Showing posts with label bikers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bikers. Show all posts
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
Monday, October 14, 2013
Bending Facts in Fiction
I have been thinking about this subject quite a lot lately. My novel
is definitely fiction, but it does take place in a real time and place.
What is my responsibility for keeping to the facts of history, real
places and events, etc.? In the beginning of my novel, I put in a sort
of "disclaimer", reminding the reader that this is a work of fiction and
should be read as such. When a review of my novel was done by posted on
a Vietnam Veterans of America website, the reviewer pointed out some of
my mistakes dealing with the military (such as sergeants not being
referred to as "Sir") as well as my misunderstanding of President
Carter's pardon of the draft dodgers. This is what prompted me to write
this blog because when I looked up that information on the internet,
what I found out was what I used to proceed with my story. I needed to
get a draft dodger character back to the United States from Canada, so
when I found my answer, I proceeded. Since I was not looking into the
actual deeper meaning and history of the event, I felt that I didn't
have to research it any further.
I have no resentment toward the reviewer. As a military and Vietnam veteran, his historical and accurate knowledge of the events is indisputable. And he gave my novel an otherwise glowing review, which is most important to me!
I still feel okay with what I wrote and researched. My novel is for the everyday reader, not the historian. Most readers would not even notice these inconsistencies, but should I? I don't think so. What do you think?
I have no resentment toward the reviewer. As a military and Vietnam veteran, his historical and accurate knowledge of the events is indisputable. And he gave my novel an otherwise glowing review, which is most important to me!
I still feel okay with what I wrote and researched. My novel is for the everyday reader, not the historian. Most readers would not even notice these inconsistencies, but should I? I don't think so. What do you think?
Sunday, October 13, 2013
DOWNLOAD MY NOVEL FOR FREE!!
5 Day Promotion on Amazon!! Download "Red, White & Blues" for FREE! Promo runs 10/11-10/15/2013!! http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005MLA9A8
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Monday, April 2, 2012
Shameless Promotion
My book is about subjects, people, locations and a period in time that most others are interested in. Yes, this blog is nothing more than a shameless promotion to get some more sales, but if I saw this book online or at a bookstore, I would jump all over it! Head on over to Amazon where you can sample the story by clicking on the "Look Inside" icon. Read the reviews! The book is available as a Kindle download or a paperback. If you like motorcycles, bikers, the 1960's & 1970's, sex, drugs and rock & roll, YOU WILL LOVE THIS BOOK!!
http://www.amazon.com/Red-White-Blues-L-Sage/dp/1432773453/ref=pd_rhf_gw_p_t_1
http://www.amazon.com/Red-White-Blues-L-Sage/dp/1432773453/ref=pd_rhf_gw_p_t_1
Monday, March 5, 2012
Introduction...
Greetings! My purpose for blogging is to expose more people to my novel, Red, White & Blues. If you like or have an interest in the following subjects, then please check my book out on Amazon.com & ORDER IT: the 1960's & 1970's; bikers, outlaw motorcycle clubs; California, San Francisco; sex; drugs; music; the Vietnam War; Native American culture. The book is available in either soft cover or as a Kindle edition. If you have read my book or would like more information than what is provided on the Amazon page, please let me know!! We'll talk more as the days unfold!
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