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MASQUE - Masque Chapter Five (on Wattpad) http://w.tt/1S0wxlI Beauty met the Beast and there was . . . Bloody murder? It's the Annual Ambassadorial Ball in Glause, and Lady Isabella Farrah, the daughter of New Civet's Ambassador, is feeling pleasantly scintillated. In the library is Lord Pecus, a charming gentleman whose double mask hides a beastly face, and who has decided that Isabella is the very person to break the Pecus curse. In the ball-room is young Lord Topher, who is rapidly falling in love with an older woman. And in the card-room, lying in a pool of his own blood, is the body of one of Isabella's oldest friends: Raoul, Civet's Head Guardsman. The papers sewn into his sash seem to suggest espionage gone wrong, but Isabella is not so certain. Lord Pecus, as Commander of the Watch, is of the opinion that Isabella should keep out of the investigation and out of danger. Isabella is of the opinion that it is her murder to investigate, and that what a certain Beast-Lord doesn't know won't hurt him. . . . Will Isabella find the murderer before Lord Pecus does, or will she end her investigation as a bloody spatter on the parlour floor?
These Are A Few Of My Favourite Things: THE HILLS IS LONELY by Lillian Beckwith
These Are A Few Of My Favourite Things: THE HILLS IS LONELY by Lillian Beckwith
I found a book in an opshop one day. That’s not unusual, of course. I’ve found many books in many opshops around Australia (and a few in America). It was in one of my book-binge shops, where I ended up with a whole plastic bag full of books at 10c each, paperback and hardback alike. That book was THE HILLS IS LONELY by Lillian Beckwith. I picked it up sheerly because I liked the title, but the…
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A GLITCH IN THE PATTERN
A GLITCH IN THE PATTERN
I’ve been at it again! Writing short stories for MASQUE’s 1st birthday, I mean. This one is slightly–coff, er, heaps–longer than the first, so I apologise in advance. Also, don’t forget to enter the giveaway, guys! I’m really excited to see where I’ll be sending all the swag! A GLITCH IN THE PATTERN -a MASQUE short story- When you’re the only son of the best-known poet in Glause,…
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Hooray! It’s finally here!
MASQUE’s 1st birthday is just around the corner, and my giveaway has begun! You can Tweet, Like, Follow, or Subscribe to earn entries.
Up for grabs is a signed paperback of MASQUE, a Tea-Time Necklace by Purple Bird Creations, 24k rose gold-plated MASQUE earrings, and an “I am ALWAYS up to something” MASQUE t-shirt.
Enter the draw! Tell all your friends! Just click the pics or follow this link to enter….
Win The MASQUE 1st Birthday Bash Giveaway! Hooray! It's finally here! MASQUE's 1st birthday is just around the corner, and my giveaway has begun!
Resolved...Not To Make New Year Resolutions
Resolved…Not To Make New Year Resolutions
Makin’ a list! Checkin’ it tw- Wait, no, that’s Santa… Okay. So I broke that resolution already. But it’s not all bad! I’m gonna keep the others on the list! Er. Well. I’m going to try. So what’s going on for me in the new year? So, so much. In terms of resolutions, I’ve made a new daily wordcount goal: 2000 wpd instead of 1000 wpd. If NaNoWriMo showed me anything, it’s that I can write 2000 wpd…
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So I’ve been tossing up ideas about what I’d like to do for MASQUE’s 1st birthday, and I’ve found a few things that I want to do.
Firstly and most importantly, I’m setting up a giveaway (1x signed pb of MASQUE, 1x rose gold plated masque earrings, 1x Tea-Time necklace by Purple Bird Creations, & 1x I am ALWAYS up to something MASQUE t-shirt).
The giveaway doesn’t start just yet (so don’t go clicking on the collage above–it won’t take you anywhere helpful) but it won’t be long. It will run from January 1st, so keep watching this spot!
Also, bloggers, if you are interested in hosting my giveaway for one day in January, please let me know! I already have a few lovely bloggers who are willing to help out–thanks guys!
Secondly, MASQUE is on a 99c special for the entire month of January, right up until Feb 2nd.
Thirdly, it occurred to me that it might be a good idea to release MASQUE in audio as a series of podcasts. I say it occurred (in the past tense) because that was before I knew how much hard work it would be. I spent about half an hour in my car this afternoon (somewhere enclosed,
My recording equipment…for now
insulated, and with a buffer of soft, sound-swallowing things that won’t echo) and besides heat stroke, I now have a very good idea of what I’ve let myself in for. It is exhausting. Also, my voice sounds horribly Australian. Yeah, yeah, I know: I am Australian. I just didn’t expect to sound quite so okker. My voice is naturally pitched low, which doesn’t really work, either. Listening to the whole thing has given me a pretty good idea of what I need to work on, though, so it’s not all bad. So far in my list of things to remember is:
Pitch voice higher.
SLOW DOWN.
Leave a buffer between paragraphs and–most importantly–between dialogue and prose.
Drink lots of water.
Don’t shuffle around. Like at all.
Do it at night when the neighbours won’t look at me oddly. This will hopefully also help with the heatstroke issue.
It’s gonna take at least 25 minutes for each chapter. Get really comfortable.
I’m sure there will be more, but those are the big ones. My iPad Mini and a set of bluetooth headphones w/mic have proven to give reasonably good results so far, but I’m leaving my options open.
If you want to hear the okker, rasping, uncertain sounds of me attempting my first reading, go ahead. Check it out, you masochist, you. Be warned, however: I’m not just saying this–it’s awful. I can only promise that I’ll try to do better in the real thing!
Also give me a yell out if you’ve done anything similar and have any advice to offer. Your expertise will be appreciated. As will any snide/sarcastic/witty/and/or/clever remarks upon my first foray into recording.
I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas, and wish you a similarly wonderful new year!
Stuff And Things… So I've been tossing up ideas about what I'd like to do for MASQUE's 1st birthday, and I've found a few things that I want to do.
A Beautiful Hat At A Reasonable Price -A MASQUE Short Story
A Beautiful Hat At A Reasonable Price -A MASQUE Short Story
Photo via RiverJunction In celebration of MASQUE’s fast-approaching 1st birthday, I present to you A BEAUTIFUL HAT AT A REASONABLE PRICE, a MASQUE short story! Full of froth, feathers, and even a bit of intrigue… A Beautiful Hat At A Reasonable Price A beautiful hat at a reasonable price is always an essential item. It is, of course, doubly so if one has set out with the purpose of buying a hat,…
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GUYS. IT'S CHRISTMAS NEXT WEEK. CHRISTMAS. GUYS.
GUYS. IT’S CHRISTMAS NEXT WEEK. CHRISTMAS. GUYS.
IT’S CHRISTMAS NEXT WEEK. Seriously, when did that happen? So WHAT THE HECK ARE YOU WAITING FOR?! FIRE IN THE BLOOD is out December 25th, and is on preorder special of 99c! Preorder your little heart out! (Also, help! The exclamation marks are taking over the post!!) A princess in a dragon-guarded tower. The prince who is to rescue her. The prince’s ensorcelled dragon. And one enchanted keep…
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Inspiration and MASQUE
MASQUE will be 1 year old on February 1st! I’m going to be hosting a big giveaway early next year (keep your eye out for great prizes!), but in the meantime, here’s a blog post on my inspiration for MASQUE and–most particularly–Isabella Farrah. Isabella Farrah is probably the most fully-formed character ever to spring from my brain to the page. The first moment I ‘met’ her, I knew almost…
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Gratitude And The Self-Publisher
Gratitude And The Self-Publisher
It’s a funny thing, this self-publishing business. You start out with reasonably realistic expectations–‘I’ll probably only sell a book per month at first’, and ‘It’ll take a long time to build that email list’–and you put your head down and work at the thing. You sell your book-per-month, and you feel grateful. You’re excited that there’s someone out there every month who wants to read your…
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I’m running a 3-day special on TWELVE DAYS OF FAERY. From Dec 3-5, TDOF is free on Kindle! Get it while it’s hot–er, free!
And when you’ve finished it, FIRE IN THE BLOOD is only 99c on preorder!
Get TWELVE DAYS OF FAERY for FREE! I'm running a 3-day special on TWELVE DAYS OF FAERY. From Dec 3-5, TDOF is free on Kindle!
Challenge Accepted...
Challenge Accepted…
I’m going to be unusually prolific with my blog posts this week. Sorrynotsorry. One of the reasons for this is the end of NaNoWriMo (my first NaNoWriMo, from which I emerge a glorious winner!) and what feels like an excess of free time. Another reason is my novella sale that’s coming up, and about which I will be posting later in the week. The final reason is because I was challenged…yea,…
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These Are A Few Of My Favourite Things: BROOD OF BONES by A.E. Marling
These Are A Few Of My Favourite Things: BROOD OF BONES by A.E. Marling
I was wondering what my next entry in the Favourite Things Series would be when I came across a reminder on my Twitter feed, in the form of a ‘check out my book’ tweet. That tweet was by A.E. Marling, and referenced his book DREAM STORM SEA (which, however much I loved it, is not the book I will be sharing today). The book I’ll be sharing today is one of A.E. Marling’s books, though. It’s the…
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Your Assistance Is Requested...
Your Assistance Is Requested…
Quite a few of you out there on the internets, from the US to Sri Lanka and beyond, were lovely enough to preorder TWELVE DAYS OF FAERY. Thank you! Some of you even bought it after it was released. You have my undying gratitude! Now I’m asking even more of you (yeah, I’m greedy like that). In the lead up to Christmas–in fact, in just over a week–I will be running a promotion on TWELVE DAYS OF…
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What A Glorious Feeling!
What A Glorious Feeling!
There’s a really horrible part of writing. It’s that part, about halfway through–or even 3/4 of the way through, or right at the end–when you’re convinced that everything you write is utter drivel and it feels like there’s no saving it. The plot is hopelessly holey, the dialogue is trite and stiff, and the surrounding prose is as uninspired at a piece of toast. We all get it. Well. I get it, and…
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These Are A Few Of My Favourite Things: Writing Music!
These Are A Few Of My Favourite Things: Writing Music!
Mostly I talk about books and movies, stuff that inspires, delights, and makes me think. But I’ve hitherto neglected to mention in this series the music that inspires and delights me. So today I’m concentrating on my writing music–aka, music I listen to as I write my books–which is why you guys get a video (or three). I listen to…
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