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- Are you an Author, Reader, Publisher, Editor, Agent or Other?
- Bradley Stewart, author of Kayak Reef: Eye of the Arctic
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- www.searchlightpublishing.com
- About Me:
- Bradley J. Stewart was raised in Topanga Canyon, California, the fifth of eight children. He had an interest for writing since his childhood in the sixties when his seventh grade teacher said, “You have a natural style for writing.
One day many years later, fate stepped in with a writing assignment from his daughter’s middle school, which she had forgotten to do. With only a few days to complete the assignment, they worked together day and night. Three days later, she received an “A.” Two years later, Stewart completed the storyline of Kayak Reef: Eye of the Arctic.
For over thirty years, Stewart has been involved in the building trades. Two of many
U. S. government projects he worked on were the replacement of the Hoover Dam turbines and the reconstruction of the Panama Canal. Ten years after completing preconstruction assessments for the Hoover Dam venture, he stood on top of the dam and witnessed the enormous turbines being lowered hundreds of feet into the magnificent Colorado River Canyon. His correspondence with organizations on many levels, and his sense of plot and suspense have contributed to his writing technique.
"Destiny enters life with you and fate guides you out.
What you do in the interim takes priority."
~ Bradley
- Favorite Books:
- Call of the Wild, Kite Runner, Kayak Reef, Conversations with God
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- The Book Hutch
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From the eye of life's womb comes destiny with our children
~ touch
In a world where your soul touches those that effect your heart most,
it’s heart rendering when the sole of fate steps in and kicks up dust. ~
"Destiny enters life with you and fate guides you out.
What you do in the interim takes priority."
~ Bradley
Author of Kayak Reef (Eye of the Arctic).
"In my eyes are sparkles that come from every bit of light. But no sparkle lights up, like the sparkle I get when I see you"
~ brad
A tip of creation now you preceive, a light you'll cast wherever you'll be. With all life's might you're blessed alright. God speed be with you as you travel tonight.
~ Bradley
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If I were a shadow I'd still want to be in your light. Even when it's dark, I can't quit thinking of you! I can't wait for the sun, 'cause when I see you, I fall apart.
~ Bradley
Author of Kayak Reef (Eye of the Arctic).
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I added a few slides of my books to my blogspot. I'm not sure yet if they should stay on or not.Do you have more trouble loading my blogspot with the slides up? Do you like them or are they too distracting?
A Christmas Tree Already
On the way home from work yesterday, I passed a house that already had a lighted and decorated Christmas tree up and showing by the window.Is it not too soon for that? In my mind, the day after Thanksgiving is when the Christmas Season starts. That's when it's fair game to put up a tree and decorations and start shopping. The way things are going this year, I'll be lucky if I get organized enough to decorate a few days before Christmas.
With our dog, Rascal, who lives up to her name, we'll probably go with a fiber optic small tree on top of an end table. One of these days I may pull put the larger tree from the box in the basement and set it up, but not until our doggy is a little more sedate. I don't feel like chasing her to get ornaments out of her mouth. I will be putting up knick knacks, lights inside and decorations on the walls, so it will still look Christmasy. No lights outside because for some reason we have no outlets outside.
While we're on the subject of Christmas trees and such, be sure to add holidays in your books. You can mention decorations and lights or Easter eggs and baskets, or even mattress sales in your descriptions to ground the reader as to the season.
Now, back to that tree I saw. What about you? When do you decorate for Christmas? What do you put up?
Winners and Losers at the CMAs and Life
I love country music and almost every country performer. While watching the CMAs, I enjoyed seeing the winners accept their awards. On the other hand, it was hard for me to see the losers do their best to appear gracious and for the most part succeeding.For every winner, there's a loser. In life and in books, it's the same way. How people react to their good and bad fortune shows what their characters are made of. You don't have to tell a reader who the good guy or bad guy is. Let their actions speak for themselves. The readers are smart enough to figure it out.
PS Can't finish this blog without saying - You Rock, Taylor Swift! You are one smart, talented teenager! Congrats on all your awards, especially, Entertainer of the Year!!!
CMA Awards Tonight and Twitter
One of my favorite shows is on tonight - the CMA Awards. If you're a country music fan, you're probably like me and will be glued to the TV 8pm EST, or in my case 7pm, in the flatlands of Illinois.Almost all my favorite performers will be there, except I hear that Rascal Flatts can't make it.
I'll be on Twitter during the show also. That's part of the fun of it - discussing and dissecting outfits, performers, songs and even commercials, kind of like I'm at a giant party with people who all go for the same thing and want to share.
What about you? What kind of music do you like? Do you tweet during a favorite show or event?
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How are you today?
I'm heading to your website. Looking forword to seeing your books.
Hit me back,
Brad
Author, Kayak Reef (Eye of the Arctic)
I hope that you have a chance to meet a lot of friendly people here, who can be helpful other authors. If you have the time, you can go by my website at www.timquinton.com to see more about my books.
Have the best trip!
~ bradley
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Nice place, thank you!
Bradley Stewart, author of Kayak Reef (Eye of the Arctic).
I hope you have a great time & be sure to spread the word!
Morgan Mandel