D.E.A.R. Day 2015
What did you drop everything to read today?
Turn your imagination on
Look at this photo I took — then close your eyes and imagine what could live 
there and what their story would be. The possibilities are endless, aren’t they?
This is something that I do impetuously when I look at the world around me. Long hours waiting at the airport or in the doctor’s office are actually great opportunities to let your imagination run free, so take advantage of those moments and enjoy them.
You don’t need to be writing a story to enjoy the art of fantasizing; you only need to enjoy the experience. It’s better than thinking about work or life’s many problems, and actually is a good way to escape this world for a short while by taking a trip to somewhere that only you can go – after all, it’s your mind and your fantasy, and you take with you only what and who you choose.
Remember, like anything, the more you do it the better you get at it, so I encourage you to practice letting your imagination run free whenever you have, or can make, some free time.
What happens when you put a wild imagination onto paper?
“Why don’t you read more books?” is a question we have probably all been asked at one time or another. While most folks would respond with a comment about their lack of time or desire to focus on other hobbies, but I had a very different reason.
My wife asked him about his lack of interest in reading, so I simply responded, “I already have enough stories in my head to last me a lifetime.” This statement prompted a challenge from my wife to write one such story down, so it could be shared with the world.
So, I have turned my ever-active imagination into a new fantasy-adventure novel, “The Wizard and the Quient.” The story follows fifteen-year old Thomas Wisby as he is transported into a world of wizards, dinosaurs and much more.
While the book is geared towards grade-school students, I have written in an adult enough fashion for parents to enjoy diving in with their kids. “The Wizard and the Quient” is the first installment in a series that will see Wisby get into a number of different adventures as he grows up.
I’ve always found myself creating my own versions of movies and books when I hear the storyline. I thought I would create an open-ended adventure that young students could picture themselves being a part of.
Today, International Children’s Book Day, I challenge you to take up my wife’s challenge as well. Let your imagination run wild and write down the story you want to share with the world!
YouTube Book trailer
Enough stories to last a lifetime
Years ago as a young reader I had trouble reading. Shortly after starting a book, my mind would wander off on its own version of the story and I would never finish reading the book. I needed a story that held my attention and made some attempt at being logically plausible. When someone would tell me about a book they had read, I would ask them to summarize the story. Later, I would make up my own adaptation of the story and be quite content with it.
As an adult I would ask my wife to tell me about the book she just read, then at night as I laid in bed, my mind would take me on an adventure using the story line told to me. I would often wake up, roll over, and pick up where I left off. Finally one day when my wife, being tired of me never picking up a book she told me about, asked me why I never read fictional books. I replied “I have enough stories in my head to last me a life time”. She said to me “Then why don’t you write one down so the rest of us may enjoy your story”. I thought about this for a while; then one day I picked up a note book that was lying on the counter and started writing. I found that after a few pages, I didn’t want to stop. The story seemed to want to be told. I wrote for a few hours almost every day for several months until I had finished the story.
Now, as a young lad, I did not do well in my English classes. I fought the English language, arguing that it made little sense, and in fact needed to be rewritten. “I” before “E” except after “C” blah, blah, blah, blah. I was sure I was right and that my teachers would surely see my point. Well it wasn’t to be, and my grades in English reflected it.
As I got older I would purposefully write using my version of short hand and spelling phonetically. I would hand write a letter, give it to my secretary to type, and then sit-back and listen to her laugh as she typed out my letter. It was very readable, but of course not acceptable if you wanted to be taken serious in the real world. So, as I wrote my first book I had to let go of all my bad literary habits and learn to take the written English language serious. I would hope that any youngster reading this will learn from my stubbornness and do what took me years to finally do; learn to spell, punctuate and properly structure a sentence.
Hello world!
Hi, and welcome! My name is Thomas J. Lemmer, author of The Wizard and The Quient. I’m so happy to have you as a visitor to my blog about my new book. This project is very special to me, and I hope to share some of that excitement with you here.
I’ll be using this blog to interact with you about The Wizard and The Quient, expanding on some of the topics in it and posting on some of the ideas related to my book. This is a great place for you to get to know me, and I’m looking forward to getting to know you, too.
What did you think of The Wizard and The Quient? What questions do you have for me? How do you relate to my book?
I’ll be returning here frequently with new posts and responses to feedback from you.
Until next time, please tell me a little bit about yourself. Thank you!
thomas j lemmer 