Escape the Winter with "Escape from Hanalei"

It's been a bit cold lately, yes, even on Maui.  Up at our mountain home at 4000 foot elevation it was a chilly 37 degrees F. at dawn.  That's NOTHING compared to what you folks in the Midwest, Canada and the Northeast are getting...even the deep South is getting a taste of it...so...

Escape while you can!  "Escape from Hanalei" is offered to you folks trapped inside FREE beginning January 7 and running til January 11... I'd run it longer but Amazon insists on making a little money so it's only for five days.

Note to Reader:  see if you can find a coconut to put in your lap while reading, or if not that, at least some colorful tropical socks.  AlohA!  (* click the image for the link)

Answers to "Escape from Hanalei"

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Mahalos

Backcover for "Escape from Hanalei"

Overgifted Hawaii artist Angela Treat Lyon putting all the magic on the table with this one!

UPdate on "Escape from Hanalei"

*** we are FUNDING this project via Kickstarter!  Please consider helping ! Project Update #3: Book is out to the Reading Group!

Posted by Everett Peacock

Hallelujah!  ( I had to use spell checker on that one ) the story is OUT to the dedicated reading folks who will alert me to terminology I should change (e.g. Greek mustache, puffies) and to plot disconnects or requests for more character development.  This stage is CRITICAL since the story is so implanted in my head, that there is a danger I assume the reader has the same information already.  They don't, and of course the main job of writing is to get that story communicated to people who have no idea what it's to be about.  Makes sense.  But, is quite difficult, without a lot of attention to this particular process. As soon as the finished story is PUBLISHED on Amazon, I will begin the process of getting it produced as an AUDIO masterpiece.  Lady Gaga and Brad Pitt are having very busy holiday seasons and have NOT had a free moment to say YES, yet. I am ALREADY scouting for a Script writer to convert the story to a screenplay in order to submit to Amazon Studios. We are still shy of our minimum FUNDRAISING goal, so PLEASE spread the word to your friends who could really use a TSHIRTS or AREA RUGS...honestly, I HAVE to be getting me one of those area rugs for my own bodysurfing dog to sleep on ! (oops, did I give away a character in the book? ) Aloha for now, Mahalo forever! Everett

FAQs to "Escape from Hanalei"

(warning: humor ahead!)

- How do you fit so many interesting characters in your book?
= It's easier than you might think, they don't take up much space in a Kindle, Nook or other eReader

- How do you pronoun

ce the island that Hanalei is on?
= If you've ever been to Maui you might be tempted, as a newcomer, to try and say Kow-wee. If you keep saying it that way, small children will stop and point. The correct way is how Auntie Olomanu reads it aloud for you at 

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/kauai

- Is this book fiction, non-fiction or a hybrid?
= I have a hybrid car, so I understand the question, but I can't answer that without giving away anything.

- I know the book is going to be great, but the COVER ART ALREADY IS. Who is the Artist?
= Angela Treat Lyon is the genius behind the "Hanalei Moon" which she so graciously allowed me to use to grace my cover. She even did the layout! Check out her other masterpieces at 

http://www.lyon-art.com/

- Have you really been to Hanalei, or did you just astral project yourself there from Maui?
= I had to buy a plane ticket. Both directions. Every time I try astral projection I end up in the audience at Jay Leno, with no idea why I'm wearing a chicken outfit.

- Is there a cute dog in the story? I have 14,598 YouTube videos bookmarked that feature cute dogs.
= Well then, you will be pleased. There is indeed an impossibly brilliant dog who is so cute you will shun YouTube forever and obsess over "Escape from Hanalei". Seriously, this dog will always be with you, forever, after you read this story.

- Is this one of those stories where someone dies by chainsaw, gunshot or drug overdose?
= No humans, animals or plants were harmed in the making of this story. Your six year old can read it. Your six year old can read, right?

- Your other stories, all great by the way, feature interesting hippie characters. What is a hippie?
= Great books answering that have been written by minds far more brilliant than mine. I will say this: we are all hippies, some of us just can't suppress it as well.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/peacock/escape-from-hanalei-book-audio-script

Escape from Hanalei - the Kickstarter Campaign

As the book comes to completion you have a chance, via our Kickstarter campaign, to support the story's move into paperback, ebook, audio and screenplay script.  You COULD ALSO GET WRITTEN INTO THE BOOK!  Check it out!  

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/peacock/escape-from-hanalei-book-audio-script