Photo scavenger hunt
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valarltdHere are the rules.
1) The pictures are posted at Livejournal. Answers can be left there, or at Tumblr or Facebook.
2) There are 10 pictures and clues. Answer with the book title. Book titles can be found on my website http://brooksandsparrow.com
3) Leave a screened comment or a PM or an inbox message. You must include your email address to win. The screening and privacy measures should be adequate.
4) All 10 clues right gets a short story in .pdf format
5) On August 5, I will draw a name at random (from all the correct entries) for a copy of Terror of the Frozen North. (If you have Terror, please feel free to let me know and choose another novel)
The clues:
1)
This unremarkable stretch of US 71, between Peculiar and Harrisonville MO, launched Nick Harper on the paranormal adventure of his life.
2)
This restaurant in Hardy AR, just visible on the other side of the derelict canoe rental place, turned into a bloodbath one fine May morning, when vampires decided to stop for a late snack.
3)
In a post-apocalyptic Kansas, the leader of a wildpack sports an outfit that is a terrifying cross between Adam Lambert and the Lord Humungous...to the point the hero hears The Road Warrior dialogue in his head.
4)
100 North Main is one of the tallest buildings in downtown Memphis. In the 2080s, it houses the Ligatos Group, with James Ligatos having the penthouse.
5)
In our writing, we often use mental casting, or muses. Sometimes, we go as far as photoshop work (my skills are minimal). Here, Edward and Charlie prepare for a flight, because they are off on another adventure.
6)
Years ago, Torquere Press did a tarot line of short stories. Naomi and I pulled The Devil, and we knew exactly which muse would get in on the action. This particular short story is not fanfic, but it is our love letter to the short-lived TV series "Brimstone."
7)
This is a Lakota Ghost Dance Shirt from the 1890s. In the 2070s, the Ghost Dance broke out again. An angry young man from Billings joined the Dance, for about six months. Then he went home, apologized, and got a job. But never cut his hair. He keeps his shirt on display to remind himself of the power of hate.
8)
2012 Triumph Rocket III Roadster. That's DeMarco Jackson's bike, Dorothy. She's got a 2294 cc engine, making her one of the most powerful bikes on the road. Combat mage Demarco turns up in a novel and a short story, but only in the novel, does our hero borrow the bike.
9)
Pan may be a Greek god, but for duration of one stand-alone short, he took up residence in the Ozark mountains. Beyond the restaurant in picture 2 lies a shabby motel. And this is where Carla gets sent by her company for a retreat, only to find more than workshops and seminars up in the hills.
10)
Cyber-merman sex was my first venture into what would later become the Cyberverse. Swift-Current and Deep-Dives got a short story of their own, and a bit part in the novel, as a servant of the Technomancer, and Swift-Current appeared in a later short as well. (There's a third short that does not include him) Name only the novel.
1) The pictures are posted at Livejournal. Answers can be left there, or at Tumblr or Facebook.
2) There are 10 pictures and clues. Answer with the book title. Book titles can be found on my website http://brooksandsparrow.com
3) Leave a screened comment or a PM or an inbox message. You must include your email address to win. The screening and privacy measures should be adequate.
4) All 10 clues right gets a short story in .pdf format
5) On August 5, I will draw a name at random (from all the correct entries) for a copy of Terror of the Frozen North. (If you have Terror, please feel free to let me know and choose another novel)
The clues:
1)
This unremarkable stretch of US 71, between Peculiar and Harrisonville MO, launched Nick Harper on the paranormal adventure of his life.
2)
This restaurant in Hardy AR, just visible on the other side of the derelict canoe rental place, turned into a bloodbath one fine May morning, when vampires decided to stop for a late snack.
3)
In a post-apocalyptic Kansas, the leader of a wildpack sports an outfit that is a terrifying cross between Adam Lambert and the Lord Humungous...to the point the hero hears The Road Warrior dialogue in his head.
4)
100 North Main is one of the tallest buildings in downtown Memphis. In the 2080s, it houses the Ligatos Group, with James Ligatos having the penthouse.
5)
In our writing, we often use mental casting, or muses. Sometimes, we go as far as photoshop work (my skills are minimal). Here, Edward and Charlie prepare for a flight, because they are off on another adventure.
6)
Years ago, Torquere Press did a tarot line of short stories. Naomi and I pulled The Devil, and we knew exactly which muse would get in on the action. This particular short story is not fanfic, but it is our love letter to the short-lived TV series "Brimstone."
7)
This is a Lakota Ghost Dance Shirt from the 1890s. In the 2070s, the Ghost Dance broke out again. An angry young man from Billings joined the Dance, for about six months. Then he went home, apologized, and got a job. But never cut his hair. He keeps his shirt on display to remind himself of the power of hate.
8)
2012 Triumph Rocket III Roadster. That's DeMarco Jackson's bike, Dorothy. She's got a 2294 cc engine, making her one of the most powerful bikes on the road. Combat mage Demarco turns up in a novel and a short story, but only in the novel, does our hero borrow the bike.
9)
Pan may be a Greek god, but for duration of one stand-alone short, he took up residence in the Ozark mountains. Beyond the restaurant in picture 2 lies a shabby motel. And this is where Carla gets sent by her company for a retreat, only to find more than workshops and seminars up in the hills.
10)
Cyber-merman sex was my first venture into what would later become the Cyberverse. Swift-Current and Deep-Dives got a short story of their own, and a bit part in the novel, as a servant of the Technomancer, and Swift-Current appeared in a later short as well. (There's a third short that does not include him) Name only the novel.
