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I live in St. Petersburg, Florida. I love it here. There are dolphins in the bay and parrots in the palm trees. There are miles of beautiful gulf beaches teaming with luscious young snow bunnies, and cool, dark bars where you can guzzle margarita's while hiding from the mid-day sun.
I write, read, eat, drink and sleep... and kick George (ill-tempered mutt) for crapping in the house. The four wives have all run off somewhere so I don't have to take out the garbage till I'm good and ready, and the kids find me boring and stay away - till they need something.
I'm quite happy.

When I was 10, or so, I spent a few summers with my grand parents on their small farm just a few miles from Bramwell, West Virginia. In the town, across the street from what I remember as a big scary looking house made of stone, was a drug store. There were candy jars on the soda fountain counter and comic books on a whirling rack. The strawberry sodas from the fountain were the best in the world - I thought.
A few doors down the street from the drugstore was the Bramwell Theater - the only movie theater for many miles around.
That little town, in its little valley, was the inspiration for this book. I like to think the characters I've created truly haunt Bramwell Valley, or at least my hazy memory of it. They fit so well there.


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BRAMWELL VALLEY

John Harold McCoy

Hell closes down when Lucifer falls in love, quits his job as the Prince of Darkness, and becomes a bartender in Ft Lauderdale.


Deep in the rugged mountains of southern West Virginia, nestled in the cradle of an idyllic little valley, the tiny town of Bramwell, and its colorful cast of lovable characters, hold an ancient secret.
Here, in this most unlikely of places, the women of Bramwell Valley cook, clean, shop, gossip, dream, fall in love – and guard the gates of Hell.
The tranquility of daily life in the valley is disrupted when Lucifer finds a way out of the depths. He simply quits his job as the devil, packs his bags, and heads for Florida.
Pandemonium erupts in the valley when, without the devil to keep things in check, various demons find their way out of Hell and wander into Bramwell.
A rather likeable Lucifer, decidedly un-evil demons, sorcery gone awry, romance and hilarity are the theme of this heart-warming very tall tale.


(Author's Note - Although Bramwell is a real town in southern West Virginia, the story I've written... may not be exactly true.)

 

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I wrote 168 days ago

Three little nits about the pitch. "...begins to manifest uncontrollable powers..." - Never been fond of the word 'manifest.' Something so 'writer-like' about it, like reaching for a cool word to 'show.' No big deal but the sentence seems kinda 'ho-hum' in describing amazing things that are hap... view book

I wrote 170 days ago

Read the pitch, figured you'd drop that and get into a readable book after introducing the character. You didn't. Flipped ahead a few chapters... same chapter. You don't have a book here, and what you do have is unreadable... too much work. John Harold McCoy - Bramwell Valley view book

I wrote 192 days ago

Read the pitch and the prologue. Short on time right now. Looks good. Be back later for a comment. Best of luck. view book

I wrote 194 days ago

Hey, Debra. Already backed this but, who knows, maybe it'll take again. Best of luck with it. John - Bramwell Valley view book

I wrote 199 days ago

A nice style, nice pitch, good word flow, believable dialog. Altogether, well done in my opinion. I only read the pitch and prologue and chapter one, but from what I see, I'm pretty sure you'll carry this off very well. Backed, and the best of luck with it, Jacob. John Harold McCoy - Bramwell Val... view book

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