Luke Alistar's Blog, page 8

Show Me Your Eyes

Do you remember when As children we played With our heads held high? On wings of illusion We soared ‘cross the sky, Over far mountains To magical lands we’d fly. But now that’s gone, All the innocence torn From our unwilling hands, And now I see You’re avoiding me, Your mind is lost on [...]

Sherlock Steve, Part 2 – Odd Brothers Ep. 4

Filed under: Odd Brothers YouTube Sitcom

Self-publishing: What you need to do FIRST

With a flood of eager young authors getting excited about the rising legitimacy of self-publishing, there’s an important and very hard question that every one of us has to answer. Are you ready? These days, it’s very easy—and free—to upload any piece of writing and sell it as an ebook, a paperback, or even a [...]

After running a free promotion on my novel…

I sold 70 copies of it overnight. Yes, overnight. It started like this. Kindle Direct Publishing (on Amazon, of course) has a special section called KDP Select. It’s completely free, with a few strings attached, but they’re worthwhile strings. Along with this is the opportunity to have Amazon promote your book for free on five [...]

By Starlight – a tale of the Titanic

The Titanic sank in the North Atlantic at 2:20 a.m. local time on April 15th, 1912. It is known as the worst sea disaster in modern history, and has beenimmortalized in many movies and books. Here is yet another story, in memory of the many people who died that night. A couple nights ago, while [...]

Of Friends and Family and Teenagers

There are three things every person needs in terms of personal interaction. Relaxing time at home alone. Time spent with a few close friends or family. And time out of the house with friends, away from the everyday life of family. Some people overlook one of those three things, because everybody needs them in different [...]

Why Writers Almost Always Have Messy Rooms

Should you write, or clean up your room? This is a question every writer has to ask themselves, at some point. And for most, this is a question they ask every single day. Because the answer is obvious. You write. Non-writers might ask, why would someone choose to write instead of clean up their room? [...]

In Which I Lose My Thumb at the First Knuckle and Tell Tall Tales About It

Okay, not really. The title is the tall tale. I still have my entire thumb…my numb thumb that makes hitting the spacebar rather awkward. My boss said I should tell people I lost it at the first knuckle when they ask, and make light of the whole thing like it’s just a scratch. What really [...]

Connections – A True Story

It's story time again. And this tale, unlike so many of my others, is all true. This is no dramatization in order to make a point, either. I'm just telling you what happened. Some nineteen years ago, in one of fifty states (you have a 2% chance of guessing the right one), a young woman [...]

In which a friend of mine asks for money (for a good cause, of course)

A friend of mine, filmmaker and college student Keifer Lucchi, is raising money for his first big project. He has until April 23rd to raise $10,000, and after just 25 hours he's raised nearly 25% of that. Good progress, and you can help him reach that goal by donating here: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1... "To Turn Back Time" [...]