{"id":1420,"date":"2019-09-02T21:12:56","date_gmt":"2019-09-03T04:12:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/?p=1420"},"modified":"2019-09-02T21:12:56","modified_gmt":"2019-09-03T04:12:56","slug":"through-the-veil-jan-selbourne-in-mystic-desire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/02\/through-the-veil-jan-selbourne-in-mystic-desire\/","title":{"rendered":"Through the Veil\u2014Jan Selbourne in Mystic Desire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Why are we always intrigued by love stories that seem to span time and space, held back by nothing on our physical plane? Because that\u2019s the way true love is supposed to be, what we want it to be. What would you do to capture a love like that? Would you go through the veil?<\/p>\n<p>I love this tale of how the past often haunts us for a very good reason! Read Through the Veil and other supernatural stories from some very talented authors in <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/322Ziq3\"><em><strong>Mystic Desire<\/strong><\/em><\/a>. Available on pre-order until October 1 for <strong>99 cents<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1390\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/2019\/08\/25\/mystic-desires-a-supernatural-anthology\/cover\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Cover.jpg?fit=1370%2C2048&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1370,2048\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Cover\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Cover.jpg?fit=685%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1390 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Cover.jpg?resize=201%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Mystic Desire A Supernatural Anthology\" width=\"201\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Cover.jpg?resize=201%2C300&amp;ssl=1 201w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Cover.jpg?resize=768%2C1148&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Cover.jpg?resize=685%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 685w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Cover.jpg?resize=1200%2C1794&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Cover.jpg?w=1370&amp;ssl=1 1370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 201px) 85vw, 201px\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em><strong>Through the Veil<\/strong><\/em> \u2013 Jan Selbourne<br \/>A beautiful March day in 1875 ends in tragedy when the wagon carrying Helen and Marcus plunges down the mountainside. Generations pass before Rachel Finlay finds an old sepia photo of a man and woman. She knows them but she\u2019s never met them and now, for the peace of mind she desperately craves, she goes back to where it began. In time, through the veil, knowing she may never return.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1426\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/02\/through-the-veil-jan-selbourne-in-mystic-desire\/throughtime_fog\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/ThroughTime_Fog.jpg?fit=640%2C426&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,426\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"ThroughTime_Fog\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/ThroughTime_Fog.jpg?fit=640%2C426&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1426 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/ThroughTime_Fog.jpg?resize=300%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Through the Veil--Jan Selbourne\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/ThroughTime_Fog.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/ThroughTime_Fog.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jan, Why did you write this story for the Mystic Desire anthology?<\/strong><br \/>When BVS asked for submissions to this anthology, my first thought was \u2018Not my genre, I\u2019m a historical fiction author.\u2019 After some not so gentle nudging from my friend and author Dee S. Knight and author Callie Carmen, I thought \u2018Why not?\u2019 And I do, sort of, believe in reincarnation. <em><strong>Through the Veil<\/strong><\/em> started with an idea and it went from there.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Is there anything in Rachel\u2019s story that strikes home with you personally?<\/strong><br \/>Through the Veil is set in my home state, New South Wales, Australia. The towns mentioned in this story are real, even the ghost town, Dalmorton, where Rachel \u2018sees it\u2019 as the thriving gold mining town it once was. It was very satisfying to put my characters on the Great Dividing Range in 1875 and send Rachel on the trip back up the old Glen Innes road in 2019 to find the truth.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do you normally write short stories? What did you find fun or difficult <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1425\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/02\/through-the-veil-jan-selbourne-in-mystic-desire\/asimplertime\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/ASimplerTime.jpg?fit=482%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"482,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"ASimplerTime\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/ASimplerTime.jpg?fit=482%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1425 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/ASimplerTime.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Through the Veil--Jan Selbourne\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/ASimplerTime.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/ASimplerTime.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/ASimplerTime.jpg?w=482&amp;ssl=1 482w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/>about writing this one?<\/strong><br \/>This is my first short story and at first, I was worried about writing a plot within the word count guidelines. However, once I started it was fun and very enjoyable.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Please provide a short bio and your social media links.<\/strong><br \/>Jan Selbourne was born and educated in Melbourne, Australia and her love of literature and history began as soon as she learned to read and hold a pen. After graduating from a Melbourne Business College her career began in the dusty world of ledgers and accounting, working in Victoria, Queensland and the United Kingdom. On the point of retiring, she changed course to work as secretary of a large NSW historical society. Now retired Jan is enjoying her love of travelling and literature. She has two children, a stray live in cat and lives near Maitland, New South Wales<\/p>\n<p><strong>Find Jan:<\/strong><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nomadauthors.com\/JanSelbourne\">Website<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/jan.selbourne\">Facebook<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JanSelbourne\">Twitter<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jan-selbourne-2817b6140\/\">LinkedIn<\/a><br \/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1389\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/2019\/08\/25\/mystic-desires-a-supernatural-anthology\/banner4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Banner4.jpg?fit=2048%2C538&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,538\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Banner4\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Banner4.jpg?fit=840%2C221&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1389 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Banner4.jpg?resize=300%2C79&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Mystic Desire A Supernatural Anthology\" width=\"300\" height=\"79\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Banner4.jpg?resize=300%2C79&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Banner4.jpg?resize=768%2C202&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Banner4.jpg?resize=1024%2C269&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Banner4.jpg?resize=1200%2C315&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Banner4.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Banner4.jpg?w=1680&amp;ssl=1 1680w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Buy <em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/322Ziq3\">Mystic Desire<\/a><\/strong><\/em> on pre-order for only 99 cents!<\/p>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why are we always intrigued by love stories that seem to span time and space, held back by nothing on our physical plane? Because that\u2019s the way true love is supposed to be, what we want it to be. What would you do to capture a love like that? 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