D.J. Adamson's Blog
January 23, 2021
BOOK REVIEWS
January 2021 Issue of Le Coeur de l’Artiste Magazine is out. Click here to read book reviews for V. E. Schwab (historical fantasy); Luanne Rice, Marin Montgomery (Mystery); Jenny Ashcroft, Patricia Morrisrow (historical romance); Max Brooks, H. Russell Wakefield (Paranormal, Ghostly); and Naguib Mahfouz (Novel Prize Author).
Reading is always fun and wonderful when the work is entertaining, intriguing, suspenseful and enlightening. The authors listed above will not disappoint.
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Reading is always fun and wonderful when the work is entertaining, intriguing, suspenseful and enlightening. The authors listed above will not disappoint.
To receive the monthly magazine, FREE, go to: https://www.djadamson.com/contact.html
November 22, 2020
Le Coeur November 2020
November 2020 Issue of Le Coeur de l'Artiste, reviewing:
The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates; Unspeakable Things by Jess Lourey; The Housewarming by S. E. Lynes; Red Russia by Tanya Thompson; Mercy Street by Peter Sexton; and Abigail's Window by Susan Lynn Solomon.
To access go to: https://www.djadamson.com/le-coeur-de......
To get it as a Free Monthly PDF, go to: https://www.djadamson.com/contact.html,
KEEP YOUR EYE OUT--giving Lillian Dove books out FREE, Suppose and Let Her Go, right before Thanksgiving as a thank you for all of your support.
The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates; Unspeakable Things by Jess Lourey; The Housewarming by S. E. Lynes; Red Russia by Tanya Thompson; Mercy Street by Peter Sexton; and Abigail's Window by Susan Lynn Solomon.
To access go to: https://www.djadamson.com/le-coeur-de......
To get it as a Free Monthly PDF, go to: https://www.djadamson.com/contact.html,
KEEP YOUR EYE OUT--giving Lillian Dove books out FREE, Suppose and Let Her Go, right before Thanksgiving as a thank you for all of your support.
September 23, 2020
BOOK REVIEWS
SEPTEMBER'S ISSUE, Reviewing David Crow, Haruki Murakami, Lauren K. Denton, James Lee Burke, Eckhart Tolle Don't miss reading The Pale Faced Lie. I would enjoy hearing how you liked it!You can read the Le Coeur Magazine HEREhttps://www.djadamson.com/le-coeur-de...
August 19, 2020
I WANT TO GO ON VACATION!
I WANT TO GO ON VACATION! We usually travel once a year, but this year, our year 2020, we are unable to take off and see the world. But I wasn’t going to let that stop me. Join me in taking a trip abroad. Itinerary: Edinburgh, Scotland; Florence, Italy; Mumbi, India; Melbourne, Australia—with authors Carole Lawrence, Marv Levy, James W. Ziskin, Monique Truong, Janet Skeslien Charles, Vaseem Khan, Nev March, and Michelle Somers. What a great time! Mystery, Exotic places, Wine, Food, and Adventure. Usually with vacations, once I get back, I am exhausted. Not this time. I made the trip safely and with the energy to plan some more.
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July 19, 2020
Le Coeur de l'Artiste July 2020
Middle summer. Still many more hours to read out on the patio. My favorite place. As a child, I would grab a book, a sack lunch, get on my horse (yes, the mare’s name was Flicka), and along with my dogs, we would wander down to the river to find a good spot to read for the day. From morning until time for dinner—which both my horse and dogs reminded me was coming up soon.
Staying-in has not been a problem for me. I am lucky, I can work from home. Those wonderful childhood days taught me the friendships of storytelling, the ability to enjoy time alone, and the value of taking the day as it comes. I laugh because today my parents would be probably called in to social services for child endangerment. I can hear my mom say: Danger? She’s just off down in the field and her dogs and horse haven’t come home. Dare say, if something happened to me, both my horse and dogs would have gone back to the house due to lack of amusement.
I hope you are all safe and well, and I hope you will find the time to make reading-friendships with the authors I am reviewing this issue: Mary L. Trump, Tara Westover, Caimh McDonnell, Anne Frasier, Michael C. Grumley, Paul D. Marks,Anthony Haywood, and Marc Levy. Find Le Coeur de l'Artiste at http://www.djadamson.com
Staying-in has not been a problem for me. I am lucky, I can work from home. Those wonderful childhood days taught me the friendships of storytelling, the ability to enjoy time alone, and the value of taking the day as it comes. I laugh because today my parents would be probably called in to social services for child endangerment. I can hear my mom say: Danger? She’s just off down in the field and her dogs and horse haven’t come home. Dare say, if something happened to me, both my horse and dogs would have gone back to the house due to lack of amusement.
I hope you are all safe and well, and I hope you will find the time to make reading-friendships with the authors I am reviewing this issue: Mary L. Trump, Tara Westover, Caimh McDonnell, Anne Frasier, Michael C. Grumley, Paul D. Marks,Anthony Haywood, and Marc Levy. Find Le Coeur de l'Artiste at http://www.djadamson.com
June 13, 2019
Just Thinking
Why am I doing this? This isn’t what I expected.
It holds the list and the schedule. I thought it was my inner voice begging to do what I love doing. But, okay, assessing that list is my ego where all expectations are housed.
As Charlotte Bronte asked, “Is life so constructed that the event does not, cannot, will not match the expectation?”
Where did I get the expectation? Did I create the expectation or was it created by outside forces: father, mother, friend, colleague? A colleague is looking as if they were receiving all of their expectations while I continue to wait for mine to arrive.
Watching someone else’s life, through my ego, gives me the notion then this is the way the world works. I immediately become competitive…the green-eyed monster pokes up its envious head and becomes immediately disappointed in anything I do.
And what’s the pleasure in that? What heartbeats am I wasting?
Okay, if my ego created my expectation as a kind of unspoken pact with the universe, then is the universe to blame, or me? Example, an unspoken pact: I will work to write the best short story possible. Expected hope for an outcome such as immediately sought for publishing, win a prize, or receive accolades.
Is someone/or something to blame? Yes, my hurt ego says. My ego, an inner child in me. Expecting the universe to fulfill my expectation is like a bunny laying eggs because it’s Easter. It’s not Natural.
The only way I can think to change what I expect is to rewrite the expectation. Consider from another perspective. Such as-- I hate rewriting. Of course, I expect it to be a fairly perfect first draft. Maybe instead, I could regard this expectation as an intention — a step to more steps. If I keep putting expectations on myself and can let go of my ego from giving analysis whether the result was good or bad, then my expectations turn into desires aimed toward the desired effect from my efforts.
Perhaps expectation should not be the pat to the ego or an ending gratification; but instead, a window opening to another expectation that will continue the journey. Reflect on it more like a jar of pennies you keep on your dresser… what you might get if you ever had the time to count them all.
It holds the list and the schedule. I thought it was my inner voice begging to do what I love doing. But, okay, assessing that list is my ego where all expectations are housed.
As Charlotte Bronte asked, “Is life so constructed that the event does not, cannot, will not match the expectation?”
Where did I get the expectation? Did I create the expectation or was it created by outside forces: father, mother, friend, colleague? A colleague is looking as if they were receiving all of their expectations while I continue to wait for mine to arrive.
Watching someone else’s life, through my ego, gives me the notion then this is the way the world works. I immediately become competitive…the green-eyed monster pokes up its envious head and becomes immediately disappointed in anything I do.
And what’s the pleasure in that? What heartbeats am I wasting?
Okay, if my ego created my expectation as a kind of unspoken pact with the universe, then is the universe to blame, or me? Example, an unspoken pact: I will work to write the best short story possible. Expected hope for an outcome such as immediately sought for publishing, win a prize, or receive accolades.
Is someone/or something to blame? Yes, my hurt ego says. My ego, an inner child in me. Expecting the universe to fulfill my expectation is like a bunny laying eggs because it’s Easter. It’s not Natural.
The only way I can think to change what I expect is to rewrite the expectation. Consider from another perspective. Such as-- I hate rewriting. Of course, I expect it to be a fairly perfect first draft. Maybe instead, I could regard this expectation as an intention — a step to more steps. If I keep putting expectations on myself and can let go of my ego from giving analysis whether the result was good or bad, then my expectations turn into desires aimed toward the desired effect from my efforts.
Perhaps expectation should not be the pat to the ego or an ending gratification; but instead, a window opening to another expectation that will continue the journey. Reflect on it more like a jar of pennies you keep on your dresser… what you might get if you ever had the time to count them all.
April 4, 2019
BREAKING NEWS!
On Kindle Unlimited.
https://www.amazon.com/Suppose-Lillia...
BREAKING NEWS!
Newest Review for Suppose, Second Book in the Lillian Dove Series:
5 Stars!
Like all good mysteries, Adamson creates a tale riddled with questions. Intertwined with bantering dialogue and heated conversations, Lillian's self-imposed ponderings about recent events help draw us into the heart and mind of the central character. As a soul-searching individual coming to grips with the past, Lillian's dream states offer a glimpse of her lost childhood and her fractured life. Adamson clearly has an eye for detail. Whether exposed in the sharp visuals of a crime scene, or revealed in the aromatic constants of a nursing home environment perfumed by the fragrance of "urine, unwashed bodies, and the Wednesday night meatloaf special," the writing paints a colorful, and vivid picture.
Through the character of Lillian Dove, readers are introduced to a flawed, but tenacious female heroine who is genuinely likable. Suppose is a mystery filled with small-town heart, yet big city edge, unexpected excitement, and a touch of humor. Together they prove a smart, and winning combination.
https://www.amazon.com/Suppose-Lillia...
BREAKING NEWS!
Newest Review for Suppose, Second Book in the Lillian Dove Series:
5 Stars!
Like all good mysteries, Adamson creates a tale riddled with questions. Intertwined with bantering dialogue and heated conversations, Lillian's self-imposed ponderings about recent events help draw us into the heart and mind of the central character. As a soul-searching individual coming to grips with the past, Lillian's dream states offer a glimpse of her lost childhood and her fractured life. Adamson clearly has an eye for detail. Whether exposed in the sharp visuals of a crime scene, or revealed in the aromatic constants of a nursing home environment perfumed by the fragrance of "urine, unwashed bodies, and the Wednesday night meatloaf special," the writing paints a colorful, and vivid picture.
Through the character of Lillian Dove, readers are introduced to a flawed, but tenacious female heroine who is genuinely likable. Suppose is a mystery filled with small-town heart, yet big city edge, unexpected excitement, and a touch of humor. Together they prove a smart, and winning combination.
March 19, 2019
New Book Released!
At The Edge of No Return
Psychological Thriller Dark and Disturbing Choices
Paranormal Uncertainties
At the Edge of No Return, psychological thriller, brings four characters to the edge of falling toward darkness or light.
Has Elvis Colt, a serial killer, rolled the dice too many times; the Reverend William Meeks lost any chance for salvation; Jack Goodman, forever stuck at Horizon’s End; and behavior psychologist Dr. Georgia Jeningson made a fatal decision when trying to right a wrong which she can never take back?
At the Edge of No Return offers more than just another story of murder, vengeance, and love lost. The novel explores what can take all of us to the edge.
2018 Mystery and Mayhem Award Winner, D. J. Adamson wins again with this novel, taking the reader into the darker side of humanity by observing the consequences created by choices. It’s a twisted ride that will keep the reader thinking beyond the book and with the hope Adamson will have a sequel to this novel soon.
“…tension built slowly throughout the story leading to an exciting ending.”
Get it on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07...
Psychological Thriller Dark and Disturbing Choices
Paranormal Uncertainties
At the Edge of No Return, psychological thriller, brings four characters to the edge of falling toward darkness or light.
Has Elvis Colt, a serial killer, rolled the dice too many times; the Reverend William Meeks lost any chance for salvation; Jack Goodman, forever stuck at Horizon’s End; and behavior psychologist Dr. Georgia Jeningson made a fatal decision when trying to right a wrong which she can never take back?
At the Edge of No Return offers more than just another story of murder, vengeance, and love lost. The novel explores what can take all of us to the edge.
2018 Mystery and Mayhem Award Winner, D. J. Adamson wins again with this novel, taking the reader into the darker side of humanity by observing the consequences created by choices. It’s a twisted ride that will keep the reader thinking beyond the book and with the hope Adamson will have a sequel to this novel soon.
“…tension built slowly throughout the story leading to an exciting ending.”
Get it on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07...
March 1, 2019
Kindle Unlimited
"I have admitted my life was and is full of mayhem, but I have also admitted I have choices. I have come to suppose there is more for me if I want to take the steps to create it. I choose to believe in the Lillian buried deep inside fighting to come out.
Life shouldn't be this hard. Right?"
The quote above is Lillian Dove's complaint at the beginning of her third book, Let Her Go, before life gets harder when she discovers a family attacked, her mother disillusioned by love, and Lillian's emotional need to set all things right--turned upside down.
Kindle Unlimited: Murder, Kidnapping and Romance gone wrong.
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Let+Her+Go...
Get Yours for This Weekend!
Life shouldn't be this hard. Right?"
The quote above is Lillian Dove's complaint at the beginning of her third book, Let Her Go, before life gets harder when she discovers a family attacked, her mother disillusioned by love, and Lillian's emotional need to set all things right--turned upside down.
Kindle Unlimited: Murder, Kidnapping and Romance gone wrong.
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Let+Her+Go...
Get Yours for This Weekend!
February 25, 2019
Just Thinking
New Section Offering in Le Coeur de l'Artiste: Just Thinking
JUST THINKING…
The typical REM dream contains between two and three characters in addition to the dreamer, and these characters are very often complete strangers. I have read articles that state up to 50% of the people in dreams can be people I have never met. Who are these strangers? Where do they come from? Are they random faces I see as I go along in life? Or are they created in my imagination? And if they come from my imagination, then why don’t my characters enter my dreams? It would be interesting to find out if authors dream of their characters? There have been several times during a dream, or soon after waking up, I’ve thought: Who was that? The person is not necessarily a specific gender. In order words, the stranger who appears can be either male or female. Could these people in my dreams be carried in my DNA? Is my memory DNA triggered by the substance of my dream? Or, are these characters what my imagination is working on yet to be born?
Love to hear if you dream of your characters or you have wondered about these strangers, too. Dj@djadamson.com
For Le Coeur go to:
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JUST THINKING…
The typical REM dream contains between two and three characters in addition to the dreamer, and these characters are very often complete strangers. I have read articles that state up to 50% of the people in dreams can be people I have never met. Who are these strangers? Where do they come from? Are they random faces I see as I go along in life? Or are they created in my imagination? And if they come from my imagination, then why don’t my characters enter my dreams? It would be interesting to find out if authors dream of their characters? There have been several times during a dream, or soon after waking up, I’ve thought: Who was that? The person is not necessarily a specific gender. In order words, the stranger who appears can be either male or female. Could these people in my dreams be carried in my DNA? Is my memory DNA triggered by the substance of my dream? Or, are these characters what my imagination is working on yet to be born?
Love to hear if you dream of your characters or you have wondered about these strangers, too. Dj@djadamson.com
For Le Coeur go to:
http://www.djadamson.com/le-coeur-de-...
