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great pleasure today to host William Quincy Belle and his new book, “Of Sound
Mind and Someone Else’s Body”! For other
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Of Sound Mind and Someone
Else's Body
by William Quincy Belle
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GENRE: Science Fiction
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BLURB:
Science Fiction with (gasp) sex!
Alan
Maitland is a successful businessman on his way up the corporate ladder. Life
is good, but life is also full of the unexpected. A scientific experiment goes
awry, and Alan’s mind is transferred to the body of Hana Toussaint, a
high-class escort. Suddenly, he must not only contend with a new identity, but
with the eye-opening experience of living as a female: how to walk in high
heels without falling; how to put on a bra without dislocating a shoulder; how
to deal with makeup without poking out an eye; and how to get along in a
society which in many ways is still male-dominated.
When
Alan discovers that Hana has taken over his body, the two of them must work
together to find the scientist who can reverse the experiment and give them
back their respective lives. Along the way, they must cope with living as each
other and learn what it's like to be a member of the opposite sex. And as their
adventure goes on, Alan the woman must figure out his growing feelings for Hana
the man.
Alan faces the biggest challenge of his life which Hana sums up
with one decisive question:
“Are you man enough to be a woman?”
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EXCERPT ONE:
Alan
stepped out of the hotel onto the still-busy street. The night air cooled his
flushed skin. He took a deep breath and looked around. It was in a nondescript
city neighborhood made up of multi-story buildings with commercial fronts. He
didn’t recognize anything. Where am I?
He
checked Hana’s phone for GPS or a map, but the display showed Enter your
password. He had to find somebody to give him directions.
Spotting
the illuminated sign of a convenience store, he headed down the street. In the
light of the store window, he fished out the wallet and scanned the driver’s license
again.
A
man walked by, and Alan called out, “Hey, buddy!”
The
man continued until he looked at him and stopped. “Hey, baby. What are you
doing out so late? As if I need to ask.”
“Do
you know where Charlton Street is?”
“If
you invite me over, I may be able to help you.” The man grinned.
Alan
frowned. What the hell had gotten into this guy? “Charlton Street. Tell me
where Charlton Street is.”
The
man ambled over and stood close. “Come on, sugar. How about being nice to a
guy?” He reeked of alcohol.
“Oh,
Christ,” Alan said. He stomped into the store. Behind the counter, a teenage
boy flipped through a magazine. “Do you know where Charlton Street is?” Alan
asked.
The
boy raised his head and stared mesmerized. Alan snapped his fingers in front of
the boy’s eyes. “Hey, you there. Where’s Charlton Street?”
The
boy stammered, “This is Varick. Go out the door, turn right, and go down five
blocks.” He stretched out his arm to point.
“Where’s
East Seventy-Eighth Street?”
“That’s
the Upper East Side. It’s miles from here.”
“Thanks.”
Alan
started for the door, then stopped and gaped at the hand he had used to snap at
the boy. He curled his fingers, then splayed them, looking at the long
fingernails lacquered in bright red with little blue stars by the cuticles. He
assumed the nails were fake, but he couldn’t tell. Then a surprising thought
came to him: They were his fingernails.
He
glanced up and saw a security mirror over the door. The teenage boy leaned over
the counter to stare at his backside. He looked down. The skirt he wore was
short, so he showed a lot of leg. No wonder the boy was checking him out.
Checking him out? If he knew the truth, he would run for the hills. This was
pushing cross-dressing to the limit.
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AUTHOR BIO:
William Quincy Belle is
just a guy. Nobody famous; nobody rich; just some guy who likes to periodically
add his two cents worth with the hope, accounting for inflation, that $0.02 is
not over evaluating his contribution. He claims that at the heart of the
writing process is some sort of (psychotic) urge to put it down on paper and
likes to recite the following, which so far he hasn't been able to attribute to
anyone: "A writer is an egomaniac with low self-esteem." You will
find Mr. Belle's unbridled stream of consciousness floating around in
cyberspace.
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William ~ Good morning! Welcome back! As always it is a pleasure to have you here! Congrats on your new book and good luck on the book tour! :)
ReplyDeleteHow very kind of you, Ms. Swanson.
DeleteAll the best to you in your world. :-)
Thanks for hosting!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for taking time to bring to our attention another great read. I appreciate it and thank you also for the giveaway.
ReplyDeleteGood morning. Happy Monday! What advice would you give to a new author or to someone who is considering publishing something that they've written?
ReplyDeleteI’ve published two novels and five collections of short stories. I jokingly say that if I knew back then what I know now, I would have opted for taking French classes. Or knitting.
DeleteBut seriously, I would point anyone to Dean Wesley Smith, author of over one hundred books, most notably the novelization of the Star Trek franchise. He offers what I consider to be very practical advice about writing and publishing: It’s a business.
Literature is considered art, but making money from art is a business. We must lose our pretentiousness about being an “artist” and develop our expertise as a businessperson.
Take charge, be responsible. We must get involved. We must educate ourselves and become familiar with the entire process: writing and editing, formatting Word documents, uploading to online platforms, working with cover artists, and filling out forms with all necessary information before clicking the Publish button. A tip? For formatting, study the requirements of all platforms on which you are publishing and create your own Microsoft Word “styles” to facilitate the copying of text from one platform to another. If I modify a manuscript, I can have my eBooks and paperbacks uploaded, previewed for any last-minute mistakes, and online in minutes as I rely on no third party for assistance. Indie, as in indie publishing, is short for independent and being independent means being knowledgeable and involved.
Thank you for participating in this book tour. Being an indie author is an uphill struggle.
ReplyDeleteAccording to Wikipedia, there are 2.2 million new books published each year, 300,000 in the U.S., 150,000 in the United Kingdom, 20,000 in Canada. The book review section of The Washington Post states they get 150 new titles each day. Each day! What are the chances of anyone getting noticed? Even if somebody has written the next classic, there’s the harsh reality of statistics. Having the public choose any particular book out of the annual American field of 300,000 strikes me as being the equivalent of winning the literary lottery. Congratulations, E. L. James: over 70 million copies of the 50 Shades of Grey trilogy sold.
By the way, the above is about new books published each year. According to Google, there are over 150 million books in existence! Literary lottery, indeed!
There's a lot of junk out there, which means the public is leery of investing their time in anything unknown. Who wants the literary equivalent of bad movie? "I want two hours of my life back." Cheers to the risk-takers who brought E. L. James to the forefront.
I appreciate you taking the risk.
All the best to you in your world. :-)
Sounds like a good book.
ReplyDeleteThis sounds fantastic, thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great and interesting cover and title! Looks like I found my next book club selection!
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