RIJEL 12 - THE RISE OF NEW AUSTRALIA by King Everett Medlin ***Spotlight --Guest Post with the Author: Find out his must haves and writing quirks when he writes -- Giveaway***
Date Published: 11/23/18
Publisher: Chandra Press
The remote Intergalactic Penal Colony on the planet Rijel 12 is a very profitable enterprise. Its desolate surface is an uninhabitable wasteland relentlessly scorched by its sun, but inside the planet is a vast treasure trove of the most precious resources in the galaxy.
Prisoners sentenced to Rijel 12 know it’s a one-way ticket. It used to be a convict would serve their time and come home. That stopped a while ago. Inmates are forced to work the mines in wretched conditions and the death rate is staggering. Luckily for the warden, new inmates arrive monthly to replenish the labor pool. Business has never been better.
From the darkness of their miserable existence, one prisoner decides to take a stand and begins to organize a resistance. Inmates rally to the cause and prepare for rebellion. Can the rag-tag rebels of ‘New Australia’ succeed in their quest for freedom or will the warden and the overpowering might of the Interplanetary Authority extinguish their only hope?
From new author, King Everett Medlin, comes an action-packed epic of hope, rebellion, and the quest for redemption.
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Guest Post by King Everette Medlin
My Writing Quirks & Must-Haves To Write?
My idol is Ernest Hemingway. He wasn’t an especially good person. Some said he could be a real jerk at times. But he did pass on some excellent writing tips back in 1936 when he was interviewed by Esquire magazine. Hemingway’s best tip, in my opinion, was to begin one’s writing day by stating something true, as he put it. Anything. Doesn’t even have to be about the book. So I tried it.
“I’m an alcoholic and if I drink a couple beers while working on my book, I know what’ll happen: I’ll write six or twelve meandering paragraphs; maybe finish a whole chapter, only to find I have no clear idea what my thought pattern was whenever I sober up.” That’s a good one. I always have to remind myself why I quit drinking. But here’s another one: “I tell my coworkers that writing is only a hobby. I do it just for fun – or so I claim – even though they know I’m lying. That’s what makes it so entertaining every time I tell them I got another book published.”
Sometimes it’s silly; sometimes it’s dark, but it really does work! Before long I’m off and running. The rest is pretty simple. After all, I’m telling a story, just like a drunk coming home from the bar after work, spinning lies as to where he was the past three hours. Only difference is, in this case my wife can’t wait to hear what I came up with when I read to her my latest chapter right before bedtime.
I’ll go for long walks, or go for a jog – challenging myself to focus on the plot of my latest book and shoving everything else from my mind. If necessary I’ll take long drives in my car, bringing along my laptop for when I finally complete the next scene in my mind. I’ll find a truck stop diner – those are especially good to stop off at – then write down as much as I can. The noise and superficial banter between waitresses and customers make for excellent distractions in keeping my mind off things. I ignore it for the most part, but not completely. Sometimes things they say go right into my novels!
One time for example, I was sitting up at the counter and two construction workers were seated a few stools down from me. A TV commercial came on promoting the latest Science Fiction movie. The ad mentioned something about the planet Mars; and that’s when the most amazing conversation began between my two fellow diners. One said, “You know? I get a funny feeling whenever I see s*** like that.” Then the other said, “Why, do you think somethin’s out there?” The first one then retorted, “Oh, I don’t think there is; I know there is.” I quickly opened a new MS Word document and jotted it down. What great dialog! Someday I’ll use it in a book.
About the Author
King Everett Medlin has been writing since 2013 when he first developed the idea for Rijel 12. It was originally designed to be a SciFi series, with the objective of creating several short installments. Instead, he got a lucky break when Chandra Press from San Diego responded favorably to the original draft, deciding to publish it as a full-length novel. King lives in Denver, Colorado with his lovely wife Caroline and has two grown children. He's a graduate of the University of Oklahoma where he played college Rugby and remains a diehard Sooners fan to this day. His specialties are Science Fiction and Mystery/Suspense novels, focusing on unusual stories with intriguing plot-lines and amazing characters.
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