Lead, Follow, or Get the Hell out of the Way.

 6/29/08

I've been writing for nearly twenty years now. I had two epublishing experiences, several books involved, and they were memorable adventures, but not in a good way, especially the last one. My favorite kind of story is one that's not fettered by word count or strict content, but having just written two manuscripts bound for NY, writing by guideline can be fun, too. I was surprised I was able to step out of my plus length novel into a strict 60,000 word length without a single problem.

I have quite a few novels ready to go, but admittedly, writing has been on the back burner for over a year. I got so disgusted with the politics and unprofessionalism encountered at these two epublishers that I needed a break. My fingers are itching to type in details so that other authors might avoid what I went through, but it's not nice to speak badly of previous publishers. Which is entirely a sad affair. And, I suppose, needing a real life had something to do with my recent hiatus (es) from publishing. Heaven knows, I have enough manuscripts on the shelf waiting for publishing homes. I admit, my fantasy adventures are a hell of a lot more interesting than my regular life. The idea of going to other worlds, meeting other races, exploring the mysteries of the beyond, finding a really good lover, that's my kind of adventure. But, alas, my body is human, and therefore, trapped on this planet. The only passage off is death, and I'm not quite ready for that yet.  

Favorite Movies
A short stack, and growing longer, of mine are:

Transformers

An Unfinished Life 

Pride and Prejudice
(1995 BBC miniseries)

The Snow Walker

Aliens

French Kiss

Whale Rider

Anne of Green Gables

Finding Neverland

Muriel's Wedding

Batman Begins
Batman: The Dark Knight

National Treasure

What's Love Got to do With It?

Dead Ringer
(1964 Bette Davis  I loved the twists at the end)

Les Miserables 
(1998/ Geoffrey Rush, Liam Neeson)

The Indian in the Cupboard

 The Mummy

The Others

The Mighty

Bad Santa

Hellboy

Ever After

Wuthering Hieghts
(Juliett Binoche, Ralph Fiennes)

Emma

 Little Women

Kull The Conquerer

Willow

Seabiscuit

Lord of the Rings

Ace Ventura Pet Detective

My Cousin Vinny

Fifty First Dates

Legend of Sleepy Hollow
(Christina Ricci Johnny Depp)

Legend

Star Trek - Nemesis
(Crashing the Enterprise into the other ship, spectacular!)

X-Men 1 & 2

Nicholas Nickleby 

Sense and Sensibility 

Give me a Long Island Ice Tea, or a double shot of Bailey's Irish Creme, and a bowl of popcorn makes a perfect afternoon.

Favorite Shows

Ramsey's Kitchen Nightmares
 
Any documentary on Egypt, our earth, Archeology, or space

America's Funniest Home Videos

SpongeBob Squarepants

Dirty Jobs with Mike Rowe

How It's Made

Good Eats

Unwrapped

The News

CSI
Andrew Zimmern - Bizzare Foods

Star Trek TNG, Enterprise, Deep Space Nine, Voyager

Biographies