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Excluded is Not for Everyone - But Here's Where to Find It . . . especially if you find no joy in the following: Win a Copy of Excluded - Like & ShareOh yes, though it may seem like a bad financial decision for a writer, I am going to give away a few free copies of my book. So what? Well, with Excluded being an eBook, I decided to be a little more creative about said endeavor. I have designed custom-made wafer-style flash drives which will contain the preferred format of Excluded for a few lucky winners. To enter the contest, all you have to do is LIKE THE FACEBOOK PAGE or tweet/RT something regarding Excluded (make sure you let me know). The drawing date is still TBA. You can enter once by liking a post about the Excluded page and enter again by SHARING the link. For more details, go here. It's easy. Like it to enter. Share to enter again. My Favorite Characters![]() One of the most common questions I have received is, What characters were the most fun to write. On the whole, the entire novel was a lot of fun to write. I'll admit, though, there were definitely a couple of characters I had a sadistic blast writing. ADAM COY - is an arsonist with a kick-ass last name. (Who wouldn't want to have it?) He comes from a rough childhood, which I won't spoil here, and ends up a murderer. He believes most people have the weapon of their demise right in their own homes, and tends to burn down any evidence. Wanna learn more about him? Mandel Marrel - is definitely a close second, if not equally as psychotic. Out of the disclaimer at the beginning of the blog, he's involved in about 15 of them. You can learn a little bit about the psychology of Mandel Marrel here. What Kind of Novel is Excluded?Excluded is a horror novel at the simplest level. It's a tale of six individuals who struggle to survive in the Douglas Residence. As my first novel, I like the idea of beginning with a house-horror. I'll be honest, I love stories in which the characters are confined to a horror structure. Excluded is also somewhat aware of its genre. At the risk of coming off too dorky, I tried to install certain elements of the novel in which the trappings of a good house-horror are mocked. For the sake of a comparison, I think if you like authors like John Saul or Richard Laymon, you may end up like Excluded. It's a leisurely horror novel with some social commentary and a whole lot of haunting images. More on Excluded
Sara Flower
4/16/2012 03:20:04 pm
I love horror stories that take place in a house, because the victims' real personalities come out. Congrats on the first book! Many of the things you mentioned in the top image freak the crap out of me...which is why I want to read it. lol
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