Hi all!
Please help me welcome Author
Kevin Klehr to my blog today!
AUTHOR INFORMATION:
Kevin lives with his long-term partner in their humble
apartment (affectionately named Sabrina), in Australia’s own ‘Emerald City,’
Sydney.
From an early age Kevin had a passion for writing, jotting
down stories and plays until it came time to confront puberty. After dealing
with pimple creams and facial hair, Kevin didn’t pick up a pen again until he
was in his thirties. His handwritten manuscript was being committed to paper
when his social circumstances changed, giving him no time to write. Concerned,
his partner, Warren, snuck the notebook out to a friend who in turn came back
and demanded Kevin finish his novel. It wasn’t long before Kevin’s active
imagination was let loose again.
His longest running passion is a weekly radio program he
produces with Warren for local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander station,
Koori Radio. Since 2004 they have been discovering music, both new and old, and
interviewing local artists and community leaders. Every Friday night, The Rhythm Divine is heard across Sydney and via the
world wide web.
Kevin is currently at work on the sequel to Drama Queens with Love Scenes.
DRAMA
QUEENS WITH LOVE SCENES
By
Kevin Klehr
BLURB:
Close friends Allan and Warwick are dead. They're not crazy
about the idea so to help them deal with this dilemma are Samantha, a blond
bombshell from the 1950s, and Guy, an insecure angel.
They are soon drawn into the world of theatre - Afterlife style,
with all the bitchiness, back-stabbing and ego usually associated with the
mortal world.
Allan also has a secret. He has a romantic crush on his friend,
Warwick, but shortly after confiding in his new angel pal, his love interest
falls for the cock-sure playwright, Pedro.
Not only does Allan have to win the heart of his companion, he
also has to grapple with the faded memory of how he actually died.
EXCERPT:
“Warwick!” I yelled.
“Are you there?”
There was no answer. A
couple adorned in bohemian black, stopped in their tracks the moment I shouted
to my ex-lover.
“Broken heart,”
whispered Guy to the interested onlookers.
“I understand,” replied
the woman. She looked up to her man. “Poor thing.”
“Go on, Allan, call out
again.”
“Warwick! Warwick! I
love you.” My voice echoed from the building as I looked to my angel friend. He
nodded and caressed my shoulder. The couple nodded as well. “Warwick, are you
home? I need to talk to you. Will you come down, please?”
“Keep going, Allan.”
“I really need to talk
to you. I have so much more to say to you. I should never have let you walk out
of my door the other night. I’ve wanted to talk to you so many times during the
last few days, but there’s nowhere private at the theater. Plus I’d probably
break down which is not a good look when you’re wearing white grease paint.”
A few onlookers came
out from their balconies. I glanced at Guy who was joined by a small audience.
Some parents had let their kids stay up well after bedtime, and their freckled
little girl was giggling at me. Her mother shushed her so she sat on the
ground, sulking.
“Don’t worry about it,
Allan. Just go on.”
“Yes, we’re right
behind you,” said an elderly lady with bad teeth. “You make him listen.”
“Warwick, I love you
and I know you love me. You told me so. You said you’ve been waiting all year
for me to make a move, and as you know I’ve been waiting for you to make that
move too.”
“You tell him, love!”
interrupted the old woman.
My support team began to chant Warwick’s name. I was
empowered. I encouraged them to clap their hands in time. They did. There was
about ten of them now, and their support gave me a warm glow in that frosty
breeze. However, Guy looked worried.
LINKS:
Author Page – www.kevinklehr.com
Twitter - https://twitter.com/kevinklehr
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/kevin.klehr.1
Barnes and Noble - http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/drama-queens-with-love-scenes-kevin-klehr/1103219416?ean=9781936185900
Please
thank Kevin for joining us today! Check out a website or two and buy a book!
Keep
Writing!
Jodie
Pierce
It sounds you are proving it is never to late to restart your writing career. I look forward to checking out your novels
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Thank you for the excerpt.
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I really enjoyed the excerpt. This sounds like a great book.
ReplyDeleteI've checked out a couple of tour stops but I still don't feel like I have a sense of what the book is about. I'll have to look up some reviews.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing an excerpt! Have a great weekend, all!
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I agree with you catherine! The excerpts are interesting but don't really give that much insight into the characters...heading over to goodreads! lol
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Sounds intriguing
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Thanks Jodie for hosting, and thank you for all your comments. Andra and Catherine, think of the story as a comic tale of unrequited love in the Afterlife.
ReplyDeleteAnd yes, Shannon, I'm glad I started writing again.
I've just come back from a weekend away in the Hunter Valley (wine country), but checked in and commented via my smart phone. Somehow those comments aren't on the various blogs. Go figure. Back in front of my lap top now.
Very tantalizing story glimpses on this tour!
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Been enjoying your tour and the excerpts.
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