Amnesie

My newest short story. I highly recommend it! ;)

What happens to love when life changes? Two women in love, one debilitating change...

http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/143499

Bragging Rights

I had a regular blog post all set for today, and I will return you to your regularly scheduled programming next week. ;) And now for something completely different. ;)

For you see, this week both Imperfect and Impeccable got 5 star - er, buggie - reviews from buggie4book.com! Needless to say, I am a tad excited.

And so, here are the links and a few excerpts from both reviews. Enjoy! :)

Imperfect:
http://buggie4book.com/2012/03/03/imperfect-by-l-e-harvey-review/

"This book was a wonderful read. I would read it again and tell people about it. I would give this book a 5 hands down I felt like I knew the people in the book. Gave me a new out look on gays. This book will show you that we are all the same and love is love is love.
Very glad I got to read and review this book." -Mellisa Neal, buggie4book.com

Impeccable:
http://buggie4book.com/2012/03/05/impeccable-by-l-e-harvey/

"LOVED LOVED LOVED this book! I read both books and cried like a baby in the end of the last one. I had to put the book down so I could stop crying long enough to finish. I give it a 5 I loved both books. L.E. Harvey is a wonderful writer who knows how to word stuff so people can understand and really think about what they just read. I will read these books again for sure no questions ask. The people in the book you feel like you know them. That is what I call a damn good book." -Mellisa Neal, Buggie4Book.com


Happy reading!!!!! :)

Real Fiction

I write contemporary fiction.

What does that mean?



It's fiction set in the here and now. It's basically real fiction. It's the stuff you see and read about every day. It's believable.

How can that be, you ask.

Simple, really.




Working in a scientific field has killed my imagination to some extent. The ability to create new worlds, different languages and even different species is long gone. It was there as a kid, but I lack that now.

But I don't lack imagination in "what if" stories. What if this happened. How does this current situation affect this population? My non-fiction background helps to lay the foundation for my current fictional work.




Is that a bad thing?




I think not.




For me, writing real, believable fiction is important. Could you really believe that someone who lived in a major metropolis kept an elephant as a pet? No. But you could you believe that they had a small dog and had all kinds of adventures in the dog park.

REAL fiction.



Could you believe the stories of a woman who takes a cross-country road trip on her motorcycle? Sure.

Could you believe the stories of a woman who takes a cross-country road trip in a canoe? Probably not.

So I go with REAL fiction. True fiction, if you will.



The best part is (and we all know this to be true), is that truth is stranger than fiction!

What does that mean for me as a writer?



That the sky is the limit!

I can write real fiction & still have some "off-the-wall" events or characters and it is still believable. For myself, I would rather read a contemporary fiction book that is a story I can truly believe than one that isn't.



That doesn't mean I don't like Sci Fi or fantasy or anything like that. I do. I am speaking solely of contemporary fiction. I want a contemporary fiction story that I can actually see the characters and events playing out as they are rather than some completely bizarre, unrealistic story. As a reader, I will disconnect from the characters & author. You can rest assured that book will then collect some serious dust in my home.

Does that mean I write the best stuff out there? Absolutely not! It's just that for me as a reader and a writer, I want fiction that I can get into. A good, believable story is the kind that I can sink my teeth into and simply get whisked away!

Hope you enjoy reading my real fiction as much as I enjoy writing it! ;)



Happy reading! :)