I am honored to host author Lynda D. Brown as she shares with us a little about her book Invisible Enemies. Lynda will also be giving away a free copy of the book to one of our readers so please post a comment to enter the giveaway.
About the Author
Lynda D. Brown lives in St. Louis MO. She has one
married son and a beautiful grandson. This is her second book, her first book,
Once I Was Lost, was released in April of 2006, and she immediately began
working on Invisible Enemies, which took four years to complete. Lynda has been
researching Spiritual Warfare for the last six years, and in these last days,
she wants to make sure that God's people do not perish due to lack of
knowledge. (Hosea 4:6)
As an avid science fiction fan and a lover of all
things supernatural, author Lynda D. Brown’s supernatural thriller series,
Invisible Enemies is creating quite a buzz in the independent publishing field.
Book one, Invisible Enemies was published in 2010 and became an immediate hit
in the authors local library, and when book two, Seed of Satan: Leah’s Story,
Book Two of the Invisible Enemies Series, arrived in January 2012, all copies
were immediately checked out by fans that eagerly waited over a year for the
sequel.
Visit the Author: http://www.authorchat.info
About the Book
Inspired by the Book of Job, Invisible Enemies
reminds us that no matter what life throws our way, God is still in control!
When God chooses Abby Harris as a pawn in his wager against Satan, poor Abby's
life is turned upside down. Banned from her beloved church, Abby's hanging out
with a new crew, drinking and getting high. When she runs into her sister's
ex-boyfriend, they begin dating and soon she's pregnant and marries Randy
Nelson. When the marriage turns sour, due to Randy's infidelities, Abby’s heart
grows cold. By chance, she runs into a music producer who hears her singing,
and overnight she becomes an R&B sensation. Abby plots to take her twins
and leave her husband. When Randy finds out, he teams up with his ex, Candace,
Abby's vengeful sister, to destroy her.
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5 Minutes, 5 Questions with… Lynda D.
Brown, author of Invisible Enemies: Book One of the Invisible Enemies Series
By Joey Pinkney on December 15, 2011
Lynda D. Brown, author of Invisible Enemies Book
One of the Invisible Enemies Series
(Spoken Word Press)
(Spoken Word Press)
Invisible Enemies
is a supernatural thriller that deals with the occult and religion. The story
centers around two sisters, Candace and Abby Harris. Inspired by the Book of
Job, Invisible Enemies reminds us that no matter what life throws our
way, God is still in control!
When God chooses Abby Harris as a pawn in his wager
against Satan, poor Abby’s life is turned upside down. Banned from her beloved
church, Abby’s hanging out with a new crew, drinking and getting high. When she
runs into her sister’s ex-boyfriend, they begin dating. Soon, she’s pregnant
and marries Randy Nelson. When the marriage turns sour, due to Randy’s
infidelities, Abby’s heart grows cold.
By chance, she runs into a music producer who
overhears her singing, and overnight Abby becomes an R&B sensation!
Financially set, Abby plots to take the twins and leave her husband. When Randy
finds out, he teams up with his ex, Abby’s vengeful sister Candace, to destroy
his wife.
Where did you get the inspiration to
write Invisible Enemies Book One of the Invisible Enemies Series?
Lynda D. Brown:
I was really into the whole New Age movement when it started in the ‘70’s. I
started off innocently enough by reading my daily horoscope in the newspaper.
That grew into an obsession with astrology.
By the time I was 25, I had a thriving side business
creating horoscope charts for clients, doing tarot card readings, and clients
booking me to do psychic parties. I had a nice size clientele.
In 2003, a co-worker overhead me talking about a
reading I had conducted earlier that day, and she asked me if I realized I was
practicing witchcraft. I scoffed at her and told her that I wasn’t practicing
black magic, but white magic! The next day, this same co-worker bought me two
books; He Came to Set the Captives Free by Rebecca Brown and Pigs in
a Parlor, by Ida and Frank Hammond. Both books dealt with spiritual
warfare, and showed me biblical text about the dangers of witchcraft and
fortune-telling.
I grew up as a Christian and never heard about
spiritual warfare in my Baptist church. When I finished the books, I
immediately threw my cards away and promised God that I would share this
new-found knowledge with others in the form of a fictional book series. That’s
how Invisible Enemies was born.
What sets Invisible Enemies Book One
of the Invisible Enemies Series apart from other books in the same genre?
LDB: My books have
been described as either supernatural thriller or speculative fiction due to
the angelic and demonic characters. Diversity is another factor with my series.
I have African-Americans, Caucasians, Latinos, Wiccan’s and Lesbians as main
characters. Fans of Christian fiction really like my work because it’s not
often they read about a church secretary whose really a shape shifting demon
that manifests during a church meeting!
As an author, what are the keys to your
success that led to Invisible Enemies Book One of the Invisible Enemies
Series getting out to the public?
LDB: Social media! I
have a Facebook Fan Page for Invisible Enemies. I have a Twitter account
where I have automatic tweets set up to promote my books. I am involved with
the writing groups on LinkedIn, where many first time authors or self published
authors were experiencing difficulties promoting their books. With that need in
mind, I started Author Chat, a blogtalkradio show, where I interview authors
about their books. I also set up a sister website for authors to join, called http://www.authorchat.info.
As an author, what is your writing process?
How long did it take you to start and finish Invisible Enemies Book One of
the Invisible Enemies Series?
LDB: It took me about
two years and eleven months to finish Invisible Enemies. I started out
writing a couple of chapters a day, and then I’d go back and proofread what I
had written. It really dragged out the process.
Luckily, I ran into a literary agent who told me to
stop proofreading and just write the book. I took his advice and finished the
book. The sequel, Seed of Satan: Leah’s Story, only took eight months to
finish because I took the literary agent’s advice.
What’s next for Lynda D. Brown?
LDB: I’m currently
working on book three of the series. My Author Chat radio show is currently
booking authors for May-December 2012, and I’m also planning to publish a short
story book under the Spoken Word Press label in 2012.
Connect
with Lynda
Twitter: http://twitter.com/LyndaDBrown
Linked In.com: http://www.linkedin.com/in/lyndadbrown1
Blog: http://lyndadorenebrown.blogspot.com/
This book sounds amazing!!! I have to tell you that even though this is fictional I have seen things like this happen just not in the spiritual realm or rather you don't think of it in the spiritual realm you think of it in the flesh. I look forward to reading this book.
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Spiritual warfare is something that I am just becoming truly aware of. I've known the existence of it but it's something that is becoming more visible to me than before. I'm beginning to see the forces behind people instead of just looking at the person. I appreciate that you took time to write this book. I enjoy reading about characters who are flawed yet at the same time know that they need God. I'm very interested in reading this book and to see how it all comes together. Thanks so much for sharing with us today.
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Thank Crystal for featuring Lynda on her blog tour. For today only readers can get a free copy from Amazon
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Happy to do so Paulette!!!
ReplyDeleteI loved how she shared, just write; I know some authors who continue to proofread instead of just writing! Great blog and informative, shared in my Dream 4 More w/ Adrienna Turner on FB.
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