Dear Reader, Love Thomas White

Dear Reader…

Interesting question. I say that because if I have done my job correctly, I have already told them everything they need to know. One of the biggest lessons I learned from writing my first novel, Justice Rules, is that I don’t get to stand over their shoulder and explain what I meant to happen. I don’t get to say, “No, you see, he wants to date her.” I have to write it in such a way that there is no question of the characters intentions or motivations. As to telling them why I wrote the book or how I wrote it, well, it is my job to tell stories. I am a theatrical director and have told stories on stage for most of my life. Telling them on paper is essentially the same thing. The techniques are vastly different but at the end of the day, a story must be told. In my newest book, The Siren’s Scream, I faced a number of challenges from the start. First of all, the title character, the Siren, is a folk tale as old as time. I wanted a fresh look at the creature, a history, a motivation for her actions. That was the stumbling block for me for many years. I had started to write this story many times until I happened upon the solution. While at a family dinner, dealing with a particularly difficult sister, it occurred to me that these creatures must have a backstory, an explanation of who they are and how they got to be this way. They must have a family, a past that can be explored. Once I started to investigate this avenue the story began to flesh out and I was on the path to making it happen. If I could say anything to my readers it would be this, “Please enjoy the journey and I hope that I have created a world that leads you to intrigue and adventure.”  

Thomas White began his career as an actor. Several years later he found himself as an Artistic Director for a theatre in Southern California and the winner of several Drama-Logue and Critics awards for directing. As Tom’s career grew, he directed and co-produced the world tour of “The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Coming Out Of Their Shells”. The show toured for over two years, was translated into seven different languages and seen by over a million children. Tom served as President and Creative Director for Maiden Lane Entertainment for 24 years and worked on many large-scale corporate event productions that included Harley Davidson, Microsoft, Medtronic Diabetes, and dozens of others. The Siren’s Scream is Tom’s second novel that follows up Justice Rules which was nominated as a finalist in the Pacific Northwest Writers Association 2010 Literary contest.

Tom’s latest book is the mystery/horror, The Siren’s Scream.

Visit his website at www.thomas-white-author.com or connect with him at Facebook.

 

An old mansion sits atop of a cliff, overlooking the ocean, in Santa Cruz, CA. A young realtor, Darcy Wainwright, manages to sell the dilapidated old house to Henry Childs, an

obese nebbish who is obsessed with the property. In the backyard is a pool. Not an ordinary pool but a giant tide pool. In the tide pool is a siren with an evil agenda for revenge.

The Thornton Mansion was a talisman for the death and mystery that surrounded it. Unoccupied for years until Henry Childs was summoned by the house. As directed, he reached out to unsuspecting, novice realtor Darcy Wainwright. Darcy finds herself intricately involved with the house, its history and the haunting tide pool that filled the backyard. It was the pool that beckoned her, and it was the pool that would decide if she lives or dies. The Siren’s Scream. Available on Amazon.

Book Information

Release Date: October 5, 2022

Publisher: Savvy Books

Soft Cover: ISBN: 978-1088067819; 480 pages; $21.14

Amazon: https://amzn.to/3TEz7kx

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Purchase your copy at the author’s website: https://thomas-white-author.com/