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September 19, 2015
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The Science of Magic is free on https://www.smashwords.com/books/view... using code "EG54X"
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There are some sexually explicit scenes but these are short and a fundamental part of the story 'the sexual act creates magical essence'.
My conscience is clear over the statements on religion. I have no doubt that I am not the first to say that 'Gaia' is the soul of the Earth and is an agent of the creator. However, I may be the first to say that 'worship is not required; respect is everything. Ignore God and Gaia at your peril.'
'The Science of Magic' is exactly what it says. It is my take on how 'real magic' might be treated as a science.
The story is about Samantha, a young woman who is starting a new contract as an Analyst/Programmer. Her exposure to real magic pushes her to use her programming skills in ways she could never have dreamed. Now she must cope with the demand for her new skills and the seduction by the volatile and mercurial Merlin. Yes. This is the Merlin of the old legends; he is blessed with long life; in his case - several millennia.
A magic user must have several partners to create the essential magical essence. Merlin have several favourites and one of them, Angel, is in trouble. Samantha is manoeuvred into helping Angel.
The Science of Magic is free on https://www.smashwords.com/books/view... using code "EG54X"
This offer will run until 5-Nov-2015.
There are some sexually explicit scenes but these are short and a fundamental part of the story 'the sexual act creates magical essence'.
My conscience is clear over the statements on religion. I have no doubt that I am not the first to say that 'Gaia' is the soul of the Earth and is an agent of the creator. However, I may be the first to say that 'worship is not required; respect is everything. Ignore God and Gaia at your peril.'
'The Science of Magic' is exactly what it says. It is my take on how 'real magic' might be treated as a science.
The story is about Samantha, a young woman who is starting a new contract as an Analyst/Programmer. Her exposure to real magic pushes her to use her programming skills in ways she could never have dreamed. Now she must cope with the demand for her new skills and the seduction by the volatile and mercurial Merlin. Yes. This is the Merlin of the old legends; he is blessed with long life; in his case - several millennia.
A magic user must have several partners to create the essential magical essence. Merlin have several favourites and one of them, Angel, is in trouble. Samantha is manoeuvred into helping Angel.
Published on September 19, 2015 08:01
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July 11, 2015
Villains?
When I wrote my first book I was working with the concept that the villain of the story was imagined. My heroine was paranoid about being imprisoned by the authorities or worse becoming a lab-rat. It was the paranoia that was the emphasis of the story.
I guess that, for most readers, this is not enough; for them the villain must be a person and a male to boot. Has a Bond Movie ever had a female villain? I don't think so.
Can I have a successful novel with a female villain?
I guess that, for most readers, this is not enough; for them the villain must be a person and a male to boot. Has a Bond Movie ever had a female villain? I don't think so.
Can I have a successful novel with a female villain?
Published on July 11, 2015 02:08
Researching a novel
I am looking for background details for my next novel. I have chosen a real place for the main actions. I have images courtesy of Google Earth. I have drawn site access routes using Gimp.
It is all beginning to look like a cartoon; what I mean is the hours and hours of work for the few minutes that you see in the end picture. The iceberg concept also comes to mind; you only see 10% of what went into the concept.
So you get diverted in the construction of a building just because you want a few sentences to highlight the problems, explain the accidents and deal with delays. Just how far do you go to get authenticity?
It is all beginning to look like a cartoon; what I mean is the hours and hours of work for the few minutes that you see in the end picture. The iceberg concept also comes to mind; you only see 10% of what went into the concept.
So you get diverted in the construction of a building just because you want a few sentences to highlight the problems, explain the accidents and deal with delays. Just how far do you go to get authenticity?
Published on July 11, 2015 01:27
May 9, 2015
New Horizons released today
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New Horizons, Book 3 of Merlin's Millennia
My latest book "New Horizons, Book 3 of Merlin's Millennia" was released today. The price of all my books has also been reduced to $2.99.
New Horizons, Book 3 of Merlin's Millennia
My latest book "New Horizons, Book 3 of Merlin's Millennia" was released today. The price of all my books has also been reduced to $2.99.
Published on May 09, 2015 07:29
May 4, 2015
Extract from New Horizons
The girls had this nagging feeling that Angel was trying to talk to them.
“Julie, Jessica. Angel is trying to talk to you. She is using telepathy.” I paused for any comments, but the girls knew there was more to come. “You know telepathy is real; you were using it with the birds on project Eyeglass. You just need to switch to Angel’s telepathy frequency. Angel will be transmitting your name. You should go through the mental steps as a computer would do – activate telepathy, select listener bandwidth, listen on bandwidth. This will become second nature to you and probably something you will do as you awake each day.” I felt like I was a hypocrite. This was the way I thought it should be done, but I had cheated and used magic. I suspected they would cheat and use their tokens to help them.
“Auntie Samantha. What do you mean by bandwidth?” Jessica, as usual was a stickler for details.
“Telepathy bandwidths are many and varied. Each living thing has its own telepathy frequency; human beings are on one bandwidth and dogs are on another. The bandwidth is the group of telepathy frequencies used by a specific race, e.g. the human race. You could compare the idea to an FM radio where you know that Radio-1 is transmitted on a range frequencies. You listen on that range and then tune in on the local frequency that you find. Your listening methods on telepathy are the same.”
“I think I understand that. Please continue.”
“You will know when you have succeeded because you will hear Angel calling your name. It will be as clear as I am speaking to you now. What you should hear is ‘Angel calling Julie’. You should respond with ‘hello Angel’. It is a good idea to keep repeating ‘hello Angel, this is Julie’ because Angel will be trying to identify your transmission frequency; it might be one of many. Once you have identified each other, two things will happen automatically; first, angels transmit frequency will be noted in your memory; and second, a conversation will be started with Angel. The conversation will consist of a dedicated listener for Angel’s transmit frequency.”
“Sorry auntie, but we are not used to thinking in computer procedures. I think I understand, but we will have to practice.”
“Julie, Jessica. Angel is trying to talk to you. She is using telepathy.” I paused for any comments, but the girls knew there was more to come. “You know telepathy is real; you were using it with the birds on project Eyeglass. You just need to switch to Angel’s telepathy frequency. Angel will be transmitting your name. You should go through the mental steps as a computer would do – activate telepathy, select listener bandwidth, listen on bandwidth. This will become second nature to you and probably something you will do as you awake each day.” I felt like I was a hypocrite. This was the way I thought it should be done, but I had cheated and used magic. I suspected they would cheat and use their tokens to help them.
“Auntie Samantha. What do you mean by bandwidth?” Jessica, as usual was a stickler for details.
“Telepathy bandwidths are many and varied. Each living thing has its own telepathy frequency; human beings are on one bandwidth and dogs are on another. The bandwidth is the group of telepathy frequencies used by a specific race, e.g. the human race. You could compare the idea to an FM radio where you know that Radio-1 is transmitted on a range frequencies. You listen on that range and then tune in on the local frequency that you find. Your listening methods on telepathy are the same.”
“I think I understand that. Please continue.”
“You will know when you have succeeded because you will hear Angel calling your name. It will be as clear as I am speaking to you now. What you should hear is ‘Angel calling Julie’. You should respond with ‘hello Angel’. It is a good idea to keep repeating ‘hello Angel, this is Julie’ because Angel will be trying to identify your transmission frequency; it might be one of many. Once you have identified each other, two things will happen automatically; first, angels transmit frequency will be noted in your memory; and second, a conversation will be started with Angel. The conversation will consist of a dedicated listener for Angel’s transmit frequency.”
“Sorry auntie, but we are not used to thinking in computer procedures. I think I understand, but we will have to practice.”
Published on May 04, 2015 10:25
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Merlin's First Millenia
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Published on May 04, 2015 10:14
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March 21, 2015
The Science of Magic
This where I started. If 'real magic' exists then how would a modern IT consultant approach the concept? Like all things originating in nature we have to learn its rules, and there we have it 'the science of magic'.
Merlin was the most famous wizard of all time so I took the liberty of saying he is still alive. Well I have already jumped one huge gap of credibility so the second one seemed small by comparison. Merlin would follow the old methods of using real magic and, my heroine, Samantha would create new programming methods to control magical essence. So now we have the beginning; a new teacher and pupil relationship blossoming into a smouldering romance.
Merlin was the most famous wizard of all time so I took the liberty of saying he is still alive. Well I have already jumped one huge gap of credibility so the second one seemed small by comparison. Merlin would follow the old methods of using real magic and, my heroine, Samantha would create new programming methods to control magical essence. So now we have the beginning; a new teacher and pupil relationship blossoming into a smouldering romance.
Published on March 21, 2015 06:36
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Merlin's First Millennia
'Merlin's First Millennia' is book 1 in the series 'Merlin's Millennia'. In truth it was the third book I wrote. The 'Science of Magic' and 'New Horizons' were the first 2 books. I felt that the 'Merlin's Millennia' series required a prequel that set out Merlin's life history to resolve some of the many questions about the Arthurian Legend. The most important questions were 'when and where was he born' and how did he escape from the cave where he was trapped by Morgana Le Fey?
'Merlin's First Millennia' is in a semi-diary format which I felt was a little disjointed but unavoidable. The book is based on real world events to give it a solid foundation in English History.
There is little doubt that King Arthur was based on real world people who were legends in their own time. Arthur, Gwenivere, Lancelot, Morgana and Mordred were all real people. Happy hunting on Google.
'Merlin's First Millennia' is in a semi-diary format which I felt was a little disjointed but unavoidable. The book is based on real world events to give it a solid foundation in English History.
There is little doubt that King Arthur was based on real world people who were legends in their own time. Arthur, Gwenivere, Lancelot, Morgana and Mordred were all real people. Happy hunting on Google.
Published on March 21, 2015 06:34
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February 19, 2015
And another extract from 'The Science of Magic'
“Marco. I noticed your portfolio in reception. You recently supported a major fashion show. Did you match the hair styles to the dresses?”
“Yes. Some dresses should be marked ‘size 8 and designed for pale skin and long blond hair’. Dresses are frequently designed for a particular model. As soon as you increase the bust size, the effect of the dress is destroyed. I have a range of wigs that I designed to go with certain dresses.”
“Have you noticed the new business ’MC-Enterprises’ next to Mademoiselle?”
“Yes, the ‘made to measure’ market is buoyant at the moment. Their website is very basic. It seems to be bras only at the moment. Marie-Claire said I should talk to you about its future.”
“Did she now? That is a bit premature. It stands to reason that the demand for made to measure dresses should be the same as for bras. We would hope to produce a small number of dresses in the very near future. Would you be interested in supporting a catwalk show?”
“I would be honoured.”
“Yes. Some dresses should be marked ‘size 8 and designed for pale skin and long blond hair’. Dresses are frequently designed for a particular model. As soon as you increase the bust size, the effect of the dress is destroyed. I have a range of wigs that I designed to go with certain dresses.”
“Have you noticed the new business ’MC-Enterprises’ next to Mademoiselle?”
“Yes, the ‘made to measure’ market is buoyant at the moment. Their website is very basic. It seems to be bras only at the moment. Marie-Claire said I should talk to you about its future.”
“Did she now? That is a bit premature. It stands to reason that the demand for made to measure dresses should be the same as for bras. We would hope to produce a small number of dresses in the very near future. Would you be interested in supporting a catwalk show?”
“I would be honoured.”
Published on February 19, 2015 02:19
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Another extract from 'The Sceince of Magic'
‘Good morning Samantha.’ Ghost broadcast his feelings of contentment.
‘Good morning Ghost. Have you been waiting long?’
‘No Samantha. My time is my own. I can sleep anywhere for as long as I need. I followed you from the Star. However, as soon as I knew your intentions with Teddy, I left you to your timeout and attended to other business. I have been here for about 10 minutes.’
‘How did you get here? I didn’t see any cats in town.’
‘That because you don’t look up very often. Cats use the roofs across town; it is much safer than the roads. In this town, with lots of covered pedestrian areas and pedestrian bridges, it is relatively easy. The difficult bits are the climb up and the drop down. There are always windows open or air conditioning ducts not used. This lane has a very convenient cable duct where you will find our claw marks on the cables.’ Ghost seemed slightly frustrated that I didn’t know all this. ‘Your powers of observation are sadly underused.’
‘I am still pleased to see you, despite your brusque military manners. Come up to the apartment.’
‘Some have said worse; it was my training. There are many cats living in town. They get left behind when businesses go bust. I came to make you aware of their services. They are all free. Their reward is the little treats they get from time to time.’
Ghost ran up the stairs as I opened the outside door. He was ‘on point’ as befits his habit. He dived through the gap as I opened the door to my apartment. I opened all the doors to the rooms of the apartment so that he could complete his inspection. He looked in every corner including the En-suite. He jumped into an empty box in the kitchen that Jo had left behind. ‘Sorry ma’am. Old habits die hard.’ He eventually came to rest on the end of the sofa in the lounge. He was ready to talk.
‘Good morning Ghost. Have you been waiting long?’
‘No Samantha. My time is my own. I can sleep anywhere for as long as I need. I followed you from the Star. However, as soon as I knew your intentions with Teddy, I left you to your timeout and attended to other business. I have been here for about 10 minutes.’
‘How did you get here? I didn’t see any cats in town.’
‘That because you don’t look up very often. Cats use the roofs across town; it is much safer than the roads. In this town, with lots of covered pedestrian areas and pedestrian bridges, it is relatively easy. The difficult bits are the climb up and the drop down. There are always windows open or air conditioning ducts not used. This lane has a very convenient cable duct where you will find our claw marks on the cables.’ Ghost seemed slightly frustrated that I didn’t know all this. ‘Your powers of observation are sadly underused.’
‘I am still pleased to see you, despite your brusque military manners. Come up to the apartment.’
‘Some have said worse; it was my training. There are many cats living in town. They get left behind when businesses go bust. I came to make you aware of their services. They are all free. Their reward is the little treats they get from time to time.’
Ghost ran up the stairs as I opened the outside door. He was ‘on point’ as befits his habit. He dived through the gap as I opened the door to my apartment. I opened all the doors to the rooms of the apartment so that he could complete his inspection. He looked in every corner including the En-suite. He jumped into an empty box in the kitchen that Jo had left behind. ‘Sorry ma’am. Old habits die hard.’ He eventually came to rest on the end of the sofa in the lounge. He was ready to talk.
Published on February 19, 2015 02:00
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merlin, merlin-s-millenia, the-science-of-magic
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