This Can't be Coincidence...

When I first started writing this book, I really didn't research it at all, I just wrote it.  I felt like it was something I had to do, but I wasn't sure why. This is made even more interesting because I was never a fan of science fiction--yet that is most definitely one of the genres of my book, although it does fit in other genres such as action/adventure as well.

So why me? Why would I feel so compelled to do such a thing? I can't say for sure, as I am still researching the subject, but I can tell you this. Many of the things I wrote about as being fictional may have a basis in reality--according to some anyway.

I'll begin with the names of my characters. The protagonist and heroine of the story's name is Alison. I gave her this name BEFORE I knew the etymology of her name.  According to the internet, Alison has French/Germanic origins and means 'of noble birth.' Interesting to say the least. You'll understand why if you happen to read the book.

Next, I made my characters 'hybrids' that were exceptionally tall light skinned and benevolent. THEN I learned about Nordic aliens. Nordic aliens...kind of look like me according to their description, but since my feet are firmly planted in reality, I'll chalk that up to coincidence. Some of the aliens in my belong to a group called the Association which is composed of various factions that are responsible for different things. One of these groups is known as the 'Watchers.' Now, many believers of aliens visiting our planet consider them to be 'watchers' as well--which I did not know until I read about it on the internet AFTER I decided the name.

In my book, power is distributed freely through conduits, and Stonehenge was a 'distribution point' in the past. Now, that may not be true, but it IS TRUE that Nikolai Tesla created the means to distribute the power generated by the earth FREELY--and then he was killed. I didn't know much about Tesla until I started researching the ideas that I wanted to write about. It shocked me to find that what I thought was fiction had so much basis in fact.

Different races of aliens are also featured in my book and one race's goal is to keep humanity enslaved for their own pleasure. I have since learned that many people who believe in aliens think this to be fact and use organizations such as the Illuminati as examples of secret societies of aliens that corrupt our planet and keep its people enslaved to a system they created. One of the most famous proponents of this theory was WM Cooper (Same last name as mine--another bizarre coincidence.) Oh, the irony of it all...

Most probably think that I either knew this stuff subconsciously already, or I am lying and knew it all before I started writing--but that wouldn't be true.  I've always been a fan of action/adventure but never bothered with Star Wars or Star Trek (except the original) because I thought they were too--'unrealistic.' It was only after my father passed in 1991 and I had a dream of him that felt like reality that I began to open my mind to the possibilities, but I never acted on it. I had too many other things to do such as go to work, raise children, cook, pay bills, and repeat when necessary. I was in the 'robot' stage, and didn't come out of it until my new husband who just happens to be a philosopher guided me gently out of the matrix...  Perhaps this book can help others do the same. Maybe that's it's purpose, and mine as well. I don't know. All I know is, I had to write it.

 

The Infamous "Blurb', and Why I LOVE the Internet!!

Oh yes, I do, I really, really, do love the internet. Like almost anything the internet can be used for good--or it can be used for evil.  I have chosen to use it to help me create a better book by garnering the opinion of others, and I'm so glad I did! On Facebook for instance, people have been more than willing to evaluate and critique my work so that I can improve it. I can't tell you how much I appreciate their efforts.
For example, my first book cover was of the Orion constellation over Stonehenge. I thought it was quite pretty, and even though Stonehenge is featured in my novel, it isn't the focus of my novel, so I was told potential readers would become confused. Most thought it was about Druids, or even gods, since Gods are in the title of my book--but neither is true. At least not gods in the sense of how humans think of gods.
So I changed things up a bit.

Before

After

To this..............



















As for the blurb on the back, I was told I need to be a little more specific with the details, so here it is. Let me know what you think of it.

Alison Gregory had lost both her parents in the disaster of 9/11, and had spent years trying to get over their loss. She had finally found some peace on a beautiful piece of land in West Virginia --but it wasn't to last. One beautiful summer day she  discovers a cryptic message cut into her cornfield, which leads her on a journey to England, where she is confronted with the painful memories of her past.
In England, Alison comes to realize her parents were the real targets in the disaster of September 11, 2001, and she could be next. With the help of a childhood friend, she finds out her parents weren't just her parents--they were part of a very exclusive group that had for centuries been working to protect the planet from sinister alien forces. In their final stages, this group known as the Association had the resources to eliminate the alien forces that has kept humanity subservient for centuries--but then disaster struck. The Association was virtually eliminated in the catastrophe that was  9/11.  If Alison possessed the same abilities as her father, she could still save humanity--but could she before it was too late?

Crop Circles--Planks and a Rope, or Something Else Entirely

Julia Set below Stonehenge

          

 I've always found crop circles to be fascinating.  If they were created by man, why would they bother to create such intricate patterns, and how did they do it without anyone noticing?

Before I knew anything about crop circles, I had already written the outline for my novel. It is set for the most part in England, and this is where the majority of crop circles can be found. Coincidence? I don't know...  The main character's name is Alison, which also, coincidentally, means 'Son of All', 'Of Holy Fame' or 'Of the Noble One'.  I didn't know that either until after I had chosen the name, and then for some reason I decided to look up the meaning.  When I found out, it gave me goosebumps. If you read the novel, you'll find out why.

In my novel, crop circles instigate the plot line, and during my research into the phenomena, I discovered some interesting facts about them. In crop circles created by human pranksters, the stalks are broken and crushed by people stomping on them with boards attached to a rope handle. They use a stake with a piece of rope attached to measure 'circles' and ellipses and sometimes use surveying tools to create other design elements. The circles are also created at night to avoid detection. Julia Set, the crop circle at the right is believed to be a genuine crop circle. It was created in broad daylight across the highway from Stonehenge with people--including security guards--around 24/7. Witnesses claim they saw a 'mist' above the field during the time it was said to be made. Furthermore, a pilot had flown over the field that day and saw nothing, but when he returned 45 minutes later, he saw this circle formation. As a pragmatist, I always consider both sides of an argument, however, considering the elaborate designs of many crop circles and the fact that experiments using humans to recreate these elaborate designs have all resulted in mistakes being made over long periods of time (days), it leads me to believe something else might be responsible. But what?

 In what the experts deem to be 'authentic' crop circles, the plants are bent at the nodes and are not destroyed.  They believe this to be caused by a type of microwave radiation. Radiation has also been detected in many circles, which supports this theory. Circles have also been created in canola fields (although I have never heard of one in my native Alberta--which is FILLED with canola fields) and this is significant because canola is much like celery. If canola is bent at more than a 45 degree angle, it breaks. In crop circles--even ones created in canola fields--the stalks are bent at a 90 degree angle. No scientist, or botanist has been able to explain how this happens in the canola fields, and no human crop circle maker has been able to duplicate it. Quite often, the stalks in crop circles are also laid  out in geometric patterns on the ground, which is something difficult to do in short periods of time. Balls of light have also been seen before the discovery of many crop circles--so what are they, and where do they come from? Some claim they might be robot drones--earthly or extraterrestrial--but until we know the facts, we'll never know for sure.

So why doesn't the media jump all over this stuff? As I mentioned in my earlier post--the media outlets are controlled, and some information they do not want the public to realize. Luckily for them, humans tend to fall into the 'herd mentality' and the persistent attempts at debunking crop circles by the media has successfully influenced the herd to believe that crop circles are fake. Psychology has shown that if you repeat something often enough, many people will believe it to be true, even though  it has been proven to be false. That statement, however, brings up another topic--religion--but that can wait for another post....:) Happy Solar Eclipse Day!