I'm going to be talking
about our books off and on in the fashion below. We have more coming
and none of these will be in order so check back often. I hope you
can find something you really like.
Mini -bites
Strength of the Jabberwock
Hatter
Book 3 of the Shattered
Looking Glass series...
#drama #body-shaming,
#Alzheimer #60's #Vietnam #shell-shock
“You wanna know what's
cruel? Not being able to remember my grandbabies faces … that's
cruel. Erasing my wedding day … that's cruel! It's just like you
told Jenni. You stand your ground against the jabberwock you live!
You flee … you die!”
Interview
Q. Angel Dunworth, you
wrote the Shattered Looking Glass Series under a pen name. Why is
that?
A. I created the pen name
Hatter for 2 reasons. The first being so that people don't have to
put a lot of thought into buying the right age group/ genre. I sorted
demographics in a way. Parents can buy a book knowing that the Angel
Dunworth is for their teen, Ms. Angel for their younger children and
Hatter for themselves.
The second reason is we
associate the character Mad Hatter with darker things these days.
Madness, insanity, addiction even. Any negative mindset that we leave
unchecked has the absolute ability to turn you into a statistic. I
don't think that applies only to teens or women. I believe that it is
a simple part of the human condition that needs to be looked at
realistically.
Q: Can you be a bit more
specific?
A: I know that I myself
can go into a room and take a survey of a thousand people about their
opinion of me or my work. I'll leave that room in tears because even
though 999 of those people thought I was awesome, there's always that
one guy who hates everything. The opinion I tend to remember is the
one that is the most toxic because we are sort of conditioned to
forever believe the criticism before we acknowledge the praise. It's
simply easier to believe the bad about oneself. I think as a society
perhaps we should look at that.
Q: So at the core what are
these books about?
A: Shattered Looking Glass
Series is a “Cracked Wonderland” themed series of stand alone
stories that cover a huge myriad of topics and mindsets. Each is a
novel with a resolution (not always the one we cheer for) the only
thing they have in common though, other than discussing relevant
issues is the use of Lewis Carol symbols. Each has a different mix of
issues and most a different genre. For instance one of the books is
about addicts, another a who-dun-nit, another about abandonment,
another about caring for an aging parent.
These books are my idea of
what would have become of our beloved childhood characters if they
had entertained the toxic thoughts and fears we allow ourselves to
believe about not only others, but the self.
Q: Whoa there! You have
three of the series out, but you mentioned a fourth?
A: Yes, there will be more
books. The 4 one's first draft is done. I can't stop writing novels.
I write therefore I am. Lol
Q: Scuttlebutt has it that
there will be a book of your award-winning poetry and art out soon. A
sort of coffee-table book. Will that be included in the series?
A: No. It will be just my
dark poetry. It will be separate from these. It's sort of a
life-lesson thing so that readers can see how I've evolved as a
writer. My mindset was very different back then. If you read a novel
and then the poetry, I think you'll get another look at me. Like an
old baby picture of my psyche!
Q: So where can we buy
your books?
A: My teen book is on the
website:
www.streetlighthalo.com
and I strongly suggest looking at the site and clicking on the links
even if you're buying the adult books.
My adult books and story
books can be found at:
www.cheshiregrinpublishing.com
That is where you'll find the series. My children's book is being
reformatted with sharper images but when you want to buy it parents I
have those buy buttons on the store page so that junior can't
accidentally purchase a book.
Go to my site to buy
because we've offered a buffet of vendors such as Xin Xii or Lulu so
that people can compare prices and get the most bang for their buck.
Happy Literary Adventures.