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| Adelita's Secret Book Tour |
Today, we're shining the book spotlight on a young
adult fantasy novel, Adelita’s Secret thanks to Rebecca's Writing
Services. Christopher Cloud is an award winning novelist
with his collection of young adult novels.
About
Adelita’s Secret
Lost in a superficial world of
materialism and social status—and ashamed of her Latino
heritage—seventeen-year-old Adelita NoĆ© is loved by two men, two men separated
by a hundred years and vastly different stations in life. One man owns little
more than the shirt on his back. The other, a poet at heart, is heir to a vast
fortune. Their love for Adelita serves as the backdrop for the Latino girl’s
quest to better understand herself and her Mexican roots.
Read Chapter 1 – 4 on Amazon
Title: Adelita’s Secret
Author: Christopher Cloud
Genre: young adult fantasy romance
Pick up your copy at Barnes
& Noble
Interview
Q: Christopher, Do you have any
advice for new writers/authors?
There’s an old adage in the writing
business that insists writers should write what they know. Twenty-years ago
that was true, but not today. The availability of the Internet affords writers
the luxury of writing in-depth on any subject. Your story may require a great
deal of research, but if you’re willing to invest the time, the Internet allows
a writer to qualify himself/herself as an expert on any subject. The Internet
has eliminated those long, exhausting trips to the library, and outshines even
the Ancient Library of Alexandria.
Q: What are your writing tips for
others?
Don’t be afraid, at first, to write
poorly. All writers, from Stephen King to Mark Twain, have written stories
they’re not particularly proud of. These stories are usually shoved to
the back burner awaiting a serious rewrite. Most never see the light of day. I
look back over stories I wrote in college and cringe, they are so poorly
written. But that’s how writers improve. There can be no success without a few
failures. We cannot all be a Truman Capote, who is said never to have received
a rejection letter.
Q: Tell us a little
about your next book or writing project.
At the moment, I’m
between novels. I have established a few criteria for all of my novels, and my
next is no exception. The story must be either middle-grade or young adult and
have some social relevance. I've boiled my story ideas down to three
candidates.
About
Christopher Cloud
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| Author Christopher Cloud |
Award winning author Christopher Cloud began writing
fiction full time after a long career in journalism and public
relations. He writes middle-grade and young adult novels..Cloud
graduated from the University of Missouri in 1967 with a degree in journalism.
He has worked as a reporter, editor, and columnist at newspapers in Texas,
California, and Missouri. He was employed by a Fortune 100 company as a public
relations executive, and later operated his own public relations agency. Cloud
attended high school in Japan, and lives in Joplin, Missouri. His website
Is: www.christophercloud.com
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