Soaring Temps, Cool Inside

This is going to be a definite ramble, I can see it now. However, I don't mind rambling when its about writing. This time, I'm thinking about the story that is fleshing out before my eyes. I've gotten about 4.5k written. Later, once the skeleton is finished, I'll figure out where else its going and how to approach the rest of the writing.

Setting:

Female (Carradyne) trapped inside an underground laboratory and fit to kill, literally. She's in the mood to gain some vengeance from being used and abused. Orrick, Curacao, and Eldritch mounted an extraction triage and have managed to infiltrate a complex underground system of laboratory levels.

So far I've got two main characters:

female - Carradyne Vesuvius. She's trapped in a metallic box that effectively neutralizes any abilities -- telepathy, empathy, prescience?-- that she might possess. She has no clue how long she's been trapped. She's learnt a few things during her enforced immobility that isn't making her a happy camper.

male - Orrick Vestry. I don't know much about him. He's got wings, is not a dragon, but still a mystery to me. He's Carradyne's love interest right now, but who knows what'll happen in the future right?

On to the Secondary Characters:

female - Curacao. Other than coming off the villainess early in the story and is Carradyne's older sister, I don't know what her problem is. I'm hoping to learn more as time goes on. She may remain evil, or just rather pathetic and annoying.

male - Eldritch Hayden. Metal mage, specializing in creating cages to imprison dangerous creatures. Unfortunately, he's not real pleased at becoming the fall-boy for someone else's machinations. Nor did he intend his creations to be used for ill-intent. At one point he had, and still does, possess feelings for Carradyne, but is a real gentleman.

Who else might pop into the story mix, I'm not sure. This is what I've got so far :)

Working...On a new Project...

What's the new project? Yeah great thing for me to post and blank on. *snort* Then again, I sometimes need to remember what is important and not sweat the small stuff. Anyway, what I'm working on will be solely an e-book. Not sure where it'll go yet.

That's as far as I've gotten on the knowing part.

The more difficult part is deciding what of the countless projects I'll be working on...Now there's the difficulty. I'm guessing I've got upwards of 100 or more WIPs I have patiently lurking in folders. However, this time I do have an idea. I'm going to work on much delayed edits and then start on those other WiPs. There's my resolution. Let's just hope I can remember to follow it.

If another headache whomps me, I'm gonna be ticked. Then again, if I get a good night's sleep hopefully I won't be so wiped out the next day. Decisions, but that's part of life, right? Oh yeah, this is just a major ramble on my part.

Toodles, off to make more decisions. Then I'll make a more-to-the-point post.

Tarnished Grievances

Yep this is my latest endeavor. I hope people enjoy this short story Tarnished Grievances. There's even a colorful cover to go with it too. I will likely do a further description of the novel when its not 4 a.m. in the morning and I'm falling asleep.

Plus you can get a nice little discount, using this code: DRAEMESAEKYROKMI

Awakened Dracaena

So what is this book about?

Awakened Dracaena talks about a young woman in her late teens, Elle. On the brink of womanhood, there's no record of her existence. Yet, she's determined to find her way into a better situation. Not to mention she has a friend now, Stanley Woodall who is more than what he seems.

While Elle doesn't really know what's going to happen when she flees her five year captivity, she knows what she cannot stand. Because of what has happened to her, she knows she'll take freedom, perhaps death, over what another future might be. There are two possibilities, psychiatric hospital, and the second...well that's for the reader to find in the story itself.

Originally there was discussion about a 2nd novel linked through a common town, Montrose Heights, but I had to delete the book due to problems with too many author errors. The 2nd book will eventually return and the issues resolved. For now, on with the rest of the post. :)

Good news is, when you purchase Awakened Dracaena please use this code JULYCONTEST10 at checkout to get 10% off.

I hope people do enjoy the story posted here. It happens to be the type I write and occasionally manage to hit the right spark. There'll be others coming soon but I have to finish them first. Interested in learning about other novels? Check out the website and you'll see the other novels listed.

Images & Novels

I find it amusing how images can make or break a book. Oddly, I've come to the point where I will make sure I can stand to read the book no matter how attractive the cover is. I'm just thinking about what I would've rather put onto Awakened Dracaena.

So there it is. Just plain and a little strange. Then that is how I am, lol.

News & Updates: Print & E-Books

So why have I not been online...There was the Nebraska vacation that was fun times. Then I was working on a series of stories. Some of them are turning out okay, others are driving me nuts because they keep splitting into spin-offs. >.<

Needless to say, I got hung up on a few of the ones that split. What I decided to do was my own thing. Tired of not being able to do anything right (In my own mind, no one else's,) I decided to do a little test.

Been writing quite a few years now. I finally wanted to see what self-publishing is like. So I have two books. Both teen fiction, but I thought they were fun to create because I could actually decide what I wanted to do.

So what are their titles and what do they have for interesting reading. Hmm, that's in the next post. I think I'll blip it on over to Myspace and then Facebook, lol. Follow if you want :) its all right if you don't.

http://www.myspace.com/blfoxxe