I’m thrilled to have Craig here today to share his latest book, “Tracks of Infinity.” Here’s my five-star review: LINK
I really appreciate the invitation today. I haven’t done anything like a blog tour for a long time, and it’s nice to chat with everyone on the road.
I have a new book out and I want to tell everyone about it. In my last solo title, I wanted to challenge myself to include more sensory things in the descriptions. I chose the sense of smell and gave my main character some enhanced abilities along those lines. They were well received, so I decided to try something similar.
Most of us are visually oriented, and when we read it is generally with our eyes. (Audiobooks excluded.) I didn’t see trying to incorporate more visuals into my fiction, so this time I settled on sound.
Cody Hughes is a co-main character in this story. He is a young man, still living at home when this story opens. He’s struggling with college, because he’s doing what is expected. He studies business, but also takes classes that could lead him to becoming an audiology technician.
His mother, (The other main character) keeps telling him he can always use a business degree. She thinks maybe a doctor of audiology might be a better path for him.
Cody is all about sounds, and has recorded and cataloged sounds since a very young age. His biggest dream is to become a foley artist one day. You might not know the term, but these are the people who work behind the scenes of film, radio, and advertising to put the sound effects into various media. When someone spills something in an advertisement for cleaning products, the sound of it hitting the floor is the work of a foley artist.
Cody sells the occasional sound effects to various podcasters, but never seems to find his stride. He is 21 in this story and I tried to demonstrate the way young people get pulled in multiple directions. Different people have his best interests in mind, but some of this isn’t his first love. Then there is his actual first love in the form of a girl from Hong Kong.
Part of the challenge was to use sound in ways that influence the story. I really enjoyed this part, and Cody even gets to save the day at one point. His biggest break might be doing the foley work on his mother’s documentary.
Cody was a lot of fun to create and I hope I’ve intrigued some of you with his character. Let’s get to the cover and blurb.
Blurb:
Jenny’s life is in upheaval. Her only child, Cody, is getting on with his young adult life, and has a girlfriend Jenny is unsure of. Her career at the news station is in jeopardy in a push to get more diverse and younger at the same time.
She wants to be an investigative reporter, but it seems they’ve been relegated to the Stone Age. Gossip, celebrities, and local interest is the order of the day.
In desperation, she accepts an off-camera job to retain her paycheck at all. This is when she discovers that mergers and acquisitions over the decades have left the station with a long history of old news tales in the basement. Could a cold case be something she could focus on in her spare time?
She and her son glean through ancient manila envelopes to find something of interest. Cody needs to make a drive in the country to pass college geology, and decides they might as well go to the location in one of the old stories. Mother and son make a day of it.
What they discover isn’t something either of them expected. Who can she turn to for help and guidance in the dying art of investigative journalism? Will Jenny be able to market a story like this at all? Who are the strange thugs that seem to be tracking their every move, and what are they up to?
The answers to these questions and more are revealed in Tracks of Infinity.
Tracks of Infinity is at all your favorite booksellers.
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Cody helps bring an additional sensory level to this story. He was a great challenge to write and I hope you enjoy him.
I also hope we get some fun comments today. I’ll be checking them sporadically for the next few days.
Thanks for having me over, Denise. I’ve been getting some wonderful comments along this tour and hope we get a few here. I hope Cody intrigues a few people into reading the story.
I’m happy to have you over to visit, Craig! If I hadn’t already read and loved your book, Cody would have sold me 🙂
Cody sounds like an amazing character. Congrats to Boyack on this new release!
He is, Priscilla 🙂 Craig definitely has a way with characters and stories.
Thanks for keeping up with my tour posts. Always nice to see you.
It sounds fascinating, Craig! Can’t wait to read! Thanks for sharing, Denise!
You have some good reading ahead, Joy 🙂 xo
Have fun chasing this mystery, Joy.
Nice of you to have Craig on your site, Denise. This book sounds fascinating to me.
I’m always happy to have Craig visit. I enjoy his stories and the humor within them, Timothy 🙂
Thanks again, Tim.
I really enjoyed Cody’s character in this book, and his obsession with sound frequencies really piqued my interest. I had to wonder if you have done some of these experiments yourself, Craig. 🙂 Your knowledge of how to produce certain sounds is amazing. Great post today! Thank you for hosting, Denise.
I never really thought much about sound effects until now, Jan 🙂 I found it fascinating. Happy to have Craig visit!
Lots of research and deep thought went into this. Glad you liked Cody.
Good grief, Craig, your description made this book sound amazing. I’ve purchased it, but was watching it wander up my TBR list. Now, I can’t wait to read it. I explored how a sight-challenged character survived the wild world in one of my books and was amazed how do-able that is so your focus on a particular sense has my full attention. Best of luck on this visit.
You have a great read ahead, Jacqui! I liked how Craig focused on sounds and equally, like how your character had to use other scenes without good vision. Makes for interesting characters!
I like to challenge myself by coming up with new things. Sounds like Cody was popular from the comments.
Congratultions to Craig on his new release! I’m intrigued by the foley artist aspect.
That was a fascinating part of the read, Liz!
Good to know!
Thank you, Liz.
You’re welcome, Craig.
A big congratulations to Craig! He’s created another remarkable story from everything I’ve seen on the tour. I’ll be reading it very soon. Thank you, Denise, for shining the light on Craig’s baby. Bravo! 🎉🎊🎉
You have a good read coming up. Craig never disappoints with his story telling. Happy to shine that light. xo
Thanks for giving it a chance, Gwen.
Great information on Cody, Craig. All the best with your latest. Thanks, Denise for hosting. Your review is terrific too.
Thank you, John 🙂 Easy to write a review when it’s a good read.
That’s for sure.
Thank you, John. That is a wonderful review.
It is. 😊
It is for sure
OK… Whew. I can’t comment on your blog, Denise, but I can through the darn bell menu. It’s crazy. I enjoyed Craig’s book. It’s a fabulous read!
Sorry you are having issues commenting Colleen! I had to move to another place to repsond myself. Thanks for the extra effort. Never know. It was a fabulous read, I agree 🙂 xo
Thanks for working through it and leaving your opinion. Means a lot to me.
You’re most welcome. You both are some of my favorite people and authors.
Congratulations to Craig. Thanks for hosting, Denise.
Happy to host and share his great read, Beem. Thanks for dropping by 🙂
Thanks for checking it out, Beem.
HI Denise, this is a great post. I made me think again about career and life choices we make and which we encourage our children to make. Congrats to Craig
Nice to see Craig making the rounds! I’m looking forward to the read. Thanks for hosting, Denise, and congrats to Craig!
You have a good read ahead, Diana! Happy to spread the word about Craig’s latest! Xo
This one’s on my tbr. Thanks for the reminder!
You have some great reading ahead, Nicholas!
Wonderful review, Denise, and Congrats to Craig! Another great book for the TBR. 🥰
Thanks, Lauren:) You have a fun read ahead!
Sounds like an interesting book!
It really is, Dawn. Craig never disappoints 🙂
Thank you, Denise, for your wonderful Amazon review of my book, “Haiku for the Midnight Hour.” I appreciate it very much. I will post it on my blog on Thursday.
It was a perfect Halloween (or anytime!) read, Dawn. I really enjoyed it and all the subjects, and my review will be here November 5th.
I’ve only just seen this. Huge congratulations to Craig on his new book. I’ll be sure to add that to my list. Wishing him every success. Thanks for sharing, Denise 🙂💗
You have a good read ahead, Harmony 🙂 Always happy to share xo