A to Z Theme Reveal #AtoZChallenge2021

 

Blogging from A to Z April Challenge:
Theme Reveal 2021! #AtoZChallenge (a-to-zchallenge.com)

Over the years, I have participated in several A to Z Challenges. After a short hiatus, I am eager to run through the alphabet again with Arlee Bird, Alex Cavanaugh, and all the terrific participants who make this annual event so exciting for everyone. 

My theme this year is NOVEL RESEARCH:

The description of the word “novel” as a noun is: a fictitious prose narrative of book length, typically representing character and action with some degree of realism. 

But the description for the word "novel" as an adverb is so much more colorful: new or unusual in an interesting way.

And the synonyms seem endless:

new, original, unusual, unfamiliar, unconventional, off-center, unorthodox, different, fresh, imaginative, creative, innovative, futuristic, trailblazing, rare, unique, singular, experimental, uncommon, untested, untried, surprising, strange, exotic, . . . 

Researching a novel or other writing project takes the author on a journey to many new places, whether through books, movies, news articles, or physical travel. Later this year, I will post interviews of other authors’ “novel research” experiences, but for A to Z Challenge 2021, I am focusing on my own eclectic research topics over the years. The research has taken me to interesting towns and countryside locations, offered educational experiences, and provided lasting memories. 

I look forward to reading entertaining blog post themes throughout the month of April, and hope some of the topics I've chosen will entertain others also.

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VOG - Volcanic Ash-like fog #AlohaFriday

Sunset "vog" at Turtle Bay on O'ahu

VOG is not an acronym for a hotel chain or a cruise line in Hawai'i.

 

The term "vog" describes the atmospheric haze - a lung-tickling fog, caused by Big Island's Kilauea volcanic eruptions of the Big Island's Kilauea.

Although it makes breathing uncomfortable for some, it provides beautiful sunsets for all.

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LAND SHARKS by Katharine M. Nohr - Book Review

Katharine M. Nohr is a frequent international speaker on Olympic games and works as a defense attorney in Hawaii. Her first novel, entitled Land Sharks: #Honolululaw, #Triathletes & a #Tvstar, reflects her vast knowledge of Olympic events. Freewheel and VO2 Max are also part of her Tri-Angles series.

Excerpt from author's synopsis of Land Sharks:

Young attorney, Zana West, is assigned the perfect case for a triathlete—a lawsuit filed by Brad Jordan, a man who claims he was paralyzed during the Honolulu Olympic triathlon trials. As an added bonus, Zana’s television crush, Jerry Hirano, the star of “Fighting in Paradise” by night and attorney-by-day playboy, represents another defendant in the case.

Review of  Katharine M. Nohr's novel Land Sharks

Protagonist and triathlete Zana West works as an attorney in a Honolulu law office where the front entrance is a fast-revolving door for young counselors. Katharine Nohr writes a captivating mystery-thriller that moves at a steady pace. Each scene builds with an undercurrent of suspense around a lawsuit involving a triathlon incident. Accident or murder?

While a subplot of a love interest in a tropical setting could turn cliché, Nohr surprises with unexpected twists that never allow the action to lose traction or cause the reader's interest to flag.

I purchased Land Sharks directly from the author when she appeared as a guest speaker at our Sisters in Crime/Hawaii meeting in Honolulu.

All of Katharine's books are available for purchase at Amazon.com - https://amzn.to/2z6SlaE

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