Main Author website:
http://www.Mazzaroth.net
Social Media Sites:
https://twitter.com/AuthorMikeSims
https://www.linkedin.com/in/AuthorMikeSims
https://www.pinterest.com/books5852/author-page/
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https://www.facebook.com/pages/VicTim/1599944323604598
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Vickie-Book-Series/1691835114368352
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Vickie-Newsome/707196746081919
https://plus.google.com/106862467370611537155
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/835635.Mike_Sims
www.amazon.com/author/mikesims
Blog:
http://authormikesims.blogspot.com
Book Video Pages for Vic/Tim:
www.vimeo.com/MikeSims
https://vimeo.com/140589520
https://vimeo.com/mikesims/victim
http://www.bookreels.com/genre/victim/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6soxAlEIJaA
YouTube User ID: O0qTkne6akyp0dy897I6ww
YouTube Channel ID: UCO0qTkne6akyp0dy897I6ww
Press Releases Vic/Tim:
http://tatepublishingnews.com/newsroom/?p=24399
http://www.tatepublishingnews.com/2015/12/01/katy-author-brews-modern-heroines-tale-in-new-novel-about-love-relationships/
http://coveringkaty.com/2015/12/03/katy-author-brews-modern-heroines-tale-in-new-novel-about-love-relationships/
http://www.tatepublishingnews.com/2015/12/17/victim-receives-4-out-of-5-stars-from-rick-petry/
Vendor Vic/Tim book pages:
http://www.amazon.com/Vic-Tim-Mike-Sims/dp/1682070875/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/vic-tim-mike-sims/1120361520?ean=9781682070871
Publisher Book Pages for Vic/Tim:
Hardcover:
https://www.tatepublishing.com/bookstore/book.php?w=9781682075319
Paperback and Digital:
https://www.tatepublishing.com/bookstore/book.php?w=9781682070871
Publisher Book Page for Vickie:
https://www.tatepublishing.com/bookstore/book.php?w=9781682707975
ISBN/ASIN numbers:
Vic/Tim hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781682075319
ISBN-10: 1682075311
Vic/Tim paperback
ISBN-13: 9781682070871
ISBN-10: 1682070875
ASIN: B017ABVWI0
Vickie paperback
ISBN-13 9781682707975
Monday, January 25, 2016
2016 Mike Sims Book Event Schedule
2016 Mike Sims Book Event Schedule
Houston Authors Bash
Event: Book Signing
Location: Harmony Science Academy, West Houston. 22400 Grand Corner Drive. Katy, Tx 77494
Date: Saturday, February 20
Time: 10:00am to 3:00pm
ALL Academy for Lifelong Learning at Lonestar College - CyFair
Event: Speaking on Writing/Publishing and Book Signing
Location: 9191 Barker Cypress Road, Cypress, TX 77433
Date: Tuesday, March 29th
Time: 1:30pm to 3:00pm
Texas Librarians Association
Event: Book Signing
Location: George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston, TX
Date: Tuesday April 19th
Time: 5:30pm to 7:30pm
Space City Comic Con
Event: Book Signing
Location: George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston, TX
Date: Friday, May 27th
Time: 4:00pm to 8:00pm
Houston Authors Bash
Event: Book Signing
Location: Harmony Science Academy, West Houston. 22400 Grand Corner Drive. Katy, Tx 77494
Date: Saturday, February 20
Time: 10:00am to 3:00pm
ALL Academy for Lifelong Learning at Lonestar College - CyFair
Event: Speaking on Writing/Publishing and Book Signing
Location: 9191 Barker Cypress Road, Cypress, TX 77433
Date: Tuesday, March 29th
Time: 1:30pm to 3:00pm
Texas Librarians Association
Event: Book Signing
Location: George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston, TX
Date: Tuesday April 19th
Time: 5:30pm to 7:30pm
Space City Comic Con
Event: Book Signing
Location: George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston, TX
Date: Friday, May 27th
Time: 4:00pm to 8:00pm
Monday, January 11, 2016
Why is Vickie an important character?
In my books Vic/Tim, Vickie and Valkyrie as well as two others to come out, Vickie is the main character. When I wrote Vic/Tim originally it was a short story and meant to be a dark comedy about a woman revenging herself upon Tim a would be first time rapist. But as I wrote it, it began to turn dramatic and ended much different than I had planned. That is the way it works when I write, I never know how the story will end exactly. So I expanded the story to a full novel and then planned on five in total novels. The character of Vickie is too big to be contained in one book. Reason is her nature. She has gone through the toughest events of life and her strong character was designed to endure them. They simply temper her to grow stronger and smarter.
Why is this important? Vickie embodies an almost male ego type personality in a female body. Most men that have read Vic/Tim already have liked the story but hated Vickie. I have been told she is not a nice person, not a hero, and certainly not what they expect a woman to be. She is a very threatening force to most male egos because her ego is almost male like. However she is all woman and has all the feminine aspects of love, caring and even a weakness for a particular man. She may not be a hero by most works standards but eventually what she does is heroic. The feedback I get from women is that they love the story of Vickie and her strength. Some have said she does things they wished they could do. Vickie is not afraid of paying any consequence to do what she feels is right. She really is not interested in correcting the world or making it a better place, just dealing with people that get in her way or the way of those she cares about.
The attitude of Vickie is hard and she seems like a statue in her demeanor. This is the character she needs to be steadfast to face the challenges that await her in future books. The first four books describe her life and events that shape her while the fifth and final book will show her ultimate destiny. I have one more prequel to Vic/Tim to write and then I am anxious to work on the final sequel book. The story is already laid out in my mind and I am hoping the final book will end the series on an extremely high note.
My other hopes is that the Vickie series of books will inspire, strengthen and help not just women but everyone who has been victimized or gone through traumatic experiences. What would Vickie do? She will do what you probably should do but cant. She will bear the burden and live the life you need lived. Let her experience for you what most of us cant. But at the very least, let her story entertain you.
Why is this important? Vickie embodies an almost male ego type personality in a female body. Most men that have read Vic/Tim already have liked the story but hated Vickie. I have been told she is not a nice person, not a hero, and certainly not what they expect a woman to be. She is a very threatening force to most male egos because her ego is almost male like. However she is all woman and has all the feminine aspects of love, caring and even a weakness for a particular man. She may not be a hero by most works standards but eventually what she does is heroic. The feedback I get from women is that they love the story of Vickie and her strength. Some have said she does things they wished they could do. Vickie is not afraid of paying any consequence to do what she feels is right. She really is not interested in correcting the world or making it a better place, just dealing with people that get in her way or the way of those she cares about.
The attitude of Vickie is hard and she seems like a statue in her demeanor. This is the character she needs to be steadfast to face the challenges that await her in future books. The first four books describe her life and events that shape her while the fifth and final book will show her ultimate destiny. I have one more prequel to Vic/Tim to write and then I am anxious to work on the final sequel book. The story is already laid out in my mind and I am hoping the final book will end the series on an extremely high note.
My other hopes is that the Vickie series of books will inspire, strengthen and help not just women but everyone who has been victimized or gone through traumatic experiences. What would Vickie do? She will do what you probably should do but cant. She will bear the burden and live the life you need lived. Let her experience for you what most of us cant. But at the very least, let her story entertain you.
Tuesday, January 5, 2016
What is in store for the next books in the Vickie series?
Well Vickie is the next book in the series to be published. The publisher is in final editing and it is just a matter of months before it is released. My plans are to have five books in all in this series. Vic/Tim in the series time-line is actually #4. Since I wrote it first as a standalone book it came out first. But Vickie's character was too big to be contained in one book. Vic/Tim takes place around Vickie's life from age 40's to mid 50's. So Vickie is her from age 8 to her first jobs out of college. In Vickie we see what made her what she is in Vic/Tim. The tragedies and triumphs of an indomitable person in the making.
The next book after Vickie takes her from her post college days and serious job in her late twenties. She embarks in taking on an evil game played in the corporate world. This book is named Valkyrie as she becomes a person that lifts people up that are worthy and puts them were they need to be. Not only does she deal with this game in the corporate world but various lives that need her special touch. It also sets the stage for the next book to be revealed later. What she does in Valkyrie will draw the attention of others in the following book. One victory spawns another fight elsewhere it seems. What will Vickie do? That book will take us to where we start in Vic/Tim. Then there will be a final sequel to Vic/Tim that will tie all the first four books together.
So Vickie is due around March to be released and Valkyrie around July. I hope you read them and enjoy them!
Mike
The next book after Vickie takes her from her post college days and serious job in her late twenties. She embarks in taking on an evil game played in the corporate world. This book is named Valkyrie as she becomes a person that lifts people up that are worthy and puts them were they need to be. Not only does she deal with this game in the corporate world but various lives that need her special touch. It also sets the stage for the next book to be revealed later. What she does in Valkyrie will draw the attention of others in the following book. One victory spawns another fight elsewhere it seems. What will Vickie do? That book will take us to where we start in Vic/Tim. Then there will be a final sequel to Vic/Tim that will tie all the first four books together.
So Vickie is due around March to be released and Valkyrie around July. I hope you read them and enjoy them!
Mike
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