Brian MacLearn's Blog - Posts Tagged "romance"

I recently submitted "Ridicule" to the Reader's Favorite contest in the Fiction/suspense category. I'm hoping it will score high reviews and move on to the finalist group. This is my third novel and in no way is it similar to the other two. Those who have read all my books made similar comments, "This is different, and it's not like your other books." They also said how much they enjoyed it. As an author, when you write such dissimilar genres it makes it difficult to judge whether or not you are improving in writing ability. I wonder what my true voice is. I believe that in all my stories I have used strong characters, moral characters, and true and descriptive emotions. This will never be more so than in my next novel "Isolation." I feel like the first three novels were preparing me for the journey that I am currently on as I write this next story. If it works out the way my mind envisions, then the reader will finish the book and say, "Oh my god, I never saw that coming." And…then proceed to reread the story to find all the clues they missed the first time. We all (writers) have a great book inside of us, and something is telling me that this might be mine. I only hope that I am up to the challenge of making it as good as it deserves…

As a celebration of summer, and the upcoming release of "Ridicule," I have lowered the kindle price of "Remember Me" to $.99 on Amazon.com. Pass it on to your friends and let them know.

Thanks,

Brian

"Isolation" was released in September of 2018. Since its release, I've been reworking "Sensitive" (a raw horror story, and nearing the completion of my first draft of "Purpose." I'm excited by both works, but especially, "Purpose." This novel has a little of everything in it. My hope is that it will make you think, make you smile, and make you fall in love with the characters; it, as with all my novels, still has that twist you might not see coming. Rather than narrated by a lead character, it covers nearly a dozen characters that have a commonality between them—Matthew. It spans over 70 years as each character slowly moves towards a singular point that is about to happen. Matthew is only shared by their personal recollections. Cole Jansen would be considered the main protagonist as he works to uncover the link between all of them and the history that binds them together. Time is running out as the world is about to experience events that will forever shape the future.

Until the world recovers, be safe and be kind.

Brian MacLearn