{"id":1632,"date":"2017-02-10T01:22:55","date_gmt":"2017-02-10T01:22:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/greeverwilliams.com\/?p=1632"},"modified":"2017-02-10T01:34:22","modified_gmt":"2017-02-10T01:34:22","slug":"codename-gifts-from-the-graveyard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greeverwilliams.com\/?p=1632","title":{"rendered":"CodeName: Gifts from the Graveyard"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/greeverwilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/ghostlady.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1641 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/greeverwilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/ghostlady-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"ghostlady\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greeverwilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/ghostlady-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/greeverwilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/ghostlady-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/greeverwilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/ghostlady.jpg 1224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>While I eagerly await feedback from my <a href=\"http:\/\/greeverwilliams.com\/?p=1625\">beta readers on the first book in my new sci fi series<\/a>, I&#8217;ve started work on my next piece\u00a0&#8211; a straight-up ghost story, that will most likely be a novella. I&#8217;ve code named it Gifts from the Graveyard for reasons that will become evident once you read it. Although I have already settled on a formal title (which rarely happens this early), I don&#8217;t like to publicize that until the book is completely done and ready for release. This is due to a fascinating combination of superstition and paranoia I suppose, two things which, coincidentally, seem to be recurring topics in my work. I wonder if that&#8217;s what Twain meant when he said &#8220;write what you know.&#8221; : )<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">But, I digress. The new story draws inspiration from two sources. The first is a true story I heard about a long lost graveyard back when I lived in Roanoke. This story is mostly set in Roanoke, making it my second story from the place I called home on a few years ago. The first was <a href=\"http:\/\/greeverwilliams.com\/?page_id=1601\">Dust on the Mound<\/a>. And while this is not a sequel by any means, there is definite crossover in the storylines. My second source of inspiration comes in the form of this\u00a0antique framed photo that I came across at a flea market. It now sits on a shelf in my office. It kinda creeps me out to be honest but that is the point, right?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I am about 12,000 words in and the story is unfolding nicely. More to come.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While I eagerly await feedback from my beta readers on the first book in my new sci fi series, I&#8217;ve started work on my next piece\u00a0&#8211; a straight-up ghost story, that will most likely be a novella. I&#8217;ve code named it Gifts from the Graveyard for reasons that will become evident once you read it. 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