Jess Mountifield's Blog, page 41
December 24, 2011
Entropia land deeds
I've blogged about Entropia once before. It's one of the MMOG's (massively multiplayer online game) I play. Recently they've added something to one planet in Entropia called Land deeds. There are 60,000 of them. Each one represents a chunk of the planets surface and gives the player 25% of all gross revenue for that planet [...]
Published on December 24, 2011 04:00
December 21, 2011
Author Interview: L. A. Tripp
My latest interviewee is L. A. Tripp Tell us about your latest project. I've got a brand new series I'm super proud of! It's unlike anything I've written before. It's more of a comedic adventure called All Jacked Up. We follow a young man, Jack, that is just starting out on his own. Single, getting [...]
Published on December 21, 2011 03:00
December 18, 2011
Sherdan's Prophecy: Chapter 2
Here's chapter 2 in the book. For previous chapters and other information check out the Sherdan's Prophecy book page. Anya stepped off the train onto the Bristol Temple Meads platform. She followed the few other people who had been on the train with her, down the steps and along the tunnel underneath all the [...]
Published on December 18, 2011 04:00
December 15, 2011
The Return: A Review
The Return is the second book by Victoria Hislop and is a fiction book, mostly about spain and dancing. I have to admit I have no idea what genre it's actually classified as. I was rather mystified while reading it. I only read this book because it was lent to me and I thought it [...]
Published on December 15, 2011 04:00
December 12, 2011
How to create something people care about
I have had several discussions lately with people talking about Christian artwork and books. Most people who don't particularly follow the Christian faith avoid anything labeled Christian at all costs. We discussed why. Our first reason was that most of Christian artwork tends to depict one of a very few things. On the art side [...]
Published on December 12, 2011 04:00
December 9, 2011
Author Interview: Pam Logan
Pam Logan has kindly allowed herself to be interviewed for today's post. Tell us about your latest project. "How Do You Say Goodbye?" is a 130,000 word General Fiction Drama. With a death sentence of an inoperable brain tumor, Samantha Collins tries to come to terms with the meaning of life, her belief in God, [...]
Published on December 09, 2011 01:15
December 6, 2011
Sherdan's Prophecy: Chapter 1
As promised here is the first chapter of my third book Sherdan's Prophecy. Enjoy! Sherdan sat down and picked up the report from the desk in front of him. He lounged, half reading and half focused on the surveillance cameras. There wasn't really a need to be watching them. His security guards would be [...]
Published on December 06, 2011 03:12
December 3, 2011
Cars 2: A Review
Pixar films are normally some of my favourite films. They're original, funny and out of the box. Lately, however, they've been doing a lot more sequels than they used to. Almost playing safe a little. Obviously Cars 2 is the sequel to Cars. Cars was amazing. One of the better pixar in my opinion. Cars [...]
Published on December 03, 2011 04:00
December 1, 2011
The Plan: December 11
Last month I completed NaNoWriMo. Pretty much as planned. I finished a few days early so I did a few minor other things as well towards the end of the month, although I mostly took it easy. This month I intend to get my two short stories out in an ebook. I've decided to get [...]
Published on December 01, 2011 04:00
November 30, 2011
My opinion on witchcraft
I don't normally write about heavy topics on my blog. I try to keep it light and cheery and fun but occasionally something moves me quite deeply and I feel I have to share it regardless of whether it breaks the norm of my posting cycle. Today I'd like to express my viewpoint on witchcraft [...]
Published on November 30, 2011 03:00