about me

FACEBOOK:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Freeborn/366450776748589
www.facebook.com/capritare

BLOGS:
www.johnlucashargis.blogspot.com
www.johnlucashargis.wordpress.com

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FEEDBACK DISCLAIMER:

I am always up for a good, honest review swap.
But, before you agree...
Please scroll down to the right-hand side and check out some of "My Comments".

I will never leave a simple review that just says, "I love your book." I give honest feedback on both the good and the bad. So far, I have been receiving very polarized 80/20 split regarding the responses along the lines of either:

- "Thank you! This is exactly the kind of crit I've been looking for...", or

- "You think you're an editor, but you're not..." [Sometimes followed by a "revenge" review] ;)

Please check out a few of the comments. If this is the kind of feedback you're looking for, let me know and we'll journey onward from there.

Peace, love and hippie-$h!t
~Lucas

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I'm an artist, a writer, furniture designer & antique/industrial dealer

the many layers of Lucas - like a sweet Vidalia onion!

if I can't be passionate,
I can't be at all.

art makes me...
...well, it just makes me...

hate hypocrisy.
love honesty.
hate pretense.

I'm a lover.
not a fighter.
got hippie/gypsy blood pumping through these veins.

want my outside to match my inside.

love music.
love to think.
love the feeling of 'awe'.

hate [a lot of] vegetables.
love sugar.
mmm...sushi, coffee, mint

can't help but speak out when all other voices are silent.
always root for the underdog.
have a bit of a rebellious streak.

'juxtaposition' is my favorite word right now.

love travel.
want to go to Iceland.
my passport is active.
love people from the 'wrong' side of the tracks.
intensity is a trait of mine.

extremely creative.
discontent with the staus quo.
want to make a difference in the lives of others.

dub myself introverted.
others argue that i'm extroverted.

get compliments on my smile & my eyes.

for some strange reason, I seem to find favor a lot more than I'd expect.

speak my mind.
you always know where you stand with me.

TWITTER = @gypsyroots
EMAIL = john.lucas.hargis@live.com

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- FREEBORN is my current work-in progress. [This is the one craving backers right now!] It is an Urban/ YA/ Dystopian/ Sci-Fi novel set in the year 2214. It deals with the concepts of identity, overpopulation, consumerism, and nature fighting back against man's effort to control her.
Currently at 47k words and counting.


- CAPRITARE: Discovery is complete at 59K words
[It exists somewhere within the boundaries of my own newly created YA/Metaphysical/Fantasy genre.]

- CAPRITARE: Completion is currently in the final editing stages. Almost there...

- INTERSECT is currently simmering on the back burner. It is a fantasy/romance/quasi-historical hybrid set in the early 17th century. It features a gay male protagonist, and explores the concepts of identity, seduction & hidden lives.
Currently at 10k words and counting.

- Projects percolating in my subconscience:
(1) The sequel to FREEBORN.
(2) A series of 4 short-length novels following the escapades of a "Puer Aeternus" archetype MC


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The story and progression of the cover art for "Capritare: Discovery" can be found on the johnlucas Blogspot listed below.

favourite books

Fav authors: Madeleine l'Engle, Clive Barker, Ayn Rand, Mary Roach, Langston Hughes, Folks on the AWB Thread

Fav Music: CocoRosie, Florence + the Machine, Foster the People, Jay Brannan, Mike Doughty, The Moldy Peaches, Supersystem, TV Girl, Vampire Weekend

my websites

http://www.johnlucashargis.wordpress.com     http://www.johnlucashargis.blogspot.com