"Words, once they are printed, have a life of their own." - Carol Burnett
In my first ever fantasy/biography themed fiction novel, I take both my characters and myself, the author, on a special psychological journey, to find out who they are, what they want from me , what they want from each other, and everything in-between.Inspired by my fellow authors efforts on Protagonize.com, I decide to seek the help of Dr. Abigail Hensley (Kate Beckinsale), a Los Angeles based psychologist, who specializes in author-to-character relations, and aiding them in settling unresolved issues through the power of character therapy, and her thought provoking one-on-one sessions that get to the root of the problem and focus on finding positive solutions. Hoping they are all nice enough to cooperate with me, I gather all twenty of them together and take a bus to Dr. Hensley's office. One at a time, the doctor calls each one of my characters into her office to sit down with me, where she gets to know them for the person that they are, and allows them to release any animosity, pent up aggression or unresolved issues that they may have with me, and helping both of us to finds solutions to these problems in a positive manner. Unfortunately, it's not going to be that easy. Dr. Abigail Hensley suddenly realizes that she has her work cut out for her when choas ensues on account of the drama and unresolved tension, and hidden secrets my characters hold deep inside. Can she help me gain control of my characters, or will they destroy me and each other in the process? Only time will tell.
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When Amy Gellar (Sarah Michelle Gellar) fell in love with Andrew Barnett (Shane West), she knew that he was the one, and that they would be spending the rest of their lives together. But can they spend all seven American holidays together? When she and Andrew decide to put aside the demands of their daily lives, and make a pact to spend the holidays together for one whole year, they assume it's going to be nothing but fun, parties, drinking, celebrating, and just enjoying each other's company. Unfortunately, that's not the case once their families, friends, Amy's sickly state, and plain old misfortune get involved. Relationships begin to clash and not just their own, and strange things begin to happen. With unexpected guests showing up, strange, magical forces working against them from the outside world, they suddenly realize what a horrible mistake this new year's resolution is. Can they survive the holidays despite all the bad luck and chaos? Or will it ruin their relationship for good?
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COMING SOON!
For years, Amy (Sarah Michelle Gellar), had always been interested in ghost hunting and the paranormal, but was never fortunate enough to have her own face-to-face encounter with one. When she went off to college to major in Criminal Justice, she lost touch with the hobby that had once intrigued her curious mind. When her best friend's older brother, Zack (Zak Bagans), invites her to join him in an all night "lockdown" at Linda Vista Hospital in East L.A., to investigate for paranormal activity, she jumps at the idea and goes along with him. Armed with video cameras and high-tech ghost hunting equipment, Amy and Zack assume they're in for a night of fun, but there's something more that lurks within the darkness at Linda Vista, and not just evil entities. There's a serial killer roaming the halls, a familiar serial killer (Julian McMahon), who's trapped Amy and Zack in a sick and sadistic game of cat and mouse. Not only that, but when Amy begins to notice that Zack's sanity is slipping away, she has much bigger problems on her hands than she realizes.
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PARTS ONE & TWO
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What was once a "nice" relationship has now become a collosal nightmare. For over two years, Amy Gellar's (Sarah Michelle Gellar) lived in fear of her boyfriend, ruthless and arrogant, sadist porn director, Victor Bane (Julian McMahon). After dealing with weeks of abuse, she tries to break-up with him, but soon finds it to be the biggest mistake of her life. Now, on the run from Victor, she finds herself constantly having to look over her shoulder. He's stalking her, finding new ways to make her life hell, one terrifying ordeal at a time. When he finally does something that hits her close to home, she decides that enough is enough and agrees to meet with him. When he promises to change for her, she suddenly finds herself torn between giving him a chance and having the "good" Victor back, or continuing to run and live in fear of him for the rest of her life. Unfortunetly, getting a murderer & rapist-- one with an extremely large criminal record on file--to change, isn't that easy. Meanwhile, her best friend, Courtney (Lyndsy Fonseca), angered and tired of the pain Amy has had to go through because of the man, turns to Detective Nora Harding (Rhona Mitra) for help, intent on bringing Victor down, and putting the psychopath behind bars once and for all.
PARTS 1 & 2
