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@samanthaghallock
My friend, Robert Bidinotto, is currently selling his first novel, HUNTER: A Thriller, for $0.99! It's an awesome deal, and if you like thrillers, give it a go! The sale is for a limited time on the Amazon Kindle and Amazon Kindle App for your phones, so download, sit back, and enjoy!
Suddenly single, 5 kids to support, Rose has just received news about “highly precancerous cells…”
From my friend, Robert Bidinotto —
AN EMERGENCY APPEAL…. Friends, I have never asked anything like this of you before. But a dear friend and her children have suddenly found themselves in a desperate situation and need temporary emergency assistance. The dear friend is Rose Robbins. As many of you know, Rose is an extraordinary singer and songwriter, an accomplished novelist — and an amazing MOM to five remarkable children. You may NOT know that, in the past, Rose has had to confront and overcome personal crises that would have crushed any lesser woman or mother. She did so with extraordinary courage and character, becoming an inspiration to those who know her. But now, through no fault of her own, Rose and her children suddenly face an unexpected medical and financial crisis. Please read the details of this story at the link below. As you’ll see, some of Rose’s close friends have set up a fund for her and the kids, to help cover her badly needed medical care and crushing bills. AS A PERSONAL FAVOR TO ME,I would be deeply grateful if you would do two things: First, PLEASE donate whatever you can, in ANY amount, to this brave lady and her kids, just to help them through this short-term crisis — until Rose’s medical issues are addressed and she can find a job. Second, even if you are unable to contribute yourself, PLEASE “share” this message on your own Facebook page. To do that, you may have to copy and paste this message as a new post on your page, along with the link: If you just click the “share” button below, it will post only the appended link to your Facebook page, and not this full message. And if you use Twitter, I would be doubly grateful if you would share this appeal and the link there, too. Believe me, this wonderful lady does NOT want handouts or charity. To the contrary: When her friends learned of her dire circumstances, WE literally had to BEG her to let us launch this appeal on behalf of her family. Rose finally relented, but ONLY because the situation has grown so desperate…and especially because of the children she adores. I’m asking this of you because you folks are the greatest friends a writer could ever want. I think you trust my judgments about most things, and I hope that you’ll trust my judgment about Rose Robbins and this situation. I’ll be deeply grateful for anything you can do for her and five of the most amazing young people I have ever encountered. They do not deserve what has happened to them. To me, assisting them is not a matter of charity or generosity; it’s a matter of justice. You know how I feel about THAT. And I know you do, too. Thank you in advance for your consideration, and any help you can extend. —Robert
A Magical Hierarchy (Samantha Hallock Version)
Illusionists: The lowest of the low. They buy their magic and use cheap tricks with mediums like smoke and mirrors, all in all giving a bad name to all magic-users.
Magicians: Minor users of magic that can manage smaller tricks and more domestic uses for the magic that they hold. Usually unable to do much fighting or dueling - mostly workers.
Witch Doctors: Using the art of voodoo and the darker side of natural magics, witch doctors speak in riddles and are deceivers, though not of their own choice. They are easily corrupted by their own magic if not strong enough to control it, and are thus used rarely.
Warlocks: Tricksters and deceivers - their powers are usually granted to them by darker entities that afterwards enslave them, or force them to do their dirty work by threatening to take their magic away. They travel freely between the Void Realm and the Mortal Realm.
Djinni: Unable to leave the Void Realm unless through possession, they usually grant warlocks power and either possess warlocks or force them to find a sort of homonculus that can be used to hold them in the Mortal Realm. They possess powerful dark magics.
Sorcerers: Caught between the dark and light sides of magic, sorcerers can either be corrupted or stay pure. They aren't usually overly powerful, as their range of power hinders the strength of their spells, but through a medium such as a corrupted/holy item or staff, they can amplify their powers and become more powerful.
Wicca: Using the lighter side of natural magics, wicca are pacifistic by nature. They don't usually choose the magic, but rather, the magic chooses them for their heart. They take the oath to not harm, and always attempt to calm things down before a fight breaks out.
Seers: Born with a strange power of prophecy and sight, seers have very few magical talents, but are revered because sight and prophecy cannot be learned. Due to their advantage over others with this gift, they are ranked high in society and are rarely tampered with. They choose which path to follow - the darkness or the light.
Witches/Wizards: Witches and wizards are born with magic, and learn how to control and hone it. They tend to stick to the lighter side of magic and bend the rules, to an extent. They are not opposed to violence when necessary, but they are strongly against murder and the powerful dark spells for fear of corruption.
Mages: Born with the adept magical abilities and control that witches and wizards have to hone, mages are ranked very high in society. They hold the power of witches, but do not dip into darker magics and tend to lead others as opposed to follow.
Archmages: The archmages are the leaders of society. They have worked hard to hone their magical prowess further than necessary, and often have gained more power for it. They are followed with little question by those of light, though tend to be argued with if they attempt to do anything in the Void Realm.
Be sure to post your own thoughts and ideas on how magic is ranked!
Pixars 22 Rules of Story Telling
9 is worth the price of admission, holy crap.
This is genius. So many great writing tips!
And this is why Pixar is a master in their field.
Why do I feel so weird reblogging this… this is the weekend dammit! Anyway, great advice.
Pixar you have no idea how much this actually helps me.
#19 was the film I watched last night hahaha.
There's some pretty good stuff here - hoping the advice might help out a little.
Women’s Leather Armor- Blue Jayby SavagePunkStudio
I’m loving the practical female armor that’s also just flat out gorgeous!
OH MY GODS
DO WANT
I need to get into Leatherworking and make some of the armor for my books...Just to get the feeling and experience of it.
Inspiration | Women In Menswear | Wear It Weird
I love it! I personally wear a lot of men's clothing myself, so I find it awesome that there are models doing it too!
So, pretty frequently writers screw up when they write about injuries. People are clonked over the head, pass out for hours, and wake up with just a headache… Eragon breaks his wrist and it’s just fine within days… Wounds heal with nary a scar, ever…
I’m aiming to fix...
Very helpful, in my opinion.
Try Starting a Book/Chapter with one of these...
"You actually thought i cared about you?"
"I wonder how loudly i can make you scream in agony?"
"You're a monster!"
"It would be a shame if i had to damage that pretty face of yours."
"You're all mine now."
"How could you do this to me!?"
"I trusted you!"
"Is that supposed to scare me?"
"Put the knife down."
"You're scaring me..."
"You look so sexy when you're all bloodied and bruised like that~"
"I wonder how many volts it would take to kill you?"
"Why are you pointing that gun at me?"
"Let me go!"
"You're so cute when you struggle like that~"
"Your blood smells wonderful."
"Who did this to you?"
"You're in my way."
"I thought you were dead!"
"Help me!"
"Long live the king."
"What did they do to you?"
"What have you done?"
"Maybe i should carve a pretty picture in your flesh?"
"Don't worry, I won't do anything fatal, I just need some information."
"I don't care what you do to me, I'll never tell you!"
"Stop it, your hurting me!"
"They'll kill you!"
"I hate you."
"The only reason I chained you up is to show you how much I love you!"
"If you keep struggling like that I'll have to punish you~"
"Oh captain, my captain."
yesss…
DPS and a list of beautiful words? Oh yes.
A Nice Little Update
So, I've been working hard on the book around my gaming and all-around nonsense occurring to make up my everyday life. I have the timeline and plot about halfway written up (it's about three pages of a run-on paragraph with a good amount of fragmented and run-on sentences because when I write those out, I don't care about my broken English showing), and I'm hoping to finish that soon. Encouraging me to keep going, I have one writer in particular who was very successful with his book. I met him at my first job (Dunkin Donuts). He's a frequent customer, and to this day, he still asks my boyfriend how I'm doing. I communicate with him regularly, and he's helped me keep my head above water while writing the book out. I'm very grateful to have him around, especially when he and I are both burning the midnight oil. I have also recently befriended another author, whose books I will be reading soon. I just have to get through the 50 Shades of Gray series first (I can only take so much smut at a time, to be honest) so that I don't have to break my reading and then reread it. I've also ordered the paperback copies of his books and the paperback copy of my dear Canadian friend's book. I'm going to dedicate a shelf to my friends' books, after all! I suppose this is about the end of my update - still looking for beta-readers. I have two at the moment, but I wanted to get a good five people reading my book in its raw form.
Late Start on the New Year
Sure, it's 28 days late...but better late than never, right? I have spent years writing and perfecting my style, and perhaps keeping a blog will help me keep up to my end of the bargain. I've finally come up with the name of my "indie" publishing company, which will be Veritas Obscura Books, and I intend to register the business in my home state so that it really does exist! I'm very excited for the new year, because there are a few things that I'm ready to do and change in my life. First off, I am no longer living at home, and I'm rather excited for that. It's a massive change in my life and a jump toward responsibility. Of course, it cuts back my writing time, but I do hope that I can still keep up. My goal is to finish the rough draft of at least one of my books by my 21st birthday, which is coming up in just a few months. I've seen people write a book in less time than that, and I'm really hoping I still have the support of the many friends who have offered ideas and inspiration through the years. I'm currently looking for beta readers for when I finish my book, so if you're interested, just send me an email with your information and what genre you usually read so that I know it'll be a good fit. After all, no use making anyone read a book they aren't interested in! Also, I'm always happy to help out an author as a beta reader, and I've been a beta reader for fanfiction for years, actually. With all the changes coming for 2014, I can't help but be excited for what the new year holds! I hope everyone's having a good new year so far, because we still have a long way to go!
