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Pandemic Reading for Recovery
How has the pandemic hit you?
I know for some people this pandemic has been crushing. Not physically, as I honestly don’t know a soul who has tested positive, but mentally, the fallout has been difficult on many in my circles, myself included. Now, I’m no extrovert, and in times like these, I’m grateful for my tendencies to stay out of the public eye. I’m a classic introvert who is balanced by his occasional (inner) extrovert. Therefore, the lock-downs have been okay for me but still, enough is enough. I am blessed to have my little family and I Zoom with friends and extended family irregularly, but it’s all I require.
It’s those who truly miss going out and being with people who are hit hardest by this, I think. Those trapped in bad relationships, and those single – living alone. For them, I am truly sorry.
How this story affects COVID-19
Though it’s a timely story for a pandemic, I began to write The Blind Affect months before COVID-19 was a thing, and wrote the rest of the book, edited it, looked for representation, and had it beta read all during the pandemic. I’d put together a marketing plan and built out social media collateral to support the cover reveal and book release. Now that I am nearing the end of my journey with this novel, I realize how relatable the story’s message is to our current situation. Loss of purpose has fed anxieties over the future, loss of loved ones has helped us appreciate those still with us, and the loss of a social life has weighed on our minds.
Regardless of the difficulties, we have to remember that no life is wasted. That no act is unfelt. That life is more than the sum of our experiences. Life is interconnected. Our actions, no matter how small or overlooked still effect the world and those we share it with.
Can you make sense of your life by reading this?
The Blind Affect is a timely story for a pandemic but doesn’t involve a pandemic, but it does include three very different people whose shared experience affects each in different ways, drawing them together to make sense of their lives and of those they’ve lost along the way. No one is truly alone. We all suffer our shared humanity, and if we’re lucky, we can make some sense of our day-to-day before it’s too late.
The Blind Affect is being called the story we all need to hear right now and will be available to read June, 22nd and up for pre-order right now.
I know for some people this pandemic has been crushing. Not physically, as I honestly don’t know a soul who has tested positive, but mentally, the fallout has been difficult on many in my circles, myself included. Now, I’m no extrovert, and in times like these, I’m grateful for my tendencies to stay out of the public eye. I’m a classic introvert who is balanced by his occasional (inner) extrovert. Therefore, the lock-downs have been okay for me but still, enough is enough. I am blessed to have my little family and I Zoom with friends and extended family irregularly, but it’s all I require.
It’s those who truly miss going out and being with people who are hit hardest by this, I think. Those trapped in bad relationships, and those single – living alone. For them, I am truly sorry.
How this story affects COVID-19
Though it’s a timely story for a pandemic, I began to write The Blind Affect months before COVID-19 was a thing, and wrote the rest of the book, edited it, looked for representation, and had it beta read all during the pandemic. I’d put together a marketing plan and built out social media collateral to support the cover reveal and book release. Now that I am nearing the end of my journey with this novel, I realize how relatable the story’s message is to our current situation. Loss of purpose has fed anxieties over the future, loss of loved ones has helped us appreciate those still with us, and the loss of a social life has weighed on our minds.
Regardless of the difficulties, we have to remember that no life is wasted. That no act is unfelt. That life is more than the sum of our experiences. Life is interconnected. Our actions, no matter how small or overlooked still effect the world and those we share it with.
Can you make sense of your life by reading this?
The Blind Affect is a timely story for a pandemic but doesn’t involve a pandemic, but it does include three very different people whose shared experience affects each in different ways, drawing them together to make sense of their lives and of those they’ve lost along the way. No one is truly alone. We all suffer our shared humanity, and if we’re lucky, we can make some sense of our day-to-day before it’s too late.
The Blind Affect is being called the story we all need to hear right now and will be available to read June, 22nd and up for pre-order right now.
A New, Timely Pandemic Read
Original Post found on Michael Poeltl’s Website: http://www.mikepoeltl.com/uncategoriz...
Has the pandemic left you feeling hollow?
If an international quarantine, loss of jobs and loved ones has you asking yourself ‘what’s the point?’ when you can’t live your best life, perhaps The Blind Affect will answer that question for you. A new novel of upmarket, literary fiction by Michael Poeltl is his thirteenth book and comes right when we may need it most.
The nagging questions associated with this new sense of loss and the struggle which followed has wormed its way into society the moment March, 2020 announced itself in the form of a life-altering pandemic. Questions like what’s the point?, and what do I do now?, why me?, why now?, seem to permeate the ether, weighing us down with despair.
These questions are common enough in the old normal for many and produced similar epidemics of depression and loss of self-worth. The idea there is no longer any point to any of it is a sombre one and difficult to escape when support systems have collapsed and loved ones are unavailable. It’s a slippery slope of mental torture a much larger population from every walk of life is experiencing now.
So, the question, what’s the point?, is a valid one. Conceived before the pandemic arrived, The Blind Affect offers three perspectives on that question which find a common bond, offering answers to that and other questions surrounding the trials and triumphs of the modern world. Perhaps it will answer it for you as well.
In a world where lives are lived and lost ubiquitously; it’s what you do with them that count. Can a life be more than the sum of one’s own experiences? Do we have to look objectively through the eyes of others to fully understand our influence on the world around us?
A life without purpose is meaningless. Finding it is everything.
In 1960 Jonah entered the world on the heels of his stillborn twin brother; setting him up for a lifetime of disappointment. In 1975 Severn was abducted into a life her thirteen-year-old self couldn’t comprehend. In 1994 Darnell slipped free of his abusive father when a seemingly impossible opportunity revealed itself. Are three people living in the same city along similar timelines destined to meet? When one event affects each person’s life in a meaningful way, does the universe conspire to bring them together or tear them apart?
Advanced Reviews on the book’s Goodreads page are saying:
Five Stars: “It's a sometimes disturbing but always profound look at three characters whose lives take haunting courses, often beyond their control… if you're willing to face these scenarios head on, 'The Blind Affect' will leave you with a lot to think about.”
Four Stars: “Poeltl does what a good writer does - he doesn’t tell us, he shows us the lives of these characters. He shows readers what trauma looks like and what is healing. It’s a timely story…”
The Blind affect: to have no knowledge of the impact your action(s) had on a person, place, thing or event.
Find your copy in paperback or kindle on Amazon today
About the Author
Michael Poeltl is a multi-genre author who says, “Discovering your purpose is a massive step in realizing your best life. Gifting myself the right to be an author has afforded me incredible growth as an artist and as a human being. I write with renewed devotion to offer stories that inspire and entertain; stories with depth of emotion and original plots.”
Poeltl believes anyone who wants to be an author can be, if they write, and love the process. “We all have a story in us and from my experience, the more stories you tell, the more you’re bound to discover.”
Has the pandemic left you feeling hollow?
If an international quarantine, loss of jobs and loved ones has you asking yourself ‘what’s the point?’ when you can’t live your best life, perhaps The Blind Affect will answer that question for you. A new novel of upmarket, literary fiction by Michael Poeltl is his thirteenth book and comes right when we may need it most.
The nagging questions associated with this new sense of loss and the struggle which followed has wormed its way into society the moment March, 2020 announced itself in the form of a life-altering pandemic. Questions like what’s the point?, and what do I do now?, why me?, why now?, seem to permeate the ether, weighing us down with despair.
These questions are common enough in the old normal for many and produced similar epidemics of depression and loss of self-worth. The idea there is no longer any point to any of it is a sombre one and difficult to escape when support systems have collapsed and loved ones are unavailable. It’s a slippery slope of mental torture a much larger population from every walk of life is experiencing now.
So, the question, what’s the point?, is a valid one. Conceived before the pandemic arrived, The Blind Affect offers three perspectives on that question which find a common bond, offering answers to that and other questions surrounding the trials and triumphs of the modern world. Perhaps it will answer it for you as well.
In a world where lives are lived and lost ubiquitously; it’s what you do with them that count. Can a life be more than the sum of one’s own experiences? Do we have to look objectively through the eyes of others to fully understand our influence on the world around us?
A life without purpose is meaningless. Finding it is everything.
In 1960 Jonah entered the world on the heels of his stillborn twin brother; setting him up for a lifetime of disappointment. In 1975 Severn was abducted into a life her thirteen-year-old self couldn’t comprehend. In 1994 Darnell slipped free of his abusive father when a seemingly impossible opportunity revealed itself. Are three people living in the same city along similar timelines destined to meet? When one event affects each person’s life in a meaningful way, does the universe conspire to bring them together or tear them apart?
Advanced Reviews on the book’s Goodreads page are saying:
Five Stars: “It's a sometimes disturbing but always profound look at three characters whose lives take haunting courses, often beyond their control… if you're willing to face these scenarios head on, 'The Blind Affect' will leave you with a lot to think about.”
Four Stars: “Poeltl does what a good writer does - he doesn’t tell us, he shows us the lives of these characters. He shows readers what trauma looks like and what is healing. It’s a timely story…”
The Blind affect: to have no knowledge of the impact your action(s) had on a person, place, thing or event.
Find your copy in paperback or kindle on Amazon today
About the Author
Michael Poeltl is a multi-genre author who says, “Discovering your purpose is a massive step in realizing your best life. Gifting myself the right to be an author has afforded me incredible growth as an artist and as a human being. I write with renewed devotion to offer stories that inspire and entertain; stories with depth of emotion and original plots.”
Poeltl believes anyone who wants to be an author can be, if they write, and love the process. “We all have a story in us and from my experience, the more stories you tell, the more you’re bound to discover.”
