S.E.’s Comments (group member since Jan 16, 2013)

S.E.’s comments from the S. E. Lund - Author group.

Michelle (Angelique Beau Pre) wrote: "Well, after the last few months, I think I can actually relate - after so many reads and edits and re-reads, you can over think and second guess things. In the end, I think I was nearly as anxious about the release of Retribution as you! What an exciting adventure though."

You always seemed so level headed about things. Thank God someone was!

Absolutely was an adventure! Such an exciting but very steep learning curve to do it yourself.

Paris (kerbytejas) wrote: "is there a climate change book in the future...wow that is so cool - so I guess you believe that climate change is occurring? or are you on the other side that says this is just cyclical weather? "

Paris, I studied science in uni, but I am not a scientist and so I leave the book writing and decision as to whether it is changing up to them what does do science. LOL. I wrote about the politics of climate change because I am a policy analyst by trade. I studied politics in Grad School and most of what I do is research and writing about policy in my job.

But the vast majority of climate scientists are pretty confident that the climate is changing, warming, and that the majority of it in the last 50 years is due to burning fossil fuels.

But science is never absolute and I have no doubt that there are other longer and deeper forces at work that might play a role that we don't understand well yet, but largely, based on what we do know, and that is all we can ever act on, it is what we are doing to the atmosphere that is responsible, IMO.

Occam's Razor -- we are pumping hydrocarbons into the atmosphere that have been sequestered underground as oil, coal and natural gas for millions of years. Basic radiative physics which has been known for a century tells us what will eventually happen. The oceans and atmosphere will warm until a new balance is attained. How warm the earth ends up being and how much water will rise depends on how much carbon we put into the atmosphere that wasn't there for the past several million years.

It's really a no brainer. But because of political divisions and ideologies, it's next to impossible to get people to agree about this and take action. It will take a few more Hurricane Sandys and Katrinas for humans to act.

Just moving a few comments over here so folks not interested in our chat can avoid -- or come here and join in!

Post here general chat about anything not relating to the series or other threads. Relax, pull up a chair, talk about your day, your life. Have a sasparilla and some fresh strawberry pie.

Michelle (Angelique Beau Pre) wrote: "I'd like to be the first to say that Dominion hooked me from the very first chapter. The way it was written, it was as if I was seeing and experiencing it through Eve's eyes which made it seem so r..."

Aw, you are so sweet! When writing, you get caught up in the world you have written and scenes come to you and you feel good about them when you are initially writing. You live them.

But then, after editing and re-editing and editing yet again, and writing more and changing things, you lose complete ability to experience your writing the way a new reader does. It's a complete unknown, like here there be dragons. I have no idea when I send a book out there how it will be received and almost can't bear to look at the dadblamed thing.

You remember when I released Retribution -- I had no idea. Was totally freaked out.

Michelle (Angelique Beau Pre) wrote: "I will say that Dominion doesn't easy fall into one genre or the other, imo. I've had the hardest time describing it because it's got so many elements to it, which to me makes it terribly fascinating. It would be interesting to know how a publisher would classify it. "

Yeah, I have no idea. I've read paranormal romance but don't feel I can be objective nor have I read as much as some people.

Paris (kerbytejas) wrote: "S.E. wrote: "Paris -- it started half-way through R but of course, it was in the works before as Blackstone plotted and planned. Julien mentions it in A when he and Eve are in Virginia at the hotel..."

No problem!

Easier to change the thread topic and into than move posts so no sweat!

Paris -- it started half-way through R but of course, it was in the works before as Blackstone plotted and planned. Julien mentions it in A when he and Eve are in Virginia at the hotel. So you are probably remembering that scene when he talks about Blackstone's plan to attack technology and send humans back to the steam age.

I'm not a real stickler for rules on discussion threads other than being civil, so don't worry. I will move this to the R thread for those who have't got that far yet! If I can figure out how that is...

❃ Brandy ❃ wrote: "I'd like to make a suggestion... I'm still reading A (I'm pretty much at the end) & I was thinking a little while ago about Julien telling Eve that he wanted to corrupt her earlier in the book. Th..."

Cool idea Brandy! I will check it out and we should have a thread for music where we can post videos -- there are a number of pieces of music mentioned in the series and I'd be really interested in what the series makes readers think of when they read. Music is such a big part of the lives of all three main characters.

A question to readers of the series: what writer or series is the Dominion Series most like in your experience as a reader?

From a marketing perspective, if you were to compare the series to any other you have read, where would it fit?

Paris (kerbytejas) wrote: "I think that one of the reasons I love the creativity that writers bring to the table, since i lack adjectives in my world - i can bath in the worlds a good writer can create... there is nothing better for me then a book that makes me feel, to be submerged in the story...The Dominion series has done that for me so far "

Aww that is such a wonderful thing to hear as a writer! I started writing because I love being completely wrapped up in a different world, living a life that I could never live (and maybe one I wouldn't really want to live) so that is always my goal when I write.

I was an artsy-fartsy kid growing up, music, fine art, writing, but my parents also pushed the interest in science and gave me telescopes and microscopes and chemistry sets for christmas and birthdays so I had this dual thing going on. Science and art. Went to art school in high school for a year and thought I'd end up a painter but then we moved (military brat) and I went to a normal high school and got into writing and science.

Besides writing erotic vampires, I also have a science blog that I have been running for two years on climate change. A bit of a brag but a post of mine was recently re-tweeted by a prominent climate scientist of world renown and former readers have prodded me to come back to that world, but I have always aways wanted to write a novel and so that is what I focused on last year. Stopped blogging about climate until two weeks ago when I did my first post in almost a year. But I'm too busy writing my next book to blog anymore.

Paris (kerbytejas) wrote: " so all i kept was his name as it was better then my maiden name.........
I enjoy being an adult, but yes a body like a 23 year old would be good...i'll put that on my wish list ."

OMG Paris -- you are the kind of person I would want to write about!

Yeah, if I had a 23 year old's body, I'd flog that thing for all it's worth. Too soon old, too late smart... ;)

Paris (kerbytejas) wrote: "well I'm sure he did pass on a work ethic to me, forced me to learn and kept a roof over my head.. so i wont spend much time complaining.. maybe that why i can identify with all of these lost broken characters in books..its like having a kindred spirt. being old enough to know better I am very thankful for what I have and have achieved."

A work ethic is so important in life! I'm not one to complain and don't have much to complain about. I've had my share of heartbreak in my life as everyone does if they are lucky enough to reach middle age, but I appreciate everything I've experienced. Would still like to have the body of a 23 year old but not the mind or sensibility! I like myself now so much more than I did when I was a new adult like my characters.

Paris (kerbytejas) wrote: "Agreed :>)

I like the "darkness is your candle" part
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Here's a good Keats quote:

"Do you not see how necessary a world of pains and troubles is to school an intelligence and make it a soul?" — John Keats

Paris (kerbytejas) wrote: "❃ Brandy ❃ wrote: "Paris (kerbytejas) wrote: "I am much like you not much shocks or upsets me (maybe i'm numb??) as for comedy - i find its over rated - even in TV and movies I go for the da..."

I started off writing M/M and M/M/F (fan fiction). Not into it anymore. Did it because it was the first writing group I found on the web and I wanted a community of writers so I could improve and they always had such great beta readers. Moved into other M/F fandoms after that and then tried my hand at original fiction.

In high school, I was encouraged to go into creative writing but I decided on science instead. I was not the greatest speller but since I finished uni, writing and research is all I do. I write all day every day for the Minister of ____ in the province where I live. Then I come home and write at night. Writing fiction is my release from the drudgery of writing for my work.

Paris (kerbytejas) wrote: "S.E. wrote: "Paris (kerbytejas) wrote:ts all Clive - I love cats - and he was awesome - he was the best part of the book for me - that scene when he goes for the Russian girlfriend....roflma..."

Cats don't really need you except for food -- and a warm lap to sleep on of course! But I like critters with an independent streak. Don't have to look after them as much! I have two teenagers... and two two teenage boarders (1 a foster daughter). My house is filled with 6 parrots, a cat, pet rats and teenagers.

Paris (kerbytejas) wrote: "S.E. wrote: "Paris (kerbytejas) wrote: "Wow - I think my dad was more like the dominant controlling, heavy handed - no humor, create fear in the kids kinda dad! - needless to say we haven't ..."

As Rumi wrote, and the quote I started Dominion off with:

"What hurts you, blesses you. Darkness is your candle."

We really are the product of all that went before and since we can't change that, all we can do is accept it and move forward.

Wendy wrote: "How embarrassing! Really though I didn't catch many and they do leap off the page to me."

Oh yeah it was very embarrassing! But we were all red-faced and not just me so that was a relief.

I can attest that when editing a 120,000 word novel, some typos will slip through because you've worked on the manuscript so much your errors become invisible. Someone else has to look at it and then, they may miss some as well. It's almost a Herculean task. Publishing houses pay people just to copy edit manuscripts. I am so lucky to have my editors and any lingering typos are all my responsibility.

Stacey wrote: "Thanks for the invite"

Hi, Stacey -- thanks for joining!