tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73663094061082890802024-03-01T02:12:01.268-08:00Author Thomas AmoThomas Amohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08196879441017461127noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366309406108289080.post-32483170537923901922020-07-20T11:12:00.001-07:002020-07-20T11:13:20.554-07:00Where Have I been You ask?<div class="separator"><br /></div><div>While deleting old Facebook posts today, I came across one of my old blogposts here on my official author page. It left me feeling quite nostalgic. As I perused my old posts, it made me realize how much I missed writing articles and doing author interviews. </div><div><br /></div><div>So, where have I been in the last number of years? Well, I've been on radio. Earlier this month I retired officially from <b><i>Radio Rock 92.6 The Blitz</i></b> as the host of the <b><i>Morning Brew with Tom Slick.</i></b> So much fun, playing classic rock and indie music and having laughs each and everyday with listeners from around the world. </div><div><br /></div><div><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="798" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPpwpev5O5azgnHbMv6z4lYCrfjpREFD_IoLTkpv_agu1zSi3zbArFXkLK7V0ELi9WkuIlfqd-bIxTHbuz3enJjC6IS00CBXMlysb-Cq3KLpAx-eQCopGc1g2m0mZFBH5-pjeDD92cIoqv/w266-h320/30705932_1834141316607860_1414971155986513920_n.jpg" width="266" /> </div><div><br /></div><div>Have I written anything new? Well, I think the most recent book I've written was the horror anthology, <b style="font-style: italic;">"Midnight Never Ends" </b>For fans of <i style="font-weight: bold;">Rod Serling's "Night Gallery" </i>it may just be your cup of tea. I've always been a huge fan of horror fiction, but also a true crime addict as well.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1359" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJyMVxpy8HLddt6a13ql2TWRkujH2MKMUvcUOlVxUya5gAqp2bUron_qi7PGjSQeJ09o7hT5NRHv25yGJsWnSFnO-1nA4woU_8sB1IT4N7JgVyeDbStQhS7N2DOlbOtzsLA0YBuVzuDB5_/s320/Midnight+Never+Ends_Final-001.jpg" /></div><div><br /></div><div>Two of my plays for the stage were produced in recent years. The crazy knock about comedy entitled, <b><i>"Let's Get Lade" </i></b>A story that takes place in the penthouse of a famous New York hotel on the weekend the <i>Beatles</i> make their infamous debut on the <i>Ed Sullivan Show</i>. That show was done at the <b><i>Leeds University </i></b>theatrical department in the UK. And my British farce, <i><b>"Bob's Your Auntie"</b></i> hit the boards down under in Australia. So, I can add internationally produced playwright to my credits now. </div><div><br /></div><div>But enough about me? What have all you fine folks been up to? I'd love to hear from you. Learn about your newest book love, book release, life, etc. Please drop a note and say hello! I truly have missed you all! ~ Tom.</div>Thomas Amohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08196879441017461127noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366309406108289080.post-48125556086216766042013-07-01T08:50:00.001-07:002013-07-01T08:50:42.945-07:00Forever ME selected as a finalist for Best YA of 2013. Voting begins today!<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Today the voting begins! There's a link just under the badge above that will take you to the site. You register for free (ignore the AD, it's not part of the process). Go to the bottom of the page where it says: JUMP TO: and select, The Awards Hall and vote for your favorites! </span><br />
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<br />Thomas Amohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08196879441017461127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366309406108289080.post-475171480941019642013-05-08T13:23:00.000-07:002013-05-14T17:34:07.743-07:00Bullies Aren't Always Your Enemy.<br />
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Bullying doesn't always come in the form of teenage students making fun of you in the halls of your high school. It's a wide-spread pandemic breeding inside social networks. It used to be if you were being bullied, you at least got a reprieve while you were away from school. Not anymore. Technology has seen to that. Teens are so immersed into social networking that it has become the window that bullies climb through without hesitation. Teens build fake accounts on FB, Twitter, MySpace, or any number of other sites in order to ridicule or taunt a fellow student.</div>
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Now the teen can't get away from it at all and girl bullies use tactics that are far more emotionally damaging than two girls pulling hair after school. "Mean Girls" as they've become known in the lexicon of our time, love to send silent threats, where it's what they don't say that can push a teen over the edge causing her to do the unthinkable and end her life. Many don't get the suicide is the only release they know to end the daily suffering. It's sickening that people actually get enjoyment from tearing down another person. Reducing them to the point where they feel so worthless, they are given one of two choices...fight back or give up. </div>
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While I was aware of bullying when I wrote,<b><i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Forever-ME-ebook/dp/B009OYZTLS/ref=zg_bs_6064561011_24"> "Forever ME"</a></i></b> I never realized how much I didn't know about it until I began to talk to teens who had faced it head on. Girls are 100% in agreement, that the way boys bully and girls are completely different. Boys it's almost always a physical threat, with girls...the attack is psychological. The mean girls don't want to just make the teen they are after afraid, they want to demean her, and make her feel like her self worth is less than zero. To them the thought of her killing herself is viewed as a form of entertainment. And should this teen actual give up and commit suicide, these girls will enjoy a brief moment of victory and then as if it were a breeze on their shoulder...move on to the next victim. </div>
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However the one place we don't expect bullies to stalk and taunt us is in our home. More often than not, parents can be worse than strangers, due in large to the fact there is no one there to stop them. They're your parents, you have to listen to them. But before we go further let me say, there's a huge difference to discipline a kid who is out of control and beating down a child simply because you're bigger than they are. Parental bullying often comes in the form of a step-parent. One who wishes you weren't part of the equation and if they have a bitterness towards the absent father or mother then usually the child is the target of their rage. And we wonder what has become of our world. Sibling bullying is another form of terror that often goes unnoticed. The teen who is being attacked often won't say anything because they know eventually they are going to be all alone with the bully and fear the worst. It brought me to the question; "Why don't teens tell someone when they are being attacked?"</div>
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2. Telling someone means they are weak and they don't want to be looked on as a snitch.</div>
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3. The parent/teacher or adult either thinks it's not serious or thinks they're just trying to get attention. </div>
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What's worse is when an adult tries to put it on the teen to deal with it...with insane instructions like: Just ignore them... Stomp on their foot...(really? Stomp on their foot?) Just avoid them.</div>
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When the parent should march themselves to the school and demand to see the teacher and principal together. </div>
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Telling is not as simple as it sounds though. Persecuted teens for some reason feel like it's their cross to bear and they should accept it. This is how guns get brought to school...out of fear, how kids snap and go on a rampage...</div>
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Kids get into fights, but the days of two teens getting into it after school to simply settle their differences is over. Teen fights have now become the new Pay-Per-View event, where everyone with a cell phone is there to record it so it can be played over and over again adding more psychological damage to the bullied teen.</div>
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We have to find a way to encourage our teens to TELL SOMEONE if they are getting bullied.</div>
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There's no shame in telling. I've said in recent interviews about my book "If someone is bullying you and you're scared... <u style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: top !important;">PLEASE TELL SOMEONE! If that person won't listen, TELL SOMEONE ELSE! IF no one in your life listens, TELL ME! I will listen!"</u> And I mean that, because it will not go away on its own.</div>
Thomas Amohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08196879441017461127noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366309406108289080.post-31168275426670154002013-05-04T17:08:00.000-07:002014-08-11T18:15:10.462-07:00Forever ME Nominated for Best YA Novel of 2013!<div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz2uqNCE7b9Qnw0zjR2OJNLVHcRHqgjl7Lrm8HWR02HytfuCOV7hx_9hCMhCNyqJhc08ywOvdYU3tDTX8HpdQLBo9JF9ZhDv-NqDmNy9NX4-cS_OOshTmCPRZSAeXtB4VyhbrEkEIGeCO4/s1600/image.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz2uqNCE7b9Qnw0zjR2OJNLVHcRHqgjl7Lrm8HWR02HytfuCOV7hx_9hCMhCNyqJhc08ywOvdYU3tDTX8HpdQLBo9JF9ZhDv-NqDmNy9NX4-cS_OOshTmCPRZSAeXtB4VyhbrEkEIGeCO4/s400/image.jpeg" height="400" width="366" /></a>One of the great surprises of being a writer is when you see one of your friends get recognized for their work. Naturally you are excited for them, because it shows their quality of storytelling has reached someone and inspired them in a way that it merits being publicly awarded or acknowledged. What's even more exciting when you find out attention has been called to your work as well!<br />
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Such was the case for me yesterday. My long time personal friend and fellow author, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/M.-E.-Franco/e/B008NAKQW6/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_1"><b><i>M.E. Franco</i></b> </a>announced her book, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Where-Will-Dion-Series-ebook/dp/B005HZ0RN8/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1367711619&sr=1-1&keywords=where+will+you+run"><b><i>"Where Will You Run"</i></b></a> was nominated for an award with the<a href="http://astore.amazon.com/efestival2013-20?node=25&page=2"><b><i> eFestival of Words Virtual Book Fair,</i></b></a> recognizing the best in Indie writing for 2013. She provided a link, like you do when you want people to know, you're not just talking out of your bee-hind. So I looked and sure enough there she was! (Not that I ever would have doubted her word.) So I see the list of nominees and to my happiness I see more author friends being called to attention too.<i><u><b> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Michelle-Muto/e/B004RWAZCK/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_1">Michelle Muto</a></b></u></i>, For <a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Haunting-Season-ebook/dp/B00ARYB5I0/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1367711493&sr=1-1&keywords=haunting+season"><b><i>"The Haunting Season"</i></b></a> in Horror, (A great book that I loved reading this year.) Muto is also up for best YA for <b>"Don't Fear The Reaper"</b> another favorite novel of mine.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPexy3kIPoIsvdtPut2VKhlwA9CjMWD_-PVYy_x39iahbrDJTLNusYu_HST2qDHsr5HoLDopZgMJINWv15XYTFv32hqHD2iskhn6CVYETm14FC3zHkzfmVrqLzRqC3zG_5c4xzwgJcd9U5/s1600/Michelle-Muto.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPexy3kIPoIsvdtPut2VKhlwA9CjMWD_-PVYy_x39iahbrDJTLNusYu_HST2qDHsr5HoLDopZgMJINWv15XYTFv32hqHD2iskhn6CVYETm14FC3zHkzfmVrqLzRqC3zG_5c4xzwgJcd9U5/s320/Michelle-Muto.jpg" height="320" width="295" /></a>So it was great seeing my friends and their works getting noticed, because without a doubt they all deserve it. They work very hard at their craft and do not slack at all. But then something astounding happened. As I was looking at the YA category I saw <i>MY</i> name and <i>MY</i> book, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Forever-ME-ebook/dp/B009OYZTLS/ref=tmm_kin_title_0"><b><i>"Forever ME"</i></b></a>....what? Wait? Is that possible? Sure enough it was....Now mind you I didn't even know this organization existed and how I got nominated is a complete mystery to me, but I am grateful, and humbled by it.<br />
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When I was in the theatre, I belonged to an organization that competed over 100 theaters against one another and I was privileged to be nominated as an actor many times, but I always wanted to win as a playwright. Because It meant more to me to have my writing acknowledged than it did my acting. Several of my plays were up for an award but sadly I never got one. I used to think If I could just get that damn award, I would be vindicated as a writer. But my business partner pointed out to me, "You are vindicated every time an audience comes back and pays to see a show you've written. They know it's your show, your name is on the program. When you hear the laughter, that's your award, the applause, that's your award." He was right! <br />
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So this time, I can truly be happy with just being nominated, I don't need to win to know, someone out there believes in my writing. Thank you who ever it was who made this possible for my friends and I and I promise to keep writing the best books I can!<br />
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Thomas Amohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08196879441017461127noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366309406108289080.post-75385678298947726362013-05-01T21:55:00.003-07:002013-05-01T21:55:17.635-07:00Forever ME ~ Paperbacks LIVE NOW!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7jOLrkipoHPdue6Y5i2pd_iln2xjmaQzyvkvnTqzEdL_KFpZBOFC2y62g_e7siUlwH7UHI2moNILneU6ddSaBIUxOgBsna8oWOYZ31AdZoDpjIrLchOhS3BA7Ee2XeHqIeLC8AzJN834V/s1600/Forever+Me2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7jOLrkipoHPdue6Y5i2pd_iln2xjmaQzyvkvnTqzEdL_KFpZBOFC2y62g_e7siUlwH7UHI2moNILneU6ddSaBIUxOgBsna8oWOYZ31AdZoDpjIrLchOhS3BA7Ee2XeHqIeLC8AzJN834V/s400/Forever+Me2.jpg" width="400" /></a><span style="font-size: large;">The Paperback version of <b><i>Forever ME</i></b> went live on Amazon officially tonight.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Originally planned for a May 6, 2013 release. Thanks to Amazon coming on line about 5 days earlier than expected. </span><span style="font-size: large;">So there are three ways for you to get a paperback should you want one.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">1. Buy directly from my estore at Createspace for $12.85 + whatever shipping is. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">2. Via Amazon directly. $12.85 Same price, Shipping will vary based on your shopping.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Forever-ME-Thomas-Amo/dp/1484117018/ref=la_B004NIZCM6_1_3_title_0_main?ie=UTF8&qid=1367469952&sr=1-3">Amazon Paperback of Forever ME CLICK HERE</a> (Not so nice royalty rate here.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">3. Buy direct from me on my blog via PayPal. $15.00 and you get it autographed</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://authorthomasamo.blogspot.com/">Forever ME via PayPal CLICK HERE.</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Questions or comments please drop me a message!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Thank you everyone who has been so supportive of this novel and its message!</span><br />
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<br />Thomas Amohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08196879441017461127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366309406108289080.post-48110083166071740902013-04-22T21:38:00.000-07:002013-04-23T06:48:04.663-07:00Forever ME re-launch ~ New Cover ~Paperbacks ~ And a word about review reactions<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIEeHtVQGDOGmnqNR-jh5_7tGd4CqYeAo4-uXGHViUyRr2M1tp99h4fsClrgNueB4aS3XaBNvkLv-OGjm2RaPXTQHIdxmSwdW5PGadT26letZVGodsZxoedvjyyxvASgNFsDENVpfXDGoL/s1600/ForeverMe+Amazon+GR+Smashwords.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIEeHtVQGDOGmnqNR-jh5_7tGd4CqYeAo4-uXGHViUyRr2M1tp99h4fsClrgNueB4aS3XaBNvkLv-OGjm2RaPXTQHIdxmSwdW5PGadT26letZVGodsZxoedvjyyxvASgNFsDENVpfXDGoL/s400/ForeverMe+Amazon+GR+Smashwords.jpg" width="272" /></a><i>Forever ME </i>has re-launched just over a week ago with a gorgeous new cover by the powerhouse book designer Sarah Hansen at <a href="http://www.okaycreations.com/"><b><i>Okay Creations</i></b></a>. Huge shout out to Sarah and her company.<br />
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<i>Forever ME</i> is a YA novel that was inspired by true events. In October of 2010 I caught a segment on morning television about a group of high school girls from Texas. They had created an organization called, <i><b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Redefining-Beautiful/143133139063539?fref=ts">Redefining Beautiful</a>. </b></i>The idea was to encourage girls to go one day a week without makeup. To get girls to understand they didn't need to look a certain way to be attractive. In a matter of moments I was sold and a concept came to me. Two years later "<i>Forever ME</i>" was published.<br />
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I never dreamed I would write YA novel, I was used to writing comedy for the stage, independent television and film, oh and the occasional horror novel. Of course the thought of taking on the idea of writing a novel of teen angst didn't really cross my mind, for me, I had a story to tell and I was just going to write it. Even when I knew I was going to be spending 90% of the novel writing from a female perspective...a sixteen-year-old teen's perspective. Naturally as I began to write, I began to wonder, will anyone read a novel about teen girls struggling with the social issues that plague our schools and the lives of our youth written by a man? A female author very quickly came to my support and, "Yes, it's a little novel called, "Carrie" by a man you may have heard of named Stephen King."<br />
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"Yes, but that was 1974!" I bemoaned.<br />
"Teens are still teens." This is something every human being who's sixteen or older can attest to. We all worry, will I ever find true love? Why couldn't I have been born rich? Why do the pretty girls always get everything they want? And so on. (They don't BTW, that's just how it seems.) You may have asked different questions but we all still found those years at best, awkward at times and a time when you're still trying to figure out who you are and what you want from your life.<br />
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For me, I always knew I wanted to be in show business. I loved acting and writing. So when it came to writing "<i>Forever ME</i>" for the first time ever I had the entire story in my head within five minutes of watching the segment on morning television. This was a book I loved writing, and I learned a lot about my own emotions and perspectives. But the true test would be....would teen girls like the book? Embrace it? Or would I get tons of hate mail. Well, to my welcome relief, teen girls are taking the time to tell me they do like the book, they love Hannah. I have had a couple of bad comments...but they weren't from teens. I see the occasional comment...seems like "Mean Girls"...in my defense...I have never seen Mean Girls...honest! Cross my heart! There was one person however that stated: I didn't know enough about teen girls to be writing about them. They felt It was so exaggerated I was making fun of the girls." THAT couldn't be farther from the truth. I am a dad. I have a 19 year old daughter who just turned 17 when I began this project. I interviewed teens and asked them directly does this sound right? Teens have no problem telling you if you suck. Their honesty filter is set to wide open. Which is a good thing. But the comment from the person who was an adult really bothered me...bothered me until....a girl from the other side of the planet sent me a message, that said she read <i>Forever ME and cried on public transport while reading it.</i> Then a teen from the midwest left a message on my FB page that said: <i>Forever ME was amazing! Thank you for your contribution to modern literature and to my life. </i>More and more teens began commenting. <i>"Wish I had been allowed to read a book like this when I was an insecure 14 year old." </i> THAT was all the vindication I needed. Obviously teen girls are responding to "<i>Forever ME</i>" in a positive way. And just today I saw this note posted on an earlier blog I had not seen before:<i> Hannah is a heroine. More than a heroine. She is real." </i><br />
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That is all any writer can ask for, is praise from a reader who confirms your writing made an impact on them. I am truly humbled by the girls who have taken the time to tell me, how much they identified with <i>Forever ME</i>. Thank you girls!<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVoaET-4prHS12iFmQih1o6epZ5h4vG3fJ6j7KNJUC9ae1gdnm2nOGaRPuVV41FdlIk1DER5PU6wTgKH7msE5OYP2VkesLrniKOtAC16uJWFhuKZ6B0oRTMMH0DOtOJQ5PPLL1_kjeIg7g/s1600/Forever+Me2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVoaET-4prHS12iFmQih1o6epZ5h4vG3fJ6j7KNJUC9ae1gdnm2nOGaRPuVV41FdlIk1DER5PU6wTgKH7msE5OYP2VkesLrniKOtAC16uJWFhuKZ6B0oRTMMH0DOtOJQ5PPLL1_kjeIg7g/s400/Forever+Me2.jpg" width="400" /></a>So finally the last news: <b><i>Forever ME </i></b>will be in paperback officially on May 6, 2013!<br />
There will be 3 ways to get paperbacks: 1. Amazon.com 2. My Createspace Store and 3. My blog via PayPal. If you notice at the top of my blog there is a PayPal buy button. Copies purchased through my blog are slightly higher priced but they are autographed and the shipping is included on all purchases in the USA. The button is live now and I am accepting advance orders. But release date will be, May 6, 2013!<br />
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Thank you everyone who has taken the time to read the novel, Tweet it, share it on FB and have taken the message of the novel to heart. And once again my fondest thanks to the girls of "Redefining Beautiful" This never would have happened without your heartfelt desire to help girls just learn it's okay to be themselves!<br />
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~ Cheers, Thomas Amo<br />
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<i><br /></i>Thomas Amohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08196879441017461127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366309406108289080.post-50504718620316582542013-04-14T08:47:00.000-07:002013-04-14T08:47:31.516-07:00Write From The Heart<br />
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The truth is however, everyone buys a book for a different reason and your book not selling doesn't mean your writing is bad, it means you haven't found your audience and or gained enough exposure. While getting on the front page of ENT or Pixel Of Ink will give your book a boost..it's pretty much momentary. As your post slides down the feed and disappears so do your sales along with it. Some sales will lag along..but without taking any action you're pretty much back to 1-20 sales for the month again. </div>
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But back to my topic's title. Earlier this week while watching "The Voice" with my wife, I heard a guy sing the song, "I just haven't met you yet." (That may not be the title) He sang great, he was spot on the notes pretty much, but no one turned around. I was surprised by this unil I heard one of the judges tell him..."All I heard was you singing a song." And I thought...well isn't that the point? But no it wasn't. Anyone can sing a song, good or bad, but it's what you do with those lyrics that are going to make the judges hit that button and spin those chairs or not. Same rule applies to writing. Your judges are readers and even though some never turn their chair, try not to take it personally, consider you might be singing in a genre they don't care for. </div>
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Before I began to write novels, I wrote comedy for the live theatre. Full length plays. Mostly British farces. The shows I wrote from my heart, the shows that made me laugh while writing them, usually were hit shows and audience pleasers. The shows where I forced the comedy and TRIED to be funny, usually fell flat on it's face. The audience knew and so did the reviewers. Readers can tell when you're putting them on. But it's not always bad news to write something that isn't your best work because it teaches what not to do next time and hopefully if you do start to do it again, you will recognize it and avoid it. </div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzSJHG2Tv0SHXSSrv0qlsFB5bhimFjyiWNOvVlu1o0XSlA823JtjZKLzijaFlIKouhOWm3scyPkj4v2kcy0f5bsGG2DTx5LLO80xDTe5KipCeJW8FsqsPatrMpZBL4UP9FzlOdy7OWPWxB/s1600/33539_150583481651838_7851977_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzSJHG2Tv0SHXSSrv0qlsFB5bhimFjyiWNOvVlu1o0XSlA823JtjZKLzijaFlIKouhOWm3scyPkj4v2kcy0f5bsGG2DTx5LLO80xDTe5KipCeJW8FsqsPatrMpZBL4UP9FzlOdy7OWPWxB/s320/33539_150583481651838_7851977_n.jpg" width="320" /></a>So, my current novel, "Forever ME" is from the heart. So much so I actually cried writing the final two chapters. I allowed myself to become consumed into the world I created and it was an experience that far exceeded my comedy writing. "Forever ME" is inspired by true events, when I learned about a group of amazing girls from a Texas high school who took the subject of how you look and turned it on it's head, I was awestruck. The five minute segment on the morning news was all I needed to be off and running. The book is now just beginning to gain some ground, but at the same time, it's my desire to keep alive the message these young women so boldy embraced. Will this sell more books? Who can say, but if I never sold another copy, I learned and grew as a writer and that is always a step in the right direction.</div>
Thomas Amohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08196879441017461127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366309406108289080.post-49216385161034868772013-03-25T21:17:00.001-07:002013-03-25T21:17:14.526-07:00Between the Lines : Book Review : Forever Me by Thomas Amo<a href="http://betweenthelinesisanendlessstory.blogspot.com/2013/03/book-review-forever-me-by-thomas-amo.html?spref=bl">Between the Lines : Book Review : Forever Me by Thomas Amo</a>: Name : Forever Me Author : Thomas Amo Genre: YA GoodReads Rating : ...Thomas Amohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08196879441017461127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366309406108289080.post-39680423010094352352013-03-25T02:16:00.001-07:002013-03-25T02:16:35.950-07:00Say It With Books: FOREVER ME by Thomas Amo: Review, Interview + Give...<a href="http://nuzsaysitwithbooks.blogspot.com/2013/03/forever-me-by-thomas-amo-review.html?spref=bl">Say It With Books: FOREVER ME by Thomas Amo: Review, Interview + Give...</a>: Author: Thomas Amo Title: Forever Me Publi shed: October 11th 2012 by GothicTwist Publishing Format: Kindle Edition Webs...Thomas Amohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08196879441017461127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366309406108289080.post-18773327990706092682013-02-06T20:54:00.000-08:002013-02-06T20:54:19.799-08:00The Next Big Thing
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<b>“Forever ME”</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica;"><b>A segment I saw on a morning television show inspired it.</b></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica;"><b>YA Contemporary</b></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>That’s a hard one because there are so many
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<b>But for the adults: Kurt Russell as the dad,
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<b>Amy Acker as Jill. Madchen Amick as Shannon.
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<b><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">“Forever
Me” is a YA novel about sixteen-year-old, Hannah Richards. A plain Jane type of
girl who lives a healthy well adjusted life with her father, the town sheriff.
She’s not popular by any means, but has her own friends. Her life changes when
she comes to the aide of a snobby girl, who’s part of a clique of mean popular
girls. She catches the eye of the most popular guy in school. His mother, a
former beauty queen isn’t keen on her son dating a girl with no social
standing. Soon, Hannah becomes embroiled in a tug of war of friends and social
circles, along with a town mystery that shocks everyone.</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Well to be fair...the first 5 don't really count too much as, you are learning to walk, talk, eat without having to use your fingers. Yes those are accomplishments, but you know the kind I'm talking about. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">One of the ways to see if you're getting anywhere close to your goals is make up a goal wish list. Be grandiose, let your imagination run free. Write down ten things you want to accomplish say in the next 5 years. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I did this back in 1990 and was shocked many years later while moving I came across my list and learned I was actually able to scratch off many of the things I dreamt of!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I don't remember them all, but these were the things I thought at the time were unattainable.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">1. To own my own theatre. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">That happened on May 3, 1997 and lasted until December 5, 2005</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">2. Own a Jaguar car.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I've since owned 2 of them. ( I don't want another.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">That happened April 2000</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">"Silence" and my play, "Bob's Your Auntie" </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Since then: "An Apple For Zoe" "Let's Get Lade" ( a play as a novella) and recently</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I can't remember the others but these were at the time to me...three impossible things to accomplish.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">My goal today is to write full time for a living...that is my birthday wish.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Perhaps to even see one of my novels made into a Hollywood movie.</span><br />
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As a member of what is known as television generation, I cringe at the thought of classic television shows being toyed with or remade. Friday night saw the return of The Munsters to primetime network television. Nearly 45 years after they were cancelled. Only this time it's called Mockingbird Lane and our dear lovable family of ghouls aren't so lovable. Nor laughable.<br />
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This show is being labeled as a drama. Heading up the family this time seems to be focused on Grandpa and not Herman. Grandpa is played by actor Eddie Izzard. While this could be a good thing as I am a fan of Eddie Izzard. He's brilliantly funny and a fine actor. I just can't get past the fact that he's, well—Eddie Izzard. I never see Grandpa, I see Eddie Izzard doing an impression of Grandpa and sounding like James Mason.<br />
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Of course If this were 1974, I think audiences would be thinking Grandpa was being played by Paul Williams. <br />
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I think part of the success of the original Munsters was that it had charm and was genuinely funny. Fred Gwynn always did a remarkable job of making Herman so silly and at times the biggest doofus on the block. He was like a big kid. So far the true actors I believe in their roles are little Eddie and Marilyn.<br />
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One thing I could't believe they did in the opening sequence where a werewolf attacks a troupe of boy scouts, a moment is completely stolen from a b-rated horror film in the late 70's called. "Prophecy" starring Robert Foxworth and Talia Shire. The kid hopping around in his yellow sleeping bag and the monster hits him and of course the bag hit the tree and feathers everywhere. The moment I saw the kid in the yellow sleeping bag...I turned to my wife and said..the kid in the bag....about to be smacked into the tree. Bingo! Thank you...major steal. Shame you guys!<br />
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<!--EndFragment-->Thomas Amohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08196879441017461127noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366309406108289080.post-83235056825397968352012-08-02T14:22:00.000-07:002012-08-03T04:55:42.104-07:00Roger Corman—It's All Your Fault!As I get closer to finishing my next novel, the YA drama, FOREVER ME, and 5 months and 3 days from turning 50! I began to think about how was it, I became a writer? In most interviews I tell about the tale of being taken to Disney's Haunted Mansion in 1973 and how my experience there made me want to write scary stories so I could make enough money to buy my mom a house. While that story is true, it's not completely accurate as to how and why I truly ended up becoming an author. Oh sure I always wanted to be an actor too. I followed that dream, and worked in movies, independent television and even became a full time theatrical producer for about a decade. But outside of my love for acting, film editing, directing and producing. I always come back to being a writer. And while perusing NetFlix yesterday, I saw an old gem of a movie that takes me back to where for me, it all began.<br />
It's 1971 and my older sister is on a date with her boyfriend at the time. Where do most couples go in the age of post hippies, and free love? Where else, to the Drive-In. Well my mom was no fool, she knew what couples do at the Drive-In, and so, guess who got to see a whole bunch of R Rated movies at the age of 8? I guess my mom should have known they weren't going to see the latest kid flick, and certainly not at The Motor Movies on old Hwy 50! <i>(That's where they show all the booby movies!) </i>Well it was also where you could see all the scariest movies of the time too. I remember seeing the trailers for, <i>Hush Hush Sweet Charlotte</i> in Re-Release co featured with the new Alan Alda film, <i>The Mephisto Waltz. </i><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9LwbY6g1zxYKwJkdw5drF_LgVDen1K9SQ4HTJk1FbDy6iIwW9gkcSCCjJ9Na7CD3AJSxSaZqaOWAkdesGv97Hkc0CsOZ9-LMXHdZj5eQUsIvXUwsKnxddfd31u9CclWFISD1PBAqOcuxU/s1600/big_doll_house.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9LwbY6g1zxYKwJkdw5drF_LgVDen1K9SQ4HTJk1FbDy6iIwW9gkcSCCjJ9Na7CD3AJSxSaZqaOWAkdesGv97Hkc0CsOZ9-LMXHdZj5eQUsIvXUwsKnxddfd31u9CclWFISD1PBAqOcuxU/s320/big_doll_house.jpg" width="209" /></a>Anyway, I digress. The whole point of sending me was so my sister couldn't shag in the car. I think maybe perhaps they were always hoping I'd fall asleep, but I'm television generation baby! I don't go to sleep when there's scary stuff and boobs on the screen! So tonight's feature is Roger Corman's exploitation drama, <b><i>The Big Doll House</i></b>, starring a very unknown at the time, Pam Grier. (Yep Rosie's cousin for those of you who follow football and knitting.) Now I haven't seen this picture since 1971 and I'm sure by today's movie standards, it's pretty much a turd. Hell even then it probably was too. But who's keeping score. It's a basic woman's prison movie, only it was set in the Philippines. But it had this crazy lady warden who used some sort of electric device to shock women into submission..and oddly enough shocking them in well...shall we say specific regions. (I'm thinking Frankenstein here kids and nothing more.)<br />
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<br />Thomas Amohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08196879441017461127noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366309406108289080.post-10523253031305842422012-07-12T06:43:00.000-07:002012-07-12T06:43:00.818-07:00Time Machine Saves Book From The Abyss.Oh my god, I've just lost my entire book! The worst feeling any author can experience in the world of word processors, smart phones, iPads and so on. If only there was I way I could go back in time! Well thanks to Apple there is. Well as far as your Mac is concerned.<br />
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Yesterday, I had just finished writing two very important chapters in my new YA novel, "FOREVER ME." As always I click save after every sentence I write and when I get to the end of writing, I usually send a backup copy to email. However my iMac has been dying a slow death due to a worn out video card. But times being what they are, you can't always just run out and buy a new Mac. So you work with it as much as the computer will allow. So in between the screen blacking out in the middle of anything, or just out right freezing, to say it has been a challenge is an understatement for sure.<br />
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No problem though, thanks to my friend and fellow author, Michelle Muto, I have the Time Machine backup drive. My entire computer is SAFE. So I click Time Machine and my Mac freezes. Only once do I see the timeline of the save before I sent the email. Otherwise it just kept crashing...CRAP! But a little sleuthing and I see I sent the email at, 12:25 and most recent save was 12:10. Maybe it won't be so bad, but I can't see the files because Time Machine keeps crashing the Mac. Time to call a superhero.<br />
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My wife Ashton comes to my rescue. We take the Time Machine and connect it to her Mac laptop find the 12:10 version and I only lost half a paragraph! She saves it emails it to me and tells me, "Come on, we're getting you a new Mac! You can't write like this!" My hero! She not only saved my book, but she saved the day and yes I am writing this blog post from my new iMac. To give credit, my Mac lasted me six years trouble free. I can NOT say that ever about a PC.<br />
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So the point of this blog is all about SAVE YOUR STUFF!!! Get a backup drive, save to email, use a flash drive, print out a hard copy but do not take any risk that could result you losing months if not years of hard work in the blink of an eye. If you own a Mac get an external HD and plug it in, Time Machine automatically goes to work for you. I paid like $140 for a 1T HD. So worth the money and peace of mind. So this morning I am once again feeling good about my novel, a new computer and naturally feeling very blessed by a wife who believes in my writing. I have to say thanks to all my friends who sent me posts yesterday on FB, cheering me and encouraging me about what steps they take to keep their stuff safe, but I would be remiss if I did not mention my friend from high school, Sean and his absolute amazing observation: "Something to be said about good old fashioned, pen and paper, hmm?" Point taken Sean! Reminds me of the space program. Americans spent millions of dollars trying to design a pen that would work in space but zero gravity did something to the ink. "What are the Russians doing?" You guessed it. "Using a pencil."<br />
<br />Thomas Amohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08196879441017461127noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366309406108289080.post-77443449936852927762012-06-17T11:19:00.000-07:002013-04-15T17:43:13.364-07:00Meet The Authors! Or How to not let the audience know you're giddy!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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B& N material...but that didn't bother us, we loved being guests of our local library and it helped me see the need to support our hometown library. They were so gracious to both of us, purchasing copies of our books to help support local authors. We in turn agreed to come, speak, and autograph the raffled copies. It was truly a wonderful event.<br />
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For what M.E. and I understood this would be an adult event to which we readily agreed as both our novels are adult themed. But as the time clicked closer to begin, more and more parents with children filled the room. M.E. and I exchanged deer in the headlights expressions..."DOH!"<br />
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Both of us had arranged certain chapters to read from our books and now...both scrambling and looking for F-bombs, mention of boobs, passion or anything that wasn't kid-friendly. I took the stand first as this was my second public event and M.E.'s first. I let the audience know, our books were adult in nature but we were taking the kids into consideration so they wouldn't worry, or rush them out the room, like bad parents who took their kids to see films like the Exorcist or Jaws back in the 1970's.<br />
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For a brief moment I thought this is how Quentin Tarentino must feel when he goes to an event as a guest speaker for a 70's night...and finds out...70's are how old everyone is! Seriously it went really well, M.E. and I didn't miss a beat. In fact she quickly found an alternative chapter and she sounded brilliant as if she had planned it all along.<br />
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So the time comes for a Q&A and the questions were great the audience kept us laughing and when it seem to come to a lull, my wife came to the rescue with a new question that got us back on track!<br />
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All in all, the experience was awesome, not only did we get to support our local library but we got to meet a lot of wonderful people, who were so supportive of us as writers. I encourage indie authors, go to your public library, offer them a free copy of your book in exchange for an author event, bet they'd be pleased to agree! It's good to get out there and meet the public! Who knows who might be in the audience...The nice thing...they invited us back when we release our next book!<br />
<br />Thomas Amohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08196879441017461127noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366309406108289080.post-61331682263050806652012-06-12T08:07:00.003-07:002012-06-12T08:07:59.775-07:00From Drama Class To Published Authors.Authors, M.E. Franco and Thomas Amo, have more in common than being Indie authors, they have been friends since meeting in drama class sometime in the last century. "Instantly, I knew she was talented! She was not only hysterically funny, but she was joy to share the stage with." Oddly enough the two years I shared a drama class with M.E. Franco in high school, we wouldn't actually be in a show together until, 1997 when I opened up my own all comedy theatre,<i> "Smiler's Comedy Playhouse."</i> Previous to that experience though, the two of us were in a movie together,<b><i> "The Revenge of Chris White</i></b>" and the sitcom, <i><b>"Passport, Please."</b></i> (Don't look for those gems of T.V. and motion picture entertainment) you won't find them anywhere. They're most likely buried alongside of Jimmy Hoffa.<br />
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This Saturday, our dynamic due continues on their trek in the world of arts and entertainment, as now we have both gone from being, stars of stage and screen to published authors. (Yes, this is a self serving blog.) Both of us have been writing all of our lives. I was published, in 2000 with my adventure romance novel, <i><b>"Silence."</b></i> It would be another eleven years before I was published again and for good reason. I still had a lot to learn about being a writer. During the 1990's while I owned my theatre, I began writing my own plays for the stage and that taught me a great deal about plot development and how to get the story moving from the beginning. If you own an all comedy theatre, then yours shows should begin with a laugh and end with a laugh...if you can't manage that...you shouldn't be writing comedy.<br />
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I was thrilled when I spoke to M.E. about the fact she was going to publish her first novel! Now just over a year she's about to release her second in a series. So to celebrate, we are appearing together at the Stockton library this Saturday, June the 16th at 2:pm where we will be reading from our novels, <b><i>"An Apple For Zoe, & Where Will You Run?"</i></b> We will also be talking about the world of Indie publishing and doing a Q&A as well.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Many authors don't like to use models to represent the face of their main character as they feel sometimes it stifles the reader's mental idea of what that particular character looks like. The argument might be, write good details and the readers won't need a face, but me personally, I am drawn to covers that use a face. It's no different than a movie poster, it is an enticement to draw a prospective viewer or reader in this case. Not that I can't imagine the characters in my mind but if the author has decided to show me, and I'm agreeable to it, then all the better for me as I dig into the story.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I'm sure there are as many books that do just fine with a plain cover, but me personally, I want to give the reader a serious reason to want to pick up my work, and let's face it (no pun intended) who doesn't like a pretty face?</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Zoe is an author as well and she totally gets the idea of knowing what your characters look like from the outset. I was thrilled beyond words when she agreed to become the face of sixteen-year old, Hannah Richards. We talked about what Hannah was like, and her habits, then we shared some ideas and the result is going to be a gorgeous cover. The book is scheduled for a Spring 2012 release, pending edits. It is ironic that a model named Zoe is going to be the face of my next female lead considering my last novel is titled An Apple For Zoe. And yes there have been times where I nearly called her Hannah because whenever I think of Hannah, I see Zoe...I suppose the good thing is the model for An Apple For Zoe wasn't named Hannah! Then I'd really be a mess.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Get your very own copy of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Lets-Get-Lade-ebook/dp/B006GIV8TM/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1330821643&sr=1-1">Let's Get Lade on Kindle! CLICK HERE</a></span></div>Thomas Amohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08196879441017461127noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366309406108289080.post-58209886015328266232012-02-24T07:04:00.000-08:002012-02-24T07:04:58.475-08:00Mr. Amo's Wild Ride! By Scott Cherney.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ3wd-iDwRQpw8zl-MHK24dth41NJaWHy3KfekgQk7wpfT8rbX5JS9B_qeKjsN1NPU8w0oiFFpLYUbHdXT716indbBoTiWug1M133nc38IN8Z-_CEVNRQk-pxIxa35gqp_EcBKmekcaQA9/s1600/DisneyEticket.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ3wd-iDwRQpw8zl-MHK24dth41NJaWHy3KfekgQk7wpfT8rbX5JS9B_qeKjsN1NPU8w0oiFFpLYUbHdXT716indbBoTiWug1M133nc38IN8Z-_CEVNRQk-pxIxa35gqp_EcBKmekcaQA9/s320/DisneyEticket.jpg" width="320" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Back in the Prehistoric Era, tickets were required for each of the attractions and rides at Disneyland. The ticket books were alphabetized from A to E, indicating the level and/or appeal in ascending order. A was reserved for most kiddie rides or something a bit duller like the People Mover. But E tickets were the top of the line, guaranteeing thrills and chills for the most coveted of attractions like the bobsledding spectacle known as the Matterhorn.</span><br />
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</tbody></table>Thomas Amohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08196879441017461127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366309406108289080.post-43614879120096243762012-01-26T19:49:00.000-08:002012-01-26T21:48:58.744-08:00OFFICIAL UPDATE January 26, 2012<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Just In Time For Spring Break!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's an advance peek at the teaser poster for my upcoming YA Novel.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Thomas Amohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08196879441017461127noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366309406108289080.post-46401286665049370082012-01-26T16:27:00.000-08:002012-01-26T16:27:57.640-08:00scott cherney's etc.: The Doctor is In<a href="http://cherneyetc.blogspot.com/2012/01/doctor-is-in.html?spref=bl">scott cherney's etc.: The Doctor is In</a>: About a year ago, I had been introduced to a co-worker’s grandson as “This is Scott. He writes books.” “What kind of books?” the pre-teen...Thomas Amohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08196879441017461127noreply@blogger.com0