The Split by Noel Fiems
GENRE: YA Science Fiction
You have a disease in your head.
There is a cure . . . but it equals the truth.
What if the truth is worse than the disease?
What if the truth might save you . . . and everyone else?
Aurik has been changed. An out-of-control experiment between countries altered the planet’s petroleum and altered kids. They search for a cure the only place they can; the island.
Run by the government, the island is supposed to cure you. Aurik knows better. His brother went a few years ago and was sent back home in a box. A lead box with a window.
Aurik finds other kids with the change and together they make the difficult trip to the the island. But the island is hiding a secret; they are waiting for him because they already know Aurik.
He's never been there . . .
There is a cure . . . but it equals the truth.
What if the truth is worse than the disease?
What if the truth might save you . . . and everyone else?
Aurik has been changed. An out-of-control experiment between countries altered the planet’s petroleum and altered kids. They search for a cure the only place they can; the island.
Run by the government, the island is supposed to cure you. Aurik knows better. His brother went a few years ago and was sent back home in a box. A lead box with a window.
Aurik finds other kids with the change and together they make the difficult trip to the the island. But the island is hiding a secret; they are waiting for him because they already know Aurik.
He's never been there . . .
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Music and words — emotion and intellect
affecting the human spirit.
What would music be without words? The same can be said for words alone. While The
Engulfed Cathedral by Debussy moves my soul, Alive and Kicking by the Simple Minds or You Might Think by the Cars leads me to think. While both forms of art can be enjoyed in and
of themselves, the combination of the two involve separate areas of our brains
providing an emotional impact beyond what either can do solo.
Like many authors I write while listening
to music — certain scenes can’t be envisioned without music. With it, my imagination soars even further while
my fingers dance across the keyboard. (In
my case, fingers dancing is less embarrassing than feet!) Rough drafts are under the eclectic mix of a
little of everything; classic rock, jazz, pop, soul, techno, blues, hip hop,
easy listening, and dance songs. My
final editing is specific; the sounds of nature such as thunderstorms, rain,
and night sounds in the forest, all help me to concentrate.
In Part 1 of my series the Split I mention nine songs by title alone. While it would have been nice to have had the
financial resources to purchase rights to reference the specific lyrics I had in
mind, Indie authors generally don’t have that much latitude with their
pocketbook! However, we can mention song
titles. These songs grabbed me, through
lyrics or sound, and brought to mind the emotional gist of that particular scene.
1 I Like to Move It Reel 2 Real (Erick Morillo)
2 Bad Boys Bob
Marley (Inner Circle song)
3 Feelings Perry
Como (Where You’re Concerned)
4 Death March Chopin
5 Scarborough Fair Simon & Garfunkel
6 Voices Russ
Ballard (self-titled 1984 album)
7 Why Annie
Lennox (Diva)
8 Lunatic
Fringe Red Rider (As Far as Siam)
9 Love Resurrection Alison Moyet (Alf)
In most cases the lyrics grabbed my
attention (I’m a writer after all!) but these are songs that I like and have in
my music collection. Before using any
songs or song lyrics it’s a good idea to research the legalities of doing so. Many excellent blogs and other sources of
information explain just what you need or can do if you’d like to use them in
your writing.
Noel Thomas Fiems
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