Virtual Writers discussion

Hello, I want to introduce myself! Thought using these 5 questions would sum myself up nicely! I also trust i am posting this in the right thread. Goodreads is a new animal to me so I'm figuring it out!

1) what’s your name and bio


I am Luke Benjamen Kuhns the author of The Untold Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Sherlock Holmes And The Case of the Crystal Blue Bottle, and Fragile Words: A Collection of Verses and Short Stories. I am also a contributing author for two novels. Sherlock’s Home: The Empty House and The Art of Deduction.

Biography

I was born in Indiana, USA, where I grew up in a standard All-American town. You know the type, two main roads, everyone knows each other. A flock old people at the local donut shop who then jump over to the local dinner for lunch. The high school dream that everyone still tries to live, even way after they graduate! Actually, if you’ve seen the show Parks and Recreation mix that will Smallville and that was my town. Good ole fashion place. Growing up I was taught piano by a man, who is sadly no longer with us, who literally powered his house with car batteries. I kid you not. He was a legend! I went on several musical excursion in my time, fronted a band for a while and played Bass Guitar/piano for a few others.
In 2008 I left Indiana and her cornfields behind as I ventured off to England where I studied Theology at the University of Manchester. That was by far one of the craziest things I had ever done. Not studying, but dropping my life in America and moving across the globe. Manchester was a great city to be apart of but after I finished my degree I decided to make another crazy move. I wanted to try my way in London! I am currently living in London now where I continue to write all sorts of pieces. I am an author for MX Publishing who specialises in Sherlock Holmes and NLP (Neuro-linguistic programming). Through MX I published my first short novel, The Untold Adventures of Sherlock Holmes then to be followed by Sherlock Holmes & The Case of the Crystal Blue Bottle. I am also a contributor for two other novels on MX. Sherlock’s Home: The Empty House & A Guide to Deduction.
I love reading, I love story telling. I love to share in stories. There is something magical about story telling. From a young age I was always engrossed in a story. Life was never ordinary, but always extraordinary. My imagination still runs just as wild today as it did when I was kid and now I fuel it by putting ‘pen to paper’ as they use to say before computers came along and we just put flesh to plastic which produced letters on a screen via some very clever circuitry!

Find me on Facebook (www.facebook.com/lukebenjamenkuhns) and Twitter! (www.twitter.com/lukeaviator) or Wordpress lukebenjamenkuhns.wordpress.com


2) What is your book title, synopsis, and where can readers find it?

The Untold Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is available in paperback and ebook from all good bookstores including in the USA Barnes and Noble, Amazon & Itunes. In the UK Amazon, Waterstones, Itunes UK. For fans outside US and UK can get free delivery from Book Depository. Alternatively you can order straight from MX Publishing!


In the Untold Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Doctor Watson recalls seven adventures that he accompanied his friend Mr Sherlock Holmes on. In this book Holmes and Watson are caught in the middle of Governement Scandals, Cold Blooded Murders, Threats From Beyond Our Realm, and in a story that works through over a decade of Holmes’s cases we learn a little bit more about the mystery that surrounds Watson’s wife, Mary and what became of her sudden disappearance from Watson’s life.

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Coming December 10th: Sherlock Holmes & The Case of the Crystal Blue Bottle – A Graphic Novel. Pre-order on Amazon.com , Amazon.co.uk and The Book Depository now! Alternatively you can order straight from MX Publishing!

A young woman named Deseray Underwood has been found dead, in her London lodgings, by her finance Samuel Mortimer. The body itself shows no signs of a struggle. Lestrade, baffled by the cause of death, summons the aid of Sherlock Holmes and his great powers of deduction. Holmes stumbles upon one single clue, a crystal blue bottle, which sends him and Watson on a wild chase through the streets of London in pursuit of answers to this young woman’s sudden demise. A death that would make any benefactor very wealthy.
Featuring 11 outstanding illustrators from across the globe, the story comes to life through the efforts of Rebecca Burns, Marcie Klinger, and Sarah Ruprecht & Dan Albers. Along with contributions from high profile illustrators Steven E. Gordon (The Great Mouse Detective, X-Men Evolution, Ultimate Avengers), Matthew Ferguson (Marvel’s The Avengers, Star Wars & Chronicle) & Wayne Miller (Sherlock Holmes Revenant illustrator). This is the Sherlock Holmes comic book event of 2012.

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Fragile Words: A Collection of Verses and Short Stories OUT NOW exclusive through Amazon! Go to amazon.com & amazon.co.uk

Fragile Words is a collection 29 verses and short stories written by author, Luke Benjamen Kuhns. Know for his two previous works: The Untold Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Sherlock Holmes & The Case of the Crystal Blue Bottle, Luke steps outside the world of Sherlock Holmes and presents these 29 original pieces that delve into friendship and love, pain and loss, and humour and horror. Each and every tale presented holds a special place for Luke and he is thrilled to release his “Fragile Words” to you.

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3) Where do you come up with your ideas?

I was asked recently how I come up with my stories, where do I get inspiration, and the answer is everywhere. I get inspired through stuff I read or watch. I get inspired by walking out the door and observing the world. Interacting with people or watching people interact with others. Colours, shapes, and sounds. My inspirations comes from everywhere and from everything.


4) What books/authors do you like to read?

C.S. Lewis, J.R.R Tolkien. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Douglas Adams, Rick Riordan, Loren D. Estleman, Robert Ludlum, J.M Barrie, H.G. Wells, Robert Lewis Stevenson, Stan Lee, and many many more!

5) What's your next writing project?

I am working on a second Sherlock Holmes book. I’m very excited about it and taking a slightly different approach then before. I love Doyle’s short stories and I like to imitate that style over the longer form he did with his novels. But this next project is a fusion between the two. Something no other Sherlock Holmes story has really done before. Yet, it will be 100% true to Doyle and the world he created!

Thanks for sharing with us, Luke!

Thank you Andrea! Happy too! :)

Yay! Another Tolkien lover! :)

Nice to "meet" you, Luke. And know that I'm not alone. :)

Diana wrote: "Yay! Another Tolkien lover! :)

Nice to "meet" you, Luke. And know that I'm not alone. :)"

Nice to 'meet' you too! And no, you are not alone. I love Tolkien! :)