My brain has been so busy lately trying to remember all the things I need to start and the things I need to finish and the things I need to get ready for and the things I need to delegate and ... and ... and ... that I haven't been very creative.
Must. Remedy. That. Now.
I've really had to work on this the last few weeks, too.
We shall prevail.
I'm over on the Warwick Valley Romance Authors blog today talking about my writing rituals/habits! I really only have one. Can you guess what it is?
And now, for my special guest!
Roland Yeomans!
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LOVE
AMONG THE CLOUDS
Roland Yeomans, here: Reader, Writer, Dreamer
Ssssh! This
isn’t a blog book tour post. It is a
post of my “Don’t You Hate Book Blog Tours?” Book Tour.
What’s the difference? My posts are entertaining!
I’ve talked of sex in my other posts. But THE NOT-SO-INNOCENTS ABROAD is really
about romance, love, and the difficulties we run into when we align ourselves
with another’s heart.
It is about two lonely souls striving to be twin
pillars holding up the house of their love without destroying one another.
Meilori Shinseen is an empress of a People from
another layer of reality whose air it is death for humans to breathe.
Her otherworldly face is beyond beautiful and is
almost human. And it is that almost
that unnerves most who see her.
Captain Samuel McCord, Texas Ranger, through dark
acts of kindness has had his blood mixed with that of the Angel of Death and
with that of Mother Nature herself. To say
that strange fires flow through his veins is an understatement.
The two are on their honeymoon cruise in Meilori’s
Air-Steamship, Xanadu, which was
Samuel’s gift to her. Both have made
enemies that circle them on board the vessel.
But I am not here to talk enemies but to focus on
their desperate struggles to discover how to make such a marriage of human and
alien work, how to accept that they will not always agree, and how to make that
disagreeing strengthen not destroy their marriage.
Meilori must seem impervious, all-knowing, and an
All-Mother to her People. No one being
can be all that. Samuel sees that and
sees the lost, lonely woman beneath the mantle of so much responsibility.
Samuel believes she is trying to be better than the
monster she has often been. But Meilori
is merely holding herself back in an anguished attempt to hold onto the man she
loves for just a few more weeks before her nature asserts itself … and she
loses him and her soul.
Little does she realize that she is truly sculpting
herself into that soul Samuel believes she can be with each act of restraint
done out of love.
Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain) softens her even
more. Her race cannot have children here
on Earth. But with Sammy, Meilori has
found the son she thought she could never have.
Yet, when she believes no one is looking, Meilori
sobs silently, for she knows that one day she may be called upon to sacrifice
the noble, naïve man she loves more than life … but not more than her People.
The theme of the Xanadu:
THE NOT-SO-INNOCENTS ABROAD is now available!
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The A to Z Challenge Theme Reveal list can be found here!
She's between a rock and a hard place all right. But most marriages come with a bit of a struggle, and with love, they work.
ReplyDeletePeople forget its work!
DeleteHeather
Nothing worthwhile is easy. It's all about commitment, isn't it? Thanks for visiting, Alex.
DeleteHi Heather and Roland - it's interesting how perceptive Samuel McCord is .. and he's wise travelling on her Xanadu, even if he did give it to her ... love is true ... and they can love for now ... cheers Hilary
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DeleteHeather
McCord realizes that what you pretend to be long enough, you become. :-) Enjoy your new week. Thanks for following me and Sam here!
DeleteI would love to be creative with my free time, but then I remember I haven't started my A to Z posts. Well, I guess that's sort of creative...
ReplyDeleteI should do something with that soon.
DeleteHeather
Each moment we breathe, we create: our thoughts, our decisions on what to do next. Best of luck with wise choices, Sarah. :-)
DeleteAh! marriage come with give and take and honesty, But as long as there is love at the basis all will be well, whatever the trials and tribulations comes along.
ReplyDeleteGreat post Heather.
Yvonne.
And friendship!
DeleteI think that's so important.
Heather
Yes, love is the essential ingredient in any successful marriage. And not just self-love! :-)
DeleteHey, Heather, I know all about that not getting stuff finished because so much is going on. Trying to straddle stuff though.
ReplyDeleteI like that title from Roland. :)
Thanks, J.L. :-)
ReplyDeleteI love the quote because that is something I need to apply to my life. I am so tired right now at the end of the day and I want to have more time for writing. I must reorganize and be careful what I am committing to so that I have more time. Thanks and wishing you lots of luck in that department too!
ReplyDelete~Jess
It was a great quote, wasn't it?
DeleteSorry I'm so late stopping by, Heather and Roland. I love Heather's quote (I'm so tired all the time these days!), and I'm touched by the wisdom in Roland's description of Meilori. Of course a man as good as Mark Twain would soften her heart!
ReplyDeleteSorry to have missed your comment for so long, Helena. Yes, Meilori is a haunted, tragic woman. It makes for a good tale though. How could Mark Twain not soften her heart,right? :-)
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