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Author of STREET STORIES suspense novels

Review: “An important story to read”

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This is why I write this series, reactions like this one:

“Box of Rain is an important story for us to read. It’s an inside view of life unfolding in the shadows of our world, providing a new perspective about the challenges good people face trying to survive and live in spite of the circumstances they were born into. The odds are usually against them. Heck, society and even their own kind are usually against them, but still some of them take every ounce of courage and every bit of energy they have to fight against the odds and break the cycle in the hopes of changing their lives for the better.”

dborys's avatarBOX OF RAIN: another STREET STORIES suspense novel

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I am so blown away by M.J. Joachim’s comments in her Box of Rain review that I can’t pick only some of her post to quote and had to paste the whole thing. But I do encourage you to visit her site. She has a lot of great content you’d enjoy.

“Capturing a sense of reality in the dangerous prospect of living on the street, engaging in the abstract sense of hope through a sense of safety confounded by betrayal, Box of Rain stimulates and intensifies a journey saddened by hardship, lies and futility. It’s not easy breaking the cycle of negative circumstances and situations in one’s life. Even when one works confoundedly hard to do just that, life has a way of ripping the rug out from under you.

Surviving is not the same thing as living. Life on the street, in gangs, bouncing from foster home to…

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Box of Rain Showcase, Part 2

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DaynesiteI  almost forgot to post a link to part two of the Showcase of Box of Rain, which is an interview of me by Author Dayna Leigh Cheser.  Here’s one question you might not have heard before, but click through to read the rest and see what new information you might find. Part one, which includes a 5-star review, can be found HERE.

How do you choose names for your characters?

Main character names are just a matter of brainstorming until I find something that feels right. The one exception to that is Christopher Robert Young, from ‘Painted Black’. I actually decided on the name before I knew my character very well. I’d met a young artist with name at a folk music concert once and since I was toying with the idea of having my main street kid be a graffiti artist, I thought it was perfect that the young man’s initials are CRY. So that is Chris’s street name, also the tag he uses in his art which is not only his initials but also reflects how he sees the state of the world as something to mourn over.

via RBD: Box of Rain, Part 2 | Author Dayna Leigh Cheser.

Dayna also emailed me today with the news that both part one and part two of her showcase got re-posted by two separate internet newspapers on writing.  She says her website got over 10,000 hits when this happened, and while that doesn’t mean they all plan to buy my book, it’s probably the best exposure any of my books have ever received.  So, thanks again, Dayna.  You’re the best.

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