Writing is Waiting: A Guest Post by Jordanna East
I’ve been writing. And I’ve been waiting. As in, a lot of
waiting as a result of my writing. I wrote Blood
in the Past as an extremely rough draft, in a tiny little notebook, while I
was working in a bookstore. When it was all typed up, I handed it off to half a
dozen beta readers. And I waited. I received their feedback one by one and
revised accordingly. Then I submitted the novella to an editor. And I waited.
Back and forth we went until it was good and polished. Then it went to the
proofreader. And I waited. Got it back. Fixed it up real nice. Sent it to the
formatter. And—you guessed it—I waited. Pressed “Save and Publish” on Amazon
and after several, agonizing hours of WAITING, it’s here. The waiting is
officially over (for this release, anyway).
They say “Good things come to those who wait.” And I think
they’re right. People wait to be eligible to drive, to drink, to vote. People
wait to graduate high school and college. My husband waited years ago for me to
be single. We broke up and waited until the differences were mended before we
got back together. Then we waited to move in together, I waited for a proposal,
and we waited for our wedding day and Tahitian honeymoon. Now we’re waiting to
buy our first house. Life is proof positive that waiting and hard work usually
pay off.
And I’ve worked very hard and very long to create a fitting
introduction to my upcoming Blood for
Blood Series. Blood in the Past illustrates the fragility of the human
psyche and the power of revenge and obsession, all while subtly connecting
three otherwise complete strangers. I hope my readers will find it worth the
wait (and be willing to wait for the first full-length book in the series, Blood in the Paint, due out this
winter).
Blurb:
Ten Years Ago…
Jillian Atford falls for an older man, a
handsome Philadelphia cop, whose mystery is that he's married, a
Three lives. Three deaths. One story. To
understand the future, you must visit the past.
The Blood in the Past.
Author Bio:
Jordanna
East readily confesses that she started writing a novel one day when she was
broke and unemployed. Her cable had been turned off. SHE WAS BORED. So she sat
down on her bed and started writing...and she hasn't stopped. Though, now she
has cable and pens her Psychological Thrillers at an actual desk. Blood in the Past is the prelude novella to her
debut Blood for Blood Series, which
follows three lives entwined by deaths and consequences, revenge and obsession.
Also be on the lookout for The Word and the
Way, a serialized novel revolving around a fanatical cult plagued by
abusive and power hungry members, sexual abuse, and murder—and the young couple
desperate to escape. Episode One of the series will be released later this
year.
My (Y. Correa's) Review of "Blood in the Past", by Jordanna East
I have got to make a quick confession, "Blood in the Past" was my first try at reading Suspense/Thriller story. I usually kept anything suspense related to movies. However, this story, instantly captured my attention. From the opening paragraph I was hooked. I quickly related to Jillian (one of the main characters), and then as the story progressed, I found that I could somehow relate to each character: Lila, Kyle, Jason, Susanna... all of them, in one way or another. Which (in my opinion) show's that the characters were well written and believable.
As in any truly great suspense or (in this case) psychological thriller, the ending was TOTALLY NOT what I'd expected. Which was (dare I repeat myself...?!)... GREAT! I'd completely expected the heart broken girlfriend to be the culprit, and I was wrong. And THAT, in and of itself, also show's the caliber of skill in the writing of this piece.
I dub this story a FIVE STAR winner all around! I can't wait to read the next one! Great job Jordanna!
Readers, keep an eye out for this Author! She's awesome!
