TAMARA

Yesterday October 29th 2014 Jeffrey Reddick and co-writer J.D. Matthews published Jeffrey's first book titled 'Tamara'.  

Yes, the very same Jeffrey Reddick who created the Final Destination Franchise...

It hasn't been that long since my last blog about this massively talented individual. 

My write up on Jeff's short film 'Good Samaritan' 

So... Tamara... 

Tamara is a book that's based off the 2005 classic cult film of the same name.  

Here is a link to the film version:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0401815/   

I haven't seen the film.  BUT... I have read the book :)

The description from the kindle page is as follows:

"Based off the cult classic film of the same name, "Tamara" tells the tragic story of a misunderstood and mistreated teenage girl. A shocking event transforms Tamara from plain to sexy, from meek to bold, and from a victim to a dark avenger after it unleashes a mysterious power within her." 

Intrigued by the description. Come on, High School really sucked for me...

When the book became available for purchase, I grabbed it at the first opportune moment.

I didn't actually get to settle down and start reading it until about 9pm... 

Thought "Hey... read a lil... and let it soak in and pick it up tomorrow" ...Yeah I'm a lazy reader.

I read the first 4 chapters and put it down.  "Cool deal" I said to myself. "Liking this so far."

I go off on my merry way, it wasn't long... I peered over to my phone... I grabbed it and opened up my Kindle App and started where I left off... I couldn't resist...

Line after line... chapter after chapter... 

It flowed, it vibed, it entranced me.  

I read through to the half way mark... I promised myself I would put it down and go to bed... But I couldn't... I wouldn't...

It was as if... 'Tamara' herself, had me under her finger.

I finally finished reading it as the sun was getting ready to bust over the horizon. 

"What a book... What an ending!"  I marveled in thought.

There are moments of terror, and moments of suspense, moments that make you empathetic and compassionate, you really "feel" for this character...

There is humor, I found myself chuckling out loud more than once.

The dialogue is nicely done, as each character talks you get a sense of them being their own person. Which doesn't always come through in literary works... It did so superbly in 'Tamara'  

There is action which grabs you and carries you along for the ride.

By the time it was over, I felt like I had personally been on this journey that had just unfolded before my eyes. 

Which was glorious, since it is based on a film... and I haven't seen the film... I wondered how my experience reading this book would turn out...

I must say, that I didn't need any knowledge of the film... Everything was complete, the story was there and I felt emerged in this world.

But I can't help but wonder... Whats the film like?

While there are several links to 'Tamara' placed inside this blog already, you can either click the link or picture below to visit the amazon kindle page for the book.

 'Tamara'

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00OYU2GCC 

While I do affirm that this is a great book,

Don't take my word for it... 

Discover for your self.

I leave you with the book trailer:

 

You can catch updates about the book on the Official 'Tamara' Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/Tamarathenovel

   

You can follow Jeffrey the Author of Tamara on Twitter:

@JeffreyAReddick

'Twas the night before Imaginarium

Its Thursday September 18th... 

Which means its the day before the Imaginarium!

I awoke this morning filled with much anticipation.

Looking forward to the start of the Convention!

The feeling that amassed inside of me felt very similar to the excitement I feel every Christmas Eve...

That longing to have this day over... 

To get things started...

To be standing in Louisville, Kentucky at the Imaginarium!

So... I got to thinking about the famous poem of Clement Clarke Moore

One thing lead to another and before too long with the help of my wife Kylie 

We revised that classic poem...

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'Twas the night before Imaginarium, when all through the expo,
Not a writer was writing, not even an intro.
The banners were hung by the entry with care,
In hopes that thousands would soon be there.

Guests were coming from far and wide,

As visions of creative writing fueled their stride.

Kylie and I had just packed our gear,

For the time to leave would soon draw near.

When trending on Twitter, there rose such a clatter,
I sprang to my desk to see what was the matter.
Away to the net I flew like a flash,
Opened Safari, and cleared out my cache.

The tweets were sent out, each 140 count,

"#Imaginarium is awesome, without a doubt!"

And readers were cheering with readerly glee,

"The #Imaginarium is where I long to be!"

They lined up in droves to enter the door,

To visit the expo, to learn and explore.

A gleam in their eye, creative writing in mind,

Everybody had one hell of a time.

The weekend over, Imaginarium a success,

They exclaimed, "This convention is by far the best!

And though we all scatter, to the 4 winds,

Next year we'll all gather to do it again!"

As we rode out of sight, headed back home,

We sent out this tweet from our cell phone:

"Imaginarium was fun, and such a delight.

Happy writing to all, and to all a good write."

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Check out the main Imaginarium site here:

http://www.entertheimaginarium.com/

You can also find The Imaginarium On Social Media:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/imaginariumconvention

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ImaginariumCon

Imaginarium Convention

In the month of September...

From the 19th day to the 21st day...

In the year of our lord Twenty-14...

In the bustling city of Louisville in the land of Kentucky...

An event... filled with much Epicery...

Much greatness... will take place.

This event is the legendary

Imaginarium Convention

What is this Imaginarium you may ask?

The Imaginarium Convention  is a writers convention that offers, panels, workshops, art, a film festival, a masquerade ball that hosts an costume/cosplay contest. It is a melting pot for writers, aspiring writers, publishers, readers, and anyone in the creative writing business to meet and network and learn.

 

And 55 bucks gets you into the convention for the entire weekend!

 $25 bucks will get you in the door for a day.

But if you can get together a group of 8 or more... Its only 35 bucks per person for the entire weekend!

You can register here:

http://www.entertheimaginarium.com/attendee-registration/ 

Check out the main Imaginarium site here:

http://www.entertheimaginarium.com/

You can also find The Imaginarium On Social Media:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/imaginariumconvention

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ImaginariumCon

Other informative posts about the Imaginarium:

The Quote below is from the awesome website 'I Smell Sheep' concerning a 6 part post series... links are below.

"Ever wonder what goes into creating a convention? Stephen Zimmer has agreed to take us through the steps. He has agreed to do a six week series about what it took to put together Imaginarium which will make its debut this September." - From I Smell Sheep

The Genesis of The Imaginarium Convention- Part I: concept and venue

http://www.ismellsheep.com/2014/08/the-genesis-of-imaginarium-convention.html 

The Genesis of The Imaginarium Convention- Part II: The Building of a Guest List

 http://www.ismellsheep.com/2014/08/the-genesis-of-imaginarium-convention_17.html 

The Genesis of The Imaginarium Convention- Part III: The Programming (part 1)

http://www.ismellsheep.com/2014/08/the-genesis-of-imaginarium-convention_24.html

The Genesis of The Imaginarium Convention- Part III: The Programming  (part 2)

http://www.ismellsheep.com/2014/08/the-genesis-of-imaginarium-convention_31.html

The Genesis of The Imaginarium Convention- Part IV: Convention vs Conference

http://www.ismellsheep.com/2014/09/the-genesis-of-imaginarium-convention.html

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There is also the excellent Blog of Selah Janel: 

    http://selahjanel.wordpress.com/2014/09/10/why-imaginarium/

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Listen to the Star Chamber Show on Blog Talk from Wednesday night that features author guests scheduled to appear at the convention, Logan Masterson and Jay Wilburn

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/starchambershow/2014/09/11/starchamber-show-41-imaginarium-show-w-jay-wilburn-and-logan-masterson

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I do hope to see you at this years Imaginarium :)