beautiful Original Photograph By Anne McKinnell
09 Tuesday Jun 2020
Posted in Poetry
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BnV, BooknVolume, Human Condition, life, poetry, time, Time and Space, ~Morgan~
Transcendental limits
of Unencumbered Time,
Tracing Platonic limits
in Corporeal Design,
Hearken to Capricious Notions,
Enigmatically Dancing,
Luminous and Insubstantial,
Yet Inescapably Entrancing.
Delving Past the Material Void
of Deliberate Voracity,
Talisman of Consideration
Challenging Human Capacity.
~Morgan~
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Lovely photo found at: http://www.andrewcomiskey.com
04 Thursday Jun 2020
Posted in Poetry
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Author Interviews, Author spotlight, BnV, BooknVolume, Books, Dystopian, Fantasy, Fiction Writers, Indie Authors, Writers Life, Writing, Writing Community, ~Morgan~
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I’d like to introduce D.M. Cain to you. A marvelously skilled author who has a new series – A Chronicle of Chaos (The Light and Shadow Chronicles)
D.M. Cain is a dystopian and fantasy author working for Next Chapter Publishing. The Light and Shadow Chronicles series features a range of books which can be read in any order. The series installments to date include A Chronicle of Chaos, The Shield of Soren, Genesis of Light and Origin of Shadow.
Cain has released one stand-alone novel: The Phoenix Project, a psychological thriller set in a dystopian future. The Phoenix Project was the winner of the 2016 Kindle Book Review Sci-Fi novel Award.
Cain lives in Leicestershire, UK with her partner and two young children, and spends her time reading, writing, reviewing, and indulging in geek culture (Marvel, Star Wars, Harry Potter, Final Fantasy).
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Bound by fate. Severed by blood.
In a realm ravaged by war, The Brotherhood of Shadow and The Children of Light will stop at nothing to destroy each other.
The warrior known as Chaos fights in the name of honor and glory. Arrogant and headstrong, he considers himself the strongest in the land, until fate puts him at the mercy of the demon Anathema.
The two strike up an intense rivalry, but their obsession to defeat one another only leads them closer together.
When the forces of Light and Darkness collide, where will their loyalties lie?
Praise:
★★★★★ – “Outstanding. Strongly recommended to anyone who likes young adult fantasy.”
★★★★★ – “A unique and different approach to the old themes of angels and demons.”
★★★★★ – “Fantasy world, demons, angels, complex moral dilemmas. I’m sold.”
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HI DM 🙂 What do you love most about writing?
I love the sense of discovery and adventure that comes with writing fantasy. Although I plan my work and have an idea where I want scenes to go, there is still a sense of the plot unfolding before me. Sometimes, after a long and difficult day all I want to do is lose myself in my fantasy world.
I know precisely what you mean! So tell us, what inspired you to write your book?
When I was around ten years old, my friend and I created a whole imaginary world and made up hundreds of stories that existed in those settings. The books I write now are inspired by those stories. As I got older, it became less a passing interest and more of a calling – I couldn’t allow the stories to remain locked in my head forever.
I , for one, am so glad you didn’t! For me, the story just seems to happen and I just type it out Do your characters dictate what or how your write in any way?
In order to write believable and likeable characters, an author needs to really get into their heads, and know them inside and out. By doing so, it almost gives the characters life, and with time they start acting on their own! Sometimes I can be deep into a scene and something can happen that I had never intended. For example, in my current novel, a character grabs a flaming torch off the wall and sets fire to a room (which is very much in his character!) and I had no idea that was going to happen when I sat down to write! Characters have minds of their own and sometimes all I can do is to go along with the flow.
Thats often difficult for a non-writer to understand, but characters really do become alive while you’re writing the story. And so often, the story takes turns you might not expect. Are you a painstaking plotter or are you a discovery writer?
I have always been somewhere in the middle. I tend to plan my overarching plot points and get to know my characters really well. But it takes a while to get into the tone of a book and sometimes my original plans have to change because they don’t work anymore. I think, for me, the most important thing is to be adaptable and to be willing to change the plot if the story needs it.
What’s your number one tip for an aspiring author?
Get into the online writing community. There are so many fantastic writing groups on Facebook and Twitter. The writing community is fantastically helpful, inspirational and supportive. I have met editors, illustrators, promoters, publishers and many more through my online presence and it has given me a lot of knowledge about the industry. Plus, I have made lots of amazing friends who are always there to motivate and push me, read my work and give tips, or just have a brainstorming session with.
Are there any characters you’ve created that you would like to meet and why?
Hmm.. tricky. Raven from The Phoenix Project is moody and intense, Chaos from A Chronicle of Chaos is arrogant, Callista is too intimidating. I really like Dana and Soren from A Chronicle of Chaos – they’re both friendly and cool.
I liked Raven as well. His intensity was what drew me into the story. Do you get drawn into stories too? If you could live in a book, which one would it be – why?
Again, a tricky question, as all the books I like are in dystopian, war-filled, cataclysmic or apocalyptic nightmares! I wouldn’t mind living in the world of The Magic Faraway Tree – I loved it so much as a child.
Writing really does become our lives, even if we still have day-jobs. Its fabulous when someone recognizes all your hard work with a stellar review, but What about bad ones? How do you deal with those?
I used to take the criticism badly and get upset for days. But unfortunately, bad reviews are just part of being a writer. Now, I don’t dwell on them but I make sure to read them carefully. They can be a valuable source of advice – if you know what a reader doesn’t like, you might be able to avoid it in future.
Speaking of the future….What’s exciting you about your next project?
My current project is a new novel in my fantasy series, The Light and Shadow Chronicles. The Sins of Silas is so much fun because it is from the POV of the opposing army and I haven’t written anything from them before. It’s great fun to have the characters inverted – the bad guys are now the good guys and vice versa. Plus, Silas Wilder himself is a mischievous trickster and a hedonistic bad boy, so he’s all kinds of fun!
Before you go, can you tell us something about you that we don’t know yet…like…Do you have a Mantra or a Quote you try to live by?
‘Every book is written one word at a time’ – I like to remind myself of this. It doesn’t matter how long it takes to write the words. Even the classics were only written one word at a time.
You can D.M Cain here:
A Chronicle of Chaos Book link
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I’d like to thank D.M Cain for sharing her valuable time and talent with BnV. I hope you enjoyed learning more about her amazing work and will take a few minutes to explore her website….its amazing!
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~Morgan~
03 Wednesday Jun 2020
Posted in Just Me Musing
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Arts and Entertainment, Blog Anniversary, Blogging Milestones, BnV, BooknVolume, Celebration, Inspiration, Love of Words, Writing passion, ~Morgan~
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SEVEN years? Seven whole years? Is it even possible? 7 years of endless (well, nearly) blather, prattle, amalgamations, poetically engineered terms, and sentences long enough to make even Charles Dickens envious in a celebration of Words Words Words!
Yes, Indeed! Today is Booknvolume’s Seventh Anniversary 🙂 Or BnVersary, as I like to say (thus the aforementioned ‘amalgamations’) and I simply had to share the joy! After all, if you didn’t love words as much as I, you wouldn’t be here; certainly wouldn’t continue to return day after day (or week after week) to see what Morgan is Musing about now. Perhaps I’m doing something ‘write’; perhaps it’s sheer morbid curiosity on your part; who’s to say, really, but at the end of the day, this non-descript little blog has brought MUCH joy to my life (and hopefully a portion to yours as well) 🙂 You may know me rather well by now. You might be quite familiar with my ramblings, and you may understand exactly how words move my heart and soul (perhaps because they move you similarly) but the following expresses it so well, I simply had to share it (again). And for those of you who may be new to BnV, this may, perhaps, shed some light into exactly how much I LOVE words.
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…Since my thoughts are flying in a rather confusing array of directions, at least at the present moment, I thought I would preface this post with the aforementioned disclaimer before I end up lost somewhere in the wilds of Uzbekistan with you sitting there with that particularly enchanting, though perhaps somewhat frustrating (at least for you) puzzled expression on your face that most people end up having when they sit down and read one of my whirling words posts, most particularly on night’s such as this when the words are flowing faster than I can logically keep up with, though often, depending upon the moon’s cycle or how much chocolate and/or caffeine I may have had before sitting down to begin writing, it can be a rather bewildering experience; whereat, being the kindhearted soul that I am, and never wishing to intentionally lead someone into a grammatical quagmire, as I am for all intents and purposes a good soul ( though you and I both know that even good souls have halo’s that glow neon red now and again) I generally tend to use this moment of perplexity to point out that I did warn you, my dearest readers, very early on in our relationship (that being the early days of BnV) that I do have the most annoying (or potentially amusing, depending once again upon the aforementioned phase of the moon or how much chocolate or caffeine You’ve ingested before beginning to read) predilection to run off on wild tangents of verbosity that would make even Charles Dickens’s head ache, but let that go.
Word Count: 258
Sentences: 1
Passive Sentences: 0
Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level 52.2 …. YES!!!!!!!!!!! (My work here is done, thank you)
It is moments such as this that give me the oddest, yet greatest pleasure and were during my high school years, amusingly, opportunities for me to stretch my writing skills to such degrees that my English professor ( a very good soul indeed who loved words nearly as much as I did/do) resorted to noting that my fondness for crafting compound-complex sentences on the backs of my test papers during the remaining time I had in class (because I often finished the tests early, being rather good in English class, perhaps not entirely surprisingly) and then diagramming them for the sheer delight of doing so was, in his opinion, a very strong indicator that I had, either, some form of mental derangement not yet diagnosed, or, I was a word-smith in the making. (oooo Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level 53.8! Marvelous! )
You may at this moment tend to agree and I would not argue the fact, but before I leave you with a beautifully muddled expression, please allow me Bestow this final thought:
To Write; To Paint with Words as an Artist Bedecks his canvas with hues and shades and layers of pigmentation; To Sing a Melody upon which the gaze may Linger and over which the Heart may Muse again and again: To Create visual Splendour with grammar and language that is, perhaps, fundamentally underutilized or neglected ( and to use Capitalization in the most maddening, although previously explained, manner), to me, is the most Beguiling form of Intoxication in which I could ever take Pleasure and, for you, Dear Intrepid Reader, to Undertake the Journey; to Brave the Frontier of Superfluous Verbosity and reach the shore with a Smile (though, perchance, to some extent exhausted), is, Hopefully, far more Rewarding an Endeavor than many.
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I hope you enjoyed this Superfluous Verbosity and will continue to do so during the days, weeks, and hopefully years to come! After all, without YOU my dear followers and intrepid readers, BnV would simply NOT BE!
Thank YOU for Sharing the Journey with me.
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~Morgan~
27 Wednesday May 2020
Posted in Authors Books Reviews & Interviews
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Author Interviews, Author spotlight, BnV, BooknVolume, Books, Fiction Writers, Indie Authors, Writers Life, Writing, Writing Community, ~Morgan~
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My friend and fellow author Vanda…oops Leo Kane…has stopped by to share a little about herself, her books, characters, and upcoming projects. Personally, I want to try out the hypnotism! No really, read on and find out what Im blathering about 🙂
Hey there Friend…tell us a wee bit about yourself 🙂
Born and raised in the Steel City of Sheffield, England; I spent a lot of my life day dreaming and can’t seem to outgrow the habit. Despite this I gave managed to raise a family of three wonderful girls, a tolerant husband and crazy husky who inveigles his way into my books posing as the hero, Furface. I somehow acquired a career in human resource management and the employment law courts and a Master of Science degree along the way.
I am also a qualified clinical hypnotherapist with a fascination for the human condition. When I am not sending people into a trance and curing their phobias I happily plot my books whilst staring out of windows.
Oh and by the way, I see dead people some of whom are kind enough to chat with me. (This is entirely worthy of another post, you know!)
Do your characters dictate what you write?
Jake, the main protagonist of the Heavensgate Series won’t allow me a moment’s peace until I get his story down exactly as he wants it told. I outline the plot and he derails it. I choose his enemy and he attacks a stranger. I pick him a lover and he runs off with another. The man is a nightmare to write about. He just said I write for him not about him. See what I mean? (I love this character, Leo!!)
Do you have a Favourite and least favourite character?
The character I love to hate in Book 1 Heavensgate, Hope is Mary Barrington wife of a Darth Vader impersonator and the most dangerous foster parent ever. Despite her very obvious defects she’s a ballsy woman and nobody’s fool. Unfortunately she loves Jake rather too much and, even without her disgusting predilections, she would scare the life out of me.
My least favourite is Joy’s mother, the eternal virgin you can meet in Book 2, Heavensgate, Joy. The woman has no redeeming qualities whatsoever; it’s a kindness to call her a soul sucking wretch. She is based on someone very close to me and for that reason I sympathise with and forgive her.
I would love to meet the Archangel Gabriel, Gabi to his friends, who along with the Angel of Redemption plays a starring role in the series. Gabi and I could have a girly day out having our hair and nails done and shopping for clothes. At the end of a busy afternoon we would relax, gossiping over Earl Grey and cake while sneaking high heels off our aching feet and sighing with pleasure.
Got any fun Tips?
I am better at baking tips if you need any. However, if I must offer some advice to any aspiring author I suggest you read widely, write every day and edit with a ruthlessness that makes you cry, but ultimately makes you proud of your art.
What upcoming projects are you excited about?
Ooh where do I start?
I am thrilled that Book 3, Heavensgate, Faith will be published very soon. Jake’s story takes a shocking turn when he meets Faith and Mercy – I think this is the first time I’ve surprised him with a plot twist he couldn’t wriggle out of. However, he says that my bad behaviour suggests I may have to write at least one more book for the annoying man.
I am very excited to encourage my talented granddaughter, Keira, as she launches her web-based clothing designs. She also sells bespoke art some of which I am honoured to say are my photographs reproduced on canvas. The clothes and the prints are limited editions, so why not pop in for a peek at: (This sounds awesome…Im off to check it out..OH< wait, we have an interview to finish!)
Tell us about Book 1 in the Heavensgate series
When Jacob was a child a mysterious girl comforted him at the funeral of the family he accidentally killed.
Years later and grieving for his lost wife and son, Jacob is at Heavensgate. He strongly believes that the dead should stay dead, but he sees things other people don’t see.
Even worse Jacob is besieged by his alter ego the taunting, foul- mouthed, sex-crazed, dangerous, Jake, a personality with a twisted sense of fun and no conscience.
Jacob battles for his sanity and soul surrounded by supernatural enemies and allies as he struggles to free the Keeper of the Forbidden Book and ignore the menacing pink Cadillac that drives by his lakeside lodge every night.
Wherever Jacob goes people die. The cops are moving in on him when a terrifying and seductive presence arrives on the frozen lake.
Now Jacob will discover that even hope has a dark side.
http://mybook.to/Heavensgatehope
Where can we find you?
http://hgleokane.wix.com/heavensgate
http://www.facebook.com/Leokaneheavensgate
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Its always a delight to spend time with Vanda….LEO …I mean Leo!…. and Im so happy she stopped by to share a little about her books, her characters and her cool new project with her granddaughter. …..tho I was kinda hoping Jake would stop in too….maybe next time 😉
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~Morgan~
22 Friday May 2020
Posted in Just Me Musing
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#COVID19, BnV, BooknVolume, Harmony, Hope, Inspiration, Meditation, Nature, Recharge, spirituality, ~Morgan~
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Cast the brazen rush of thoughts,
A churning tempest in your mind,
Unto the Solitary wind,
Whispers of Serenity there to Find.
Be Calm among the restless throng
Thrashing in the maddening churn;
Serenity Whispers Quietly
From the Hush of starlight as it burns.
Loose the shackles of dismay
That bind your hands and feet;
Fall into Serenity Whispering
From the garden of moonlight, Smiling Sweet.
Listen not to the wrathsome noise;
Sigh deep and long as the chaos whirls;
Listen to Serenity Whispering
As Tranquility Gently unfurls.
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Today’s world of rush and hurry, of frenzied business and over-scheduling and impatience may have been calmed, slightly, by the blight of COVID, but the tumultuous storm of social media that has spewed outward in its wake can still leave our spirits needing. Although it is difficult to avoid, this calamity of chaos can be balanced through the deliberate seeking of Quietness and Calmness, and one does not need a strict regimen of yoga or meditation in order to find it. What is required, however, is a decision.
Deciding to choose a few moments of Quietness in place of turning on the telly or switching on your playlist can, at first, seem just as challenging as the aforementioned yoga. Electing to go outside to sit Quietly beneath the stars may sound monumentally boring, and choosing to stay home rather than running out early to grab that over-caffeinated, sugar-infused, powerhouse beverage might lead you to wonder if you’ll stay awake long enough to accomplish the 101 things on your To Do List, BUT the benefits of Quietness and Calmness cannot be overstated.
I recently found myself beside a pristine lake surrounded by acres upon acres of woodland, a crystalline cerulean sky stretching out overhead. The Quietness and Calmness of that place filled me more sweetly and far more intoxicatingly than the finest wine and the peace that environment suffused into me has lasted days later. I sat with eyes closed, listening in bewitched breathlessness to the Hush; the whispering wind as it swept its hands through the tawny hair of the bordering trees; the mesmerizing ripples of unobtrusively burbling water; the laughter of waterfowl praising the golden sunlight and the tambourine chatter of dried leaves tumbling over flaxen grasses. The Quietness and Calmness filled my senses with Serenity that soothed unlike anything else might, sharing its precepts unforgettably.
All that is required is a decision.
Stop
Close your eyes
breathe
Hear
You may be surprised just how restful a boring moment can truly be !
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~Morgan~
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