Author Archives: Chris Vera

The Left Hand of Light Launches

Today is a monumental day for me for today I become a novelist. An author of fiction. Today, I share my voice. The Left Hand of Light is now a reality. You can buy it on Amazon. It blows me away to be able to say that. Many of you have asked me how youContinue reading “The Left Hand of Light Launches”

Social Media 101 for Contingency Planners

I have the honor tomorrow of presenting to the San Diego chapter of the Association of Contingency Planners on the topic of social media entitled “The Role of Social Networking in Critical Sector Incident Response & Resiliency”! Catchy title, right? Woo hoo! The Association accepts non-members for a nominal fee so if you’re interested inContinue reading “Social Media 101 for Contingency Planners”

An interview by Paul Dorset

Lately, I really have been blessed with the attention I’ve been getting as an independent author. Here’s a link to a fun little interview by Paul Dorset (real name John Cox) did with me. Paul writes for his blog, “Utterences of an Overcrowded Mind,” and is a widely published indie author in his own right! Indie authorsContinue reading “An interview by Paul Dorset”

My Interview with Neil Haley

I had the pleasure and honor to speak with one of the country’s top educational radio talk show personalities, Neil Haley of Total Education Radio about the Left Hand of Light. Our conversation can be found here in MP3 format. My interview starts at about 30 minutes in, so fast forward if you don’t have aContinue reading “My Interview with Neil Haley”

Writer’s Digest Review of Transmissions to the Mystic Nebula

Recently I entered Transmissions to the Mystic Nebula into a self-published book contest. I didn’t win (what the heck?!) but I received this review from one of the judges that impressed me with how observant the reader was to the little details that went into making the book. Nothing makes an author more happy thanContinue reading “Writer’s Digest Review of Transmissions to the Mystic Nebula”

Pixar’s Rules of Storytelling

For you writers out there, a friend of mine pointed me to a great link that describes 22 “rules” for storytelling that is a great tool for validating your own story line against. A Pixar artist named Emma Coats apparently learned these from her colleagues and tweeted these in the form of “story basics” backContinue reading “Pixar’s Rules of Storytelling”

First Excerpt from THE LEFT HAND OF LIGHT

Hello, all! As I continue to put the finishing touches on “The Left Hand of Light,” here’s a little taste of what I’ve been working on. In this case, the opening lines of the story. More to come soon. Enjoy! PROLOGUE The poem at the end of this book, a Shakespearean style sonnet, was scratchedContinue reading “First Excerpt from THE LEFT HAND OF LIGHT”

The importance of grounding

For you energy workers out there (and of course, you electricians), the concept of grounding should be familiar. Grounding is an important step in preparing for energy work and doing any kind of healing work, in fact. Grounding centers us and allows us to remain in “neutral” which in turn allows our intuitions the undistractedContinue reading “The importance of grounding”