BOOK FEATURE: Food to Die For (Book 8 in the Scareville Series) by John Ward

Synopsis

The town of Traverse City, Michigan was everything you wanted out of a Midwest community. Nestled on the banks of Lake Michigan, the city had much to offer. When advertisements began to spread a jolly jingle for a newly opening burger joint, the town went crazy for it.

“Come on down to Chunko Town! Have a burger and meet Chunko the Clown!”

The infamous pudgy clown statue in the commercial gained notoriety quickly and had everyone ready to meet the Chunko Burger mascot.

Things took a turn for the worst when Kira and her friends tempt fate and mess with Chunko. 

Whatever you do – don’t anger the clown!

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Story behind the story

Clowns have become synonymous with horror. I had been fumbling around with a way to create a unique horror story featuring the dynamic antagonist for quite some time. I was in a drive-thru one day and had my lightbulb moment. Immediately the idea flooded my imagination and I got to work. I think Food to Die For will be a fun, standout story in the series with a very memorable antagonist - Chunko the Clown.

About the Author

John Ward is a horror author hailing from Canton, Ohio. John loves writing horror for everyone and inspiring today's young readers. He lives with his dog, Bo, who is his best friend. When John isn't busy cooking up new stories for the world, he can be found reading, doing paranormal investigations, or taking in a new horror film.

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CreativeLife update: Laughing my ass off making art

 Hey there creative friends!

   This past week I finished the Creative Reset course with Louise Fletcher. One of the exercises we had to do was to draw blind selfies. I share a few below, but I laughed so hard when I saw the results. Some people had a really hard time doing this exercise. While I understand the difficulties people might have, I had no problem staring at my face (no make-up) to do the assignment.

                         

   Blind drawing, in case you don't know, is to draw while looking at the subject, but not at the paper. I used a mirror.

   Then I noticed the Mont Marte September challenge on Instagram. Since I do have a few materials from Mont Marte, and enjoy a challenge, I decided why not? And guess what the first prompt was? Yup...do a selfie. This was no blind drawing challenge, so I had to have a think about which photo to use. What style I want to use. And of course, the medium.

   Oil pastels won, since I have been working on improving my skills with this medium. Since winners are chosen randomly, my chances would be closer to zero than anything else, I thought...let's just go for it.

   It's not a very good likeness, but it was fun nonetheless. What do you think? My profile picture on Instagram is the real me if you want to have a look and compare. Be nice, please.

   So now it's back to the paintings for an actual competition. I have one finished already, one is in progress, and the plan is to do a third since they allow three entries.

  Unit we chat again, have an awesome creative time!

🇿🇦💜 Linzé