Hi, everyone! I want to
thank Tali for inviting me to her blog. Curiosity Killed Shaney is my
first published novel and I am thrilled to share this story with all of you.
This blog tour got huge
fast! There are awesome prizes that to be given away on 4/11. At the end of
this post, you will find a link to enter! Check in at www.jcwallacebooks.com for links to all of the blogs in the tour and you
can enter as much as you like!
Sacred Geometry...How did it end up in this story and what the heck is
it?
Sacred Geometry is a central
feature in this story. Until I started writing this story, I had never heard of
Sacred Geometry. So how did it end up in this story? Glad you asked! When I develop
a story, I start with a basic idea of what I want to focus on, such as magic,
or demons, or vampires or something paranormal. I then go online and plug-in search
terms and see what comes up. From there, I read and read and read and hit on
links until something catches my eye, something that might fit with the story.
I am also look for something I haven’t seen before or an angle not covered in
other MM books I’ve read.
So what caught my eye about
Sacred Geometry? I stumbled upon a website called Esoteric Online, where I read
an article called The Hidden Energy
Science of Sacred Geometry: Ancient Traditions and Recent Breakthroughs by
Robert J. Gilbert, PhD. In the article, Dr. Gilbert describes the basics of
Sacred Geometry and touches on what it is.
Here is an excerpt from that
website that really had me thinking of how to use Sacred Geometry in this
story:
“Perhaps the most
fundamental — and essential — part of this spiritual knowledge is to know the
actual patterns, the energy blueprints, which everything in creation is based
on. Everything is based on a specific pattern; knowing that pattern unlocks
the ability to make full practical use of it. This is true whether speaking
of patterns of higher spiritual realities, psychological and behavior patterns,
energetic patterns, or actual structures manifested in the physical world.” -
Robert J. Gilbert, PhD.
Only through our knowing these spiritual and
energetic patterns can we achieve our full potential: to become conscious,
responsible creator beings in the world. In recent times, the term we use to
describe these core spiritual, energetic, and physical blueprint patterns is Sacred
Geometry.” - Robert J. Gilbert, PhD.
From there, the story really unfolded. If you’ve read the story, or do read
it, you’ll see that I’ve used the idea of creation relying on energy blueprints
and patterns and that those principles are what Shaney’s abilities are based upon.
I tried not to make the story too technical and didn’t want it to be a study in
Sacred Geometry. In fact, the story is only loosely
based on Sacred Geometry and I really stretched my creative license to make
the concepts fit with what I needed. So, please, if I got anything “wrong” it
was intentional! And, besides, this was not a term paper!
I hope you enjoy the little bit of science I threw into the story and if
you’re interested in reading more about Sacred Geometry you can google it
online and find tons of info.
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Tomorrow, I visit the blog
of AR Von where
I will post my interview with Shaney! Hope to see you all there!
Blurb: Shaney's curiosity is always getting him into trouble,
including stumbling into a ritualistic circle and being imbued with an energy
that will eventually tear him apart. He soon finds out that Hudson, a man he
cares for deeply, might be responsible for his misfortune. Add in the betrayal
by his best friend Todd and the desire of a demented occultist named Silas to
control the energy inside of him and there seems to be no way out. Can Shaney
find a way to rid his body of the nefarious energy before he dies a horrible
death?
Excerpt
Shaney
peered cautiously around the aisle of junk peddled on late night television as
items that that no one could live without. Yeah, right, Shaney snorted
to himself. With anything but suave subtlety, he looked for his target through
the open racks of clothes and tall shelves filled with shoes. Well, tall for
him. Yes, he was short for a man. Hell, he was short for a pre-pubescent
teenager. And in one of the cruelest twists of fate, at five feet six inches,
Shaney was the shortest of his three siblings—three sisters, actually. Oh, yeah, as if that hadn’t been a wonderful
childhood.
He sighed, reminding himself that
he’d long ago come to terms with his lack of verticality—sort of. Silently, he
slipped around the end of the shelf, moving slow and smooth, like the
aforementioned cat. He worked his way toward the first rack of haphazardly
piled shoes. Of course, he should straighten those up later. He stopped about
ten feet from the rack, not daring to get any closer. As he peered through one
of the shelves, he caught just a glimpse of his target’s red shirt. The man was
rifling through the rack of sweatshirts.
If he could just get a bit closer,
get a better look…
Shaney froze as the man—and, oh,
what a man he was—walked out from behind that rack of shoes, a black sweatshirt
in hand. Maybe if Shaney remained still, he wouldn’t be spotted out there in
the open, drooling, because that was what he did when faced with the most
gorgeous specimen of man known to humankind. The hunky man’s spiky black hair
was longer on top and shorter on the sides. He had a five o’clock shadow at ten
a.m. covering a strong jaw with—oh, hell—a dimpled chin and intense crystal
blue eyes centered by the straightest, most slender nose ending over
mouth-watering lips that were just waiting to be sucked and nibbled. That red
T-shirt covered wide shoulders and biceps. Black jeans hugged a slim waist and
caressed every single muscle with each confident, I-own-the-world step he took
in black work boots. And talk about tall!
Shaney stopped breathing as Mr.
Tall, Dark, and Hunky came down his aisle. The man’s blue eyes scanned the
store looking from something or…someone?
Me?
Time ceased and the world narrowed
as those eyes penetrated straight into Shaney’s soul, connected with his very
essence, and awakened Shaney’s cock within his pressed chinos. Those forceful
eyes were staring and, wait...frowning, as the man came straight at him! Panic
seized Shaney’s body. Oh, fuck! He saw me
staring and now he’s going to kill the cat! Damn, Todd for being right!
Unable to break from the intensity of that unyielding gaze, Shaney started to
scramble backwards with no regard for direction—just away from Mr. Tall, Dark,
and Angry. Shaney sprinted in reverse as
the man raised his hand and pointed a finger.
“Hey. You.”
Even faced with imminent death, the
man’s voice vibrated through every nerve in Shaney’s small frame. If he had to
die, let his death be at the hands of this god.
“Stop!”
Every cell in Shaney’s body
followed the forceful order, but not before Shaney slammed into the shelf
behind him. He gasped, the breath knocked from his lungs. He grasped for
anything solid to hold onto as the useless treads of his sneakers slid on the
waxed floor. Items rocked on the shelf, some toppling, others just threatening.
This
is gonna hurt, Shaney
thought and cringed until his hand finally grasped a shelf, and his other hand
found purchase as well.
The enormous display shelf settled
as Shaney struggled to steady his feet. He closed his eyes, sucking in large
quantities of air. His hands vibrated against the steel of the shelf,
unyielding in their death grip. The whoosh of blood in his ears cocooned him in
silence and he almost forgot about…Shaney’s eyes popped open, and he jumped
back in surprise to see Mr. Tall, Dark, and Angry right in his face. And next,
as is standard humor in classic Saturday morning cartoons, something heavy fell
out of the sky, landed on Shaney’s head, brought him to his knees, then flat on
his face. The only thing missing were those annoying little chirpy bluebirds
circling his head. He’d have to settle for stars.
Curiosity Killed Shaney Blog Tour
Giveaway!!
Shaney
is so excited about his story being told that he is giving away some great
prizes!
P.S.
He’s really excited to give them away!
1- $25 Amazon Gift Card
2 Curiosity Killed Shaney Ebooks
2 of Maximus’ “Duct Tape” T-shirts
3 “Freeze Warlock” Coffee Mugs
2 $5 Amazon Gift Cards
You
can enter daily along the blog tour - as often as you like!
About JC Wallace
I have been writing all of my life, however it was just
this year that I ventured out to be published. In my day job, I am a behavior
analyst. At night and on the weekends, I write about all things men. I believe
there is nothing hotter than two men finding and loving one another, whether
for a night or forever. An avid reader of M/M romance, I love a good twist of a
plot, HEA, HFN, or tragic ending.
I am owned by three kids, one grandchild and one on the way, two dogs and one
cat. I live in the beautiful Adirondack Mountains in Northern NY
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