Obliterated - Would You Know How to Survive?
Natural disasters occurring around the world led C. J. Hall to think in detail about what she would do if she suddenly had to evacuate her home. Those musings took her a step beyond a life-long career in marketing communications to write her first novel, "Obliterated - Would You Know How to Survive?" As the book's title implies, it is a traditional work of fiction plus a "how-to" with real-life, common-sense survival information woven into the thriller. The book also falls into the science fiction category. Obliterated 2: Violent Nature, published in February 2014, is the sequel to Obliterated: Would You Know How to Survive? It follows the small band of survivors in the Pecos Wilderness as they travel south to escape the worst consequences of the planet reshaping. Hall says: "I have tried to become educated over my lifetime about how to be self-reliant if the need arises. Living and camping in Montana for 10 years certainly supplied some hands-on experience. I want to make readers think through their own situations to create emergency kits and learn skills that would serve their individual needs. And, of course, I hope the novels are entertaining and thought-provoking purely as a works of fiction." Hall's next adventure involves living full-time in a modified van while traveling the West. She writes a blog with preparedness tips that can be found at prepsandprecautions.blogspot.com/