Vic/Tim now in Portuguese

It astonishes me to just be published in my native language but to see my work in other languages is humbling.  Amazing to me how much work a translator has to do.  They have to not just interpret a book into another language but also make it understandable to the culture.  We take a lot of things for granted in the US that the rest of the world knows about this or that.  A good translator will edit text to make sure what is said is understood.  That is the difference in a book the readers of different countries can enjoy.

First book to be translated in another language

Vickie is now in Spanish and being published.  Other books in the series are being translated as well.  Also other languages are being worked for my books including Japanese, Italian and Portuguese.

Here is the graphic and back cover for the new book:

Book Description and Author bio in Spanish:

Vickie es el comienzo de su historia. A través de las tragedias en su vida ella encuentra el camino hacia la victoria. Vickie es joven, bella y con ojos que parecen violetas. Es víctima de algunos y Valquiria para otros. Su viaje la lleva a lugares poco comunes para muchos, pero su personalidad es poderosa y perseverante. Adquiere sabiduría de algunos, mientras utiliza las técnicas de su propia ingenuidad para tocar la vida de otros. Para ella es tan solo Vickie, pero otros ven en ella una fuerza poderosa. Estos son sus primeros pasos y, por consiguiente, el comienzo de una nueva experiencia para muchos que se cruzan en su camino.
Vickie es el primer libro de una serie. Da el contexto necesario para entender la personalidad de la protagonista de Vic/Tim, también disponible.

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Desde su adolescencia, Mike Sims ha sido un impecable narrador. Cuenta en su haber con realizaciones escritas de todo tipo. Ha cosechado innumerables seguidores en las redes sociales gracias a su inigualable humor y su sello distintivo. Incansable trabajador detrás de escena, ha escrito chistes tanto para programas radiales matutinos como para profesionales de la actuación. Su trabajo ha llamado la atención de productores de Hollywood y de profesionales del marketing dedicados a diferentes sectores, desde comerciales a infomerciales y todo lo que se encuentre en el medio. Su pasión por la narración lo ha impulsado a publicar su trabajo, que espera que sirva tanto de entretenimiento como de ayuda para quienes se acerquen a su obra.

My podcast account has been approved by Apple. Will be putting opinions, rants etc. about book publishing and writing.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/mazzaroth/id1224990560

Mike Sims Author Media and Book Information

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/
https://www.facebook.com/AuthorMikeSims
https://www.facebook.com/MikeSims.Author
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

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

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.

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