Musings of Two Creative Minds

That's right, my second novel "The Ship" is now free for for all Kindle users.  This 5-star paranormal/mystery continues the story of Cassandra Elliot and Julie Cloudfoot, the two young women who fought alongside Alex and Veronica in my first novel "The Bridge" These two young ladies have fallen in love and have come to Santa Cruz to see if their new relationship can work, as well as bury Julie's uncle who had been guarding the bridge as part of his duties as the family shaman. But there are new problems. Julie is finding out that the shaman mantle has been passed to her, but she things there is nothing to guard against as the being that had lain hidden inside the bridge is no more. However, another evil from another para-earth has arisen and has marked Cassandra is its target. Now the two will have to fight against a new threat that threatens to tear apart them apart before they fully begin. Once again ghosts, psychics, and shamans await y...

Some months back, I talked about Kindle Select and Kindle Unlimited and how I did not feel comfortable about having my e-books available exclusively in Kindle form.  For those unfamiliar with what was discussed, here's  a quick explanation.  In order to be part of Kindle Select and Kindle Unlimited, your book cannot be available in any other e-book format (Nook, Sony, Apple, etc.).  This of course means your the e-version of your book cannot be up for sale through Smashwords, Nook, and other e-formats.  This did not rub me the right way at the time, but since then there as been no activity for either of my books through Smashwords, Barnes and Noble, or other outlets besides Amazon in spite of a lot of promoting on my part. But then another disturbing trend began to appear.  I started seeing my books selling on Amazon and I began hoping this meant a growing trend in sales.  However, there was a problem.  In spite of the sales I was not s...

*FREE TODAY AND TOMORROW FOR AMAZON KINDLE* "The Bridge", book one in the Para-Earth Series for FREE for ALL Kindle users through Amazon. That's right, you can enjoy this 4 and 5 star tale for FREE. This paranormal/mystery will introduce you to ghosts, psychics, and a whole new vision of parallel realities unlike anything you've ever read before. So grab a copy for yourself and tell everyone you know so they can take advantage of this 2-day opportunity, they'll thank you for it. Book 2 in this series will be available for FREE next weekend so you'll have plenty of time to enjoy "The Bridge" and see what happens next. Click on the link below and enjoy yourselves everyone: http://www.amazon.com/The-Bridge-Para-Earth-Series-Book-ebook/dp/B00B86DR9G/ref=pd_rhf_gw_p_img_1?ie=UTF8&refRID=0XQ3F748RYGVT4VFBH5E

*IN CASE ONE BOOK WASN'T ENOUGH, HERE'S ANOTHER SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT FOR KINDLE UNLIMITED SUBSCRIBERS* That's right Kindle Unlimited subscribers can now get "The Ship", book two int he Para-Earth Series for FREE through Amazon.  This book has been given 5-star reviews and is available to you now through Kindle Unlimited. This paranormal/mystery continues the story of Cassandra and Julie, two young women who fought alongside Alex and Veronica in my first novel "The Bridge".  The two have fallen in love and have come to Santa Cruz to see if their new relationship can work, as well as bury Julie's uncle who had been guarding the bridge as part of his duties as the family shaman. But there are new problems. Julie is finding out that the shaman mantle has been passed to her, but she things there is nothing to guard against as the being that had lain hidden inside the bridge is no more. However, another evil from another para-earth has aris...

*Special announcement for Kindle Unlimited Subscribers* You can now get "The Bridge", book on in the Para-Earth Series for FREE through Amazon.  That's right, you can enjoy this 4 and 5 star tale for free as part of your Kindle Unlimited subscription.  This paranormal/mystery will introduce you to ghosts, psychics, and a whole new vision of parallel realities unlike anything you've ever read before. So why not check it out today and enjoy a really exciting summer read. Plus when you're done you'll find book 2 in the series, "The Ship", is also available through Kindle Unlimited. Just click on the link below to get started and please help spread the word to everyone you know.  Thank you and happy reading everyone... http://www.amazon.com/The-Bridge-Para-Earth-Series-Book-ebook/dp/B00B86DR9G/ref=pd_sim_351_1?ie=UTF8&refRID=0TXXNAMPAYHW47GCQ7C1

The band called the All-American Rejects, wrote a song called "Move Along" which has always stuck with me.  It did so even more when I saw the video which at one point involves a member of the band falling backwards into what appears to be an empty swimming pool.  But just as he's in mid-air, the scene shifts to a side view where we see a bunch of hands rise up out of the empty pool to catch and support him.   That's what a lot of you have been doing for me since my last entry and I want to say a huge "THANK YOU!"  So many of you encouraged me saying, "You'll find a way forward..." or  "Are you absolutely sure there's no way to unite the two ideas, it sounds awesome?" These comments came to me here, on FB and over on Google+.   After reading all this feedback and dwelling on the problem I finally realized I was dealing with another "Rubik's Cube" (For those not familiar with what I mean by this, here's a...

University is done so I'm free to write once more, my computer is running nicely, and I'm full of ideas.  "So what's the problem?" I hear you ask.  Well... remember that blog entry I recently did about a certain 'whale' I had to let get away... (For those who missed that entry here's the link:  http://allankrummenacker.blogspot.com/2015/04/the-tale-of-whale-who-got-away.html ).  Well, I'm finding myself in the same position once again.  And since it's happening in the here and now, I thought I'd share my thought processes and reasoning with you all, in the hopes it might help you should you find yourself in a similar dilemma. So I stand at a crossroads, trying to weigh my options about whether or not to cut a scene I truly love and think is totally amazing?  I have this wonderful scene where one of my four lead characters is involved in a wreck down in the subway tunnels of New York City.  She was targeted by a mysterious stalker w...