8.23.2020

UnboundTalks Podcast 02: Ninth House

 


A new episode of UnboundTalks has been released!
Hosted by Haley and Ryann


Galaxy “Alex” Stern is the most unlikely member of Yale’s freshman class. Raised in the Los Angeles hinterlands by a hippie mom, Alex dropped out of school early and into a world of shady drug dealer boyfriends, dead-end jobs, and much, much worse. By age twenty, in fact, she is the sole survivor of a horrific, unsolved multiple homicide. Some might say she’s thrown her life away. But at her hospital bed, Alex is offered a second chance: to attend one of the world’s most elite universities on a full ride. What’s the catch, and why her?

Still searching for answers to this herself, Alex arrives in New Haven tasked by her mysterious benefactors with monitoring the activities of Yale’s secret societies. These eight windowless “tombs” are well-known to be haunts of the future rich and powerful, from high-ranking politicos to Wall Street and Hollywood’s biggest players. But their occult activities are revealed to be more sinister and more extraordinary than any paranoid imagination might conceive.


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Our next UnboundTalks episode will be A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer!
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5.30.2020

So, My Girlfriend Is A Werewolf (Ep1 on Book Leaf)


So, My Girlfriend Is A Werewolf
Published on Wattpad


Todd Martin, IT Security guy for Lotus Industries, has a crush on none other then the beautiful Valerie Ortega. Todd Martin sticks to his usual routine, avoiding people. Then one day, he works late in order to do just that. That night, when he runs a scan on his computer a hacker attacks their secured files. Todd, whom is superior in all things technology, manages to thwart the assailant. Curious as to what they were after, he does a little digging of his own. What he uncovers makes him question everything at Lotus Industries. With people disappearing in Chicago, and a white wolf showing up when he least expects it, Todd Martin, IT guy and brains of all things computer related, will never be the same again.




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I am a Special Education Teacher from Justin, TX. I fill my time with working with children with special needs, writing music, and letting my imagination run wild with stories I can't help but write down. I received my undergraduate degree from Eastern Washington University in Music Composition. My senior year in college I put together a concert filled with original music compositions. I moved to Texas to be a music therapist but instead fate put me in the path of ABA Therapy where I fell in love with working with children on the autism spectrum. My days at school with my students are wild and fun, filled with a passion I never knew I would have in helping my students overcome their challenges. Some of my favorite things include movie trailer music, superheroes, YA books, and obsessing over a good film or television show.



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5.02.2020

Book Leaf: A new podcast!




Book Leaf is a book podcast for readers and writers. Let’s talk books and why they make the world a better place!

Since starting our book blog, The Page Unbound in 2014, the book community world has been a haven and source of creatively for us. We couldn't think of a better way to expand our book community than with a podcast. Our Book Leaf podcast will be all about encouraging readers and writers. Come and read along with us in our #UnboundTalks series, listen for exciting news and play by plays of book events, or let us know what you think about our own original stories being presented here.


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12.20.2018

Paper Bag Mask: Guest Post

Paper Bag Mask

By Brock Heasley

Publisher Pen Name Publishing

Published October 23rd

Pages 252



At the same moment he catches his teacher giving illegal drugs to a student, Redmond Fairweather loses his friggin’ mind and steals Mr. Street’s prized possession—a stupid wooden sword with round edges that will never, ever cut through anything—“The Whomper.”

Redmond has no idea why he stole the Whomper. He guesses his extreme dislike (okay, hate… so much hate) of the school’s most popular teacher probably has something to do with it. To his surprise and delight, the hottest girl in school, Elodia Cruz, hates him too.

Soon, Redmond’s small band of misfit friends joins up with Elodia and the most popular kids on campus to hold the Whomper for ransom, pull off an elaborate, broad daylight heist to steal something even bigger from Mr. Street, and expose their teacher for the scumbag he really is.

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Top ten things most authors/artists secretly do

I shouldn’t share any of what I’m about to share because I will either ruin my existing relationships or ruin it for every other author or artist out there. But, as both a writer and an illustrator, I have to admit I’m qualified to weigh in on this and the world must know.


So, in no particular order:


10. We are watching you. Constantly and without remorse. The angles of your face, the stutter in your step, it’s all fodder for cataloguing and later use.


9. We are listening to you. Constantly and without remorse. You may think it’s rude to eavesdrop, but there’s no better time to analyze speech patterns and dialect than when you are not an active participant in a conversation. So, listening, always, is a great tool for writing believable dialogue.


8. We think everything else sucks. Everything is terrible except the brilliance that pours forth from our hands and minds. What we create is the ultimate, the greatest creation since God made the world, and will probably provide a true North for future generations. Everything else you’ve ever seen or read? Hot garbage.


7. We think everything we create sucks. There is so much brilliance in the world, and so many brilliant, shiny things. Our things are dull and unknowable and probably crap. Definitely crap. You should go read Moore or Chaucer or crack open a DaVinci art book. Their works are the dulcet tones of the angels themselves. Our creations are the mad warblings of that guy from American Idol who sang “She Bangs.”


6. Duh, of cours we know William Hung’s name. If there’s an odd, forgotten, seemingly useless bit of trivia that you can’t believe someone would hold in their brain, you best believe we know it. Like we could ever legitimately pretend to not know the name of the guy on American Idol who sang “She Bangs.” You don’t know when this stuff will come in handy. You don’t! Especially in a story.


5. We make a lot of choices. There are no accidents, there’s nothing in what we create that “just is.” There are only choices; choices made in bringing creations and stories to life that you can’t even imagine. And for every decision made--for every brush stroke or turn or phrase or plot development or character beat--there were probably a dozen or more alternatives considered. How do we know which is the right choice and the right way to go? Trial and error, baby.


4. We have a lot of accidents, and they’re THE BEST. Okay, I lied. Accidents do happen, but whether we leave them in or not is not happenstance. Accidents--the errant pencil line or misplaced word--can sometimes be incredible windows into another way to go with a thing that we didn’t imagine. The difference between a good author/artist and a bad one? Knowing which mistakes to leave in.


3. We love food. I don’t know know an author or artist who doesn’t love food who couldn’t eat The Ghost of Christmas Present under the table. Just one of those things.


2. We hate the word literally. You never use it right!


1. We feel gratitude on a deep, deep level when you like our stuff. Money is important, but it doesn’t really matter to us as much as you enjoying what we create and telling us about it. We like constructive criticism too (well, like might be overstating it a bit), but you digging what we’re putting down means everything. We love to know that the part of ourselves we put out there for you to examine meant something and was worth the effort. We love connecting with you with through our art, and we chase that feeling all the livelong day.





Brock Heasley is a writer and artist who, to the shock of absolutely no one visiting this site, was a member of such prestigious high school organizations as “The Nerd Herd,” “Last Picked for Teams,” and “They Who Eat Alone.” He is a graduate of California State University Fresno, the creator of the online comic The SuperFogeys, and the award-winning filmmaker behind The Shift.

Brock lives with his wife and three daughters in California where they enjoy Pixar movies, dancing in the living room, and eating breakfast for dinner.

  




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12/20 Rebecca R. Cahill Interview
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12.18.2018

Blog Tour Sign Up: The Wrong Side of Twenty-Five


Unbound Book Tours is featuring a Blog Tour for The Wrong Side of Twenty-Five by Dionne Abouelela. This tour will run from Janurary7th-11th! E-books will be provided for review on this brand new release. We are looking for 10 bloggers with a minimum of 3 reviews but more are welcome! Review copies will be available to reviewers as soon as they sign up.


Use the form below to sign up for the tour!


The Wrong Side of Twenty-Five
By Dionne Abouelela
Publisher Pen Name Publishing

Published August 14, 2018
Pages 193



Blossom Springtime Weatherby Franklin doesn't know much, but she does know that she's tired of life in a small town. The unraveling of a lifelong lie sends her packing, fleeing as far as she can from her mother and her string of live in uncles. 

Even if she only has what's left in her childhood piggy bank and one beat up rebel of a car stuffed to the brim with broken suitcases and trashbags, Blossom is determined to go the distance and start fresh far from the corn fields and familiarity of small town Indiana. 

Through a hilarious series of unfortunate events and bad decisions, Blossom finds out exactly what she's capable of when she takes her life into her own hands.




Dionne Abouelela is a dreamer with a chronic case of wanderlust. She has an affinity for lukewarm coffee laced with cinnamon, eating ice cubes, petting puppies, and anything with a dinosaur. She now lives in Munich, Germany, with her Egyptian husband and adorably naughty street dog rescued during her six years living in India.

Dionne is an internationally certified Life Coach, specializing in Goal Achievement and Lifestyle Design. After working with amazing authors, she focused her coaching practice on helping authors develop their business with the creation of Happy Writing Co.

You can chat with Dionne every Sunday on Twitter for #HappyWritingChat, or join Happy Writing on Facebook.




11.10.2018

Story Bends Schedule


Story Bends
Published October 9th


What if your only escape from death was to meet it half way?

If the voices called on YOU...

Needed YOU...

Brought YOU in between the Bends of time where all faith is lost to those who wait. Your etchings hold the secrets to guide them on their way. Yet, there will be no safe passage if evil finds you first and you have no toll to pay.



I began making my first connections to story in the early days of my childhood. Raised by my mother who ran an in-home daycare was where my imagination could run free and unencumbered. It was a safe zone and I learned from that experience the power of unconditional love.But my story wasn’t always filled with happy ever afters, and I came to understand that there are some sorrows and trauma that are part of all of us. As love and joy are universal, so is pain and suffering. Through the magic and alchemy of story, we can reach farther and heal our wounds.

I started my teaching career nearly 20 years ago and knew from the moment I began that this was my true calling. Teaching was in my bones and so, naturally was the little nip of my conscience for storytelling. I work to build strong, long-lasting relationships with my students. In fact, I began on this path toward a writing career because of the imprint they’ve had on my spirit. What I didn’t know was what the Muse had in store for me as the children I still come into contact with today continue to inspire the stories I write.

My greatest loves are exploring nature and spending time with family and friends. Whether I’m splashing it up on the local reservoirs, rafting down the Poudre River with my husband, two boys, and our dog Sophie, or shaping young minds in my classroom, I consider myself lucky to call Fort Collins, Colorado my home.




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11/15 . The Faerie Review . Audio Excerpt

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11/16 . Rebecca Cahill . Guest Post

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