{"id":150,"date":"2018-02-10T20:01:52","date_gmt":"2018-02-10T20:01:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wyliecom.com\/?p=150"},"modified":"2018-07-02T23:21:32","modified_gmt":"2018-07-03T04:21:32","slug":"veteran-journalist-oologah-resident-publishes-first-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wyliecom.com\/?p=150","title":{"rendered":"Veteran journalist, Oologah resident publishes first book"},"content":{"rendered":"

(Tom Fink wrote a great article about my new novel. Here it is:)<\/em><\/p>\n

By Tom Fink, Claremore Daily Progress<\/strong><\/em>
\nWhen it comes to writing, Faith Wylie could hardly be thought of as a beginner.
\nFor more than 30 years, Wylie was co-publisher of the Oologah Lake Leader \u2014 a position while gave her ample opportunity to hone her skills as a writer.
\nBut for her latest project, Wylie went outside her comfort zone and penned her first novel, \u201cThe Revelation Key,\u201d something which is a literal and figurative act of Faith.
\n\u201cWriting this murder mystery has been a long journey for me,\u201d Wylie said. \u201cMy son and I went on a trip to Greece in 2004 \u2014 I was so fascinated by the Classical art there, it just blew me away<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt interested me so much that I began to study the culture and art of the region, learning that there\u2019s a period where the art history \u2018skips\u2019 and isn\u2019t picked up until the Renaissance, which just fascinated me,\u201d she said. \u201cDiscovering the Byzantine Era in the East set me on a quest to learn more and when I learned about the Macedonian Renaissance, I knew I had to write this novel.\u201d
\nThe Macedonian Renaissance is described as the period of the Macedonian dynasty of the Byzantine Empire (867\u20131056), especially the 10th century, which some scholars have seen as a time of increased interest in classical scholarship and the assimilation of classical motifs into Christian artwork.
\nFor Wylie, it was the inspiration for her first book.
\n\u201cBasically, it\u2019s a book that\u2019s got several influences,\u201d she said. \u201cWhen \u2018The Da Vinci Code\u2019 came out, it was an indicator that people could be drawn into a story about the symbols and imagery in historic art, both faith-inspired and secular, which means more than it appears to on the surface.
\n\u201cMy heroine, Amber Jackson, is at a crossroads of sorts,\u201d she continued. \u201cShe\u2019s 23-years-old and has just finished college and getting ready to go into grad school, but she also suffers from a condition called synesthesia, which is an actual condition that causes people, when they hear a sound to associate something else with it \u2014 a color, and it\u2019s this condition that allows her to see \u2014 and experience \u2014 things that other characters in the book don\u2019t.\u201d
\n\"\"Although Wylie said the book isn\u2019t entirely a Christian book, it\u2019s equally not anti-religious, but through the main character, invites the reader to seek the truth for themselves.
\n\u201cI love mysteries with a spunky female protagonist, exotic location and a touch of humor,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s a little quirky, but I hope readers enjoy it, and gain a new appreciation for an era that is not well-known in the West.\u201d
\nWylie\u2019s novel will be available on Friday, Feb. 23. Readers may pick up their copy on the day of release and meet the author at a book-signing, scheduled for 4-6 p.m. Feb. 23 at Lakeside State Bank in Oologah.
\nA book-signing at the public library in Enid is set for March 3.
\nWylie\u2019s book is currently available on Amazon, Kindle and Kindle Unlimited.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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