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Storm Over Nepal is completed and in the hands of some test readers. I also posted it on my poetry and prose page. I am going to look for some emags that might publish steampunk pieces and make some submissions.

Next project... Work on Mask of Vapours - an erotic thriller set in the 1890's. This is also a steampunk piece.

Happy New Year!

2012 is passed and gone. We survived a number of apocalypses. Wow. No rapture. No Mayan end of the world. Now what will we do?

On the book front, I have sold a number of copies myself and have been getting sales on Kindle and print. Yay!

On the writing front I have the first draft of a steampunk short story done. Am looking for test readers. I have an editor in mind so that one is covered hopefully.

Now for all the things to do this year.

Publish the short story, write another Olivia Crawford novella, finish my erotic thriller, get the new edition of AoD out in print, and finish the pictures and video for my sidesword book.

And take my younger son to Europe!

In print!

After the Collapse is now in print and available on Amazon and other channels. The print copy has photography from Arizona in it.

On a health note, had a stent placed in my circumflex in November and now am working with a lipidologist to overcome some issues of crap genetics which predisposes me to blocked arteries. Suckage.

Intelligent design? not as far as I am concerned.

Busy as usual

So this week I will have proof copies of my book After the Collapse in hand. Very close to publication now! I imagine I will put it up for print within a day of getting the books. Have looked at the pdf proof copy and it looks good.

Next is my rapier manual. Then I have to finish taking pictures for the sidesword manual. that and video.  I have decided that I will have a link in my sidesword book as to where to pick up video for the drills etc.

So much to do and so little time.

Tao of Pooh

I need to read this again.

“There are things about ourselves that we need to get rid of; there are things we need to change. But at the same time, we do not need to be too desperate, too ruthless, too combative. Along the way to usefulness and happiness, many of those things will change themselves, and the others can be worked on as we go. The first thing we need to do is recognize and trust our own Inner Nature, and not lose sight of it.” 
― Benjamin Hoff, The Tao of Pooh

Here is a site with some quotes: http://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/55188-the-tao-of-pooh

I've come up with a new word

Dipweasel

I first thought of it in relation to Romney. We all know what a dip is. An ignoramus. So, a dipweasel is an ignoramus who is adroit at conning people.

What I as a writer need from my readers

I like to write. I like to share what I write. I send out first drafts. Yeah there are spelling and grammar errors at that stage. What I as a writer need from readers on a first draft is the following:

• Could you identify with the heroine/hero?
• Was the story line entertaining?
• Would you want to read more?
• Was the action captivating?
• Were the bad guys bad enough?

After supplying that type of feedback, if I ask you to be a proofer, then give me the nitty gritty after I supply the rough draft.