from C. B. Oresky, author of The Warlock’s Curse
My advice to a new writer just starting out is that writing is a difficult, difficult, lonely affair. It’s important to have people around you that support both you and your dreams. If you truly are meant to be a writer, it’s something you are compelled to do. Fill your heart with love, sprinkle yourself with stardust, spread your wings and fly. Don’t ever give up.
Other words of advice are to really hone your craft. Gobble down oodles and oodles of books in your genre. See what excites you. There is so much out there, learn from the best. Please don’t use a cookie cutter to stamp out a series. Create something unique each and every time. Don’t ever settle for mediocracy.
Don’t be ashamed to seek help, especially from those that believe in you. A lucky rainbow spread across the blue sky…a somewhat short, very stubborn published author was drawn into my life. He lacked his own pot of gold and was willing to work with me. Yes, it was not easy… Yes, at times exhausting. Each time I fell into deep pits of despair, I reached into my fierce heart and with the heart of a lion I leapt forth, roaring. Week after week, for two years, I met my advisor. At times he ranted and raved, sometimes he had saintly praise. We went through two revisions, which made all the difference in the world.
Finally… Yippee! Yahoo! You’re writing a book. If it gets published, I’ll tell you a secret…it gets even harder. Because, drum roll… You get to be your own promoter! This means you get to go everywhere and talk to everyone…just to get someone to read it. So, wave your magic wand on Facebook. Embarrass yourself on Tiktok. Start building a social media network with those interested in the type of book you’re writing now. Trust me… It’s better to start earlier than later.
Clara and Angelica Grace have never met ghosts. They’ve never sailed on a tall ship, ridden wild unicorns, or fought with magical weapons. Instead, the teenage twins have a wretched existence, ignored by their troubled parents in a rundown home and tormented by the town’s snobs.
Everything turns topsy-turvy all of a sudden when discovery of an ancestor’s hidden journal with an odd key to an unknown door leads them into an entirely different realm.
The girls go on a thrilling oceanic voyage to search for mysterious whales, train with a seasoned warrior, and are befriended by a wise Master. But all is not a bouquet of lovely lilies…they are hunted by a cunning warlock and must rid themselves of The Warlock’s Curse.
Excerpt from The Warlock’s Curse
The whales’ frenzied song grew even louder—the electrical atmosphere intensified.
“Now what’s happening? We’re dissolving!” Clara yelled, watching her little hands disappear and then reappear again.
Angelica observed different parts of the ship, their cats, their bodies, and the monkey crew all vanishing momentarily. She drew a sharp breath. She was about to say something when the ethereal whale swimming directly before them opened its massive mouth, saltwater pouring down its yawning maw that seemed miles and miles deep.
“This is madness!” Clara shrieked, staring down the vast gaping throat of the beast. “Even a hurricane would be much better than this.
We’re going to die, for sure!” Angelica lost her composure. “Turn the ship!” she demanded. “I don’t wanna die!”
“Impossible!” Claudius cried. “We must go!” “I’m gonna be sick!” Clara cried, her face pasty. She clasped her sister’s scrawny hand in horror. What lay before them was far worse than that scary roller coaster Angelica had once convinced her to try at their town fair.
Catapulted forward by the hurrying tide, Claudius’s ship now sailed upon the phantasm of a massive whale. The sleek vessel hung momentarily on the edge of the watery precipice of white light, then slipped straight down the monster’s wide-open chasm…
About the Author
Fascinated by the works of Tolkien and C.S. Lewis, C.B. Oresky began writing her own fantasy novel, The Warlock’s Curse, after dreaming of being whisked off to an alien realm. Besides her debut novel, she has seen four of her short stories published in a small, national literary press: Conceit Magazine. When she’s not writing, she can be found wandering through the woods, dancing flamenco, or planting flowers in her garden. She currently lives in a small town in Connecticut with her bodybuilder husband, their exceptionally naughty Scottish terrier and Siamese cat, ten chickens, Mr. Tiggy the hedgehog, and a yard filled with majestic flowers.
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