Things in my world are slowly progressing. My Kindle Scout campaign is chugging along for a while longer. If you haven't nominated it, here's another chance to nominate "Sara X". The free giveaway for "The Campaign" ended with two hundred additional copies going out for free. I sold fifty copies at full price also. So far out of the 250 copies I've gotten ten Amazon reviews, eight five star and two four star, two Good Reads reviews, and multiple positive comments on forums I frequent. On Sunday 2/21/2016 a Kindle Countdown deal will start for "To Rise or Fall" where the price of the Kindle version will be reduced to $.99 for a week. We'll have to see what kind of an impact that has on sales.
The seedlings (purple wave petunia, calibrachoa, dahlberg daisy) I started a few weeks ago are doing very well and it's almost time to start the second batch of seeds. The impatiens and salvias will be the next to get started. The last of the seeds to get started will be the marigolds, thunbergias, and zinnias. They tend to grow so well they don't need much advance planting.
We're starting to get the first hints of Spring now. Daffodils are breaking the ground and starting to emerge. The grass is greening up a bit. March is just around the corner and March is the month where I often start out the month shoveling snow and end the month mowing the grass. It is the ultimate transitional month around here. By the end of March all risk of serious snowfall is gone and Spring is in sight. It may not always feel especially Spring-like, but on good days, you can just feel it.
And that's about it for now.
Thursday, February 18, 2016
Friday, February 12, 2016
How descriptive is too descriptive?
It's very easy as a writer to go overboard in describing a scene. I've read novels where you get the impression the writer is giving a report to a police sketch artist, they're so thorough in their description. It's not hard to find character descriptions where you know the age, height, weight, skin color, hair color, eye color, hair style, makeup details, nail polish color, length of nails, every detail of every layer of clothing and more. I tend to lean more towards vagueness when describing characters/scenes. I try to tell what's important and leave the rest up to the reader's imagination.
I think this makes it easier for the reader to plug themselves into a character and assume that role while keeping the story moving. If your lead character is a four foot, two inch, heavily tattooed South Korean woman with a British accent, and you repeat that description endlessly, it's hard for anyone who isn't that person to slide themselves into that role. If you keep the description more vague, then it's easier for someone to plug themselves into that role.
In the first novel I wrote (currently unpublished) I knew Frederick Madden's kitchen so well, I could have easily used five hundred pages to describe it in detail. Would that have helped the reader understand the character more? Not really, so I kept the description short. I told the reader what they needed to know and nothing more.
J.K. Rowling recently found herself dealing with this issue when Noma Dumezweni (a black actress) was cast to play Hermione in the new Harry Potter play being staged in London. As J.K. Rowling pointed out, at no time in describing Hermione had she described her skin color, so there was no reason Hermione couldn't be black. There was the slight issue of having cast a white actress to play her in the movies which helped to set the image of a white Hermione in the eyes of the fans, but in the books, Hermione was described vaguely enough that she could have been of any nationality.
It's very easy to go overboard in a description. I remember reading a first paragraph of another writer's book that used thirteen colors describing surf crashing into a shoreline. It read like a Technicolor mess. None of the colors were different from what one would expect. Nearly everyone reading the book should know what waves crashing into a shoreline would look like and already have a mental image of that scene, so going overboard in describing the scene merely served to take the reader out of the story.
Over my writing lifetime I've had a lot of feedback and the feedback I get most often involves descriptions and oddly enough I tend to get split feedback on this issue. About half of those commenting say, "Thank God you didn't bury the story in descriptions." And then the opposite, "Where are the descriptions? How did the lead feel when he lost his job? What does Sara look like in detail?"
I tend to find lengthy descriptions take me, as a reader, out of the story. I'm more of a storyteller than an eyewitness, so I try to keep descriptions vague enough to keep the reader in the story, but still give the reader a good feel who the character is and the scene. Finding that middle ground is a challenge and you're going to alienate some readers who want more description, or less description.
As a writer you live the story you're writing. You inhabit the world you've created. You know how everything looks, how everyone looks, you know the sights, sounds, smells, and sensations. You're living in this world and there's a natural temptation to try and convey everything you see and feel to the reader. The problem is that it's easy to lose the story when you go into detail on the descriptions.
Look around the room you're in as you read this and imagine how many words it would take to fully describe that room in detail. The wall color, the ceiling color, the floor, the furniture, the trim, the fixtures, how the light hits the room at various times of the day, etc. Would anyone reading a story taking place in that room need to know every detail? Which details are important to the story? If you try to tell too much, you can take the reader out of the story and the story is why the reader is there.
One of the big challenges of writing is learning how much to tell and how to do so in a manner that keeps the reader in the story. It's a lesson that I'm not sure is ever fully learned as different readers want/expect different levels of description.
Finally, just a quick reminded that my novel "Sara X" is still up for nomination in the Kindle Scout program. You can head over, give the excerpt a quick read, and if you like what you read, give me a nomination. I appreciate it! Here's a link to my Scout page. "Sara X"
I think this makes it easier for the reader to plug themselves into a character and assume that role while keeping the story moving. If your lead character is a four foot, two inch, heavily tattooed South Korean woman with a British accent, and you repeat that description endlessly, it's hard for anyone who isn't that person to slide themselves into that role. If you keep the description more vague, then it's easier for someone to plug themselves into that role.
In the first novel I wrote (currently unpublished) I knew Frederick Madden's kitchen so well, I could have easily used five hundred pages to describe it in detail. Would that have helped the reader understand the character more? Not really, so I kept the description short. I told the reader what they needed to know and nothing more.
J.K. Rowling recently found herself dealing with this issue when Noma Dumezweni (a black actress) was cast to play Hermione in the new Harry Potter play being staged in London. As J.K. Rowling pointed out, at no time in describing Hermione had she described her skin color, so there was no reason Hermione couldn't be black. There was the slight issue of having cast a white actress to play her in the movies which helped to set the image of a white Hermione in the eyes of the fans, but in the books, Hermione was described vaguely enough that she could have been of any nationality.
It's very easy to go overboard in a description. I remember reading a first paragraph of another writer's book that used thirteen colors describing surf crashing into a shoreline. It read like a Technicolor mess. None of the colors were different from what one would expect. Nearly everyone reading the book should know what waves crashing into a shoreline would look like and already have a mental image of that scene, so going overboard in describing the scene merely served to take the reader out of the story.
Over my writing lifetime I've had a lot of feedback and the feedback I get most often involves descriptions and oddly enough I tend to get split feedback on this issue. About half of those commenting say, "Thank God you didn't bury the story in descriptions." And then the opposite, "Where are the descriptions? How did the lead feel when he lost his job? What does Sara look like in detail?"
I tend to find lengthy descriptions take me, as a reader, out of the story. I'm more of a storyteller than an eyewitness, so I try to keep descriptions vague enough to keep the reader in the story, but still give the reader a good feel who the character is and the scene. Finding that middle ground is a challenge and you're going to alienate some readers who want more description, or less description.
As a writer you live the story you're writing. You inhabit the world you've created. You know how everything looks, how everyone looks, you know the sights, sounds, smells, and sensations. You're living in this world and there's a natural temptation to try and convey everything you see and feel to the reader. The problem is that it's easy to lose the story when you go into detail on the descriptions.
Look around the room you're in as you read this and imagine how many words it would take to fully describe that room in detail. The wall color, the ceiling color, the floor, the furniture, the trim, the fixtures, how the light hits the room at various times of the day, etc. Would anyone reading a story taking place in that room need to know every detail? Which details are important to the story? If you try to tell too much, you can take the reader out of the story and the story is why the reader is there.
One of the big challenges of writing is learning how much to tell and how to do so in a manner that keeps the reader in the story. It's a lesson that I'm not sure is ever fully learned as different readers want/expect different levels of description.
Finally, just a quick reminded that my novel "Sara X" is still up for nomination in the Kindle Scout program. You can head over, give the excerpt a quick read, and if you like what you read, give me a nomination. I appreciate it! Here's a link to my Scout page. "Sara X"
Saturday, February 6, 2016
Kindle Scout, here I come!
When last I blogged, "The Campaign" was available for free. That free giveaway ended on 2/5/2016 was quite successful and I've now decided to hold off on self-publishing my third novel, "Sara X" and toss it into the Kindle Scout program instead.
For those who don't know, Kindle Scout is a program where Amazon lets authors with an unpublished novel throw the first 5,000 words and the cover up on their Kindle Scout site to be viewed by interested readers. Readers can then choose to nominate the book for publication if they like what they see. If a book nominated by a reader gets picked up, every reader who nominated the book gets a free copy of it. It's a win-win for everyone.
I'd been a bit reluctant to jump into Kindle Scout as the terms aren't ideal for an author, but then having read posts from many authors who were picked up, and were thrilled by what they got, I decided to give it a shot on this novel. Here's a link to my Kindle Scout page if you're interested in taking a look at my political thriller "Sara X." https://kindlescout.amazon.com/p/376CW6LHKEVGU
In other news, my seeds are sprouting! I started my Purple Wave Petunia, Calibrachoa, and Dahlberg Daisy seeds this week and I've got seedlings! Yea! It's always impressive how small a Wave petunia is at this point and how massive it'll be by the end of summer. The growth rate on those little guys is pretty incredible. This is my first year growing calibrachoa from seed. The seed packet lists the germination rate for the seeds at 80%, so I likely won't get the full 25 seeds I planted as plants, but if I get even two plants, it'll cover the cost of the seeds compared to buying the plants in the spring. The Purple Wave seeds have a germination rate of over 95% so I'll get a good supply of them. In a few more weeks I'll start the impatiens, salvias, and marigolds. There's nothing like having seedlings growing under your lights to make you forget the cold and snow outside.
The new plant lights I installed last winter surprised me with their growth rate, so I've pushed back the starting time for my seeds this year. Last year it became a jungle under the lights as the plants really, really loved the new lighting setup. Assuming I'll get the same rate of growth this year, I can hold off on starting the plants for a bit longer than in the past.
I've still got to find a local source for thunbergia seeds. My plan this year is to do away with the hanging baskets and instead have pots on the porch railing with red salvia growing up, Purple Wave petunias and calibrachoa growing down and thunbergia climbing twine up the porch posts. Thunbergia are perfect for that in that they only grow four to six feet and stay covered in flowers much of the summer. If it works the way I hope it'll work, it should be a good look. The planter boxes lining the porch will be filled with impatiens, marigolds, salvias, and dahlberg daisies. I'm off to a good start with everything and we'll see how it goes.
The Super Bowl is coming up tomorrow!!!! Tomorrow will be a fun day for me. My traditional Super Bowl feast consists of a Belly Buster hamburger (11 ounces of ground sirloin grilled to perfection) inside a homemade 9 inch diameter bun (made using Pillsbury Hot Roll Mix.) followed up by assorted odds and ends. It's not something I eat a lot, but every now and then it's a good treat. I'm thinking Carolina will win the game but I'm hoping for a good game.
For the next few weeks I'll be working on my two nearly ready YA (young adult) novels to get them ready for whatever fate awaits them. (Kindle Scout? Self-publishing?) And I'll also be refining my nonfiction book on secrets builders and architects know that drive up your costs but do little to benefit the homeowner. I'm not sure which of those three will be ready first, but expect one of them to hit the market in the next month or so.
Thanks for reading this and if you get a chance I'd appreciate your nominating "Sara X" in the Kindle Scout program.
Monday, February 1, 2016
Time for my first free giveaway!!!
Given that Super Bowl Sunday is coming up, I'm now making the Kindle version of my first novel "The Campaign" free through February the fifth, 2016. There will be lots of chatter about Super Bowl ads this week, so this is a good time to give away a book featuring what happened when a fictional ad agency was nearly destroyed trying to create a Super Bowl ad.
Why give away a book for free? That's a very good question. Sales of "The Campaign" started out pretty strong and it got good early reviews, but then pretty much everyone in my circles who wanted to read it had, so the sales slumped a bit. Oddly, the Kindle Lending Library Views then took off and went strong for a while before they too tapered off. It's time to get some energy moving in the old book again, so a free giveaway, timed with the media hoopla over the Super Bowl and Super Bowl ads is a good way to get a few copies moving again. The hope is that people who like "The Campaign" will then decide to buy one of my other books to help compensate for the money I lose by giving this book away.
The goal of every writer is to have a book take off and sell like mad. To do that it has to spread out in ever widening circles and get good word of mouth along the way. As of now, "The Campaign" has largely stayed in the circles of people who know me. When you give a book away people outside your circle will grab it and give it a look. If you can get enough people taking a look at it and liking it, and if they mention it to others who also like it, things can take off and before you know it, you're selling a lot of books.
My other book that's already out, "To Rise or Fall" may get a few sales if people like "The Campaign." My third novel, a political thriller titled "Sara X" should be out within hours/days (depending on the absolute final proofing) and with any luck it'll get off to a good start.
This is my first experience with giving away a novel, so I'm looking forward to seeing the results. From what I've heard from other authors, there should be pretty good movement of the free book and that sales will likely tick upwards even after the free giveaway ends. Sales of my other books should also tick upwards. I'll be monitoring the results and we'll see what happens.
Now I've got to get back to that final, final proofing of "Sara X." Thanks for reading and see, I am posting blogs more frequently.
Why give away a book for free? That's a very good question. Sales of "The Campaign" started out pretty strong and it got good early reviews, but then pretty much everyone in my circles who wanted to read it had, so the sales slumped a bit. Oddly, the Kindle Lending Library Views then took off and went strong for a while before they too tapered off. It's time to get some energy moving in the old book again, so a free giveaway, timed with the media hoopla over the Super Bowl and Super Bowl ads is a good way to get a few copies moving again. The hope is that people who like "The Campaign" will then decide to buy one of my other books to help compensate for the money I lose by giving this book away.
The goal of every writer is to have a book take off and sell like mad. To do that it has to spread out in ever widening circles and get good word of mouth along the way. As of now, "The Campaign" has largely stayed in the circles of people who know me. When you give a book away people outside your circle will grab it and give it a look. If you can get enough people taking a look at it and liking it, and if they mention it to others who also like it, things can take off and before you know it, you're selling a lot of books.
My other book that's already out, "To Rise or Fall" may get a few sales if people like "The Campaign." My third novel, a political thriller titled "Sara X" should be out within hours/days (depending on the absolute final proofing) and with any luck it'll get off to a good start.
This is my first experience with giving away a novel, so I'm looking forward to seeing the results. From what I've heard from other authors, there should be pretty good movement of the free book and that sales will likely tick upwards even after the free giveaway ends. Sales of my other books should also tick upwards. I'll be monitoring the results and we'll see what happens.
Now I've got to get back to that final, final proofing of "Sara X." Thanks for reading and see, I am posting blogs more frequently.
Friday, January 29, 2016
Yikes! I haven't been blogging enough!
Sorry for the delay in blog posts. From here on I promise to post more frequently. There's been a significant amount of chaos going on in my life though. I survived the latest "Storm of the Century" that hit last week. I'm guessing I must be about three thousand years old now as this is easily the thirtieth "Storm of the Century" I've survived. Either I'm a lot older than I think I am, or these "Storms of the Century" roll around a lot more frequently than once a century.
As some of you know, my mother died on January fifth of this year. I've been working to get the estate settled and I've discovered that nothing is ever as easy as you'd like it to be. It sounds easy until you get involved in it then you discover that it's a maze of odd twists and turns all designed to bankrupt you, or drive you crazy. (In my case possibly both. Actually, forget the possibly, it'll definitely bankrupt me and drive me crazy! I'm not a big fan of lawyers and bureaucrats right now.)
The sales of my first book, "The Campaign" have been about as expected. Sales within the circles of people who know me have been good, but the book hasn't broken out of those circles just yet. The reviews, both those posted on Amazon and those posted on other sites, have been very positive. Starting Monday (February 1, 2016) the Kindle version will be available for free for five days in advance of the Super Bowl. Since the book is a comedic novel on the making of a Super Bowl commercial, I'm hoping that will get it moving a bit. We'll see what happens.
The sales of my second book, "To Rise or Fall" are about as anticipated also. "To Rise or Fall" looks at what might happen if a drug came along that allowed one to visit their afterlife while under the effects of the drug. I have a delightfully sleazy televangelist in the novel whose plans to exploit the drug backfires rather dramatically when he's given a dose of the real drug and discovers he falls. So, if there was a safe drug that would let you explore your afterlife, would you take it? I think I would. It would be great to be reunited with those who've passed. Granted, at this stage of my life nearly everyone I truly know and love are already on the other side, so it would be more like a family reunion than a trip into the unknown.
My third novel "Sara X" is nearly ready for publishing. "Sara X" tells the story of a woman who earlier in life had been an assassin, killing people in such a manner so that their deaths appeared natural. Her services are used by those with the wealth to afford her and who don't want the expense or uncertainty of a divorce, or more conventional solution. One of her earlier clients is now in line to become President and fear that word of his hiring Sara X to eliminate his first wife might leak out, he recruits his current father-in-law, Roger Bentley, the founder of Bentley Security, to help him solve the problem. Their initial attempt to silence her fails to kill Sara, but kills her husband and young son instead and now Sara X is out for vengeance. A game of cat and mouse then takes place between Sara X and the forces of Bentley Security. A beta reader commented that: "Making the reader root for a contract killer is a great accomplishment." Mind you, when the other guys are politicians, it's easy to root for a contract killer.
On to some gardening news! My seeds for the spring have now arrived and the first ones will be getting started this weekend . There's no guarantee I'll still have the house by the time the seeds are ready to go (stupid bureaucrats!) but I'm hoping for the best and blindly going forward. The first seeds to get started this week will be my Calibrachoa seeds, my Purple Wave Petunia seeds, and some some odds and ends. I've never grown Calibrachoa from seed before, so this will be a new experience.
I'm afraid work on my self-cleaning filter has gone no where since the last post. I've been dealing with all kinds of chaos though and when/if things calm down a bit I should be able to get back to work on that.
In Big Brother news we now know that the new season will kick off on June 22, 2016. We're getting close to time for CBS to announce the dates/places for the casting calls. They usually start in February/March. Once those start the season seems to roll around pretty quickly.
As some of you know, my mother died on January fifth of this year. I've been working to get the estate settled and I've discovered that nothing is ever as easy as you'd like it to be. It sounds easy until you get involved in it then you discover that it's a maze of odd twists and turns all designed to bankrupt you, or drive you crazy. (In my case possibly both. Actually, forget the possibly, it'll definitely bankrupt me and drive me crazy! I'm not a big fan of lawyers and bureaucrats right now.)
The sales of my first book, "The Campaign" have been about as expected. Sales within the circles of people who know me have been good, but the book hasn't broken out of those circles just yet. The reviews, both those posted on Amazon and those posted on other sites, have been very positive. Starting Monday (February 1, 2016) the Kindle version will be available for free for five days in advance of the Super Bowl. Since the book is a comedic novel on the making of a Super Bowl commercial, I'm hoping that will get it moving a bit. We'll see what happens.
The sales of my second book, "To Rise or Fall" are about as anticipated also. "To Rise or Fall" looks at what might happen if a drug came along that allowed one to visit their afterlife while under the effects of the drug. I have a delightfully sleazy televangelist in the novel whose plans to exploit the drug backfires rather dramatically when he's given a dose of the real drug and discovers he falls. So, if there was a safe drug that would let you explore your afterlife, would you take it? I think I would. It would be great to be reunited with those who've passed. Granted, at this stage of my life nearly everyone I truly know and love are already on the other side, so it would be more like a family reunion than a trip into the unknown.
My third novel "Sara X" is nearly ready for publishing. "Sara X" tells the story of a woman who earlier in life had been an assassin, killing people in such a manner so that their deaths appeared natural. Her services are used by those with the wealth to afford her and who don't want the expense or uncertainty of a divorce, or more conventional solution. One of her earlier clients is now in line to become President and fear that word of his hiring Sara X to eliminate his first wife might leak out, he recruits his current father-in-law, Roger Bentley, the founder of Bentley Security, to help him solve the problem. Their initial attempt to silence her fails to kill Sara, but kills her husband and young son instead and now Sara X is out for vengeance. A game of cat and mouse then takes place between Sara X and the forces of Bentley Security. A beta reader commented that: "Making the reader root for a contract killer is a great accomplishment." Mind you, when the other guys are politicians, it's easy to root for a contract killer.
On to some gardening news! My seeds for the spring have now arrived and the first ones will be getting started this weekend . There's no guarantee I'll still have the house by the time the seeds are ready to go (stupid bureaucrats!) but I'm hoping for the best and blindly going forward. The first seeds to get started this week will be my Calibrachoa seeds, my Purple Wave Petunia seeds, and some some odds and ends. I've never grown Calibrachoa from seed before, so this will be a new experience.
I'm afraid work on my self-cleaning filter has gone no where since the last post. I've been dealing with all kinds of chaos though and when/if things calm down a bit I should be able to get back to work on that.
In Big Brother news we now know that the new season will kick off on June 22, 2016. We're getting close to time for CBS to announce the dates/places for the casting calls. They usually start in February/March. Once those start the season seems to roll around pretty quickly.
That's about it for today. Expect more frequent posts coming soon. I'm going to try and post a new blog every couple of days as events warrant. Thanks for reading this!
Monday, January 18, 2016
What do you know? I'm writing a blog!
Welcome to my first ever blog! Yea! So far, so good. In future editions of this blog I will talk about anything and everything that's important to me. Those who know me from my posts on the QVC community already know that includes writing, NFL football, gardening (my nic over there is "gardenman") and the reality show Big Brother. In addition to that I'll occasionally blog abut my cats, tropical fish, politics, and much, much more. (I know, I know, don't talk politics. You'll alienate people who disagree with you. I like to think we're all more mature than that though, and I'll foolishly prove myself wrong.) Expect to see my daily Big Brother updates posted here first then copied over to the Q forums once the new season starts in June.
"You won't make me mad. What exactly is it you want back?"
As a hint to what you can expect from my Big Brother posts, here's part of a post from last season (Big Brother 17) when our odd couple Clay and Shelly were both on the block.
Sometime today Clay will sit down with Shelli and they'll
discuss the immediate future. I have a vision of the discussion going something
like this:
"So, um, Shelli, dearest. Mumble, mumble, mumble, back,
mumble mumble, mumble, sassafras, mumble, asparagus."
"Clay, Clay, clay, you don't have to be nervous talking to
me. You know I love you and will do anything for you. What is it you
want?"
"Well, you know, it's just that one of us is leaving soon
and you've got something of mine that might come in handy for me."
"This shirt I've been sleeping in?" asked Shelli.
"No, no," mumbled Clay. "You can keep the shirt.
No, it's something else. Something I may need."
"What is it?" asked Shelli.
"Well, I don't want to make you mad."
"You won't make me mad. What exactly is it you want back?"
"I might, just might need my testicles back."
"Whatever for?" asked Shelli.
"Well, you never know," mumbled Clay. "They could
come in handy."
"For what? They just dangle there and get you in all kinds
of trouble. It's much easier for you to let me keep them safe."
"Still, I'd like them back. I don't have much game going
for me and you could lose them or something."
"Sweetie, don't you worry about that. I've got the
testicles of every man I've ever been with and I've never lost a pair yet.
Trust me, they're very safe with me."
"But if I stay in the game they could come in handy. I may
be forced to flirt with Meg or Becky to stay alive and I can't do that as well
without my testicles."
"Well, if it puts your mind to ease, you don't have to
worry about that. You see, I'm staying and you're going back out onto the
streets of LA."
"What?"
"Vanessa's been working the house for me and I'm staying,
so you don't have to worry about me losing them. They'll be safe here in the
house with me until finale night."
"But if I'm out of the house in LA going to clubs and
whatnot, I'll really need my testicles."
"All the more reason for me to keep them here until we're
together again. There are some very beautiful, but evil young women in those
clubs in LA. Your testicles could get you into all kinds of trouble. No. It's
settled. Your testicles stay with me where they're safe until we're together
again. Now, is there anything else I can do for you?"
"No, no. mumble mumble. I guess not."
"That's a dear boy. Now lie down next to Mama and let's
cuddle for the time we have left together."
Sad to say, that's the type of deep, insightful commentary you'll get from me when the new season of Big Brother kicks off.
What else will I blog about? Writing. I've just self-published my first book "The Campaign" and it's done okay in terms of sales. It's sold about fifty copies in the first week with me doing very little to promote it. I'm not going too promotion happy until I get some of my other books out on the market. It has drawn two five star unsolicited reviews which is very nice. "The Campaign" tells the story of how making a Super Bowl ad nearly destroyed a small ad firm. It's a quirky little book in that it's a fictional nonfiction book. Give it a look on Amazon if you're intrigued. I had a lot of fun writing it and hopefully others will have fun reading it.
Book two, "To Rise or Fall" is nearly ready to go live. (If it isn't already live by the time you stumble across this blog.) I'm just giving it one final, final proof before unleashing it on the world. "To Rise or Fall" tells what happens when an experimental general anesthesia is found to allow one to visit the afterlife they've earned up to that time. I'm rather fond of a scene where a crooked televangelist who was faking using it to battle for the souls of his followers is given a dose of the real drug. Suffice to say, falling makes a bit of an impact on the guy.
I've got about six books completed other than some editing, cover design, and final proofing, so the hope is I'll be getting one out each month for a while.
NFL football is a passion of mine and with the playoffs now underway, expect to see a few posts here and there about the playoff games and the Super Bowl. I'm a die-hard Eagles fan, but I'm not thrilled with the firing of Chip Kelly. I keep having this vision of Chip Kelly's Niners facing Andy Reid's Chiefs in the Super bowl in a few years time while Jeff Lurie and company start yet another search for a new head coach. Oh well, such is the life of a sports fan in Philadelphia.
My fish right now are in kind of a holding pattern. I'm playing with a new filter system where fish waste, uneaten food, plant debris, etc. will be removed from the aquarium water automatically on a daily basis using a specially designed pre-filter that will be self-cleaning. If I can make that work, you'll hear much more about it in the not too distant future.
And that's about it for this first blog post. I'll be posting whenever I feel like it, and daily once the new season of Big Brother starts back up. (Please dear God let it be a good cast!) Thanks for giving this a read and if you like it, come on back. I'll be posting pretty regularly.
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