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July 31, 2012
Last Day of the Smashwords Sale
It’s the last day of the sale over at Smashwords. Get over there and grab cheap books!
July 19, 2012
Digital Succubus Babe
I was playing about on Very Demotivational. I’ve been meaning to do a picture like this one for ages, and I finally did. Hopefully you’re amused and not demotivated after viewing.
July 18, 2012
Out here in Random Post Land
So, I’ve been quiet for a while and I thought I’d pop in and give a progress report, and raise my viewing figures via the simple expedient of mentioning the three most popular search terms I’ve been getting. In no order these are:
Julia Dietze and some reference to underwear – Yes, that one’s still very popular.
The Secret World, especially referencing Tabula Raza.
Succubus Porn – I’ll drop a picture in at the bottom of the post just to give the guys searching for that something to look at.
The last week or so, I’ve been slacking off my Thaumatology duties and resurrecting an old character which I created long ago. She’s a vampire, really quite a good character, and I stopped trying to write her story because of Twilight. What was the point of writing vampire novels when everyone and their pet vampire pooch was also writing vampire novels. Well, stuff that, Helena was cool, and still is, and I’m giving her another outing while I recharge myself for the final rush on Book 9 of Thaumatology.
In other news, the Smashwords sale continues. Go here http://www.smashwords.com/books/categ..., buy books, read books! You know you need to.
After the cut… succubus porn!
Seriously, Lily thinks these two are finger licking good. This is porn for a succubus.
Not buying it…? Okay, have this one again.
July 6, 2012
Awesome search terms… again
Today’s awesome search term is “porn sites to attract a succubus”. Which is totally wrong thinking because succubi are quite capable of generating their own porn. They don’t need no steenkin’ Internetz.
On another note, people are still looking for Julia Dietze in her underwear, and reviews of The Secret World. I have to do more reviews. They really attract the visitors.
July 4, 2012
Let’s Take Half Off
So, Lily heard about this sale at Smashwords and how most of my books are 50% off. Well, she likes the idea of taking half off, so she thought she would help with the advertising. After the SOPA incident, Ceri thinks Lily is getting the wrong end of the stick on purpose…
(Naughty-ish stuff after the cut.)
Today we Celebrate our Independence Day!
Okay, so over here we don’t, but somewhere in the world a country is celebrating the day they said, “Hey England, we’ve given you lung cancer and high-starch foods, our work here is done! And by the way, we hate tea!” Our main concern was that we had lost a place to ship convicts to, but no worries, we discovered Australia and shipped them there.
In the Thaumatology universe, Britain is probably pretty happy they lost the American colonies considering what happened after World War II. Half the country is now owned by the native Americans who had a greater affinity for magic than the European interlopers. On the other hand, the US did get the bit of Canada that’s actually habitable and not full of monsters. There’s a lot more about the state of play in Thaumatology America in Eagle’s Shadow, which I’d have released today if I had an ounce of marketing sense.
A few other things that happened today back in time:
Chinese and Arab astronomers spotted a supernova in the area of Zeta Tauri in 1054.
The Treaty of Lancaster in 1744 grants Iroquois land to the British.
That declaration of independence happens in 1776.
West Point military academy is founded in 1802.
A year later, the Louisiana Purchase is announced.
In 1826 both Thomas Jefferson and John Adams die.
The year after that, the state of New York abolishes slavery.
In 1862 one Lewis Carroll tells a young lady named Alice a story and n the same day in 1865 that story is published as Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.
The Battle of Kursk began today in 1943; the largest full-scale battle in history.
And, in 2012, the announcement of the probable discovery of the Higgs Boson is announced at CERN.
If you’re celebrating July 4th, then have a great day. If, like me, you’re working… I empathise.
July 1, 2012
Smashwords Summer/Winter Sale
Apparently it’s the “Summer/Winter Sale” because it’s Summer up North and Winter down South, whatever, you get money off. That’s goo, right? It’s also your chance to get other ebooks cheap, so head on over!
Here are the links and the coupons to use at checkout. Mostly you’re getting a 50% discount.
Thaumatology 101 https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/93217 SSW50
Demon’s Moon https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/102265 SSW50
Legacy https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/116370 SSW50
Dragon’s Blood https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/127324 SSW50
Disturbia https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/138316 SSW50
Hammer of Witches https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/156491 SSW50
Eagle’s Shadow https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/174874 SSW75
Tales from the Dub Linn https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/159144 SSWIN (FREE!)
Tales from High Towers’ Study is still free, just like otherwise.
Also, here’s the link for the sale in general: https://www.smashwords.com/books/category/1/newest/1
Happy reading!
June 29, 2012
Eagle’s Shadow Reminder
Only about a day if you want to grab Eagle’s Shadow at 50% off. Use coupon code PV37L at the checkout at Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/174874.
Come Sunday the Smashwords Summer/Winter Sale will be starting and there will be discounts to be had on Thaumatology books, except for Eagle’s Shadow which is just out. (Well, maybe 25% off if I’m feeling generous. We’ll see how I feel.)
I’ll put up links and details on Sunday for the sale prices.
June 24, 2012
The Secret World, Review Redux
Well, another beta weekend is swinging to an end and I delved into The Secret World again, perhaps because I’m desperate, I don’t know. This time I did some running around the non-combat areas to see what I could see.
There is a building called Tabula Rasa in the London area which, given the name and the general lack of content, appears to have been set aside for socialising. I say socialising rather than role-play because it’s small and a bar. Compared to the original Pocket D in City of Heroes, Tabula Rasa is minute; it’s a handwave to non-combat gaming. I was unable to find anything similar in Seoul or New York. (New York seemed very under-developed in general, nowhere near as detailed as the other cities, though the scenery was kind of good.)
For secret societies of mystic awesomeness, the various factions are pretty damn visible. The Templers occupy a huge area of London with great big flags hung all over the place. That seemed odd. Not very secret. The Secret World seems more like The Appears On the Nightly News World.
The stability seemed better. Better, but by no means perfect. I still had one total machine crash and several freezes in a few hours of playing. On the bright side, I actually managed to die due to my own stupidity this time around. There’s supposed to be a built-in web browser which you can use to research clues on investigative missions. It didn’t work and I had to resort to checking for something on my laptop.
I doubt many people would follow my recommendation on this, but I’d wait for a few patches before jumping into this game. Better yet, wait until they decide to go free-to-play, because they will. The storylines seem engaging, though I get the feeling the execution would bug me after a while. They’ve gone for atmosphere over logic, which is going to work for all the folks who couldn’t care less about the world as long as they get to head-shoot zombies.
June 23, 2012
Eagle’s Shadow Teaser – Kate believes in Ceri
Kate Middleshaw, witch and detective, knows Ceri quite well. More after the cut…
With the full moon due on Tuesday, the Dragon had far more werewolves in it and they were getting far more boisterous. Not too bad yet, but it was still wise to have your hips on auto-evade. Ceri side-slipped her way past a table of Serpent pack males out on the prowl, heading for the bar with a tray of empty glasses. That was when she spotted Kate sitting on a stool chatting across the counter to Alec.
‘Evening, Detective,’ Ceri said as she put her tray down for Alec to clear. ‘Three red wines, Alec, table fourteen.’
The redheaded detective sergeant smiled. She was out clubbing, it seemed, dressed in a short skirt and a spaghetti-strapped tank top. ‘Evening, Ceri. How’s things?’
‘Y’know? Suspected of trying to assassinate the US’s head of state.’
‘I heard. I don’t see how they can even suspect you.’
‘Thanks.’
‘I mean,’ Kate went on, ‘if you were trying to kill him, he’d be a pile of ash by now.’
‘Thanks, I think.’
