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Survey Day

I mentioned in an earlier post that I’m working on a short story about a Hover-craft racer. I write mostly Sci-fi and fantasy, in case you are not aware. I also like to put unusal twists or strange things in my stories. In thinking about the Hover-Craft story, I was thinking that since I’m also blogging about my writing that I should do a survey and see if you all like a few of the situations I’m thinking about adding to the story.

So, as mentioned previously, the story starts out with a race. After that the main character, Geddy is transported against her will to another dimension.  (that’s ALL I’m giving away!) So, here are some things that might happen to her in this world:

She steals a hover craft and races away trying to escape the bad guys
She’s thrown in jail because she doesn’t have the right ID (and they think she might have killed someone)
She goes on a date with a rich guy
She breaks into a secret lab to steal the technology to send her home
She decides she likes this world better and heads for the beach

So, without giving away anything else, you all can comment your votes for which of the above scenarios sounds the best – or throw in your own idea. 

I’m going to put this story on my website when it is finished – so everyone will be able to see just how it turns out.

Thanks all!!

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upcoming ebook

So, I figured I should blog just a bit about my e-book, since that’s why I’m doing all of this… It is a book of 7 short stories called, “Stories to Fight Demons By.”  The current publication date is February 13, 2010. I’m working on getting a website up by that date as well. Then, anyone can log on to my website and find a bit about the book, a bit about me, a free short story or two, and the best part… a link to buy the e-book!

Five of the seven stories have actually been previously published in various online magazines. The other two are new, but just as good.  These stories are, as you can tell by the title, mostly catagorized in the fantasy genre, although it is hard to really put a finger on what they are. A little fantasy, meta physical, horror, and even sci-fi, all blended together in a fast read.  That’s the best way to describe my style.

A little about the stories themselves? Well, I think I’ll dish that out a little bit at a time. But, I can tell you that the first story I ever sold is in here. It is about fighting your own inner demon, and trying to make up for past mistakes.  It is called, “Rubicon” and is what I named my blog after!  The main character is a total bass ass and it is a bit on the Sci-fi side. I think you’ll love it!

So, if you like this kind of thing, share my blog with others and post on your FB site!   I need all the help and all the sharing I can get!!

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