Showing posts with label Dead Dreams. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dead Dreams. Show all posts

Friday, February 08, 2019

Rambling Friday: Dreams

Have you ever had a dream that, when you woke, it still seemed so real, you felt fear vibrating from the very fabric of your being? Or one that was so delightful, you wished with all your being it was true? I have.

I've had the dream of being chased. The outstretched hand, or pursuing individual so close I could feel his breath on my neck.  Or the one of a bear squeezing me tightly...










I've also had one of the most gorgeous pair of red shoes. When I woke, I yearned for those shoes...










There are all kinds of dreams:

  • Dead dreams: Explains itself. Either dreams of dead people or dreams of no value. 
  • Pipe dreams: Dreams that are out-of-this-world impossible or nearly that.
  • Daydreams: when a person should be pursuing intelligent activities but instead thinks of other things, whether good or bad. Your imagination wanders with awareness decreasing, visiting the past, the future or present. BUT...your consciousness does pull back into your present world.
  • Lucid dreams occur when you realize you are dreaming. Sometimes dreamers wake themselves up once they realize that they are only dreaming, while other dreamers cultivate the skill to become an active participant in their own dreams.
  • Nightmares:  an individual wakens in a state of fear and panic with a sweating body and racing heart. It seems real, a person is reluctant to return to sleep and it cannot be forgotten. It often forces you to face troubling situations in your life.
  • Recurring dreams:  Themes that repeat themselves over weeks, months and even years. Sometimes a person feels puzzled because they do not understand what is going on. Something going on in your life you fail to address. Something you refuse to correct because of the unpleasantness of doing so. 
  • Sweet dreams: pleasantness, happiness, joy, wonder

And many more.

Have you had a dream lately? 
What kind of dream?

Wishing you good dreams (and a good night sleep!)

Wednesday, May 07, 2014

Welcome to YA Thriller Author, Emma Right!

Welcome to a woman who is one of the sweetest, hardest-working authors I know. She's a best-selling author who writes for the YA group, although older readers can enjoy her book too! Emma is participating in the John 3:16 Book Launch:

Don't forget to check out the rafflecopter link at the bottom of this page for a chance to win $50 and a bunch of books!


Now, from Emma . . .

Why I wrote Dead Dreams.

I wanted to write a story for young ladies –girls between 13 and 18, --on the cusps of adulthood, but who are not quite out of the house yet. Dead Dreams, Book 1 is a suspense thriller but it is so much more. Without being preachy Dead Dreams hopes to impress upon the young readers the deceit out there in the world.

Having homeschooled my children and being around other girls coming from a more sheltered lifestyle I noticed that in their innocence and youth they tended to jump onto things that look attractive without weighing hidden consequences. I wanted to explore possibilities that could be present in each young person as she travels in this journey of self-discovery and finding out for herself, when enough is enough; that limit that separates what's acceptable from too dangerous; and the possibilities these choices could lead to. Also, as a Christian author, I wanted readers who have a Christian background to come to the conclusion on their own, that dreams absent of God and His direction could be deadly.

I have always enjoyed a good thriller mystery so I wanted to write a young adult book that has a strong message yet is still filled with intrigue, mystery, and suspense. Hence, Dead Dreams. It is a part of a series, and the first book leaves questions that will be answered in book 2.

Dead Dreams, Book1, Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Dead-Dreams-Book-1-ebook/dp/B00ESVEVBQ/

Book Trailer:
http://bit.ly/DeadDreams1

Book Blurb:
Eighteen-year-old Brie O’Mara has so much going for her: a loving family in the sidelines, an heiress for a roommate, and dreams that might just come true. Big dreams--of going to acting school, finishing college and making a name for herself. She is about to be the envy of everyone she knew. What more could she hope for? Except her dreams are about to lead her down the road to nightmares. Nightmares that could turn into a deadly reality.

Dead Dreams, Book 1, a young contemporary adult psychological thriller and mystery that will keep you asking for more.



AUTHOR BIO:
Award Winning and Best Seller author, Emma Right, is a happy wife and Christian homeschool mother of five living in the Pacific West Coast of the USA. Besides running a busy home, and looking after their five pets, which includes two cats, two bunnies and a Long-haired Dachshund, she also writes stories for her children. When she doesn't have her nose in a book, she is telling her kids to get theirs in one.

Emma worked as a copywriter for two major advertising agencies and won several awards, including the prestigious Clio Award for her ads, before she settled down to have children. Emma Right is currently featured in Authors’ Network latest book, 50 Great Authors You Should be Reading. She can be contacted through her website at http://www.emmaright.com/

Blog: http://www.emmaright.com/Blog.aspx
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DeadDreamsEmmaRight
Twitter: https://twitter.com/emmbeliever
Google+: https://plus.google.com/u/0/111644513292318573575/posts
Youtube:  https://www.youtube.com/user/YoungAdultAndKids
Pinterest: https://pinterest.com/emmaright/
Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7036571.Emma_Right


Check this out!
http://bit.ly/Rafflecopter_Link


Blessings!

Wednesday, April 02, 2014

FREE YA Book from Emma Right



Dead Dreams will be free from April 3-6th for four days. Both the paperback and the e-book versions are only available on Amazon. Keeper of Reign is available on Amazon, Barnes and noble, and all other major retailers.


Welcome, Emma! Here's a bit about her book:
Book Blurb:

Eighteen-year-old Brie O’Mara has so much going for her: a loving family on the sidelines,  an heiress for a roommate, and dreams that might just come true. Big dreams--of going to acting school, finishing college and making a name for herself. She could make a name for herself --she was sure of it. What more could she hope for? Except her dreams are about to lead her down the road to nightmares. Nightmares that could turn into a deadly reality. 

Dead Dreams, Book 1, a young adult psychological thriller and contemporary mystery. 


Playlist for Dead Dreams
Plumb - Need You Now (How many times) [2013]

Natalie Grant - Hurricane (Official Lyric Video)

Colton Dixon - "Never Gone" (Official Lyric Video)

Britt Nicole - All This Time (Lyrics)


Overcomer - Mandisa - Lyrics


Book trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkcU1jBMMZc

Music Video--to Plumb's song "Need You Now":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uM7MI_3vqyo



Read on for a few of Emma's thoughts:

My inspiration to write Dead Dreams.
We've all been there--at least those of us who are over 21--revving to grow up, the world at our feet, the stars reachable. Wonderful ,wondrous future. But in wanting to get there, we forget to smell the roses, we trample on thorns and we get sorely poked and pricked, and alas, some of the barbs could be poisonous. Except for the Grace that watches over me, over you,  all it might have taken for any of us was that wrong turn, that grabbing of something that looked too good to be passed up, and coupled with a strong desire to make it in life, we might be blinded and grab the adder's tail. That is the story of Dead Dreams; of Brie O'Mara, a good girl, someone who'd never even gotten a traffic ticket, even a Miss Goodie Two-shoes. But, let's face it we can all be tempted, just a tiny bit. And sometimes that's all it takes to have things spin out of control.

Something about me and my family:
We are a homeschooling family living in the Pacific West Coast, otherwise known as California. There are five children in our family although my son is finishing up college after a long homeschool career.I still have four at home and with them and the pets it can get very hectic. Also, my kids have a ton of after-school activities so that turns me into a driver once three o'clock strikes each weekday, and sometimes some weekends, too. Usually I drive till past nine-thirty at night. Never a dull moment in our home.

When I first realized I wanted to be a writer.
I have always enjoyed spinning a yarn for my friends, even from as young as eight years of age. But right after college, and before I had kids, I worked in advertising writing print and Tv ads and I really enjoyed copywriting. Some of my ads actually won awards. I don't even know where I kept those dust collectors! But that was ages ago. I now have five children, ages nine to nineteen. I have four at home now whom I still homeschool. It gets really hectic at our home. We also have many pets, so something is always happening. However despite everything that's happening around me I always think about different plots and story lines whenever i have the time--usually before I doze off after a long day. So, I guess I'd always wanted to be an author. I never really consider one particular point in time when I made that decision. Writing is a part of life--of communicating. It's  just a means to get the stories  from my brain into someone else's head. Think about it, I put some squiggly things, called words, down on paper, and you read them, understand and react/think about these squiggles. And that's writing! Anyone who writes, in a sense is a writer.

What I think makes a good story.
One that has a great voice, a compelling plot yet still has a message--what i call stories that have a soul, imaginative, characters I would probably enjoy meeting, even if I might not personally want them to me my best buddy , or anything. But  most importantly, the story must keep me thinking long after the book has ended.


My next release.
I am  currently writing Keeper of Reign Book 2, titled, "Prisoner of Reign," a Middle Grade/YA adventure fantasy, hopefully out early 2014. Dead Dreams 2 should be out by the end of summer of 2014.

From April 3-6th Dead Dreams will be free to buy. Get yours then.
Buy her books here:
Amazon
Goodreads


Author bio: 
Emma Right is a happy, Christian housewife and homeschool mother of five living in the Pacific West Coast of the USA. Besides running a busy home, and looking after their five pets, which includes two cats, two bunnies and a Long-haired dachshund, she also writes stories for her children. When she doesn't have her nose in a book, she is telling her kids to get theirs in one.

Right worked as a copywriter for two major advertising agencies and won several awards, including the prestigious Clio Award for her ads, before she settled down to have children.

Connect with Emma Right:
http://www.emmaright.com/Home.aspx
Blog: http://www.emmaright.com/Blog.aspx
https://www.facebook.com/emma.right.author
https://www.facebook.com/DeadDreamsEmmaRight
https://plus.google.com/u/0/111644513292318573575/posts
http://pinterest.com/emmaright/
https://twitter.com/emmbeliever
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18396455-dead-dreams

Don't forget!

Dead Dreams will be free from April 3-6th for four days. Both the paperback and the e-book versions are only available on Amazon. Keeper of Reign is available on Amazon, Barnes and noble, and all other major retailers.

Thanks for checking out this author! and blessings.

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