Time to Celebrate!

Party time!

Come on out and celebrate the launch of Exiled! Chester County Book & Music Co. is hosting the launch party tomorrow, June 5th starting at 6:30. Book signing, food, drinks, giveaways, entertainment...fun!

See y'all there!

Exiled,  a novel for teens/young adults (think Harry Potter meets Lost)

CCBMBC's website can be found HERE

To learn more about the book you can visit www.TheNeverChronicles.com

It is also available for sale online and should be available as an eBook by the 5th

Amazon
Barnes&Noble

Synopsis: STRIPPED OF HIS POWERS AND BANISHED TO THE NEVER, JAMES MUST RESCUE HIMSELF BEFORE HE CAN SAVE HIS FELLOW SORCERERS FROM IMMINENT DEMISE.
Prophesied by the greatest of all seers to be the sorcerer who would bring an end to the Epoch Terminus—the destruction of his kind—James grew up developing his powers under the watchful eye of his mentor, Akil Karanis.
James’s insular world is shattered when he is found guilty of murdering Akil and exiled to The Never, a mysterious and dangerous place reserved for the worst of the worst, a land from which no one returns.
Powerless and alone, James quickly learns that the land itself poses a greater threat than its inhabitants. If he is to have any chance of returning to his family, any chance of proving his innocence, any chance of saving his kind, he must survive the dangers and temptations meant to ensnare both body and mind in order to discover what no one else has been able to discover—a way home.

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In bookstores 6-5-2012

Must-watch movies for teens

There are two movies every teenager must watch -especially teenage boys.  Yes, they are older films, but the production value is still top-notch and there is much to be taken away from both movies.

The first film is The Goonies -and what a great film it is. Directed by Richard Donnor and written by the great Stephen Speilberg, The Goonies, in a one sentence synopsis is about a group of kids who embark on a wild adventure after finding a pirate treasure map.


But that's not really what the movie is about at all, is it? (for those of you familiar with the film) It's about childhood.  It's about growing up.  It's about friends -the best of friends going on an amazing adventure together and in the process, discovering themselves. 


This film is wrought with humor I still appreciate as an adult (which could lend to the argument that I still have the mind of a teenager).  The cast works flawlessly together.  Growing up, I had friends just like Data and Chunk and Mouth and Mikey.  


After seeing this movie, I would dig around in my parent's attic hoping to find a mysterious treasure map that would lead me on a wild adventure just like The Goonies. Like many films, it is about escape.  Every character is longing to escape the lives they're currently living.  Many of their homes are going into foreclosure and at the end of the summer, they'll be splitting up and moving away as a result.  Even the bad guys -the Fratelli's, are escaping albeit escaping the law isn't as noble a motivation as escaping lives that are changing for the worse like The Goonies -who end up, ironically, trying to escape the Fratelli's most of the movie.


In an endearing part of the film the outcast of the outcasts, Chunk (we all know him, the funny little fat kid) makes friends with Sloth -brother/son to the Fratelli's who is chained up in the basement of their hideout because he has facial deformities.  The unusual pair end up saving the day (in theatrical fashion).  




If it's raining and cold outside, The Goonies the movie to watch.  The combination of humor and adventure is unmatched and it will leave you yearning for your own adventure (or at least to set up a killer Rube Goldberg contraption in your front yard).







Film number two that is a must-see has a much different tone than The Goonies but it is nevertheless one of the greats.

Exiled News!

Hey everyone!

I'm excited (and shocked at how fast the time has passed) to announce that Exiled will be officially released in 4 days! I just -literally minutes ago, received my copies in the mail.  With the release comes several great events where I will be doing various book-related things.

June 5th we are having a launch party at Chester County Book and Music Co. 6:30pm -9.  This is the big release!  I will be signing, there will be food, drinks, prizes, fun!  Stop on in!

June 10th  Big Blend Radio and Magazine (2.5 million listeners/week, 1.3 million newsletter readers)
15-20 minute interview on June 10:

June 15-16th I will have a booth set up at the Chester County Balloon Festival.  Books for sale -get 'em signed! Will be hosting a scavenger hunt with a giveaway as well

June 23rd I'll be in North Carolina on a whirlwind book tour -more details on my website (soon)

July 1'st I'll be signing books at Ukazoo books in Baltimore

Also, my virtual book tour is happening right now!  I've been updating the links on my blog CLICK HERE There are reviews, interviews and guest posts.

Finally, once you've read Exiled, please post a review! Customer reviews are a strong determining factor when purchasing a book online.

Where should you post a review?

Goodreads -click here

Amazon -click here

Barnes & Noble -click here

Oh,

Where can you purchase Exiled?

• You can get it at my launch party.

• You can purchase it online in advance for the launch party -click here

• You can get it at the Chester County Balloon Festival from 5:30 - 10pm on Friday, June 15th and 3pm-10pm on Saturday

Or,

• You can go online to places such as
• Amazon -click here
• Barnes&Noble -click here

On eBooks: The eBooks should be loaded and available at Amazon and Barnes&Noble by June 5th (or shortly thereafter) Apple may take a bit longer.

Finally (for real this time)

• Word of mouth remains the strongest determinant when purchasing a book.  In that spirit, please tell everyone and anyone you believe would be interested in reading Exiled that it's now available.

I am eternally grateful for all your support and enthusiasm during this entire process.  Thank you.

I'd also like to thank my rock, my foundation, my steadfast and resolute wife, Lisa for all that she's done and continues to do.  Without her, I have no doubt that Exiled would still be buried in the recesses of my mind. Thank you, my love!

Always,

Josh
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Find interviews, writing samples, videos, contests and more on my website.

www.TheNeverChronicles.com

In bookstores 6-5-2012

Virtual Tour -Updated today!

Well, it's underway.

Laugh out Loud moments in reading

We've all had them -times when we are reading something quietly and all the sudden we start cracking up.  The person next to us (if there is one) usually looks over with a completely mystified expression.  Fortunately, my wife was fast asleep during my last laughing fit.
I'll be the first to admit that most recently, the source of my amusement was nothing more than potty humor found in Stephen King's 11/22/63. Does that make me immature, childish and crude?  Probably.  Still, it was funny.



In 11/22/63, King's main character, Jake Epping, finds a porthole that brings him back in time to the 50's.  Bent on changing a terrible event of the past, Jake learns that the past doesn't want to be changed and will fight against you if you dare attempt to do so.  In this scene, Jake has gone to a pharmacy to find something to calm his insides because. "By then, both of my ejection-ports were producing nothing but watery gruel."

"Kaopectate," I said in a hoarse voice that didn't sound like my own. "Do you have it?" Wondering if it had been invented yet.
"Are we suffering a little touch of the bug?" The overhead light caught in the lenses of his small rimless spectacles and skated around when he moved his head.  Like butter across a skillet, I thought, and at that my stomach gave another lunge.
"It's been going around town.  You're in for a nasty twenty-four hours, I'm afraid.  Probably a germ, but you may have used a public convenience  and forgotten to wash your hands.  So many people are lazy about th--"
"Do you have the Kaopectate or not?"
"Of course.  Second aisle."
"Continence pants--what about those?"
     The thin-lipped grin spread out.  Continence pants are funny, of course they are.  Unless, of course, you're the one who needs them.  "Fifth aisle.  Although if you stay close to home, you won't neeed them. Based on your pallor, sir ... and the way you're sweating ... it might be wiser to do that."
"Thanks," I said, and imagined socking him square in the mouth and knocking his dentures down his throat.  Suck on a little Polident, pal.    I shopped slowly, not wanting to joggle my liquified guts any more than necessary. Got the Kaopectate (Large Economy Size? check), then the continence pants (Adult Large? check). The pants were in the Ostomy Supplies, between the enema bags and brooding yellow coils of plastic hose whose function I didn't want to know about.  There were also adult diapers, but at those I balked.  If necessary, I would stuff the continence pads with dish towels.  This struck me as funny, and despite my misery I had to struggle not to laugh. Laughing in my current delicate state might bring on disaster.

Come on! What's not funny about someone with an intestinal bug?  My wife says I write for teenagers because I act like one most of the time (and she may be right), but I believe everyone can find humor in someone else's bowel disorder.  Especially when well crafted in the context of a serious story.