Mule's Big Day

Today we have an excerpt from "Mule's Big Day" by Will Hopkins.

But first let's read his blurb. 

Mule Dantone woke this morning with a jackhammer hangover and a missing wallet. Worse, the redhead also nicked his new TV and rent’s due tomorrow.  But it’s a pretty summer morning in old Ocean View, and Mule’s got a plan.

Wow!  Don't you want more with that?

Well here's a bit more,  check out an excerpt from his story.

First Landing

Today we have an excerpt from "First Landing" by Will Hopkins.

But first let's read his blurb. 

1607. Exhausted English sailors step onto the wind-swept beach of a strange new land. Unsure of what lies in the dark forests beyond the dunes, and fearful of Spanish attack from the sea, the men leave this forbidding place to find safer harbor.  Except two men. This is their tale.

Wow!  Don't you want more with that?

Well here's a bit more,  check out an excerpt from his story.

Author Interview: Will Hopkins

Have you met our author Will Hopkins?

No?

If you click on the AUTHOR INTERVIEW TAB you'll find an interview that we did with him as well as a few photos.

Each of the contributing authors submitted a question for this interview.  Which makes for an interesting interview.

So stop by and check out Will's interview.  Here's just a sample of one of the many questions.

What is your favorite genre movie and is it the same genre that you like to read?

I like 40s noir. I don't read a lot of it. 

Chesapeake Bay Living: Slover Library

Did you know thate we had a talk on June 28th at Slover Library?  We did!

We were also fortunate enough to get a tour of the library from our very own Will Hopkins.  We really appreciated the time he took to tell us the history and show us around.  It was fantastic!

I know what you're thinking.  What's so great about a dark, cramped library?  Well for one it isn't dark.  Two, it isn't cramped.  This place is huge!  I could honestly get lost in it.  It's very open and bright.  

Karen Harris, Gina Warren Buzby,
Will Hopkins & Jayne Ormerod

And it quite modern.  I was blown away when I found out you can look up books at the special kiosks.  I'm from a time when you had to search through card catalogs.  I may have just dated myself there, but that's okay.

Plus it's not just books.  They have computers and offer different classes.  I won't tell all, you'll just have to go check it out for yourself.  This place is fabulous and offers a lot!

And I absolutely love that they incorporated the old building with the new structure.  There's so much beautiful architecture downtown that I was glad they blended instead of just tearing a building down.

So if you are in the downtown Norfolk Area, I highly recommend stopping by.  And if you haven't already, get yourself a library card.

Origins Part Two

Did you read Origins Part One?

No?

Well go ahead and read it, we'll wait.

So you're back for more right?  You would like to know where more of the stories from in By The Bay came from right?  Did it stem from something that happened to them or was it just a creative idea?

Well wonder no more!  Our wonderful author, Jenny Sparks, came up with a great idea.  Why not share how we came up with our stories.  

So, over the course of the month we will share our authors thoughts with you.

I hope you enjoy installment number two!

Big Screen Dreams: Lights On The Water

So once again we get to peek inside our author's head to see who they would cast as their characters if their story was made into a movie.  Be it big screen or a made for TV movie.  That's right we dream big here.

Everyone envisions a character differently, but wouldn't it be interesting to see what our authors were seeing in their mind's eye when they wrote their story?  So here's our chance!

And please feel free to comment below on who you 'saw' this character as.  Does your idea of who the character looks like go with who the author envisions?

Old Lady In The Dunes

Will Hopkins envisions Johnny Depp as Harry and Whoopi Goldberg as the old lady in the dunes.

Harry 

What do you think?

Books For The Holiday

On November 20th the East Beach Writers Guild got together for their monthly meeting.  This month we brought children's books to donate to Toys For Tots.  Books can be a fantastic gift.  From toddlers to teenagers we donated books that we thought someone else would love.

Back Row: Gina Warren Buzby, Jayne Ormerod, Jenny Sparks & Patrick Clark
Front Row: Mike Owens, Skip McLamb, Mary-Jac O'Daniel, Karen Harris, Michelle Davenport & Will Hopkins

Author Interview: Will Hopkins

Have met our author Will Hopkins?

No?

If you click on the AUTHOR INTERVIEW TAB you'll find an interview that we did with him.  As well as a few candid photos.

Each contributing author submitted a question for the interview.  It's proving to be quite interesting.

So stop by and check out Will's interview.

Did you know Will's favorite sport is cycling?

Lights On Water Excerpt

Today we have an excerpt from "Lights On Water" by Will Hopkins.

But first check out his blurb!

Harry Bynde needs a miracle.  He's got a dead end job, a hopeless deadline and a busted-down convertible stuck in the sand of East Ocean View.  Harry might not get his miracle tonight, but maybe a mystery will do.

Wow!!

Now read the excerpt!