Remeon's Destiny by J.W. Garrett Blog Tour and Giveaway :)
Remeon's Destiny
Realms
of Chaos Book 1
by
J.W. Garrett
Genre:
YA SciFi Fantasy
A
boy seeking adventure… A world that's dying… A war that may have
no winners…
Thomas
longs to escape the drudgery of farm life, dreaming of adventure and
running away from his demanding parents.
Planet
Remeon is on the brink of destruction, fighting a crippling disease
that threatens to wipe out their civilization.
Thrust
into their world, Thomas is caught in the middle of telepathic mind
games between the Day Watchers and the Night Dwellers.
Alliances
will be broken. Thoughts will be controlled. Will anyone survive?
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THOMAS
AWOKE
WITH
a
jolt as
the stench
of urine
and animal
remains
brought him
to the
present. He
sat up,
disoriented
and
nauseous,
and looked
around
anxiously
to gain
his
bearings.
“Belle!
Belle,
answer
me.”
Nothing. No
answer
or even
the
faintest
noise
responded
to his
pleas.
Darkness
enveloped
him like
a thick,
suffocating
blanket;
breathing
was
difficult
as he
gasped for
air among
the sick smells assaulting his senses.
The now
all-too-familiar feeling
of panic
rose
in him
once again
as his
thoughts
returned to
his little
sister and
the strange
ships in
the sky,
haunting
him.
Feelings
of fear
and panic
alternated
within him,
like being
hot and
cold when
he had
a fever.
His eyes
adjusted
somewhat to
the
darkness,
and he
made out
small
details
around him.
Using his
hands, he
combed
the walls
for clues
or any
useful
information.
His first
instincts
brought
to mind
visions of
cold,
clammy,
dark caves.
The walls
were wet
and uneven,
and
appeared to
be made
of rock.
He plodded
his way
around
the
perimeter,
taking
small
steps,
looking for
signs of
an opening
or exit.
He marked
his
starting
point by
placing a
foot-long
rock
on the
ground,
close to
the wall,
so he
would run
into it
and know
when he
had made
it all
the way
around.
When he
encountered
the rock
again, the
only
additional
information
he had
gained was
that the
structure
was
somewhat
oval in
shape and
made of
some type
of rock,
as he
had
envisioned
earlier.
After two
more
times
around
the space,
he thought
he felt
cracks
along
the wall
that could
possibly be
where
the door
was
located.
He placed
two
more
rocks
at that
juncture,
identifying
that space
as well.
A chill
came
over
him from
the cool
dampness
of his
surroundings,
and he
thrust his
hands in
his pockets
to stay
warm.
He found
his
pocketknife,
flint and
compass
there,
and he
felt
comforted
but knew
these
wouldn’t
help him
just now
but
later…maybe
later.
With every
slight
movement,
his braces
clanked
noisily,
reminding him
of their
presence.
That in
conjunction
with the
fact
that he
could not
connect
with Arista
or
Whisterly,
made him
question if
he were
actually on
Remeon. All
he could
do was
remain
where
he was
and hope
he didn’t
starve
while he
waited for
his captors
to make
themselves
known.
Time
passed
slowly as
he thought
back on
all that
had
happened in
just a
few short
months.
Reflections
from
his stream
of
consciousness
flowed
unabated.
Utmost in
his mind
were the
precariousness
of his
current
situation
and
wondering
where
Belle was.
But also
everything
else that
had
happened to
him
recently
which
played
a part
in landing
him right
here.
He had
wished for
this, all
of this.
He had
wanted
adventure;
he had
wanted
distance
from
his family—
mainly his
pa. He
had wanted to
grow
up on his
own terms
and had
plans to
make that
happen.
Next,
thinking
back on
his
unexpected
illness and
the toll
on his
family,
Thomas
clearly saw
in his
parents’
eyes, when
he woke
in the
hospital,
how
much
they loved
and cared
for him.
But amid
the
adventure
and danger
found on
Remeon, he
had felt
needed in
ways he
had never experienced
on the
farm. Could
he really
save
another
race?
And would
he
sacrifice
himself to
do so?
I've been writing in one form or another since I was a teenager. My love of the Fantasy genre goes all the way back to elementary school when I read The Hobbit for the first time - I've been hooked ever since. I currently live in Florida with my family, but love the state of Virginia where I was born. My works include poetry, short stories, and book two in my YA Fantasy series, Realms of Chaos, is now in process.
You
can visit my website at www.jwgarrett.com to subscribe to my
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works in progress.
What are you currently reading?
I’m currently rereading The Time
Machine by H.G. Wells, No Spare Time by Ursula K. LeGuin
and Slaughter House Five by Kurt Vonnegut. I recently finished
Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi and loved it!
Do you believe in writer’s block?
I believe there are certain times we
are just not receptive to writing, so it may seem difficult to find
the next step in your story. At those times stop and try to work
through the issue. Sometimes you might just need some time away. Take
a walk, run, sleep if you need it. If it’s a specific scene you’re
having difficulty with, skip ahead to a scene you’re excited about
writing and come back later to the difficult spot. There are those
days where things just don’t seem to come together. We all have
times like that. Try researching, outlining, character sketches,
writing sprints or some other writing related activities.
If you could tell your younger
writing self anything, what would it be?
Everything on your journey matters. You
are a culmination of all your experiences that landed you right here.
Trust in your individual path and stay the course.
What do you think about the current
publishing market?
There are more opportunities than ever
before out there, but also it’s very competitive. Determine what
works for your individual scenario and then pursue it with a passion,
starting with researching the basic models: self-publishing,
traditional and hybrid.
If you desire control over the whole
process and don’t mind digging in, self-publishing may be for you.
You can get started immediately, but it’s difficult to be a full
time jack of all trades. And if you choose this option you’ll not
only be writing but finding and evaluating cover artists, editors,
formatters, beta readers, advertising your books, and publicizing.
The rewards can be great if you’re willing to put in the time.
With the traditional model it will take
much longer for your manuscript to be published, often 18 months to 2
years even. However (depending on your contract) the actual work of
publishing and a majority of the marketing is done by the publisher.
There is often a long query and acceptance process as well. If you
choose this route be sure to research agents and publishers in depth
before sending your queries to give your manuscript a fighting
chance, and then follow submission requirements to the letter.
The hybrid model in some ways combines
the best of both worlds. Usually you’ll see some cost sharing
between author and publisher, and thus sharing of the risk of
publishing as well. On the upside royalty percentages are usually
much higher than those for traditionally published authors.
With changes in the publishing
landscape happening so fast writers must continually re-evaluate and
adapt to make sure they are still on target with their own personal
goals. More and more I think we’ll see the lines blur between
self-published authors, traditional and hybrid. All are fighting to
keep market share as this business continues to shift and evolve to
meet today’s market needs for the reader.
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