Confessions
by Shanae Branham,author of the young adult
techno-thriller novel, DiSemblance
I once heard it said that as
fiction writers on some subconscious level we write the truth as we perceive it.
If it were not so, then no one could relate to our prose. If this is true, then
why is my supporting female character, Boston ,
so vulnerable?
I guess I would have to say that I felt
very vulnerable as a teenager. On more than one occasion, I had to “physically”
fight off a boyfriend’s unwanted advances. Instead of feeling triumphant and
victorious with my efforts to successfully free myself, I felt alone and
dejected. I wondered why no one would fight for me. Where was my white knight
in shining armor? This subconscious yearning to have someone protect me found
its voice in DiSemblance.
Jason
swung around hard, striking Todd in the shoulder. The boy cried out and sank to
his knees in the wet grass. Jason’s next swing passed within a hair’s breadth
of Raoul’s right ear.
The
moment Ricky was off her, Boston
About the author:
I am a professional writer with a bachelor’s degree in creative writing and a minor in grammar. I have also attended several years of classes and workshops in screenplay writing at the Los Angeles Screenplay writer’s Expo.
I love suspense thrillers and am a master at plot and character development. I enjoy stories with happy endings. I promise all my readers that when they put one of my books down or walk away from one of my movies, they will be enthused with excitement and joy. This does not mean there will not be some sad parts, because you have to feel the bitter in order to understand the sweet.
About the book:
Published August 20, 2012 by CreateSpace
Jason Tanner lives between two worlds. Problem is, only one is real.As a computer prodigy, Jason has spent his life with limited social contact due to his father’s secretive work on a hologram machine that can create digital immortality. When his father is murdered and framed as the Comfort Killer, Jason is targeted as the killer’s new fall guy. Having spent much of his youth living in the virtual world his father created, he must now go on the run if he is going to save himself, his brother, and the beautiful girl next door.
"…DiSemblance was a
very different kind of read for me - I haven’t really read anything quite like
it before (and I mean that in the best possible way)! It’s almost as if the
author took a futuristic-thriller movie and put it into words - making it a
great choice for both the guys and the gals!"
-The Y.A. Bookworm
Blogger
“The characters of Jason and Isaac are … cool
enough to rise to the occasion … making readers feel like they are rooting for
real young men.”
-Jill Allen, Clarion
Review
Oh, I can imagine how emotional I would be when I read this book! Reading the except, I feel sorry to the female lead already. I really want to meet this Jason - he sounds like a very strong protagonist. The fact that he spent his youth mostly in virtual word is very interesting as well. :)
ReplyDeleteLove the guest post! Thank you for sharing, Joie! <3
Oh, I can imagine how emotional I would be when I read this book! Reading the except, I feel sorry to the female lead already. I really want to meet this Jason - he sounds like a very strong protagonist. The fact that he spent his youth mostly in virtual word is very interesting as well. :)
ReplyDeleteLove the guest post! Thank you for sharing, Joie! <3
Loved getting this little insight into Shanae's novel! Never knew how Shanae, in a way, brought a real life experience into her novel. Thank-you for posting Joie! I read DiSemblance and really enjoyed how different it was =D
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