I just finished editing the first Julian Vaughn novel (Earthly Things) and sent it to my pre-readers. It's a beautiful story and I have so much love for the characters. They are good people, though they're all messed up in their own ways, just like the characters in my first Thomas Morgan novel The Lesser People.
Phew. I don't know why finishing some novels leaves me feeling nervous and excited while others don't. I'm guessing it's because those that are the most honest, and where I feel I've given the story it's own chance to breathe instead of getting in the way, are my favorites to write. It hurts to dig deep. But hurting can be good. You can't heal without it.
Earthly Things addresses some big issues about family, friendship, assumptions, and acceptance.
It's about a fourteen-year-old boy named Dexter who is with his brother Adam when he dies in an accident. He's learning to heal with the help of a neighbor girl, Jamie Hunt, who he's crushing on while his parents are falling apart and he's powerless to help them. He doesn't see how things can get any worse, but things get a lot worse for everybody.
Their spirits are tested, their relationships strained, the mirror they hold up to themselves and the world becomes this dim, fractured surface.
But there is hope and love, too.
It's all about anchors. Like in the opening...
Before my older brother Adam died in a stupid accident he was my anchor.
After he died it was Jamie Hunt who served that purpose in my life.
Now that I’ve been murdered I wonder: Who or what will serve that purpose?
Anchors are for flesh, for steel, for earthly things...
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Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Welcome and a note on this pen name
Welcome to the blog I'll be using as Thomas Morgan! Under this name I will be writing heartfelt Thrillers with a historical slant. I'll also share about the publishing process, events, photos, and other such nonsense.
So why use a pen name?
As Lee Thompson I began selling Dark Fantasy novels, novellas and short stories professionally in 2010. My first novel and novella were released by Delirium Books in the summer/fall of 2011. I read widely, I love writing, and I also want to stay true to what readers come to expect from the Lee Thompson work. And yet... I also want to write other types of fiction. If you've ever heard that the muse controls the writer, not the other way around, that's what's happened to me. I run with the ideas that are burning me up. Sometimes those ideas don't fall under the same genre. Sometimes a writer can create vastly different books. To me, that's exciting. I don't want to ever be one of those guys who ends up writing the same book over and over and over.
In 2012 I wrote a Thriller novel with a historical slant called THE LESSER PEOPLE. It's very different than my Dark Fantasy work. But I enjoyed the hell out of it and look forward to writing more novels in that vein. Being that they're so different than my Lee Thompson novels, I decided to use the pen name Thomas Morgan. Simple.
In 2012 I also wrote a tightly plotted and fast-paced Suspense novel called THE WOLVERINE. It's from the POV of a criminal. Very different than my work as Lee Thompson or the Thomas Morgan novel The Lesser People. But again, I look forward to writing more novels in this vein under the name James Logan.
In 2013 I have an idea for a novel that will again be different from the works of Lee Thompson, Thomas Morgan, and James Logan. It, and the other novels I write under the name Julian Vaughn, will be more mainstream, more touching, and deal with more universal questions.
My first Thomas Morgan novel THE LESSER PEOPLE is in the hands of an agent right now. I believe in it, its message, and think it will connect with a large audience. I'll keep everyone posted on where this leg of my journey takes me!
So why use a pen name?
As Lee Thompson I began selling Dark Fantasy novels, novellas and short stories professionally in 2010. My first novel and novella were released by Delirium Books in the summer/fall of 2011. I read widely, I love writing, and I also want to stay true to what readers come to expect from the Lee Thompson work. And yet... I also want to write other types of fiction. If you've ever heard that the muse controls the writer, not the other way around, that's what's happened to me. I run with the ideas that are burning me up. Sometimes those ideas don't fall under the same genre. Sometimes a writer can create vastly different books. To me, that's exciting. I don't want to ever be one of those guys who ends up writing the same book over and over and over.
In 2012 I wrote a Thriller novel with a historical slant called THE LESSER PEOPLE. It's very different than my Dark Fantasy work. But I enjoyed the hell out of it and look forward to writing more novels in that vein. Being that they're so different than my Lee Thompson novels, I decided to use the pen name Thomas Morgan. Simple.
In 2012 I also wrote a tightly plotted and fast-paced Suspense novel called THE WOLVERINE. It's from the POV of a criminal. Very different than my work as Lee Thompson or the Thomas Morgan novel The Lesser People. But again, I look forward to writing more novels in this vein under the name James Logan.
In 2013 I have an idea for a novel that will again be different from the works of Lee Thompson, Thomas Morgan, and James Logan. It, and the other novels I write under the name Julian Vaughn, will be more mainstream, more touching, and deal with more universal questions.
My first Thomas Morgan novel THE LESSER PEOPLE is in the hands of an agent right now. I believe in it, its message, and think it will connect with a large audience. I'll keep everyone posted on where this leg of my journey takes me!
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