"Holes in the Somewhere," by: Richard R. Brown — Book Tour & Giveaway!

 Hello riders and readers. I have another bookish post for you for this Friday. Today I am featuring a book tour for author Richard R. Brown and his book "Holes in the Somewhere." Dive into the details for this speculative fiction slash horror short story and make sure to check out the guest post he provided below. Purchase your copy today for a thoroughly spooky read. Happy reading everyone :).

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Sometimes grief sneaks up on you and hunts you down. Sometimes it walks right up and punches you.

What are your top 10 favorite books/authors? 

Ready for some recommendations? Here’s my Top Ten Books: 

 

10. Ghost Story (Straub) 

 

9. The Explorers (Zimmer Bradley) 

 

8. The Diaries of the Family Dracul (Kalogridis) 

 

7. The Tao of Pooh (Hoff) 

 

6. The Arthurian Saga (Stewart) 

 

5. Dracula (Stoker) 

 

4. The Shining (King) 

 

3. Chronicles of Thomas Covenant (Donaldson) 

 

2. The Godfather (Puzo) 

 

1. IT (King)  

 

*disclaimer: certain authors may have views or practices that I do not agree with or support. Some may have done things that I denounce. Enjoyment of their work does NOT equal support of or tolerance for unethical behavior or speech.  

 

That being said, the one book I think every child should have read to them, over and over again, and discussed with, is The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein. After that, move on to The Velveteen Rabbit, by Margery Williams Bianco. 

Do you prefer to write in silence or with noise? Why? 

I tried writing with music playing, when I started. I started feeling like I just was writing page adaptations of Led Zeppelin songs, though. I think that’s okay at the beginning, just to get you started, but I need silence to let me ‘hear’ what my characters hear and what they say. If I’m lucky, they’re listening to Houses of the Holy or Physical Graffiti.

Advice they would give new authors? 

My advice to new writers: Don’t take any “writing advice” as a hard and fast rule. Just write. When you’re not writing, look around at what’s been written and see what works. Inform yourself, but don’t restrict yourself. 

What are you currently reading? 

I am currently reading The Globe by Terry Pratchett, Ian Stewart, and Jack Cohen. I’ve read many of the Discworld novels through the years, and now I’m filling in the holes in my knowledge of that crazy (yet oddly similar to ours) universe. 

What is your writing process? For instance do you do an outline first? Do you do the chapters first? 

Holes In The Somewhere came together piecemeal, one story at a time, over eight years. For my new novel, I started out ‘pantsing’ – just writing the opening scene and going where it led me. I soon had to outline the rest of the story, though, so I could stay pointed in the right direction, and keep motivated to reach the end. Now that the outline is done, I find myself going in and filling in each chapter with details. The chapters are slowly putting on flesh. I feel like I’m bringing Voldemort back torm and function: first the bones, then the sinews and muscles, and last will be the skin. 

Holes in the Somewhere

by Richard R. Brown

Genre: Speculative Fiction, Horror Stories

BLURB:

Holes In The Somewhere is a collection of short works, anchored by a personal memoir of the author's own experience with grief and loss after the passing of his father from cancer, by speculative fiction author Richard R. Brown.

A single mother encounters insanity in the worst possible person; an estranged parent loses his reunited family to a mysterious bathroom wall; a group of strangers come together to fight a fungal pandemic; college students prepare for the extinction of the Sun... these are a few of the challenges faced by the desperate characters in Holes In The Somewhere. The choices they make, the dilemmas they wrestle with, all have very supernatural consequences, but are felt with very human emotions.

These stories will tug at strings your heart thought were too well-hidden for anyone to know about, and cause the mind to probe the gray areas between wrong and right. Between normal and paranormal. Behind what's real and only to the side of what's unreal. A perfect mix of quick, unsettling reads, and longer, heart-wrenching escapes.

What readers are saying:

"The debut is speculative fiction in form: weird, unsettling, occasionally cosmic. But it reads less like a genre exercise than like grief that has been given permission to take unusual shapes." - Justine Castellon, Author/Reviewer

"I guarantee there is a 'gotcha' story in there for just about anybody, and if you don't find at least one that bothers you just as you're about to fall asleep, you're made of sterner stuff than I am." - Kenneth Crist, editor-in-chief, Black Petals Magazine

“These stories are weird and creepy and heart-wrenching in all the best ways. If you enjoy fiction that makes you question everything and wrecks you emotionally, this is for you!” – Valerie S., 5 star Amazon Review

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Richard R. Brown is a legally-blind author of speculative fiction, horror, and thrillers. He writes from experience, having lived through paranormal events, alien attacks, and cosmic horrors -- at least, in his mind and in the books he listens to. He and his Guide Dog live in the Pacific Northwest. Richard is between Guide Dogs at the moment as Edison retired last summer. Edison was at Richard's side through every story in his book. Richard has no such guidance for his current novel, but will likely have one for editing help.

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Next Stop on the Tour:

Craving Lovely Books

September 5th