Submitted by TL Hines on Fri, 12/14/2007 - 18:15.
In my original website iteration, I had a section called "Lazarus Expanded," which included some leftover scenes and scraps of information about the story; that website went through a massive meltdown a year or so ago, and I pretty much lost it.
Or so I thought. I found a database backup, which isn't the easiest place to pull from, but I've managed to recover some bits of information from my original "Lazarus Expanded" files. Here they are.
Walking Lazarus
My daughter gave me this book for Christmas then promptly took it from me so she could read it first! I recently had some minor surgery which gave me the opportunity to read your book. I thoroughly enjoyed it. It truly kept me off guard and I could never figure out who the kidnapper was or why Jude was so strange until it finally opened up in the final pages of the book. Any good book leaves you with questions such as: Did they get back together truly as a family? What happened to Nicole? Did he ever taste copper again or did he begin tasting honey? Did he see images again and use them to help others? To me this is the mark of a good book. Thank you for such an enjoyable time!
E Phillips
euvaphillips@yahoo.com
Hi, E. - Thanks for the kind
Hi, E. - Thanks for the kind words, and I'm glad to know of other people who feel the questions a book raises are at least as interesting as the ones it answers.
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TL Hines
Waking Lazarus
Wow! This is a really unique book! I also loved it that I kept bouncing back and forth on who the killer was. But it blew my mind when I finally found out. A lot of spiritual awakening there and that is refreshing. Also a lot of honest doubts and questions from Jude. I didn't feel preached to but definitely felt uplifted as the story progressed. What a "first novel" to have written. That must have made the second one more difficult after having such a success on the first one. I'm definitely going to find the other two and expect to find great stories there too.
Hi, Patty - Thanks for the
Hi, Patty - Thanks for the kind comments. I suppose the second (and third, and fourth) novels present their own unique challenges, but individual expectations are a hard thing to manage. I think people want the "same" kind of thing you did on the last book, and you as a writer want to try something different.
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TL Hines
i'm only 12 years old and
i'm only 12 years old and absolutley loved this book soooooooo please write a sequel
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