Happy Saturday everyone! Help me welcome my latest guest JoAnne Myers. First I’d love you to introduce yourself.
I have been a long-time resident of southeastern Ohio, and worked
in the blue-collar industry most of my life. Besides having several novels
under my belt, I canvas paint. When not busy with hobbies or working
outside the home, I spend time with relatives, my dog Jasmine, and volunteer my
time within the community. I am a member of the International Women’s Writing
Guild, Savvy Authors, Coffee Time Romance, Paranormal Romance Guild, True
Romance Studios, National Writers Association, the Hocking Hill's Arts and Craftsmen
Association, The Hocking County Historical Society and Museum, and the Hocking
Hills Regional Welcome Center. I believe in family values and following your
dreams. My original canvas paintings, can be found at:
http://www.booksandpaintingsbyjoanne.com
Tell us about your latest release.
Loves, Myths, and
Monsters, is a anthology of 11 fantasy tales entwined within the human
world. It stars the Mothman, the
Chupracabra, Mermaids, Werewolves, reincarnation, time travel, a Quaker love
story, a serial killer family circa 1870, an Egyptian love curse, a demonic
cellmate, and etc.
Now I have a few questions for you – I have found readers do
like to know fun things about us writers.
1.) Who is your favorite villain – it can be from a book
(even one of yours), movie or TV show. And why?
Satan! He is the ultimate bad guy.
2.) Who is your favorite character out of your books? Why?
That would be Jackie Reeves. She is the heroine in Murder Most Foul-my
detective/mystery. She is as tough as she is beautiful, and ready for action.
3.) What genre do you write? What made you pick that one?
I
write fantasy, paranormal, true crime, mystery, and poetry. I have a lot of interests, so I cannot just
be happy writing about one genre.
4.)What are you working on now?
I added more poems to my poetry collection,
Poems About Life, Love, and Everything in Between, and found a second
publishing company. I am eagerly awaiting for its release which is to be in
May.
5.) What got you to start writing?
I have always been able to
write. Even as a child I had a flare for art.
6.) Where do you get your ideas from?
Some story ideas come from true life
scenarios. Other's are strictly from my imagination, and some stories come from
my conversations with others.
7.) What would people who read your work be surprised to find
out about you?
That I am a loner and publicly shy and awkward.
8.) Do you have any special talents?
Just writing and
painting, and being a great loving grandmother.
9.) What was the one piece of advice you received
when you were an aspiring author that has stuck with you? Why?
To never give up. That is the best advice one
author could give to another author. I also wrote a post about Never Giving Up.
10.) If you could talk to any famous figure (present,
past or fictional) who would it be and what would you talk about?
It would be to talk with Ann Rule. I would
gossip about our books, and ask her what her big break was. I know some of her
books have been turned into movies. That
would be awesome, the ultimate reward.
For the Love of Ginnie
I don’t know why I wanted to
save the life of a person I never met. Maybe it was because I was tired of
bachelorhood. Maybe it was because I was a chemist and the unusual, and
unexplained, fascinated me. Or, maybe, it was because I was obsessed with this
twenty-year-old, dark-haired beauty named Mary Virginia “Ginnie” Wade I had
read about.
These questions filtered
through my mind as I drove to the bar to meet my best friend Will.
Will’s favorite hangout was “The
Bling,” originally an old truck stop on State Route 93, in Nelsonville, Ohio.
The place became a restaurant/lounge/dance hall and brothel when semis no
longer became a necessity for long distance hauling. The invention of the
transporter also replaced many other primitive jobs such as mail
delivery and travel. “The Bling” was best known for the large flashing lights
suggesting scantily clad women in seductive positions above the front entrance,
and its “bulldogs,” monster-sized bouncers in Armani suits who patrolled its
two-block perimeter, inside and out.
“The Bling,” just another
joint with a sleazy atmosphere, like all alcohol-serving establishments,
differed only in that it catered exclusively to class “A” clientele.
Politely—or maybe not so politely—everyone called it the “Whorehouse for the
rich and bored.” Its reputation grew. Its income grew even faster.
I pulled up in front and
exited my vintage DeLorian, tossing the keys to the baby-faced valet, by-passed
the doorman with no questions asked. Just an exchange of large smiles between
us. Will was also part-owner.
As I entered the twenty-four
carat gold, electronic doors, Will immediately spotted me and motioned me
toward the bar with his diamond embellished hand.
I loved sitting at the bar.
It was the perfect place to see the shows. “Two double scotches and water,”
Will said, as we shook hands, and I slid into my seat beside him, just as the
tall, leggy waitress produced the drinks in an instant.
I immediately recognized the “girl”
as one of the latest “do-everything-like-a-wife” robotics. Robot manufacturing
had become a booming business since the last war destroyed the immune and
reproductive systems in most humans, especially females.
“I don’t know why you waste
your time flirting with non-humans,” I said, cautiously sipping my drink. The
immense emptiness of not being able to acquire a wife and soul mate, I felt at
this age in my life, almost drove me to alcoholism, but my boss and mentor,
Doctor Obar Gabry, intervened, saving my life and promising career.
“Because, dear friend,” Will
began, “beggars can’t be choosey, and ladies are in scarce supply. Beside,
these ‘girls’ are all pink inside.”
“Ugh!” I said, gulping
down a large swallow of alcohol as if it could wash away my friend’s vile
mental picture from my mind.
“Come on, Alex, loosen up.
Live a little.” Will motioned to the waitress for another round of drinks. “You’re
alive, so act like it. Don’t let your beautiful mind go to waste. This world
needs people like you. People started treating me like a god once I became an
entrepreneur, and I love it.”
I had to laugh. Maybe my
self-pity stage had outlived its use. Only I can find a wife for myself. I
certainly won’t ask Will to hook me up. His sense of values are as artificial
as the women he beds.
The pain and loneliness I
felt at times from yearning for a life-long partner and family wasn’t easy to
accomplish. Scientific and Medical technology still could not reverse the
sterilization effects on the female species.
Sure there were some human
women to date. But most were either sterile, too old, too young, or there was
just no chemistry between the two of us. I wanted that spark that unites
between two people madly in love...like my parents. I never met any couple
happier with one another then my beloved parents. That’s the kind of love I
want…never ending.
The emptiness and frustration
of not finding companionship at times made me want to die. But that was the
loneliness talking. I know that now. I love life. I want to live, and I know
who I want for a wife. It’s just that meeting her would be a little tricky.
Abruptly, I asked, “What do
you think about time travel?”
“Are you serious?” Will
asked. “Scientists have tried to conquer time travel for hundreds of years, and
failed.”
“Maybe they failed because
they weren’t Doctor Gabry and me.”
Will looked at me in awe. “Oh,
my god, you’re serious!”
“We discovered something
today in the lab,” I said, giving him an arrogant smile. “We believe this is
the answer.”
“So who is to be the Guinea
pig?”
“Me.”
Silence came from Will, then
a gasp. “That could be suicide.”
“Or the biggest discovery of
the thirtieth century.”
Blurbs for “Loves, Myths, and Monsters” 11 fantasy tales
filled with mystery and intrigue entwined within the human world.
WELCOME
TO ANNA
Little does 17 year old Zoe, realize,
but the Chupracabra followed her to Ohio from South America. What happens next is a series of chilling
mysteries, and unsuspecting friendships and love.
THE
HUNTER’S BRIDE
When
all game warden Daren Abram, had to worry about was which lucky lady to woo, he
comes to the realization that his town is being stalked by the reincarnation of
the town’s legend.
MOON
PEOPLE
For
teenage mermaid Constance, coming to the quaint seaside town of Willowick, is
heavenly, until she falls for mortal boy Drake. For the town to survive,
Constance is forced to choose between her kind and the boy and town she loves.
THE
BIDDING
Apiologist 34-year-old Duncan
McPherson goes to Circleville, Ohio, to investigate a series of mysterious bee
attacks. What is uncovered proves to be more dark and sinister then anyone
imaged.
THE AGREEMENT
Incarcerated in the
abandoned Roseville jail, is the last thing rich college student and speeder
Brice Conrad, needs. With an “agreement” between the town and a permanent
demonic “guest”, only the unfortunate ones know the truth, but do not live to
tell.
LOVE’S CURSE
When
an Egypt love curse scroll is stolen from a Dean’s office, persons begin dying
in bizarre and grisly ways, with the college’s mascot a Viking King statue
jokingly blamed for it
THE
PACK
When
young Lycan Sonny Red Blanket, a Shawnee Indian falls for mortal girl Drenda
Way, he must save her from his fellow Lycan’s and stop a werewolf uprising. IS IT ONLY A
MYTH?
When 32-year-old
Vinton County Sheriff, James “Jim“ Connors, discovers he has a Mothman hunting in
his county, he stops at nothing to save his citizens.
FOR
THE LOVE OF GINNIE
Handsome
bachelor and Scientist Alex Anderson from the thirtieth century, returns to the
Civil War with time serum to save his beloved Ginnie Wade from a snipers
bullet, while finding a roller coaster ride of joy and perils.
THE
HOUSE ON SHADY LANE
A
seemingly loving family turns out to be serial killers in 1873.
THE
PROPOSITION
The
rough and ready cowboy John Queenie gets the shock of his life, when the ad to break
a “wild filly” turns out to be a fiery Quaker girl named Tess. This is a story
proving love conquers all.
Other books by JoAnne:
Murder Most Foul-a detective/mystery
Wicked Intentions-7 bone chilling paranormal stories
The Crime of the Century-a biography true crime
Poems About Life, Love, and Everything in Between
Upcoming Releases:
Twisted Love-a biography true crime anthology available May
10
Flagitious-a detective/mystery novella anthology available
Summer of 2014
Contact:
Website: Books and Paintings
by JoAnne http://www.booksandpaintingsbyjoanne.com
Blog: http://www.booksandpaintingsbyjoanne.com/page2
Buy Links:
MELANGE IN PRINT AND EBOOK:
LULU in print
AMAZON KINDLE STORE
That's for joining me JoAnne!
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