Impromptu...

I think writing should come from the heart more than it comes from the head. If everything becomes a crossed t or dotted i than the poetry is lost, yet I think it is important to edit afterward. Good writing is like surfing, you try to take on the biggest wave of feeling and ride it to a pretty end. If you learn to surf the need to use a pick and sword for slash and pick it apart techniques becomes almost obsolete. I think Shakespeare knew how to surf, and Mozart along other lines. I love to write to music. The right music intensifies the wave. Happy surfing. : )

My Religious Philosophy....

I believe in a Catholic Christ, but I disagree with the church on what that represents. I believe in reincarnation, and even believe that this life is a lesson in what it is to have a penis, something I wanted in my last life as a very feminine woman. She lived in a time when men had all the power, and she wanted some a that, as much good as it's done me. I've always been treated like a woman, and not in the good sense.

I believe that the majority of my past lives have been as a woman, but my male lives are always as a writer/poet/artist/musician/inventor.

I love Christ, but I believe that Krishna was a previous incarnation of his as the Christ principle, just as the Ancient of Days is and was also Sanat Kumara. The church has it right, the God principle is shown in paintings as the Ancient of Days, and sitting next to him is Jesus the Christ, and next to him is the Queen Mother, Mary.

So comes Mother Mary, the Mother principle in heaven and on earth. A true goddess, who gave birth to Christ and Buddha. I could go into it more, but this is a good overview.

The Inspiration for The Girl, the Moon, and the Melon...

I guess I wish that I was a lesbian. I like women, but not as a man. Well, I guess I could, but I wish I was a woman, I choose to be a woman. The only thing, I'm afraid of the knife, plus I don't have the money. So who is Amy based on, Henrietta's lover in this book? Who else but Sade. I know, she's not a Lesbian. Hey, it could happen, under different circumstances. Now that the cat is out of the bag, please tread lightly on my feelings. Thank you.

Rena

Work on Book Three...

Book Three Living at the Ritz is starting out well and is set in the year 2072. There are flying saucers by that time, and many new buildings including the tallest building in the world. Baby Christopher is Henrietta's and Amy's new edition to their family. In fact Chapter Two is titled: We're a Family It's fun inventing new forms of entertainment like Halogram imagers, Low Frequency Resonance Hi-Fi sets that create the ultimate surround sound experience without pissing off your neighbors. It's going to be a fun book to write, I can feel it already.

I Need Help With Sales...

I need to sell 100 books before they will publish my second novel. I guess because the economy is so bad they are doing what's called joint venture, where I have to sell the first 100 books before they will publish the book. Any help will be very appreciated. Thank you.

Here is the link: The Story of Josephine

Rena

What are people saying about the book?

I can't speak for everybody, but most of the people I know really like "The Girl, the Moon, and the Melon." A few had questions about this part or that part, but even they liked it on the whole. Just last night someone told me they were a fan and that they couldn't wait for the second book to come out. I truly believe that the longer it is out the more people will want to read it, especially lesbian and transgender people, but I also think there is something in it for everybody.

The Story of Josephine (synopsis)

Book Synopsis:

This exciting Novella starts out in Rio and soon returns to New York and the cemetery of forgotten stories. Our heroines Henrietta and Amy from my first book “The Girl, the Moon, and the Melon” get married in Rio. Their life is blissful for several months until Amy finds out the Henrietta is pregnant. She accuses Henrietta of sleeping with the devil, but this is untrue, and it takes an angel to convince her. They return to New York after they learn to shape-shift. Then they go to Central Park and to the cemetery of forgotten stories about Henrietta. There they meet the Traveler, who was sent by Mrs. Walsh to guide them to a safe myth for Henrietta to have her baby in. The only problem is that Henrietta chooses perhaps the saddest and most forgotten story of all: The Story of Josephine.