Author: Toi Thomas

Author and illustrator of children's books, as well as clean adult fiction and nonfiction. Toi is a geek-girl blogger, vlogger, reviewer, and advocate for a healthy reading lifestyle. She finds comfort in faith, family, and creative expression. Toi believes in the dream of world harmony and hopes all your dreams come true.

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WIP Updates

WIP Update 02

WIPUThinking too much can hurt your head. I don’t care what people say; it applies to everyone not just the dimwitted. I’ve been working so hard just to produce a few words and this weekly post is driving me crazy already, but…I’ve made some progress this week, even if it’s very small.

I’m still working out the details of the love triangle in It’s Like the Full Moon, but at least I was able to put down a thousand more words in the process.

I’ve added and removed some content from my Eternal Curse sequel, but I’m not altering the story. I’m just trying to clean up some of the redundancy and apply a few more details where needed.

As for the outline of my adventure story, that’s still coming along. At least I’ve started to toy with a few titles. Here’s what I have so far:

Solomon’s Sword

The Redeeming Blade

The Land of Curses and Covenants

Do you have a WIP update to share?

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Character Files EC: GA Files EC: Giovanni's Angel

Character Files from the ToiBox 1: Abraham- Stats

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Basic Stats:  Subject EC:GA 1-AbrahamAbraham-bk

Full Name: Abraham Kingston

Age: 101

Sex: Male

Height: 4 feet (in wheelchair), used to be 5 feet 9 inches standing

Weight: 115 pounds (ill)

Origin: American born Italian, grew up  in New Jersey

Language(s): English

Character Traits: wisdom, cheer, spirituality, guidance, loyalty, comforter

Special Attributes: obtained great wealth at a young age and is a great provider

Purpose in EC:GA: Serves as the overall paternal figure for the main characters in the story

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Author Insights

Author Insights 01

authorinsightSo it’s a new year and I am determined to make this year better than the last. Aside from a day job, I used to like and now can’t stand, I didn’t have much to complain about in 2012. I have a wonderful husband who lets me be me and an amazing family that drives me crazy in all the right ways. They love me so much and I love them.

I’ve had decent health, up until recently, but I’m even getting over that spell now. I haven’t been writing as much as I’d like, but I have been writing pretty steadily. I’m slowly building up a blog following and maybe one day that will spill over into a fan following for my books.

So here’s the point of this article—It’s a chance for me to declare what I will accomplish this year. I will release Eternal Curse: Battleground this year and I will release It’s Like the Full Moon this year. I will finish development of my adventure tale and continue to work on my skills and catalog of short stories. I will continue to enjoy readying, when I can, and not make a chore of it. I even plan to find some kind of way or cause to support with my writing so that I’m not just taking, but am also giving back.

Most importantly, I am going to keep calm and focused and not let myself get overwhelmed. When I got sick, it was a wakeup call for me. I was doing so much, that my body just didn’t have the time or the strength to fight my illness. I had to end up on complete quarantined bed rest for two weeks, just to clearly understand that I can’t do it all.

I’ve had to pick and choose and let some things go, but I’m hoping there will be a change in my future that lets me do all the things I want to do, when the time is right…And just for good measure and tradition, I’m going to lose some weight too.