tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42912412268610959562024-03-04T22:44:41.829-08:00The wonderings of an illiterate mindUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4291241226861095956.post-40924324739268352642016-06-10T17:24:00.003-07:002016-06-10T17:24:59.121-07:00Hello old friend<div class="MsoNormal">
<b>“Hey, are you still writing?” </b><o:p></o:p></div>
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Yes, in fact I write all the time. Every day with a taxing
amount of thought behind it.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>“Book Three of Dinatech?” </b><o:p></o:p></div>
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Let me George R. R. Martin the shit out of that for you. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>“From Beer to Apocalypse?”</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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Tons written, you might even see it soon.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>“What else have you been working on?”</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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Six different books, one horror, and a lot of Young Adult
Romance.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>“Why aren’t we seeing any of it?”</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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Because I’ve been focused internally. Completely underground.
Reflective and personal. Stories, Poems, all of it. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I’ve been writing what I want, when I want and I’ve come the
conclusion, I'm not trying to sell just to sell. It will come when it's ready. Don't force it. People can see when you force something. Dinatech wasn't forced, and I think it's why it's my favorite. <o:p></o:p></div>
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So, in a way, I’ve fallen back on my old career like a heroin
addict returns to the needle. I'm focused back on tech. You might say that’s a
harsh analogy for a career that most people are proud to work in. But there is
a certain amount of mental abuse you must put yourself through to be here. It’s
long hours, highly competitive, and thankless. All that said, I love it. I love
what I do and I like the people I work (do drugs) with. <o:p></o:p></div>
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How is that not a drug? <o:p></o:p></div>
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I guess, I should have said something before now. I guess, I felt many of you already knew that I’d fallen off the wagon. So, what was left to say?<o:p></o:p></div>
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So now that I’m done making one of the best years of my life
sound dark...<o:p></o:p></div>
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I now know the next two things I want the world to see, but
they will come when they are ready. I’ve
been writing every day… *HAHAHA* I've been writing but not a lick editing. I did the
math. Because, whenever I really want to know something I always look at the numbers. </div>
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I’ve
done close to a million words and not touched a red pen once. That might have panicked me alot as well. </div>
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It’s time that I picked up the red pen and got back into the editors
chair. I think that’s why I’m writing this blog.</div>
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<o:p></o:p></div>
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Just a little wave from my writing desk. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Yes I’m still here. <o:p></o:p></div>
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No, you can’t see it yet. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Okay, I take that back. I did help a fellow writer, he’d
taken a break when his daughter was born. He’d asked me and others if we could
write a few short stories to cover his down time.<br />
I’d posted a copy of it to my own blog. It’s a short horror story called, <a href="http://blog.illiteratemind.com/p/velvet-room.html">Velvet Room</a>.<o:p></o:p></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4291241226861095956.post-23045859026783768772015-04-12T22:33:00.002-07:002015-04-12T22:33:22.998-07:00Think of shows as old friends<div class="MsoNormal">
Today I’m having one of those “I’ve got the chills” moments.
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then, I thought it would make a great
blog topic. That never turns out well.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I was watching the opener for one of the many anime that I
obsessed over years before. And as I sat there watching it, here is what I was
thinking… <o:p></o:p></div>
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I want you to think about a book, or movie, or TV show that you grew up with.<o:p></o:p></div>
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In the moment it really shaped your life. Over the years, when you think back, it’s like a longtime friend. Now, let’s say
you’ve bumped into this show at your local coffee shop. Remember how much time
you two spent together? How they understood you, and amazed you with their eye
opening imagination?<o:p></o:p></div>
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Now, it's years later, you look at them and you wonder, “Hey
buddy. Do you still have it? Can we still be the best of friends?” <o:p></o:p></div>
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I’ve come to find… That the answer is: no. <o:p></o:p></div>
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While that story was a great part of your life, and you’ll never
forget the times you spent together. Not even for all the tea in China. You simply can’t go
back. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Your tastes were different. It was a different world. You’re
older, wiser, and/or more mature. Maybe you've finally had that lobotomy you’d been saving up
for. All these things could contribute. Or maybe, deep in your heart of hearts, you
know it really wasn’t that good. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Then, there are those remarkable few stories that no matter
how much time passes it’s still your best friend. You two can carry on like they
only walked out of the room to get another beer. I find myself thinking of
those from time to time. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I’d started a top 10 ten list of my favorite stories but I
rarely find time to work on it. 5<sup>th</sup> Element, Wizard of the Grove,
Orange Road and I”s are just a few that I never get tired of. I mean it. I’ve
seen 5<sup>th</sup> Element twenty-seven times in theaters and I can’t even
count the times I’ve just sat on the couch watched it from cover to credits. <o:p></o:p></div>
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To be clear, I rarely read/watch anything more
than once. There just isn’t enough to time to experience it all before I’m dust.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Sorry, this post has been mostly me rambling.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>From Beer to Apocalypse: The Second Round</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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If you’ve been waiting, and I know most of you haven’t been.
This Tuesday, the first page of From Beer to Apocalypse: The Second Round will
be released. It took longer to get moving than I expected, but now the
waiting is over. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Prepare yourself!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4291241226861095956.post-88448199254701128602015-03-01T22:09:00.001-08:002015-03-01T22:10:00.297-08:00Are those crickets? <div class="MsoNormal">
I've been embarrassingly negligent to my author blog. For
that I’m sorry. <br />
I just looked, it's been over a year... A damn year is unacceptable.<br />
While I've been working my storytelling butt off and doing more writing than I ever have. But I never felt like I’d done enough to make it worth posting my
progress. I thought with my focus in writing I’d have plenty to talk about. But
it seems the old saying is true, “Writing is the loneliest of professions.” <o:p></o:p></div>
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Let’s do some updates: <o:p></o:p></div>
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People ask me all the time if I’d finished book three in the
Dinatech series (Named: Deadline). Yes I have.
It was the first thing I worked on when I started to focus on writing.
Currently, I've finished up my second draft of the novel. What I need to do next
is story edits. <o:p></o:p></div>
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“But Rob, why haven’t you started the part you like the
most?”<o:p></o:p></div>
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I needed to make some hard choices. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I put it aside, along with Devil n’ Jack and all my other
projects. I needed to work on the story I want to sell to a publishing house.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Nic and Kennedy’s story has been living with me now for
about six months and their friends Anna and Lilly have been telling me their
stories as well. I've worked hard on Oil and Water. I’ve been fixing my style,
my processes and how I research.<br />
So what happens when you spend all your time with hormonal teenagers? <o:p></o:p></div>
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You want to kill them!<o:p></o:p></div>
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I might have written a few scenes where they drive off cliff
off in a fiery car crash. I bring them out when they aren’t behaving. <o:p></o:p></div>
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In a version of writing therapy I took a vacation and wrote
a different story. A fellow writer reached out for some help on his blog. It
gave me the chance to try two firsts at once. A horror story and working in the
short story format. Years ago I had an idea for a horror novel and when Clark
asked for help I felt it would be a good time to try it. As we get closer to June
I’ll be talking more about this. <o:p></o:p></div>
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My goals in the next month:<o:p></o:p></div>
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To start work on web novel two of; From Beer to Apocalypse. My
co-writer and I have picked up a new <a href="http://www.beertoapocalypse.com/" target="_blank">website</a> and I've started getting the site
in place. <br />
I want to have page one published by the end of March and once again meet our
goal of a page per week. I think we are going to move from Mondays to releasing
on Tuesday though. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Start edits on Deadline. Till I find an agent for Oil and
Water it’s in a place where I can slow down and take my time with it. Dinatech
is, and always will be my independent project. It’s time get back to this
before I become the unknown George R. R. Martin of Independent Sci-Fi. I want
to try for November of this year.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Other things I’ve been writing: <br />
<a href="http://www.aquadigest.com/" target="_blank">Aqua Digest</a> – This is a blog I started to cover my obsession with the NFL
football team, Miami Dolphins. I’ve written a few things already but as the
off-season starts to become interesting I’ll have more to say. I mean they just
let Brian Hartline go… But that’s a post for another blog! <o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="http://www.offensivemind.com/" target="_blank">Offensive Mind </a>– Everything else that I want to write about
but doesn't have a blog is posted here.
It used to be something that was more of a privet journal, but I just
didn't find it that much fun. I’ve changed its format and made it more public.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Talk with you soon... umm, sooner,</div>
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Robert</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4291241226861095956.post-50214967930617686682013-07-13T13:48:00.000-07:002013-07-13T13:48:28.973-07:00Waist'n time on this story!
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Alright! I’ve been out there. I’ve been writing. I’ve been
having a great time.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">All at once I’ve been doing more author work than I have
been in a while. It seems wrong to say this, because I’m always working on one
story or another. But I’ve just started working on another YA (Young Adult)
idea. It popped into my head a few months ago. After <s>weeks</s> months of
writing backstory I’ve come to the part where I actually start putting story to
paper (Paper, ha. That reminds me I want an old cool typewriter. With spell
check plz). I’m all super focused right now (lies, proven later). It’s refreshing. <br />
I’m also super proud of my growing stack of manuscripts.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I always have topics that I want to talk about when next I
blog… “That” is the mistake I always make though. I never learn. Because, if I’m
not yet ready to write my next blog I don’t write the idea down and by the time
I get to the keyboard I’ve forgotten what the hell was so interesting! Apparently
it wasn’t that enthralling and I shouldn’t have blogged about it after all. Perhaps?<br />
I live within a foot of a computer at almost all times, you’d think it wouldn’t
be that hard for me to simply rollover (half of my ideas come to me
just as I’m trying to settle in for bed) and type up a quick outline of what I
want to say. NOPE, I’ll remember… really, this time for sure. <br />
Maybe one day I’ll remember that I don’t.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Wester-Con! It was in Sacramento and yes I went! I had a
good time, met some great people, I bought some more art…</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Really it’s becoming a sickness. The need cover my walls in
frames has become addicting. These two are by Sarah Clemens </span><a href="http://www.clemensart.com/"><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: Calibri;">http://www.clemensart.com</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> <br />
People ask me how the con went and I don’t know what to say. I mean you really
want hear about the panels I went to on how to make a realistic fight scene? We
did lose power the first night, that was kind of funny. You’re in a room with a
ton of authors drinking and then DARKNESS. The birth of the cellphone
flashlight army. There is story in that. <br />
Also I had a critique group with other authors. This went…badly. There are faults
on both sides of the coin here. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I’m starting to come to the realization that I
don’t write true Sci-Fi. Well that’s not true. I knew I didn’t write mainstream
Sci-Fi genre, what I do is write stories that dabble with Sci-Fi and technology
aspects. I’m more about the human condition: interactions, relationships. <br />
To give you an idea. Let’s say I fill one of my poor charters full of nanobots.
Sci-Fi focus says: What do the nanobots do to him?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My thought is: How does a man trying to deal
with becoming a nanobots host change compared to those around him? Of course
both questions need to be answered in your story. But you can see were my focus
would be. <br />
So going to a Sci-Fi writers group and asking for feedback for my stuff may not
be the best audience for it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I was given the super scary impression that most
of the people at the critique group didn’t read my summited work and/or didn’t
read my synopsis that answered most of their questions/problems. On the other
hand, I had A LOT more story/plot than the 7500 word limit could cover for. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A good or true synopsis would have eaten my
7500 word count alone.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">As you can see, two sides of a coin on many things here. But
I AM saying “I don’t like it, and that’s all I have to say.” isn’t professional
and after looking over YOUR work you need to prove to me you are really interested
in this craft (not competed, and when I can<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>find problems in your grammar and spelling you got REAL work left to do.
I didn’t pick the website illiteratemind.com for giggles. Okay, yes I did.).<br />
Ahem, sorry.<br />
It’s not to say I didn’t get some great stuff that I could work with. Already I’ve
made some new scenes and changed removed some others. With the changes I made I’m
going to come back it in a few months and see if I like it better. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Kraig Ferguson… You son of a bitch! <br />
I’d just put the kid to bed and I was looking forward to a few hours of writing
before I turned in myself. One online video later I couldn’t do anything but
watch more, and more, and OH MY GOD it’s 4am and I didn’t write a single word.
If you haven’t seen one of the many (there are tons, trust me) Kraig/Kristen
Bell segments. Educate yourself! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">It’s stuff like this that makes me want to become a talk
show host. Man how much fun would that job be? I’m sure it’s craptasic parts
when the camera isn’t rolling. After all, no one sees my neurotic side while I’m
trying to write a story. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">A longer of a blog than you might be used to, but anything
as a thin excuse to keep me from working on my book that I rather be writing. No
really I rather be writing but I just think of all the things I ALSO haven’t
done that I should. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Till next time,<br />
Robert<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4291241226861095956.post-80127371658690984882013-06-01T14:36:00.001-07:002013-06-01T14:36:50.612-07:00Use the webz for some good will ya?The itch is back like a fever. In the last week I’ve spent a lot of time working on all kinds of story ideas and laying down a few plots. I’m working on one right now, but all I’ve really done is build pages and pages of backstory. This is a good thing to do, don’t get me wrong. But it’s not writing that’s going to be seen, at least not normally, so it doesn’t have the same gratification to me. <br />On the other hand, for those wondering…<br />
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I’ve pulled all my notes and the books to start work on Dinatech three. I haven’t got a working title for it yet, but it will come to me. It’s time hangout with Dan and Clara and see what they’ve been up to while I’ve been working on other projects like Devil n’ Jack and FBtA. Personally I think Clara is going to be a little sore at me for ignoring her this long. I’m currently plotting and should have first draft done in November. <br />
<br />If you too are looking for a few creative writing challenges, I’ve been watching this out of the corner of my eye. The program format of the Geek and Sundry channel has changed and I can’t say I’m a fan. But this vLog looks like it could be a lot of fun. Right now it seems to be sticking to smaller works, around 500 to 1000 words. <br />
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Wednesday my son had a fieldtrip out to a place called Biztown. It’s basically a small indoor city run by children. Every kid has a job, a checking account, and has the ability to earn a paycheck, pay their bills and use what’s left to invest or spend on small gifts. My son was made the director of AAA Safety and Maps. While I think he’s a champ when it comes to mapping, I’m not so sure about the safety part. But I couldn’t argue with the money, it was one of the highest playing jobs in Biztown at $9.00 a paycheck! <br />And I guess results speak for themselves, no one was hurt while Zack was on the job.<br />
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Part of my week has been spent sitting in revelation. I watched this YouTube video and it made me realize something. While we have this grand tool that allows us to be more connected, communicate faster and farther than ever before… well I think the video says it best.<br />
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Don’t get me wrong, the World Wide Web has done plenty of good as well. I mean, I can want, find, and have a book on my e-reader within minutes of discovering it even existed. Music? How much do I want to buy right now? Need a cheap way to get your own art out there? There wasn’t tools like this fifteen, maybe ten years ago. <br />
<br />Just remember kids, use this power for good. <br />RobertUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4291241226861095956.post-55897325222233532892013-05-21T14:28:00.001-07:002013-05-21T14:28:43.142-07:00Role Models and Vinyl... No not like that.<br />
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A friend showed me an article on the internet (It’s this new
thing, everyone’s doing it.) people are in an up roar over the Merida from
Disney’s Brave. Disney gave her a
‘makeover’ so she’d look sexier. People have started a petition and I guess
won. Disney has since pulled the images.<o:p></o:p></div>
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They say it corrupts her as a role model.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Am I the only one that feels this is wrong? People want a
character created by Disney/Pixar is a role model for their children… Ok, let’s
start with this: <o:p></o:p></div>
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Merida isn’t real. (Duh, I know right)<o:p></o:p></div>
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Merida is created by a company that’s bottom line is to make
money. (Sure companies can do nice things for community/country/world, but face
it, if they aren’t making money. Their gone.) So of course they are going to do
everything they can to make the next buck. \<o:p></o:p></div>
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She wasn't that great a role model people. In the attempt to
get what she wants she almost destroyed her whole family. I know I’d be a
little cross at my son if he did what she did.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I scratch my head. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I think I’d encourage better role models…<o:p></o:p></div>
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Real role models…<o:p></o:p></div>
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I try to be the person I’d want others to be.<o:p></o:p></div>
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A new addiction has started…<o:p></o:p></div>
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Years back I started getting into vinyl records, I’m talking
like ten plus years ago. I’d picked up some when my god brother worked at Tower
Records. He got me a discount! Of course had money to waist on things I couldn’t
listen to if they were discounted! Later, I was given a nice record player by family, it
wasn’t an audiophile turntable by any means, but I was shocked at just how good
it sounded. I mean the turntable was a Sony from the 70s. But one day it had
jammed and so my record collection was left to sit again for almost another ten
years.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Then I started seeing there was an option to get my new
music on vinyl with a free download code for the digital copies. That worked
for me. I wanted the sound of vinyl and the convenience my iPod. I really don’t
use CDs, and for the most part they just get piled into boxes for when the FBI
comes knocking wanting to know if I’d stolen all my music. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Now vinyl was really starting stack up, and I’d never played
any of it. I thought it would be a great idea to get myself a record player. A
really nice record player! Anyone that knows me, understands that I can’t just
get a low end anything. So I started looking… I was quite shocked at just how
much a record player can go for. “Audiophile”
record players start at about $400 and go all the way up to almost $100K. I spent a week in sticker shock, I’m not normally
one to succumb to sticker shock.<o:p></o:p></div>
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It’s a good starter record player with a great arm on it,
but I’m thinking I want to move to a glass platter soon. When I wear this one
out, I’m hoping to be in a position to get into something a bit grander. For now it’s a phenomenal player. Stuff I’d
only heard on MP3/CD sound so much better. And I do mean better. Phantoms by Fixx sounds better than the CD
version. Like night and day. It goes from flat to alive. Talking to my cousin,
it’s because the early techniques for transferring music from the masters to CDs
where flawed and it hurt the end product in many cases.</div>
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Now that I have a way to play vinyl, I've watched my
collection explode. Some of it comes from hitting second hand stores and
finding old records at .99 all the way up to five dollars. The rest is Amazon’s
fault! There ability to feed me vinyl is disturbing! <o:p></o:p></div>
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Now that I have a record player, I’m going to buy and write
a story on an old ink typewriter. Mark my words…it’s going to happen. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">As I’d said last week, 5<sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">th</span></sup> Grade camp adventures
were on! I had a great time and so did Zack. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The number one thing learned; my son is a boating NUT.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">As an experiment I thought I’d use some of my “Grew
up in Alaska I can do about every outdoors activity ever” power and I took Zack
out in a canoe. My largest worry about putting him in a small canoe was balance. Sure
let’s put my hyperactive son in a boat that requires you keep centered and then
sit you have to sit apart so you can’t help him!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Let’s just say; I was prepared to go into the drink! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">We put him in the boat and he quickly found that if he moved so did the boat
and he came to enjoy his bird’s eye view carefully while I paddled
him about. During the session two other boats capsized and both times teachers
and instructors were sure it was us and came running. Only to find we were the
ones coming to help. It was kind of a proud moment. ;)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">From then on, his goal was to get into another
lifejacket and back out onto the water. During free time we had the opportunity
to join up with others and take one of the larger boats. This also meant we got
to go farther out into the inlet.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The quote of the trip goes like so: </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">As we reached the deepest point of the inlet, the boating guide starts telling us about the area and how deep it was when Zack turns to the guild and declares.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Let’s raise the Titanic!”</span><br />
Everyone looked from him to one another and we decide that
the best answer was: We were on the Pacific Ocean, not the Atlantic. Also, I wasn't sure I was ready to drag the Titanic back on paddle power alone.</div>
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With camp coming to a close, I got back just in time to host
family down from Alaska. We did some of my normal northwest things. Cruised
Seattle, checked out the university stores, I picked up some sweet records for
almost nothing. Then Sunday we headed to Portland to check out the largest
bookstore on the area Powell’s. If you’d never been, it’s worth doing. I recommend
taking the train down from Seattle.<br />
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It has been a long time since I hosted family and it was really nice catching up. It reminds me just how much I need to visit home and just see… everything. It’s
been embarrassingly too long. I wonder if I could fly up and then take a nice
slow boat home. It would be good to go up and then write about my experiences
on my way home. If I flew home, I wouldn't have the time to really write about
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And if my boat sank, I know Zack would come along and raise
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Robert<o:p></o:p></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4291241226861095956.post-25211985250147022632013-04-19T18:06:00.005-07:002013-04-19T18:09:37.810-07:00Getting on Track and Travel<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Look at that, another week another blog! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I can’t say I’m complete back on track, but I’m getting
there. Just a short one this week. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I’m currently still working on edits to Devil n’ Jack, while
I have the first 25 pages well polished… Many, many pages still need a good
scrubbing. I’d like to have scrubbed by November. Because, boys and girls. It’s
time to start putting (digital) pen to (digital) paper and start book three of
the Dinatech Series. I have been itching to create and not edit. I have a ton
of stuff that want to be writing on right now. But there are only so many hours
in the day. I must be good, I must edit!<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Monday is my son’s 5<sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">th</span></sup> grade camp, y<span style="font-family: Calibri;">ou blink and he’s no longer the 4 year old that we dropped off for pre-school. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Get this. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Not only will
I be going along, but somehow I’ve also been put in charge of a whole cabin! I
have enough trouble trying to keep myself out of trouble, now I’ve been given
the chance influence a whole legion of trouble makers!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My friend was telling me about how his school
was banned from camp indefinitely for crazy antics. I think will try and avoid going that far... </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><br />
My camp was 6<sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">th</span></sup> grade, and I have to think really hard to remember
that trip. Yeah getting old. I’m glad that I get to share this with him. I hope
that he enjoys the trip. It sounds like a lot of people are putting a lot of
work into this. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">On a last note… <o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I DID IT! I finished all five books in the Ice and Fire
series! It’s been six months of work and at times it really was a slog to get
through. But, it’s done and now I can talk and be one of the cool kids. We can
have great intellectual talks about the story and I don’t have to sit there,
hoping beyond HOPE, they don’t say something that’s going to spoil it for me. I’m
just SO happy to be finished! <o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">But, the next morning. There was this moment when I looked
over my books and thought “Isn’t there just a little more Ice and Fire I could
read?” It’s like Stockholm syndrome! Then the second panic came; I’ve have such
a MASSIVE backlog now I didn’t know what in the hell I should read next! <o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I settled on a Sarah Dessen book… of course. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Till next week!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Robert<o:p></o:p></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4291241226861095956.post-45975294572562021092013-04-11T16:13:00.002-07:002013-04-11T16:57:43.845-07:00Geeks and Authors!<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Okay, okay! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I know I’ve been a little quieter than you might have liked
these last few months. But I promise you, behind the parchment curtain there
has been plenty of activity. I’ve been trying to keep my blogs to things that
have been interesting and not just blogging to blog. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I have to blame Sarah Dessen for adding to this pressure though.
She’s been keeping up on hers. Making me feel guilty!<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I came across something that all but whipped my literary
mind into action, a music video “For the Win” by Team Unicorn. It features
Weird Al Yankovic, Aisha Tyler, and Grant Imahara. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It basically shows off four woman in half
clothed medieval Cosplay fighting some kind of evil while talking about Magic
the Gathering and Comic-Con.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Hey we’re
hawt and we play games!” </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">There is one other music video like this done by the guild
team. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">There seems to be this huge geek movement going on right
now. It’s cool to be geek/nerd and I’m not sure that’s really what it should be
all about. It fact it kind of goes against the definition of the word</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I can’t put my finger on it fully, but it bothers me. WHY DOES IT
BOTHER ME?<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">In other news… Norwescon 2013 has come, has happened, and
has ended. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">In the busy life I’m living I only got to go for one day. I’ll
be making this up later in the year when I head to Sacramento for a 4 days and
nights for Westercon. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I won’t say that my one 3/4<sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">th</span></sup> day at Norwescon
wasn’t productive though. Of the few panels I went to. One of them was “Practice
My Pitch” or as I lovingly called it. “PIMP MY BOOK!” basically a room full of
people trying to become published authors. On the stage the panelists hold a
nice juicy steak in the form of a fast track to an agent.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Thinking that I’d only have MAYBE thirty seconds to convince
them MY story is the one they should pick. I was totally super prepped for this
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Day of; 12:30 At
lunch with Del:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Del: </b>“You know we
have that pitch your story panel at three, have you got your pitch ready?” <o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Me: </b>“Shit I
totally forgot that we were doing that today!”<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I cram the rest of my lunch down, headed to the hotel gift
shop, and bought a pen and a pad (somehow I left the house that day thinking I
wouldn’t need to take any notes). Then during the 1pm panel wrote and perfected
the pitch I was going to give. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">With my pitch ready and an hour to sweat, I decide I need a courage
in the form of inebriation! <br />
I downed a few beers I head off to give my pitch. <br />
Getting there and getting settled into seats, it turns out it’s not a pitch at
all. In fact it’s more like a four on one interview with authors and editors
for places like “Daw”. So after letting someone else volunteer to be the test
subject I finally had a grip on what to do and it had nothing to do with the pitch
I wrote. Also I checked the clock and it was now 3:20… There are far more people
than pitch time. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">It was time for Rob to be assertive! <o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">After a few more pitches, I was picked! “You with the arm
higher than anyone else’s.” Del later tells me, my arm found another six inches
once she said that. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I walk up onto the stage. I settle into my seat. I give them
my idea, why I think readers would enjoy it and making a few jokes about the
story. The audience laughed at the right places, things seemed good. It ends I
shake hands with the panelists and they grill a few more people after me. I
really couldn’t tell you what happened for sure, I was off in jitters land. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">After a small and what I’d say; heated debate.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I was picked as the winner! <o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I couldn’t tell you much of my day after that. I kind of floated
about till Cask Beer Festival, then I drank myself stupid in celebration. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The next day I got up and it was on. One week to whip my
first draft into something I could show another living person! I have to again thank
Amie and Dell. Without them I’d have never gotten it all done and make it look
like someone that knew ENGLISH was writing it! <o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">My first 25 pages are currently sitting with an agent…who
may or may not be laughing at me. :)<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Enough for this week! I try and keep these to 500 words. I’m
at 800! <br />
I’ll try and be better about my blog, sorry to those of you who read this
dribble, it should at least be on time.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Till next week!<br />
Robert<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4291241226861095956.post-37154948077070013512013-01-07T18:18:00.003-08:002013-01-07T18:18:43.183-08:00And welcome to 2012, err 2013A new year! <br />And the novel engine marches on. <br />I’m… maybe a week out from being finished with the first draft of my YA Romance book. Its sitting right about 108K. The manuscript scheduled to hit 120K by the time I type “The End”. I know the word count is far and above what most upstart YA writers do, but I’m expecting to cut about 20K out by the time I’ve edit it and another 20k will come out by the time it’s published. Talking with friends, they say larger books are becoming more expected in the YA genre. I hold on to the worry; I don’t believe a publisher would buy an oversized book of an unproven author. The cost of materials aren’t cheap. I keep going back and forth on it in my head.<br />Even as ‘Oil and Water’ goes onto a shelf to marinate, I have a stack of ideas that want to be written, and I need to start looking over the manuscript ‘Devil n’ Jack’. All these things fight for my writing time, I’m grumpy that I can’t give them all a slice! Ah well.<br />
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In other news I’ve started laying the groundwork for a podcast for AoA Publishing, I’ve got the first few hours of recordings done! Now I need to go through and review raw recording so I can edit it into a 30 minute file people would want to listen to. It should be ready for download in about a month. <br />
<br />The other day I got an itch to make a top 10 page of things l like. I wanted to have it done before writing my blog, but it’s been a lot of work so far. Formatting and thinking through everything I’d ever seen/read/listen to take a lot more time than you’d think. Once I have a bit more done I’ll let others take a good look. <br />
I was walking by a box of bagels today, and while it might seem like the most news worthy thing in my life, I bring it up because of the logo on the side. It confused the hell out of me. <br />
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<br /><strong> Blazing Bagels</strong> <br />“Best Bagels East of New York” <tm> </tm></div>
When I saw it, the first thing I thought was; “What kind of company would say: ‘If you go here, you can find better bagels than us!’” <br />
Company ideas that come to mind: <br /><strong></strong><br />
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<strong>Second Best Pillow Company</strong></div>
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We we’ll save your neck, but that shoulder is still going to hurt like hell. </div>
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<strong>Pittsburgh Cheesesteak</strong></div>
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Not quite Philly, but it’s good! </div>
<br />Oh list goes on and becomes ever more inappropriate as I think about it. Maybe a post for my other blog. :) <br />Then a second thought came to me; I realized in that moment, I live on the West Coast… Now, I know we live in a global market. But this seems a little off, it’s a long way east for New York to Seattle. Do they only distribute east in an attempt to compete directly with New York for Bagel supremacy?<br />Ah well…<br />
<br /><strong>What I’m reading:</strong><br />Started book three of<strong> Ice and Fire</strong>! Woo! It’s a damn thick book for sure! <br />
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<strong>Violence: A Writer’s Guide</strong> by Rory Miller – An author I’ve become friends with after a night of drinking with him. That night, I learned I’m not worthy when it comes to wring violence. So after my editor (who was also there for drinks) bought me his first book I sat down and read it cover to cover in like 3 hours. And a few weeks later I’m reading it a second time sopping up all the information I can for Dinatech book 3. The formatting of the book needs work. But the content is worth more than gold if you are looking to write violence in a story. I hope to help Rory with formatting for his next book.<br />
<br /><strong>What I’m listening to:</strong><br />
<strong>Cray Button</strong> by Family Force 5 – I’m getting into a lot of dance music. It might be time to breakout the polyester pants, big collared shirts, and platform shoes… and burn them on my way to the club. This was a song I hear over a year ago and didn’t really think much of it at the time. Now I’m all up in that. -_-<br />
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<strong>Express Yourself</strong> by Labrinth – Another dance song and part of the Windows 8 ads. I enjoyed it enough to buy it. What can say for myself? NOTHING sometimes I have no taste. <br />
Last time I left you with a music video and I’m going to do that again. <br /> Personally, I’m in love with this video, I’d liked the song, but when put into context with what I’d call a short story, <strong>Taylor Swift</strong> may have made one of my favorite music videos.<br />
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Next time we talk, my manuscript will be done! <br />
RobertUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4291241226861095956.post-32753451859342822262012-12-26T17:41:00.000-08:002012-12-26T17:47:26.259-08:00Rolling out the new year.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Happy Holidays! I hope all yours have been…happy? I guess I
already said it, demanded it. But I didn’t ask it, how rude of me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">21st came and gone...role call. Everyone still there? Good, good. Will try again next year.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I needed to mail something for the first time in … forever.
Meaning I had no stamps. Meaning a trip to the post office! Walking through the
door, I found they’d removed the stamp vending machine (I blame budget cuts)
making me wait in line with the other three people needing to mail things out
of Milton. I was standing there admiring the different box sizes when the lady
before me said “I need a roll of stamps.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Immediately my mind went “WOW” the very idea, a ROLL of
STAMPS, was the coolest thing since the invention of shock therapy (something
else I may need). I marched right up to the counter and asked for my very own
roll of stamps. Forty-five dollars later I was sitting in my car hugging my
stamps and saying, “Now what?” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Only I could find a way to make an impulse buy at the post
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">A roll consists of a hundred tightly rolled (obviously)
stamps for your mailing pleasure. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I’ve used one, and at my current rate of use. My son will
inherit this roll.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I’ve started to come up with some ideas of how I could
better put this roll to use. </span><br />
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One idea is “Strippers” I just love the idea of twenty dollar stamps that you can
just sick to a strippers…umm…butt. Maybe I could mail girls about the room to
my friends, just by “attaching” a stamp.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Mail me other ideas, better yet. Give me ideas and I’ll mail
them to myself. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I don’t think I’ll get another blog out before 2013 so here
is my list of things I’ve done:</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Finished and published my follow up book: Corporate Policy</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Put out both my books in one paperback volume: Dinatech Series Vol:1</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Read more this year than ever before.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I’ve put down 100 books against my goodreads.com list</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Drove across the US</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Went to three writing conventions</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Wrote more blog post than last year! – I did slack off through the end, but all for good reason. Something had to give and I needed my book out. <o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I’ve got a few goals for next year, and unlike last year; I
don’t have complete control of them, the master goal is find an agent.
Everything beyond this will be gravy. :D <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">What I’m reading</b>:</span>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Song of Ice and Fire</b>
will be on the list for like the next half year, so I’m going to just assume
you know this. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">250 Thing You Should
Know About Writing</b> by Chuck Wendig – I follow his twitter, I follow his
blog, I can blame on a friend of mine. Buying his books I can only blame on
Chuck, because they’re funny as hell and filled with quick, sweet wisdom about
writing. If you are thinking about writing anything I encourage you to give it
a read. Get used to hearing the word “motherfucker” he likes it, and uses it
like most people use salt. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">What I’m listening to</b>:</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">North</b> by Matchbox
Twenty – More </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">specifically “Put Your Hands Up” They
got a little digital on this CD, and while it shocked me at first. I enjoyed
it. But I find that one song seems to get stuck on infinite repeat…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Today, any typos I make I’m going to blame on the Microsoft
Surface <tm> <o:p></o:p></tm></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I thought I would give it a try and see how well it could
work as my mobile authoring tool. If I find that I’m liking it, I might replace
out the Mac Air as my mobile tool of choice. There are still some major issues
that would need to be figure out. Like right now I can’t use Scrivener on the
RT. I’d have to upgrade to the pro when it comes out early next year. I’m also
not sold on the windows version of Scrivener, I’d have to take a better look.
But it might be fine to when I’m on the road and I can use the Mac version when
I’m at home and ready to do final work on a story.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The week has been amazing, I’ve gone from looking at my
first proof copy of my paperback book to seeing it for sale on Amazon. I hope
to do some promoting of the book as I go, but I’m going to be happy getting back
to doing the pen monkey work more.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The irons in the fire right now are; a Young Adult book, a comedy,
a magical fantasy, and I’m working on a Vampire romance book per my wife’s
requests. Already decided, I’m going to be finishing the YA book first, I’m
already 90k into it. Once I have that done, I’m going to sit back and see what’s
next. I want to submit some work to for feedback for Westercon, which needs to
be done by May. I also hope to run or be part of a panel this year. It’s
another one of my goals. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">But all of this is just steps to my goal of getting published.
This is the next real hurdle. The money be damned, if I can get a book on the
shelf with a publishers’ logo on it. My goal will be made. I’m not going to be delusional
that I could make King like money or something, just I’d like to say for sure
that I’m a published author. I’d like to go to a party and say “Yes, I’m
published.” And I don’t have to say “self-published”.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">In other news I’m trying to relax a little more, I even
spent a few hours over the weekend playing video games and I cooked dinner. I haven’t
done much of that as of late. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I’ve also been thinking about dropping coffee as a drink
again, I don’t like my dependency on it. But to do so would mean breaking contact
with some people I have come to think of as friends. It’s a tough decision to
make.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">What I have I been
reading:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">A Clash of Kings (Book
two of a Song of Ice and Fire) by George RR Martin</b> – This is a big enough book
that I’m going to be reading it for a few weeks. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I hear how heart breaking this series is, I’m
firm believer in loss for gain. I wonder what I’ll be saying at the end of book
5. If you can put up with the ups and downs I recommend giving it a read. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">What I’m listening to:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Lana Del Ray</b> – I found her through some cheap MP3 deals and I’ve
been really happy with what I found. I went back and picked up her first album.
I will warn you, I don’t think her music is for everyone. But it is for me. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her voice is quite lovely.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="TextRun SCX260859871" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; word-wrap: normal !important;" xml:lang="EN-US">I've been working very hard for you!</span><span class="EOP SCX260859871" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; word-wrap: normal !important;"> </span></div>
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<span class="TextRun SCX260859871" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; word-wrap: normal !important;" xml:lang="EN-US">The last time we talked I was deep in editing hell! My time with the Fairwood writer type authors was very eye opening, but it left me with the ragged tatters that was once my (almost ready) manuscript. It was no longer almost ready and it was in need of some serous updates. I'm sure I've talked about this before. The further I got behind in my release date the more I felt I should cut back on other activities. So I cut the blogging, the reading, the writing. Everything went into getting the book to my copy editor! </span><span class="EOP SCX260859871" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; word-wrap: normal !important;"> </span></div>
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<span class="TextRun SCX260859871" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; word-wrap: normal !important;" xml:lang="EN-US">My proofs are in the mail and I thought; </span><span class="TextRun SCX260859871" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; word-wrap: normal !important;" xml:lang="EN-US">What should I be doing now!? </span><span class="TextRun SCX260859871" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; word-wrap: normal !important;" xml:lang="EN-US"> I checked my blog and blanched at the fact I'd not talked to you since September, early September. </span><span class="EOP SCX260859871" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; word-wrap: normal !important;"> </span></div>
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It’s been a few! <o:p></o:p></div>
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Life has been busy, the summer proving to be far more active
than I expected. I never thought much of the summer; many people say summer is
the busiest part of the year, with is long day’s warm weather. I can’t say that
holds true for me normally, this year would be an exception. I had a ton of
activities and many trips starting from April. I’m actually hoping things can slow
down through September and most of October. Because starting October 25<sup>th</sup>
through the end of the year things will be crazy busy. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I’ve got one east coast wedding, plus a drive home from said
east coast, if everything works out the way that I want. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Adding one more thing to my list of too much to do; some how I got talked into participating
in two damn fantasy football leagues again. I always say I’m not going to do
any. By doing so, I hope I only get dragged into one. But once again I failed
to keep it singular. At least these ones are free. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<o:p><br /></o:p></div>
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After a few months of healing my hurt pinky, I think I’m
going to a specialist after all. I don’t think it’s going to heal any better than
it already has without help. Just mark
it down as one more stupid thing I’ve done to my body in the name of sports!<o:p></o:p></div>
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<o:p><br /></o:p></div>
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I feel the end of my edits for Corporate Policy coming on! I
can’t wait be done! There is going to be a little celebration around here! It
will feel good to compile it up and send it over to my copy editor! I’ve been
itching to just enjoy sometime with new writing, but I’ve been good and not
started till I get through these edits! <o:p></o:p></div>
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There is just so much discipline to being creative! <o:p></o:p></div>
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<o:p><br /></o:p></div>
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<b>What I’ve been
reading: <o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>Assassin Series </b>by
Robin Hobb – This covers the three books, I’ve just finished the last of them.
It really felt like a long read to me. Like I was loosing progress on my goal
of 100 books this year. But I’m right on schedule and there is nothing to be
worried about. This series has a major
muddle in the middle and it doesn’t go away easy. It’s most of the third book.
I’m shocked to be honest because the first two books were awesome. I have to
say some of the story in the books is shocking if you’ve actually met the
writer! I’m going to take a break from the world Hobb writes, but I will come
back soon. Promise.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Apathy and Other
Small Victories</b> by Paul Neilan – This book had me laughing on the first
page and it had me in hysterics at points. It was one of the funniest things I
have ever read. It’s one you really should add to your reading list. If you’ve
enjoyed anything by Max Berry, it’s a good match. My only disappointment is,
the book was written in 2007 and he’s never written another book (that I can
find) after. I hope he does at some point; I think I’d enjoy it. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I get the feeling after his first book was so good, he’s gotten
a case of the writers block. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<o:p><br /></o:p></div>
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<b>Movies: <o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>Definitely, Maybe – </b>My wife and I have been buying all the movies of one actor as kind of a
joke. I started doing it with Rachel Leigh Cook and so her actor of choice was
Ryan Reynolds. It was her night to pick and her choice was this gem. I don’t
mean that sarcastically, I really enjoyed the movie and I can’t believe that I
hadn’t heard anything about it before Amazon delivered it to me. It was a sweet
movie, with a real edge about how couples can separate and a unique look on how
it doesn’t have to be all drama.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>18<sup>th</sup> Angel</b> – this was my movie with Rachel Leigh Cook
starting. It was rather bad and total
cheese. Never own it, never watch it. I’m
happy it only cost me three bucks! I will miss the Spock hand clock. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<o:p><br /></o:p></div>
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<b>Music: <o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>Beacon </b>by Two
Door Cinema Club – All the bands I like or even know about are releasing new
albums this year! It’s been a great year for my iPod and a bad year for my
pocket book! This band I’d only first heard about a few months ago. I picked up
their first album and I was already begging for more! Luckily I didn’t have to wait
too long. Their second album released on the 4<sup>th</sup> of September. If
you haven’t given them a listen, take my word for it, worth a spin. Very fun
happy music.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Robert<o:p></o:p></div>
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A man’s wealth cannot be measured in
gold or jewels, nor can they be measured in any other kind of currency.<o:p></o:p></div>
<br />
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All wealth falls.<o:p></o:p></div>
<br />
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All possessions crumble to dust.<o:p></o:p></div>
<br />
<div align="center" style="text-align: center;">
The weight of a man can be found in
the people he stands by, in the family that he chooses, and the world he shapes
with them.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<div align="center" style="text-align: center;">
These are treasures, worth more per
ounce, inch, or denomination.<o:p></o:p></div>
<br />
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Because when they are gone, they are
missed the most. <o:p></o:p></div>
<br />
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No body cries for a dollar spent, yet
it’s gone just the same.<o:p></o:p></div>
<br />
<div align="center" style="text-align: center;">
A man builds this wealth and he takes
pride in watching it grow. <o:p></o:p></div>
<br />
<div align="center" style="text-align: center;">
Love matures better than any
interest.<o:p></o:p></div>
<br />
<div align="center" style="text-align: center;">
May you always be wealthy, in this
life and the next.</div>
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<div align="center" style="text-align: center;">
<o:p>Dedicated to: </o:p></div>
<div align="center" style="text-align: center;">
<o:p>Mike Barrett</o:p><br />
<o:p>April 1, 1971 - August 11, 2012</o:p></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4291241226861095956.post-43957334489929088002012-08-10T15:02:00.000-07:002012-08-10T15:02:15.977-07:00Summer bug<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Once the Olympics are over I’ll
be able to sleep! I keep finding myself staying up all hours of the night to
watch live events. Thank goodness this only comes once every 2 years; I think
I’d die from a lack of sleep if this continued. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not that I sleep much anyway, but I need what
little I get. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Besides living on caffeine, I
believe that these Olympics have been very successful, even with few black
marks that I’ve read about. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The criticism I’ve heard the most
is that NBC’s only showing online content to those spending more than $100 on
their cable/satellite subscriptions. I do, so I didn’t think much about it till
I talked with many of my friend’s that don’t even have a TV setup. So those in
the US are left blacked-out while the rest of the world has access to free,
easy to use, streams. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I don’t think that anyone should
have to pay to watch the Olympics, sure if you go see it in person you should
pay to have a seat in the arena.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But
having to pay for the televised coverage? No. It’s <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>so monetized with ads already it’s almost
painful.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Every time the ads change it
kills my video for a few seconds, which sucks when trying to watch basketball. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Articles about the issue: </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<a href="http://lifehacker.com/5930437/how-an-american-can-stream-the-bbcs-official-olympics-coverage-and-overcome-nbcfail"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">http://lifehacker.com/5930437/how-an-american-can-stream-the-bbcs-official-olympics-coverage-and-overcome-nbcfail</span></a></div>
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<a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/jul/30/nbc-fail-buggy-whip-olympics"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/jul/30/nbc-fail-buggy-whip-olympics</span></a><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Project Subaru 25b</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I’m getting the bug again. It’s
an evil and expensive bug when I catch it and my immune system is ill fit to
handle it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">It’s time for another Subaru
project! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">So I’m going to take my heavily
modified Subaru RS and make it a different heavily modified Subaru. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I want something that looks a
little different and is easier to use on the street than the current
configuration. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I’m looking at a company in the
UK that makes 22b body kit, my current plans are to import it and then have it
repainted in the traditional 22b blue. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then
I want to update the engine to a 2.5 STi Spec engine and tranny and set the
wider stance on the tires. I will label this the first 25b. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">My first plan is to find a 05 -07
STi donor car for the base parts I’m going to need for the mechanical work. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
<br />
<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Birthday!</b><br />
I’m 35 now! It’s been hard days of drinking and having a good time. Part of the
celebration was enjoying a cabin with friends.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Of course none of this helped with how far behind I am with my writing.
I’m going to buckle down this whole weekend and get another chapter or two done
before Monday. </span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Online classes</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I’ve been taking an online Sci-Fi
and Fantasy class, but the format revolves around peer grading. It’s a free
class, so my peers are just what you’d think. I’ve talked with others that have
been taking the class locally and we all agree we aren’t getting <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>what we want out of it. Sounds like we are
going to drop and never look back. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Things I'm reading:<o:p></o:p></span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I Have a lot of books that I’m
reading right now that I’ve talked about before, but because of the class I’m
in I’ve not completed them yet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But here
is the new one. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Royal Assassin</b> by Robin Hobb – The first book was good enough that
I needed to start up the second right away. I’ll get right into the third book
next for sure. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></o:p><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">That’s it for now, just some
quick points into my summer. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I’m off to get a little more drinking
in before my weekend. </span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Robert<o:p></o:p></span><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4291241226861095956.post-87045439026412318052012-07-30T20:00:00.000-07:002012-07-30T20:00:13.504-07:00Let the Games Begin!<div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCX48261451" style="margin-left: 0px; text-indent: 0px;">
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<span class="TextRun SCX48261451" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold;" xml:lang="EN-US">Olympics, Olympics, OLYMPICS!</span><span class="EOP SCX48261451" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></div>
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<span class="TextRun SCX48261451" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Man I have been waiting a long time for them and now they are here! Ten full days of international sport at some of the best and strangest games that the world has to offer! I have to give big props to NBC and all the work they are doing to make sure that viewers get to see every minute of it. I'm guilty of using all my laptops and my TV to make sure I have as many games on at once as I possibly can. Saturday alone, I had Men's Doubles Badminton, Archery, and Woman's Handball all at the same time.</span><span class="EOP SCX48261451" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></div>
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<span class="TextRun SCX48261451" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">A second issue that I'm having; I don't think that I'm going to be seeing much sleep. This next week, games start at 1am and go ALL NIGHT LONG. I've already stayed up to 3:30am opening night to watch the first sports and Sunday at 6am the US Men's Basketball played.</span><span class="EOP SCX48261451" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></div>
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<span class="TextRun SCX48261451" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Of all the sports that are currently being played, I think that they should make the TV show "Wipeout" as one of the sports they run. They could do use three different obstacles as "heats" for elimination into the metal round (AKA: the Wipeout Zone). They also have to keep the hosts of the show. I believe that it would make Japan and the US as the favored countries going into the Olympics. </span><span class="EOP SCX48261451" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></div>
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<span class="TextRun SCX48261451" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Other games I believe should be Olympics sports: </span><span class="EOP SCX48261451" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></div>
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<span class="TextRun SCX48261451" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold;" xml:lang="EN-US">Indoor Soccer</span><span class="TextRun SCX48261451" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US"> - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZITAM8p73M</span><span class="EOP SCX48261451" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></div>
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I'll get to my blog in a moment; I just wanted to give
sympathy's to family and friends of those hurt in the Colorado Springs
shootings. Everyone should be safe to enjoy art, stories, movies, and life
without the worry that someone being so selfish as to take it from them
maliciously. This is to the people who lost their life following their passion,
and to those whom had one of their favorite stories darkly tainted. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Don’t' forget what Batman is about, regular people standing
up against the atrocities of the wicked. <o:p></o:p></div>
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My title this week is because I dislocated my left pinky
playing soccer and is in a splint. I play keeper, so yes I'm the only man in
the WORLD that can hurt their hands while playing a foot sport. Go me. I'm
letting the swelling go down, but I might be taking a trip the finger doctor
guy. If it still feels like this in a few weeks I don’t see how I can avoid
going under the knife. It's going to be awesome time, really, I not even lying
that much right now. <o:p></o:p><span style="background-color: white;">I took a picture then thought better of posting it, you're welcome.</span></div>
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The weather around my house has been hard to follow, while I
read about the rest of the US living in an heat wave, Seattle finds its self
unclear. The weather moves between 80 and sunny, to 50 and downpour. I'm used
to Seattle having wet winters and dry summers. But the last two years this has been
the case. It was kind of fun to watch Seattle be the only place in the
contiguous United States that wasn't suffering from some kind of heat wave.
This year I wonder; is world weather shifting?<o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="http://geekandsundry.com/">http://geekandsundry.com/</a><o:p></o:p></div>
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Ok I’m kind of an addict right now trying to catch up on it
all. I really didn’t think that much of Felicia Day other works, but this has
been fun. It’s less formatted and more just about what they want to do and I’m
the first person to tell you I’m behind that kind of internet play, 101% If
they can keep it up and rolling I’m looking forward to seeing what they can do.
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If this is your kind of place you should also check out: <o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="http://www.screwattack.com/">http://www.screwattack.com/</a>
- I place that I have loved following for years, I still miss Dustan. <o:p></o:p></div>
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- Del and I never miss a week (mostly because I won’t let her) <o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="http://cinemassacre.com/">http://cinemassacre.com/</a>
- Angry Video Game Nerd (when not making his movie) and interesting looks and
movies. <o:p></o:p></div>
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LUNAR! <o:p></o:p></div>
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I'm not really that big of a gamer; when I was younger I
always thought that I was. I did play a lot of games, and I owned even more. But,
I think, of all the traits that make you a gamer; you have to finish games you
start. The easy ones, the hard ones (so hard they make you toss controllers about
the room. Maybe they should make controllers out of super-ball rubber?), I
found that I rarely finished a game and when I did, it was an RPG. I didn't
really think about it at the time (just I believed I was a crock of a gamer
that needed to keep his horrible deeds under wraps), but I think what kept me
playing RPG games was the story, not the action of Contra or the castle
crushing antics of Super Mario Brothers.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I've said this a few times my favorite game series was
Lunar, I did a blog article a while back when I guest appeared on Amber's blog.
I enjoyed doing that so much that I pulled out my collection and looked it
over. It was good, but it wasn't...perfect. <o:p></o:p></div>
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TO THE WORLD OF EBAY! <o:p></o:p></div>
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I had the first Sega CD Lunar with the original cover and
the two complete remakes for the PlayStation, also I had some of the strategy
guides wrapped. But I was missing the Lunar 2 hardback strat and I didn't even
own Lunar 2 for the Sega CD. From the day after that blog, till now I've spent
time looking for and putting together the rest of what was released. In both US
and Japan. I give to you…the list!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Lunar, Lunar 2.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Lunar Walking School. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Lunar, Lunar 2, Lunar Walking School<o:p></o:p></div>
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Lunar (First ED cover), Lunar (Embossed cover), Lunar 2<o:p></o:p></div>
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Manuals: Lunar, Lunar 2<o:p></o:p></div>
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Lunar, Lunar 2<o:p></o:p></div>
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1 Ghaleon punching puppet. (Not pictured)<o:p></o:p></div>
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Lunar Legends<o:p></o:p></div>
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Lunar: Dragon Song<o:p></o:p></div>
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Lunar: Silver Star Harmony Collectors ED<o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="http://www.lunar-net.com/">http://www.lunar-net.com/</a>
has about the best website ever for the game and It has stuck around for a long
time now. I hope it's always there. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Amy and Roger's Epic Detour</b> by Morgan Matson - It was
an interesting read, it falls into more of the darker YA I have been seeing
where Amy’s father dies and she’s left behind while feeling that everything
that happens is her fault. The story is a very interesting trip across America
going against the rules her mother placed on her. I didn’t feel they completed
enough plot threads to make me happy. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Assassin's Apprentice</b> by Robin Hobb - Keeping with my
theme of only reading books that start with A in the title, I've added Robin's
book to my pile of "too much stuff to get through". After spending a
whole weekend around her and my wife spending a sometime with her at Comic-Con,
I thought I should get the know her writing better than not at all. Just started, but well written. I'm already
given the impression that this isn't your typically authored book. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="background-color: white;">Ted </b><span style="background-color: white;">– It was cute
and it was fun, but I don’t see myself buying it till it’s in the Wal-Mart
discount bin. It was fun to watch, but it was basically like watching a live
action family guy episode</span></div>
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<b>Cars 2</b> - Okay people, what was the problem with Cars
2? Was it juts not funny enough? Was something missing? I mean I felt it had
all the points I'd expect from a Pixar movie. I think if people liked Brave
they should have liked this one. Note: I've never seen all of Cars 1, just
parts while it played in the corner at home. I liked it, so there.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="background-color: white;">Pedro the Lion</b><span style="background-color: white;"> - Next up on my tour of collecting the
completed works of tour; Pedro. I've owned Control and Winners Never Quit. I've
followed up buyin: It's Hard to Find a Friend, Achilles Heel, Whole EP, The
Only Reason I Feel Secure, Progress, and Tour ED '04.</span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span><span style="background-color: white;">Thank you Amazon MP3.</span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span><span style="background-color: white;">When I create my next sublime character,
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<b>Beach House, Bloom</b> - I picked up their newest CD
Bloom for 5 bucks, I was told about it by my brother. It's very dream pop,
something I'd say I first really liked when I heard...<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Summer Twins</b> - <a href="http://summertwinsmusic.com/">http://summertwinsmusic.com/</a>
They opened for Mathew Sweet when he came to town and after listening to Beach
House I needed to some dreaming surf funk sounds, they fit the bill nicely. But
I needed something harder so I listen to...<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Helmet - </b>Some hard-core surf punk, I could do this
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But I won’t I’m massively behind on my editing, so much I’m
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<span class="TextRun SCX163152977" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Edvard Munch “The Scream” made in 1893, let it be known kiddies, if you paint on cardboard you too might be able to sell it for 120 MILLON dollars! </span></div>
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<span class="TextRun SCX163152977" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">You think Edvard ever thought that this work would sell for that? “Hey, hon. Check this out! It’s worth 120 million. Don’t toss out those pizza boxes!”</span></div>
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<span class="TextRun SCX163152977" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Picked up a few books on Grammar, by reading this you might be able to tell I haven’t read them yet! Actually I started to look at one and I’ve read about linking verbs now. Then I tossed the book aside and did a few pages of edits for my book. I’m not sure if it’s helping or making it worse. I need my editor to come back from Comic-Con so that I can hear how bad I messed things up. </span><span class="EOP SCX163152977" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></div>
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<span class="TextRun SCX163152977" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">To this end; I think that my idea of broken grammar should be "art" that people should mail me 120 million dollars for the privilege of owning the rites all my first draft manuscripts. For that price I'll even throw in the movie rights, go ahead, you can have them, now give me the hat made of money.</span><span class="EOP SCX163152977" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></div>
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<span class="TextRun SCX163152977" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Speaking of second, third, and fourth drafts (and on and on), I'd like to say that I'm super deep into my next draft of my book. But that wouldn't be a true statement. After collecting feedback from a few places, there are a few overhauls that need to be done on the start of the book. </span><span class="TextRun SCX163152977" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">One of the ongoing themes every published author told me; I need to make sure that every book can stand alone. I'm doing some work that should help this, but I'm not looking for a complete reboot of the book. Some of the changes that I'm doing will require a few fixes to the first book too. I'm not sure how that will look to the people have already bought my first book, but I promise that you aren’t missing anything. In fact, I can say that you have more with your current edition than the updated one. </span><span class="EOP SCX163152977" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></div>
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<span class="TextRun SCX163152977" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;" xml:lang="EN-US">Once I'm famous I'm going to turn in a dog turd and say "Publish it, I'm the Dufalo bitch!" </span><span class="EOP SCX163152977" style="font-family: Calibri,Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></div>
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4291241226861095956.post-63319056615350292762012-07-09T17:43:00.002-07:002012-07-09T17:51:40.062-07:00There is nothing wrong with a Brazilian falling through the ceiling<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“There is nothing wrong with a Brazilian falling through the
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Mike Shepherd<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Ok this is quote may have been taken <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">way</i> out of context from a Westercon panel but I really loved it. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">It was Westercon 65 over the weekend and it was only my
second Con ever. I didn’t even know what I should expect, but I didn’t think
that it would have been that awesome! I have a lot of people to thank so let me
get the list. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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First I want to thank my friends at the NWIA, they were fun to hang with, and
they kept positive when it was very clear this was not a con that should of have
had a dealer’s room. I think our highlight was when Guest of Honor, Robin Hobb
came by and talked with us for about 10 minutes. Well it was for me. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Next, to all the authors that I met and talked with during
the con, wow! <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">David Silas</b> –
Great chatting with you about my books, and your feedback was wonderful. You
have changed my story ark so much and you don’t even know yet. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Susan Matthews</b> –
I read over your notes and hope that all my action scenes will deserve that
kind of praise.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Gregory Wilson</b> –
You are an amazing panelists, your feedback was even better, your right on my
grammar and I think in the end what you said is right, I need to care more and
show that. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Anna Sheehan</b> –
You stopped me on the way out of your panel to talk with me. The advice was
well received, I promise you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m going
to buy a copy of your German book so I can put the cover on your English one as
you loved it so much more!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I’m so glad that I
got the chance to connect with you on YA writing, I’d love the chance to do it
again soon. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Robin Hobb</b> – Who
has a picture of my back up on her blog, forever I’ll be part of Hobb’s blog
HAHAHA! But I do want to thank Robin, she has to be about the most down to
earth Guest of Honor to have ever done a con. I can’t tell you how many little
conversations I had with her and even had some questions most wouldn’t ask
answered. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">My favorite question to ask was what her favorite Pixar
movies were.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Answer: Incredibles , then, Up. She has not seen Brave yet.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Also she saved my friend from being crush by a door, and
signed all the books she brought to the Con.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">And lastly, I want to give a very special thanks to…</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Mike Shepherd</b> –
After a panel I asked him if he had two minutes to talk, he said sure. We moved
down the hall to another room and he didn’t give me two minutes, he gave me a
whole hour. I had a very well published, and Guest of Honor for Orycon,
answering my questions, one on one no one else there. He was very patient and was
willing to sit there for as long as I wanted to talk his ear off. I couldn’t
believe it, I was very, very, honored. And if you haven’t bought every one of
his 15 books, do it right damn now! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Those are the big ones that I wanted to thank; there were many,
many, many, more that I didn’t name and its shame on me that I didn’t give them
all the credit they deserve. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">On to the details!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">This was the best Con for west coast authors, ever.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">This was not the best Con for west coast Sci-Fi fans.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Norwest con and Comi-Con is your fan con headquarters for
the west coast this year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(I haven’t
been to Orycon yet, but I’m betting it will be more fan friendly as well.)<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Westercon, welcome to the writer’s wet dream.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">It’s was a small con of about a thousand I’d say, and I’d
say 65% writers, the rest were made up of dealers, artists, costumers, and
filk. There weren’t as many panels and so unlike Norwescon, there were a lot of
panelists from other panels sitting in the audience with you enjoying the
conversation too. Really awesome stuff.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Also the groups were smaller in most panels
which translated to more open discussion and more of your personal questions
getting more attention. It was really wonderful.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Also there was more debate and ponder panels on, types of dragons,
bad guys, things of this nature. Norwescon it was more how to and first time
panels. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I’m not sure if this is the usual for this con, but I think
that it should be. I loved to see a con, once a year where you have to
manuscript under your belt to get in. Nothing published, but you have to show
that you are indeed writing, or blogging or whatever. I learned so much and not
knowing if I’ll ever get the chance to do so again, I’m lucky to have been a
part of this one. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I sold a book on Amazon Saturday and I don’t know who to,
I’m all jumpy when I think about a stranger looking at my book,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I get worried they won’t like it!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But I’m glad that I sold a book! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I’m going to be heads down in the rewrite, of Corporate
Policy, till August 1<sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">st</span></sup>. With all the feedback in I’ll have my hands
really full with that. But I’ll try and keep you all in the loop!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Oil and Water has been set to the side at word count of 82K,
I knew it was going to happen, but I really hoped I’d have been closer to done,
I set out for a 100K manuscript and I’m looking at 160K. It really is going to
be a fat pony. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Books I’ve read: <o:p></o:p></span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Saving Zoe</b> by
Alyson Noel – Good book, I liked that it was darker for a YA read and it used a
dairy for a plot moving prop. It was a good change from what I have been
reading as of late. It’s also got me thinking about starting up my own dairy. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">500 More Ways To Be A
Better Writer</b> by Chuck Wendig – Foul language and not safe for work jokes
make this the best book on how to write ever. Its more tips on what you should
and shouldn’t be doing and less on the direct craft. I recommend it to anyone
that has started a manuscript. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Movies I’ve watched:<o:p></o:p></span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">A new area I thought I’d put down. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">2010</b> – Old movie,
but it was on Netflix and I wanted to check it out again. I’m glad I did. Such
a lovely story. Now that I’m reading more I may go and pick up all the books
and start going through them. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">American Reunion</b>
– Funny movie that is really a more an “Oh remember this actor?” kind of plot.
But it was a good laugh reel, and that’s what these movies were all about. I
will say some of the actors don’t seem like they have aged a day, creepy!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Music: <o:p></o:p></span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Aimee Mann</b> – I’m
just going through anything and everything that she’s released; I’ve been picking
an artist once a month to fill out my collection with their music. This month
it’s been her. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Robert<o:p></o:p></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4291241226861095956.post-53399814764808795472012-06-29T12:34:00.002-07:002012-06-29T12:34:55.709-07:00Schools out for CONS!Okay (I'm done using OK, till I mess up and do use it) like holy crap! Lost deep in the heads down, no time to look up, better learn how to breathe ink because it’s the only air I’m going to get this month, first drafts and web book crazy! (Yeah that’s has hard to read as it’s been to do.)<br />
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While I’m not going to all the cons my co-author (the second half of the pen name Stanley Dufalo) is heading off to this month. (Run on sentence warning) We needed to get cracking to have pages done for when she’s on a plane (with or without snakes) and/or too drunk, passed out in a gutter with the rest of the Con goers because they had too much Joss Whedon dust, and are LSD tripping on Firefly reunion with a Avengers crossovers. <br />My real worry is now that we’ve started a web book about zombies coming to life at Comi-Con, and Rob Zombie is going to be the opening act for the event, we have written too close to real life and we are going see art become fact! So Del, get ready to live your damn story, because it’s coming! Myself, on the other hand better find a dead end job mall, because I get to play Elliott, but now that I think about it I don’t think we ever gave him a job and so, I can fit right in buying a cup of coffee. <br />
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Right now my day goes a little like this:<br />1. Stumble out of bed.<br />2. Somehow find myself at work. <br />Do stuff<br />3. Complete job 1 and go play some kind of sport/raid.<br />4. Pull out Oil and Water, write at least a thousand words on first draft.<br />5. Work on From Beer to Apocalypse (remember how to spell apocalypse) <br />6. Mourn my stagnate blog while doing nothing about it and then head to be about 2:30 AM so can do it all again the next day. <br />It’s a great life; I even try and watch a little Military Channel in bed, but that lasts about 5 minutes before I’m snoring, and subsequently getting kicked all night by the wife to turn the hell over. <br />
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I’m going to Westercon, the highlight of this con, for me will be having the manuscript, Cooperate Policy dragged over the coals by professional writers. All this, will be just in time for me to start making all my updates I’ve planned out in July. I’m right on time and where I want to be. The cover isn’t, but I’ve seen betas of it and I look forward to seeing the final soon. <br />I’m a little disappointed in writing panels at Westercon, I’d have liked to seen a few more on writing. I think that Norwescon was much better for this. Westercon should have taken me up on my offer to run a panel or two, I think they needed it and looking over the list of what they have so far, it’s sparse and they aren’t using all their rooms effectively. Also, it seems I’m supposed to be registering at the same time I’m supposed to be in a few of the panels so F*** that, better fix it. How the hell am I supposed to get to my Anime girls panel on time. <br />Okay guys, let me solve the mystery for ya; the Otaku is all about the hawt girl with the big gun playing a dominate roll, but still too sexually frustrated to know what to do in the sack. Done, saved you an hour of your time, enjoy the registry line. <br />
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<strong>From Beer to Apocalypse</strong>, is starting up Chapter 3 this Monday, I’m really excited about this. We start to get into the really down and dirty zombie brain eating, Oregon under siege, I’m on a boat motherf***er, story now. (minus the boat, sorry to get your hopes up, I shouldn’t have done that.) We seem to have about 20 loyal readers and love you all. Tell a few friends I’d love to get us to 30 loyal readers by the end of summer. <br />
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<strong>What am I reading right now:</strong> <br />Books: <br />
<strong>The Perks of Being a Wallflower</strong> by Stephen Chbosky – Not bad, I saw the movie ad and wanted to check out the book. I enjoyed it, but I felt the writhing was too simplistic for someone that getting straight A’s in high school. It was basically the main characters letters to another person, so maybe they were trying to capture that in an art like way. Worth a read all the same. <br />
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<strong>Fifty Shades of Gray </strong>by E. L. James – I have never wanted to knife myself while reading a book so bad in my life. It’s been really popular and I try and look at books that are “big” so I can keep a pulse on the fiction world. That said, the whole plot could be written out in about 60 pages if you remove the bland sex from the book. Only redeeming quality is if they can get the whole Twilight movie cast to do the Gray movie, double points if they can make it porn. <br />
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<strong>A Series of Unfortunate Events</strong> by Lemony Snicket – I’m on book 1 of 13 now, I’m enjoying it, but doing the audio so I get the pleasure of having Tim Curry read them to me. Totally awesome and he’s really good at it. This will keep my car stereo busy for a few weeks. <br />
<br />Manga: <br /><strong>Stepping on Roses</strong> 3-6 : Plot is really moving along, story is going well and art is holding up. If you like romance like stories, it’s worth a read. <br />
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<strong>Air Gear</strong> 23: This has been one of the better ones in a few installments. The one thing that happens when a series goes over 20 books is that the plot seems to grind to a crawl in my opinion. OhGreat has avoided that in most cases. I’M LOOKING AT YOU NEGIMA!<br />
<br />MUSIC: <br /><strong>Go</strong> by Motion City Soundtrack – One of the better albums they have done, love’n it! <br />
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<strong>Speak in Code</strong> by Eve 6 – Came out and April and I didn’t notice, very late 70s punk feel, like the Police. Also good!<br />
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<strong>Synthetica</strong> by Metric – Still getting a feel for this one, but first impressions, not as good as there last CD. <br />
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<strong>Siamese Dream</strong> by Smashing Pumpkins – Yeah it was 1992 and it was amazing. Well it was just remastered. I picked up the deluxe version. This will be weekend candy for me. <br />
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OK (Ha got me) enough for now, <br />
Robert DufaloUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4291241226861095956.post-60824906762568660832012-06-11T01:00:00.000-07:002012-06-11T01:00:01.925-07:00A Time Away<br />
It’s been a few, and knowing that I needed to get a blog update out, it was time to put the nose to the grindstone, or maybe better said, "another grindstone"<br />
My friend Joe thinks that I'm a work alcoholic, I'm starting to believe him, now I just need to start focusing my powers to those things that make me more money! Look out Trump, I'm moving in.<br />
Ok that's not happening, so lets move on.<br />
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A close friend of mine had their wedding in Hong Kong and so not willing to miss it for the world, I boarded an aircraft and traveled to the other side of said world to be a part of it. When I say be a part of it, I really do mean it. I think that everyone in attendance felt like they were part of it. It was one of the most touching wedding I’ve seen, and I have been to many weddings in my time.<br />
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Hong Kong is an interesting place, once you get used to it. And once you are used to it, you really can't help but enjoy it. I found their mass transit to really be one of the best I have ever seen, Mark had told me a little about it before, but seeing it in action (and I do mean in action) it's something that anyone that wanted a PHD in transportation should study closely. Also the best drivers in the WORLD are Hong Kong bus drivers, I say this with all honesty, I've never seen drivers like them. They take these double decker busses and move them around crowds, thins roads, and up and down mountain roads that are perched over looking huge drops. Still they get everywhere on time like some kind of inhuman atomic clock.<br />
The malls are fun because instead if sprawling out over miles of land they go up, and up, and UP. You don’t walk you take escalators up and down, each floor has a ring of shops so you walk a ring, go up a level then walk another ring.<br />
I also want to take a second to thank Mark's family, they were all very kind of me and invited me out to do things with them, for someone that didn't have a real plan, it was nice to piggy back on their plans. I also seemed to run into them everywhere, even the airport when I was getting ready to leave.<br />
Chris, Marks longtime friend, was great too, when everyone else was busy or sleeping Chris and I stayed up late at bars drinking while bartenders kept calling for last rounds after every drink we ordered. (Note to travelers: I think there is about 6 lasts calls in Hong Kong, starting at 2am and ending about 4am.)<br />
I hope to see you all again soon and thank you for helping to make my stay in Hong Kong that much better. I was honored.<br />
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Around this I’ve been working hard on my first draft of Oil and Water, my first attempt at a Young Adult book. It’s sitting at 60,000 words now and it’s coming along. It’s not coming as smoothly as I’d thought it would and I find myself doing a lot of work on it to make sure I get high school details right. I’m also learning there are A LOT of things that I didn’t do in high school that maybe I should have! While Nic is going to be valedictorian and get the chance to give the big speech that was never something I wanted to do myself. So there has been a lot of things I've had to learn on the fly like. When should I have started applying to colleges? When should I have taken my SAT? What day should I have taken them on? When should I start hearing back from colleges? How do you get a full right to a college?<br />
Kennedy on the other hand was much easier for me because while we both got good grades in high school (And only starting in high school, let me be clear on that) I wasn't pushing to be some kind of all state academic superstar. So trudge on through this first draft marking out all the things that I enjoyed from high school and finding a lot of things that I missed wondering why I didn't try them at the time.<br />
My feed back is back on my Cooperate Policy and I'm looking forward to doing some cleanup and getting that to editors before I look to release. The cover is coming along and I might do some sneak peak stuff on it soon. But as long as I don't let other author things I want to do get the way, I'll be on schedule and you'll be able to pick it up at the start of October.<br />
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Anime, I'm not sure what's happened here, but I'm not watching very much if it, by that I mean I haven't watched anything in months. I'm still reading a boat load of Manga, but no real Anime. I don't like this, some of the best stories I've ever seen are based in Anime and I don't want to start limiting myself to less. I'm going to have make sure and force myself into following again, find some stories and stock up on episodes.<br />
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Porn and Sex in literature.<br />
As I sit here I'm reading a draft of a book that I've been asked to give feed back on and there is a sex scene. I looked up from my seat at work cafeteria and I wondered what people would think if they knew just what I was reading right now? Of all the books I read, there is sex in many of them. I'm willing to bet the people reading around me, there sex in those books too. So I ask; is it really ok at work? Because there are no pictures? Why can't I just sit here and read a playboy with a brown paper front? Only I'm reading it and no one else knows. Then again if I turn the playboy around and show it to people is that bad? How about if they read my book? Or if I read aloud?<br />
Such a strange world.<br />
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What am I reading:<br />
A slow few weeks. I spent a lot of time writing and reading a friend's book and as it's not published it I won't tell you about that one.<br />
How ever I found time for this one:<br />
<b>The Art of Fielding</b> by Chad Harbach - Sarah Dessen turned me onto the book and I gave it a try, I'm liking it! I'm the throws (inside joke) of the end and I have NO idea how it's going to finish. Every well done, very good reading. The Characters are a mess!<br />
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I'm going to be doing a post every other week for a few, just a lot of writing I need to get done.<br />
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RobertUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4291241226861095956.post-10441469289958820452012-05-16T11:23:00.002-07:002012-05-16T11:23:28.669-07:00Hong Kong, here I come!<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">It’s really starting to get warm outside! I don’t think that
I’m used to getting this much sun this early in the season! Next Tuesday I
leave for Hong Kong and I’m wondering just how hot it’s going to be there. I’m
going for a wedding so I get to be hot AND in a suit, fun-fun. <br />
On the other hand it’s the first time that I’m ever going to be in China and I’m
looking forward to seeing a different part of the world and I’ll bring back
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">A good friend of mine invited me along to the Death Cab for
Cutie concert and I’m major happy that I went with! It was an epic show and an
amazing end and I have to say all kinds of thoughts about the third book in the
Dinatech series went through my head. You see I seem to scheme plot the best
when I’m listening to music, and in this case live music seems to work just as well.
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I don’t want to say too much about the third book because most
of you haven’t had the opportunity to read the second book yet. But it made me
smile, I can’t wait to start laying out the book. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Also I want Zooey Deschanel to pose for the
cover of the third book, anyone have a good way to beg her into it? I sent a
tweet isn’t that how all these crazy internet stories start? <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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my beta reading team, I got some valuable feedback that I think is really going
to pull the story tighter together. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Books I’m currently reading: <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">The Calling</b> by
Kelley Armstrong – I’m about half way through it now, it wasn’t the kind of
follow up I was expecting after the first book. It’s a real change from her
normal story telling. I’ll keep you in the loop about it. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Hunting Kat</b> by
Kelley Armstrong – I know, I’m on a big Kelley kick the last few weeks. She’s
put out a lot of things and I’m still working to catch up. This wasn’t the
story I was expecting, but I just started get back to you on this next week.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><strong>Call Me Maybe</strong> by Carly Rae Jepsen – I heard it and I couldn’t
help not liking it. I love songs with strings in them, even if there synthesized.
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4291241226861095956.post-81391202244100650692012-05-10T11:36:00.002-07:002012-05-10T11:36:30.933-07:00And rest it!<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Okay, enough talk about how busy my writing is, because you
know it, you've known it for few blogs now. Let’s talk about other subjects
that would be way more fun of they were accomplished by a normal person. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>OH yeah almost at 30K words in manuscript. :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">It’s been full weekends the last few weeks I’m hoping this
one will be a little slower. I still think I’m going to a Death Cab concert
this Sunday so all is not lost in the life of being too busy to breathe! I have
a work flag football team call the “Coasters” and we play football for the
flimsy excuse to bring a keg to every game and drink ourselves stupid. We get
the bye this week so that adds to my relax time, trust me it’s a lot of work
getting 20 people and keg together. You’d think this would just fall into place
for ya. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I may have some good friends of mine moving into our small
town of Milton, I don’t know what I’m going to do if that happens. I’ll have
never lived this close to friends since I was like 12. Even growing up I’d
stopped hanging around with the kids in my own neighborhood by then. I’m
thinking about how we can have fun with a favorite football team town rivalry
thing this fall.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Oh the options. Anyway
I’m super stoked but I’m trying to not show it till it’s done and official.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Stay Close</b>, by
Harland Coben –<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Murder mystery,
thriller, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Very well done, I actually
learned a few things about how I want to write from this one. I will have to
read a few more of his books soon, this is a genre I’m not used to. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">The Boyfriend List</b>,
by E. Lockhart – YA, Romance, I don’t know why, but I couldn’t put this one
down. There was nothing that stood out about this book, but I enjoyed it and
finished in like hours. It’s not a long book, and very slice of life. Good
times. Pick it up. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Perfect Chemistry</b>,
by Simone Elkeles – YA, Romance, I read this one and the Boyfriend List because
I wanted to read books that were in subjects that I’m currently wring in my own
manuscript, Oil and Water. While I enjoyed the other, this one started good but
by the end I couldn’t believe in the main characters anymore and the end was
too sappy for me to take, and that’s saying a lot. Don’t pick it up.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Darkest Powers Bonus
Pack</b>, by Kelly Armstrong – YA, Supernatural, I’m currently reading this one
but mostly done. Just some small short stories wrapping around the 3 book
trilogy, this work fills in holes. I always like her stuff so you know the answer
already that I’m enjoying it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Silversun Pickups – Neck of the Woods. It’s been on pera-repeat
in my music players. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span class="TextRun SCX197315902" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important; font-size: 11pt; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; word-wrap: normal !important;" xml:lang="EN-US">In other news I've been writing like a mad man, I'm about 16k into my 100k manuscript for Oil and Water. Sundays so far have been a great day for writing. Last Sunday I started this work and I got out 4K and then worked a little each day after. This Sunday I did 6K in one day, it's a first time best for me. I'm rather impressed, the most I've ever done in one day before this was 4K. </span><span class="EOP SCX197315902" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important; font-size: 11pt; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; word-wrap: normal !important;"> </span></div>
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<span class="TextRun SCX197315902" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important; font-size: 11pt; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; word-wrap: normal !important;" xml:lang="EN-US">Also I'm still writing on From Beer to Apocalypse, page 10 just went up, it's the second page that I've written after page 3 and 4. Del has been doing the plot setup pages and I have been doing many of the reaction pages. I’m starting to see a theme going on here, but it's working so you don't mess with what works right? </span><span class="EOP SCX197315902" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important; font-size: 11pt; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; word-wrap: normal !important;"> </span></div>
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</span></span></b><b><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.5pt;">Wizard of the Grove. –
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.5pt;">This is one of the most epic feeling stories I’ve ever read, every
character in the book was lovable to me and I found myself caring about them so
much that I did cry and laugh at their adventures as they happened. The build up at the start of the story goes
against what a lot of people teach in writing an opening. Maybe that’s what I
love about it so much. It is my favorite
book ever; it’s almost time to read it again. I wish they would get it on the
Kindle. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.5pt;">It was poetry that told a story, and I found that I came to love
each and every character and I felt myself pulling for them so much I’d grip
tighter when the drama would come. It’s a must read for anyone that enjoys a
love story, a story of magic, a story of families, all are wrapped well
together so well in this book. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.5pt;">This was a set of short stories that she compiled to make one
novella and it has to be one of the most brilliant stories about a Wizard ever.
I can only strive to live up to making a character this amazing. Magdelene, the worlds most powerful, and
laziest Wizard. Anyone that writes
anything about magic should have to read this book, love or hate it. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.5pt;">This sounds rather default, but I’ve not seen many complete worlds
of magic that was both involving and fun. The story is better because how much
there depth to the world there is and it allows you to lose yourself in the
story and the world. I do hope she comes back to tell more wizard stories in
this world.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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this book they focus on Paige Winterbourne. She’s a witch that works magic in a
modern day setting. I like the idea of how magic lasted through the ages and
that magic could just be around any corner.
Armstrong puts a great twist on how magic works and how it’s hung-on and
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<span class="TextRun SCX197315902" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important; font-size: 11pt; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; word-wrap: normal !important;" xml:lang="EN-US">Tuesday I was in Portland to watch the Matthew Sweet Girlfriend 20th anniversary tour. I remember when that CD came out...20 years ago?! Really? Damn it I'm getting old! I took two good friends and my brother with me and made a day trip out of it. On the way we hit a German restaurant in Vancouver (Washington), Gustav's. If you get the chance to go, it's a must. I had the Lamb shank, AMAZING! On Wednesday in Seattle, I went to see Matthew at the Triple Door. I spent the money for a VIP table (</span><span class="TextRun SCX197315902" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important; font-size: 11pt; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; word-wrap: normal !important;" xml:lang="EN-US">table 11, totally get it if you can for any show)</span><span class="TextRun SCX197315902" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important; font-size: 11pt; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; word-wrap: normal !important;" xml:lang="EN-US"> and made a date of it with the wife. It was worth every penny and them some. </span><span class="EOP SCX197315902" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important; font-size: 11pt; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; word-wrap: normal !important;"> </span></div>
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<div class="Paragraph SCX197315902" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important; color: windowtext; font-size: 8pt; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: normal !important;" xml:lang="EN-US">
<span class="TextRun SCX197315902" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important; font-size: 11pt; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; word-wrap: normal !important;" xml:lang="EN-US">As he fished “Sick of Myself” he turned and tossed the pick he’d used for the whole set. I looked up and thought. </span><span class="TextRun SCX197315902" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; word-wrap: normal !important;" xml:lang="EN-US">Oh shit that’s going to be close!</span><span class="TextRun SCX197315902" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important; font-size: 11pt; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; word-wrap: normal !important;" xml:lang="EN-US"> I was wrong, it wasn’t close. It was dead on. One bounce in the seat and then it dropped into my lap. There was a moment of panic as we tried to figure out where it gone to, then I looked and there it was against my jeans. The ultimate memento of a two-night trip. </span><span class="TextRun SCX197315902" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important; font-size: 11pt; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; word-wrap: normal !important;" xml:lang="EN-US">It's one of those once in a lifetime experiences and I so honored that I got the chance to do it. </span><span class="EOP SCX197315902" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important; font-size: 11pt; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; word-wrap: normal !important;"> </span></div>
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<span class="TextRun SCX197315902" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important; font-size: 11pt; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; word-wrap: normal !important;" xml:lang="EN-US">Here are a few pictures to leave you with.</span><span class="EOP SCX197315902" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important; font-size: 11pt; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; word-wrap: normal !important;"> </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Seattle Triple Door</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 11px;"> Portland Aladin </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The pick toss by Matthew</td></tr>
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