tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145748136403408922024-03-05T21:50:12.020+13:00Quintessence PublicationsWelcome to the blog and bookstore of small Indie Publisher Quintessence Publications from New Zealand.
We publish exciting books: Fiction and non-fiction. Mystery, Erotica, SteamPunk Fantasy, Romance, Sci-fi, Comedy and Parody. Novels and Shorts.
Enjoy the selection of extracts in this blog and tell us what you think of our offerings.
Please Note: We tend to write in our native NZ English as that is the language we know and understand best. Please forgive any differences.Christine Leov Lealandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14602178094709108299noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14574813640340892.post-35521731134368270632016-09-21T16:27:00.001+12:002016-09-22T14:02:29.705+12:00My very own Bookstore<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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A little while ago I discovered a new start-up that call themselves <a href="http://hummingbirddm.com/" target="_blank">HummingbirdDM</a>.<br />
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<li>They have created a customisable retail outlet for anyone to sign up for. </li>
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It is an eBook and audio book store which supplies content from all the big publishers like Penguin, Simon and Schuster etc, all the best-sellers in digital format delivered by a free app to your device.<br />
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The front page is customizable by you, the store owner or you can ask the friendly guys at Hummingbird to assist you. Hummingbird provide regularly updated streams of best-sellers which you can use for your default front page, or you can select the genera you like: Romance, mystery, non-fiction, westerns... the choice is endless.<br />
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<li>They also offer the opportunity for writers and authors and the creators of audio books to upload their works to the retail database and have an opportunity to sell to readers, also. </li>
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I decided to join them as I like the idea of earning money from selling books and also I like to be able to expand the markets and retail outlets of my own books.<br />
You get a good chunk of the retail price when books sell via your store. Their contract is written in clear language and appears to contain no 'gotcha' clauses so I can recommend them for that reason alone.<br />
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<li><b>How do I get paid?</b></li>
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If you are in a country outside the USA (like me) You may like to try Payoneer as your bank account to receive your income. <a href="https://share.payoneer.com/nav/3unQdqv0joGyGvbdAAUsSMHMNEeHAEWbd9EpBWDa0th2TF1VoTwqeTC1So-z_SWOiKHVAy_nBk5iD85wdbjnLA2" target="_blank">This link will earn us both money and get you signed up to the best way of receiving overseas funds I have yet to discover. </a><br />
Check this opportunity out, I think you may find it exciting.</div>
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http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B005K22JVQ</div>Christine Leov Lealandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14602178094709108299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14574813640340892.post-76988534690753767032016-09-21T13:10:00.001+12:002016-09-21T13:10:14.253+12:00Publishing Alternatives<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<i><b>Amazon’s Kindle Direct Publishing</b></i></div>
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has benefited many authors, but now many small scale authors are beginning to suffer from Amazon randomly cancelling their accounts. Amazon, instead of finding and deleting the accounts of click farm scammers, is removing the publishing accounts accounts of hundreds, maybe thousands of small self-published authors who, at one time or another, actually had a book or two bought by a scammer click-farm account.</div>
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Some people I know who have had this unfair deletion of their accounts and books by the retailer have despaired and quit writing and publishing altogether.</div>
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This causes me sincere frustration and I’ll share with you my reasons why.</div>
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Over the past 50 years and more, professional publishers worldwide have packaged and sold books by millions of authors in different ways, depending on where in the world the sale of the books were made. Global book sales areas and pricing were tightly controlled.</div>
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Many books available in the USA were not (and never will be) for sale in most countries around the world. Those that are, frequently sport a different title, new cover art, a different price and at times a different publishing imprint/publisher title and even a different author name.</div>
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Kindle Direct Publishing is set up to allow this custom to continue. Any author can publish as many versions of their book as they want with as many cover art designs as they want, under any pen-name they want, in any language they get translations for and they may conveniently select specific countries for these particular versions to be sold in at individually designated prices on page two of the KDP publishing page, the pricing page.</div>
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THIS is what this pricing detail for regions is all about. Hands up if you have <i><b>never </b></i>used this feature.</div>
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Now the fact that most self published authors fail to take advantage of this opportunity to diversify their book offerings and to focus more appropriately upon book packaging customs, marketing and memes of one country over another is their fail.</div>
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Big publishing houses do this all the time, it is standard publishing practice.</div>
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<b><i>Part the Second:</i></b></div>
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The second aspect of the equation is this: KDP have cancelled your account in your author name or your publisher name forever. So you can never self-publish again, right?</div>
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Wrong.</div>
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If you have one or more series of books now is your opportunity to diversify your offerings and reconsider your written assets now your mind is freed from slavery to KDP. </div>
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What written assets do you have? </div>
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How might you best release them to the readers, now that you have them all available at once? </div>
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Do you have short stories that add content to a novel? </div>
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Poems and songs to add? </div>
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What about images? </div>
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What about picture books and elegant printed books to accompany the eBook? </div>
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How about mixing up the order of the series? </div>
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Republishing using themes or common character links. </div>
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What about writing one or two linking books?</div>
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Usually a writer will publish a series of books piecemeal as they get written, it’s only after the fact you can look back and say, 'Golly, I’ve got a series of five books there and the covers don’t match, and one cover is really actually crap and I never liked it, I just had to rush into print that week and didn’t get around to getting another cover made for it and it’s never sold as well as the other four….'</div>
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Now you can get a cover artist to make series covers for them all, covers that make them <i>look </i>like a <i>series</i>, covers that are beautiful. Covers that feature your<i> new pen name and new titles </i>for the books. The content is the same, you are re-packaging your IP, your precious content can be on sale and sold in new markets.</div>
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What new markets? You may bleat, where? KDP did everything for me, I don’t want to have to think!</div>
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Here are your opportunities to grow and spread your wings to make your books available for sale worldwide and you can even get your book back into Amazon.com.</div>
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What’s that? How? Why? Where do I sign up?</div>
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There are some people with their heads out of the deep sands of KDP who are looking around at the other opportunities the digital publishing world has to offer. I have friends who have made a lot of money in the iBook store, or on Google Play, for instance. I have heard of many other opportunities for authors to sell their books. There is evidence that Kobo sales are picking up as Kobo has risen to become second largest retailer of eBooks. </div>
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So how do you get into these markets and then find your way back into the beloved folds of Amazon.com?</div>
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First of all be prepared to plan your marketing strategy the way an international publisher would.</div>
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I regard all the different eBook retailers as separate countries. This is because not many readers have more than one eBook reader or device. Most people read on their kindle or kindle app, their kobo, or kobo app; on their iPad using the iBook app or using their eBook reader app of choice for android devices.</div>
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I’m not a typical example as I have and use both a Kindle and a Kobo. I also use Calibre and the Kindle app. I use the iBook reader on my phone for epub files. I’m a reader, writer and publisher, so I think I’m a little different than most book readers.</div>
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Separate access and aggregated access to these different markets is available and as you will see, Kindle is only <b>one </b>retail country. It is a retail country which does not sell to all nations in the world and sells only to people who have credit cards: The fact is, that alone severely limits the numbers of customers KDP can provide to you. Amazon’s service areas and terms (Credit Card only) limits the number of people who can see and buy your book.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>The book retail countries:</b></span></div>
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In each of the following you can publish with a different pen name, different book titles, new beautiful covers and different key words in your metadata. This is not illegal, you own the rights to your book, it is absolutely normal in the publishing world to repackage books in this way for different markets. If you search for classic novels like Pride and Prejudice for sale you will find dozens of editions simultaneously for sale from dozens of publishing imprints, some owned by the same publisher.</div>
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1. <a href="https://www.streetlib.com/" target="_blank">Streetlib.com </a> Based in Italy, this book aggregator distributes your books into Amazon KDP, Google Play, the iBookstore and Kobo. Also into foreign language library and ebook sales services like Tolino. Their interface is a bit clunky but is improving all the time. They may be all you need to rescue your future as a writer from the trash can. <a href="https://www.streetlib.com/" target="_blank">Streetlib.com </a> </div>
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NB: it's probably a good idea not to distribute books with the same author and title or publisher name as the account which KDP just deleted… just saying… but you may not be noticed, so test the water.</div>
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2. <a href="http://kobo.com/">Kobo.com</a></div>
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3. <a href="https://support.apple.com/en-nz/HT201183" target="_blank">Ibookstore</a></div>
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4. <a href="https://play.google.com/books/publish/" target="_blank">Google Play</a></div>
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5. <a href="http://smashwords.com/">Smashwords.com</a> (distributes to the iBookstore and others) If you are using a book template, all Smashwords needs you to do differently is bookmark your chapter headings instead of style theme chapter headings.</div>
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6. <a href="https://www.draft2digital.com/" target="_blank">Draft2digital.com </a>also distributes to the iBookstore and other systems.</div>
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7. <a href="http://hummingbirddm.com/">http://hummingbirddm.com/</a> Join this new start-up to set up your own international bookstore with your own books and audio books for sale as well as hundreds of thousands of big publishing house's publications for sale alongside yours. </div>
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Earn income from the books you sell which you get to choose what features in your bookstore. Then you can link to the bookstore on your website, your blog, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, your YouTube channel and so on. The bookstore comes with it's own audio book playing and book reading mobile app. It's pretty cool.</div>
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Here's a link to <a href="http://quintessence.papertrell.com/" target="_blank">My Bookstore</a> so you can see what one of the hummingbird book stores is like. </div>
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Audio Books:</div>
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The latest audio and video market which pays well, (perhaps better than ACX (Amazon) or iTunes does and it wouldn’t be hard to do that) is YouTube. Since Google has started paying content providers, all you have to do is get your views and subscribers above a certain level and you will receive payment for your customers listening for free to your full length audio book. As an example the rather good full length audio book of <a href="https://youtu.be/Ce-h-p_fKOs" target="_blank">The Martian </a>is on YouTube. Anyone can listen for free and the content provider gets paid while you watch the ads.</div>
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<b><i>Part the Fourth:</i></b></div>
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Money: I recommend <a href="https://share.payoneer.com/nav/qPu0y2qfxqJPdcPT5tf0fG-W8poSHmP0yDNlJX89zYnTCtH-q1f0tAj0H8xGFS_xbK4h3r-FvuRhLdtKl1gpZQ2" target="_blank">Payoneer </a>as a great way to get paid from these markets. The service provided by Payoneer gives you a US bank account number (or European account number) and payments made appear on a personalised Mastercard which you can use at home to pay for any services you would normally use an EFTPOS or credit card for. Costs $29 U$/year and you get $25 bonus cash the minute your balance goes over $100. <a href="https://share.payoneer.com/nav/qPu0y2qfxqJPdcPT5tf0fG-W8poSHmP0yDNlJX89zYnTCtH-q1f0tAj0H8xGFS_xbK4h3r-FvuRhLdtKl1gpZQ2" target="_blank">This is my Payoneer affiliate link: sign up using this and we both earn $.</a></div>
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<b><i>Part the Fifth:</i></b></div>
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“Because my KDP retail links are cancelled all my existing FB pages/tweets/tumblr/Instagram/ Google+/blog posts/blog links – waah <i>everything </i>is useless that I set up for my marketing!”</div>
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Yes, that’s true. Be a phoenix and rise from the ashes as a bird better equipped to fly. Unpublish/hide your blog posts until you can update them, ask bloggers who are hosting guest blogs to unpublish them for the moment and once you have your new published book links, simply re-write all these promotional materials with the new sales links in them.</div>
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<a href="http://kriswrites.com/business-rusch-publishing-articles/discoverability-series/" target="_blank">Discoverability</a>: by Kris K Rusch <a href="http://kriswrites.com/business-rusch-publishing-articles/discoverability-series/" target="_blank">Discoverability Marketing</a> series by a Mistress of writing and great information about being a professional author.</div>
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This series is well worth you perusing for gems: Just realise that Ms Rush is not likely to have her KDP account summarily cancelled, so she is writing mainly for people who are aiming to market in the US KDP market. Although I believe she does sell her books wide. You will need to extrapolate her very valuable ideas to include the rest of the world in your packaging and book marketing planning.</div>
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<b><i>Remember </i></b>that while this is a lot of work, it is work that you have done before. Plus it is getting your books in front of new readers who have never found you before and who will eagerly read you.</div>
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<i><b>Amazon have done you a favour</b></i>, this time you have a chance to start over new and fresh and not mess up your book release timing. This time you can set up your marketing well, find new beautiful covers, write new professional blurbs and have fun with your book release program.</div>
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Go forth into the world: have an exciting time and make money selling your books.</div>
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http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B005K22JVQ</div>Christine Leov Lealandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14602178094709108299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14574813640340892.post-86429124582440106642016-02-23T17:26:00.000+13:002016-02-23T17:26:07.911+13:00Indy 500 writer<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Introducing David Turner, Television Producer and abiding fan of the Indy 500, a spectacular sporting event which celebrates their 100th race this year.<br />
I am assisting David to produce a series of books about various aspects of the Indy 500. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/David-Turner/e/B01BUTQI1O" target="_blank">So check out his profile on Amazon.com </a><br />
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His first book, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Indy-500-Bound-Travel-tips-ebook/dp/B01BM4K71E" target="_blank">tips and travel guide to the Indy 500</a> is available now for all race fans and newbies alike to enjoy.<br />
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Award winning TV Sports director and producer David Turner has a lifetime of travel in his job as Television Producer and director for TVNZ and now his own production company. Adding ‘Author’ to his many talents in this series he shares with you his experiences from attending the Indy 500 a dozen times; 20 years of attending the Olympics and Commonwealth Games; The Americas Cup, V8Supercars and so much more.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span class="MsoSubtleEmphasis"><b>Some of the awards David has collected over the years:<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span class="MsoSubtleEmphasis"><span style="font-family: wingdings;">v<span style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span></span><span class="MsoSubtleEmphasis">2001 Qantas Media Awards: winner best sports coverage, executive producer V8 Supercars NZ.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="MsoSubtleEmphasis"><span style="font-family: wingdings;">v<span style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span></span><span class="MsoSubtleEmphasis">2002 Academy Film and Television Arts: winner, director America's Cup campaign 2001-02.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="MsoSubtleEmphasis"><span style="font-family: wingdings;">v<span style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span></span><span class="MsoSubtleEmphasis">2004 Qantas Media Award: winner, executive producer V8 Supercars best live sports production.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="MsoSubtleEmphasis"><span style="font-family: wingdings;">v<span style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span></span><span class="MsoSubtleEmphasis">2004 NZ TV Guide: winner, producer best sports show on television.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="MsoSubtleEmphasis"><span style="font-family: wingdings;">v<span style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span></span><span class="MsoSubtleEmphasis">2005 Qantas Television Awards: winner, executive producer V8 Supercars NZ production best sports.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="MsoSubtleEmphasis"><span style="font-family: wingdings;">v<span style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span></span><span class="MsoSubtleEmphasis">2007 Qantas Television Awards: winner, director live coverage 32nd America's Cup Valencia.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B005K22JVQ</div>Christine Leov Lealandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14602178094709108299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14574813640340892.post-55920740960355812032016-01-17T12:21:00.001+13:002016-01-17T12:22:04.635+13:00Six free internet services that really work to market your service or craft<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Marketing is one of those words that when I first heard it, my mind went blank and I thought, "How will I ever understand this word?" </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">In the past few years I have studied marketing, seen social media at work, observed people I know and myself spreading information about good things or tweeting to organisations and placing one star reviews about services and products which are lacking. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Here's my five ways that work to market your service or craft in your locality.</span><br />
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<li>List your business on Google Maps so that people doing a search in your locality will see your business pop up in their searches. It's free and Google Maps are far more searchable than Facebook or the Yellow Pages</li>
<li>Join your local Facebook Groups - buy sell and swap or similar and in hobby areas that interest you. Interact with people, post interesting things for your potential customers to enjoy. Be yourself and always have your business offering there, available but not too much in anyone's face.</li>
<li>Put your business on Yelp - and ask your customers to place feedback and testimonials about you on your business page.</li>
<li>Start a blog and write about what your customers are seeking, write about your life and post videos and podcasts about the authentic you which is what you are really offering people.</li>
<li>If you create hand crafted items Etsy.com, Ebay and your local auction websites as well as Facebook Groups are a great way to get word out about your creations and allow people to buy them.</li>
<li>Tweet and post on Facebook not only about your offerings but about you, your life. Use other social media platforms too, Take videos and put them on your YouTube channel, photos on Instagram, Vine videos are short and fun too.</li>
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Last of all enjoy yourself - nothing dictates that life must be serious. What would your life be like if you let it be easy?<br />
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Found value in this post? Do Check out our BOOKS! There's so much variety there's bound to be something you will just love.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Dear friends and wonderful readers, Broken Wolf is now available on pre-order. Delivery 1 February. This HEA MM shifter romance has a twisty plot and some hot yummy shifter lovin' too.
Marco The Hammer, fighter in the underground black internet Fight Night circuit is a lonely gay shifter with a secret superpower. He’s hired to compete in a special Fight Night with a very special opponent and audience, so special that his life is in danger.
Trident Pack are seeking the ‘broken wolf shifters’ they have heard rumours of on the black internet. Will Marco find true love with his fated mate who is involved in solving the mystery of the broken wolf shifters, or will he become the forever slave of a rapacious undead entity?
Trident pack take you on another exciting ride through the world of wolf shifters and passionate thrilling MM romances.
"I was awake until after 1am reading your story because it HAS
a good story line and awesome sex scenes because of who the
characters are... If you did not have that it would just be a gay romance."
Nerissa Reader Review.
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My feeling is that there are a lot of stand-alone novels which are great reading and we have published some. I am going to blog about them over the next month.<br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">the Big Cheese of British Comedy</span></h3>
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I enjoyed Mr Cleese’s
recently published semi-autobiography. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0KkU-4PIhs" target="_blank">Here is an interview with him after the book came out</a></div>
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<li>In professional writing he encourages:- ‘If you kept at it, material would always emerge; a bad
day would be followed by a decent one, and somehow an acceptable average would
be forthcoming.’</li>
<li>‘Always put the
key funny word in a sentence at the end of it, as this will give it maximum
impact.’ Hmmm worth reviewing our sentences in the light of this observation.</li>
<li>State of mind in
writing comedy is important too and I read with delight the obvious - to those
who have suffered from this - ‘The more anxious you feel, the less creative you
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Cleese’s Two Rules of
Writing Comedy.<br />
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<li>‘First rule: get your
panic in early. Fear gives you energy, so make sure you have plenty of time to
use that energy.</li>
<li>Second Rule: your
thoughts follow your mood. Anxiety produces anxious thoughts; sadness begets
sad thoughts; anger, angry thoughts; so aim to be in a relaxed playful mood
when you try to be funny.’</li>
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Yet what is truly
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and frustrating when he says ‘We all felt that about twenty percent of the show
was comparatively weak, but there was constant disagreement about which twenty
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on what is the most funny - and what is the most fail - what hope do we, as beginning comedy writers, have of truly being humorous?</div>
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differs markedly from person to person. While in an audience we may be carried
away by the laughter of people around us laughing; yet sitting alone in front
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why I find ‘canned laughter' false and weird. It’s being commanded by an audience to laugh where it’s not natural for me to laugh. I don’t
respond well to that kind of push. Other people like to feel they are laughing with the crowd. Incidentally the
history of ‘canned laughter’ is an interesting one and here's where you can find out all
about it <a href="http://www.indiewire.com/article/whos-laughing-now-the-history-of-the-sitcom-laugh-track-20141008" target="_blank">Canned Laughter History</a></li>
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AJ Burton and I have
spent a lot of time over the past two years crafting ‘The Hoodle’ a werewolf
parody. When there’s just the two of you on your own laughing like loons
over jokes of your own devising you really don’t know if anyone else will share
the joke.<br />
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done most of the actual physical writing of this novel; but, without having myself and others to bounce his jokes off and create situations which we deemed hilarious (as
John Cleese did with his long term writing partner <i>Gra</i> - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nb7YVkoSyXQ" target="_blank">Graham Chapman</a>) - the book would have been a weaker parody,
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as can be seen in the credits of any comedy, a comedy partner or team will
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I don’t feel we wasted the many pleasant hours we argued, laughed, drank bottomless
coffee, building jokes as wobbly as Jenga castles and doing our best to write them
down to create the hilarious antics of Jake and Hemi as they try to destroy The
Dog Who Must Not Be Named, before he destroys them and their friends.<br />
Contact us for help with your comedy writing or publishing on Skype<br />
ChristineLeovLealand or email quintessence.publications *at* gmail.com<br />
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http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B005K22JVQ</div>Christine Leov Lealandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14602178094709108299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14574813640340892.post-66861989509150989772015-03-12T11:34:00.005+13:002015-03-12T20:31:29.648+13:00Bilbo Baggins begins writing his Red Book: There and Back Again<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This video excerpt from LOTR sums up what writing feels like to me. It's messy and cozy, you are writing about what you love, you get interrupted. The help you rely upon isn't really helpful. Once the book is done, you have achieved something amazing but then what do you do?<br />
Have one or two people read it, as those few friends and family read Bilbo's There and Back Again - or do you want more people to read your work? Maybe make the writing available so as many people as read Lord of the Rings could read your book?<br />
If you would like that and know you need help - talk to me.<br />
<a href="mailto:quintessence.publications@gmail.com" target="_blank">QP Publishing Coaching</a> is my contact.<br />
My team and I can provide you with solutions which will delight you, won't cost the earth and will help you get you writing career out of The Shire and into the Wide World where other people who are just dying to read your stories are waiting to find your book.<br />
PS. I live only one hour from Hobbiton.<br />
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http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B005K22JVQ</div>Christine Leov Lealandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14602178094709108299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14574813640340892.post-2354281613055416222015-02-10T23:55:00.001+13:002015-02-10T23:55:07.228+13:00I adore hand made books<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Hand made books are on my mind and this post shares some links to hand made book sites that I really like.<br />
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I was eight years old when my mother taught me how to sew folded pages into a book. I then sewed a cover for the book from cardboard covered with my favourite fabric. The book was then filled with my pencil handwriting - I wrote a precis of the book, A Horse and his Boy by C S Lewis - then my favourite book.<br />
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Today there are wonderful papers, threads, cover fabrics and paints, hot glues and findings which mean that anyone wanting to make their own books has a lot of help - yet there are books hundreds of years old which were made only with natural materials of cloth, paper, leather and animal glue.<br />
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Why bind books by hand?<br />
Printed books where the covers have deteriorated can be given durable covers - Aren't there some wonderful books in paperback that fall apart so quickly? They can be saved by binding with hand made board, cloth or leather covers.<br />
Binding your own books is a very satisfying hobby and can make you money.<br />
Hand made blank journals are a delicious treat to write poems, experiences, stories and thoughts in - something for your grand-children to inherit.<br />
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Pinterest has amazing information and images check out <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/ruthbleakley/handmade-books-journals/" target="_blank">THIS </a> for<br />
just a little taste.<br />
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<a href="http://teostudio.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">Teo Studio </a>make hand made books of a high quality with leather covers. I chose them at random - as excellent practitioners of the book binder's art.<br />
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Leather is wonderful. I've got a <a href="https://www.kobo.com/accessories.html" target="_blank">Kobo </a>with a leather cover, how delicious it is to hold - and via smart technology the cover turns the device on and off when I open and close the cover.<br />
Leather bound books are just as lovely as an ebook reader, whether the book is an old classic you have printed by Createspace.com and then bind a leather cover on yourself, or a book you wrote that you bind, or have bound; all leather bound books are precious.<br />
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<a href="http://etsy.me/1DWGabh">Etsy.com</a> is a terrific place to buy hand made books and journals. You could buy a different item for every one of your friends and family and still have more to discover.<br />
<a href="https://www.etsy.com/nz/listing/154883333/om-mandala-book-meditation-book-handmade?ref=market"><img alt="Om Mandala Book, meditation book, handmade book, yoga book, mantra book, hindu symbol, spiritual text, sacred text, handmade paper, OOAK" src="https://img0.etsystatic.com/008/0/7313896/il_340x270.472736732_g78t.jpg" /></a><br />
OM - meditation book.<br />
NB some links will expire as the books are sold.<br />
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Do you own a hand made/hand bound book? Would you like to?<br />
Have you made your own bound book?</div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>The number of people I've met recently who have written books, magazine articles, poems and journals which they can't publish because they don't know how to has pushed me over the edge.</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>That kind of thing causes me to want to tear my hair out in frustrated desperation - why? </b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Because I believe with all my heart that these words should be read by readers, not kept in boxes, on old cast-away hard drives, in dusty laptops and thumb drives hidden away in mouldy handbags in an attic or garage.</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>The families of writers usually do not know that the copyright or IP of any written works, art works or photographs inherited by them upon the death of their parent or grand parent is their property and that copyright will last for 50-70 years after the death of the creator of that work. </b></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>That means there is plenty of time to publish the work and earn from sales of that work.</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>My goal in future is to share the 20 years of publishing knowledge I have with as many writers and their families as I can. </b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>So that books which would never otherwise be published can be put in front of readers as ebooks, as print books, and the writers can be celebrated for the talent they had - of being able to put one word after another in a coherent stream. </b></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>To help I have a new website which is going to be built in a gorgeous Wordpress style by Jocelyn Mozak http://www.mozakdesign.com/ </b></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>The new site is at http://quintessencepublications.com/</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>There I will blog about how to publish your book and how to integrate Social Media so you can have a marketing program for your book that will outstrip any marketing plan that a legacy publisher might have for any but the biggest bock-buster novels.</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>My new QP blog will feature all the books on this site and a fully featured shopping cart so you can buy our books direct from the authors.</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>We will offer signed digital books and signed hard copy books too.</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>I have people ready to format books, make covers and edit new writing. All the online retailers are waiting to sell your book. </b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>In 2015 I also have this goal of being more organised. </b></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>No doubt you heard that pigs are flying this Christmas season? No?</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>I've got flying pigs all about the place - they eat the cat food. </b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Contact me if you are interested in what we can do for your unpublished book, or the book that grandpa was working on up until he died. </b></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>I can also help you escape the huge scam that is Author Solutions. </b></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Let's have some fun publishing wonderful words.</b></span></div>
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http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B005K22JVQ</div>Christine Leov Lealandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14602178094709108299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14574813640340892.post-76416526293313209922014-10-31T00:40:00.001+13:002014-11-01T20:45:55.399+13:00Five things you don't know about me - the author.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I'm a writer. The lives of writers are supposedly different from those of the average Jane Dow so for your amusement here are some things you don't know about me.<br />
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My clean tidy desk - allegedly a century old former Fleet Street London journalist's roll-top oak desk - ready for nanowrimo and the creation of a new novel. It already has dents from blocked writers foreheads hitting the wood.<br />
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I'm the kind of botanical nerd who can tell you what this flower is and the name of the tree it is on - and if you can eat the fruits of this tree. </div>
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So what is it? A New Zealand species of tree Fuchsia. It has papery reddish brown bark which has been used as notepaper and could probably be used to make hand made books if you cared to collect enough of it. </div>
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The ripe greenish red berries are delicious if you beat the birds to them. If you eat enough your tongue may feel numb for a while.</div>
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3. As well as loving creating books I am also a practical engineer and help in our Harmonic Damper Remanufacturing business making rubber parts in jigs like this. These rubbers are for 1950s Buicks.</div>
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4. My ideal cafe scene includes my journal - currently this hand crafted notebook with the cute textured knitting effect for the cover, coffee and a sweet cake - like crunchy Ginger Crunch - if I can find some made with crunch and not squidge.</div>
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5. What my ancestors look like. I often wonder what it was like for Mr and Mrs Reid when they arrived in Akaroa, New Zealand in 1835. My earliest migrating ancestors must have had a hard life in the remote South Island of New Zealand. A land of birds - unfamiliar birds with no animal life at all. Thickly forested, rugged and with little food and only the furniture and medical supplies the early settlers took with them, their lives must have been unimaginably hard.</div>
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http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B005K22JVQ</div>Christine Leov Lealandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14602178094709108299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14574813640340892.post-10999404249238053892014-10-04T21:29:00.000+13:002014-10-11T14:45:20.909+13:00Kiwi Liaison Book Bundle Launched<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hello everyone, we proudly announce the launch of our Kiwi Liaison book bundle.<br />
Catherine and her friends - what lovely looking people they are too - shot the cover, modelled for it and also made the cover design for us.<br />
PJ made it into a steamy 3D hot pool experience.<br />
AJ is the worker in the engine room, he does as he is told so you don't need to know what he did. Shovelled some coal, most likely.<br />
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="Mistress_Z1"><b>Mistress Z</b></a> - A compilation new work and poems from published
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on their own. A truly seductive read for one, but best shared with two.” -<i>Ms. Quote, author and blogger</i></span><span lang="EN-NZ"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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in the company of a secretive bi-sexual Dominatrix. Discover how Angel is the clue which leads Bull and his partner Tommy
to the serial killer who is terrorizing NYC. Bull and Tommy are in a race against time to unravel the twisted ropes
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and shake your hand. I would definitely recommend this book to my friends.” <i>Amazon 5* Review</i><o:p></o:p></div>
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Dawn and Stuart,
each running away from the past meet in the Bay of Islands, a NZ tropical beach
paradise. They flirt but the past keeps them apart until Stuart uses his shaman
skills to bring them together. Or was it the way Dawn uses the avocados from
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and whilst I rarely openly profess to enjoy such saucy literature, I regularly
find myself recommending this book to friends. It's moving, emotionally and
sexually. Enjoy!” <i>Amazon 5* review</i><o:p></o:p></div>
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“So many genres collide here to extreme effect. Romance,
erotica, family, culture, place and more. It makes for an intensely human book.
The characters don't arrive, they feel like they have been there forever. If
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<b><span style="color: blue;">The Finest Line</span></b></h3>
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Olympic gymnast, Mairead Kavanagh wakes up in an Australian hospital after a
drug and alcohol binge, her ordeal has only begun. The police are waiting to
interview her over the death of her friend Joshua Mason who has plunged to his
death from the balcony on which she was found.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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a long way from her home in New Zealand, she has no one to turn to until the
arrival of the one man who has intimidated and infatuated her more than any
other.</span></span><span lang="EN-NZ"><br />
<span class="NoSpacingChar">James Vaughn has been her chauffeur and body guard
for five years and the only person who has been able to subdue her. An ex
soldier of the British Army, James is composed and disciplined, unlike his
boss’s daughter who seeks constant excitement which sometimes can prove
dangerous.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="NoSpacingChar"><span lang="EN-NZ">Forced
together until he can get her home, the barriers of their relationship begin to
break down. Mairead fears her attraction to him stems from the strange desires
that she has fought to suppress. As their relationship blooms, her happiness is
short lived because of another man who knows a terrible secret about Mairead.
Now she must choose between the two men, one whom she loves and the other who
can destroy her life.</span></span><span lang="EN-NZ"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="NoSpacingChar"><span lang="EN-NZ">“The Finest
Line by Catherine Taylor is the first in a truly excellent and authentic
trilogy exploring myriad facets of domination, discipline and masochism while
never departing from a heart-warming and deepening love story.”</span></span><i><span lang="EN-NZ">- Kindle Book Review</span></i><span lang="EN-NZ"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-NZ">“<span style="color: #333333;">I really
enjoyed this book. It was very interesting and kept drawing me back to it every
time I put it down. The writer does a wonderful job with the characters, you
fall in love with them and hate them too. Very well written. Highly recommend
this book to anyone wanting a romance with a little spanking twist!!”</span> <i>Kindle Book Review</i><a href="file:///C:/Users/C/Documents/Book%20Bundle/BookBMainAmazon.docx#_Toc398806171"></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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PJ Bayliss has been writing poetry within his personal memoirs for many
years, but has only recently turned his attention towards creative writing.
Following the success of his Kindle poetry books he plans to publish two poetry
books in print editions before he releases a series of romance novels under
series title "Chemical Romance" in early 2015. @PJBaylissAuthor on Twitter<o:p></o:p></div>
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Catherine Taylor has
a passion for the art of telling a good story, whether it be in film or book.
Her life has revolved around theatre and movies, through acting, production and
scripting for both. Much of her life has been devoted to social work, but she has
pursued other ventures, including a business in Gothic merchandise. These days
she prefers to spend her days writing and spending time with her husband of
thirty years, their four children and two grandchildren. @NZEroticAuthor on
Twitter.<o:p></o:p></div>
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A J Burton is a
retired policeman, harness horse trainer, gibstopper and small block farmer.
"I have loved reading since I can remember. I have owned horses, dogs, and
cats since I was twelve years old. I enjoyed the bush, surfing, snorkeling,
rugby, and judo and now in my retirement I enjoy fishing on the family boat. I
am married with four boys and one gorgeous grand-daughter." Follow
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Christine Leov
Lealand is a keen 'prepper' and ‘burner’ (Burning Man) loves the outdoors, is a
blue water sailor, historian, belly dancer, adventurer and lifelong reader. At
five years old she decided she had to be a writer. Christine is CEO of
Quintessence Publications and finds it takes up all of her time. Too frequently
she has to stop editing, writing and book cover buying to hurriedly feed her
husband, Zulu the cat and three fat chickens. @loveleov on Twitter<o:p></o:p></div>
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Upon waking this morning I noticed a comment on my blog. It was an unpleasant opinion about my writing quality and grammar from a fanfic writer somewhere in the Colorado Mountains.<br />
Now lots of people have opinions about grammar and rarely are those opinions expressed in a positive way.<br />
However this comment illustrates the problems that authors face today when writing fiction for an international audience.<br />
Which kind of English do we choose to write in?<br />
US usage is very different from English usage elsewhere in the world yet American Grammar Nazis no doubt believe that their grasp of their language is the only valid option - particularly if they have never travelled outside the USA.<br />
UK English speakers and writers think similarly, yet their grammar usage and spelling is very different from US usage. <a href="http://www.diffen.com/difference/American_English_vs_British_English" target="_blank">US vs UK usage </a><br />
Europeans, South Americans, Indians and Africans all have local customs when it comes to English expression and how to write the language.<br />
In the US there are reports that English is diversifying, rather than consolidating as a language. Personally I love the languages of Baltimore MD, but I'm sure if we were able to read a book written in this sub-dialect few people would think it was spelled well, demonstrated excellent grammar or was especially understandable - 'ain't nuthin' is one of the memorable phrases I came across there.<br />
In New Zealand we have our own well established idiom and slang which is different from everyone else. There is even a large <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand_English" target="_blank">NZ English dictionary</a>. Australians who are our closest neighbours geographically and linguistically have different ways of using slang and English and a more American way of spelling. <a href="http://www.fionalake.com.au/other-info/other-references/rural-words/australian-american-words" target="_blank">Fiona Lake's excellent take on Australian vs US English</a><br />
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AJ and I went to a lot of trouble to write <a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/233032" target="_blank">The Secret Empire</a> in US English. Which is our very general understanding of US English given that we are not native speakers, nor have we spent a great deal of time on US soil learning the language as spoken and written. Our understanding was supported by MS Word which has it's own opinions on US English usage.<br />
No doubt the offering at <a href="http://www.grammarly.com/" target="_blank">http://www.grammarly.com/</a> could assist us as it checks grammar ONLY in US English.<br />
However creative writing is not catered to by 'for business' grammar checking facilities. Try putting one of Robert Frost's poems through grammarly!<br />
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My current work in progress I'm writing in UK English - a language I feel more confident using.<br />
Are these efforts to write in English from other places on the planet a waste of time?<br />
Am I guaranteeing that I'm going to be 'wrong' all over the world?<br />
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My erotic novels are best-selling novels originally <a href="http://www.penguin.co.nz/products/9780143568612/quintessence" target="_blank">published by Penguin</a> and written in NZ English which people here seem to enjoy. Would it be best to stick with our language - since it is what we know best and to hell with the rest of the world and how they use English?<br />
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There seems to be a tendency for US English speakers to critique writers whatever their nationality and declare that those writers use the 'wrong English' whilest ignoring the fact that the rest of the world don't have the opportunity or indeed the desire to learn US English usage.<br />
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I think that the dismissal of 'Indie Authors' as people who don't edit their novels could be in many cases a lack of understanding of the differences in English usage worldwide.<br />
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Personally I enjoy diversity in language and embrace all dialects of English with tolerance. I'm not going to critique someone because they don't write in my dialect.<br />
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Which English language dialect do you think works best for international novels?<br />
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http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B005K22JVQ</div>Christine Leov Lealandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14602178094709108299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14574813640340892.post-67174811415474845742013-05-21T22:05:00.000+12:002013-05-21T22:05:17.232+12:00What's Up? Armageddon Con<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Yes I have not blogged in an age but I have really good reasons: like I painted the outside of my large wooden house over the summer and winter is for writing - right? </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Here in New Zealand we had an awesome summer - otherwise known as a drought. So I was able to take as much time as I needed to get the house weather proof for another ten years. This is great as our last summer was so damp as to be a slightly warm winter but with more rain! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I have fallen in love with Joel <a href="http://www.bookdesigntemplates.com/" target="_blank">Friedlander's</a> MS Word templates and used one to format The Secret Empire as a print book on Create Space - You can find it here <a href="https://www.createspace.com/3987047">https://www.createspace.com/3987047</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I ordered my first consignments of The Secret Empire to take to <a href="http://armageddonexpo.com/nz/" target="_blank">Armageddon </a>in Hamilton a city about an hour drive away. The finished book is a delight to turn the pages and enjoy the professional layout of the words on the page, the running headings look great and my hand drawn maps printed really well in black and white.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">@bullburton A J Burton @jaycuejay and I will be at a little stall at Armageddon con selling and signing our books! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">As well as printed books we will be selling and giving away ebook cards with links to Smashwords.com coupons for ebook downloads. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I'll report back to you about the success of these cards. We are really excited about the con and hope to meet dozens of eager readers keen to discover new New Zealand authors.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">A J says he's in trepidation about the whole concept but he will be shoe-horned into a marvelous costume and I predict he will enjoy himself more than he thought he could.</span><br />
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http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B005K22JVQ</div>Christine Leov Lealandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14602178094709108299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14574813640340892.post-51237578930627107392012-09-11T15:18:00.002+12:002012-10-13T14:41:36.795+13:00Announcing Publication of The Secret Empire<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
AT last! 13 months from when we began to write this exciting Steam Punk Historical Romance set in Atlantis here it is!<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14.999999046325684px; line-height: 22.5px;">A mysterious and scientifically advanced society lives a sequestered and pampered life in the brutal bronze age on a hidden archipelago of islands in the central Mediterranean Sea. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14.999999046325684px; line-height: 22.5px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14.999999046325684px; line-height: 22.5px;">Atlantea is a xenophobic Steam Punk empire, where science rules and steam and electricity are in ascendance. Their navy are equipped with steamships and cannon, charged to protect the technology and racial purity of their empire with homicidal ferocity.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14.999999046325684px; line-height: 22.5px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14.999999046325684px; line-height: 22.5px;">Klaus Meinbach is one of their proudest scions, captain of the battleship Heiglund and the most eligible bachelor of the fabled city of Atlantis.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14.999999046325684px; line-height: 22.5px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14.999999046325684px; line-height: 22.5px;">A late summer storm brings the Heiglund to a foundering Greek merchant ship and the surviving crew are taken prisoner. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14.999999046325684px; line-height: 22.5px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14.999999046325684px; line-height: 22.5px;">Among them is Helena of Delphi, a proud and beautiful young priestess of Apollo. She is horrified to discover they are to be enslaved or murdered by these uniformed men unless she can persuade the handsome stern captain of the ship to spare her and her crew.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14.999999046325684px; line-height: 22.5px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14.999999046325684px; line-height: 22.5px;">When Captain Meinbach discovers the bewitching foreigner may be of Atlantean blood his mind is made up. He will request the Atlantean genetic purity courts grant his petition to grant Helena citizenship.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14.999999046325684px; line-height: 22.5px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14.999999046325684px; line-height: 22.5px;">Klaus and Helena share danger and adventures on land and at sea as they fight to save Helena's life. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14.999999046325684px; line-height: 22.5px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14.999999046325684px; line-height: 22.5px;">Klaus is forced to make a terrible choice between duty to his country and love for his woman in the courts of Atlantis. Which will he choose?</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14.999999046325684px; line-height: 22.5px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14.999999046325684px; line-height: 22.5px;"><i>Reviews:- </i></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14.999999046325684px; line-height: 22.5px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14.999999046325684px; line-height: 22.5px;">“Oh.... I so love your new book. Started reading this afternoon and almost swore when a friend interrupted me. As soon as he was gone, I was back reading and didn't stop till finished. Haven't eaten tea yet. (9.30pm) Enjoyable reading. Loved the descriptiveness of everything. Gave my imagination clear views of the ship, characters, mountains etc, and I'm sure I've met the male judge before. Laughed out loud when the scheming mother was thinking of the hero, while screwing him. Your knowledge of sailing really enhanced the story for me, as well. I really enjoyed reading it. So thanks again.” Review by Jeanette Currie.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14.999999046325684px; line-height: 22.5px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14.999999046325684px; line-height: 22.5px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14.999999046325684px; line-height: 22.5px;">“Thoroughly enjoyable” Colleen Pearson.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14.999999046325684px; line-height: 22.5px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14.999999046325684px; line-height: 22.5px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14.999999046325684px; line-height: 22.5px;">Contains mild sexual references, no cursing and little bloodshed.</span>
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http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B005K22JVQ</div>Christine Leov Lealandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14602178094709108299noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14574813640340892.post-39896672822623452732012-01-22T14:30:00.000+13:002012-01-22T14:30:37.462+13:00ASTRIDE Ch 7 male strippers:- Honest NZ Erotica XXX rated<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span lang="EN-AU"><span style="color: #351c75;"><b><u>Chapter 7 Ladies’ night Part 1 - Anne and Tina watch male strippers strut their stuff</u></b></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">‘Hey girl! There’s a ladies’ night on downtown in the pub. Wanna
go?’</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">Anne sighed; Tina was trying to get her
out on the town again. ‘You <i>know</i> that I can’t get time off, Tina. I
could ask mum if she’ll come round and look after the kids for the evening but
she’s working this week. Why would I want to go to a ladies’ night? What would
it do for me?’</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">‘Awwww . . . well.’ Tina seemed to be
inventing a good reason, ‘I know you haven’t got a lot of experience of men and
it’ll be an opportunity for you to get a good look at some spunky naked blokes.
Hell, it might turn you on to men again. It’s been a whole year and a bit now,
hasn’t it? You’ve had enough time to get over Joe, surely.’ Tina was wheedling
now. ‘I’ll talk to your mum, ask her myself eh?’</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">Anne groaned, imagining Tina persuading her weary mum to look after
her kids one just more time.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">‘If your mum agrees to babysit will you come with me?’</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">‘OK, I’ll come. But only if you shout me. I haven’t
got any money at all. I don’t even know how I’m going to keep Sara at school,
I’m that short of cash.’</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">‘OK, OK, I’ll shout you too. I really want you to come with me, I
need the company. So I’ll phone your mum now, right?’ Tina sounded delighted.
Anne was smiling in resignation; just as well Tina had a good job and could
afford to take her out.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">Anne and Tina lined up with dozens of women outside the pub, waiting
to get inside to see the show. Anne felt nervous and slightly embarrassed at
the thought of seeing nude men, or almost nude. She suspected that when it came
down to it she wouldn’t get to see any cocks. No lovely erect penises on
display. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">She had loved Joe’s cock. Sometimes when he was asleep she would
gently reach over and hold it as he slept. She loved the silken feel of that
special skin, so different from the rest of his body. She loved the beauty of
Jamie’s tiny erection too. Anne blushed and looked at her tatty trainer-clad toes.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">Tina was babbling on about the men in the programme. ‘I saw that
one, calls himself Gary, last year. He’s a real spunk. You’ll think so too,
Anne, I promise you.’ Anne looked absently at the photograph of the glossy,
muscular, grinning strippers. She thought of her mum, back at the cottage,
reading the kids a goodnight story. It felt entirely too wicked, like she was
shirking her duty as a mother, standing here waiting in line to watch a bunch
of blokes strip their clothes off for the enjoyment of women.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">She shivered, rubbing her cold hands up and down her upper arms to
try to warm them. It was embarrassing to think that she’d only ever seen one
nude man in her whole life and there was <i>no</i> chance that Joe would ever
have stripped sexily for her enjoyment. His idea of alluring was to sniff his
armpits and growl inarticulately before grabbing her and pushing her down on
the bed.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">Ann thought about the strippers; they <i>must</i> be different.
Maybe they were blokes who liked women, who wanted to show off for women and
give them the gift of a fit, muscular, rippling body, an enthusiastic smile.
Give back to women the possibility of having a lustful desire for men when most
of them were used to their men dressed in checked bush shirts, ripped jeans and
underpants full of holes. Oil-soaked overalls, grubby jerseys and beer-flabbed
bellies were what a lot of these women were going home to later tonight. Lucky
me, thought Anne. Just a safe cosy empty bed to climb into and the kids again
in the morning. She sighed.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">Tina looked relaxed. Chewing gum, hanging out in her high heels,
fishnet tights, leather miniskirt and crop top. She looked rather stunning.
‘Why are you dressed like that?’ asked Anne when Tina picked her up. ‘I’m OK in
jeans and this top, aren’t I?’</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">‘Yeah, course you are! I have <i>plans,’</i> Tina said determinedly.
‘My main aim is to get laid tonight.’ She grinned as she drove them into town
and parked near the pub, refusing to answer any of Anne’s questions. She had a
heavy leather handbag which she plonked on the ground at her feet with a clank.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">Inside the pub the women were drinking. Some were
having more than a few. Almost everyone was talking loudly, preening, highly
excited. There were odd couples who stood around quietly, not looking the part.
Middle-aged girlfriends just waiting for the show, Anne thought. It took an
hour of drinking to get the women warmed up until at 8 pm the organisers turned
all the lights out for ten minutes or so.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">By the time the act started Anne was almost <i>dying</i> of
excitement. She rubbed her hands together but the chill wouldn’t go away from
her nervous skin. Tina turned and smiled at her friend, her lips glistening and
her teeth a greenish white in the exit light - then she suddenly leaned over
and kissed Anne on the cheek and laughed, exhilarated. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">‘Thanks for keeping me company, Anne,’ she said. ‘I was a bit
nervous about tonight.’ It seemed like all the audience were laughing,
breathing deeply, anticipating the men, the sex, the clothes – the excitement,
the fulfilling of a fantasy of lovely sexy muscular young men performing for <i>us</i>,
just for women. Instead of us performing for men.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">The first guy to leap onto the stage was dressed as a matador,
swinging his cloak, with music which started out in a boring classical style.
As the music gradually hyped up he paraded up and down with two other guys in
leotards gyrating their bodies beside him. Gradually he began moving faster,
spinning on his high Spanish boot heels. It seemed to Anne that his clothes
began slowly and then swiftly to move, to leave his body, as the music got
louder and more and more heavy and modern. By this time he was down to his
rippling glossy muscles and G-string; tantalising us, having us on, grinning
with those lovely white teeth as he played all of us like a female piano. Our
acreage rising and falling with his presence, his closeness to us, that sweet
mysterious bulge in his groin – at the last Anne and Tina were screaming and
holding hands, pressing thighs vibrating to the male. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">Pumped up with the music and the sight of a perfect male body
rutting, showing off, shamelessly strutting his sexual self and loving us. It
was his love that had us loving him. The smell of sex was in the air as he ran
down into the audience. A contrast to the women seated there, with his slick
brown skin, long dark curled hair and stripped muscles. He reappeared having
picked up a woman out of her chair. We gasped as he carried her in his arms up
onto the stage. He was talking to her, we couldn’t hear his words but when he
set her down she stood behind him and began to run her hands all over him while
he undulated and purred all round her. She seemed to be almost fainting from
happiness and embarrassment. As Anne watched the woman violate ‘Aaron’s’
perfect spotlighted body with her hands she could feel the energy of all the
other women around her, radiating: ‘I wish <i>I</i> could be up there in her
place. I’d do that better than <i>her</i>. Ohhhhh now if it was <i>me . . . </i>I’d
<i>die</i> if that was me . . .’</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">Anne’s body vibrated to her core, she’d never been this turned on
before. She longed for and simultaneously dreaded the possibility that one of
the strippers would choose her and carry her up on stage. Everyone would see
her dull scrappy hair and tatty gym shoes then. But she wouldn’t care. She’d
get to touch him, smell him, talk to him and hear his voice. Just the thought
of it made her tremble uncontrollably. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">As each man did his performance – riding in on a Harley, pretending
to be a private detective or Cark Gable, acting out every romantic fantasy Anne
had ever had and more – she became more and more aroused, restless, feeling
nervous, out of control. Jailed by her circumstances. She secretly wished that
she could ‘get laid’ tonight like Tina. But <i>what</i> was Tina going to do to
get her man? She shuddered to think. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">During the interval Tina sat beside Anne, sipping wine. ‘Anne?’ she
said thoughtfully. ‘You’ll have to take my car home. Don’t worry about me, I’ll
get a taxi.’</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">‘Why? Aren’t you coming home with me?’ asked Anne, wishing she had
the same autonomy. The show was running later than she had expected and she had
promised her mother to be home by 11 at the latest. This was worse than being a
teenager, being a mother responsible for little kids. Tina shook her head and
grinned, shifting her heavy bag further under her seat.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">Anne took a gulp of wine and shifted uneasily in the hard chair. Her
body tingled from the accumulated sight and sound of men, men and more men.
Plus the tension, the hot sexual tension of a big room full of sexually aroused
women. You could <i>smell</i> the lust radiating from their bodies. What must
it be like for those men up on stage, parading around, the focus of all this
sexual desire?</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">‘No. I’ve seen who I want and I’m going to have him. Tonight. Soooo’
Tina paused, then grinned. ‘I don’t think I’ll be done with him before you have
to be home for the kids. I <i>know</i> I won’t be finished by then. We may not
have even <i>begun</i>.’</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">‘Is it – Gary?’ asked Anne tentatively. He had been on twice in the
first half and she remembered his stocky muscular body clearly. Especially when
he had ridden onto the stage in the saddle of a huge black and silver Harley.
Wooah! Did he know how to strut his stuff?</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">‘Yeahhhh,’ said Tina with a low sigh of satisfaction. ‘I want him
and I know just <i>what</i> he likes.’ She sounded intense and husky.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">Anne was bewildered. ‘He was very sexy but – how do you know you can
have him? Won’t there be other women who want him too?’</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 1.0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-AU">‘Oh yes. Heaps probably. But that won’t stop me,’ said Tina, leaning
back in her chair and stretching. ‘Oh God! I’m <i>so</i> horny – aren’t you?’</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 1.0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-AU">Anne blushed. ‘Yes, I suppose I am,’ she admitted reluctantly. ‘But
I wouldn’t want one of those strippers – no way! They must have dozens of women
every week. I wouldn’t want a guy like that!’</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 1.0cm; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span lang="EN-AU">‘Depends on what you want him <i>for</i>,’ Tina said with a wolfish
grin. ‘I want Gary for sex – the way <i>I</i> want it.’ She sipped her drink.
‘I’m going to get it too, I can just about taste it.’ She looked longingly in
the direction of the stage. No, Tina, she told herself, now is <i>not</i> the
time to go man-hunting. But after the show guess who will be elbowing her way
backstage? The lights dimmed, the music pumped up the volume of a rock’n’roll
rhythm and ‘Dwight’ leaped into the spotlight dressed as Lawrence of Arabia.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">Anne watched, her fingers pressed deep between her
thighs. She gently rocked back and forth to the beat of the music, the strides
of the stripper’s body, the lights strobing through the audience. Exquisite
sensations ran through her body. She felt awake, alive for the first time in
years. Ecstatic without being able to say why – just that she was enjoying
every moment of this show; and as Lawrence of Arabia slid off his many robes,
unveiling his polished exquisite body, she allowed her fingers to press deeper
into her crotch. </span></div>
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http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B005K22JVQ</div>Christine Leov Lealandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14602178094709108299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14574813640340892.post-56770084977542214342011-12-17T17:17:00.000+13:002012-01-07T17:01:45.923+13:00Five of the best things I discovered on the internet in 2011<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Five of the best things I discovered on the internet in 2011 in no particular order:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Kanye West - </span>
<i style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><b>My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy</b></i></li>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Yeah, not the kind of music my demographic are supposed to like but I saw it trending on Twitter so checked it out on YouTube. Wow. A delightful combination of samples from all kinds of classic music including King Crimson from the 70s. But these simply expertly background the comment, rhythm and virtuosity of KW. I can easily compare this music to the virtuosity of Stairway to Heaven</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">and Bohemian Rhapsody.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">What do you think?</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"> </span><i style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolling_Stone" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Rolling Stone" wotsearchprocessed="true">Rolling Stone</a></i><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"> writer </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Sheffield" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-decoration: none;" title="Rob Sheffield" wotsearchprocessed="true">Rob Sheffield</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"> gave it five out of five stars, citing it as West's best album and "his most maniacally inspired music yet, coasting on heroic levels of dementia, pimping on top of Mount Olympus [...] Nobody else is making music this daring and weird".</span><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Sheffield_126-1" style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 1em; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Beautiful_Dark_Twisted_Fantasy#cite_note-Sheffield-126" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;" wotsearchprocessed="true">[127]</a></sup><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"> source </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Beautiful_Dark_Twisted_Fantasy">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Beautiful_Dark_Twisted_Fantasy</a><br />
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Well not this daring and weird since King Crimson huh? Wow from the calm in the centre of the storm 1969.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">2. </span><span style="color: #0000ee; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><u><a href="https://twitter.com/">https://twitter.com/</a></u> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I joined<b> twitter</b> - not really expecting anything. Found that I can talk to people around the world freely, find them, find people with my interests. Find anything at all I could possibly think to look for, ask about, and find more than I could ever imagine cause the people on twitter are into anything imaginable. And most are friendly, and talk about themselves and their interests and if they are lonely, or happy, they give good advice, quote from their own thoughts and those of famous others, share recipes and knitting patterns, hates and loves, create trends based around hash tags and titles, soccer players, rugby games and movies or television programs. Discuss live internationally and online if x should have been red-carded or not, if the Kardashians have their support or have set some kind of example.... the opportunities to get involved in the veins of the world are there - only on Twitter.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #ffe599; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">3. <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/">http://www.goodreads.com/</a> This is a superb site for anyone who reads or writes. Which maybe half the population of the developed world. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: #ffe599; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Of course there are lots of people who </span><i style="background-color: #ffe599; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">can</i><span style="background-color: #ffe599; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> read and write but never actually do those skills - with the exception of texting, perhaps which I do count as writing and reading. LOL</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #ffe599; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">So hey - Check out this amazing and illuminating website - which I have tested to the max by adding all kinds of literature to my profile and - yep - they had a link somewhere to the book. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: #ffe599; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">A BIG improvement on my childhood in Southland NZ where if I wanted a book of a classical work I had to ask and then the librarian would find a fusty volume in the basement! Now of course libraries simply turf out books when the withdrawals become below a certain point and kids who want to read Plato or Suetonius or Vergil - as I did, can download it free from my next fave website and Awesome Project:-</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">4.
</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"> The Gutenberg Project.<a href="http://www.gutenberg.org/"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.gutenberg.org/</span></a></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">Firstly,
let's celebrate the inventor of the ebook </span><b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">Michael
S. Hart (1947-2011)</span><b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">Project Gutenberg's founder, Michael Hart, passed away September
6. </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">Here is a <a href="http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Michael_S._Hart" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Brief Obituary</span></a> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">Wow, how
many authors like myself are benefiting by this young man's vision back in
1971? </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">I like
this man, he and GBS are like me, we want the world on our own terms:</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">'<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;">A lifetime intellectual, Hart was inspired by his
parents, both professors at the University of Illinois, to seek truth and to
question authority. One of his favorite recent quotes, credited to George
Bernard Shaw, is characteristic of his approach to life:</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> "Reasonable people
adapt themselves to the world.
Unreasonable<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> people attempt to adapt the
world to themselves. All progress,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> therefore, depends on
unreasonable people."</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">Michael prided himself on
being unreasonable, and only in the later years of life did he mellow
sufficiently to occasionally refrain from debate. Yet, his passion for life,
and all the things in it, never abated.'</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">All
authors and readers light a candle for this talented man and support the
project as thousands of classic books are being made into ebooks and not for
profit, like Google Books scanning project no doubt is for.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #990000;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">5. <a href="http://jakonrath.blogspot.com/">http://jakonrath.blogspot.com</a>
Joe Konrath is a kick-ass author, gun promoter and very successful writer
from every angle you observe him.</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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DWS 'fisking' a memo from Hatchette publishing co. This would only be hilarious
to ppl like myself who have been published by big trade publishers and have
watched the employees - paid handsomly from OUR book sales - trying to prove
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blog as well as that of <a href="http://www.deanwesleysmith.com/?page_id=860">http://www.deanwesleysmith.com/?page_id=860</a> and
buying this book <a href="http://davidgaughran.wordpress.com/">http://davidgaughran.wordpress.com/</a></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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people and many others who are available in links from their blogs are
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http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B005K22JVQ</div>Christine Leov Lealandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14602178094709108299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14574813640340892.post-27105570893665484762011-11-12T23:48:00.001+13:002011-12-11T15:38:53.148+13:00Finding great books to read - when there's all that 'dreck'<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: orange; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: large; line-height: 17px;"><b>Attention Readers! Authors want to thrill YOU!</b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 17px;">There are frequent comments on the net, in news media and on Kindle boards about the ebook 'dreck' available for purchase and how to avoid it as a reader and find the 'good stuff'.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 17px;">Let's return to the pre-ebook days of around 3 years ago. I can remember back then, can you?</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 17px;"><u>Book Selection - how I did it.</u></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 17px;">When I went into a library or a bookstore what did I do to select a book to read and buy? I would look at titles and covers, I would find one that interested me and pull it out and skim thru the pages, if I liked the writing I would buy or borrow the book. If I didn't like the skimmed content I put it back and persisted in looking till I did find something I wanted to read. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 17px;">Even then the process wasn't perfect - there were books I took home I found I didn't like - and books I loved; and I'm sure I left some on the shelf I would have enjoyed.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 17px;">Amazon and other etailers allow sampling of books which fulfill these traditional requirements - skim reading a sample of the book is available... all is as it was for book selection - </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 17px;"><u>Three years later....</u></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 17px;">Suddenly with the popular adoption of e-readers and ebooks we have readers requesting that all ebooks be sorted into equivalent bowls of electronic porridge! </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 17px;">When in a bookshop or library they were alphabetical or sorted by category or genera or small and large print.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 17px;">The only way you can read a book similar to one you just read is to read more by that author! </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 17px;"><br /></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 17px;">Authors like me don't like to repeat ourselves. Any of our books may well be unique - trying to find a collection of equivalent well written books similar to each other is impossible, no matter what illusions of similarity the sorting bots on Amazon.com or Goodreads.com may lead you to believe otherwise. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 17px;">Even when browsing books in a closely related genera - you will find them of huge variety and skill - trade published or indie published.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 17px;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 17px;"><i><b>Readers - please understand this:- Authors are writing what they want to write - because now they can and earn more than double the money they could have traditional publishing</b></i></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 17px;">Self publishing is the only financially viable, business-like way to publish. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 17px;">Authors like myself and thousands of others are empowered to write whatever we want, however we want. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: orange; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: large; line-height: 17px;"><b><br /></b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: orange; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: large; line-height: 17px;"><b>Authors want to thrill you</b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: orange; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: large; line-height: 17px;"><b><br /></b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 17px;">Authors now have the opportunity to thrill a new generation of readers who always wanted to read a book like ours but could never find even one because the 'gatekeepers' would never consider publishing a book like that! </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 17px;">The whole field of 'generas' is opening up in a thrilling and exciting way - beyond what anyone could have dreamed of even three years ago. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px;">I can't imagine any author bothering to write to a tight genera or sub-genera prescription now, unless that is what they really want to do.</span></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 17px;">We are free to write wonderful books that we love, books that thrill us, books of a dozen different generas; and put them up for sale for readers to find.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 17px;"><u><b><br /></b></u></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 17px;"><u><b>Books are as easy to select as they ever were - easier. </b></u></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 17px;">Lazy readers who can't be bothered to sample books before they buy will get the 'dreck' they deserve. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: large; line-height: 17px;">readers have always had to choose. </span></div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 17px;"><br /></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 17px;">There will be no elegant bowls of sweet pre-sorted tight categories for lazy people to slurp onto their ebook readers and take home knowing that they will have a load of comforting podge to read themselves to sleep with.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 17px;">I have met people like that - they read so they can read themselves to sleep.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 17px;">I don't write for them! </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px;"><br /></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 17px;">Readers have to take responsibility to load their Kobos Nooks, Kindles, Ipads and tablets with books they have actually selected by the same process we have always had to use. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 17px;">An internet etailer site is much faster to browse than a bookstore at the mall or a library!</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 17px;">Choosing what you want to read is your strength - use it well, Readers</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 17px;">Have fun with your choices and tell the author and publisher what you liked and did not like about their book.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 17px;">Reading and writing are now a conversation - the first time we have had the chance to converse in the entire history of publishing. </span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/loveleov
http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B005K22JVQ</div>Christine Leov Lealandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14602178094709108299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14574813640340892.post-77949275896941408032011-10-26T17:35:00.000+13:002011-10-26T17:35:16.361+13:00Dungeonmaster to Novelist<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I was once a creative Dungeon Master who developed my own milieus in that old tabletop roleplaying game which was popular back in the 80s - Dungeons and Dragons. I realise now that the skills involved in being a Dungeon master ruling over players, creatures and milieu alike was perfect training to be a novelist. Maybe a successful novelist.<br />
Today gamers don't have the interaction they once had. Most games seem to be restricted to a few favourite milieus which the Dungeon Master no longer personally creates for the players. How many DMs actually modify their milieu to tease and torment their players? How many create their own maps, traps and creatures from scratch? My guess is that few now do.<br />
If you long to create your own millieu and adventure within it with your friends - there is still no replacement for D&D. A set of dice, some graph pages, a map, a pencil and imagination and maybe a few other people is all you need to create something entirely new, progressive from moment to moment and interactive to a degree which computer generated games and internet generated games can merely hint at.<br />
Writing a novel has the same level of excitement and creativity - a seriously good thing.<br />
It was and is kind of sad that more milieus have not been utilised by D&D gamers - there's plenty of scope for Christian milieus - with the Soldiers of God hunting down and destroying the angels of darkness, Hospital adventures, Local neighbourhood adventures, Sci Fi adventures, hunting animals and humans through Africa or Asia, or in NYC; instead of a perpetual presentation of opponents from the monster manuals - undead and orcs - who do not interact and are simply disposed of as rapidly as possible in a maze or invented planet or continent - often imitated from some other person's creative vision.<br />
While many pleasant hours may be had online adventuring - the player is trapped within the parameters of the set milieu offered by the game. There is no scope to go beyond into pure creative action and reaction.<br />
If you as a player want to attempt something oddball like paragliding in a medieval war setting - well you just can't do it in an electronic setting - it has no flexibility or creativity. Whereas if you were in MY game and you as a player wanted to paraglide, hell, I wasn't going to stop you. But you would have to develop your glider, build it, fight off the wolves and natives and convince your group that it was a good thing. And then fly it. No problem. I LIKED my players to come up with new ideas. You wanna go to sleep in that room? Sure - you are going off on your own down that corridor cause no one else wants to go there? Excellent!<br />
It is true young gamers do not necessarily have the breadth of vision, patience and creativity that a novelist develops - but a background of gaming and the creativity that pure old fashioned D&D offers will stand a novelist in good stead.<br />
I've discovered that much.<br />
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http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B005K22JVQ</div>Christine Leov Lealandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14602178094709108299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14574813640340892.post-56900953533987024412011-10-06T21:48:00.000+13:002011-10-06T21:48:23.323+13:00Amazon $2 surcharge for The Rest of the World - Solution!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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A suggestion for indie authors and readers who find Amazon charging that extra $2 surcharge for foreign readers is hurting you or your readers.<br />
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Check out other sales venues which do not charge Amazon's mysterious mean surcharge. Smashwords.com, or www.xinxii.com as examples. If your fave author has no books for sale there, directly ASK the author to consider listing their book there as well as on Amazon.<br />
These sites are good for adding to your sales - indie authors, and pay better royalties than Amazon too.<br />
Don't take my word for it, check them out.<br />
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http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B005K22JVQ</div>Christine Leov Lealandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14602178094709108299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14574813640340892.post-19821424713871944282011-10-03T10:52:00.000+13:002011-10-03T10:52:41.511+13:00Training an Editor.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Over the weekend I have been studying the nature of editing. My co-writer and I need a capable editor, a person who is both an ordinary reader and sensitive to the requirements of a novel. Someone who is keen to read our final draft and yet courageous enough to be open to finding faults in it. In addition this person needs to live not too far away so we can get together and talk about the book. Find out what he or she likes and does not like, what worked and what did not work for them in the book.<br />
I was reminded of an address at the Edinburgh Festival around 1980 by<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._Scott_Berg"> Scott Berg</a> about his biography of perhaps one of the greatest US editors, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxwell_Perkins">Maxwell Perkins</a>. I had an audio file of this address which inspired me to also write biographies, but also informed me about the role of an editor.<br />
Perkins did not hesitate to tell Scott Fitzgerald that his book The Romantic Egoist needed a new title. I doubt a book with that title would have sold as many copies as <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Great-Gatsby-F-Scott-Fitzgerald/dp/0743273567/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1317592037&sr=1-1">The Great Gatsby</a>.<br />
Max did not hesitate to tell <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Wolfe">Thomas Wolfe</a> to take 90,000 words OUT of his first novel. Even though the 6'6" giant fought to keep every word he saw fit to write IN his book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Look-Homeward-Angel-Thomas-Wolfe/dp/0743297318/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1317591528&sr=1-1">"Look Homeward Angel"</a><br />
Editors have to be brave people, rather often.<br />
Books are author's Word Children - at times it takes as long to give birth to a book as it does to grow a child to adulthood.<br />
To take a book and help the author craft it into a better book, not only without grammatical and spelling errors, but with stronger plot, more interesting characters, and no continuity issues takes strength of character, attention to detail, a grasp of plotting and a willingness to take on what seems to be the intention of the author and craft the writing into something which achieves that intention.<br />
I hope I have found this magical person in a friend who is a journalist and keen reader.<br />
When our adventure romance novel Atlantia Soulmates is completed to the best of our ability - she will be given the opportunity to edit the book. </div>
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http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B005K22JVQ</div>Christine Leov Lealandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14602178094709108299noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14574813640340892.post-37160891844793100022011-09-25T19:43:00.001+13:002011-09-25T19:43:35.626+13:00I am a publisher it is now OFFICIAL<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Today I had great pleasure in publishing A J Burton's excellent much edited murder mystery novel Demon's Coven. I first read this book when he gave it to me in July.<br />
I'm not really a murder mystery/thriller reader, but I thought hell - I'll give it a try and the mix of humour, tenderness, strange perversions, twisted killers and a superb climax to the novel sold it to me even in the very rough form in which it arrived on my desktop.<br />
One chapter had my heart beating with anxiety for the characters, then laughing out loud helplessly as A J led me into a delightful subterfuge of his own.<br />
For me a book is a winner if it has me laughing out loud.<br />
Since then we have worked like galley slaves to perfect the language, eliminate tautologies and split infinitives, make sure all the punctuation was correct and translate everything into American! Now it is done.<br />
Available on Smashwords.com <a href="http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/91555">http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/91555</a><br />
and it will be available on Amazon when they get around to passing it through their listing process.<br />
Here is the blurb<br />
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unexpected comedy follows two broken-ass detectives. Bull is bent on avenging
his lost love, Tommy is fighting his hatred of human beings. They join forces
in NYC to track down a vicious killer who seems to possesses super-human abilities.
Add a circle of BDSM Dominatrix and their slaves who are being infiltrated for
a deadly purpose to the mix of mystery, intrigue, humour and murder - an
exciting read with some laugh-out-loud moments.</span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B005K22JVQ</div>Christine Leov Lealandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14602178094709108299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14574813640340892.post-4251329785021854162011-09-23T09:03:00.000+12:002011-09-23T09:03:21.785+12:00An Author's Life.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Bob Meyer just posted this excellent blog regarding what it takes to become a successful writer.</span><br />
<a href="http://writeitforward.wordpress.com/2011/01/21/the-common-traits-of-the-successful-writer-part-ii/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">http://writeitforward.wordpress.com/2011/01/21/the-common-traits-of-the-successful-writer-part-ii/</span></a><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">So I have responded with this very brief description of how much work I have put in over the years so that now I am fully empowered and enabled to write books which I know are quality books.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 24px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Writing is a journey of lots of writing. My writing now is a result of starting out at age 5 knowing I was a writer. I hand-wrote and bound my own books at age 8. Then hitting various walls like my first novel attempt at 16 and the lonely path of discovering various plot truths and unworkable facts which drove me nuts. I still write a journal which dates from when I was 14years old. Then study knocked the writing out of me. Then kids, then I took time (and left two partners who were not supportive) to think and try out words again. Met other writers, wrote heaps of poetry, wrote a published biography, had other historical work rejected by every publisher in my country. Wrote stories, wrote a novel. had one published, was asked to write a novel by a publisher. Wrote three novels which were published. Then had the rest of my work rejected. Got large file of rejections from all over the world.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: orange;">Bestselling author unable to sell the books she wants to write. Yep – just because you are a published author does NOT automatically mean any publisher will beat a path to your door for your next work!</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">NOW – I can sell my own books, written how I want to write them and I now have this lifelong apprenticeship behind me. All my partially written books (Approximately 10 of them) can find a place in digital publishing and readers who will love them.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Fortunately for me I got my digital rights back before the trade publisher thought they had any value. Big grin. I set up my own publishing house just like Bob has.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">It is great to have my power back in my hands and to be able to empower other authors to do the same thing.</span></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 24px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Yesterday I helped two authors who have written their own first work to feel empowered to take the next steps. It's a good feeling.</span></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 24px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Keep writing.</span></span></span><br />
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http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B005K22JVQ</div>Christine Leov Lealandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14602178094709108299noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14574813640340892.post-4061855296445130542011-09-11T12:50:00.003+12:002011-09-11T12:50:50.696+12:00Have you met these people? A comedy short by A J Burton.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="EN-NZ">Have you met
these people? A short comedy</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-NZ">by A J Burton</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-NZ">Copyright A J
Burton and Quintessence Publications Ltd 2011</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-NZ">All rights
reserved.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-NZ">ISBN
978-0-9876591-0-1</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-NZ">I am not one of
those women who goes for a man purely on looks. Women like that are shallow and
usually boring. For a man to be attractive to me, he must be a snazzy dresser
as well. Intelligence is desirable, even attainable by some men, but hardly a
necessity for a good relationship. Fabien was late which is somewhat of a
turnoff. I just hoped he would be a suitable dinner guest. He looked great
wearing a polo sweater, tan slacks and suede hush puppies in the pic he emailed
me. But photos can be massaged or photo-shopped so easily these days. So I wait
with a rather lacklustre white wine in my hand for him to make an appearance.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-NZ">Dammit I was
late! I hate that. I am never late but tonight I was. I had decided to add a
few highlights to my hair before my date with Diana. The dye went so wrong that
I was forced to run a quick sachet of Grecian Gold through my hair to salvage
what I could. Thank goodness I have a face which can pull off such a cock-up.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-NZ">I got to the restaurant
seven minutes late and then had to wait another two until the maître de noticed
me and opened the door. Sophie's is only a four star restaurant, one can’t
expect everything from them. I didn't pick the restaurant, Diana did. Surely a
fashion consultant would have better taste, was my thought regarding her choice.
But I didn't want to upset her by disagreeing when she suggested Sophie’s for
our rendezvous. I hate picky people. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-NZ">I recognised him
as soon as he walked in. He wasn’t exactly like I remembered from his photo.
The one he posted on the dating website. However he was presentable in a bland
grey suit which was two years out of style. I thought it a little strange for a
man who was a male model to be wearing such an old suit. I waved and he smiled.
He looked surprised - as if he wasn't quite expecting someone so glamorous, but
I often have that effect on people.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-NZ">***</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-NZ">I saw an overdressed
heavily made up woman wave delicately at me. Is that Diana? I wondered. Her
photograph on the dating website must be rather old. But guess what? it was
Diana. I began to understand why she had picked Sophie's. I walked over to her
table slowly so she could get a good look at me. I didn't swagger like you do
on the catwalk, no need. Just my natural walk had her staring like a deer in
the headlights.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-NZ">"Diana?"
I asked</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-NZ">"Yes of
course. Nice to meet you." she smiled prettily and offered her hand to me.
I shook it, smiling to myself wondering about the thrill from my touch she was receiving.
</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-NZ">"Charmed to
meet you. I am so sorry I’m late, my hair.” I had to pat it a little. “Hair is
such an important thing, don’t you think?” she put her hand to her hair delicately
and smiled knowingly.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-NZ"><span> </span>“Well I needn't go there, bore you with the
details. Advantage of being a male model I suppose. I think I managed to rescue
the situation." I said modestly, smiling at her. "Is that dress
new?"</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-NZ">"Why yes it
is.” She was quite pretty when she smiled. “From Style Eighty Seven, their
latest from the spring collection. Very exclusive, but I felt like spoiling
myself for tonight."</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-NZ">"Was it on
sale?" I asked casually as I sat down and waved at the waiter.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-NZ">"No, why
did you say that?" she looked shocked.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-NZ">" No
particular reason, at this time of the year most of the clothing shops are
flogging off what hasn't moved during the winter. Would you like a drink?"
I asked.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-NZ">"Yes I
would rather, this white is rather too dry for me. I can't think why I ordered
it." She said, pushing the glass away from her as if it were disgusting.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-NZ">"Well
selecting the correct wine is something you need to practise.” I said gently. I
do know a lot about good wines. “Do you eat here often?" I asked.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-NZ">"Well yes,
I mean no, just occasionally." she said.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-NZ">"How about
I order something? Waiter! Ah he's seen me." I noticed the waiter making a
beeline for my table. " What is your best white?" I asked him.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-NZ">"I
recommend the Marlborough Stonefield, a really exquisite wine." He said subserviently.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-NZ">"Very well,
two glasses please." I could see Diana was impressed, she was trying to
speak raising her hand while I was talking.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-NZ">"Um Fabien...I"
she interjected.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-NZ">"Just a minute
Diana, I’ll deal with the waiter first if you don't mind. Bring the wine in
tall long stemmed glasses, lightly frosted if it's not too much trouble?"</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-NZ">"Yes
sir." he said before scurrying off like waiters do when they think they will
get a big tip.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-NZ">"Now Diana
why don't you tell me something about yourself and I will tell you something
about me. Ladies first don't you think? After all, you already know I am a male
model."</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-NZ">"Yes, but -
I just wanted to say something about the wine you ordered."</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-NZ">"I am sure
the wine will be fine. I have an eye for good wine and for beautiful women."
I smiled at her. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-NZ">"Why thank
you, Fabien, I am flattered but there's no need to -"</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-NZ">"Oh Diana
you cracked a joke. I like a good sense of humour. Comes in handy in the modelling
business being able to laugh at other people."</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-NZ">"Did I?
Crack a joke I mean?" she looked confused.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-NZ">"And witty
with it I see. Look the wine's here. An improvement, don't you think? Thank you
waiter." I said as he filled our glasses.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-NZ">"Fabien -
about the wine." Goodness how she did go on about the wine!</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-NZ">"Mine's
good it has sort of an earthy taste about it, rich, but not too sweet." I
said as I tasted it.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-NZ">"It's the
same wine I ordered Fabien." She said complainingly.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-NZ">"Is it? are
you sure?" I was surprised. She said her wine was ghastly stuff!</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-NZ">"Yes I
ordered the Marlborough Stonefield as well."</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-NZ">"Oh, you
must have had a bad bottle. It happens sometimes."</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-NZ">"But it's a
house wine it should be all the same." She was still complaining,
obviously a picky drinker. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-NZ">"Let's not
go there shall we Diana? It's not altogether your fault. Now what made you seek
someone on a dating site?" I thought I should distract her from this wine
issue. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-NZ">"Just for
laughs, really. It's not like I need to go on dating sites to get a date. It's
the sign of the times you know. Busy, busy, busy no time. I work long hours.
That kind of thing." She simpered at me. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-NZ">"Yes I see.
Me too, actually. Modelling keeps me so busy. Online dating is sort of like
slumming really - yourself excluded of course." I had to pat my hair
again.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-NZ">"Thank
you." We smiled at each other. It had been two years since we first began
chatting online. I wanted to make the best of our first meeting. I could see I
was a hit with her. Being good looking is not all it’s cracked up to be. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-NZ">"Well that
takes care of the small talk. Shall we eat?" I asked. I could see the poor
girl was out of her league. Time to change tack, a nice meal will settle her
nerves, I told myself.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-NZ">"Fine, shall
we get the waiter again?" she asked.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-NZ">"Yes of course,
Waiter? excuse me waiter? - I don't think he heard me Diana." The fellow
was on the far side of the room.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-NZ">"Maybe he
is ignoring you because you never tipped him?" she asked pointedly. My how
she notices little things!</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-NZ">"Maybe he
is just hard of hearing – ahem! waiter!" I waved in his direction.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-NZ">Finally the
waiter came over to our table. Fabien insisted on ordering for me. I tried to
tell him I don't like seafood because of allergy problems but he did insist. We
did the usual small talk. I like friendly chit-chat, he kept mentioning he was
a male model as we talked and ate. I could tell he was totally into me, his
eyes undressed me whenever he thought I wasn't looking. I was practically driving
him insane with passion. No doubt it was my fabulous low cut dress, my hair, my
exquisite eyes, my body sculpted by my personal trainer. I knew he wanted me. I
had been there so many times before but - I can’t keep breaking hearts forever.
Perhaps Fabien is the one to settle down with?</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-NZ">It was inevitable
that she would suggest we sleep together. Diana wasn't very subtle the way she
licked her lips after every mouthful of food. She swallowed sexily after she
chewed. I pretended not to notice the way she fluttered her eyelashes but I
wasn't deceived by her muted conversation and constant reminders about the
bloody awful house wine. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-NZ">This was all to
mask her insatiable desire to have me. The seduction of course was a fait
accompli but I went along, played the game. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-NZ">We went to her
place for coffee and a digestive biscuit. She took off her high heeled boots,
said her feet were killing her. I just smiled, I suppose I was going to be a
trophy screw. Something to tell the girls about over coffee or at the salon.
Try to make all her friends jealous. You know, telling them all what a
fantastic lover I was. She knew I was a male model, wouldn't let me forget it.
I could see she wanted me so badly that all I had to do was crook my finger and
she was mine.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-NZ">I let him kiss me
as we sat together on the sofa. Fabien didn't even finish his coffee before he
was all over me. It felt like he had four pairs of hands. I helped him off with
his jacket. He seemed nervous for some reason and wouldn't take off his shirt.
I suggested we go to the bedroom, my two-seater wasn't made for the kind of
passion we intended to have. I know we have been chatting online for some time
- but he must have been without sex for months, or even years. I had to calm
him down, the poor man was almost frantic with desire for me. Fabien followed
me into the bedroom like an eager puppy. He was practically pole vaulting down
the hallway behind me. I lay on the bed and delicately struck a sexy pose. He
whimpered with desire, I could see I needn't have bothered with the pose. Fabien
was so eager - his cock, what there was of it, left me in no doubt what he
wanted. He wanted me, I felt so gorgeous, a femme fatale.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-NZ">She gave me the
c'mon look from the moment she sat down beside me with her coffee and digestive
biscuit. Diana attempted to act like a delicate virgin, but really I could see she
was the type that needed a bit of rough sex. I suppose, like most women, she
thought all male models are sex mad stallions. She was only half right. Diana
ran down the hallway like an Olympic sprinter to her bedroom. She collapsed
onto the bed with her legs wide apart. I was shocked, she had bigger legs than
I’d thought. I needed to take my shirt off but there was a problem. Sometimes
even male models have secrets they don't much like sharing.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-NZ">"Fabien, take
your shirt off!” she demanded “I am not going to make love with you in your
shirt and socks. I have standards." she said her words stinging like a
whip across my back.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-NZ">"I need a
hand with something." I remained dignified, hiding my pain.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36.0pt;">
<span lang="EN-NZ">"What with?
your cock looks hard enough." her words stung me like a slap on the face.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36.0pt;">
<span lang="EN-NZ">"This."
I opened my shirt, bared my soul to her.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-NZ">"You wear a
corset?" she may as well have plunged a dagger into my heart.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36.0pt;">
<span lang="EN-NZ">"I am not
the only model who wears one, you know. I have a metabolism problem. I need you
to undo the back." I said, turning around as she got off the bed.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36.0pt;">
<span lang="EN-NZ">"Well it's
no big deal you know, I've taken mine off." she said, rubbing salt into my
wound. "I haven't seen one like this for years. How did you get it on in
the first place?"</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36.0pt;">
<span lang="EN-NZ">"My mother
does it up." I remained stoic.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36.0pt;">
<span lang="EN-NZ">"There that's
got it. Oh! you have quite a tummy Fabien.” She exclaimed. “I had a gastric
band fitted last year, it did wonders for me." For the first time I
noticed how big she really was. Had she bewitched me at the restaurant? Again
Diana lay on the bed and opened her legs. Her thighs quivered like jelly.
Several jellies. I lay on top of her and kissed her long and hard. She reached
up - I tried to warn her but she was too quick for me as her long fingers
massaged my neck.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36.0pt;">
<span lang="EN-NZ">"Oooh! Fabien
your hair fell off." She exclaimed, panting. Did her malice know, no
bounds?</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36.0pt;">
<span lang="EN-NZ">"Careful!
it's my only one." I remained calm, thankful that my stomach hid my
partial hernia. My doctor assured me sex was still an option if I was careful
what position I took.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36.0pt;">
<span lang="EN-NZ">"It's
alright, bald men are quite sexy anyway." she said wheezing like a bloated
retriever. She threw the toupee on top of her dressing table like it was some
sort of dishrag. "Any more surprises?" she asked.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36.0pt;">
<span lang="EN-NZ">Thank God I had
used the dental adhesive on my dentures! I noticed she had removed her top set
and placed them beside the bed. Had she no dignity? What kind of fashion buyer
was she? I asked myself. </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36.0pt;">
<span lang="EN-NZ">"Fabien."
she pleaded "I want you to take me standing up like James Caan did to his
girlfriend in ‘The Godfather’."</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36.0pt;">
<span lang="EN-NZ">I realised then
I had been seduced by an expert. How else could she tell I was no ordinary
lover? Taking my Viagra pill while she hunted for her door key in her handbag earlier
had been a master stroke. I now hoped I would not end up having a turn as the
drug coursed through my veins. My heart pounded but I was determined. I would
pick her up with her thighs around me and pound her powerfully into the wall. The
wall looked strong. I hoped it was!</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36.0pt;">
<span lang="EN-NZ">She stood in
front of the window, placed her hands behind her on the window sill and wrapped
her legs around my waist. I felt I was being seduced by a gigantic Polish
milkmaid. Her legs crushed me. I thrust into her like the rampant stallion she
wanted me to be. We slowly slid down the wall as my legs buckled under the terrible
weight.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36.0pt;">
<span lang="EN-NZ">"Ooooooph."
she groaned in the throes of ecstasy. I showed her no mercy, thrusting
powerfully. However I was careful not to exert myself too much as I felt my hernia
give a twinge. I felt something soft and furry against me. Something wasn't
right. I looked at her askance.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36.0pt;">
<span lang="EN-NZ">"You're not
in Fabien. It's our bellies! You're simply not long enough!" her words
were stones thrown at my soul.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36.0pt;">
<span lang="EN-NZ">Damn her but she
was right! I had been pounding her enormous belly button, compressing the lint
inside it. She must have enough to knit a sock in there, I thought. I was ready
to give up, take my pride, my corset, my toupee and retreat with what dignity I
could muster.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36.0pt;">
<span lang="EN-NZ">"Fabien
stop!” Diana demanded. “I will open the window, then I can sit on the sill,
that way you don't need to support me. You can still do me standing up. Look!"
She lifted the wooden window upwards. There was a groaning sound as the window
complained, peeling paint off as she pushed it upwards. I looked up. It
reminded me of a guillotine.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36.0pt;">
<span lang="EN-NZ">She sat down on
the window sill, her legs spread wide apart. A cool breeze whipped the lacy curtains
around her hair. I decided if she wanted to be screwed by a rampant stallion I
would give her her wish. I charged between her legs and our bodies slapped
together. She wrapped her legs around my back and, clasping her fingers behind
the back of my head she pulled me into her. Diana cried out in what I mistook
for orgasmic delight. In fact her big bottom had slipped outside the widow sill
and she began to fall backwards. At that moment the old window chose to
release. It came sliding down, striking me a stunning blow on the back of the
neck. The force was so great I fell forward and lost my grip on Diana. She fell
screaming into an open dumpster on the road below. The window shut fast over my
hips and I lay trapped. My partial hernia decided to become rather less partial
and I was left screaming for help, unable to get the hell out of there. I
cursed James Caan and all the cast of The Godfather for getting me into this
mess. What will mother say?</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36.0pt;">
<span lang="EN-NZ">Things would
have been ok if the dumpster had been full of soft rubbish bags but it was full
of old bricks from the building site opposite.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36.0pt;">
<span lang="EN-NZ">The local
newspapers were most uncomplimentary. ' Obese lovers fall from window.' said
one. 'Window unable to hold rampant fatties.' said another. Turned out Diana
was a total fraud. She was a former Wallmart checkout operator on a disability
pension.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36.0pt;">
<span lang="EN-NZ">The loss to me
was immense. I lost my one and only contract modelling supersize incontinence
nappies. The life of a male model is not all it's cracked up to be.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36.0pt;">
<span lang="EN-NZ">I did learn one
thing; because of my unrealised athletic ability I am now applying for jobs as
a stunt man and body double. Perhaps Hollywood will recognise my amazing
skills?</span></div>
</span><br />
</div>
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