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Blog postMOODY & The GHOST is perfect Halloween Reading if you don't want Horror elements that will keep you awake at night worrying.
When I started writing Moody, I gave myself permission to write 1st person, my favorite, from the viewpoint of a slightly snarky person. How wonderful is that? I'd written this quirky character in a book called Dream Come True about a ghost interfering in the lives of a family who lived next door and I liked the ghost hunter, Mrs. Moody, so much, I gave -
Blog postEvery story needs suspense to keep it moving forward. Even The Three Little Pigs has elements of suspense with the wolf threatening to huff & puff!
Here are the notes from my PNWA presentation September 26, 2020 on Zoom, about using suspense to drive that story. The notes were compiled by myself and Christine Fairchild, the Editor Devil for our 2 hour class.
Kim and Christine Looking Suspenseful
PLOT ELEMENTS
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Blog postHollywood loves Adaptations (See? I even capitalized the “a” word.)
The number of Academy Award Winning movies that were once novels, memoirs, comic books, stage plays, etc. is staggering.
A studio executive in the movie industry is more likely to read an adaptation from a successful book than a screenplay with no history of fans and nothing to speak for it.
Even if your book isn't a NY Times Bestseller, it might translate well to screen.
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Blog postThe Dream Jumper's Promise is a Bestselling Novel, Amazon #1 Suspense, #1 Supernatural Suspense, #1 Paranormal Romance and now an award-winning screenplay.
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Publishers Weekly said, "Hornsby has written a fascinating and engaging paranormal romance... believable and richly portrayed"
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My name is Kim Hornsby and I wrote the book in 2012, published it under Top Ten Press and it -
Blog postI'm not trying to make enemies here but if you don't wear a mask in public, aren't staying home, and staying away from people who aren't quarantined with you, I'm very disappointed in you.
Even if you live in a place where COVID hasn't really hit hard, all it takes is one silent carrier to infect everyone if they sneeze. Or if they spoke loudly in air space five minutes before you walked through that same space at the store.
Gathering with family members or friends outside your -
Blog postThis world-wide quarantine has been hard on everyone. Some more than others. And we've been finding other ways to see people like on social media, Zoom calls, reading books, watching movies, the last of which make you feel like you're out in the world without leaving your house.
Our country seems to be divided between those who take this virus seriously and those who don't. I understand college kids and teenagers needing to socialize and thinking they're going to live forever becaus -
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Blog postIf you are being a good person of the world and staying home to social distance, maybe now is a good time to tackle that book you've always wanted to write.
As an author, people tell me all the time that they have a book idea and ask how to get started. Are you one of those people? Are you staying home, hunkered inside in a social quarantine? (If you have to go out, be careful and stay six feet away from others.)
Maybe it's time to be creative, make this time count for somethi -
Blog postI'm in the midst of writing a book in a series that takes a lot of thinking time. The word "Time" is key here because the main character is a time traveler and her antics in the 1850's are so out of sequence that she makes assumptions and declarations all over the place, thinking she knows the end game.
It's confusing, but very fun. And, I'm told that the series is great fun to read.
It was originally written as a TV pilot script. From that, I wrote the first book. T -
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Blog postAdmittedly, I only caught parts of the Oscars last night but that was enough to have a few opinions.
1. Joaquin Phoenix's speech was too long and I'm now using almond milk for my coffee.
2. If Jane Fonda is against ageism in Hollywood, why does her face look so different, like it's been stretched and the woman wearing the grey hair and sustainable jewelry barely resembles her?
3. Maya Rudolph and Kristen Wiig should host the Oscars next year.
4. I love Eminem but w -
Blog postI write a fun little series called Moody & The Ghost about a paranormal investigator who's lost her mojo (clairvoyance) after a car accident that also takes her eyesight, and her husband's life.
OK, so far this doesn't sound fun, right? But the story picks up right when she inherits a house on the stormy Oregon coast and things start to happen to give her hope.
Bryndle Moody has led a colorful life as her grifter mother's cash cow, doing ghost readings for money since she -
Blog post🎄Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays Readers!🎄
This week, I've lowered and obliterated prices as a gift to you. I know how important reading is, especially if this time of year leaves you lonely or wanting. And for the rest, just grab a book and curl up in a big chair to enjoy the adventures.
All my books are on AMAZON over here:
Kim on AMAZON
The Dream Jumper's Promise - 99 cents this week only
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Blog postFor some, winter is upon us with snow, Christmas decorations, gift shopping and more.
If you're like me (Last minute Lulu) the only thing Christmasy around here is my reading material. I love to read holiday Feel-Good books at this time of year.
Christmas is a time when goodwill is alive and kicking more so than any other time of year and I like to revel in that. So many women (and maybe men?) love watching Hallmark movies and this year that network started earlier than ever with mor -
Blog postWe made it to #88 of the top 150 books in the Nation last week, according to the USA Today Bestseller List.
Many authors have sought this title in the last few years with a targeted campaign to sell a ton of books in one week through the specific retailers that report to the publication. I once turned up my nose at the authors who banded together in box sets to offer their 10 book sets at 99 cents to cash in on this phenomena of making the USA Today Bestseller List with a deal most romance -
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Blog postDo you love this time of year? Do you like spooky but not too scary? Me too.
I write somewhat spooky stories but am always aghast to be clumped with Stephen King on book lists. No horror here. No gore. No ghoulish stuff. Just some ghostly action and suspense.
I have a number of books that are perfect for reading at Halloween time.
ROCKY BLUFF is a Maui Murder Mystery that takes place over October leading up to Halloween and is set during the ROCKY HORROR SHOW at M -
Blog postLife is tough, my mother always said, optimist that she was.
In these days of strangeness and worry, we need entertainment.
Badly.
For this reason, I keep on writing Christmas romances. Christmas embodies a simpler time when the world is at peace, when we focus on love rather than hate and when we get to let go of our worries and get back to remembering the good times.
I have several Christmas Romances novellas for sale at etailer book stores like Amazon, No -
Blog postDid I catch your attention with the title?
It's true there's a FREE COOKBOOK now on several ebook sites that I compiled in an effort to draw attention to our 10-Book Box Set - CHRISTMAS AT MISTLETOE LODGE.
(If you think it's easy typing mistletoe try doing it 3x fast. I often leave off the first e)
The cookbook has recipes for:
Easy Delicious Turkey, Cranberry Sauce, Scalloped Potatoes, gooey Mac & Cheese, Vichy Carrots, Seafood Chowder, Wild Rice Stuffi -
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Blog postHollywood loves book adaptations. And Hollywood loves unique storylines.
Do you have a story that would translate well to the screen?
Myth #1: You have to be a screenwriter to pitch to film people. Not true!
Producers are open to authors pitching books. They know screenwriters who can adapt your amazing book to a screenplay if you haven't already. You do need to have a story that speaks to the producer as the wheels turn in their heads imagining if they -
Blog postIf you've ever wondered what I write, I put together an easy-to-read list of my novels and novellas.
Dream Jumper Series - 3 Novels - 2 Novellas
The Dream Jumper’s Promise - A Suspense Mystery set on Maui with Romance elements
The Dream Jumper's Secret - A Suspense with Romance, set in Seattle & Afghanistan
The Dream Jumper’s Pursuit - A Suspense Manhunt to Central America to find a child
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Blog postThis is me. Right here, at the table. Look how focused I am!
I'm not sure if I'll be up for an Emmy Award next year, this time, but my acting skills look amazing in this TV movie, from what I've seen, which is only this photo.
The Producers
In early June 2019, I drove all the way across the state of Washington to be an extra in a movie by two women producers. One is JD, my agent/literary manager and the cracker jack who sold my Christmas Romance screenplay recently to a -
Blog postBook covers are super-duper important to authors' sales! A great book cover leads to the person reading the blurb. A great blurb leads to... You get the picture.
My Dream Jumper Series was first published in 2013 with a cover I made myself. I didn't have the extra money to commission a cover artist for $150, so I made my own. Looking back, it was a DIY rinky dinker.
I fiddled with probably ten different versions of that photo of the two holding hands on a beach, then fi -
Blog postWho doesn't love Pasta Salad in the summer?Here you go...INGREDIENTs
1 baby eggplant, sliced and quartered
1 medium zucchini, sliced and quartered
1 red bell pepper, cut into chunks
1 yellow bell pepper, cut into chunks
1 red onion, cut into chunks
1 package grape tomatoes
1/2 cup favorite olives
2 tablespoons avocado oil or olive oil
1 teaspoon garlic powder
Freshly ground salt and pepper
Cashew Pesto:
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Blog postTonight, I launch Book 4 in a fun series, Moody & The Ghost. It's about a blind paranormal investigator who can see in the presence of the ghost of a Spanish Sea Captain from the 1850's.
It's a love story entwined in supernatural occurrences, set among smuggling practices back then.
My readers love it and I wish I had tons of money to promote the series because I think women (and maybe men) need light-hearted, fun entertainment that challenges their minds.
Hoist the -
Blog postAre you an author or a reader?
Authors, do you take promo materials to conferences or book signings to give out and if so, what?
Readers, what do you like to secure at a reader conference?
I once made 400 DREAM necklaces to put in registration bags for the writers at a conference I attended. Sometimes I have book marks. I've used pens, recipe cards, even little chocolates with the book cover on the packaging. Who knows if anyone sees the promo and goes to the site to buy -
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Blog postYears ago, I taught my first workshop at the Emerald City Writers' Conference in Seattle on exuding self-confidence.
Thing was, that day I didn't feel as confident as I wanted to and had to rely on my own tricks to appear confident.
Sent from a Front Row AttendeeHere's my story...
As I gazed out on the audience of attendees who came to ‘Channeling Your Inner Rock Star’ and I cautioned my listeners how to avoid reading the audience too closely, I reali -
Blog postThe 40 Second EASY REVIEW!Did you like or love the book but it's hard to know what to say in a review?
Ready to write a 4**** or 5***** REVIEW?
Go to AmazonBooks
-Type the title in the search box, Click
-Find the Book's landing Page-Scroll down the page to where you see a bunch of GOLD STARS on the left
-Below that it should say
Write a Customer Review
Click on it
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Books By Kim Hornsby
The Dream Jumper's Pursuit: A Mystery/Thriller with Supernatural Elements (Dream Jumper Series Book 3)
Jun 1, 2015
by
Kim Hornsby
$3.99
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