Day 5 Laurie's favorite book

Exploring New Worlds Blog Challenge Day 5 Find your main character's favorite book! You can join this challenge too! On a blog OR on social media,whether you are a writer OR a reader! Just pick a favorite book off of your shelf (or a story you are currently writing) and click on the image below for info on how to join in on the fun!

Laurie Kingston is the Main Character in my book Visionary From The Stars. Getting her to pick just one favorite book was like pulling teeth without novocaine.

 

Laurie: YEAH! What he said!

Me: I still need you to pick one... I have to head to bed SOMETIME here!

Laurie: Oh I forgot, you have a 'real job' now. *rolls her eyes sarcastically*

Me: You remember how tired you were during your first mission after you were so nervous the night before that you didn't sleep? Remember having to take a nap before you flew through the meteor field?

Laurie: Yeah...

Me: Well then you know what it is like!

*Laurie Nods*

Laurie: I guess we both need to get some better sleep huh. Favorite book first... Hmmm, how about:



Me: Oh, interesting choice. I've not read that one since I was a young girl.

Laurie: Not just the one... the whole series

Me: O.o somehow I think that is cheating.

Laurie: Take it or leave it.

Me: Fine, why then?

Laurie: Earth an many of the other human colonies have become so tied to technology. When I found out that Exandra was going to be built more rural, for those that wanted to farm or study nature... I wanted to do some research into what the early settlers went through. I really enjoyed the detail put into those books.

Me: Hmm, ok good answer!

If any of you are interested in learning more about Laurie or Exandra you can read more in Visionary From The Stars, now available here: https://www.amazon.com/Visionary-Stars-V-L-Jennings-ebook/dp/B07HWVNH5X

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Day 4 Explaining Visionary From The Stars with other book or movie titles

Exploring New Worlds Blog Challenge Day 4 Explain your story using only OTHER books or movie titles! You can join this challenge too! On a blog or on social media, whether you are a writer OR a reader! Just pick a favorite book off of your shelf (or a story you are currently writing) and click on the image below for info on how to join in on the fun!

I would describe Visionary From The Stars as a mix of Brian Jacques'  Redwall crossed with Star Trek or even Stargate.

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Day 3 The Platonian's Favorite Song

Exploring New Worlds Blog Challenge Day 3 Find your bad guy's favorite song! You can join this challenge too! On a blog or on social media, whether you are a writer OR a reader! Just pick a favorite book off of your shelf (or a story you are currently writing) and click on the image below for info on how to join in on the fun!

The Platonians, specifically their Military Guild, are the Antagonists in my newest release Visionary From The Stars. They have spent so many years trying to stop others from finding the cylinder relics, it is a shame really. Many of their kind have become disenfranchised with the way the Military Guild has been doing things... they've taken to living in secret cities to escape being drafted into a battle they feel is unnecessary.

The Military Guild's most recent accomplishment has been simulating Exandra's legendary blizzard with the added effect of managing to knock out the human colony's electrical system. Therefore, this is currently their favorite song:

Ho Boy... awfully sure of themselves aren't they. They do end up blowing up a few ships with our friends onboard so... I think I'll step out of their way for now.

Interested? Come grab your copy of Visionary From The Stars Today! 

https://www.amazon.com/Visionary-Stars-V-L-Jennings-ebook/dp/B07HWVNH5X


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Day 2 Laurie's Favorite Song

Exploring New Worlds Blog Challenge Day 2 Find your main character's favorite song! You can join this challenge too! On a blog or on social media, whether you are a writer OR a reader! Just pick a favorite book off of your shelf (or a story you are currently writing) and click on the image below for info on how to join in on the fun!

Laurie from my newest release Visionary From The Stars... I never really figured out what her favorite song is so I wandered over to You Tube to see what resonated with her character. She seems like she would really like this one:

Me: Laurie, can you tell us why you like this one?
Laurie: Sure, it works great as a memory exercise, trying to remember all the words to this one is challenging. I also like how they managed to weave all that history into just one song.

She's an odd kid lol.

If you are even remotely interested in ordering a copy of Visionary From The Stars for yourself you can find it here: Visionary From The Stars On Amazon!

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Day1 A Song That Reminds Me of Visionary From The Stars

To kick off this month's Exploring New Worlds Blog Challenge, I will be trying to match my newest release to a song that reminds me of it. You can join this challenge too, whether you are a writer OR a reader- on your blog OR on social media! Just pick a favorite book off of your shelf (or a story you are currently writing) and click on the image below for info on how to join in on the fun!

 As I mentioned, this month I will be exploring my newest release, Visionary From The Stars... Oh Wait! You guys haven't seen the cover yet! Well today is your lucky day!

There you have it folks! A Shiny new cover!

Now, what song reminds me of Visionary? I have two...

This one probably because I was watching this series pretty seriously when I was doing the bulk of the story building for this book.

This one... Not sure, it has always resonated with me. It helped me get a handle (or as much of a handle as my earthbound self could possibly hope to get) on the helplessness an astronaut might feel in space when something goes wrong.

Interested?

You can find Visionary From The Stars out on kindle today!!! 

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Day 8 Photos of your Book's Setting #ExploringNewWorlds

Exploring New Worlds Blog Challenge Day 8 Photos that remind you of your book's setting! You can join this blog challenge too, whether you are a writer OR a reader! Just pick a favorite book off of your shelf (or a story you are currently writing) and click on the image below for info on how to join in on the fun!

 My WIP is currently titled "The Sequel To The Alien Mind"- yes I know it needs a new title!

The Alien Mind is the first book in what is looking like what will end up being a ?four? book series (not sure yet- not finished). You can find out more about The Alien Mind here:

 https://www.virginialorijennings.com/p/the-alien-mind.html

So... here are some photos that remind me of my book's setting... Thank you Pinterest!

Homes that remind me of the Aunantet villages:




This picture reminds me of Aun, which is mostly desert. This may be a photo filter but the sky looks like that on Aun too- sorta hazy yellow.




Finding pictures that remind me of an alien planet are a little difficult. If I find more I will add them later on but for now I'll just leave them as is.

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Day 7 Photos That Remind Me Of My Antagonist

Exploring New Worlds Blog Challenge Day 7 Photos That Remind Me Of The Protagonist! You can join this blog challenge too, whether you are a writer OR a reader! Just pick a favorite book off of your shelf (or a story you are currently writing) and click on the image below for info on how to join in on the fun!

 My WIP is currently titled "A Mind Broken, Second book in The Alien Mind series"

The Alien Mind is the first book in what is looking like what will end up being a ?four? book series (not sure yet- not finished). You can find out more about The Alien Mind here:

 https://www.virginialorijennings.com/p/the-alien-mind.html

And so here it is...
Pictures that remind me of my protagonist:

Daniel: "This BENCH!"
Me: Why?
Daniel: Those were the only pieces of furniture in the cell the Aruk held Rivi and I in. I got so sick of sleeping on that bench... I can't even sit on the benches in my parents garden now.
Me: You sit outside talking with Rivi all the time...
Daniel: Thats different...

Rivi: This hallway reminds me of the Aruk facilities. They always have plain smooth walls, makes it easier to get lost when trying to escape.



Me: An image that reminds me of the Aruk's destructive power... The way all of planet Aun looked after they sent Daniel there:

Daniel: I did that?
Me: .... *Spoilers*...


UGH! So depressing... Tomorrow should be better!

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