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Lisa Rayns Guest Post<\/p>\n

Dina, thanks for the invitation to be a guest poster on your blog today. As a writer of vampire paranormals you know that tension, conflict and, yes, violence are all part of the writer\u2019s toolbox. There\u2019s a fine line I try to walk as a writer of mysteries. My goal is to create a compelling story filled with ever-rising tension and conflict as background for a cast of memorable characters. Together, the characters and plot should jump off the page and hook the reader. It\u2019s often difficult to be objective about our own work (isn\u2019t that why the editor was invented?), but we usually know when the story rings true. When we\u2019ve created a powerful illusion of realism in our fiction.
\nAnd that\u2019s part of the balancing act between fiction and reality. How far should we push the realism? After all, the real world overflows with so much \u201cin your face\u201d realism of death and destruction it can leave us emotionally desiccated. The media\u2019s 24-hour news cycle bombards us with realism, inching us closer and closer to paranoia, one gruesome story at a time.
\nAlthough lighter in tone than MATANZAS BAY, my first Quint Mitchell Mystery, BRING DOWN THE FURIES has more than it\u2019s share of violence. Bad things happen, there\u2019s murder most foul. Yet, the violence factor is tame compared to the grisly cases real life cops see. Even so, most people read to be entertained, not grossed out. These are the folks who might enjoy cozy mysteries where the violence usually happens off stage, and an amateur detective solves the crime.
\nI don\u2019t think writers are much different than ordinary people. What was it that Shylock said in The Merchant of Venice? \u201cIf you prick us, do we not bleed? If you tickle us, do we not laugh? If you poison us, do we not die?\u201d
\nTrue enough, particularly the poison part. Yet when I sit down at the computer it\u2019s more likely I\u2019m communing with the dark side rather than with the better angels of my nature. That\u2019s one of the job requirements when crafting realistic mysteries. Writers want to create inspiring characters, unpredictable plots and satisfying dialogue. Donald Maass calls it writing with passion. He had this to say about passionate writing in the introduction to his book, The Fire in Fiction.
\n\u201cPassionate writing makes every word a shaft of light, every sentence a crack of thunder, every scene a tectonic shift.\u201d
\nIn the end, I\u2019m sure most readers understand fictional violence is just that\u2014fiction. And as writers of books with a darker side, we shouldn\u2019t be confused with our characters. Although people may have their doubts when they read that noted horror writer Stephen King once said, \u201cI have the heart of a young boy. And I keep it in a jar on my desk.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Sherman\u2019s troops burned it the first time. Now a serial arsonist threatens
\na small South Carolina town and private investigator Quint Mitchell is
\ncaught in the backdraft. When Quint follows the \u201cHeartthrob Bandit\u201d to the
\nhamlet of Allendale, he finds himself in the crossfire of an ugly cultural
\nwar between an ultraconservative minister and the scientist who may have
\ndiscovered proof of the oldest humans ever found in North America.<\/p>\n

As the heat grows more intense, arson turns to murder, and Quint is
\nembroiled in a growing firestorm that threatens to destroy Allendale for
\nthe second time. A media frenzy surrounding the clash of faith and science
\nwhips emotions to a fiery crescendo. With time running out, Quint is the\u00a0only man standing between a vicious killer with nothing to lose and his\u00a0plan to bring down the furies on Allendale and Quint.<\/p>\n

Purchase Bring Down The Furies on Amazon. Kindle<\/strong> \u00a0Paperback<\/p>\n

About Author Parker Francis\"Parker<\/a><\/h1>\n

Parker Francis is the pen name of author Victor DiGenti. As Parker, I write
\ngritty, fast-paced mysteries filled with murder, violence and laced with
\nhumor. The first in my Quint Mitchell Mystery series was MATANZAS BAY, an
\naward-winning adventure set in the nation’s oldest city. The second in the
\nseries, BRING DOWN THE FURIES, takes PI Mitchell to Allendale, SC where he
\nbecomes embroiled in an ugly cultural war and comes face to face with a
\nserial arsonist.<\/p>\n

In my first life I worked for the Public Broadcasting stations in NE
\nFlorida with diverse duties that included public affairs producer,
\ndirector, reporter, fundraiser and producer of the Jacksonville Jazz
\nFestival. My first three books were written using my real name. They were
\nadventure\/fantasies with a feline protagonist. The WINDRUSHER trilogy won
\nmultiple awards and attracted readers of all ages.<\/p>\n

Parker (aka Vic) lives in NE Florida with his wife and their rescued cats
\nwho tolerate them as long as their bowls are filled and litter boxes
\nemptied.<\/p>\n

Follow the Author:<\/strong>
\nWebsite<\/a> | Facebook<\/a> | Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n

The author is giving away $50 Amazon gift card, $25 Barnes and Noble gift
\ncard and autographed copies of the two Quint Mitchell Mystery books,
\nMATANZAS BAY and BRING DOWN THE FURIES. Fill out the form below to enter!<\/p>\n

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