WritingMadeHard

Two great new reviews for The Last Guardian have been posted at
ParaNormalRomance: Reviews
and You Gotta Read Reviews.
The first reviewer said "This book has lots of action, lots of humour, and lots of funny and interesting characters that kept me engaged through the whole book." The second reviewer said " This is a remarkably fun and fast sci fi! Full of action and very interesting and varied characters!
CAtch the full reviews at: http://www.paranormalromance.org/reviews/review.php?id=32116 and
http://yougottareadreviews.blogspot.com/search/label/Stephen%20LaFevers


Steve

Just to make things a little harder, the gods have decided to take down my internet connection. Things are always hard when it comes to writing, but when you write on a computer, you get used to always having an online dictionary handy and other things. Also you communicate with your editor and publisher via email and when you collaborate on a book with a writer in Canada, you use the internet a lot. I have satellite internet and for some reason, it has decided not to work with my router, so I have to go into the only room in the house that has a wired connection to the internet to use it, also I have to convince my computer that it can communicate with the intgernet via wired connection, and I always forget how to do that. Guess I'll have to get a repair man out again, and he is 30 miles away and charges a fortune to make a house call. Contrary to popular belief it is just hard to be a writer. Steve

Well, I'vedone it. Yes, I'm entered in this year's Epic Awards Contst, formerly called the Epies. That name has been dropped because of a perceived conflict with another name. So the contest will have new name this year, but no matter whatit is called, The Last Guardian is entered as a work of science fiction. Cross your fingers for me. Every book of mine that has been entered so far has been a finalist. This year I hope to break that trend by being a winner, but I'll probably break it by not being among the finalists. There are some fine novels entered. Two by last years winner, Darrell Bain.

When you make a living on the internet, it pays to have the internet. We had an ice storm here several months back and during that time my router was knocked out. Since then, I've been unable to use the internet with my laptop and that is what I do most of my work with. My next book, coming in December from Mundania Press is an ebook and trade paperback horror story set in New Orleans. It is about the Loup garou, and local legendary werecritter. The book was written with a Canadian Author that I've never met. We did everything over the internet. So you can see why I need to have access to the net. Anyway, I have satellite internet service and when my router went out, I bought another and tried to make it work. No luck. I called the internet provider and was told they do not claim it works with routers and if I have a router problem I should call the router company. Instead, I went to the place that installed the internet and router and asked them to come out and fix it. I was told they could only come out if the internet provider scheduled it. Duh. So no help. I bought another router thinking maybe the second one was bad but no luck. I took the router and my new computer to a computer service place and asked them to set it up. They did, but it still didn't work. Finally I was able to get hold of the man who orginally set up my system and he agreed to come take a look at it. HE said the new router had somthing wrong with it. He would return the next week with another router (fourth one) and get me up and running only I never heard from him again and still have no service except from one computer that is tucked away and seldom used. It seems I must do my writing on my laptop in my favorite chair. So I still don't have my official website completed and I haven't done any writing in months. Cross your fingers. Maybe the service guy will come out this week and get the blammed thing working.

My book signing at Hardy, Arkansas went very well. I was quite happy and met several new folks. I had several patients from Hardy area when I worked at the Ozarks Medical Clinic at Highland, AR, I guess that helped.

Also, I recently saw the movie X-men Origins, Wolverine. I thoroughly enjoyed it in spite of the many bad reviews I have seen. As a fan of the comic books, I was quite pleased to learn more of Wolverine's past as that has always been a mystery. What was revealed in the film did not jive 100% with the comics but that is to be expected. Enough jived to make it enjoyable. And I can recommend it in good conscience.

My next book, Dark Moon, written with Canadian Author Beverley Batemann, is due out in December and will probably debut in January at Words/Afterwords in Hardy since that was a good experience. Writing with a pardner is a unique experience, especially when you have never met the pardner. Beverley lives in Canada and I live in Arkansas and we have met only over the internet. However, I enjoyed writing the book with her and can recommend having a writing pardner. For me, it is quite helpful in that it keeps me going. Dark Moon took less than a year to write and the Last Guardian took decades. Steve

Remember, I'll be signing books at Words/Afterwords bookstore and coffee shop in Hardy ARkansas May 23rd from 2-5. Come on by if you have a chance, we'll chat and have a blast! Steve

I went to see the new Star Trek movie by JJ Abrams last night and enjoyed it! That in spite of all the harsh words floating around the internet concerning this new version of the old show. Sure there were some plot holes but all in all it was ver enjoyable. I found the new Spock to fit in perfectly. He was Spock as a younger person and fit the part like a glove. The young Kirk didn't mimic the Shatner version although he looked the part, he didn't have the same style as Shatner. That was a little distracting at first but once the thing got rolling, it could be ignored. McCoy was McCoy and Scotty was Scotty. The effects were first class and it was quite well done. I'm not used to reviewing movies, so this is not what you are probably expecting, just my impression as a fan. Steve

I neglected to mention in my previous post that the launch party for The Last Guardian is scheduled for April 25. It is. Steve

It's official! I have a copy of The Last Guardian in my grubby hands at last. It is beautiful, buy they always are. This one is especially good looking though. Anyway, I will be Launching the book at a Party at a bookstore in Hardy, Arkansas called Words/Afterwords. If you are anywhere in the neighborhood, Stop in. I will be giving away a print copy of Dreams of April Ten, the Eppie Award finalist Thriller, as a door prize. More details as they become available. Steve