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Electric: A Novel
Electric is the uniquely charged story of Chris, a young man with epilepsy, who strives to cope with and quell his seizures even as he completes his academic studies and tackles a professional freelance design career serving others. It is the story of watching friends leave and reappear because of the condition. And the story of unlikely people participating in his long-term treatment plan. It is the story of a crush gone wrong, and the special relationship with a genuine woman afterwards. It is a story of drawing near to God, adaptation, and survival in a body that knows all too well that lightning can strike at any time.
405 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 21, 2024
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About the author
Joshua Holmes
71 books2 followersA graduate of the Pennsylvania State University (M.Ed.), Edinboro University of Pennsylvania (B.A.), and the Art Institute of York-PA (B.S.), Joshua Holmes has studied the fine arts, design, and writing for over 20 years.
The sole proprietor and lead designer of JAHbookdesign, he also specializes in all areas of publishing, graphic design, and illustration (portraiture, animation, and wildlife). He has been commissioned by numerous collectors and authors within the community, and has won several awards in various shows and fairs. He has authored an autobiography, a how to series, and two fiction series about life with epilepsy, 16 novels to date - The Art of Pastel Mastery, The Art of Colored Pencil Mastery, The Art of Oil Paint Mastery, Memory Lapse, Grand Mal, Seizure, Status, Trigger, Design To Kill, Design For Justice, Shattered Lung, Design To Escape, Design For Honor, Design For Power, Design For The Cure, and Painting The Whole Picture: Portrait of an Artist with Epilepsy.
He attributes his success to the Lord, and the strength God gives him in order to persist and grow as a more patient and thorough artist and writer. A vision cut in both eyes from brain surgery for epilepsy, with the Lord's help, Josh continues to write, to see more detail, and to improve with time.
He encourages you to explore and exercise your creative side, and enjoy what the Lord does through it.
The sole proprietor and lead designer of JAHbookdesign, he also specializes in all areas of publishing, graphic design, and illustration (portraiture, animation, and wildlife). He has been commissioned by numerous collectors and authors within the community, and has won several awards in various shows and fairs. He has authored an autobiography, a how to series, and two fiction series about life with epilepsy, 16 novels to date - The Art of Pastel Mastery, The Art of Colored Pencil Mastery, The Art of Oil Paint Mastery, Memory Lapse, Grand Mal, Seizure, Status, Trigger, Design To Kill, Design For Justice, Shattered Lung, Design To Escape, Design For Honor, Design For Power, Design For The Cure, and Painting The Whole Picture: Portrait of an Artist with Epilepsy.
He attributes his success to the Lord, and the strength God gives him in order to persist and grow as a more patient and thorough artist and writer. A vision cut in both eyes from brain surgery for epilepsy, with the Lord's help, Josh continues to write, to see more detail, and to improve with time.
He encourages you to explore and exercise your creative side, and enjoy what the Lord does through it.
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November 30, 2025
Uneventful
Around page 207 of the ebook for this novel the protagonist admits: "Not much to tell, frankly," I said. "My life is rather uneventful." That's the exact effect this story had on me 52% into the telling of the story. Nothing is happening here. Much is told to me about seizures but little of that telling pulled me into a story I wanted to experience. The relationship between the protagonist and his friend Michael gets interesting but fizzled out before it really got started. For the most part this novel felt more like uneventful journal entries than story.
Around page 207 of the ebook for this novel the protagonist admits: "Not much to tell, frankly," I said. "My life is rather uneventful." That's the exact effect this story had on me 52% into the telling of the story. Nothing is happening here. Much is told to me about seizures but little of that telling pulled me into a story I wanted to experience. The relationship between the protagonist and his friend Michael gets interesting but fizzled out before it really got started. For the most part this novel felt more like uneventful journal entries than story.
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