Kindle Lights a Creative Fire for Fan Fiction!

Wow!  I just got an e-mail from Amazon about Kindle Worlds -- they are now licensing and promoting fan fiction!

I don't see anything for Everquest 2, yet, but I'm keeping my fingers crossed!  See, I knew all that fan fiction writing I did would pay off someday!  In the meantime, it was a fun way to keep my pen sharp and offer free sample work.  As I often say, you're only wasting your time if you aren't having fun!

Kindle Worlds

Now I'm going to run over and talk to my friends on Everquest 2 and The Raven, Mythic.  It's time to celebrate!

Raunchy Romp Review

I just posted this review on Amazon for



Love this Raunchy Romp with the Big Black Cat!

This was a lot of fun to read from start to finish! There were a couple of minor errors that distracted from the story that should have been caught by an editor, which is why I couldn't give it a 5 star, but I really enjoyed it otherwise.

I love an author that can make me laugh out loud! She did. From the first mention of boyfriends who broke up with the witch and then moved, leaving no forwarding address, I was hooked. Still chuckling about that!

Ryker is as hot as they come. Shapeshifter panther meets wicked witch and plays familiar? How cool is that?

It is erotica and a little raunchy at times, but primal and passionate, too. Great story! Just one more once over with a proofreader and I'd definitely give it a 5 star rating.

This is one story I wish I'd written. (Just playing around with the product link here -- this IS mine, for contrast:) Sorcerer's Vendetta (The Secret of Zanalon)

Hey, it worked! If you like this, I think you'll like mine -- but probably more after I put in the explicit sex scene.

Playing Around Some More ...

Hmm, let's see if it works this time ...















Yes!  It appears it does!  Now I can do more reviews and have product links here!

My Son is Visiting! For the First Time!

My son, Tory, is here visiting!  It's so nice to have him here, even though it's a tiny place.  It's MY place, and I can have him over.

We've just been hanging out, I read while he plays on the computer and we comment on stuff that comes up. So nice to have him here!

Leaping Hurdles

I now have 12 reviews!  This is good!  I thought I read somewhere that once you get 10, Amazon offers another marketing push, but I can't find anything on it at the moment.  Still searching ...



I'm playing around with Amazon Associates, here.  I'll let you know if it's a good program.

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OK, well, that's not good.  They give me the code to put in here, and it's supposed to give me a nice, pretty button to link to my novel or whatever else I find interesting that I want to offer.  Didn't work.

Hmph.

Alrighty then, editing and adding again.  Might be my fault, my settings were on  "show HTML literally"






Yaaay, it worked!  This is the book I read today. (Updated on 6/26/13)  Brought tears to my eyes.  Very well written -- she even used a technique that would have been a flaw in another story, but she did it with absolute purpose.  Excellent!

Moving On ...

I take a deep breath and let it out, centering myself.  I have work to do.

The ego wants to react in kind, inflame the pain.  I just want to stand in love, continue in love, try to keep on for the ones who have some chance to see the face of God.

I still love them, the ones in pain.  I never said I didn't love, but I have said that I don't trust.  And the consequences show me I was right not to trust.  I can't trust my life to the control of those who can't control themselves, those who, refusing to awaken, know nothing but striking out in agony, in the nightmare.  I will not respond in kind, because that is not me.  I am awake and I know the love of God.

I love.  I still love.

Freelancer.com and a Little Encouragement

So, one of my contacts through Wordpress.com, I believe, must have invited me to a site for freelancers, or I may have run across it somewhere.  I've started posting bids to do editing and ghostwriting on this site, and I snagged my first project!

It's not very good money there; actually it's pretty humiliating, but I'm hoping to build my reputation on the site and then I will be able to charge what I'm really worth.  The bids, unfortunately, are being driven down by people who are not native speakers and really are not qualified to be editing or ghostwriting in English.

However, it's good experience, and a little bit of money when you're in my situation is better than none.  Besides that, I LOVE the work!  I get to read some pretty good novels for a living, and offer my input to make them even better!

Now, the encouragement I got was actually a rejection letter. The feedback I keep getting is... well, here:
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Thanks for the submission.

I like the concept and did go ahead and read a bit of your book since if was available.

Unfortunately, I can't take you on at this time. Your story is good, and your writing solid. But at this length, I think trying to sell it as a 99 cent novella is just about right. If it were three times as long and had a more complex set of subplots, then I'd probably want to talk more.

Thanks again. I wish you all the best with your writing career, of which I'm positive you've got one.

Sincerely,

Raymond Vogel
AEC Stellar Publishing, Inc.
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So, basically, the negative feedback I'm getting is, "I want more! Make it longer!"

And note that last sentence!  Isn't that awesome encouragment?

I guess I'll be taking it back to the drawing board.  I have some great ideas bubbling up for a sub-plot ...