I am thrilled to be hosting a spot on the NO WAY BACK
TODAY by Eric Shoars Blog Tour hosted by Rockstar Book Tours. Check out my post and make sure to enter the giveaway!
About the Book:
Title: NO WAY BACK TODAY
Authors: Eric Shoars
Pub. Date: November 22, 2019
Publisher: BookBaby
Formats: Paperback, eBook
Pages: 336
Field of Dreams + This Is Spinal Tap =
No Way Back Today. Midlife demands some reckoning and Eric realizes he can wait
no longer. As Eric hurtles headlong toward the big 5-0, he realizes there is
unfinished business and is determined to find his childhood friends, convince
them to form their own rock and roll band, and to go on tour! He searches out
Todd, Laurel, and Lorelei so he can fulfill that dream. The story of four
Midwestern grown-ups and their childhood desires to create No Way Back Today in
the face of improbable odds and middle age will have you both laughing and
cheering as you recognize your own unfulfilled dreams. No Way Back Today is the
incredible story of the improbable journey of a reunion tour for a band that
never was!
Reviewed by Anne-Marie Reynolds for Readers’ Favorite
No Way Back Today by Eric Shoars is a hilarious, bittersweet tale
of childhooddreams and middle-age. It isn’t just a novel, it’s about not
letting go of yourdreams, of taking second chances when you get them and of
never lettingyourself down. The friendships between the four main characters
were amazinglydeveloped, an inspiration to us all, and real people that we can
all relate toin some way. This story will make you laugh and it will give you
hope as itsteadily marches towards the end; you will be cheering them on, you
will beholding your breath but, most of all, you will be compelled to read to
the veryend and you will find yourself thinking back on your own dreams,
especially theones that you never realized. Anything is possible if you just
put your mind to it. A fun read!
Reviewed By Sherri Fulmer Moorer forReaders’ Favorite
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It was a compelling novel not only
about secondchances and pursuing your dreams but about friendship and
self-worth as youmove through different stages of life. I’m a bit younger than
the protagonistsbut so much of what they felt resonated with me as I found
myself wondering ifthere are any dreams from my youth that might be worth
pursuing as I entermid-life myself. The evolution of the relationships with
Eric, Todd, Laurel, andLorelei was amazing and inspiring and shows that
friendship can remain nomatter how much life changes. It also seemed to me that
they “bonded”and their relationships matured as they shared their
experiences and as newopportunities arose for each of them as a result of
pursuing this dream. No WayBack Today is an excellent novel of inspiring
redemption and shows thatmid-life doesn’t have to be a crisis at all – in fact,
it can rock! Great work,Eric Shoars! I loved this novel!
Book Trailer
Top 5 favorite scenes and why.
Wow. That’s a challenge narrowing to five. I’d have to say:
1) The coffee dates scenes. Eric has individual meetings with his friends, getting to know them as adults after years apart. What each character has gone through, where they are now, and what they are struggling with as they approach 50 is very compelling to me.
2) The family suppers with Eric, Julie, and the girls. I came up with this as a device to move the story along to avoid lengthy narratives. I liked the idea so much that I adopted family dinners in real life. My wife and daughters plus significant others have been doing family dinners for almost two years now.
3) The first concert. The band – especially Eric – has a very visceral reaction to their first performance that runs a gamut of emotions that I think is very real. There are moments of humor that come out of nowhere that delight me too.
4) The morning after their first official tour stop in Minneapolis. It’s where the group realizes they’ve tapped into something powerful while at the same time trying to process what’s happening because it’s all so improbable.
5) The St. Louis show. I can’t go into detail without spoiling but let me say this: from the moment I was in my car writing the scene in my head to this moment I get incredible chills. There’s a huge payoff that comes out of nowhere for the characters and it’s so real and so satisfying to me and it surprised me as a writer which is just the best.
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Wow. That’s a challenge narrowing to five. I’d have to say:
1) The coffee dates scenes. Eric has individual meetings with his friends, getting to know them as adults after years apart. What each character has gone through, where they are now, and what they are struggling with as they approach 50 is very compelling to me.
2) The family suppers with Eric, Julie, and the girls. I came up with this as a device to move the story along to avoid lengthy narratives. I liked the idea so much that I adopted family dinners in real life. My wife and daughters plus significant others have been doing family dinners for almost two years now.
3) The first concert. The band – especially Eric – has a very visceral reaction to their first performance that runs a gamut of emotions that I think is very real. There are moments of humor that come out of nowhere that delight me too.
4) The morning after their first official tour stop in Minneapolis. It’s where the group realizes they’ve tapped into something powerful while at the same time trying to process what’s happening because it’s all so improbable.
5) The St. Louis show. I can’t go into detail without spoiling but let me say this: from the moment I was in my car writing the scene in my head to this moment I get incredible chills. There’s a huge payoff that comes out of nowhere for the characters and it’s so real and so satisfying to me and it surprised me as a writer which is just the best.
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….these sound SO epic!!! Makes me super excited for the book. Hope you all are too!
About Eric:
Eric Shoars is a serial
storyteller who considers the English language his playground and who never met
a pun he didn’t like. Eric is a modern day Walter Mitty with a serious twist.
His writing style is best described as “fly on the wall” putting the reader in
the shoes of the lead character experiencing what he does as he does. His
heart’s desire is to have a personal narrator for his daily life. It works in
comic books so why not in the real world?
No Way Back Today is Shoars’
first foray into fiction. His non-fiction works include Women Under Glass: The
Secret Nature of Glass Ceilings and The Steps to Overcome Them and Evil Does
Not Have The Last Word.
Giveaway
Details:
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winners will receive a personalized, signed finished copy of NO WAY BACK TODAY,
US Only.
Tour Schedule:
Week One:
6/29/2020
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Interview
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6/29/2020
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Excerpt
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6/30/2020
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Interview
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6/30/2020
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Excerpt
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7/1/2020
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Guest Post
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7/1/2020
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Guest Post
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7/2/2020
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Excerpt
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7/2/2020
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Guest Post
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7/3/2020
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Instagram Post
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7/3/2020
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Guest Post
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Week Two:
7/6/2020
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Review
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7/6/2020
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Guest Post
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7/7/2020
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Review
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7/7/2020
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7/8/2020
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Review
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7/8/2020
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7/9/2020
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Review
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7/9/2020
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7/10/2020
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7/10/2020
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