[New] Creativity is the First Step

The Second is Determination

by Paul Seiple photo by Laura Mae Photography

calligraphy.”

Eaves enjoys volunteering at the library because it unites people from different walks of life through common interests such as Anime and Japanese folklore. “In our Anime Club meetings, we watch movies and talk about them. It’s a great way for people who already have an interest in the subject to get together or for people who think they may have an interest and want to learn more,” Eaves said.

Eaves finds visual beauty in the art of Japanese calligraphy. “I enjoy teaching this to others as another way of sharing the Japanese culture and how different it is from our own.”

Even with a full schedule, Eaves finds time for another passion… drawing. “A lot of my drawings are based on characters from amines that I watch,” Eaves added. He also created the covers for his books. “the biggest thing I wanted to depict was the energy inside the earth. This held true for both books but for the second book, I also wanted to depict the clash of energies that was to come.”

As for the future, Eaves plans to continue writing and “sharing my stories, the way my mind sees things, with the world. In doing so, I hope to inspire others to express their own creativity by sharing their own stories, whatever they may be.”

Dennis Eaves’s paperback books can be found online at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Walmart, Books A Million, Bookshop.org, Book Depository, and Indiebound.org. At Indibound.org, you can find local independent bookstores in your area where his books may be purchased and mailed directly to you.

In Caswell County, NC, signed copies may be purchased at the Milton Art Gallery and the Caswell Council for the Arts. Eaves can be contacted directly at authorzax@gmail.com to purchase a signed copy.

Eaves’s books are also available for purchase as a Kindle e-book, which can be viewed on any device through the Kindle app. For those with Kindle Unlimited, my books are free to read with your subscription. Audiobooks should be available in the near future.

Imagine your boss assigns you an unusual task. You have an important selection to make.

That’s why you’re led into a room and seated behind a one-way glass panel. On the other side of the glass is a six-person lineup like ones you’ve seen on detective shows.

One of six is a writer. And your job is to identify him or her.

Although you’ve asked for clues, none have been provided. Instead, you’ve been handed a sheet with a paragraph handwritten by the author. After reading it half a dozen times, you look, once again, at the people in the lineup.

Certain words in the paragraph cause you to think the writer is well educated. Other words suggest that he or she might like bright colors. Still others remind you of stories your grandparents have told you.

Frustrated, you insist that, before you make your choice, you must be allowed to ask one question. Reluctantly, your boss agrees.

Nonetheless, you feel as if you are the one in the hot seat because your selection, if correct, will win for you a free vacation wherever you want to go.

However, if, after asking your question, you choose the wrong person, someone else will be given the opportunity.

As you take a minute or two to consider the one question you would ask, all you can think of is that you don’t want to lose.

While you’re intensely focused, there’s a knock on the door to your room. Without hesitating, you walk