Interview With Edward Bloor

Here is the interview that I had with the author Edward Bloor.

So in 1997, you’re first book is published. I have already talked to one author about this, but I would like to get your opinion as well: How did it feel to actual know that you had written a book worthy of being published?

It had taken me so long to get there that it was like a VENGEANCE IS MINE moment.

What types of books did you like to read when you were younger?

I read the Chip Hilton sports books. They were all basically the same; only the sport changed. Chip and his buddies would be in danger of losing the big game, and then they would win it. Still, they had me worried every time.

I see you have written five books yourself. Which one was that hardest to write? Why?

Story Time was the hardest because it was rejected by its original publisher, so I had to go to another, and I wound up with two versions, and it was a big mess to sort out.

How do you come up with the ideas for your books? They all seem so unique and are ideas that I would never think of my self, so how do you do it?

Things that interest me, and that’s an eclectic list, float around in my mind until I see a way to combine several of them into a novel.

Do you have personal and/or emotional ties with the stories that you write? Do experiences in your life affect how you write your books?

Definitely. I try to deal with life and death and serious personal issues in every book. In London Calling, for example, I dealt with growing up in an alcoholic family.

If you had to pick one book as your favorite, which one would it be? Why?

Crusader. After the success of my first novel (Tangerine), I felt free to write whatever I wanted with my second novel (Crusader).

Finally, do you have any upcoming projects of books coming anytime soon?

Yes. I am revising Journal of the Plague Year for a fall of 2011 pub date with Random House. It is set in the year of the 9-11 attacks, and it chronicles the devastating effects of methamphetamine in a small Pennsylvania town.

Everlost

Book Title: Everlost
Author: Neil Shusterman
Reviewer: Wolfy175

Have you ever thought of what it would be like if you died but didn’t go to Heaven or Hell? Well Nick and Ally have found out exactly what is like. After a horrible car crash, Nick and Ally are killed on impact, but instead of passing into “The Light” they take an unexpected pit stop in a supernatural location between life and death. To the others who get stuck in this place, it is known as Everlost.

After they find out their existence in this unusual world, it takes a while to get used to. In order to stay still, you must find a dead spot, or a place where death had occurred. If you don’t find one and decide to stand still, you will be sucked into the center of the world. Now this may sound a little cheesy, but it plays a big role with the ending of the story and understanding it. Now, unlike most reviews, I am not going to give you the full summary. After all, what the point be if you were just told how a book was going to end without finding it out yourself. I mean, that’s half the fun of reading the story.

This book is part of a trilogy of books by an amazing author named Neal Shusterman. I would highly recommend the book and its sequel, Everwild, if you enjoy mysteries and adventures. These books are filled to the brim with both and leave you hanging on each page, never knowing what’s going to happen next.

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The Graveyard Book

Book Title: The Graveyard Book
Author Neil Gaiman
Reviewer Wolfy175

The Graveyard Book is a great book for those who like ghost stories, but not the really gory ones. The story starts in the house of the main character, Bod, and right from the beginning, the plot begins and you are pulled into the story by Gaiman’s amazing descriptions. A man has attacked his family in the dead of night and has killed his sister and parents.

As he makes his way to Bod, Bod manages to sneak out undetected and crosses over to the graveyard across from the house. From there, Bod grows up under the care of ghosts and leads a completely different life to the one a normal child would live.

Now, before I ruin the entire story for you, I will stop. But I will definitely recommend this book to you. I promise you that you will enjoy the rest of the book if you somewhat enjoyed my summary above, but even if you didn’t, you should still try it out – you will not regret it!

Happy 5th – Month That Is.

Well, 5 months ago we started Fiction Lovers. Back then we had less than 10 members and less than 50 posts. We also were still being known on as a sub-domain from a really bad host,  and we were fictionlovers.freeforums.org (isn’t that a mouthful!).

Well,  now we are 5 months older and better than ever! We have over 4100 posts compared to our 50, and we have 160 members compared to the original 10. we also have a .org domain and are planning on moving to a real, paid host.

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