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August 1st, 2010 Dream War sales on Amazon.com doubled from week 1 to week 2 and from week 2 to week 3! July 14th,
2010 Dream War was released today!!! January 27, 2008 I spoke yesterday to the Optimist Club of Carlsbad. What a great group of folks! Their sole purpose is to
put together programs and events to help out children in the area. One guy started taking one class of students per year on
a whale watching trip. Now, eight or so years later, every 5th grade studen in Carlsbad is invited to go! They invited me
to join. Me an optimist? And I'm excited to be a part of that group. My talk on Dream War went as well as could be expected for a "first try." At this point of my writing
career, I have no idea what stories/topics about my writing are of interest to strangers. It was interesting to note their
reactions and participation and I'll hone my speech accordingly. I do so love talking about writing. December 12, 2007 I finally have news!!! I've signed with one of the best literary agencies in the country. I'm
so blessed -- she worked with me for FIVE MONTHS to revise and improve the manuscript to make the story the best it possibly
could be. I'm so grateful for the progress this year and I'm looking forward to announcing a publishing deal in early
2008! August 14th, 2007 If you're interested in the ongoing process of DREAM WAR 's march to publication, then make sure to keep up with updates on my Blog!
June
25th, 2007
As most of you already know, DREAM WAR finished as the highest-rated chapter in the final round of voting in gather.com's First Chapters Contest. Unfortunately,
finishing in the final five of 2,676 entries was as far as I got. It was a crazy and often enjoyable ride! When
I get down about not winning, I remember that neither Jennifer Hudson, nor Chris Daughtry won their American Idol competitons
and that both are now dwarfing the winners in terms of popularity. Besides, writing isn't (or shouldn't be) a competitive
endeavor.
I'm
now working toward getting DREAM WAR published. Hopefully I'll find a publisher (or at least a literary agent) soon. On Saturday I was featured in
an article that appeared in the San Diego Union Tribune. Click the link to check it out. As a result of the article, I was contacted by someone
wanting me to speak at one of their meetings. I'll be adressing the Carlsbad Optimist Group on January 26, 2008.
I guess that might be my first public appearance as a novelist?! Hopefully by then I'll have good news on the publishing
front! Love always and hugs and kisses (where appropriate),
Steve
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DREAM WAR Decades
ago, the CIA developed the technology to enter our dreams and extract information. It was just a matter of time before they
took things too far...
DREAM WAR
1980. Hector Lopez joins a CIA enterprise
capable of entering dreams and extracting information. Lopez saves hundreds of hostages’ lives by dream-linking to terrorists
and foiling their plans. When the Red Brigades, an Italian terrorist group, kidnaps a US General, Lopez and his team execute
every technique available for extracting information—including one that links our world to a dimension never meant to
be discovered.
Present Day. The Sogno di Guerra—a Red Brigades sect—plans the slaughter of millions.
And they’ve the help of Luzveyn Dred, the entity ruling the dimension the CIA inadvertently opened a portal to—the
Spatium Quartus.
Aided by an aging expatriate, a recovering alcoholic, and a mysterious girl, Lopez must overcome
memories of past failures and defeat evil—in this world as well as in a dimension of nightmares.
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Verdict? Dream War, by Stephen ProsapioThe author begins his eerie tale with fact—a quote from Newsweek, in fact.Because the CIA is secret; it is also insular; because it is elitist, it is also
unaccountable. –Newsweek, October 10, 1994And with that in mind, readers enter into a story that—like
dreams themselves—proves both frightening, otherworldly, and entirely realistic. Part of Dream War’s appeal is the seamless manner in which Prosapio weaves history, myth, and dreamscapes
into a whole that raises that classic science fiction question: Is it possible?With a likeable, fully-fleshed hero (using
the subconscious dreamscapes of a person as a tool for characterization, by the way, is brilliant) it’s impossible not
to root for facing off against a bone-chilling villain from the depths of one’s nightmares (literally), Dream War takes a wild concept and keeps it grounded in the dramatis personae. Add to that Prosapio’s
strong writing and total control of the narrative and we have a spooky, imaginative novel that takes a universally-fascinating
concept and turns it into a delirious adventure. And despite a similar incarnation on the silver screen, Dream War is completely original.Reading Time: One to two weeks.Recommendation: Do read if you’ve ever wondered
that there might be more to dreams than the random firings of synapses. Don’t read just before bed.Dream War is available as an ebook on Amazon for $2.99
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