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book tour with Goddess Fish Promotions, Seth will be awarding one lucky winner
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Bio:
Seth
Mullins draws upon the great sweep of human soul-journeying to weave his tales.
He's inspired by music, shamanism, dreams and the mysteries and miracles of our
inner life. His greatest love as a writer is for fiction that depicts a journey
towards self-awareness in the deepest sense.
"Probably
the most valuable thing that I learned throughout my spiritual journey in this
life is the importance of trusting in one's self. Many of our cultural lessons
encourage us to ignore or even fear our inner reality. And yet it is this realm
that really does hold the answers to all of our questions, and can point the
way towards the most fulfilling life experiences possible for us."
Mr.
Mullins has lived in Maine, Connecticut, New Mexico, Oregon and Vermont.
A troubled young rock musician, a mystic mentor, and a generation
of lost souls longing for a new voice to emerge from the wilderness...
When an altercation outside of a performance venue nearly proves
fatal, Brandon Chane begins to realize how far his life is spinning out of
control. His efforts to channel his pain, frustration and thwarted loves into
his music may not suffice to save him. Then he meets Saul, a crisis counselor
with the soul of an ancient medicine man, and a far-reaching journey of healing
- one that may teach him how to steer away from the very edge of the abyss -
begins.
Excerpt:
First Session with Saul
Saul’s office was arranged much like others I’d seen: A dark
cherry desk, glossy clean; plaques, proclaiming his education and other
achievements, hanging on the wall behind. All the prominent names in the field
of psychology cluttered his bookcase. Most of the titles that Tommy had found
for me at the library made an appearance there. Saul invited me to sit in a
brown leather recliner. I didn’t want to tilt it back; but I kept feeling like
I was about to fall out of that chair when it was in the upright position.
Saul leaned forward and smiled like he harbored a secret. “I’d
like to start, Brandon, by assuring you that there’s absolutely nothing wrong
with you. You have no ‘problems’ per se. You aren’t evil, because there is no
such thing. And if you’re ignorant, then you are no more so than every other
human to ever walk the Earth. Now, is any of that reassuring?”
It almost sounded like he was trying to provoke an argument. Yet
his manner and tone implied that he meant every word he said in the most
literal sense.
“Of course,” he went on, “that’s all true only from a perspective
that you may have to work hard to arrive at. When you’re suffering, it
definitely feels like something is wrong with you; and the seeming causes of
that suffering are problems. They are the embodiment of evil. And every smiling
person you see must be privy to answers that have totally eluded you.”
What do you think
you’re really good at?
Crafting
stories that go beyond escapism and really say something about the human
condition; writing with an ear for musicality in my prose and breathing life
into characters who have depth, who feel real.
What do you think
you’re really bad at?
Keeping
the details straight. My tendency to, say, lose track of new people’s names at
a party plays out in my writing too. Editing can be a headache.
Have you ever had an
imaginary friend?
When
I was maybe four years old I was walking through the woods one day with my
parents and I had the sense that a bear spirit was following, watching over me.
I stayed connected with him for a while after that. Sometimes I was “with” Bear
and sometimes I “became” him in my play-acting.
Do you have any
phobias?
I
sometimes experience anxiety around technology, particular the speed at which
it develops. It moves so fast; and nobody seems quite able to gauge the ways in
which that frenzied rate of change could be affecting us all. So, I can get
sucked in to sci-fi ‘technology gone awry’ scenarios because they feel real to
me.
Ever broken any
bones?
Never.
(So much for cultivating an ‘artist living on the edge’ persona…)
Links:
"What
Casts the Shadow?" (The Edge of the
Known) on Amazon
Thanks, Seth!
11 comments:
Thank you for hosting me here, Lisa. I really like how you've arranged and introduced the content.
I've never thought of technology as scary but I could definitely see that angle as you describe it
I enjoyed the excerpt. I get the same anxiety about technology sometimes. I also get sucked in to sci-fi ‘technology gone awry’ scenarios. Right now I am stuck on the TV show Person of Interest. Those super computers have too much power. SMH.
Great excerpt.
I don't fear inventions, per se - and obviously, here I am communicating this via laptop and Internet. :) I do sometimes think about the ways that technology re-patterns our way of life, though; sometimes it's obvious and sometimes subtle. There's just this occasional thought I have, that it's somehow forcing us to keep up with IT rather than being our servant.
Sounds like an interesting read.
Thank you :)It's a story that reflects a lot of struggle, and the overcoming of obstacles, with a fair amount of romance, sex, soul-searching and band-on-the-road madness thrown in for good measure!
Good luck with the release!
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Thank you again, from another native New Englander, for hosting me. :)
Nice interview
An interesting excerpt.
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