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Nope, I'm not having legal problems, Sorry if the post title was misleading. I'm just sharing a snippet from what might be my next book (due out in summer 2016): Most of my morning was spent preparing for my meeting with Arthur Jacobs but three hours later, I found myself pacing my office while squeezing a foam stress ball. He was late. I had been waiting on him for almost forty minutes.
One of my biggest pet peeves was tardiness. Just as I was about to ask our office administrator, Lauryn, to call him, Mr. Jacobs appeared in my doorway. My eyes widened at the sight before me. It had only been two months but he looked drastically different. The once stout, balding man with pasty skin was totally transformed. He was much thinner, tanned and obviously wearing a hair piece. I tried to mask my surprise at his appearance but refused to tone down my anger. "You're late," I remarked. I motioned to the chairs in front of my desk as an invitation for him to sit down. He cleared his throat. "My apologies, Miss Regina. I had an appointment that could not be missed," he said as he sat. I glared at him. "Well, there will be many missed appointments in your future if you go to jail. Keeping your freedom should be a priority," I knew I was being harsh but I couldn't understand what was more important than meeting with the one person who might be able to keep you out of jail. He smiled faintly and avoided my gaze. "You are right, it will not happen again," I sighed. "Look, I'm sorry, I just- I've been reading over the new information from the D.A.'s office and I'm a little upset that you didn't tell me everything. It makes it hard to represent you properly if I don't have all the facts," "Ah, so what did Stephanie say?" he asked referring to his ex-wife. "She said the person she caught you with was another man," I said plainly. He arched an eyebrow. "I see," I see? Seriously? "Is it true?" I asked loudly. He cleared his throat again. "Yes and no," he replied cryptically. I did not have time for his evasive bullshit. I stood and walked around my desk to close the door. I pulled out the chair next to him and sat down before taking a deep breath. "Look, I don't think you get the severity of what's going here. You were released last time not because you were found innocent but because there wasn't enough evidence to find you guilty. Now that your wife-," "Ex-wife," he corrected. I ignored him. "If I do not have all the facts, I can not win this case. Period. I think you need to start talking. From the beginning," Book trailers are a great way to create interest in your books. Similar to movie trailers, books trailers usually give a visual synopsis (using words and images) of the book. I've created two trailers for my books, Nothing I Can Say and What Was Missing. The Nothing I Can Say trailer was done with the iMovie app on my phone, which I then uploaded to YouTube. The What Was Missing trailer was my first trailer and was created manually with the iMovie program on my laptop. I was on the fence about creating book trailers and after I created them I was apprehensive about sharing them because I didn't think they matched the grandiose vision in my head. Lol! But I think both these trailers capture the essence of the books. Take a look: I'm a big fan of Shonda Rhimes TV show, How To Get Away With Murder (HTGAWM). Because well, Viola Davis. I haven't ever watched an episode of Grey's Anatomy and maybe only a handful of Scandal episode but HTGAWM is my show! Again, because Viola Davis. And because the writing is crazy, amazing, original and keeps me guessing whodunnit?
I had seen a ton of posts about Shonda Rhimes' book, Year of Yes and so, like I often do when I see a book recommendation, I googled it. I was immediately intrigued. . . .then I started to put two and two together. She created my favorite show. She writes on my favorite show. This means her book has to have some redeeming qualities, right? So I purchased it and once I started reading. . .it exceeded my expectations! I totally related to her stories of escaping through fictional characters and writing at an early age. I could even relate to the social anxiety she experienced. People probably would never guess it but I get extremely nervous before attending even a kids birthday party. Maybe I'll expound in a future post....but back to the book. It was great! Full of funny anecdotes and inspiration. Shonda's candor/transparency was refreshing and did I mention she was funny? The basic premise of the book is that instead of saying no to every invitation or request (which was often her reply) she started saying, "Yes." No matter how much it terrified her. It led her to some eye opening revelations about herself and as a result she became wiser, happier and healthier. My biggest take away from the book was not so much the aspect of being fearless but instead the importance of saying, "YES!" to ourselves. Yes to being our best, yes to living life to the fullest, yes to new experiences, yes to growth and yes to love- self love! My focus for 2016 (and beyond) is to say yes to taking better care of my mind, body and soul. What are you saying yes to in 2016? It's a new year and I have not one but TWO new books to add to your reading list! My new novel, Nothing I Can Say is now available: Kevin and Sydney Grant have been married for seven years. The former high school sweethearts have what most would consider an ideal marriage until Sydney discovers Kevin has kept a secret from her. A secret that starts to unravel their marriage and uncover lies from the past. They attend marriage counseling to salvage their relationship but Kevin soon learns Sydney has secrets of her own. Will he be able to forgive her? Or will their lies end up destroying what’s left of their marriage? Click HERE to read and excerpt and purchase your copy!! My other book is a exclusively for subscribers only! Life's Little Survival Guide contains 15 Tips for navigating through this thing we call life! Inspirational and entertaining tidbits just in time to kick off the new year! Click the subscribe button below and a copy will be sent to you after you confirm your email! |
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