tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post1437397644864329293..comments2024-03-12T20:14:12.308-05:00Comments on Writing In The Crosshairs: AWEN RISING Makes Reading Long Books Fun AgainRoland D. Yeomanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-82755120820656329552019-08-09T00:06:31.176-05:002019-08-09T00:06:31.176-05:00I meant everything I wrote, Olivia. :-) Your novel...I meant everything I wrote, Olivia. :-) Your novel shows a tremendous amount of work, creative fire, and imagination. I am proud of you.<br /><br />I love what you did with your new ad, using my words. I wish you the highest sales! Wish me luck as right now at midnight I am doing a blood run into the heart of Texas ... where's Samuel McCord when I need him? :-)Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-72032343039971732452019-08-08T13:12:17.286-05:002019-08-08T13:12:17.286-05:00Roland, THANK YOU! It's been a couple of days ...Roland, THANK YOU! It's been a couple of days since you published this. Let me tell you why I'm just now commenting. One, I'm crazy busy these days, and two - and more to the point - when I first read your review my mind rejected that it could possibly be true. Weird, huh?<br /><br />I read it just before bed Monday night, then woke at 1am and reread it...and never went back to sleep. Seems even when my mind's not full of all-things Awen Rising, my body is wound as tight as Wanda Sike's Spanx!<br /><br />Only yesterday evening (a full 24 hours later), did it finally sink in that you really meant what you'd written. And that was after a writing group friend read your review to me, one sentence at a time, explaining in her words what you'd said. By the time she was halfway through, my body was trembling and tears came up from a very deep, hallowed place, tears for my book baby, the one I knew was very special, but which has now been elevated to a whole new level because of you.<br /><br />Thank you, Roland. I trust and respect your opinion as much, or more, than anyone I know. Getting your "blessing" just sealed the deal!<br /><br />And thank you, Denise! There is some violence in Awen Rising, but none for its own sake. I hope you'll take a peek. It's free on Kindle Unlimited, and you can read the first few chapters for free on Amazon's Look Inside. I look forward to hearing more about your own debut!<br /><br />Thanks again, y'all! You make my heart sing! Olivia J. Herrell, writing as O.J. Barréhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01107021392937169669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-32664168036823689112019-08-06T20:14:50.966-05:002019-08-06T20:14:50.966-05:00Let me know when your debut novel is published ......Let me know when your debut novel is published ... or has it been already? Sadly, the trend is still for shorter novels (you know the shorter attention spans these days!) But it is slowly turning around.<br /><br />Olivia has written a hum-dinger of a debut novel herself. :-)Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-41384542175463081062019-08-06T19:10:33.847-05:002019-08-06T19:10:33.847-05:00Hi Roland!
I love a long book myself. Before the f...Hi Roland!<br />I love a long book myself. Before the final season of Game of Thrones I took it upon myself to read through all the books. Quite a feat even when I skipped the gratuitous violence, LOL. Congratulations to O. J. Barré, aka, Olivia. I wish you many happy readers.<br /><br />Personally I'm delighted long books are coming into vogue again especially since my debut novel is sitting around 100,000 words!!Denise Covey https://www.blogger.com/profile/07106490051555233439noreply@blogger.com