C. Gockel's Blog, page 138
January 29, 2014
awkwardsituationist:
“if someone were to ask me what the most...
Navesh Chitrakar
Prakash Mathema
Binod Joshi
Sunil Sharma
Navesh Chitrakar
Narendra Shrestha
Prakash Mathema
Niranjan Shrestha
“if someone were to ask me what the most important outward manifestation of hinduism was, i would suggest that it was the idea of cow protection.” - mahatma gandhi
although hindus follow no single set of rules, reverence for cows can be found throughout the religion’s major texts. some trace the cow’s sacred status back to lord krishna, who is said to have appeared 5,000 years ago as a cowherd, and is often described as bala gopala, “the child who protects the cows.” other scriptures identify the cow as the “mother” of all civilization, its milk nurturing the population.
photos from the gai tihar festival in the secular but hindu dominant state of nepal, where cow slaughter remains illegal and can carry a prison sentence of up to twelve years. they were taken by (click pic) niranjan shrestha, navesh chitrakar, prakash mathema, sunil sharma, binod joshi, and niranjan shrestha
Wait, and Odin is born of the cow Ymir….
You see where I’m going with this don’t you? I Bring the Fire is canon! Canon I tell you!
January 28, 2014
Every Darn Place I Can Think of To Advertise Your Original Fiction
I got tired of updating my Master List. So here it is as a Google Doc. Every place you can advertise your e-book.
Except BookBub, ‘cause that was too obvious.
If it’s helpful, you can download my FREE ebook from Amazon. I wouldn’t mind a rankings boost. ;-)
"Son of a whore."
Guess he doesn’t have enough hair on...
"Son of a whore."
Guess he doesn’t have enough hair on top for this to be Loki in I Bring the Fire. But he has enough hair on his chest to make up for it…
January 25, 2014
"Writing isn’t about making money, getting famous, getting dates, getting laid, or making..."
- Stephen King
January 24, 2014
"You don’t start out writing good stuff. You start out writing crap and thinking it’s good stuff, and..."
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Octavia Butler
I love this quote. A common question for writers seems to be “how” are they “good?” One, “good” is a matter of interpretation. Two, they write. Over and over.
(via gradientlair)
I would add that the better you get, the less you think your work is good.
(via startraveller776)
I would add, that to truly become good, you need feedback and critique that is more substantive than “This is great” or “This sucks”.
January 23, 2014
cgockel:
manticoreimaginary:
Laetitia Casta, Cannes Film...
Laetitia Casta, Cannes Film Festival (May 26, 2013)
Not how I imagine a Valkyrie “Falcon Cloak” really, but very pretty.
January 21, 2014
creyzee:
vengerturtle:
i just laughed for like 10...
i just laughed for like 10 minutes
there isn’t an eye hidden in my “A” hole O_O
January 20, 2014
hey, can more wolves wind up in the i bring the fire universe? and a few werewolves?
There is plans for a wolf. But no werewolves.
There will be other “paranormalish” critters though…
