tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443879512730959682024-03-14T10:08:37.792-07:00Prototype Prison SeriesLisa Ann Homic, M.Ed. D.C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17036345253758425065noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-244387951273095968.post-14266961401296141512021-07-03T10:37:00.003-07:002021-07-03T10:37:35.060-07:00Oh My Gosh!! It's 2021<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3kPYpsk15smjLbQ45KPPLv0WR7CIcxWIlCPEmXLJGRHyyeFm4K56NhF2t2-JpC98YbSAi5xs6Mjcl4bsOpI-x-Z9-AgdR4ExAKNctFwFbdj9DaSSAYh9OvvcX6M_k2GVpIOvqgCaEpzQ/s317/Fonzie_jumps_the_shark.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="266" data-original-width="317" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3kPYpsk15smjLbQ45KPPLv0WR7CIcxWIlCPEmXLJGRHyyeFm4K56NhF2t2-JpC98YbSAi5xs6Mjcl4bsOpI-x-Z9-AgdR4ExAKNctFwFbdj9DaSSAYh9OvvcX6M_k2GVpIOvqgCaEpzQ/s0/Fonzie_jumps_the_shark.png" /></a></div><br /><p>Photo Courtesy: Wikipedia (Jumping the Shark)</p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">What does someone with writer's block do? Well, she goes years without finishing a book that should be short and sweet.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">What happened to Prototype Prison: The Reunion (Book 4)?</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">It's still in my head swirling around. I now have to find my stored copy on one of my hard drives. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Remember the saying: <i>Jump the Shark?</i></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><i><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0596235/?ref_=ttmc_mc_tt" target="_blank">(Sorry, Fonz. Read about this 1977 episode.)</a></i></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><i><a href="https://www.goliath.com/tv/10-moments-where-tv-shows-jumped-the-shark/" target="_blank">Click here to read more about the shark reference)</a></i></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I don't want to accidentally do that with the plot. I don't want to make it appear to be creator's fatigue and write something that loses it's appeal or becomes to predictable. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">So, I'm working on it. </span></p>Lisa Ann Homic, M.Ed. D.C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17036345253758425065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-244387951273095968.post-80788425920232029632017-08-21T16:46:00.001-07:002017-08-21T16:46:07.623-07:00How Do Heroes Keep Up With Their Daily Chores?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">In critiquing my storyline, I have two challenges. One is to keep the excitement going in book 2 and 3. The second challenge is to keep the characters real enough so the readers can relate to them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I found the 2nd and 3rd book more difficult to write because I had to maintain the excitement level for the reader. A real page turner needs a lot of twists and turns. My favorite part of book one was when the characters were working on their own end of the problem with such intensity that they were led in opposite directions making the situation much more complicated.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Piling up the misadventures to keep the suspense going brings me to the second challenge. I want the story to have some fantastical musings bouncing around more realistic ideas so it's not so bizarre that the reader feels it is a childish creation.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">My characters have been thrust into dangerous scenarios and are drawn into courageous and self sacrificing choices. But how do they get their chores done? The sidewalk needs to be shoveled. The light bill has to be paid. There's food going bad in the fridge because the characters are so busy getting away from bad guys!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Another problem is the main characters, Barry and Jillian, have a child. Unlike soap opera story lines, I did not give them a nanny. Sure Julia helped out, from time to time, but I had to eventually deepen her character which meant she had to do more than babysit her nephew. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So check out the books and read how I tried to keep the story realistic with entertaining fantasy. </span>Lisa Ann Homic, M.Ed. D.C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17036345253758425065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-244387951273095968.post-90188932501212389652017-07-23T07:48:00.000-07:002017-07-23T07:48:26.042-07:00Is Barry Sullivan an Atticus Finch?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">We sat down and watched To Kill A Mockingbird on Netflix two weeks ago. I read the book in 9th grade for English class. This was the first time I watched the movie all the way through, so it really awakened my memory banks. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Gregory Peck brought out the character Atticus Finch in a marvelous way. Atticus was a quiet man, not feeling the need to always speak out. I get the feeling that Mr. Finch held back on purpose to avoid looking like a clucking gossiper and that he would save his debates for the court room where it really had to make an impact. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">As for defending a man who was already guilty by his looks and place in society, Atticus knew he was going to be controversial, yelled at, spit upon because no one would really take the time to face the facts of the case.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">How does Barry Sullivan seem to be in Prototype Prison? Is he a Gregory Peck? I have no photo example of him. After all, this is a novel and you, the reader, get to form him in your own mind. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Barry is a soft spoken character, not looking for the limelight. He likes his privacy. He likes deep friendships with a few like minded folks. He loves his family and cherishes the quiet life.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">At the end of To Kill a Mockingbird, Atticus doesn't need to file the appeal and continue to defend Mr. Robinson because Mr Robinson is shot while running from the sheriff. This leaves open unanswered questions about Mr. Finch's feelings. How did he accept not finishing his job and truly defending an innocent man? Does a lawyer like Atticus Finch ever see justice during his career? Is their a gaping whole in your being when you know more could have been done?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Up until his adventures in Prototype Prison, Barry Sullivan has no idea how strong he is until the need for survival becomes a necessity for him. He has a fervent desire to keep his family safe and when push comes to shove, he gets busy. He learns to uncover this sleeping fighter within his personality. Even his own wife is perplexed by his sense of duty and loyalty until she sees the bigger picture. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Coming soon...... How is Jillian Sullivan shaped by Barry's situation?</span>Lisa Ann Homic, M.Ed. D.C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17036345253758425065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-244387951273095968.post-49545145653704478032017-06-29T08:09:00.003-07:002017-06-29T08:10:37.026-07:00What is Sci-Fi for Chicks?<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: large;">My book series: Prototype Prison, fits
into a niche I call “sci-fi for chicks.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I borrowed the chick term from
“chick-flicks,” and I think most people know they are the movies
that women really dig because they are happy ending love stories with
a lot of gossipy, emotionally driven drama. Boyfriends and husbands
have to sit through chick-flicks to make their loves happy, and it
seems to work out fine. A few guys will admit certain chick flicks
have a cute quality, especially if they have good comedic characters.
Male actors know that's where a lot of their salaries come from.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Anyway, I am not a sci-fi buff so you
could say I created the genre for myself. I loved the Star Wars
movies of my teen years, and caught one or two Star Trek films, but I
really was not the movie goer that wanted everything to revolve
around space travel.
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<span style="font-size: large;">I know sci-fi isn't only about space.
I have enjoyed a few superhero story lines (X-Men), as well as the
supernatural thrillers (the paranorml episodes of X-files), but I
have not attended conventions or put on character costumes to
celebrate my love of awsome movies.
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<span style="font-size: large;">Perhaps Ghost fits my description. So
when I began writing Prototype Prison, it had a little bit of
techno-fiction that could almost sound plausible and a lot of
relationship attention woven in to the story with a variety of
personalities who have diverse talents that became useful while the
characters banded together to solve some very serious techno-fiction
type crises.
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<span style="font-size: large;">I know most women are fine with science
fiction, but here you go, my sci-fi for chicks.
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<span style="font-size: large;">In my next few blog posts I will
include some personality evaluations so you can decide if I conveyed
their character traits well enough on paper.
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<span style="font-size: large;">Enjoy! Welcome to the Prototype
Prison family.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">P.S. I came across this link about popular female writers who authored sci-fi hits. <a href="http://best-sci-fi-books.com/23-best-science-fiction-books-female-authors/" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a>.</span></div>
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Lisa Ann Homic, M.Ed. D.C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17036345253758425065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-244387951273095968.post-15449394174633585192017-06-25T14:00:00.004-07:002017-06-25T14:00:47.840-07:00Kindle Version Available :::: The Goliath Obsession<div class="centerColumn" id="centerCol" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin-left: 310px; margin-right: 320px;">
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Lisa Ann Homic, M.Ed. D.C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17036345253758425065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-244387951273095968.post-53544797693908286432017-06-20T09:53:00.001-07:002017-06-20T09:53:51.142-07:00The Challenge: Keeping My Mouth Shut<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Ok, so I took a longer time finishing Book 3. I allowed myself to be gripped by procrastination. And I even take full responsibility. It was my own doing. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">My new resolve to get it done was also my own doing. How does someone just shift from an old behavior to a different one? That is the age old question. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I spent last winter reading a slew of books on habits. Do we really understand what makes people move their butts while others sit on them? </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here's the funny thing about animals: they don't let themselves starve. They always seek to fill their animal stomachs. But as humans, we are okay with mild suffering. The inventor of the couch should be blamed. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Book 3 is ready for reading and now I don't have to answer the repetitive question I kept hearing:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">What happened to ____________________?</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">How did ____________ get the ____________?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">You don't have to wait for me to get off my duff. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Now I have to keep my mouth shut since many new people are only beginning with book 1.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Enjoy! I'll be able to chat later when everyone catches up to where I'm at.......</span>Lisa Ann Homic, M.Ed. D.C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17036345253758425065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-244387951273095968.post-89117023829100024202017-06-19T16:31:00.000-07:002017-06-19T16:33:07.882-07:00Do You Talk at the Movies?<span style="font-size: large;"><u><b>I like talking during movies. Do you? </b> </u></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I can't help it sometimes. When I think I know who dunnit, I have to let my neighbor know. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">It's usually a friend. I won't talk to a stranger in the theatre. That's inconsiderate.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you're watching a documentary with a group of friends, do you get into heated discussions about your theories? Do you often agree or disagree with the film makers thesis?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">When you watch a horror flick do you scream out loud: "Run!" </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">"Run!" </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">"Don't you dare trip and fall!"</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Okay, I know you can't disrupt a public place, so how about at home?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you're watching a crime drama, you can talk with your friends and give your best guess on how the trial will turn out.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you're on the internet or watching a DVD you can hit pause, hand out snacks, and break out into a hearty discussion. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><u><b>It's even better with a book. </b> </u></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">We can return to the good old fashioned book clubs. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">There's plenty to discuss with Prototype Prison.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">The characters each have certain talents that contribute to the plot adventure.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">The characters travel to a number of different locations. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">If you know me or my family, you might be able to figure out why I picked certain cities. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I hope my readers can get together and argue how each book might end. </span><br />
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If you like to write and writing is important to you, do it everyday. Just write. I wasted a lot of time these past few years. <br />
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I just submitted the final proof of PP3. It should be available on Amazon tomorrow.<br />
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The book was finished November 2016 and then I let it collect dust. <br />
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Here were my excuses:<br />
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1- This is the boring part. Rereading and looking for mistakes seems to take longer.<br />
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2- I needed a break from looking at my laptop screen. (a 7 month break? Ugh. Everyone who read book 1 and book 2 forgot who the characters were and don't remember the plot. Even my mother said that to me.)<br />
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3- The pressure was on to keep the story fresh. That was my own pressure. I don't want to show off a poor piece of writing, but I didn't have to procrastinate and make it worse.<br />
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4- I told myself I wasn't going to promote the first two books until book 3 was finished. Well, here is book 3 and if I want anyone to enjoy my story, I have to put myself out there and risk rejection. This is a fairly passive way to promote. The book is online. I'm going straight to the customer. Once I tell my family about the book, I have to step out of my comfort zone. <br />
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5- I'm sure there are millions of undiscovered books out there. I often tell myself, my books are just more to add to the pile. Now I have to get out of that kind of thinking. <br />
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When I read the last few chapters last night and made some corrections, I realized how much I missed the characters. I had forgotten some details as the book came to a close and I surprised myself with the twists and turns. <br />
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I know most people can read these books in a few days or less, and then it's all over....... (sniff, sniff), If I can get people to talk about the story lines and they start to debate how things will end, well, that's the fun. <br />
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Get two or thee of your friends to read together. I know it will be enjoyable.Lisa Ann Homic, M.Ed. D.C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17036345253758425065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-244387951273095968.post-2800643342003687712014-10-22T18:34:00.001-07:002014-10-22T18:35:28.133-07:00Book 2 on Sale<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: large; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">Prototype Prison 2: Sabrina's Secrets</span><br />
<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">Barry and Jillian Sullivan are back home after a terrible incident turned their lives upside down. They were compelled to risk their lives exposing a criminal power that they could not prove existed. When they hoped their lives had settled back down to normalcy, a family member is kidnapped for an unusual ransom they could not pay. They go on the run again with a few devoted friends to uncover more outlandish secrets that put them in greater danger. In the meantime one government agency buries their story and another agency wants to put them behind bars. How would you hold up under that kind of pressure?</span></span></span>Lisa Ann Homic, M.Ed. D.C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17036345253758425065noreply@blogger.com0