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YES, YES, oh YES

When people say, “DON’T LOOK,” they mean it.

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I wrote the last few words of my latest and greatest manuscript with a sense of immense satisfaction. My Sci-Fi Western Romance series is doing well, and I am excited by accolades from readers; nothing is as gratifying as hearing from a reader who loves my story. They made me happy, so I wrote them yet another installment; then I basked in the glow of work well done. How to celebrate?

Some writers open a bottle of bubbly; others chart a cruise. But me, being practical and needing to be on duty later, I headed over to the socials to fry my brain.

Immediately I was inundated by an overwhelming writerly deluge. Thoughts on writing, publishing, printing and succeeding rolled off the pages, a storm of experiences and ideas. But as I perused the day’s offerings, one thread stood out:

“Don’t expect success in numbers unless you’re writing Erotic Fan Fic.”

“Don’t look at the numbers, unless you want to be discouraged.”

“Just say no.”

Knowing full well I should not look up this term, I looked up the term, because that is what I do. After that I looked up the numbers, because I possess a rebel soul…

I can see why some people get discouraged.

The prospect of writing intriguing, engaging literature only to see it buried beneath a landslide of smut can be daunting; far be it from me, however, to slut-shame erotica. Indeed, if I compare my sales to that of Sparkling Sex Succubus Stories (hereafter known as 4S) or Vampy Vivacious Vampire Vixens (hereafter known as 4V) or even the much celebrated Whimsical Wild Werewolf Women (hereafter known as 4W) then I would certainly be disappointed…

It would be the equivalent of a Perky Pudgy Personality Pixie (hereafter known as R. H. Snow) comparing herself to any Sultry Sexy Steamy Stripper (hereafter known as Satan). It just isn’t done without tears. No matter how much you love yourself or your work, comparing it to anything that gets millions tucked into its metaphorical g-string will result in extreme self-doubt.

I, however, have a plan.

Now, as any of you who have read the book know, WATCHER of the DAMNED is a Sci-Fi Western ROMANCE. When not dealing in deathrays, villainy and chupacabras, it is chock full of sexual tension and romantic interludes. It does, however, attempt to remain PG-13; it is an Adult Series written for the Ages…

it is also written under my real name.

This is the downside of writing under one’s own name - by plastering one’s real name on it, one allows one’s family to read it. They in turn pass it to dear Gran-Gran, the Cousins, the Church, the local Library, so proud that sweet little Mom is writing; their innocent little faces look through the pages, and the local News Paper comes around -

this makes it very hard to write the truly steamy scenes that sell so well in this Current Age. This also demands a confession: I am actually quite accomplished at writing Erotica.

Oh the torment, that no one may ever know it was me!

In another place and time, I garnered praise and sizable views written under a nom-de-plume for Exceedingly Excellent Erudite Erotica, (hereafter known as 4E). My foray into 4E is best described as ‘Trad-Christian Erotic Fable’ combined with ‘The Author’s Kink Disguised as Fiction’. This resulted in a parable so heart-felt, so touching, that many women who contacted me told me it helped save their marriage. It also resulted in attention from notable readers…

in a fit of embarrassment, I immediately deleted my Erotica Story for fear that someone, somewhere would know it was me.

But now, upon seeing this enormous attention devoted to sometimes very badly written smut, to the tune of millions, it makes me wonder…

how can I cash in?

Wait, I mean:

how can hone my hidden craft? That sounds better. There is only one answer:

I must write my own Erotic Fan Fiction.

This is doable. I will simply change my name to something infinitely sexier than my own name, then create a Kindle Vella devoted to fan fic for “WATCHER of the DAMNED”, then proceed to ship the ever-loving steaminess out of my own characters. I can post it all in blessed anonymity, then have my self-publishing self ask myself if can I self-publish myself writing fan fic for my own fic.

Naw, it’ll never work…

Forget I ever said anything.

Really.

…

I mean it

…

don’t look

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SIC SEMPER TYRANNIS

Now the sleeping eyes awaken,

Startled by the brutish boot

As the Caesar steps, ascending

On the tongues of critics mute.

~

Thus the lash of tyrants ever

starts so soft, of falsehoods made;

‘til the whip of brazen boldness

on the back of Truth is laid…

~

Other hands may meekly tremble,

other eyes may turn their sight;

God help me to face the foe!

I’ll not go down without a fight -

~

Heart unfettered, lift the banner!

Liberty lives in the light

Freedom dies when darkness wins;

I’ll not go down without a fight.

~

Let me grasp the lash with laughter

Let my spirit mock the night;

Thus to tyrants always, sing -

I’ll not go down without a fight!

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YOU are the reason I am still here...

You.

You know who you are… you know why I’m saying this. Because of your love and support - the little hearts left behind, the opening of an email at all odd hours, the comment left in passing -

you have no idea what an impact you’ve made on my life. You changed the course of my history. Your words means something. Your time is precious. Your gifts are dear. Never was there a day when I wondered if writing was worth it, because you were there to encourage me. The evidence of your being, the fingerprints of your presence, through the glass darkly...

someday, we will meet face to face. The moment will come, when we will know each other as we are known to God, the reality of who we are beyond this mortal shell. But for now, in the moment, I want you to know:

You are the reason I am still here - and I thank God for you.

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THE IRON AGE: Indie Creators Arise!

“WATCHER of the DAMNED” - by artist Jason Gonzales

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Welcome to the Iron Age!

What is the Iron Age, you ask?

It is a point of time in Anthropology where Men learn how to make iron with their hands and smelting things and creating wonderful weapons that they will use to defend their families and their lives - and to make plowshares and to make metals that can change the world. And that's a real thing in a real part in history, but we also have a new Iron Age upon us: this is the Iron Age of Literature.

What is that? How do we define Iron Age?

Well, it's a brand new movement that we are involved with, where we are taking back our culture from Corporate Oligarchs who wish to destroy it. There is an unfortunate Age of Invaders upon us - people that do not love the culture of Comics and Heroism - the ideal of the Sacrificial Hero which exists not just in Western culture and American culture, but in cultures all around the world - the idea of the Man who's willing to fight and die for what he believes in. The Iron Age is a wonderful movement that seeks for us to be able to codify and write about that sacrificial masculine hero who will do anything to defend what he loves even if it means dying, and this is a gorgeous, gorgeous moment in history because we are at the beginning of this Age.

Congratulations to all of you who are part of this!

Now, most people want to be involved with the Golden Age of something; they want to be part of that top that Pinnacle, the shiny crown that goes on top of everything. Or they want to be part of the Silver age: the Silver age frames things and it rings out the message of what you're trying to accomplish. But it is Iron that builds, it is Iron that creates because only Iron can defend.

Silver and Gold cannot defend anything; Silver and Gold lead to Greed and Greed leads to weakness. That is what we've seen in our culture and in our literature and in our movies and everything else. We've seen this degradation of what it means to be a Hero. Whether it's a Male Hero or a Female Hero, we have lost our way, not because we don't know what it is - people believe in Romance, they believe in Freedom, they believe in Heroism. They just can't find a representation of it in our culture and the reason why is because Greed has taken over.

Those who sought to profit from the Golden Ages and the Silver Ages of our culture have found out that they can make money off of people who want to see these wonderful Heroes. They don't love those Heroes; they don't know anything about our Heroes, they don't know anything about the way that we have written our stories for so long, and they don't like that. They don't want to be a part of those things. They want to tear that culture and that history down and replace it with an idol of Lead, something that has no value except for War -

we are not going to be a part of that.

We are part of the Iron Age. We are building, we are creating, we are cutting ties with what holds us back and we are making what is in our hearts - and that is heroism and beauty and grit and determination. Iron ages are born of real life experience. As it said, "Good Times make weak men Hard Times make strong men". We need strong men and hard times are coming. We need to be able to say what it is that we believe is Heroism; we need to be able to say what it is that we believe is Romance, what we believe is Freedom. If we don't know how to say it, if there's nothing out there that shows what we really are, how are we going to ever teach a new generation?

That's the point: somebody else is taking over your culture.

It's not an Invader physically, it's ideological Invaders that hate you. You're standing in their way and they want to tear down what you believe and what you trust. They want to tear down what you love because if they can then, you'll never be able to say, "I love this thing; I want this thing." You can't even say what it is.

Iron Age literature seeks to embrace, and frame, and create, and Hammer out, and Forge: Heroism and Freedom and Life and Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness in the form of the books and the art that we create.

We're here to do that and we invite you to come along with us on this journey. There's a lot of really great creators out there right now that are making wonderful content; they've really gotten out there and put the message to the front that this is happening...

it's happening now and we're at the Forefront.

This is a war. It is a war for your heart, it is a war for your mind and if they can take away what you love - if they can destroy it and replace it instead with garbage - then you will take after that. Or you can rise up and fight back - and read and write and create and draw and make what you know is true...

and this doesn't necessarily mean just for literature and art; it means also for your hands. If you are creating a house, building a structure, if you are drilling a hole in the ground and dragging something out of it to make your life better for you and your family; if you are growing food if, you are plowing the soil, if you're feeding the cattle - no matter what it is that you're doing...

this is the Iron Age. This is the time where the hand is put to the plow and you don't look back. We must create, or others will create for us and we will not like what we see. You already don't like what you see...

that's why you're looking at this now.

Welcome to the Iron Age. Go forth and Live Life on Legendary!

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WATCHER of the DAMNED: WELCOME to the IRON AGE

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HAIKU BBQ #2: Cat Warmth

The cold North Plains Wind

roars, but cannot overcome

the warmth of my cat.

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WATCHER of the DAMNED: Never Surrender

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