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…an honest and joyful attempt to reach out…and remind us all of the great things that can happen when we realize our words are powerful, that creativity changes existence, that we are capable of making the lives of the people around us happier.

Once again, The Compass, a site here on Tumblr that reviewed my book, Somewhere Over the Sun.

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The final paragraph of Somewhere Over the Sun is like a song I never want to stop listening to. It’s worth reading for that paragraph alone.

The Compass, a creator collective, a gathering of eight young artists and writers honing their craft and starting a conversation. It was founded on the belief that creative voices must be heard by others.

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Just wanted to give a quick update, dear readers. I won’t have much of an online presence for the next week as I am busy being a master bed sheet salesman at a Christmas bazaar here in Mexico City. Kafka sold insurance, I sell bed sheets.

During downtime, I’ll be working on reaching my goal of 50 books read this year (only two to go!), as well as hand-writing a short story that, I regret to inform you, will not be going up on this site. I’ll be aiming to submit it to publications, which is just one more way I’m trying to become a well-known author.

So, yes. You won’t be hearing much from me, so I wanted to take one more chance to remind you that, if you’re racking your brains for what to give as Christmas presents to friends, family, everyone you know, please consider giving a copy of Somewhere Over the Sun. It received honorable mention at this year’s Writer’s Digest Self-Published Book Awards for Literary Fiction, has an average Amazon rating of 4.8 stars out of 5, and yadda, yadda, yadda. Or buy some bed sheets.

My offer to send out postcards still stands. Just message me with your address and a one-word writing prompt.

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Somewhere Over the Sun: Goodreads Page

I love it to pieces. I love it like I love the smell of books and the feel of the sand between my toes and the ocean spray across my face. It’s reached a stage where I will never travel without it, in case I need it.

-Jon, a reader

A link to the Goodreads page for my novel, Somewhere Over the Sun. Take a look at the synopsis and the reviews and then please consider buying the book as a holiday gift to your favorite reader. Or to yourself.

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Even More Reader Endorsement for Somewhere Over the Sun!

I’ve read so many that I don’t recall the first one. But the last one that made me look at the world in an entirely different way is from someone I met here on Tumblr. I have never read a book so slowly before, because I not only wanted to read every word, I wanted to taste the colors they produced. I know that makes no sense, but seriously, read this book.

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More Propaganda to Get You to Buy Somewhere Over the Sun for Everyone You Know

Lyrical and beautiful expression of love between a father and a son. Perfectly captures my sentiments of words, and feeling a natural calling, a pull to words, experienced by writers and editors and others who work with and toy with language as a way of life.

The storyline is witty, smart, funny, entertaining, warm, deep, and heartfelt. It is completely accessible, and the story is told effortlessly, transitioning with flashbacks and from one point of view to another with characters’ voices distinct and clear. This is rare for any book, but especially for a new writer, I think.

By page 5, I was hooked. By Chapter 3, I was in love. By the end, I had decided to recommend the book to every reader I knew.

-Stefanie Siefert, 5-star review via Amazon

Somewhere Over the Sun sales figures are almost the same as all Stieg Larsson novels combined, give or take 27 million copies.

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You know? I'm glad you did your shameless self-promotion with me, because your book had been the best I've read in a long time. I even gave it to my english teacher and I just can't get enough. Felicidades :)

Ah! Another reader’s endorsement. See, you guys should buy my book. And then send me lovely messages.

Thank you.

Find out what book she’s talking about.

∞05:54 pm, question from inandoutthoughts, answered by somewhereoverthesunnovel ∩1

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