Saturday, June 7, 2014

PROLOGUE for "THE ENRAGED" My Zombie Apocalypse Novel

I thought today would be a good day to share the prologue of my Novel "The Enraged" with you all. 
Take a read and let me know what you think.  Thanks!

PROLOGUE
            Shay Kimball Donovan was twenty-nine years old when her world changed forever.  The year was 2026, and the United States was trying to pull out of what seemed like a never-ending recession.  The President had succeeded in his agenda for bigger government which severely divided the people and handicapped the nation.  Nearly half of the US population was on welfare assistance as unemployment levels were at historical highs.  Taxes skyrocketed to astronomical levels to support the ever-growing group of entitlement-minded people and the US dollar dwindled in value.  The United States was so far in debt that the government was on the brink of collapse.  The country was so divided politically that individuals had to choose sides between being Republican or Democratic, there was no middle ground.  People had forgotten the value of a true Republic government.  Many were so upset with the long standing regime that they were preparing to take up arms. 
            To compound the problems, the President was winning his personal war against the Second Amendment.  His plan to destroy firearms and ammunition through gun buyback programs was a tremendous success.  Many Americans eagerly traded their firearms and freedom for $100 gift cards.  For those who still owned firearms, the gun laws had become so stringent that you had to keep guns hidden away unless you were hunting.  Having so few weapons in the hands of citizens and limited ammunition created the perfect scenario for total disaster.  A sudden leprosy pandemic was cause for major concern, but the leprosy wasn't what should have been feared... 

Friday, June 6, 2014

About me...

Me surfing in Hawaii 2012
When I got up this morning, I thought, I've been putting the cart before the horse.  The first post should have been about me.  You know, who is Ty Wilde and why should you care?  
First of all, I was born in St. George, Utah but raised mostly in Arizona, spending 5+ years on the Navajo Reservation as a small child before moving to Phoenix for five more years.  My family moved to Billings, Montana during the summer of my freshman year in high school. I went to college in Idaho, Wyoming, Utah & Hawaii where I learned to SURF & Fireknife dance.  Hawaii is my favorite place on earth and I still love to surf and play in the ocean.  I'm married to an incredible woman and have the most beautiful children a man could ever ask for.  Writing is my true love, I'm currently in the final stages of my first novel, "The Enraged".  It's an Apocalyptic - Zombie Novel.  I'll tell you more about this later.  I'm also a top performing new home sales specialist spending the last nine years working for different home builders.  I'm also co-founder of the hippie run.  It's a Glow in the Dark 5k fun run.  It's always a good time and we get to donate loads of money to charities.  I'm currently training for the Spartan Beast half marathon obstacle course run.  I'm 40 years old and I've never done a half marathon and I'm hoping I don't kill myself.  My life couldn't be better or busier and I wouldn't change a thing!  If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask.


If you're prepared for zombies, you're prepared for anything!

What to do?

I woke up early this morning 4:45 and couldn't go back to sleep... I guess I shouldn't have gone to bed at 12:45 last night.  Before I go any further, I should preface that I get up before 6:00 am every day and many times I'm up at 5:00 so 4:45 really isn't that big of deal.  Anyway, idea's about my novel "The Enraged" and how to get my name out there were flowing through my mind and I knew I had to get up and get to work.  Since I have completed my novel, I am now reading the book, "The Essential Guide to Getting Your Book Published" by Arielle Eckstut and David Henry Sterry.  I'm only about 25% through the book but they definitely know what they are talking about. I have found the book to be informative and worth the money, I'd recommend it to anyone who is working on a novel.  My thought when I got up this morning is that maybe I should write a bunch of short stories about different characters in my novel... you know, "The Untold Stories of The Enraged".  Who knows what I'll really do, I guess I'll get back to reading, sorry for the boring post!

Thursday, June 5, 2014

Norman Reedus aka Daryl Dixon of The Walking Dead gets ZOMBIE pranked

I saw this video a few months back and had to post it.  This awesome guy, Nick Santonastasso gets made up to look like a zombie and gives The Walking Dead star Norman Reedus aka Daryl Dixon quite a scare.  Fellow Walking Dead star Andrew Lincoln aka Rick Grimes is in on the prank... this is a must watch.  Thanks for the good laugh Nick Santonastasso!



Wednesday, June 4, 2014

"The Enraged" - Premise for my Zombie Apocalypse Novel

Shay Donovan - "The Enraged"






Premise:


I've never even killed a spider.  I abhor violence in any form and had never fired a gun, but then I found myself surrounded by death.  My world… my life became kill or be killed and I became a killer!”




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CDC - Zombie Preparedness

I came across this the other day and thought I should pass it on.  One of my personal hobbies is emergency preparedness.  I want to make sure that when the Stuff Hits the Fan that I have the right supplies.  Who wouldn't?  Anyway, go to www.emergency.cdc.gov to check it out and see if you have the right items to survive an out break.