What a Pain It Is, Being a Messiah




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Summary: Magic!Prophecies!Cultists!Demons!…. and Oliver?? Oliver Kirkle had a normal life — until prophecies got in the way. In Eric Guindon‘s debut novel “The Reluctant Messiah” a multitude of cults, each with its own interpretation of the prophecies, think Oliver is their messiah. And unfortunately for Oliver, that’s about the only thing they agree on. “The Reluctant Messiah” is a dark comedy about a clueless supposed messiah trying to understand his true destiny. More below the media player. Listen to Eric Guindon The Indie Author Life In a recent blog post Eric Guindon confessed his long journey into novel writing. After long avoiding the leap, Guindon explains what happened to prompt him to write actively as he does now. That something, he says, was NaNoWriMo — National Novel Writing Month: I learnt about it from Neil Gaiman’s blog (which I heartily recommend following). I was reading entries there and saw this mention of a thing with a weird name. I clicked the link and there began the real journey. Nanowrimo challenged me to write, and write a lot. The contest concept made it a challenge and made it fun to see if I could do it. I wrote a book and worked [...]Similar Posts:The Ghost and Mr. TrafficAre They Evil? Or Do They Just Not Understand?Her Long Wait for JusticeA Young Wannabe Rapper’s Quest to Find His DaddyA Stunning Story of Two Women and the Bond They Forge The post What a Pain It Is, Being a Messiah appeared first on The Bookcast.