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Leonard D. Hilley II, Author
Tuesday, April 26, 2016
Interview with Forrest Wollinsky: Vampire Hunter
Day TWO of the Bewitching Book Blog Tour for Forrest Wollinsky: Vampire
Hunter. To read an interview with Forrest, please check out the blog
post: http://dianes-book.blogspot.com/ Also, ten digital copies of Forrest Wollinsky will be given away at the end of the book blog tour.
Monday, April 25, 2016
Forrest Wollinsky: Vampire Hunter [Bewitching Book Blog Tour]
Here's the schedule for the month ahead:
Schedule Forrest Wollinsky: Vampire Hunter Vol. One
by Leonard D. Hilley II
April 25 Spotlight
aobibliosphere™
April 26 Character Interview
Diane’s Book Blog
April 27 Spotlight
CBY Book Club
April 27 Review
Romance Authors That Rock
April 28 Spotlight
BookwormBridgette's World
April 29 Guest blog
I Smell Sheep
May 2 Spotlight
Sapphyria's Book Reviews
May 3 Spotlight
Share My Destiny
May 4 Guest blog and review
happy tails and tales
May 5 Spotlight and Review
The Recipe Fairy
May 6 Spotlight
Apocalipstick
May 9 Spotlight
Paranormal Tendencies Book Reviews
May 10 Spotlight
Lisa’s World of Books
May 11 Guest blog
Fang-tastic Books
May 12 Interview
Deal Sharing Aunt
May 13 Guest Blog
The Creatively Green Write at Home Mom
May 14 Review
aobibliosphere™
May 16 Guest blog
Roxanne’s Realm
May 17 Spotlight
Hart's Romance Pulse
May 18 Guest blog
Zenny's Awesome Book Reviews
playlist, recipe, top 5 or 10 list
May 19 Spotlight
T's Stuff
May 20 Spotlight
3 Partners in Shopping , Nana, Mommy, and Sissy, Too!
May 23 Spotlight
Ramblings of a Book Nerd
Monday, March 28, 2016
Like Vampire Hunter novels? Forrest Wollinsky: Vampire Hunter is now LIVE at Amazon. Read for FREE if you're enrolled in Kindle Unlimited. YA friendly. #YA #Kindle
"Killing Vampires Since 1888."
I was born in Bucharest in 1880 in the heart of the vampire population. At eight years old, I was considered a freak of nature since I was already the size of an adult male. Other children my age, and some of my teachers, shunned me. Being rejected by one’s peers cuts deeply. Then I met my first werewolf and discovered a master vampire was plotting to kill me because of what I am. From that moment, my destiny stole my future aspirations all men grow up wanting. This is how my destiny begins.
Sunday, February 7, 2016
Forrest Wollinsky: Vampire Hunter (In Kindle Scout)
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Forrest Wollinsky: Vampire Hunter
by
New
Killing vampires since 1888.
Synopsis:
"I was born in Bucharest in 1880 in the heart of the
vampire population. At eight years old, I was considered a freak of
nature since I was already the size of an adult male. Other children my
age, and some of my teachers, shunned me. Being rejected by one’s peers
cuts deeply.
Then I met my first werewolf and discovered a master vampire was
plotting to kill me because of what I am. From that moment, my destiny
stole my future aspirations all men grow up wanting. This is how my
destiny begins."
My newest novel, Forrest
Wollinsky: Vampire Hunter, has been submitted to Amazon Kindle Scout program in hopes that they
will accept the novel to be published by Amazon Press.
Why? For one, should they accept a novel for publication, the
press pays a $1500.00 advance, and ebook royalties are 50% on all sales. If
they choose, they can translate the book into other languages around the world,
which is something I’ve wanted with my other books.
“Early downloads & reviews:
One week prior to release date, everyone who nominated a book that is published
by Kindle Press will receive a free copy and be invited to leave reviews.”
Another advantage, even if Amazon Press does not choose it,
is the publicity generated by those who have voted for the book. When a lot of
votes are generated, the book rises into the Hot & Trending category, which
means more potential readers see the book.
Fingers
are crossed.
28 Days Left! Here's more information:
Are you a fan of vampire novels? How about Vampire Hunters?
If you own a Kindle or have an Amazon account, you can read
the first 2 chapters. If this is something you’d like to see in print, please nominate
Forrest Wollinsky: Vampire Hunter. Here’s the link: https://kindlescout.amazon.com/p/1Z29TY753FBMW
If Amazon Press chooses the book for publication everyone
who nominated the book will receive an advanced Kindle copy approximately two
weeks before the book is released.
Please check it out and tell your friends. Thanks!
Monday, October 19, 2015
Writing Week in Review 10/12--10/17 2015
Writing Week in Review:
This week started off rough. On Monday, the words just didn't want to emerge. Writing was brutal; the mental equivalent of scratching fingernails on a chalkboard, with BOTH hands. I barely got 4 pages in eight hours of writing ("trying" to write).
Tuesday and Wednesday moved along better with 8 pages each day. Good but not what I was hoping to achieve.
This week started off rough. On Monday, the words just didn't want to emerge. Writing was brutal; the mental equivalent of scratching fingernails on a chalkboard, with BOTH hands. I barely got 4 pages in eight hours of writing ("trying" to write).
Tuesday and Wednesday moved along better with 8 pages each day. Good but not what I was hoping to achieve.
Thursday, mental gears rolled along much better. 11 pages.
Friday was glorious. I wish every day came this easily. For some reason I was in that writing zone. I was inside the novel and trying to keep up with everything that was going on. 20.8 pages!!!
I mentioned some days back that I "hoped" to be finished yesterday with Lady Squire. VERY close now. In the home stretch! Here's where it stands: On Chapter 79. By the standard 250 words per page, it is 709 pages long. You heard it, too? Trees in the forests are groaning! Good thing Kindle sales are much higher than PB.
Thanks, guys, for your patience! I plan to write more today (7 pages in 4 hours) and back into the grind on Monday. I will keep you posted.
Friday was glorious. I wish every day came this easily. For some reason I was in that writing zone. I was inside the novel and trying to keep up with everything that was going on. 20.8 pages!!!
I mentioned some days back that I "hoped" to be finished yesterday with Lady Squire. VERY close now. In the home stretch! Here's where it stands: On Chapter 79. By the standard 250 words per page, it is 709 pages long. You heard it, too? Trees in the forests are groaning! Good thing Kindle sales are much higher than PB.
Thanks, guys, for your patience! I plan to write more today (7 pages in 4 hours) and back into the grind on Monday. I will keep you posted.
Friday, September 25, 2015
Keep the Reader Guessing
Years ago, when I first decided to write "seriously," I submitted a
lot of short stories to science fiction/fantasy magazines. Sadly, a lot
of those publications are now defunct. But, I learned a lot from
various editors during that time.
Some editors were gracious enough to enclose pointers with their rejection forms. However, a few went a bit further and actually wrote comments on their forms (ALWAYS a good sign). One piece of advice was to avoid using too much exposition. Basically, get to the point and don't bog down the reader with nonessential background information. Marion Zimmer Bradley put it another way, as she had been told by an editor, "Johnny gets his butt caught in a bear trap and spends the rest of the story trying to get out of it." Dean Koontz suggests start with the action.
Some editors were gracious enough to enclose pointers with their rejection forms. However, a few went a bit further and actually wrote comments on their forms (ALWAYS a good sign). One piece of advice was to avoid using too much exposition. Basically, get to the point and don't bog down the reader with nonessential background information. Marion Zimmer Bradley put it another way, as she had been told by an editor, "Johnny gets his butt caught in a bear trap and spends the rest of the story trying to get out of it." Dean Koontz suggests start with the action.
I've learned that adding the urgency and dilemmas early on--like the
opening--really pulls the reader in. After all, if readers aren't
interested in what you're writing, they won't finish the work. No
audience? What's the point in writing other than for one's
self-amusement?
I took creative writing courses during my senior year of college. The professor kept insisting that I show the monsters of Predators of Darkness on page one. His advice was to put it all on page one, but page one is only so long, right?
I argued that I don't need to put a description of the monster on page one. When he asked, "Why?" I explained. If I show the monster on page one, I just killed the suspense and mystery that attracts the readers to the main character's problem. You're more afraid of what you don't see hiding in the shadows than when you find out exactly what it is. Ask anyone that's terrified of spiders or snakes that steps into a room where a spider or snake is hidden what level his/her fear is. If you know where it is, you can avoid finding it. Not knowing where it is . . . means you might accidentally walk into its path. Sometimes not seeing is MORE frightening. The possible element of surprise, so to speak.
This is why I try to start with the action first and keep the reader guessing until the end.
I took creative writing courses during my senior year of college. The professor kept insisting that I show the monsters of Predators of Darkness on page one. His advice was to put it all on page one, but page one is only so long, right?
I argued that I don't need to put a description of the monster on page one. When he asked, "Why?" I explained. If I show the monster on page one, I just killed the suspense and mystery that attracts the readers to the main character's problem. You're more afraid of what you don't see hiding in the shadows than when you find out exactly what it is. Ask anyone that's terrified of spiders or snakes that steps into a room where a spider or snake is hidden what level his/her fear is. If you know where it is, you can avoid finding it. Not knowing where it is . . . means you might accidentally walk into its path. Sometimes not seeing is MORE frightening. The possible element of surprise, so to speak.
This is why I try to start with the action first and keep the reader guessing until the end.
Thursday, September 24, 2015
Getting into the Flow of Writing
The
hardest part about writing is getting into the flow. For the past two
days, I've added 8 pages per day to Lady Squire, but it took a few hours
of staring at the computer before the words dislodged. Once the dam
breaks, the words seem to spill out faster than I can write them. That's
a wonderful sensation once it occurs, but it's hell before that.
I love being in the writing zone when the story unfolds right before me. One of the best compliments readers have given me is that they feel like they are there in the story, too. But, as the writer, I am there. I am in the characters' world, seeing and hearing everything around them. Maybe that's why others feel that way too?
Time to venture back into Aetheaon! Here's hoping it doesn't take long to step through the portal.
I love being in the writing zone when the story unfolds right before me. One of the best compliments readers have given me is that they feel like they are there in the story, too. But, as the writer, I am there. I am in the characters' world, seeing and hearing everything around them. Maybe that's why others feel that way too?
Time to venture back into Aetheaon! Here's hoping it doesn't take long to step through the portal.
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