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Erotic Serial
Sounds like a great breakfast doesn't it? Lol. Seriously though, I had this short story I had thought to write for Spice Briefs, Harlequins erotic, short story line. Like I always have in the past when attemtping a short story, it came out more like the chapter of a book or a vignette from a movie than an actual short story. In my opinion at least ( Read more... ) -
kindle-pod
Saw today that you can now upload your Kindle books to your ipod. The dawn of convenience reading is at hand. Lots of potential and interesting changes are coming with this developing technology. It won't be long before people will be subscribing to a reader service, which will send first chapter and reviews to your phone in a chosen genre so you ( Read more... ) -
Oscar Night
So, I only caught bits and pieces of the Academy Award Show last night, but admittedly, it cool to see Slumdog rake in the Awards. I wish Mickey Rourke had won best actor. What a capper that would have been to a rather remarkable comeback, though he did win best actor at the Spirit awards for indie films. Could have done without the Hugh Jackman ( Read more... ) -
More Site Content
Continuing to add bits of content here and there to my website, mostly related to my fantasy novel, Order of the Nine. Eventually, I hope to have it complete, with maps, histories, character bios, etc., but it's a long process. Feedback would be appreciated, so hop over and poke around and let me know what you think. -
On Beginnings and Worldbuilding
I'll be the first to admit that worldbuilding is a damn fun process. I'll also be the first to admit that it can be a gigantic time sink as well. When creating your own setting, whether it's an alteration of our real world or something created from scratch, questions abound. How much do I need in order to start my story? What level of detail is ( Read more... ) -
Plotting
Plotting is always a topic of endless interest for writers. You ask ten of them, and you are likely to get ten different methods, from virtually none at all to nearly every last detail. It mostly depends on what kind of writer you are, how your brain wraps itself around a story. For some, excessive plotting saps the creative energy to actually ( Read more... ) -
website
Working on updating my sad, little website. I haven't really touched it in about six months. It's meant to highlight my two novels, which for me is more fun for the fantasy story, since it means maps and pics and such. My long term hope for this of course is that all of the fun stuff put in there will garner some interest in the story itself and ( Read more... ) -
The whole ebook debate
Fascinating topic. Will be for some time I expect, since this issue is pretty much in a state of flux, as my limited knowledge views it anyway. Publishing online is a different animal compared to paper. Is there loss of revenue in paper format due to free distribution? Sure, books get loaned out and passed along all the time, but definitely not to ( Read more... ) -
Teachers and Sex
Why is it that teachers seem to always be the one making headlines for doing stupid, illegal sexual activity? I read today about an Ohio teacher who was working as a prostitute on the side, and managed the brilliant manuever of using the school computer to arrange a meeting and take half a sick day from her job to score some extra cash. Of course, ( Read more... ) -
Rewrite completed!
Well, after months of procrastinating, lack of motivation and/or creative energy, I finally slogged through the rewrite of Deadworld. Yay! And I must say, I will never, EVER completely rewrite a novel. Great learning experience as far as that goes, but being one who isn't fond of the whole editing process, it was like pulling teeth there at the end ( Read more... )