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Steven Lyle Jordan · 03-26-2010, 09:00 AM

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Originally Posted by MaMiller

My resignation...

Yeah... hope that's a good thing...

DaringNovelist · 03-28-2010, 12:14 AM

I'm almost done prepping a book I'm going to put up on Smashwords and Kindle this coming week. It's kind of an experiment, in that it falls between genres, women's fiction, romance, adventure, but not solidly in any of them.

Still working on the catalog copy, but here is the short 400 character version for Smashwords (and a large thumbnail of the cover):

Title: The Whore of Freedom

New Acteron is on the verge of rebellion, and so is Mary Alwyn, the unfaithful wife of a rebel. But when she betrays her lover for the revolution, her husband holds her up as a hero: the Whore of Freedom. For Mary to live down the first part of that name, she'll have to live up to the second. She becomes a spy, as bold as her reputation. But she'll never be free until she returns to face her past.

kennyc · 03-28-2010, 07:00 AM

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Originally Posted by HistoryWes

I just finished the first draft of Tesla's Stepdaughters-- a science-fiction, rock and roll, detective story. ...

What no Romance??

nomesque · 03-28-2010, 08:51 PM

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Originally Posted by DaringNovelist

Title: The Whore of Freedom

New Acteron is on the verge of rebellion, and so is Mary Alwyn, the unfaithful wife of a rebel. But when she betrays her lover for the revolution, her husband holds her up as a hero: the Whore of Freedom. For Mary to live down the first part of that name, she'll have to live up to the second. She becomes a spy, as bold as her reputation. But she'll never be free until she returns to face her past.

OK, you've got me intrigued... nice going!

DaringNovelist · 03-29-2010, 01:16 PM

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Originally Posted by nomesque

OK, you've got me intrigued... nice going!

Thanks! I hope to get it up on Smashwords tonight or tomorrow, but I don't know how long it takes to go live. (I heard that Smashwords has signed a deal with Apple for their iBookstore launch. I'm excited about that.)

Camille

DaringNovelist · 03-29-2010, 08:45 PM

I published The Whore of Freedom on Smashwords tonight. It's available now at http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/11786

I'll post a more formal announcement when I get it up on Kindle.

TGS · 03-31-2010, 03:11 PM

My freakin' MA thesis. It's writing Jim, but not as we know it

David Derrico · 03-31-2010, 03:38 PM

I'm working on a third novel that's a departure from my first two. The new one, called The Twiller, is a light-hearted comedy in the vein of The Hitchhiker's Guide, whereas my first two were more "serious" space opera sci-fi with some underlying exploration of ethical themes.

I'm pretty excited because I'm getting fairly close to the finish line and I think it will appeal to a broader group of readers and just be a lot of "fun" to read (it has definitely been fun to write!).

There are several excerpts up here if you'd like a little laugh.

kennyc · 03-31-2010, 07:19 PM

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Originally Posted by TGS

My freakin' MA thesis. It's writing Jim, but not as we know it

Ah! Now I know....

I'm writing a Business Continuity Plan (disaster recovery....)

WAPatterson · 04-02-2010, 04:49 AM

I am working on two novels that managed to get done cooking at the same time in my foggy brain.
Super Human is a look at a superhero trying to be a good father to his step-daughter and realizing how he is changing his views as he ages and how he needs to teach this to his children.

Prometheus, The Ugly Boy- And Medusa is a book trying to turn every kids movie and story on it's head and explore some other issues that I wish traditional stories would teach kids instead of the same old crap that everyone sticks to.

Outlining them now to make sure the structure stays intact and the plotting and action are great. Then its time to write.

After a 4 year writer's block, anti-depressants are a godsend, until I sit down to write and realize I've got 4 years of stuff backed up and ready to come out now!

pshrynk · 04-02-2010, 09:33 AM

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Originally Posted by WAPatterson

I am working on two novels that managed to get done cooking at the same time in my foggy brain.
Super Human is a look at a superhero trying to be a good father to his step-daughter and realizing how he is changing his views as he ages and how he needs to teach this to his children.

Prometheus, The Ugly Boy- And Medusa is a book trying to turn every kids movie and story on it's head and explore some other issues that I wish traditional stories would teach kids instead of the same old crap that everyone sticks to.

Outlining them now to make sure the structure stays intact and the plotting and action are great. Then its time to write.

After a 4 year writer's block, anti-depressants are a godsend, until I sit down to write and realize I've got 4 years of stuff backed up and ready to come out now!

That's going to leave a mess on the carpet!

kennyc · 04-03-2010, 09:15 PM

Worked a bit on my "First 4 Billion Years" a bit. I'm beginning to formulate a framework for it I think. Wrote what may be the ending lines.

ImogenRose · 04-04-2010, 11:37 AM

I am working on my second novel, EQUILIBRIUM. It's book two of my Portal Chronicles and I expect to have it published this by August.

TLHaddix · 04-04-2010, 09:45 PM

I'm writing my second book. Just finished with the notes and research, and have started typing the actual book. I'm having a hard time getting started, but I know that I'll get a chance to sit down and focus later this week. My first book, Secrets In The Shadows, just came out in e-book format (all different versions) through Smashwords, ditto Amazon for Kindle, and is on Createspace and Amazon as a paperback, as well. This is a whole new world for me, but I'm excited. There's a lot to learn...

morriss003 · 04-27-2010, 03:00 PM

Back to "Amy's Hero

Amy sat there for a long time. She had expected to feel much better now that she was back at the MHRC. But she did not feel that way. She did not feel bad. It was just that…she felt nothing. It was not the same place. Nothing was the same. Her room was not her room. Her sanctuary downstairs had disappeared under the weight of grey file cabinets. And this place, this place where she had sat and talked with…friends? For a moment, she thought of Roberta and she wondered what the older woman was doing.
She gave the break room a critical look. Susan obviously did not get it quite as clean as Amy could. She was tempted to grab a rag and set to work. She started to stand. But then she remembered what Jane had told her. She sighed and sat back down.
There was nothing to do. She could not go outside. She did not have a room of her own. Now that she was completely calm, she was beginning to feel embarrassed about how she had emotionally lost control in front of Jane.
In the middle of the afternoon, the District Supervisor appeared at the doorway to the break room.
To her surprise and discomfort, as soon as she saw the alien, Amy's eyes began to moisten again. She could not help herself. She flung her arms around the alien and, pressing herself against that huge body, she began to weep. She barely was conscious of the wide pad that suddenly rested gently on the back of her head.
"What's wrong, Amy?" said the mechanical voice from the device fixed around the aliens snout.
"I want to go home," sobbed Amy. "I want to go home."
"Amy, you can not return to the home of your parents," said the alien.
"Not there," hiccupped Amy. "I want to be here. With you."

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03-28-2010, 12:14 AM	#467
DaringNovelist Addict Posts: 197 Karma: 1010202 Join Date: Mar 2010 Device: iPod Touch	I'm almost done prepping a book I'm going to put up on Smashwords and Kindle this coming week. It's kind of an experiment, in that it falls between genres, women's fiction, romance, adventure, but not solidly in any of them. Still working on the catalog copy, but here is the short 400 character version for Smashwords (and a large thumbnail of the cover): Title: The Whore of Freedom New Acteron is on the verge of rebellion, and so is Mary Alwyn, the unfaithful wife of a rebel. But when she betrays her lover for the revolution, her husband holds her up as a hero: the Whore of Freedom. For Mary to live down the first part of that name, she'll have to live up to the second. She becomes a spy, as bold as her reputation. But she'll never be free until she returns to face her past.

03-29-2010, 08:45 PM	#471
DaringNovelist Addict Posts: 197 Karma: 1010202 Join Date: Mar 2010 Device: iPod Touch	I published The Whore of Freedom on Smashwords tonight. It's available now at http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/11786 I'll post a more formal announcement when I get it up on Kindle.

03-31-2010, 03:11 PM	#472
TGS Country Member Posts: 9,058 Karma: 7676767 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Denmark Device: Liseuse: Irex DR800. PRS 505 in the house, and the missus has an iPad.	My freakin' MA thesis. It's writing Jim, but not as we know it

03-31-2010, 03:38 PM	#473
David Derrico Connoisseur Posts: 59 Karma: 510132 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: South Florida Device: Kindle 3 & Kobo Wireless	I'm working on a third novel that's a departure from my first two. The new one, called The Twiller, is a light-hearted comedy in the vein of The Hitchhiker's Guide, whereas my first two were more "serious" space opera sci-fi with some underlying exploration of ethical themes. I'm pretty excited because I'm getting fairly close to the finish line and I think it will appeal to a broader group of readers and just be a lot of "fun" to read (it has definitely been fun to write!). There are several excerpts up here if you'd like a little laugh.

04-02-2010, 04:49 AM	#475
WAPatterson Enthusiast Posts: 25 Karma: 520420 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Kansas Device: HTC Touchpro 2 Smartphone	I am working on two novels that managed to get done cooking at the same time in my foggy brain. Super Human is a look at a superhero trying to be a good father to his step-daughter and realizing how he is changing his views as he ages and how he needs to teach this to his children. Prometheus, The Ugly Boy- And Medusa is a book trying to turn every kids movie and story on it's head and explore some other issues that I wish traditional stories would teach kids instead of the same old crap that everyone sticks to. Outlining them now to make sure the structure stays intact and the plotting and action are great. Then its time to write. After a 4 year writer's block, anti-depressants are a godsend, until I sit down to write and realize I've got 4 years of stuff backed up and ready to come out now!

04-03-2010, 09:15 PM	#477
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,907 Karma: 119230421 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	Worked a bit on my "First 4 Billion Years" a bit. I'm beginning to formulate a framework for it I think. Wrote what may be the ending lines.

04-04-2010, 11:37 AM	#478
ImogenRose PORTAL Posts: 7,204 Karma: 2884640 Join Date: Apr 2010 Device: Kindle 1, Kindle 3 (3G), iPhone	I am working on my second novel, EQUILIBRIUM. It's book two of my Portal Chronicles and I expect to have it published this by August.

04-04-2010, 09:45 PM	#479
TLHaddix Author, wife, reader. Posts: 21 Karma: 515232 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Near Akron, Ohio Device: Kindle	I'm writing my second book. Just finished with the notes and research, and have started typing the actual book. I'm having a hard time getting started, but I know that I'll get a chance to sit down and focus later this week. My first book, Secrets In The Shadows, just came out in e-book format (all different versions) through Smashwords, ditto Amazon for Kindle, and is on Createspace and Amazon as a paperback, as well. This is a whole new world for me, but I'm excited. There's a lot to learn...

04-27-2010, 03:00 PM	#480
morriss003 Evangelist Posts: 438 Karma: 3409790 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Maui Device: kindle	Back to "Amy's Hero Amy sat there for a long time. She had expected to feel much better now that she was back at the MHRC. But she did not feel that way. She did not feel bad. It was just that…she felt nothing. It was not the same place. Nothing was the same. Her room was not her room. Her sanctuary downstairs had disappeared under the weight of grey file cabinets. And this place, this place where she had sat and talked with…friends? For a moment, she thought of Roberta and she wondered what the older woman was doing. She gave the break room a critical look. Susan obviously did not get it quite as clean as Amy could. She was tempted to grab a rag and set to work. She started to stand. But then she remembered what Jane had told her. She sighed and sat back down. There was nothing to do. She could not go outside. She did not have a room of her own. Now that she was completely calm, she was beginning to feel embarrassed about how she had emotionally lost control in front of Jane. In the middle of the afternoon, the District Supervisor appeared at the doorway to the break room. To her surprise and discomfort, as soon as she saw the alien, Amy's eyes began to moisten again. She could not help herself. She flung her arms around the alien and, pressing herself against that huge body, she began to weep. She barely was conscious of the wide pad that suddenly rested gently on the back of her head. "What's wrong, Amy?" said the mechanical voice from the device fixed around the aliens snout. "I want to go home," sobbed Amy. "I want to go home." "Amy, you can not return to the home of your parents," said the alien. "Not there," hiccupped Amy. "I want to be here. With you."

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