My book, Memory Bound, and a brief interview by me will be featured this year as part of Bad Moon Rising. Be sure to check it out if you’re looking for some good books and good times this Spoopy holiday season. Take care!
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Book Review : Memory Bound by A.R. Clayton
A fantastic review of my horror novel, Memory Bound from Horror Addicts. Thank you to them for the lovely review.
MB is available on Amazon for order, or free through Kindle Unlimited. Or ask your local library to order a copy for circulation. Reviews and shares are very welcome. Thanks and happy reading! Take care.
Review by Ariel Da Winter
I found Memory Bound to be an enjoyable read. If you like paranormal and psychological thrillers this is the story for you. I felt all the characters in the book were engaging and I wanted to know more. The main character’s name was Anne Ditchfield and she has a mental illness. I liked the fact the author didn’t dummy down mental illness and didn’t make the main character seem weak or stupid. I liked the main character’s interaction with the world and people around her while dealing with a haunting.
The story centers around a plantation called Myron Manor which our main character moves into and is rebuilding for Historical preservation. I also enjoyed the author’s descriptions and I felt I was there. I liked the haunting part of the story and felt it had enough of a twist to not seem like all the…
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New Seasons: Writing & Life Updates
We put away the last of our Christmas decorations today, tree included. Out came Valentine’s Day. New seasons; new changes. Sparkly red hearts, red garland, and heart decals. You pack each Christmas item away carefully, holding the ornaments and tinsel, wondering how your life will be different when you go to unpack them in eleven months. Or at least I do. Time is a complicated, strange thing.
Writing wise, I finished a novella recently, titled The Cellar Door. This started as a short story and developed into a feminist horror tale, set in post-war England in the early 1950s. The main character, Alice, popped into my head one day. I saw her standing by a window, half hidden by a brown curtain, looking outside to a dreary, overcast England. She was in deep thought, with shadows flickering across her eyes. Fellow writer and blogger, Mike Nevin, helped me get the English dialogue and speech right for the English characters and provided other valuable (and patient) feedback, including historical photos and documents. Fingers, toes and elbows crossed that a publisher scoops it up and gives it a big hug. If you know of any good publishers or agents wanting horror novellas, let me know.
Exercise wise: I have biked 75 miles so far this month on my indoor bicycle. It’s a goal of mine this year to take better care of myself and this is one way I do it–clear the cobwebs of my mind and body through pedaling. I have an iFit membership which I’ve found marvelous for this introvert. I tend to put on closed captions to follow along with the trainer, and listen to instrumental music.
Music wise: I’ve been listening to a lot of My Chemical Romance (the Helena acoustic is beautiful and haunting) , Taylor Swift (Anti Hero has beautiful vulnerability), Green Day (love this instrumental of 21 Guns), 21 Pilots (Chlorine) and some other goodies (Lord Huron, Sharon Van Etten, whatever I come across). I downloaded a self-care app recently and one goal I picked was to listen to a song I like every day. Voila.
Spiritual wise: I’ve been doing my daily Bible reading and journaling, and catching-up when I miss days. I have a difficult time reading the OT–it’s an honest depiction of the fall of humanity and the cultural context and history sometimes passes high above my head. It’s both frustrating and saddening. Figures like Jacob, Rachel, and Abraham run past me, saying this and that, doing this, not doing that–and I struggle to piece it together in my 21st century mind. But with patience and effort, and God’s grace, I trust He’ll guide me through this. 2022 was a very difficult year for the Saint and I. I am clinging to Jesus’ robes to continue in strength and faith, and to make changes in 2023. He is with me; He is with us.
Hope you are all well and continue to pursue your own writing goals and journey. For any readers in Ukraine, I am thinking of you and continuing to fly your flag. Take care and God bless.
A.R. Clayton 