Is History The Agreed Upon Lie ?: August 2020

Friday, August 28, 2020

A Writer's Life....Caroline Clemmons: DEATH OF A SCULPTOR IN HUE, SHAPE, AND COLOR

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Friday, August 21, 2020

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A SINGLE WORD to DEFINE A MOMENT; Quirky Character Traits

© M.C.V. Egan

Defined by Others has two principal characters, Anne and Connie. If you follow my tour, you will get to know Connie as defined by her baking. Anne is a lover of words in multiple languages. I have had the privilege and opportunity to live in four countries, and I am fluent in Spanish, English, French, and Swedish. This makes me quadrilingual.

I gave Anne my four languages and a few others. After all, fiction frees a writer from the constraints of reality. I also gave Anne the quirky habit to define moments in a single word. I did not realize the trait would make her so memorable, as readers often inform me that the book has a side effect that they find themselves searching for the perfect word to define a moment.

Even when characters are not endowed with magical powers or exceedingly criminal minds, it is a useful writing tool to give them a quirky side. Think Kojak; if you are old enough and his lollipop, or Columbo and his sloppy trench coat.

The quirky characteristic can be physical or like Anne, a characteristical trait. I had played with other traits in other characters, but Anne’s came to me naturally, almost like she whispered in my ear. No, it is not about spirits or psychics; it is about being in the writing zone.

I think every fiction writer has had the experience of a feeling that the characters at times seem to guide us, and Anne did that for me, as have other characters. Sometimes when I am writing at times, I might be driving and hear a song that reminds me of a character, and it becomes “our song.”

I often write down in a journal, the quirky characteristics that inspire me, be it from people I observe, I do eavesdrop, in four languages! People I meet, or from movies or other books. I do not copy; I am inspired. I created Anne’s quirk out of the blue.

I also wrote Defined by Others well before Frankie and Grace hit Netflix with a similar premise, the reaction to spouses leaving them as they accept their sexuality as not heterosexual.

I do not give the spouses center stage; they are felt by the pain they leave behind, and otherwise, their presence is minimal. Defined by Others is about trying to survive a painful break up without completely losing yourself.

They say write what you know, and although my first marriage did not end the way Anne and Connie did, I do know and can tap into the pain of a failed marriage. A search for self through introspection.

Death of a Sculptor in Hue, Shape and Color

by M.C.V. Egan

Genre: Suburban Women's Fiction

Color coded love stories and revealing female anatomies lead to the murder of world renowned sculptor, Bruce Jones.

In life, the artist loved women, almost as much as women loved him. Adored for his art and colorful personality, Bruce is mourned by the world at large. The tale is launched with the multifaceted perspectives of four ex-wives, the current wife, and his new love interest and their children.

Mary , Bruce’s wealthy first love, is always in perfect pink; the color of love. Mother of Clair the famous actress and Aaron the corporate lawyer.

Leslie The Second’s color is yellow for her sunny nature as much as for her fears and insecurities. Her only son Bobby is vulnerable and lost. Mourning his father’s death, he finds himself.

Petra The Third, is outstanding in orange, representing not only her native Holland but also her love of the fruit. Cherished her freedom and had no children of her own.

Toni The Fourth is a vibrant passionate Italian red and part of the eventual glue that creates and solidifies this dysfunctional Jones family. Her teenage daughters Tina and Isa are as different as night and day.

Brooke The Fifth a gold-digger. Green, her color, reflects the color of money and envy. Her young son’s Kyle and Caleb are too young to understand why their world has been turned upside-down.

Mara, as blue as the ocean was the last woman to steal Bruce’s heart. Mother to newborn Baby Peter is the unexpected gift and surprise.

Bruce Jones’ eight children speak out, too. They are as distinctive as the women he loved, their mothers.

Loose ends are tied up by the insights of Sylvia, Aaron’s wife and a trusted keeper of secrets; Scott, the private investigator and family friend; Nona, the quintessential grandmother everyone loves but to whom few are truly related; and Detective Jim Miller who will not rest until he discovers Bruce Jones’ murderer.

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Defined By Others

Defining Ways Series Book 1

by M.C.V. Egan

Genre: Suburban Women's Fiction

A word, a single word defines a moment for Anne. She needs to find a new one when her spouse, Frank, leaves her at the age of forty-seven, coming out of the closet literally in a closet.

She finds herself back in her hometown of Skvallerby, Connecticut among her high school friends which she had left in her past.

An inheritance from a frenemy leaves her with the means to meddle and spy on the lives of mutual acquaintances.

In an attempt to run from her reality Anne becomes engrossed in a game of fun and flirtation with her friend and fellow sufferer Connie.

Their fun games turn into a deadly reality. It is no longer a game. Life, death and not even a defining word can stop the reality of manipulation.

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The Bridge of Deaths

A Love Story and Mystery

by M.C.V. Egan

Genre: Historical Mystery

On August 15th, 1939, an English passenger plane from British Airways Ltd. crashed in Danish waters between the towns of Nykøbing Falster and Vordingborg. There were five casualties reported and one survivor. Just two weeks before, Hitler invaded Poland. With the world at the brink of war, the manner in which this incident was investigated left much open to doubt. The jurisdiction battle between the two towns and the newly formed Danish secret police created an atmosphere of intrigue and distrust. The Bridge of Deaths is a love story and a mystery. Fictional characters travel through the world of past life regressions and information acquired from psychics as well as archives and historical sources to solve "one of those mysteries that never get solved." Based on true events and real people, The Bridge of Deaths is the culmination of 18 years of sifting through conventional and unconventional sources in Denmark, England, Mexico and the United States. The story finds a way to help the reader feel that s/he is also sifting through data and forming their own conclusions. Cross The Bridge of Deaths into 1939, and dive into cold Danish waters to uncover the secrets of the G-AESY.

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The Bridge of Deaths (Revised Edition)

A Love Story and Mystery

by M.C.V. Egan

Genre: Historical Mystery

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M.C.V. Egan is the pen name chosen by Maria Catalina Vergara Egan. Catalina is originally from Mexico City, Mexico. Catalina has lived in various countries and is fluent in four languages; Spanish, English, French and Swedish.

Her first book The Bridge of Deaths revolves around her maternal grandfather's death in 1939. A true-life pre-WWII event. It has over 200 footnotes with the resources of her extensive search through Archival materials as well as the use of psychometry and past life regressions. It is more fact than fiction.

The revised edition of The Bridge of Deaths; A love Story and a Mystery focuses on the story-line as opposed to fact, but all footnotes and facts are available through the website for any curious minds. http://www.thebridgeofdeaths.com

Defined by Others taps into the dark quirky side found even in the best of people. With the 2012 American elections as a backdrop and the fearless reassurance that the world might end on December 12, 2012, as predicted by the Mayan Calendar.

Death of a Sculptor; in Hue, Shape, and Color is a novella written in sixteen different voices. It is a murder mystery. She is currently working on a sequel; Bruce (title subject to change).

M.C.V. Egan lives and works in South Florida. She loves cooking and crafting. She is married and has a son. Aside from writing Astrology is one of her passions and careers she pursues.

You can find M.C.V. Egan everywhere online