Wednesday, June 30, 2010

  • 09:00 On Parking: rainy day, rainbow hazeparked at the jetty.green waves breakingon shelly beach and concrete walls.clar... bit.ly/ax7SoA #
  • 09:42 @jeanettemarsh thanks! I did! #
  • 09:44 Enjoyed playing pool last night at Ponsonby snooker club, on the tables once used by U2. Good times! #
  • 11:01 Publishers! bit.ly/cBqwrT "Do as I say," God thundered, "and you will save your soul and a place in the value chain." #
  • 11:04 @HMarieYoung Hey, thanks for buying it! Much appreciated :) I only did the text on that cover. Art by www.facebook.com/dsonneveldt #
  • 11:50 @HMarieYoung @cldyck wow thanks Cat! I need more people like you!! #
  • 12:13 Is about to start wrestling with CSS for even sleeker site menus. Wish me luck! #
  • 12:32 @BookieMonsterNZ Ooh yes! My first cat smelled like my favourite campground, current cat more like talcum powder. #
  • 12:34 With help, I found a css menu template I actually understand: javascript.internet.com/navigation/dropdown-menu.html @simon_w #
  • 12:39 @simon_w <hand flies over head> sorry, I'm really only a hack and don't know what that means! #
  • 13:05 @simon_w umm...okay...thanks...but I think I'll try a straight code copy before venturing there. #
  • 13:53 @BookieMonsterNZ Oh, add me? I write and publish too, so take your pick. :) #
  • 16:29 Another option for new online presence photo. What do you think? twitpic.c om/215b3y #
  • 16:38 Blog interviewer wants to know something about me that surprises people. Heh. I don't know what to say. Nothing's surprising to me, y'see! #
  • 17:01 @IcarusForde I speak German if I can be of any help... #
  • 22:53 I'm still fighting with CSS. And the CSS is winning. Argh! #
  • 23:00 The Lost Genre Guild News for June 30th, 2010: You can read an excerpt of Sherry Thompson's Ea... bit.ly/a8i2SI Sci-Fi & Fantasy Lit #
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Tuesday, June 29, 2010

  • 10:42 has a new letterbox at last! woohoo! #
  • 12:39 If you didn't see it late last night, here's my new website preview: splashdownbooks.com/index1.html Opinions please? #
  • 17:01 is suddenly sick of web design. But there are, um, 12 more pages to make! Aaagh! #
  • 17:47 Note to self and anyone listening...Uh...Don't listen to the same 10 songs on shuffle ALL DAY, it will make you crazy! #
  • 18:22 @jeanettemarsh Silence, a hot shower, and a night out, methinks! #
  • 18:40 Calling it a night. Six or seven web pages are done - maybe ten more to go? (I'm not counting!) All good. Laters, peeps! #
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Monday, June 28, 2010

  • 09:00 On Being Happy: Sometimes I think I'm the luckiest girl in the world.However, that didn't stop me from spilling co... bit.ly/9u3KNw #
  • 11:07 Being woken by the phone four days in a row might have made me just a little bit grumpy. Just sayin'. And no it wasn't only just now. #
  • 11:11 New Review: Swords of the Six by Scott Appleton: Scott Appleton terms Swords of the Six a "prelude novel" to his i... bit.ly/aQBGog #
  • 11:43 @floatingmeme Ooh, that sounds interesting. Anything particular you plan on using it for, or is it for everything? #
  • 12:19 has actually finished all the stuff that was urgent today, and can move on to things that are urgent for this week. Yay! Vids. Websites. Etc #
  • 12:46 @floatingmeme Woo, yeah, if the functionality is similar, absolutely. Looking forward to reading your experiences! #
  • 18:31 is excited about the new website taking shape for Splashdown Books! DM me if you want a sneak peek #
  • 21:28 New look for Splashdown Books website: splashdownbooks.com/index1.html (links not all active yet) - Your opinions, please? #< /li>
  • 22:33 @velofille aha I've made the grade then? thank you!! #
  • 23:00 The Lost Genre Guild News for June 28th: The big news of the weekend is that Jill Williamson o... bit.ly/cIhr6p Sci-Fi & Fantasy Lit #
  • 00:40 SplashdownBooks Blog Ask a Superhero: Book Title: Welcome to our weekly feature where we ask a question of a Super... bit.ly/9V7Wb4 #
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Sunday, June 27, 2010

  • 13:12 Watching the Christy Awards presentation on live chat here & rooting for friends: bit.ly/bxijRi #
  • 14:39 Congrats to all the Christy Award winners and finalists! Wow, what a night! #
  • 14:41 Good news for all indy publishers - Jill Williamson won a Christy Award with By Darkness Hid from Marcher Lord Press! @marcherlord woohoo!!! #
  • 14:46 Would it be right that Speculative is the first genre in which an indy publisher has come so far? CONGRATS @JillWilliamson @marcherlord !! #
  • 15:11 Hey everyone an AWESOME dreamy new ambient track by my friend Mike aka Eleon, listen to DIVE here: www.shoutlife.com/emeraldpool #
  • 21:15 likes going barefoot into the wet cold garden for delicious fresh silverbeet because you can't be bothered going upstairs for your shoes. #
  • 22:16 Noooo...I cannot use a headache at this precise moment in time! Lots to do! 20 more pages of edits due right now, lol. Getting it over with. #
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Saturday, June 26, 2010

  • 19:05 What an icky day #
  • 21:50 is it just me or are there a LOT of people having a bad day today #
  • 22:16 Lunar eclipse beginning! First signs visible. #
  • 00:02 @cldyck yeah just a partial, but very pretty. had to go outside to see it just now as my window faces east and the moon is straight up now. #
  • 00:02 @eddiesnipes thx for #ff! #
  • 00:04 Sigh. I have got exactly nothing done today. Back hurts. Head hurts. Not even a lick on that art proje ct. Or anything else. Oh well. #
  • 00:08 The lunar eclipse is lovely. The shadow's curvature lets me imagine how big the earth would be when seen from the moon. #
  • 00:25 Ick. That is all. #
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Friday, June 25, 2010

  • 12:55 Here is why I won't use stock images on my book cover designs. Be sure and scroll down for more modern ones. bit.ly/au8oE3 #
  • 15:11 My hands are not working. Could be the cold? Off to find my warmers. #
  • 15:33 Wow - patients' own stem cells restore blind eyes news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100623/ap_on_he_me/us_med_stem_cells_blindness #
  • 17:00 Rangitoto Island: Sleeping Volcano: By far the largest—and youngest— in the Auckland volcanic region, Rangitoto si... bit.ly/dezBBT #
  • 17:18 Apparently my post on singleness came across sad and some people are feeling sorry for me. Don't! :) bit.ly/cTxxDb #
  • 23:00 The Lost Genre Guild June 25: Fred in Audio, DDM Interview, MLP Update: This from Fred Warren:... bit.ly/dkt2IU Sci-Fi & Fantasy Lit #
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Thursday, June 24, 2010

Wednesday, June 23, 2010

  • 13:01 RT: @WritingPassion: The Biggest Mistake Writers Make? Multitasking!!! bit.ly/cqMpJg (via @rileymagnus) #
  • 14:27 listening to some awesome ambient tracks at www.shoutlife.com/longtidenosea - join me? I love this stuff!!!! #
  • 17:08 Didn't know until now there are people in the world who aim to play chess on rollercoasters & get photos of it xkcd.com/chesscoaster #
  • 18:01 Liquid Mountaineering: Making a sport out of walking on water! bayourenaissanceman.blogspot.com/2010 /06/liquid-mountaineering.html #
  • 23:00 The Lost Genre Guild June 23: Member News: R. L. Copple, author of the Reality Series (Infinit... bit.ly/aLXaZU Sci-Fi & Fantasy Lit #
  • 01:24 Auckland in the rain: This was written a few weeks back. It's been drier lately!amphibious naturewinter has struck... bit.ly/c8Uu8R #
  • 01:47 Have just completely finished this book cover design for @Caprice_Hokstad: bit.ly/912n3b I'm stoked! 1 more to do before the weekend. #
  • 02:02 Oh...um...dear. LOLOL and ROFLNUI!!! Photo: Product Fail Spree - God Almig hty?? bit.ly/dfg1GI via @spiritualtramp #
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Tuesday, June 22, 2010

  • 21:37 At times this publishing biz feels like ninja-ing my way through a tangled bog filled with wild creatures and booby-traps. Sound fun? It is! #
  • 22:02 @Stockhausens Yeah I am around, got two books coming out on the 1st so crazy right now finalising covers and interiors! Getting there. :) #
  • 22:36 @Stockhausens One sci-fi and one fantasy. can't get the cover template to work at the mo, grr. House is great :) still need another flattie. #
  • 23:00 @Stockhausens Aw, it was just returning the wrong spine width for the page count I put in. I got it now, thoug h! Online generator was crabby #
  • 23:07 Aha, the Americans are starting to wake up, but it's time for me to go. Back in 10 hrs or so. Cold again tonight, brr! 3 hot water bottles!! #
  • 23:09 @Stockhausens yeah I should do that, been too crazy lately! would like to target language schools / foreign students - small cheap room #
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Monday, June 21, 2010

  • 09:57 New Review: Imaginary Jesus by Matt Mikalatos: There might be many ways to describe this book. Funny. Crazy. Insan... bit.ly/cxOmiW #
  • 10:53 has been offline for two whole days, now that's what I call a weekend! Began a large painting, fixed stuff round home, went mall-cruising. #
  • 13:37 @elpie Oh dear. Our thoughts are with him. Hope it is not serious. #
  • 21:53 On Being Single: There's that word again. Single. As if it was a disease or something. Just as well I don't look m... bit.ly/dt5FRa #
  • 23:01 The Lost Genre Guild News for June 21st, 2010: Sherry Thompson says: I'm a member of Delaware... bit.ly/cU1Cw7 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Lit #
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Sunday, June 20, 2010

Forget Me Not by Vicki Hinze

I sat down to read this book one evening, never intending to finish it in one go - but that is exactly what I did! For three and a half hours, Vicki Hinze took me completely away into an immersive story that wouldn't let me go.

So we have the unidentified woman suffering amnesia after a carjacking. The bitter widower disenchanted at life and not at all pleased to see a lookalike of his dead wife show up. And a support cast of doctors, counsellors, lawmen and security guys, plus a whole swathe of different types of villains, from petty hired thugs to international terrorists.

It is also a fairly intense love story in among all the action, which never lets up. Just when you think there's going to be a breather, another gunman shows up, or a piece of the puzzle is revealed to discover the woman's identity. Even after she is known, there is still much to resolve. It'll take a good deal of brainpower to think through all the convoluted connections very cleverly connected in this plot.

Highly recommended if you like a lot of romance with your suspense, plus a strong faith element on the side.

Saturday, June 19, 2010

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Friday, June 18, 2010

  • 11:44 Awesome! Voyage of the Dawn Treader bit.ly/amwlVq Though I'd very much like to know why Peter and Susan are in it! #
  • 12:21 @BryanThomasS Yeah, definitely weird. Implies they're in it. Isn't there usually a non-3D version as well? Hope so. It makes me queasy. #
  • 12:37 read my blog: Balbriggan Town: The name alone conjures up memories of the sweet summer I spent there, scribbling i... bit.ly/d754yM #
  • 14:21 New Review: DragonQuest by Donita K. Paul: I had to laugh when I took a first close look at the cover of this book... bit.ly/c3VeTS #
  • 14:24 I believe "hiccupped" is American spelling, like focussed, and the Brit version is hiccuped. Can anyone confirm? #
  • 15:52 @joegreenz Yep I lost several thousand tweets last week. Nothing before December has survived. #
  • 16:26 Hey guys, what do you think of this for my new author pic to go on the back of books and stuff? twitpic.com/1xpxfn #
  • 16:43 @jasonarmishaw General audience. Science fiction books. #
  • 16:43 @jeanettemarsh Thanks! :) #
  • 22:26 SplashdownBooks Blog Yet more excuses not to write: I've been trying my best to think of something interesting to ... bit.ly/dyQyq0 #
  • 23:00 The Lost Genre Guild June 18th News - Terri Main, Jeff Gerke, MLP: Terri Main says: Come meet ... bit.ly/bbcKUc Sci-Fi & Fantasy Lit #
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Thursday, June 17, 2010

  • 11:59 Turned the computer on "just to listen to music" while doing housework. Fat chance! Inbox cleared. House dirty. Better do something bout it. #
  • 12:24 @Loz62 Maybe for some people. I keep the inbox fairly tidy but the house is utterly neglected and has been for..gulp..weeks! Ah, singleness! #
  • 20:12 Signing off to go work on Caprice's back cover. Computer doesn't like running browser and graphics program at the same time. Later! #
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Wednesday, June 16, 2010

  • 10:09 Odd. I seem to have lost several thousand tweets overnight. #
  • 10:12 read my blog: Random Wednesday Poetry: coming of the nightthe evening shade slips across the gentle hillsthe higgl... bit.ly/9nBry7 #
  • 19:58 The soccer is really stuffing up twitter. Replies delayed by a day! How long is this going on for again? #
  • 22:45 OH. Just discovered the 2k job I thought due tonight is actually due tomorrow night. Oh well, it's done now. Tomorrow will fill up easily! #
  • 22:58 @ishtar_ Richtig! Danke :) Und es ist noch gar nicht so spät.. .23 Uhr, hmm...gähn...Ich glaub ich geh trotzdem schlafen. Morgen kommt bald! #
  • 22:59 @yomcat Oh dear. Doesn't sound good at all. We shall just have to resort to real life a little more... #
  • 23:03 The Lost Genre Guild News for June 16th, 2010: Bryan Davis Interview, Mike Lynch & Brandon Bar... bit.ly/d2nXz6 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Lit #
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Tuesday, June 15, 2010

  • 10:52 Wow--funny! Calling all cyclists! Lightweight Eco Porsche and cute Austrian accent...www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaQB_tgS7f0 #
  • 11:20 Sorting out @Caprice_Hokstad 's chapter headings. Might be a long day. But I'm keen to knock it on the head. #
  • 14:25 @ms_effective Never printed any pics till last week. Glad I did! And certainly more to come. But very selective - I take 1000's each month. #
  • 00:30 Phew--finished the book chapter formatting and it's only a little past midnight. Should celebrate, but just wanna sleep... #
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Monday, June 14, 2010

  • 09:00 read my blog: On Blogging: Join me for a coffee? Or in this case, a hot chocolate that is truly a work of art, cou... bit.ly/bCPJk8 #
  • 14:36 @cameocreams Oh, is that tomorrow? I thought it was Saturday. But hmm, yeah maybe :) #
  • 18:22 @cameocreams yes anything with a choc fish just has to be awesome #
  • 20:23 @IcarusForde either doc or rtf is fine.. Just no docx #
  • 23:00 The Lost Genre Guild News for June 14th, 2010: ResAliens new edition : The new edition of Resid... bit.ly/cuNx3M Sci-Fi & Fantasy Lit #
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Sunday, June 13, 2010

  • 17:30 Lovely post on revisions: "Because I don't fart glitter and unicorns." bit.ly/9PGxm4 thx to Kat who doesn't tweet. #
  • 18:05 That was fun today, guys! Mmm, tea :) @iplaytea @cameocreams @dharmeshnanu @alanagray @lewisbostock @jeanettemarsh @jakelso #
  • 18:29 Ate quiche. Fed cat. Heater on. Now settling into the start of my rather bizarre work rhythm. The night is very, very young! #
  • 18:31 @jeanettemarsh Hi! A list of my writing, published and in progress, is here: gracebridges.blogspot.com/p/history-of-grace.html :) #
  • 19:51 Cool video clip for the new single from New Zealand band Opshop www.youtube.com/watch?v=g716tEm0yl0 thx to Neil White on FB for that #
  • 20:14 Ooo! A new paying market for just my kind of speculative fiction - in all e-formats and audio! flyingislandpress.com/ #
  • 20:26 Agreed! RT: @velofille: Me too! RT @rgoodchild: best story i've read all weekend :) bit.ly/bdP1ZN #
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Saturday, June 12, 2010

  • 11:34 read my blog: Basics 4: Grace as Activist and Star: ...the activistGrace is the newsgatherer for the Lost Genre ... bit.ly/bkNaNA #
  • 13:58 .@JanalynVoigt @HolidayHaven Thanks for the #FF, gals! Tweet at ya soon! #
  • 14:28 @AmaliaTd Blog looks nice! Did you see mine? gracebridges.blogspot.com ..To make Pages go into New Post and there is a link. #
  • 14:51 @AmaliaTd It has 2 p's in British English, one in US. #
  • 16:20 @AmaliaTd Well, seeing as it was the Brits who invented English :P I use that version of the language myself, being a Kiwi and all #
  • 19:44 Loving popartmachine.com/blog/colorizing-photos-online.html - what fun! Transforms photos into a variety of artsy styles. #
  • 20:18 A bacon and egg sammy is a thing of beauty on a rainy Saturday night. Secret tip: zap toast spread with tomato sauce prior to constructing #
  • 20:22 Going to be another late night. I can feel it in my bones. So much to do! Book covers, pencil drawing, interior format, website -what first? #
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Friday, June 11, 2010

  • 09:00 read my blog: More on that tall ship: It was Captain James Cook who named many places in New Zealand on his tour o... bit.ly/abhf6c #
  • 10:45 @HMarieYoung Thanks, hmmm, not sure how to do that stuff! It was as much as I could manage to get the gif transparency! Will investigate! #
  • 11:01 Since I finished it at 2am, here again my new blog layout: gracebridges.blogspot.com/ What do you think? #
  • 12:45 @Schnicker ah, okay. That was a while ago. No wonder I was confused... #
  • 13:24 Seven blog posts scheduled! And all of them pretty meaty. Gee, I hardly know myself! The new layout must have inspired me... #
  • 13:53 @WhittakersNZ Ooo I love nuts, specially the way you dress 'em. I'd fill my whole house if I could! Nut chocolate from floor to ceiling, mmm #
  • 14:18 @WhittakersNZ How's this? I &lt;3 whittakers nutty chocolate twitpic.com/1vowts #
  • 14:20 Every time I put up a twitpic, it has like 20 views by the time I click on it right then. Are there bots to account for that, or is it real? #
  • 15:58 @talios They must be doing it pretty quick. Like, a second after it's up. I didn't think I had that many followers to cause such! #
  • 16:11 OH YEAH it's #FF time @IcarusForde @AmaliaTD @cldyck @5hameless @povbootcamp @BryanThomasS @RTuckerThompson @HMarieYoung @Schnicker @talios #
  • 16:12 @Swiggs chocolate o'clock over here! #
  • 16:14 #FF and of course @velofille @nessliddell @ClaireDel @miuraworld @Giapo @KMWeiland @theladyisugly @amiemccarron @yomcat @JanalynVoigt @bwagy #
  • 17:41 Phew, glad I caught that one: Novel heros don't know what language is, yet I used it in the book before the scene where they find out. Gone! #
  • 19:02 @alex_bettylou It's just nice seeing you around again. Everyone's got something to say, be it ever so mundane. That's most of life after all #
  • 19:17 All right, time for some eats. Indian butter chicken, I think. #
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Thursday, June 10, 2010

  • 08:45 I subscribed to slkcivilrwr's channel on YouTube. www.youtube.com/user/slkcivilrwr?feature=autoshare #
  • 11:09 My latest article: a tall ship in the Bay of Islands, to match the video bit.ly/dp91Ax #
  • 11:34 Web designers, what say you? Is it just me or is it *really annoying* to see Times New Roman on websites that otherwise look quite sharp? #
  • 12:15 @5hameless Yeah it occasionally works okay with certain antiquey styles. But not with slick modern stuff. #
  • 13:1 2 @BryanThomasS Good review! You going to put that on your blog? #
  • 13:43 I've been scribbl'n: A Tall Ship in the Bay of Islands: bit.ly/aBKZgT #
  • 14:18 @BryanThomasS Let's say June 20th? Absolute deadline is the 25th. #
  • 14:30 @BryanThomasS I thought the review was new, oops #
  • 14:40 I have to shut off twitter, facebook and gmail for a bit to get some translations done! ta-ta for now... #
  • 2 0:14 @RTuckerThompson Thanks! Maybe I will someday! #
  • 21:01 @timtabuteau @Schnicker huhh? did I miss something? #
  • 21:55 @alex_bettylou Oh, hello! You've been missed. #
  • 01:45 @IcarusForde Cool! Waiting anxiously for feedback, when you're ready. :) #
  • 01:46 All right. I've stayed up quite late enough. Here's the latest incarnation of my blog layout: gracebridges.blogspot.com/ Thoughts??? #
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Wednesday, June 9, 2010

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Tuesday, June 8, 2010

  • 10:44 @AmaliaTd mine is white letters on black keys so I can't do that anyway. My fingers know where the keys are, that's the main thing! #
  • 12:46 The two bugs I couldn't be bothered knocking off the ceiling last night are now gone. I wonder where they went. #
  • 18:54 Join me at "Giapo Whittaker's Tweet up" on Jun 19th. RSVP at twvt.us/GW #GiapoWhittakersTU #twvt #
  • 22:24 Got some unexpected paid work in the hour before 10:30PM. Well, I'll take what I get. Especially if it means tomorrow's work's already done! #
  • 22:27 Tomorrow: more book interiors and proofing, cover design tweaks, and marketing marketing marketing! But for now, it's goodnight. zzz #
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Starlighter by Bryan Davis


Starlighter
by Bryan Davis

This month, CFRB presents Starlighter by Bryan Davis.

About the Book:
In the first novel of a new four-book fantasy series for young adults by bestselling author Bryan Davis, human and dragon worlds collide when Jason Masters enters the dragon planet and meets Koren, a descendant of humans who were kidnapped and are now the dragons’ slaves.

About the Author:
Bryan Davis is the author of the bestselling fantasy series Dragons in Our Midst, Oracles of Fire and Echoes from the Edge. He and his wife, Susie, have seven children and live in western Tennessee where he continues to cook up his imaginative blend of fantasy and inspiration.
Visit Bryan's website.

Purchase Starlighter from
Amazon and Barnes and Noble.

Unfortunately I was not able to get a copy of this book in time for the tour, but you can find actual reviews at some of the links below.

Check out these other member blogs this week for more info.

Monday, June 7, 2010

  • 10:00 New Review: Auralia's Colors by Jeffrey Overstreet: I waited a long time to read this book, so mixed were the opin... bit.ly/9kY9nM #
  • 11:49 A little Web research tells me a beeswax salve can help protect my bodhran from humidity. I found some online and ordered it. Hope it works. #
  • 13:07 @velofille hmm that's interesting. good or bad? outdated feelings or nostalgic retro? & do you mean all the covers? #
  • 13:28 @velofille ok...what do you suggest? is there a lesser tweak that could help? it's too late to change the cover much, but can fix site. #
  • 14:00 @velofille ok no worries. it's just that I never saw it that way so was fishing for specifics, lol... #
  • 15:30 @AmaliaTd lol that's funny, it's my N and H that are all gone, and most of the B, M and L #
  • 16:15 @AmaliaTd I coulda told you a sharpie wouldn't do it, lol #
  • 16:28 @RTuckerThompson Thanks! And thanks for linking to my video :) #
  • 20:16 @rocalisa T hanks! Nice to meet you :) #
  • 21:07 Read awesome short stories by great authors in a brand new edition of DigitalDragonMagazine.net ! & part 4 of my serial Comet Born :) #
  • 23:00 The Lost Genre Guild News for June 7th, 2010: Keven Newsome says: My first radio interview is ... bit.ly/dAxtmc Sci-Fi & Fantasy Lit #
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Sunday, June 6, 2010

  • 09:48 Ew, too many bugs. Three in one day! Good thing I kept the last honey jar to catch em in. #
  • 14:49 On a high after first time playing bodhran with a band in public. Small audience, but hey it was a lot of fun! Let's do it again! #
  • 16:32 Okay, if I finish my book edit today I might allow myself to have some fun making movies tonight. Looking good so far. #
  • 16:38 I've been scribbl'n: Basics 3: Grace the Publisher: ...the publisherSplashdown Books is an independent publisher... bit.ly/dq82q7 #
  • 17:44 Feet up on desk. Warm cat sleeping on my shins, only poking me with o ne elbow. Favourite music playing. Novel to edit. This is the life! #
  • 18:01 @bloggeratlarge There r 2 ferries/day that stop there on the way back from Rangitoto, but I think you can only get on with harb cruise pass. #
  • 19:37 @BryanThomasS Well, it won't always be your "last" will it now? lol #
  • 20:24 WOOHOO my last edit of Legendary Space Pilgrims is DONE, anyone want to review it / help look for typos? Almost ready for release on July 1! #
  • 21:02 @miuraworld thank you! #
  • 21:03 @IcarusForde Cool! dm me your email address & I'll send the manuscript through! #
  • 21:04 @velofille it's about these teens who escape from a mind-controlled planet and find their own freedom in order to return and free their home #
  • 21:05 @velofille which daughter? & is it sci-fi? I wrote my first space opera at 9... a silly story, but it was my start #
  • 21:46 @nessliddell I don't think I have your email. dm me? #
  • 21:50 @velofille awesome! I'll get it on the way! Thank you :) #
  • 21:52 Yay for NZ tweeps wanting to read my novel. You guys are a real boost! :) #
  • 22:02 @ClaireDel oh that would be awesome! dm me your email address? #
  • 22:03 @5hameless the more the merrier, and the cleaner the manuscript! glad to have you help! #
  • 22:10 OH nearly forgot, this is what the book cover looks like: bit.ly/dyOgWQ @IcarusForde @velofille @nessliddell @5hameless @ClaireDel #
  • 23:15 As promised, a new video today: A Tall Ship in the Bay of Islands. www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJg9vMvYVTI #
  • 23:23 @IcarusForde Hey, tomorrow's free, right? You can finish it then. Sleep's important, dude! #
  • 23:29 @thecreativepenn Yep! Just tonight I got 5 new proofreaders from one tweet about my novel! #
  • 23:30 Goodnight Interwebs! It's been a great day!!! see y'all tomorrow. #
  • 23:38 OK. Last surf for tonight. For the writer s: The Generic Award-Winning Movie Plot Trailer (hilarious video) bit.ly/bG4lnI #
  • 05:04 I uploaded a YouTube video -- A Tall Ship in the Bay of Islands youtu.be/UJg9vMvYVTI?a #
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Saturday, June 5, 2010

  • 13:47 Just joined www.bookfun.org - connecting book clubs to authors #
  • 14:03 @PegPhifer Ooo, thank you! #
  • 00:21 @Giapo mint green with caramel or choc streaks, and chopped choc fish? #
  • 00:26 Ha! Funny. RT: @MichaelHyatt: "Bad Church Names." What can you add? ow.ly/1UsuZ (via @Maurilio) #
  • 00:27 @Giapo well it's almost like what I said, so yeah...Choc fish are a given. if they are chopped up it might symbolise the me ss. #
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Friday, June 4, 2010

  • 08:48 Brrr! So cold today I expected to see frosty ground outside. A plague of insects coming inside in this weather, too. Ew. #
  • 08:49 @calypsogozzo Thanks for the FF! #
  • 09:48 @KMWeiland I have a huge stack of books, too! Isn't it the best thing...Just don't have time to get into them yet. #
  • 11:14 Yay! Go Christina! RT @authorchristina Can words express how this makes me feel??? Imitation as Flattery bit.ly/9KhquC #
  • 11:36 New Review: The Word Unleashed by Steve Rzasa: I would say that Steve Rzasa has done it again, but technically tha... bit.ly/cTuLpr #
  • 11:58 OK, going offline for editing purposes. This one's going to be a marathon: all the way through 90,000 words by tomorrow. I hope. #
  • 16:32 Pausing the edit work to pop a roast beef in the oven. Mmm! Gotta clean up a bit before the famz arrive later too. On page 83 of 334 so far. #
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Thursday, June 3, 2010

  • 12:14 Got a doozy of a muscle ache after playing bodhran in a 2hr band practice, without having built up to it at all. Ow! But it sure was fun. #
  • 12:15 @IcarusForde You're right, it is similar, but I agree it still looks bad. Honestly with all the bazillions of fonts out there they could use #
  • 12:49 Right. I have been putting this off far too long: final edits due for Legendary Space Pilgrims, my novel releasing July 1! Hard work ahead. #
  • 13:01 My latest travel article at the Colorado City Record is all about Ireland: a general introduction. bit.ly/dxTBYl #
  • 21:15 Eradicating most instances of the word "began" from my novel. It's a killer. Slows down action every time, yet I find it in my action scenes #
  • 23:24 OK, finished tweaking a pivotal scene in my novel. Sexual tension correctly channelled can be amazing. Now only a full read through to do. #
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Wednesday, June 2, 2010

  • 13:37 Oh, the shoes! And the hair! But still very much a classic. Slice of Heaven - Dave Dobbyn. Gotta love it! bit.ly/cbZZAv #
  • 13:55 @theladyisugly no you're not! I do that all the time... for weeks, months, even a whole year! #
  • 16:17 @IcarusForde That's not Comic Sans. It has serifs! (Sans means sansserif?) - Sorry, font geekism shows, doesn't it? Still not a good look... #
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Tuesday, June 1, 2010

  • 10:26 The Lost Genre Guild News for May 31st, 2010: Here is an in-depth interview with Kerry Nietz, ... bit.ly/9ma8ky Sci-Fi & Fantasy Lit #
  • 10:45 Left the puter on overnight because Gimp was chewing a move layer operation in a back cover image(2.5 GB) - thank goodness that's over with! #
  • 11:35 @amiemccarron I use a cushioned TV tray like this: images.esellerpro.com/2276/I/195/5/aa_laptray_2.jpg #
  • 11:54 @amiemccarron oh and I use a real mouse too - hate touchpads - but my work chair has a flat wooden arm which is perfect as a mousepad. #
  • 12:33 Pretty cool. RT: @petapixel: Time-lapse of an empty Los Angeles: j.mp/dhIJI2 #
  • 19:16 mmm just got a 4x normal batch of self saucing choc pudding ready to go in the oven! wow that was a lot of sugar though. I'm all out #
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