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Book Title:  Incandescent Visions  by Lee Hudspeth
Category:  Adult fiction 18 yrs +,  64 pages
Genre:  Poetry
Publisher:  George Lee Hudspeth Jr.
Release date:   December  2019
Tour dates: Jun 1 to Jun 12, 2020
Content Rating:  PG-13. Curse words: Three total, of the “mild” variety (godd*mn, hell, sh*t… one use for each). No f-words. No violence, no sexual content, no drug use, no underage drinking.

Synopsis:

Having written numerous works of nonfiction, this is Lee Hudspeth’s debut book of poetry. Incandescent Visions explores the meaning of the human experience, as the author encourages his readers to ponder the universe and their place within it and to catalyze their own creative potential. From the sublime shores of the Mediterranean to the majestic expansiveness of deep space, this book contemplates nostalgia, perspective and the gift of love. Through five short yet powerful, thought-provoking chapters of contemporary poems—and a dash of elegant, evocative haiku—Hudspeth takes his readers on a journey across the inner landscape of struggle, triumph, self-realization, and imagination.

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About the Author

Lee Hudspeth is a poet, musician, recording artist and fellow human being. Incandescent Visions is his first book of poetry. He is the co-author of ten non-fiction books in the field of Information Technology. He has written articles for professional journals like PC Computing and Office Computing, and is the author of over one hundred articles in the online magazine The Naked PC, where he was co-founder and co-publisher.

He lives in Hermosa Beach, California, with his wife, two sons and their cat. Find out more about Lee, his books and his music at LeeHudspeth.com

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Author Interview:

Describe the differences, similarities and difficulties when writing a poetry book compared to Information Technology guidebooks.

Some years ago I was co-author of ten nonfiction books in the field of Information Technology. These books explained how to be productive with personal computers, Microsoft Windows and the three most popular Microsoft Office applications at the time: Word, Excel and Outlook. We wrote these books in a proudly irreverent style, in the sense of trying to explain hardware and software to people who simply wanted to get work done and not have to arm-wrestle with a stubborn, inflexible application or operating system. My co-authors and I did our explaining with a sense of humor, a sincere appreciation for the value of the reader’s time and respect for their intellect; that is, we tried to be an antidote to the Pick-Your-Topic for Dummies trend of that era. We used titles like The Underground Guide to Microsoft Office: Slightly Askew Advice from Two Integration Wizards, Excel 97 Annoyances, The Unofficial Guide to PCs and so forth.

The main similarity across these two very different genres resolves down to the word “genuine.” I strive to be genuine with my readers and to write in an honest way, whether it’s in the form of nonfiction prose, creative prose or poetry. That said, there are dramatic differences in the writing styles of a nonfiction “how to” guidebook and a poetry book. The guidebooks exist to explain a process and are very linear. My poems are nonlinear, indirect and mysterious (although not to the extent of being incomprehensible, I hope) because I want to evoke responses and experiences in my readers that allow them to see and feel something that profoundly affected me: a gesture, a moment in time framed by the swirl of emotions, or the particular and magical way a crescent moon hovers in the night sky. To engender this emotional/spiritual connection between myself and my readers through my poems requires the use of vocabulary, grammar, structure, rhythms, typography and yes, some rhyming, that is not found in a nonfiction guidebook.

Incandescent Visions by Lee Hudspeth
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Tour Schedule

Nov 16 – Splashes of Joy – book spotlight / author interview / giveaway
Nov 16 – Working Mommy Journal – book spotlight / giveaway
Nov 17 – fundinmental – book spotlight / giveaway
Nov 17 – Gina Rae Mitchell – book spotlight / guest post / giveaway
Nov 18 – Rajiv’s Reviews – book spotlight / giveaway
Nov 18 – Library of Clean Reads – book spotlight / author interview / giveaway
Nov 19 – Jazzy Book Reviews – book spotlight / guest post / giveaway
Nov 20 – I’m Into Books – book spotlight / giveaway
Nov 23 – My Reading Journeys – book spotlight / giveaway
Nov 24 – Book Corner News and Reviews – book spotlight / giveaway
Nov 25 – Rockin’ Book Reviews – book spotlight / guest post / giveaway
Nov 26 – Sadie’s Spotlight – book spotlight / giveaway
Nov 27 – Stephanie Jane – book spotlight / giveaway
Nov 28 – Books lattes & tiaras – book spotlight
Nov 30 – Hall Ways Blog – book spotlight / guest post / giveaway
Nov 30 – Reading is My Passion – book spotlight
Dec 1 – Locks, Hooks and Books – book spotlight / guest post / giveaway
Dec 2 – Westveil Publishing – book spotlight / giveaway
Dec 3 – She Just Loves Books – book spotlight / giveaway
Dec 4 – Deborah Adams – book spotlight / guest post / giveaway

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