Interview Scepter of Fire by LM Preston #authorinterview

- If you were not a writer what would you be doing ?

I am a Database Architect, a homeschooling and working parent, and a publishing/writing and career-imagination coach.

- If you wrote a book about your life what would the title be?

Mishap battlegrounds

- What is the hardest thing about being an author?

Finding time to write, market, and work with distractions.

- What is the best thing about being an author?

I get to escape from whatever the world throws me by creating a different reality that makes me feel as though I am a time traveler.

- Have you ever been star struck by meeting one of your favorite authors? If so who was it? 

Yes, I met Leslie Esdaile Banks, the author of the first multi-cultural vampire series I’ve ever read. She was a beautiful spirit and I got to meet her shortly before her passing.

- What book changed your life?

Toni Morrison’s Beloved. It made me enjoy the complexity and word play of literature and increased my desire to feel as though I could actually become an author.

- What were your some of favorite books growing up?

I enjoyed books with an urban feel and that had characters like me, so Toni Morrison, Maya Angelo, and Octavia Butler.

- What books are currently in your to be read pile?

Dread Nation, Blade So Black and Slay.

- Which do you prefer ebooks, print, or audio books?

I prefer Audio books now because they are portable, but I find time to read print books as a treat to read before going to sleep.

- If you could live inside the world of a book or series which world would it be and why?

I would definitely pick Neverland, it was one of my all time favorite, Peter Pan had a lot of fun there too.

Scepter of Fire

The Vigilant

Book 2

LM Preston

Publisher Phenomenal One Press

Date Published: May 1st, 2020

Genre: Urban Fantasy/YA

Book Description:

Dexter didn’t like being a pawn. It seems life was taking him there though. His father and he never saw eye to eye, but being captured and tortured for his father’s mistakes gave Dexter too much to think about.

First, the girl he lost, he’d never forget what they did to her. It changed him, and made him see the small city his father moved him to for what is was, a prison for magicals, the damned, and now him.

Too bad, the creator of the void didn’t realize they would be better off if they’d set him free, because now, he was fighting for his life, and someone he’d have to hide his feelings from to protect, not just from those that want to drag them back, but from him -a vigilant.

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Dexter kept his eyes closed.  The binds at his wrist were cold, unforgiving and rigid chains. He needed to stay calm, take it all in and wait until they’d left him alone. His shirt was loose, and his sleeve covered one of the chains on his wrist while the other was rolled high on his shoulder.

  “Doctor Rutherford said to hold him until they come to take him,” a woman who adjusted his head on the pillow mentioned.

  “How long has he been like that?” a male asked.

  Dexter remained stone still, keeping his breathing even as his eyelid nearly twitched from the man’s breath near his face. He felt the lift of his eyelid. Keeping his eyes still, while the man flashed a light into them was nearly impossible. Dexter forced himself not to focus, but noted the man’s dark skin and brown eyes. He could have sworn the guy winked at him. Still, Dexter didn’t trust it, he didn’t budge. The man let Dexter’s eyelid go. Dexter almost sighed. It was hard to not blink. He had to wait though, for that one chance to get out.

  “The others he came with will be taken also. Don’t get in the way of those that come to collect. If you do…” the woman warned.

  Dexter forced his fist not to clinch at the mention of his family that was in the car crash with him. He remembered when they sunk into the water. He’d fought to get the door opened and his younger siblings out. Then something hit his head, and he’d drowned in water when everything went black.

  “Like you, I just work here for the paycheck. This hospital needs to be condemned anyway. I was there when they bought them in from the emergency room. I wanted to see how he was doing myself. I swear he wasn’t breathing when they pumped his stomach of water from the lake.”

  “Nathan, just give him the shot and clear out, you don’t want to be here when they take them. It’s never pleasant. I like you. You’re new here, and if you want to keep your job, you will stop asking questions.”

  “Got it.”

  Dexter heard footsteps. Light, and sure, it was the female nurse. Nathan remained there though, still, but the heaviness of his presence was over Dexter.

  “I can’t help you much, but if you have it in you, get the hell out of here. The hospital is going up in flames. Your father and oldest sister, are on this floor, the others... Sorry we couldn’t help all of you.”

  Dexter didn’t trust it. He remained still as the chains on his feet were removed.

About the Author:

L.M. Preston, a native of Washington, DC. An avid reader, she loved to create poetry and short-stories as a young girl. She is an author, an engineer, a professor, a mother and a wife. Her passion for writing and helping others to see their potential through her stories and encouragement has been her life's greatest adventures. She loves to write while on the porch watching her kids play or when she is traveling, which is another passion that encouraged her writing.

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Interview - The Killer in the Woods by Rick Van Etten #crimefiction #mystery #authorinterview

- If you were not a writer what would you be doing ? 

I would train guide or service dogs. Of everything dogs do for humans—and they do an incredible amount, way more than we appreciate—helping a challenged or visually impaired person achieve independence and live a full life is by far the most wonderful. When I see a guide or service dog at work, it always puts a lump in my throat. 

- If you wrote a book about your life what would the title be?  

The Color of Autumn: Celebrating a Life Lived with Irish Setters

- What is the hardest thing about being an author?  

The stock answer: Overcoming procrastination and forcing myself to keep at it, day after day. John Sandford refers to writing the middle of a novel as “slogging through the swamp,” or something to that effect. I relate, big time.

- What is the best thing about being an author? 

The autonomy, of course.

- Have you ever been star struck by meeting one of your favorite authors? If so who was it?  

Twice. The first was Andrew Vachss at a book signing in Chicago many, many years ago. When I handed him my copy of his new novel, Sacrifice, he fixed me with a piercing look with his one eye—he wears an eyepatch over the other—and growled, “All right, let’s do it!” He signed my book and handed it back and if I managed to thank him, my voice probably came out in a Mickey Mouse falsetto. The second time was Lawrence Block at a reading/signing in Des Moines several years ago. He’s a Grand Master of the Mystery Writers of America and I was simply struck dumb in his presence, although I think I did manage to thank him for signing his new memoir, Step by Step.

- What book changed your life?  

There are several, but the first one that comes to mind is James Crumley’s The Last Good Kiss. In that novel Crumley gave me a goal to shoot for by accomplishing everything I’ve always hoped to achieve in my own work—a taut, brutal (and tragic) storyline; compelling language (clever dialogue and narration), an authentic, memorable setting and vivid, flawed but gutsy characters, one of whom is a beer-drinking bulldog named Fireball Roberts. How could you not love a book like that? 

- What were your some of favorite books growing up? 

Albert Payson Terhune’s books about his Sunnybank collies; Jim Kjelgaard’s Big Red series and others about boys and their dogs in the outdoors; Fred Gipson’s Old Yeller and Savage Sam; Jack London’s The Call of the Wild (which I subsequently taught in some of my college English classes). I became a dog lover at an early age, obviously. 

- What books are currently in your to be read pile? 

The Shaming Eyes by Dwight Holing, Father of Lions by Louise Callaghan, The Outsider by Stephen King, River of Doubt by Candice Millard, The Shameless by Ace Atkins and Helsinki Blood by James Thompson. 

- Which do you prefer ebooks, print, or audio books? 

Print, definitely. Nothing beats the thrill of cracking open a brand new book…I always inhale deeply because I even like the smell of the paper and the binding.

- If you could live inside the world of a book or series which world would it be and why? 

I’m not sure about actually living there, but I would love to have visited Albert Payson Terhune at Sunnybank and met some of his dogs. (Terhune died in 1942.) Thousands of other Baby Boomers share this fixation…if someone ever invents a time machine, I’ll happily spend big bucks to pay a visit to Sunnybank during Terhune’s lifetime. I’d just hope I wouldn’t be too tongue-tied to carry on an intelligent conversation.

The Killer in the Woods
A Robert Vance Novel
Book One
Rick Van Etten

Genre:  Crime Fiction/Mystery

Publisher:  Proud Point Press

Date of Publication:  June 1, 2020

ISBN:  978-1-7348269-0-6

ASIN: B087Y9ND2M

Number of pages:  254

Word Count:  78,000

Cover Artist:  Eric Labacz

Book Description: 

ROBERT VANCE IS A MAN WITH A SECRET…

Robert Vance is a magazine editor who works from home and lives in a house full of books. His neighbors think of him as a quiet, unassuming man. His passion for pheasant hunting with Preacher, his German wirehaired pointer, is typical of sportsmen living in the Midwest. But what isn’t so typical—and what his neighbors don’t know—is that occasionally Robert hunts something besides pheasants.

Robert hates bullies and injustice. When someone has a problem with either, he or she can hire Robert to make the situation right.

But Robert isn’t—in his own mind—just a contract killer. He lives by a set of rules that dictate who, where, and why he can kill. So when a well-meaning citizen discovers Robert’s latest target and winds up being charged with the killing, Robert must take steps to ensure the man’s freedom.

STEPS THAT WILL MOST LIKELY INVOLVE KILLING AGAIN…

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Excerpt Chapter 1

The money is good, but that’s not why I do it.

Kill people, I mean. That’s what I do, and I’m very good at it. And yes, the compensation is usually more than adequate.

But don’t start jumping to conclusions. I’m not a spook. I’m not some ex-Agency, ultra-ultra-deep-cover, government-trained assassin who got my start in the military and, having discovered a unique talent, couldn’t let it go. Nor was I ever encouraged by my “Uncle” to put my special skills to use for the common good, in which capacity I might still have the occasional brush-up with colleagues who might or might not be among the so-called good guys and might or might not be people I should trust.

No. I don’t play at espionage. I don’t call secret phone numbers and get my orders from people who use lots of acronyms and won’t allow their names to be spoken aloud on an open line, and I don’t have hidden files tucked away somewhere that I can use as leverage if I find myself running afoul of a power player. I never served in the military, and the extent of my contact with the government consists of filing my income taxes every year, renewing the registration on my SUV and voting in the occasional election. The few times I’ve been called for jury duty I’ve managed to get myself excused.

Sounds pretty dull, doesn’t it? You’re right; it is. And that’s by design.

If you saw me on the street or in a restaurant or a shopping mall or an airport—and there’s a reasonable chance you have seen me in some of those places—you’d most likely give me no more than a passing glance. There’s quite a bit about me that’s just plain average—size, looks, clothing. I wear glasses, and my hair is getting thin on top.

I dress comfortably and rather conservatively. I recently became eligible for Social Security—I’m old enough to have served in Vietnam, but I was in college at the time and my number in the draft lottery was high enough to keep me there.

I don’t go out of my way to attract attention, but neither do I live an introverted, reclusive life. I’m not married, but I date casually, and I occasionally get invited to parties and cookouts and can hold my own in a conversation on a variety of subjects. People usually laugh at my jokes, and I keep myself reasonably well informed about most current events. I read extensively, and my house is full of books.

I also have a Browning gun vault full of shotguns, but those are primarily related to my regular job—I’m the editor of an outdoor sporting magazine, a “hook and bullet rag,” as such publications are irreverently referred to within the publishing industry. I’m a bird hunter by avocation, and a six-year-old German wirehaired pointer named Preacher—for Clint Eastwood’s grizzled character in the movie Pale Rider—shares my home.

Sometimes I use one of my shotguns for something besides upland game or waterfowl. That’s a safe enough practice, as I’ll explain later. When a shotgun is too large for the job at hand—when it’s necessary to get up close and personal to the target, in other words—I’ll occasionally use a handgun. But I never keep these after the job is finished. That’s Rule Number 3.

I travel a good bit for my job—I get quite a few invitations from advertisers throughout the hunting season, and by taking advantage of these invitations I’ve hunted in many locations and at many top-drawer facilities around the world. Sometimes—not frequently, but once in a while—my two jobs overlap. The advertiser picks up the tab for my hunt (in exchange for some editorial ink), and by staying an extra day or two—usually on the pretext of visiting an old childhood friend or a seldom-seen relative and always at my own expense—I manage to take care of the other assignment while I’m at it. It doesn’t happen that way very often, but it’s convenient when it does.

OK, so if I really don’t do it for the money, why do I do it?

Simple.

There are two things I can’t abide in this world—a bully, and injustice.

The two often go hand in hand, and when I encounter either, I bristle. When someone else has a problem with either, he or she will sometimes seek me out to make the situation right.

Over the years, I’ve become very good at this. And that’s my real motivation—the feeling of satisfaction that comes from having done a job well, righted a wrong, balanced the scales or eliminated an oppressive threat.

It’s my way of leaving the world a little better place than I found it.

About the Author:

Rick Van Etten is a former college English instructor, corporate communications professional and retired magazine editor whose numerous articles and features have appeared in Gun Dog, Wing and Shot, Sports Afield, Ducks Unlimited, Game and Fish, Petersen’s Hunting, Farm and Ranch Living and Reader’s Digest. An Illinois native and lifelong upland bird hunter, Rick now lives in Iowa with a middle-aged Irish setter and an elderly tortoiseshell cat. The Killer in the Woods is his first novel.

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Interview CARNIA by Jay DeMaarten #authorinterview

- If you were not a writer what would you be doing?

I’m currently in between jobs right now (along with a good chunk of the North American population) but if I had a choice, I would be working on audio description. I’ve taken a couple classes for it and it’s something  I would like to do for a job someday. It’s just like storytelling except you’re doing it for blind people in a movie/tv show.

- If you wrote a book about your life what would the title be?

How the Tortoise Won

- What is the hardest thing about being an author?

Knowing that no matter how much time, energy and effort you put into writing the perfect story, it will always be imperfect, and those imperfections will be laid bare for all to see. Your love of the craft is what needs to keep you motivated. Anything else and you’ll give up quickly.

- What is the best thing about being an author?

You never know who you will touch or influence with your words. Whenever people say that it was a great story and it moved them in some way, that’s a great feeling. Even if it rubs people the wrong way and they give you a bad review because of it, that too is an achievement.

- Have you ever been star struck by meeting one of your favorite authors? If so who was it? 

I’ve actually never met any of them in person (one of them is dead), but I’m always glad to meet the author of a book I read/will read. It inspires me to continue my own books.

- What book changed your life?

None changed my life per se, but a lot as influenced me. Think and Grow Rich; Rich Dad Poor Dad, and The Dispossessed. There is also the Bible.

- What were your some of favorite books growing up?

I liked to read a lot of adventure books like Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn

- What books are currently in your to be read pile?

The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers; The Stand b Stephen King and a whole list of other books that are too numerous to mention.

- Which do you prefer ebooks, print, or audio books?

I prefer audio books if they are available since it’s relaxing; e-books come second since they make for really good reading on the train. I prefer to read print when it’s summer. That way I can read outside at one of my favorite parks.

- If you could live inside the world of a book or series which world would it be and why?

Chronicles of Narnia. I find Aslan to be a majestic creature and I would like to be in the service of someone like him. He’s like the perfect king. I also like the idea of becoming someone important in another world. I think all children fantasize about that. You could live a whole lifetime as a prince or princess and still be back in your old world before anybody missed you.

CARNIA

Jay DeMaarten

Genre: Dystopian

Publisher: Storywell Press

ISBN: 978-1-9990165-2-4

Number of pages: 80

Word Count: 13500

Tagline: Only proven fighters win mates. Cain isn't a warrior, but he's going to fight for a chance to win a partner

Book Description:

Cain wants an Evite—a woman—of his own. In a world where mating is strictly controlled, he must follow the rules and enter Carnia; New Eden’s prestigious annual mating festival.

Many fight for the privilege, but few are chosen.

After a humiliating defeat, Cain’s best friend shows him another way—albeit a secret, forbidden way—to get into Carnia. A way that might offer Cain an opportunity to win a mate, or cost him everything.

Because not only must Cain prove he’s worthy to take part in Carnia…

…he must also survive it.

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Excerpt Chapter 1:

Cain landed hard on his back amidst shouts and jeers. The dirt felt cold against his skin, and his opponent—a short and muscular boy named Zak—danced menacingly around him, daring him to get back on his feet. At first, Cain didn’t budge. He was paralyzed by the noise of the crowd, which was quickly turning into a mob. The crowd consisted mainly of Adamite youth. They had gathered in the gymnasium to watch one of the many bouts that took place in the month prior to Carnia. At seventeen, Cain was now at the age where he could compete for the privilege to be chosen for Carnia, but so far things were not going well. Beyond the crowd of Adamites, Cain noticed that some of the Elders were watching from the elevated seating nearby. They were all dressed in white tunics, which was the customary dress. All Adamites wore some variation of a tunic, but the Elders’ tunics were a bit more elaborate, some of them adorned with decorations along the fringes in special colours to mark status. And unlike Cain, who was covered in sweat and dirt, they were unblemished. One of them, a bald-headed man, shook his head in dismay. Cain knew what that meant, and a torrent of fear and emotion washed over him. He curled himself into a ball and started sobbing. Displaying such emotion did not help, but he could not control himself.  He wanted nothing more than to be swallowed into the earth.

“Get up, sissy! Are you an Evite?” Zak taunted. The crowd chimed in as well.

“Weasel!”

“Coward!”

“Mother’s boy!”

That last one hurt, because nobody among the Adamites ever had a mother. To be called a mother’s boy meant you were somehow one of the Evites. And sometimes Cain wondered if, in fact, he was. He continued sobbing, and as he buried his face in his oversized boxing gloves, he began to wish he was an Evite. He wished he could live amongst them because at least then he would never have to prove his masculinity.

“Get up!” Zak repeated. “What’s the matter with you? I barely hit you.”

The referee, who was a small boy, knelt beside Cain and began the countdown, slamming his palm into the dirt floor, kicking dust into the air each time. Cain did not move. When the referee declared Zak the winner, cheers erupted. The crowd hoisted the victor up onto their shoulders and carried him off. Cain had his eyes closed the entire time, but he could hear the noise slowly receding.

When Cain finally opened his eyes, everyone including the Elders was gone, and all he saw was a tall, wiry young man with dark hair standing above him. Through pain and tears, Cain recognised him. It was Abe, his best and only friend since early childhood. Abe held out his hand to Cain. “You ready to get up?”

About the Author:

Jay DeMaarten has been a lover of writing since his high school days. He is a journalist and freelance writer, publishing articles on a wide range of topics. His primary passion, however, is fiction in all its mediums. Jay enjoys storytelling in both the spoken and written word, and for the last six years he has been learning and experimenting with writing fiction. He developed a special love for science fiction and fantasy during his days at the University of Guelph, where he graduated with a Master of Arts in 2013. Since then, he has been working on a full-length novel entitled Noah’s Ark, which will be published in 2020. When not writing, he enjoys walking, watching movies, exercising, and studying. He is currently studying accessibility media at Ryerson University. Jay resides in Toronto.

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Cover Reveal Beyond the Next Star by Melody Johnson #coverreveal

Beyond the Next Star

Love Beyond Series

Book One

Melody Johnson

Genre: Sci-fi Romance

Publisher: Incendi Press, LLC

Date of Publication: June 23, 2020

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Number of pages: 392

Word Count: 91, 815

Cover Artist: Robin Ludwig Design Inc.

Tagline: An intolerable order. A desperate charade. A deadly secret.

Book Description:

“She wasn’t dreaming, in a coma, having a mental breakdown, or in hell.

She was abducted by aliens.”

Before Commander Torek Renaar can return to active duty, he’s ordered to purchase an animal companion to help relieve his PTSD symptoms. But having been a caretaker for and lost a loved one, keeping even one little human alive is a challenge he feels doomed to fail. It doesn’t help that his animal companion is the newest, most exotic breed on the market, demanding constant attention, daily grooming, and delicate handling. If she doesn’t die first in his incompetent care, she’ll be the death of him.

After witnessing the murder of her domestication specialist, Delaney McCormick allows her new owner to treat her like the pet he believes her to be. If anyone suspects she’s more intelligent than a golden retriever, her murder would be next. She endures the humiliation of being washed, the tediousness of being trained to “sit” and “come,” and the intrigue of hearing private conversations. But in Torek’s care, she finds something unexpected on this antarctic planet, something she never had in all her years on Earth while house-hopping between foster families: a home.

As companionship grows to love, must Delaney continue the charade, acting like an animal and hiding from the murderer waiting on her misstep? Or can she trust Torek with her secrets, even if the truth threatens everything he holds dear—and both their lives?

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About the Author:

Melody Johnson is the author of the “out of this world” Love Beyond series and the gritty, paranormal romance Night Blood series published by Kensington Publishing/ Lyrical Press. The City Beneath (Night Blood, book 1) was a finalist in the “Cleveland Rocks” and “Fool For Love” contests.

Melody graduated magna cum laude from Lycoming College with her B.A. in creative writing and psychology. Throughout college, she wrote contemporary love stories, but having read and adored the action and dark mystery of vampires her whole life, decided to add her fingerprint to the paranormal genre.

Melody's unique perspective on vampires lends fresh bite to a classic paranormal genre. In addition to a reimagined transformation—the requirement of night blood—vampires have gargoyle-looking, vicious day forms, an orgasmic bite, and as the series progresses to Sweet Last Drop (book 2), a mindless, rampaging, zombie-like breed is introduced. Melody is constantly upping the stakes, and Day Reaper (book 4) is no exception.

Beyond the Next Star is an exciting branch from Melody's paranormal romance roots, keeping the dark grit from her Night Blood Series and taking it to new worlds. Told from the dual perspectives of both human pet and alien owner, Melody's story weaves a slow-burn romance that explores the bonds of love in all its forms, navigating the main characters’ relationship in delicate stages from oblivious ownership to woke, romantic love.

After moving from her northeast Pennsylvania hometown for some much needed Southern sunshine, Melody now works as a digital media coordinator for Southeast Georgia Health System’s marketing department. When she isn’t working or writing, Melody can be found swimming at the beach, reading at the pool, and exploring her new home in southeast Georgia.

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Cover Reveal Hurricane Vignette by Avery Kilpatrick

Hurricane Vignette

Avery Kilpatrick

Genre: Poetry, Inspirational, Women Poets

Publisher: Avery Kilpatrick

Date of Publication: June 18, 2020

ASIN: B088KTYWPS

Number of pages: 64 pages

Word Count: 4,354

Cover Artist: Anna Claire Garrard

Book Description:

From debut poet and author Avery Kilpatrick, Hurricane Vignette tells the story of a difficult time in her life—a time of struggle, depression, suicide, recovery, and triumph. This poetry collection is a personal diary of Kilpatrick’s most inner thoughts and her journey of healing.

These poems are filled with raw emotion and contain sensitive subjects such as suicide, depression, and anxiety. However, like most stories, there is a happy ending—a moment of clarity that evokes peace and victory over the chaos of life.

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About the Author:

Avery Kilpatrick was born in Flowood, Mississippi, in April 1996. Raised in a small town in the Mississippi Delta, she has a fondness for nature and the cotton fields that create Southern snow pastures in the fall. After writing her first novel when she was thirteen, Avery decided to pursue her dream as an author at a young age.

An alumnus of Delta State University in Cleveland, Mississippi, Avery graduated with a Bachelor’s in English. She also worked on the student-run newspaper, The Delta Statement, during her four-year career at Delta State as copy-editor and Editor-in-Chief.

Avery currently lives in a ranch-style home in her hometown in Greenwood, Mississippi. The mother of three fur babies, Cinnamon the spoiled cat, Ginger the rambunctious old lady, and Remington a.k.a. Remi the service dog, Avery has enough fur from shedding animals to make a fourth pet. When Avery isn’t busy writing her next novel, she goes on walks with her mother and dogs, watches Outlander or Criminal Minds on Netflix, or can be found curled up on the couch with Cinnamon reading a good book.

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Pre-Order Pumpkins and Party Themes: 50 DIY Designs to Bring Your Halloween Extravaganza to Life

Pumpkins and Party Themes
50 DIY Designs to Bring Your Halloween Extravaganza to Life
By Roxanne Rhoads

Paperback: 176 pages

Publisher: Skyhorse 

Release Date: August 4, 2020

ISBN-10: 1510751165

ISBN-13: 978-1510751163

Bring your Halloween party theme to life with these quick tips and tricks!

Pumpkins and Party Themes features ten unique party themes with five do-it-yourself pumpkin designs for each theme. The pumpkin projects have a variety of decorating ideas that include carving, painting, and mixed media craftiness and easy-to-follow steps on each creation. Author Roxanne Rhoads also includes quick ideas on how to bring the theme to life through décor, costumes, and activities. These fun party themes range from gothic elegance to Edgar Allan Poe, under the sea, let's get literary, and more!

With beautiful full-color images to illustrate the tools needed, steps to follow, and final products, this book makes for the perfect gift for Halloween enthusiasts and party hosts alike!

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