Author Feature 3: Mark O’Neill – The Ancients and the Angels

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alternative history, Archons, author feature on Lada Ray Blog, Celestials, dystopian, fantasy/sci-fi, Mark O'Neill, The Ancients and the Angels

I am very thrilled and excited to introduce my today’s guest, Mark O’Neill, artist, author of The Ancients and the Angels series, YA Revolutionary, and the all around great guy from Chicago, IL! Mark in part was the inspiration behind the #YARevolution idea and I consider him a kindred spirit. Read about the first two books in this original alternative history/dystopian fantasy series, including my review of book 1, Celestials.

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NaNoWriMo 2012 is here!

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Author Lada Ray, dystopian, metaphysical fantasy, NaNoWriMo 2012, National Novel Writing Month, The Earth Shifter, thriller, writing and publishing, writing at a coffee house, YA fantasy

Ah, it’s that time of the year again. My favorite season plus the mega-popular NaNoWriMo is here! Come November 1, 300,000 writers – seasoned, aspiring and anywhere in-between, will be pulling college-style all-nighters in order to accomplish the admirable goal of finishing that dream of a novel, or at least enough of it (namely, 50k words) to paste the coveted “NaNoWriMo 2012 Winner!” badge on their website, blog, or Facebook page.

This year, I decided to join, too. As many of you know, I am working on my big project: THE EARTH SHIFTER, new metaphysical YA fantasy/thriller – anticipated release: December, 2012. Full-size cover, blurb and more here.

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I will not be using NaNoWriMo to write my novel from scratch, but rather to finish it, polish it up and make it as absorbing and delightful to read as possible. THE EARTH SHIFTER is substantially longer than 50k words, so I have my work cut out for me. 😉

I went ahead and joined the Upstate New York chapter of NaNoWriMo. Writing is a lonely endeavor, therefore write-ins are a great way to break up the monotony and to meet fellow writers and kindred spirits (and potential readers, too). Write-ins can be done at participating library or book store, but for the real ambiance, a coffee house with wi-fi and all the writer’s best friends, namely coffee, tea and lots of chocolate, is highly preferred.

Image courtesy Latte Lounge, Oneonta, NY

I am looking for write-in buddies to meet at one of the following 2 places:

1. Latte Lounge, 196 Main St, Oneonta. http://www.the-latte-lounge.com/ If you are nearby and would like to join, I am planning on being there on Thursday, 11/1 3-7 pm. A couple of people expressed an interest in this write-in. We may make it a regular, if all goes well.

2. Daly’s Coffee Bar, 5410 Main St/Rt 23, Windham. http://dalyscoffeebar.com/ Time and date TBD. Possibly Saturday or Monday. One other person expressed an interest so far. Please let me know if you’d like to join our cozy gathering. Note, we may switch to Higher Grounds Coffee instead. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Higher-Grounds-Coffee-Co/302891989763169

If you live in Upstate New York and would like to join us, please let me know!

Cheers, and happy and productive NaNoWriMo 2012 to all!

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Revealing THE EARTH SHIFTER: Upcoming YA Fantasy Thriller

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Author Lada Ray, Comet of Karma, dystopian, Earth Keepers Chronicles, ebook, fantasy/scifi, Lake Baikal, Moscow, New York, Siberia, spiritual/metaphysical, The Earth Shifter, thriller, writing and publishing, YA fiction

Cover Copyright Lada Ray 2012

A highly anticipated YA fantasy/thriller set in Moscow, Sacred Lake Baikal (Siberia), New York, Princeton, and mystical realms of Heaven & Earth. 

Category: novel, YA fantasy/scifi, thriller, dystopian, visionary/metaphysical

Anticipated release: mid-December 2012

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From the Earth Keepers Chronicles

Mankind would never know how close it came to annihilation on June 30, 1908. Somewhere in the murky depths of the Cosmos, a Comet of Karma is born. When all hope fades, it is sent to planet Earth, its sole mission to wipe out a failing civilization. It has happened before, and it can happen again. Except this time, the Earth Keepers would not interfere.

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The Comet of Karma tasked with destroying a failing civilization…

The Earth Keepers endowed with supreme powers over the planet and agonizing over the ultimate decision…

The Protectors risking their lives to keep the world intact…

A beautiful brunette with hidden agenda, who is infinitely more than anyone knows…

Two ambitious and unscrupulous men, who’ll stop at nothing…

Global secret society bent on usurping power on Earth…

A woman, ready to betray in order to save her son…

Old spy organization with a secret human weapon…

The Shifters, with power over mind, matter, time and space…

And three teenagers, two of whom are destined to become mankind’s salvation—the all-powerful KEY of DESTINY. They will open a new era for humanity, if they succeed in keeping their souls uncorrupted… and if they manage to come together before it’s too late…

..THE EARTH SHIFTER page @ official author site: LadaRay.com. 

..You can now read the first 2 chapters of The Earth Shifter FREE!

Here’s how: CATHARSIS, Legend of the Lemurians (prequel and companion to The Earth Shifter), includes it as a bonus. Ebook is available on:

Amazon US for only $.99; for £0.77 on Amazon UK; EUR 0,89 on Amazon DE and other European countries.

Finally, it is presently FREE on Smashwords!

(Coming to B&N, Sony, Kobo and Apple very soon)

To download, please click on links above.

Additional buy links : Lada Ray Book Store

Dear readers, thank you for stopping by and happy reading!

Please let me know what you think – comments and likes are always greatly appreciated! 🙂

Book Review: The Dark Yergall by Jason Sullivan

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5 Stars: A Look at What Our Society Could Evolve Into!

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By Lada Ray “Author”

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This review is from: The Dark Yergall (The Adventures of Nosir Rag) (Kindle Edition)

The Dark Yergall is a great dystopian fantasy set well into the future, but it has a disturbingly real resonance to the world we live in today. Much like the Orwellian society in 1984, this future world is creepy and punctured with mindless, thoughtless official propaganda designed to make the populace believe they reside in a utopia, even if the opposite is true. The author achieves his goal of presenting a grotesque, crazy, mind-numbing system, while also filling his world with aliens, nonsensical bureaucratic sound bites, futuristic terminology and even some humor. The main character, Nosir Rag, is the GenMod (genetically modified person), who is about to find out what this society is really like.

Buy THE DARK YERGALL on Amazon (ebook and print versions)

Visit Jason Sullivan’s Blog DIFFERENT OUTCOMES!

Visit Jason Sullivan’s Amazon Author Page to learn more about his other books: http://www.amazon.com/Jason-Sullivan/e/B00488V1XK/ref=ntt_dp_epwbk_0

Goodreads page: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13421967-the-dark-yergall

Follow Jason on Twitter: @Jas_Chronicles

Read Jason Sullivan’s May Day blog interview with me: http://differentoutcomes.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/may-day-interview-with-lada-ray-author-of-gold-train/