Category: EC: Giovanni’s Angel

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EC: Giovanni's Angel WIP Updates

Big Book News! #cursescanbebroken

I am so excited to announce that my book, Eternal Curse: Giovanni’s Angel is now available for Pre-Orders while awaiting its February release date.

A new edition of this book is now available. 

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On February 18, 2014, Eternal Curse: Giovanni’s Angel will be available to the general public, but pre-orders start now!

Pre-order Paperback $18.99 plus tax & shipping
–Regular price $20.99 plus tax & shipping
–Order a signed paperback now at regular price

Pre-order eBook card $8.99 plus tax & shipping
–Regular price $9.99 plus tax & shipping

Visit my Pre-orders tab up top to get started.

For a limited time only (December 1 – January 27), I’m offering you a chance to, not only get your hands on the book before everyone else, but you can get it at a discount, and I’ll be offering signed copies at regular retail price, just for this special occasion.  If you are looking to receive a copy for review, I may just have something for you. (Also, book sellers, let me know you’re interested and I’ll send you information.)

In honor of the pending release of my first novel Eternal Curse: Giovanni’s Angel, I’m also offering a special giveaway for those who pre-order. I’ll give each person who pre-orders, a signed bookmark and 2 easy entries into my Release Day Giveaway! The winner will be announced on, February 19, 2014, at noon EST. (Enter your pre-order invoice number to claim your easy entries at the link below.)

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The prizes for the Release Day Giveaway are 2 ToiBox fan packs consisting of : 1 Eternal Curse book poster, 1 Eternal Curse book t-shirt, 1 Eternal Curse book pen, 1 signed paperback copy of 40 Days and Nights of Eternal Curse,1 super special ToiBox exclusive- *Toi’s Shorts, and a $10 gift card to Amazon.com.

*Toi’s Shorts is the combined collections of Legend of the Boy and Unexplained in paperback form. This rare collection is not, and will not be, available for purchase anywhere. This is a special giveaway!

Click here to enter my Release Day Giveaway!
It only takes 1 entry to win & there are 2 prizes to award.
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I’ll be accepting pre-orders now and will begin to ship out pre-orders on December 16, 2013, based on the order in which invoices are paid. The window to pre-order this book ends January 27, 2014.

Thank you all for your wonderful and continued support 😀 .

Thank you for taking the time to read this post. If you like it let me know and share it with others. See you next time, Toi Thomas. #thetoiboxofwords

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EC: Giovanni's Angel Sample Sundays

Sample Sunday 23

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Here is approximately 100 – 150 words from a randomly selected original piece for your enjoyment. These samples can include excerpts from my all my WIPs and my Eternal Curse Series, but only as works in progress (not the final products). These samples of published and unpublished works are protected under the U.S. Copyright agreement.

Eternal Curse: Giovanni’s Angel chapter 4.3 (wip)

Mira removed her glasses; she pushed her hands up into her face, swept them up over her hair, and then took a deep breath. She folded her arms in front of her chest, looked back, and then forth between Giovanni and Abraham several times quickly. Abraham was a mystery to her and a little creepy in a sweet way, but seemed harmless. Giovanni, on the other hand, looked like he could stop a bar fight just walking through the door, yet he too seemed safe enough. He seemed to always be so subdued and to have a constant cloud of sadness around him, which Mira looked upon as a silent screaming out for help and understanding. Mira didn’t know why she was there with these strange men and their strange stories and mysteries, but she’d decided to stay.

Thank you for taking the time to read this post. If you like it let me know and share it with others. See you next time, Toi Thomas. #thetoiboxofwords

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EC: Giovanni's Angel Tea & Conversation

Tea and Conversation 05: Flashbacks

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Today I’m sharing a picture of iced lemon tea from Pinterest.

Please do not copy this image. Click image to share on Pinterest.

Today in my meditation on the Eternal Curse, I’m writing about: Why flashbacks?

Much of the background of the characters and the story is told through flashback, many where one character verbally recounts the events. This story covers a large span of time and only focuses on three main characters. If the story had been told chronologically, most of the book would have only included one character, Giovanni.

One reason why I like using flashbacks in this story is because it gives a more personal account of the events taking place. The flashbacks are experienced from an individual point of view.  Since the whole story is narrated by an unseen party, it’s clear that the story is not being told from experience, but rather from history. The narrator is telling a story that he or she has learned about over the years, has read about, and or was told.

Another reason why I like the use of flashbacks in this story is because it offers a break from the monotony of the current struggle. Of course the struggle eventually changes in some way either for good or bad, but until the climax is reached, it’s a lot of same melancholy expression repeated.

I honestly tried not to overuse the flashback technique, but it’s there quite a bit. By using this technique, the reader is able to jump back and forth through time, gathering up all the high points in the story or a character’s life, without having to sit through pages of everything in between.

Thank you for taking the time to read this post. If you like it let me know and share it with others. See you next time, Toi Thomas. #thetoiboxofwords