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maybe put the sword along his leg like a splint. I won't give details, but it works with a really big knife. And, how about a Quaisimoto hump for the helmet? I assume TSA isn't contracted at this time.
*chuckling* TSA hasn't made it to this country. The sword is as tall as the knight 6' 3". That's one heck of a leg. :D The height also rules out the hump. :(
I don't think a disguise will work. I'm trying to think of more of a bluff, or outrageous persuasion. idk. I'm kinda stumped.
Armor stashed in a cart under the cookware. Sword as a yoke. Modeling haute couture armor. :)
*grin* I like the sword as a yoke and the idea of modeling the armor. :) That's excellent, thank you. :D
Not a problem. Just finished my fourth cup of coffee this morning, I'm humming. And, I like knights. *GRIN*
Sweet. :) You'll like Sir Danth. He's obnoxious and a total bad-a**. :)
What is the genre, sci-fi, fantasy? I haven't read either. Do you have a recommendation? BTW read your info. "...to avoid people" got a delighted snicker. I leave my own blank as I am trying to reinvent myself and haven't figured who I want to be yet. I have met Evil and he is an old letch.
The genre is high fantasy with a bit of humor, like in my profile. *grin* I looked at your list of books and I don't know if you'll be into my writing, which is okay. This scene is in the second book of the series, which won't be out for a few months. If you like, you can check out the sci-fi short story in my author's profile. It's free. It's also quirky, more unusual that most things you'll find, even from me. The book "Rojuun" has the first 25% free if you want to see if you like it.
As far as other recommendations, I don't read a lot of your preffered genre, so I don't know. Most of my reading has been fantasy with a touch of sci-fi.
I hope the old letch, Evil, falls down a cliff somewhere to play with smurfs and that you are allowed to reinvent yourself in peace. :)
I will read your books. Would you like feedback, good, bad, or otherwise?
Wow! Thank you. :)Definitely! :) If it's bad, I need to know in order to make it better, though I'm nervous.
I will say that if you're just not interested, I'm okay with that. I certainly want readers, but I'm not willing to torture them. *grin*
Cool. I downloaded Blue Hair... already. I will get back to you in a couple of days. I think I read a lot to avoid doing my own work.
*chuckling* I definitely understand that! I have lights to hang on the house, but I'm here . . . lol ;)
Ulven, there is now! Interesting photo to look at, though I should be writing. Never mind. Deadline is pretty far away. The Germans will wait.
Does anyone know anyone who's actually made money from ebooks? Even mainstream publishers seem ignorant of the possibilities.
Does anyone know anyone who's actually made money from ebooks? Even mainstream publishers seem ignorant of the possibilities.
Someone told me that "Eragon" started out as an ebook.I've made about $30 off mine so far, if that counts. *grin*
Thirty dollars is better than a kick in the pants.My agent decided to cut out the middleman (the print publisher who sells the rights on to cover their costs) and placed the seven Honey Driver mysteries on Amazon this week. One of them is rated at around 29,000 but what does that mean? I haven't met anyone yet who's made enough to pay the phone bill - perhaps with the exception of Stephen King - though he isn't telling.
I've phoned a glass of chardonnay. It helps the figures look better. hic!
*chuckling* wine makes everything better. It'll take awhile to get very high on Amazon's list if at all. there's an insane amount of competition. Marketing it and being a part of reading communities will help, but it will take a long time most likely. Most publishers these days don't do any real marketing unless the book has already sold a million copies. ;)There's also a glut of new books on the market from indie writers *guilty look* Anyone with a computer and knack for mispelling words is putting their thoughts into word documents for public perusal. :D Silly people anyway.
Love this, John. There's a third remaining in the bottle. I'm thinking coq au vin for supper. It all helps.
I'm a best seller in Germany where sell or return for paperbacks does not exist. That's the only place where I rub shoulders with the big guns consistently coming in the top 100 English speaking crime/mystery/thriller writers. ebook is completely new to me. The rate English speaking publishers are going they're getting pretty alien too.
I'm a best seller in Germany where sell or return for paperbacks does not exist. That's the only place where I rub shoulders with the big guns consistently coming in the top 100 English speaking crime/mystery/thriller writers. ebook is completely new to me. The rate English speaking publishers are going they're getting pretty alien too.
And stop looking guilty. Think of the celebrity books - all ghosted of course seeing as an inordinate amount of celebrities are almost incapable of writing their name! You have a yearning to write. All they have is a yearning to be an A list celebrity - or b, c and all the way to z.
Discovering that writing the book is the easy part...just starting on the whole marketting hoopla!http://graceelliot-author.blogspot.com
(Did you notice how I slipped in a link there! LOL!)
Good girl. Never fear putting yourself forward. The publishers budget doesn't extend to us peasants.
I clicked on and loved it! The bumf bit brought a smile to my lips. A friend of mine (American) used the word 'fanny' in an eighteenth century historical she was writing. Me, being a Brit, fell about laughing. Even back then it meant what it does now - referring to something far more feminine than a posterior! Love historicals. Used to write them as jeannie johnson. they're still on Amazon.
I clicked on and loved it! The bumf bit brought a smile to my lips. A friend of mine (American) used the word 'fanny' in an eighteenth century historical she was writing. Me, being a Brit, fell about laughing. Even back then it meant what it does now - referring to something far more feminine than a posterior! Love historicals. Used to write them as jeannie johnson. they're still on Amazon.
The party wants to get into a secure fortress. A servant's guild has agreed to get them in by posing as servants.
The problem:
One of the party is a knight in full plate with a big sword sticking over his shoulder.
1. he can't take off the armor.
2. he can't get rid of the sword.
3. invisibility won't work as there are ways to detect it.
4. He has to be there and there is no other way in.
So, basically I need to figure out how they convince the guards that the knight should be allowed in with the rest of the party. Any ideas?