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It is exciting to announce that I have two new translations being worked on: Vic/Tim is being translated into Hindi and Vickie is being translated into French!

The IndieView interview

Online book interview by IndieView about my Vickie series of books and getting started.

http://www.theindieview.com/2017/09/05/indieview-with-mike-sims-author-of-victim/

Vickie translated into Portuguese

I am very happy that my book Vickie, the first book in the series, is now being published in Portuguese.  It follows Vic/Tim already translated and the entire series is currently available in Spanish.  Other languages being translated currently are French, Hindi, Italian and Japanese with others being negotiated.  Having my books in other languages is a great honor.

Sample work from translator Alessandra Martins of part of the first chapter:

No Início...


É um dia quente de verão em um trecho de estrada longo e sem fim. A família Newsome está prestes a se mudar para perto de alguns parentes e recomeçar a vida. Tom e Mary, assim como sua filha de oito anos, Vickie, estão enfrentando uma longa jornada até seu tão esperado destino, a casa do irmão de Tom, Dan. As dificuldades os afastaram de seu lar e eles armaram uma fuga com o dinheiro que tinham e arrastando algumas posses atrás deles dentro de um trailer. Como um vagão de trem modernizado, eles se encaminhavam para o Oeste para encontrar uma vida e um começo novos. Tom Newsome sabe que está na estrada errada, mas acabou perdendo o caminho. Sua esposa diz para ele sair da interestadual e ver se consegue encontrar um mapa ou instruções. Isso viola sua masculinidade, mas no final das contas percebe que é uma causa perdida. Ele desce por uma rua solitária, saindo da estrada interestadual e vê um cruzamento e um pequeno e precário posto de gasolina.

Why would anybody buy a book from you?

That is something an ex relative told me in my early twenties when I expressed a need to write a book about a scientific theory of mine. It did not dissuade me from wanting to write but circumstances and inexperience worked against me. Though I had never written that book yet, I have published fictional novels. Currently the Vickie series are my main focus. Yet I have taken a short break to write a standalone all age appropriate novel adapted from one of my old short stories. I have used my Vickie character in this other unrelated novel to cross-pollinate my books. That gives my readers and "Easter egg" about Vickie not talked about in the series. I like to pack hidden meanings for readers to find in my stories. The Vickie series about a woman who is a victim of rape from her teenage years that has become an indomitable person. She is incredibly intelligent and physically strong as well as able to deal with most anything that comes at her. She dispenses her brand of justice on people and things she feels are wrong. The reactions I have had from readers are varied. Everyone loves the story and women in particular love the series. I have had several men though confront me saying Vickie is too strong or not nice. They were emotionally disturbed by this character which is very interesting to me. While they may not know quite why Vickie bothers them so much, I do. I wrote her character that way. She is meant to be intimidating and hard to deal with. When I first drafted the manuscript, several people in the marketing and movie industry told me they felt this would make a powerful TV series. Though they were not in that business exactly, they pushed this story to those that are. However the fact is until it is a best seller and has lots of traction, it is not going to be invested in merely on its merits. Someday though, that may happen. I hope so because Vickie's story needs to be told in many ways. It is already in print, audio book and even translated in various languages. It just needs to break the ice and become part of the consciousness of the book reading world. Meanwhile I continue to write the series. Vic/Tim was first written but after much encouragement, I made Vickie's story into a series. Vic/Tim became book four in the series and then I published the prequel Vickie which tells her story's beginning. Followed by Valkyrie which is her first major issue to deal with that gives her some fame. The next book Violet being finished now and makes Vickie face her first overwhelming nemesis. But where is this story of Vickie all leading to? After the Vic/Tim book will be two more. In those books we will see what her destiny is and what life has been molding her to deal with on a global stage. Those close to me know the end game of the series and to my surprise cried listening to it. So maybe this series will end with the climax worthy of this Vickie character. I hope so, as I feel a great responsibility to make it happen for her. She is the champion of victims everywhere and the hope of those in her world. The Vickie series is fiction as real as it gets as I have been told. Thank you to the professionals in various fields from lawyers to famous astrophysicists that contributed to developing some of the characters, I am eternally grateful. When I am done with this series I have other books of other genres to write which I very much look forward to. Many books to come! So back to the relative long ago that asked me who would buy a book from me, I say; "just wait and see."

Vic/Tim Teaser 2 Experiment

Valkyrie translated into Hindi preview

I got a preview of my book Valkyrie being translated into Hindi. This is an especially special translation for me as India as well as China have a 10% book readership while the rest of the world averages 5%. India having twice the book readership and vast population is a bountiful book market. Seeing my books go into any other language is awesome and now into Hindi is a real treat for me. Here is a preview of part of one chapter in Hindi:


क्रूज कंट्रोल
विक्की जहाज़ की ओर अग्रसर, अपनी छुट्टियों की शुरुवात करती है। वो मेक्सिको के विभिन पर्यटन स्थानों पर एक हफ्ते लम्बी यात्रा के लिए फ्लोरिडा से उड़ान भरती है और फिर फ्लोरिडा वापस आके एक बीच हाउस में बाकि का समय व्यतीत करने का निर्णय करती है। अभी तक तो यही उसकी योजना है। वो समुद्री जहाज़ की छत पर आती है और जहाज़ के चलने का इंतज़ार करती है और झट वहां रखी एक कुर्सी पर बैठ जाती है, इससे पहले की सब कुर्सियां दुसरे व्यत्ति ले जाते। एक बैरा उससे पूछता है कि क्या वो एक बियर लेना चाहती है, और वो जवाब मैं कहती है, "नहीं धन्यवाद, पर मैं एक वर्जिन पीना कोलाडा लेना पसंद करूंगी"।

वो ज़मीन को दूर जाते देखती है और सोचती है की वो अपनी जीवन यात्रा में वर्तमान तक आने के लिए कितनी दूर चली है, वो अपने इस सफर के प्रति न सिर्फ कृतज्ञ है बल्कि इस स्तिथि के बने रहने के लिए चिंतित भी है और आने वाली परिस्तिथियों से अनभिज्ञ भी। लेकिन इस क्षण, वो ड्रिंक और सूर्य की भीनी भीनी गर्माहट इस बात को फीका कर दे रही है। विक्की रात के खाने के लिए अच्छे से तैयार होती है जो की वह कुछ और लोगों के साथ बाँट कर खाने वाली है। विक्की रात के खाने के लिए अच्छे से तैयार होती है, जो की वह अपनी मेज़ पर बैठे कुछ लोगों के साथ बाँट कर खाने वाली है। उसकी मेज़ पर बैठा एक इंसान खुद को एक बड़ी कंपनी का सी.एफ.ओ बताता है, और परिचय के दौरान अपना नाम ज़ैक।
"ज़ैक, क्या मैं तुमसे एक व्यक्तिगत सवाल कर सकती हूँ?"
"बिलकुल विक्की"
"क्या तुमने लज़ारस नामक गेम के बारे मैं सुना है?"
ज़ैक अपनने खाने की रफ़्तार धीमी करता है और विक्की की तरफ गौर से देखता है।
"हाँ, बेशक मैंने उसके बारे में सुना है।"
"इस खेल के बारे में तुम्हारे क्या विचार हैं?"