Rae Gee's Blog, page 24
July 4, 2012
About and Contact
When she's not writing, she enjoys making documentaries, roaming the South Downs, teasing the cat and her dad (normally at the same time!), taking photos and naming her electronics. She believes that she's trapped in the wrong era and should be roaming the streets of 19th Century London.
She also has a tattoo of a Boeing 747 and is only too happy to tell the tale behind it. Feel free to ask; she promises not to bite too hard!
Rae currently lives just outside of Leicester and is partly owned by Bertie the cat.
Rae can also be found at the following places.
Good Reads
Twitter (Veetu Industries branded)
Veetu Industries (the company the series takes its name from) also have their own Facebook. There you'll find clever quips, what the company are creating and recommendations from the characters. Be warned: sarcastic replies are the norm!
Veetu Industries Facebook
To contact Rae, feel free to drop her an email at:
waking_the_dead (at) yahoo.co.uk
(Substitute (at) for @ and remove the spaces!)
Going Travellin'!
Imperial War Museum. Photo by Rae Gee.At the moment I'm planning. It's one of my favourite things to do. Some people call it day dreaming. I call it "planning". Mostly it involves staring at ebay and debating the universe.
Presently I'm planning for both the Asylum in September and Whitby Goth Weekend in October. Weekends I'm looking forward to, especially as my dear friend Rach will be coming with me. It's going to be great and, out of the two of us, I can't decide who's more excited! (Have you chosen your outfits yet, Rach?!)
They're both still a couple of months away but, as with everything this year, they're going to creep up on us. Suddenly it'll be BAM! And we're on our way! There's so many things to think about. Clothes, hotels (booked!), what we're taking to hand out, what we're going to see, who we're going to see. So if you're going to be at either of them, drop a comment and we'll come and see you. :)
And there's something new happening. Type in www.raegee.co.uk and see what happens!
Well, that's just given me an excuse to do a bit more shopping!
Much love to you all and thank you for reading. And, to those across the pond, Happy Independence Day!
July 2, 2012
Where's Rae?!
Good Reads
Twitter (Veetu Industries branded)
Veetu Industries (the company the series takes its name from) also have their own Facebook. There you'll find clever quips, what the company are creating and recommendations from the characters. Be warned: sarcastic replies are the norm!
Veetu Industries Facebook
June 30, 2012
Kitty Rescue!
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This cartoon reduced me to tears, made me find the cat (well, he's not ours. He's the neighbours. But he spends enough time here!) and give him a huge hug. He's a rescue cat, adopted from the shelter when he was about a year old. That's still a kitten to most of us but probably old enough to have not adopted by many.
If you're going to adopt (and we highly recommend it!), think about adopting an older animal. They're just as much fun, and just as loving. The next cat is definitely going to be an older one. Can't wait!
June 29, 2012
Facebook Updates from Erus Veetu
Erus Veetu recommends "The Art of War" by Sun Tzu.
http://www.amazon.com/The-Art-War-Sun...
Erus Veetu recommends "Willing Slaves" by Madeleine Bunting
http://www.amazon.com/Willing-Slaves-...
Follow Erus on Facebook at Veetu Industries
June 28, 2012
Hell in a Handbasket
If you want to understand why this photo is here, you'll have to read the book. ;) Links are in the "Where To Buy The Book" page. Thanks to I Can Has Cheezburger for the photo!
June 25, 2012
Think this...
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May also correct it to "Please Do Not Feed The Weapons Engineer".
(I like putting funny signs on my doors! Suggestions are welcome!)
June 21, 2012
A Wee Rant on the Cult of the Kindle
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What is it with the Kindle which has taken the world by storm? I wanted an e-reader so I went and did my research. Like everything I own, I brought one which wouldn't mind taking the odd tumble. And the Kobo is serving me just fine on that mark. It gets thrown in my work back, gets tossed onto the desk and has seen the occasional drop of water. Verdict? Perfect for accident prone Rae.
Unfortunately, a lot of the books I want to read, the ones by new and indie authors, never appear on the Kobo website. So I go searching for a purchasable PDF. More often than not, I come up against a brick wall.
They're just not there. So why do so many people seem to publish for Kindle only? Why does it have such a stranglehold on the market? Do publishers stipulate they'll only publish for the Kindle? Or is it some clause which Amazon have? One of the reasons I signed with the publisher I did is because they release it on as many platforms as they can. You can purchase a book from their site and the zip file they send will have formats which work on every reader. If you want a print copy, they'll point you in the right direction. If you want it for the Kindle, the iPad or your mobile phone, they'll point you in the right direction.
So why do so many people seem obsessed with the Cult of the Kindle? Surely one is limiting themselves by only releasing it on a single platform?
One friend of mine had only published for the Kindle and I had to twist her arm to publish on other platforms. Once she did, she found her sales increasing. Others have told me to get the Kindle app for the computer. I have it but I seldom use it. Why? 1. I spend enough time at this machine as it is. And 2. I can't really curl up with my laptop or my desktop (well, I can with the laptop but it's not very comfortable. I've tried!).
I want to read! I want to discover new authors and fantastic books. But sometimes I feel like I'm being a little limited. My fault for buying something other than a Kindle? Or another reason?
Agree? Or disagree? Can you answer any of the questions in the post? Feel free to drop it in a comment!
June 11, 2012
Go On! You Know You Want To!
Mars on the Rise by Rae Gee Giveaway ends August 10, 2012.
See the giveaway details at Goodreads.
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June 8, 2012
Bring Down The Wall!
Isolation
Drug Dependency
Pain
Fear
Overbearing mothers
Loss of a father
Rebellion
Rejoicing
"All in all, you're just another brick in the wall..."
Pink Floyd's The Wall conjures up many images and can be possibly be interpreted in a million and one different ways. As the director of this evening's performance put it, "The Wall makes the current recession look like a walk in the park". Tonight I had the privilege of seeing it performed live in Tamworth.
Mixing up live music, dance, a light show, pyrotechnics, graffiti, performance, poetry and film, the modern re-telling of the wall touches on a lot of recent subjects - the war in Afghanistan, the death and mourning of our soldiers, racism, the London riots, the phone hacking scandal, ageism. Often uncomfortable to watch, it brought up many different emotions within myself - sadness, pain, remembrance of past events in my life, the need to fit in and, finally, the realisation and jubilation that I'm "Not just a brick in the wall", that I don't have to be part of the system, that I don't have to "conform" to what the "system" wants me to be. Wrenched through these emotions, by the final act, I was on my feet, screaming along for the wall to be torn down.
The music was incredible! Provided by Floydian Slip, it was amazing to hear songs which I've only ever heard on CD. The kicker for me was hearing "Goodbye Blue Sky" performed live. This song has a special place in my heart, gifted to me by friends in wake of the 9/11 attacks as a way of helping to cope and deal with the strains and stresses of not knowing where NYC-bound friends were. I've carried it with me since that day and to see it coupled with images of war memorials really brought it home.
The dancers, actors, poets, vocal artists - all were brilliant! There were often times when you didn't know where to look, who to focus on. They were all a wonderful addition, weaving in and out of the craziness that is The Wall. I can't fault any of them. They were all amazing and I hope that they're proud of themselves.
You're not just a brick in the wall! Never forget that! Don't let the people around bring you down. Be you and be amazing!
Check back soon; hopefully I'll be able to get hold of some photos of it. Until then, I'm going to go and purchase the original!
"Pink Floyd were the Rage Against the Machine of their time." (Thanks Dad for putting into perspective for me!)
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