The Book Has Flown

In honor of the submission of the manuscript, I wish to offer up an extra sentence. It's a nice, harmless, friendly little sentence for your consideration!

“I rather enjoy iced tea,” Jake said, “though most of this lot thinks I’m barmy for it. Have they any of that?”

Have fun!

In memory of Spooky

January 16, 1969-April 8, 1991

A Deviant Entry

Dare you answer Cailleach's question?

“What is deviant in his desire to have a place to dwell where he does not feel like an outcast? What is deviant in his desire to have a mate with whom to spend eternity? What is deviant in his desire to offer sanctuary to other outcast souls? What is deviant in his desire to have the happiness he was denied in life?” Cailleach demanded.

Sob...

I guess I didn't give y'all enough to work with in the last post.
Sob! I am not worth!

This paragraph is from one of "The Spooky Guy's" contributions to the book. He looks forward to seeing what you can do with it. I do too!

“Come off it, Dead, what’s this really about?” I asked him. “We’ve had this foolish argument before. The poetry is mine, with some embellishment from you. You’re the performer, and after the death of our body it became clear that you had the gift of shape shifting. This isn’t why you’re displaying such hostility towards me. Now, tell me what your problem is before I am forced to ask that you be imprisoned until such a time as you have redeemed your behavior.”

My 50th Post

What type of person do you attract? Your Result: You attract artsy people! Those free spirited artists with great imaginations find you interesting. They are usually interesting themselves, so its not a bad thing, but they CAN be a bit wifty and choose odd goals. If you like life to always be a bit 'different' from the norm, but not too extreme in any one direction, these are the people for you. If you seek logical decision making skills and good money management, you may want to change something in the way you appear. Artsy people are fun for adventure and exploring, so, have fun! (smoking weed helps too)
You attract geeks!
You attract unstable people!
You attract Yuppies!
You attract rednecks!
You attract models!
What type of person do you attract? Quizzes for MySpace

I'm just farting around. And I'm not sure why, but there's a real "weed" theme going on with my blogs right now!

Finally...

At last, here's another sentence for you to play with!

“He can’t always,” Adam said, his eyes twinkling mischievously. “But know that this particular thought he shares with you.”

Truly Wise

Here are some great quotes from Ovid:

A new idea is delicate. It can be killed by a sneer or a yawn; it can be stabbed to death by a quip and worried to death by a frown on the right man's brow. Ovid

Either do not attempt at all, or go through with it. Ovid

First thing every morning before you arise say out loud, "I believe," three times. Ovid

It is convenient that there be gods, and, as it is convenient, let us believe there are. Ovid

Love is a kind of warfare. Ovid

People are slow to claim confidence in undertakings of magnitude. Ovid

The sharp thorn often produces delicate roses. Ovid

There is no such thing as pure pleasure; some anxiety always goes with it. Ovid

You can learn from anyone even your enemy. Ovid

Read more wisdom of Ovid here.

Story Sentence for 3/15

In honor of St.Patrick's Day/My Brother's Birthday, here is your Story Sentence for the week!

“It sounds awful!” Kirstin said. “This place is wonderful, but oh, I wasn’t ready to be dead! I’ve got this great brother, he’s 24 years old, and my father...oh, this will kill them! I feel so torn—it’s so great here but I want to go back so my family won’t be sad. Do you ever feel that way?”

This Week's Burnt Offering

See what damage you can do with this:

Oliver had heard Metal Mass play while waiting for Percy to finish work sometimes and thought they were the most underrated hard rock act in the world. He was in awe of the fact that he was sitting and talking to them. It was even better than talking to some of the bigger name acts because none of these blokes had “rock star” attitudes. Still, he wanted to see what they had looked like in their arena rock days, and he said so.

Begin The Month With This

What's happening here? Who's lost what? Are you lost already? Find me an answer!

“Lucy’s loss is my gain,” Terry mused. “But is Patrick’s loss Elvin’s gain? Not that either Lucy or Patrick has any say in the matter now.”

Intensity

This paragraph beckons for more heavy subject matter than the preceding ones, but who knows what the handful of nuts reading this blog might come up with? I shudder to think of--I mean, eagerly await the outcome.

“Should Heaven extend its mercies even to young Per, Kristina?” Hel mocked. “Or do you in truth believe that he deserves to suffer eternally for the sorrow he caused your brother? And do you not believe deep down that he caused the death of Horst? Think carefully before you answer, Kristina. The truth can make a great deal of difference in the fates of those being judged.”

Post-birthday Paragraph

This might be the best one yet! See what you can do with it.

“It was only to be a joke,” he sobbed. “But I seem to make Kristina believe she truly look as a cow. She is so tall and big, but not really like a cow.”

Let The Game Continue!

Since I don't have to think very hard about doing this, I'm having a lot of fun. I need fun right now! Here's sentence #2 for you to conjure up your own little scenario for.

“It’s only in his experience,” Greta the observer informed Greta the participant. “If he can be convinced…”

So who is "he" and what does he need to be convinced of?

Let's Play a Game

This blog has been neglected for a long time, so people have probably forgotten it exists, but let's see what happens.

I'm bored with waiting for my editor to get the latest segment of my story with revisions back to me. But I want to do something with the story. So the game goes something like this. I'll give you a sentence from the story and you create a little paragraph or idea of your own surrounding it. It's kind of like what we do with the pictures on Indie's blog, though not nearly so clever.

Ready? Here's your sentence.

Niles couldn’t bear the pain. He began to weep.

Unlike Indie, who figures it out as he goes along, I know the reason why Niles is weeping because that is one of my great powers! And because I already wrote the story. But I want you to tell me why you think Niles is not a happy camper. Now go to it!

Decision for Anonymity

I made the decision to publish my book under a pseudonym, although I have always dreamed of seeing my name printed on a book cover and on the shelves next to the likes of Stephen King. The reason is due to the controversial nature of certain subject matter in the book. This may seem a cowardly decision--it did to me initially. These are the reasons that eventually swayed me in this direction.

First and foremost, my family.

My parents are in their elder years and my father isn't in the best of health. They don't need to be plagued by questions about what their lunatic daughter was thinking.

My brother doesn't need to be plagued by questions about whether the lunatic that wrote this book is his sister.

My son deserves to have a life that isn't overshadowed by his mother's controversial decision.

The fragile part of my psyche deserves to be protected.

Since I may well have to work a real job for the rest of my life, I want to be treated as normally as possible by my co-workers.

When I am older I may make the decision to let my real name be known.

Until then, look for a forthcoming book by one Lily Strange.

No Longer Dragged Down

But making what may seem a strange decision.

Although I intend to "advertise" the book on my blogs when it comes out, I do not intend to have a link to my blog world on the book's website.

I really prefer to have a place where I can express myself in relative anonymity.

I really don't care about getting a lot of hits on my blogs. I'd rather have a few quality hits than a lot of crap hits.

Some of my blogs have disappeared off my blog roll. They still exist but I've come to the decision that I'd rather reveal them to people who I think might actually appreciate them than make them available to the "general public" and encounter "huh?" and "I don't get it" constantly.

When the book is published, this blog will no longer be on the blog roll.

It's not one of my more high-traffic blogs, but it is one where I tend to spill my guts.

I think that everyone needs some degree of anonymity to their lives. I think that some of these celebrities end up acting like idiots because they're in the public eye too much. Some of them actually start believing their own bullshit hype. And that's a really dangerous thing. Because no-one can live up to an image, including an image that they may have created.

Images are indestructible. Real psyches are fragile.

My fragile psyche is the reason some of my blogs will become invisible to the eyes of all but a select few.

I'm not saying you should be wowed by this "honor" because I don't really think it's that great of an honor. But maybe you can feel a little warm and fuzzy if I trusted you that much, because I don't trust easily.

Dragged Down

I really feel discouraged right now.

My editor hadn't completed the segments I'd given him. His comment was "I've become overloaded with this. I've given it more attention than things I actually prefer reading. Even if it was a book I absolutely loved I'd be bored with it."

There was one chapter where I provided WTMI.

Well--guess that was very Stephen King of me. I go too in depth with secondary characters sometimes. In a way, for me there are no secondary characters. Probably because I'm bipolar I'm the queen of subplots. My pukey little brain is always going off in 1000 different directions.

I also decided to remove my Sphere of Music blog and my UNDEAD blog from the blogroll.

Why?

Because I'm sick of sharing something that I put my heart into with people that just don't get it.

Maybe I wasn't meant to write after all. Maybe I really am what everyone always said I was.

A loser.

New Story Links

Bad me! I haven't updated the story links lately. It's all The Spooky Guy's fault. We were trying to break out of our writer's block and came up with an idea at the same time. Our heads connected over the laptop and we were struck unconscious. We are now recovering at Hell's Pass Hospital And Research Laboratory. Dr. Schitz has kindly agreed to post these links for me. I don't know what unkind things he may have done with my DNA while I was incapacitated.

Dr. Schitz says:

Here are the story links. I resent the implications that my DNA research is unethical. I am only trying to improve upon the pathetic--I mean, charmingly imperfect creatures that I encounter each day.

Story #1: Babies

Story #2: Film Club

Story #3: Blindsight

A Truly Crappy Book

And I mean that in a good way!
Click the title link!
Read the excerpt at the one and only Poop Report!

The Latest From The Greatest...

And from me too! My vignettes, and those of others, from the Indeterminacy Blog.
Celine's Dillemma (I probably spelled that wrong)
Almond Cake

Listening to:
Let's Get It Up by AC/DC
I love double entendre
And leering at Cliff Williams!
(Their bass player, for those who don't know.)

The Most Frightening Thing About My Book

The Author Photo.

I was tempted to paste someone else's head on my body, but all I actually did was airbrush away some lint on my shirt.

Damn, I have a lot more gray than I thought! Maybe I should go back to bleaching my hair. It hides a multitude of sins.

Bet ya can't tell I lost four pounds!

Oh well...

Luckily, writers don't have to be pretty.