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*gasp* it's November! #nanowrimo

It's time to start and I'm not prepared.

Rather, I'm about 300 words into a short story that's been plaguing me since the Phuket trip last weekend, but which I don't think I can write out until AFTER November.



And I don't have a clue about what I'm writing for nanowrimo yet, except for some worldbuilding that KK did for me.



I guess I'm going to "study" that later and try to figure out what I can do with that.

Eclipse One: New Science Fiction and Fantasy (#bookreview)

Eclipse 1: New Science Fiction and Fantasy by Jonathan Strahan

My rating: 3 of 5 stars



The 15 short stories in here are a hodge-podge of science fiction and fantasy stories (more biased towards fantasy/paranormal than science fiction), some of which provided a-ha! moments, whilst others left me puzzled.



I'd say there were overall more a-ha! stories than puzzling ones.



The few I really liked were:

- Bad Luck, Trouble, Death, and Vampire Sex (Garth Nix)

Well, what can I say - I initially p...

How about Prophecy of the Most Beautiful by Diantha Jones?

Prophecy of the Most Beautiful

Oracle of Delphi #1
By Diantha Jones


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Synopsis:She has a destiny so great that even the gods fear her.




Constant hallucinations and the frequent conversations with the voices in her head, have earned eighteen-year-old Chloe Clever the not-so-coveted title of "Whack Job" in her home town of Adel, Georgia. With the onslaught of prescription medications and therapists threatening to push her over the edge, she wishes for a life f...

Have you read Omar by Craig Thompson

OMAR
By Craig Thompson



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Synopsis: In 1995, CIA/FBI jointly discover plans to recover a trove of priceless treasure from deep below the North Atlantic Ice Barrier, aboard RMS Titanic. Ultra-zealous terrorist divers compete against others, and set off a complex web of international intrigue and suspense. CIA's Colonel Bramson recruits Dr. Cary Parker, Woods Hole oceanographer / archaeologist, to beat both teams to Titanic's grave. And a wave of worldwide terrorism...

Book Spotlight: Between Boyfriends by Sarka-Jonae Miller

So being the naturally *ahem* outgoing and friendly person I am online, I met the lovely Sarka-Jonae Miller via Goodreads, which led to Facebook, (doesn't everything?) and one thing led to another, and what do you know, I'm hosting Sárka over here at my blog for a book spotlight on her chick-lit novel, Between Boyfriends.



Just a little bit about the book to whet your appetite:



Jan Weston is boy crazy, emphasis on crazy, but when "the one" breaks her heart she vows to change. Jan...

The Worship Songwriter: A Step By Step Guide To Crafting Your Best Songs

So I've been following this David Santistevan's blog for a while and when he issued out a call for a launch team for his upcoming book, The Worship Songwriter, I thought... why not?



He sent the launch team a review copy and I read it on the back of our church's worship retreat, where Aunty Lucy was basically encouraging us to start writing worship songs, and you guessed it - The Worship Songwriter was basically giving tips to not just get started, but to hone and refine your songs....

Stories From A Place To Call Home: stats for the month

I'm not sure what I expected when I first put it out on the interwebs, but well, this feels pretty good!




If you haven't yet picked it up, here's the link again: 






If you have the time, put up a review:

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Thanks!

Blast from the past: We All Fall Apart

Every once in a while, I revisit the stuff that I wrote a long time ago. On Sunday, my brother asked if I had any samples of "romance" stuff to help him in some story he's writing. I wandered back to my fictionpress site and stumbled upon this old thing.



We All Fall Apart was written for Script Frenzy in 2007. Uploading it to fictionpress killed part of the formatting, but it's still readable. It's corny. And blatantly immature teen flick. And definitely still playing on that theme I had of...

How integrated is your faith?

One of the things that really struck us, or me at least, in Bali was the way the Hindu faith is so intertwined in the lives of the people that it is difficult to separate the cultural from the spiritual.

For example, what do you think that building above was? Some sort of temple or religious building?
Would you guess that it’s actually the local Starbucks?



Here’s the picture from the front. But you wouldn’t have been able to tell without the sign, would you?

I received an e-mail forwar...

#Fridayflash: Generation songs

She sang the songs of her generation and they loved her for it. They smiled at her as she walked by and she wondered if they saw past her smile to the wariness of her eyes.
“We love your songs,” someone said, “They speak to us, to our souls. Thank you for singing them. We can’t even begin to describe what they mean to us.”
“I’m glad they’ve touched you,” she replied, hoping not to sound awkward but feeling it anyway. She turned to go hurriedly, pretending that she had many things to do. After...