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Monday, April 30, 2012

Red tape book

Just read a `Little black book of red tape` by Ian Vince, got it for £1. Well, it wasn`t even worth £1. Although it had examples of red tape, they`ve all been heard before, and the writing style is...nothing. Dull, `want-to-put-it-down` kinda book, which had so much potential! My `Bethlehem Fiasco` has much better examples AND written well. So, with an inflated head, I sent an e-mail to Orion Books (who don`t accept submissions without an agent), with a submission...ha...it won`t work, but no harm in trying :-)
Why am I submitting an already published book? Because publishers can distribute my books in shops, and I can`t, only on the internet :-( The number of people who`ve said "I`ll buy it when it gets in the shops" is massive.

Sunday, April 29, 2012

Time to write

One big thing about writing is finding the time.
Somehow I found the time to write my 1st two books, I dunno how...late nights, 5 minutes here, a few minutes there. This time, with my 3rd book, there`s a little time, but not the `right` time...the wrong mood, wrong place, wrong company. It`s much more difficult this time. Right at this moment, I`m sitting in a room which smells like a dog...doesn`t get me in the `mood` to write...maybe I can write a bit about dogs.

Saturday, April 28, 2012

A balloon in my head

Thank you all, this blog has now been viewed more than 500 times :-)

Not being able to have the time to sit down and write out the 3rd book is like having a balloon in my head, it keeps expanding and the pressure becomes greater. When will it pop? When will I sit down? When will I have the time to `get into` the book and write, write, write? At least the first small part of `Rage of Atlantis` has been seen by 9 people so far...join them...http://jottify.com/works/the-rage-of-atlantis/
I have 1 minute! Now, where are my notes? Damn it!

Thursday, April 26, 2012

Egyptian wood? Why?

A few readers have asked why. What is wrong with Egyptian wood? Why is it a running theme throughout 'Bethlehem Fiasco' (like the camels - oh yes)? There are many ways to look at it...and it's not much about wood, really.
1. Connection to 'Norwegian Wood' by the Beatles (Egyptian Wood / Norwegian Wood...work it out...there's a 'dig' at a certain type of person at the end)
2. ...which brings us to women, and discrimination in those parts of the world...
3. ...which brings us to the weakness in men, using 'tradition' to control the women, with their 'weak' 'wood'...
5...which links us back to the novel 'Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami.
4. And finally, much less serious than the rest,...when we were at Primary school, in History lessons, we learnt about Egypt...stones, sand, hieroglyphes, papyrus, but wood...no wood. They even made boats out of reed. So, for a carpenter to move to Egypt...
Just a note, really. You can look at things on the surface, or go a little deeper...I did. But hey, just read it, and hopefully you'll enjoy it :-)
Still working on the 3rd...slowly........

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Dr. Seuss

Every so often, I go back to Dr. Seuss's books, and every time they keep getting better. When I was a kid, I was mesmerised by the drawings, loved them, I guess they 'warped' me. Later I liked the rhymes and still loved the drawings. Now I'm having fun reading them aloud to my youngest who loves them. There's so much rhyme and tone in them. And the artwork is still mindblowing, in a weird kinda 50s/60s way. I recommend ANY one of 'em!

3rd book beginning - reactions

It's strange, earlier jottify.com said there had been 10 views of my beginning, now it says 2, and when I log out it says 1. I think something's going on...Anyway, there are a couple of comments, but nothing much yet. The dolphin angle seems to be getting bigger for me, I must do some research...interesting....
People are still complimenting the 1st 2 books, though...no sales...there's news of a Hungarian translation soon...maybe...if an agreement can be made...so you Hungarians, watch this space! (oh, you have :-) thanks)

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

3rd book start

Well, here are the first parts of 'The Rage of Atlantis' (3rd book). Still working on it, but I'd luv to know what ya think.   http://jottify.com/works/the-rage-of-atlantis/
The Pitch: 
"Will a selfish plan for immortality destroy the human race? Or will there be light ‘beyond’ the end of the tunnel?
High-Chief of Security Kang Dee, who just happens to be a dolphin, investigates the latest in a long line of terrorist attacks by the ‘unseen’ against Atlantis, the utopian gem of the physical universe, and finds more than she could have ever imagined."
The absurdity of a dolphin as a main character balances the adsurdity of the real politics. There doesn't seem to be many 'camel' jokes, this absurdity balance is the humour, the pitifully pathetic situation of it all...