Sub-titled: Got my Sh*t Together ... and taking it onto Amazon Kindle.
Ikarias Half-Dragon, Book 1 Sorcerous Games by Pameal A. Lord should be up in the next few days as an ebook.
Also under the sub-sub co-titles: It's about damned time --and-- You're not getting any younger.
Why via Amazon... Publishers' responses can take up to a year. You have to commit to one at a time, or it's not kosher. Goddess help you if you get interest from 2 at once, at the SAME TIME, gasp, then you'll get pilloried by both, black listed for your audacity, and shame on you for daring to play one off another, (which they will do as well but no one talks about that)...though you're much likelier to be hit by a car, bit by a shark, or smacked by a shark driving a car. Fins tend to not grip the steering wheel very tghtly.
I'm also doing the book covers, ty Second Life which is a marvelous social media site of diverse avatars, building, live music, and so much more. It --can-- be a game, but it is communication, finding friends from all over the world, sharing interests and creating what you want. Kudos to a special artist in Australia who made a Half-Dragon left side skin tattoo for me, to realize my dream look, and make it all come true. Stay tuned!
Ikarias Half-Dragon Book 2 Soul Tiend is on its way.
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Saturday, August 25, 2007
Publish or Perish--Literary Children May 18, 2007
That's a well-known chestnut for the world of academia: you either make a place with the two-dimensional effort of writing an article/argument/thesis et. al. on paper or you are invisible to the rest of the world.
I've had a short tale accepted for the Sept '08 issue of Aoife's Kiss, one of several hard copy/ezines part of http://samsdotpublishing.com/aoife/main.htm. My 6th publishing credit.
'Sin Twister' came as a gift from the Muse in complete opposite of what I had planned. Which is why it's better. It's not the tale of revenge and hate I'd planned--that's too easy, but a tale of redemption by increments. I wrote it in 3 days, it's short and one of the best things I've ever done.
I still need to get Ikarias 1, to a publisher. 25 querys to lit agents have gone over 2 months with maybe 12 'no thanks' and as many non-answers. In this case no news means no interest. Agents have far too many queries to respond with even a form letter. I do think it's rude but I also understand time constraints.
http://agentinthemiddle.blogspot.com/ is by an agent describing her full day/life and the crap she endures because writers don't follow simple rules.
I've 3500 words started on book 4 of Ikarias, either titled 'Keramin Heights' or 'Demons' Dreams'. Titles are tricky. Make them out of whole cloth with no reference: those who've read the previous books will know of Keramin Heights but those who don't will think of heights as mountains and maybe Keramin as a name. This will be a darker book. 'Demons' Dreams' can cover a lot of ground with alliteration, the darkness of several characters, the darkness discussions and delved into depravity, the demonic activities, etc.
Back to the title: if publishers see credits they know someone wants/wanted you, making you more attractive to them. The more credits, the more you're visible with your efforts, showing off your literary children like a proud parent should. If you don't act and feel like they're worth it, no one else will give a shite, as the British say.
You have to love them, and in return the world may just want more.
Publishing credits to date:
*'Sin Twister' to be in the ezine: Aoife's Kiss, Fall '08 as P. Lord
*'Jura the Wanderer' --Tavern Tales Anthology by ComStar Media, Nov. '05 as H. Winterthorne
*'Suits' -- ezine: ATSOISE, Oct. '04 as H. Winterthorne
*'Blind Boys of Bogen's Run' -- ezine: Nocturnal Ooze, Oct. '04 as P. Lord
*'Strains of Wagner' --ezine: Twilight Times, May '03 as P. Lord
*'I'm The Last One' -- literary magazine: Gotta Write Network, Fall '92 as P. Lord
I've had a short tale accepted for the Sept '08 issue of Aoife's Kiss, one of several hard copy/ezines part of http://samsdotpublishing.com/aoife/main.htm. My 6th publishing credit.
'Sin Twister' came as a gift from the Muse in complete opposite of what I had planned. Which is why it's better. It's not the tale of revenge and hate I'd planned--that's too easy, but a tale of redemption by increments. I wrote it in 3 days, it's short and one of the best things I've ever done.
I still need to get Ikarias 1, to a publisher. 25 querys to lit agents have gone over 2 months with maybe 12 'no thanks' and as many non-answers. In this case no news means no interest. Agents have far too many queries to respond with even a form letter. I do think it's rude but I also understand time constraints.
http://agentinthemiddle.blogspot.com/ is by an agent describing her full day/life and the crap she endures because writers don't follow simple rules.
I've 3500 words started on book 4 of Ikarias, either titled 'Keramin Heights' or 'Demons' Dreams'. Titles are tricky. Make them out of whole cloth with no reference: those who've read the previous books will know of Keramin Heights but those who don't will think of heights as mountains and maybe Keramin as a name. This will be a darker book. 'Demons' Dreams' can cover a lot of ground with alliteration, the darkness of several characters, the darkness discussions and delved into depravity, the demonic activities, etc.
Back to the title: if publishers see credits they know someone wants/wanted you, making you more attractive to them. The more credits, the more you're visible with your efforts, showing off your literary children like a proud parent should. If you don't act and feel like they're worth it, no one else will give a shite, as the British say.
You have to love them, and in return the world may just want more.
Publishing credits to date:
*'Sin Twister' to be in the ezine: Aoife's Kiss, Fall '08 as P. Lord
*'Jura the Wanderer' --Tavern Tales Anthology by ComStar Media, Nov. '05 as H. Winterthorne
*'Suits' -- ezine: ATSOISE, Oct. '04 as H. Winterthorne
*'Blind Boys of Bogen's Run' -- ezine: Nocturnal Ooze, Oct. '04 as P. Lord
*'Strains of Wagner' --ezine: Twilight Times, May '03 as P. Lord
*'I'm The Last One' -- literary magazine: Gotta Write Network, Fall '92 as P. Lord
Friday, August 24, 2007
Being Published?! July 21, 2005
It's a done deal, I mailed the contract back that I received on July18th and the first book, Ikarias, Tales From the Worlds of the Half-Dragon, Sorceress' Game is that much close to being real.
I'm going to be published! I'm not too famous not to have to empty out the litterbox, lol. First things first, keep up with writing the 3rd and 4th books, tidy up the 2nd, and work on the website. I need to find out more about marketing and promotion, and a cover artist, and keeping my head while all about are losing theirs...
I'm going to be published! I'm not too famous not to have to empty out the litterbox, lol. First things first, keep up with writing the 3rd and 4th books, tidy up the 2nd, and work on the website. I need to find out more about marketing and promotion, and a cover artist, and keeping my head while all about are losing theirs...
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