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Friday, October 25, 2019
Authors that Inspired Their Writing Careers
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Wednesday, October 16, 2019
Hard to write subjects
This weeks podcast:
TD Cooper and Frank Weeden discuss subjects that are hard to write.
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TD Cooper and Frank Weeden discuss subjects that are hard to write.
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Thursday, October 3, 2019
Strewn Shoes new Blurb
I have a new blurb for Strewn Shoes by TD Cooper.
She navigates life with a cane. But her heart isn’t blind…
High school senior Serena wishes others would see past her visual impairment. Holding her head high despite cruel bullying, no one knows she can sense a person’s future with a single touch. So when a stray snowball knocks her out, she’s troubled by a premonition that someone in the crowd will commit suicide.
Waking in the hospital, she nearly forgets about her dark visions when
her private crush, the popular quarterback, appears by her bedside. And
with fate throwing them together, jealousies spark and gossip runs wild.
Unsure who to trust with her secret, Serena’s no closer to stopping the
mystery person from taking their own life.
Can Serena embrace this new relationship and save a depressed classmate before tragedy strikes?
Strewn Shoes is an enthralling YA novel. If you like brave characters, complex couplings, and emotional journeys, then you’ll adore TD Cooper’s powerful tale.
Buy Strewn Shoes to see two hearts get blindsided by love today!
Thank you Bryan from Best Page Forward.
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Can Serena embrace this new relationship and save a depressed classmate before tragedy strikes?
Strewn Shoes is an enthralling YA novel. If you like brave characters, complex couplings, and emotional journeys, then you’ll adore TD Cooper’s powerful tale.
Buy Strewn Shoes to see two hearts get blindsided by love today!
Thank you Bryan from Best Page Forward.
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http://www.tdcooperbooks.com
Tuesday, October 1, 2019
Teri and Frank's podcast Ghost Light
This week, TD Cooper and Frank H Weeden discuss Frank's story Ghost Light and writing short stories.
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Monday, September 30, 2019
Love Finds a Way
2nd
place at the Kern County Fair again this year. One day I'm going to
figure out how to beat the essays. They judge short story and essay as
one category. ??? So, I actually received a 1st in short story. Haha!
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Love Finds a Way
From my perch on the upper tier of the lighthouse, I watched the clouds part and allow the last remnants of sunlight to stream upon the water. I’d sat in the same place every day for years dreaming of Sofia, the woman I loved, but I wasn’t smart enough to forgive her for lying to me about her lineage. We’d fought something awful as Sofia tried to explain that she had no choice and was sorry. I accused her of trying to bewitch me with her beauty, and that I didn’t believe her apology.
Sofia disappeared.
After I cooled off, I realized I’d lost the love of my life. I searched for her, but never found Sofia.
My heart was broken. I left everything I knew, boarded a ship, and sold my soul to the lighthouse.
As I watched the sherbet-colored sunset, I sensed a storm on the horizon and was worried for the three-masted sailing ship that floated by. “I hope the ship passes the reef by midnight,” I muttered. However, by the time the sun had disappeared, I could see that they’d anchored the ship. My head dropped, and my shoulders slouched in disappointment. “I’m in for a long night.”
I left my perch when the waves began to crash against the coral reef. I etched a diagonal line through four existing lines on the wall at the top of the stairs and exhaled. I’d recorded the passing days in this way since my first day. There were too many lines to count today.
Hours later, the sky grew blacker as the clouds piled onto each other, hiding the stars, and the first flash of lightning filled the air. I primed the lamps on the lighthouse, making sure, the light was bright and that it moved across the coral reef, but before dawn, the fires went out.
The morning revealed a ship on its side with the sails churning in the current and broken on top of the rocks. I raced down the stairs, taking them three at a time.
“No!” I screamed. I saw no sign of life. “Had everyone drowned? Where were all the bodies that should’ve littered the beach?” I fell to my knees in hopelessness.
Just then, I heard singing. “There is a survivor. She’s trapped on the rocks.” I raced through the surf, “Hold on, I’m coming!” I shouted, splashing my way toward her. Diving under a wave, I emerge below her and alongside the rock where she lounged.
“Are you alright?” I shouted. She stared into my eyes with uncertainty. “Ma’am, are you alright? I’m here to take you to shore. I’m the lighthouse master.” I chocked on the water of the incoming waves and stared into familiar brilliant blue eyes. Her long blonde hair covered her breasts, and she twirled a wayward curl between her fingers. I had a feeling I should know her.
She giggled.
“What…,” I started to ask, following her stare. The lamp was shining at full brightness. I inhaled and looked back at her, noticing the ship was gone from the reef. “I don’t understand… What is happening? Wait, is that your tail?” I asked, confused, and a bit frightened. She reached out her hand, helping me out of the water.
“It’s time for you to retire. Your replacement is in the tower, and I’m your escort if you so desire,” the blue-eyed woman said and smiled.
I instantly knew who she was as she slid off the rock into the sea. I didn’t need to look back at the lighthouse, or to the waves crashing over the reef. All I saw was the half-naked woman, with a fish’s tail beckoned me to follow her into the turbulent sea.
My choice was clear… I dived headfirst into the next wave and into the waiting arms of Sofia.
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Love Finds a Way
From my perch on the upper tier of the lighthouse, I watched the clouds part and allow the last remnants of sunlight to stream upon the water. I’d sat in the same place every day for years dreaming of Sofia, the woman I loved, but I wasn’t smart enough to forgive her for lying to me about her lineage. We’d fought something awful as Sofia tried to explain that she had no choice and was sorry. I accused her of trying to bewitch me with her beauty, and that I didn’t believe her apology.
Sofia disappeared.
After I cooled off, I realized I’d lost the love of my life. I searched for her, but never found Sofia.
My heart was broken. I left everything I knew, boarded a ship, and sold my soul to the lighthouse.
As I watched the sherbet-colored sunset, I sensed a storm on the horizon and was worried for the three-masted sailing ship that floated by. “I hope the ship passes the reef by midnight,” I muttered. However, by the time the sun had disappeared, I could see that they’d anchored the ship. My head dropped, and my shoulders slouched in disappointment. “I’m in for a long night.”
I left my perch when the waves began to crash against the coral reef. I etched a diagonal line through four existing lines on the wall at the top of the stairs and exhaled. I’d recorded the passing days in this way since my first day. There were too many lines to count today.
Hours later, the sky grew blacker as the clouds piled onto each other, hiding the stars, and the first flash of lightning filled the air. I primed the lamps on the lighthouse, making sure, the light was bright and that it moved across the coral reef, but before dawn, the fires went out.
The morning revealed a ship on its side with the sails churning in the current and broken on top of the rocks. I raced down the stairs, taking them three at a time.
“No!” I screamed. I saw no sign of life. “Had everyone drowned? Where were all the bodies that should’ve littered the beach?” I fell to my knees in hopelessness.
Just then, I heard singing. “There is a survivor. She’s trapped on the rocks.” I raced through the surf, “Hold on, I’m coming!” I shouted, splashing my way toward her. Diving under a wave, I emerge below her and alongside the rock where she lounged.
“Are you alright?” I shouted. She stared into my eyes with uncertainty. “Ma’am, are you alright? I’m here to take you to shore. I’m the lighthouse master.” I chocked on the water of the incoming waves and stared into familiar brilliant blue eyes. Her long blonde hair covered her breasts, and she twirled a wayward curl between her fingers. I had a feeling I should know her.
She giggled.
“What…,” I started to ask, following her stare. The lamp was shining at full brightness. I inhaled and looked back at her, noticing the ship was gone from the reef. “I don’t understand… What is happening? Wait, is that your tail?” I asked, confused, and a bit frightened. She reached out her hand, helping me out of the water.
“It’s time for you to retire. Your replacement is in the tower, and I’m your escort if you so desire,” the blue-eyed woman said and smiled.
I instantly knew who she was as she slid off the rock into the sea. I didn’t need to look back at the lighthouse, or to the waves crashing over the reef. All I saw was the half-naked woman, with a fish’s tail beckoned me to follow her into the turbulent sea.
My choice was clear… I dived headfirst into the next wave and into the waiting arms of Sofia.
Friday, September 20, 2019
Podcast #2 Discussion about Strewn Shoes by TD Cooper
Frank and I discuss Strewn Shoes in our latest Podcast.
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A terrible sledding accident at age six left Serena Smothers visually impaired. Now seventeen years old, she has all the challenges of a New York City high school student, plus an ability to predict a person’s future.
Serena sets out on a cold, snowy morning to make her first solo walk to school. As she turns into the schoolyard, an ice ball slams into her temple. Before Serena loses consciousness, she predicts that one of her classmates is about to commit suicide. Is it her favorite teacher, the star football player, her best friend, the snarky cheerleader, or has she misread the signs.
Follow Serena into the halls of Jefferson High as she struggles to fit in with the student body while trying to accept a budding romance, and attempting to solve the mystery of the person planning their suicide.
Friday, September 13, 2019
Podcast #1 Open Discussion
Get to know Frank H. Weeden, my editor, and me as we discuss our writing careers to date.
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