Shutting Down...

I have been blogging for close to a full year! It has been fun, but I think it is the time to stop. Sadly, I feel that blogging no longer suites my needs. I wanted it just for fun. But it is time to shut it down. :( Thanks a million for all of you following my blog. It was fun, wasn't it? I thought so.

So what am I going to be doing now? I won't stop writing. In fact, I'll stow away in a little nook and write. I have recently learned a great fact of writing and it will be the last fact I share with you, readers. Other than learning to glorify God, this is the most important thing I have learned in my writing journey. It will be short and sweet because to go into detail would take a LONG time. (And I believe it is something every writer must experience on his/her own. Here it goes:

"When writing, chose quality over quantity..."

As the old sang goes, TTFN!!!

Back to The Old Character Drawing Board...

I had thought long and hard about the main character for my London mystery. Brilliant! A character that covers up his secret identity by acting like a blubbering idiot. Well, I was informed by a good friend that it had been done before in the classic The Scarlet Pimpernel. Great minds think alike I guess.

This brings up an interesting point. Should we, as writers, totally throw away a novel idea when we discover that it is similar to another books? I would say...yes and no. In my case, it was only a character. He can be remolded. Also, in my case, the character was almost identical to that of an extremely popular book, a classic. If your plot lines up with a classic that is very popular (or any really popular book) try to throw a twist in. A few things the other books doesn't have. You don't have to throw away all your work...just rework it a little.

If we worried to much about copying another book or movie, we wouldn't get anything written. This seems to be a huge problem for some people I have talked with. They have a unique fear of being a copy-cat. I say, Don't worry about it.

With all that to say, it's back to the old, familiar character drawing board. To bad, he was going to be funny. A little reworking though will make him stronger a character.

NaNoWriMo Update!!!

Well, last night I finished the Armor of God... Sadly, I am not as happy with it as I wished to be. I still have a few parts to fill in. Parts that I didn't know how to do during the writing process. So...what next?

I'll continue working on the Armor of God in my secret writing nook and most likely set it on a shelf, forever.

What next? In December, I'll start the research for my London mystery. And I will write a short story for a contest.

In January, I will start the writing of my London Mystery.

February, finish writing the London mystery

March, set aside the London mystery and start plotting the second one. (Yes it is going to be a trilogy!)

April, start edit of London mystery #1, have friends read through it, prepare to send to agent...

May, attempt to get an agent and start writing the second!

Wow! I have a ton of work to do! I'll probably edit The Armor of God in my short amount of spare time. Soon to come, excerpt from my London mystery. For now, here's the blurb:

        Life is changing for Chance. His secret identity as the Shadowstalker, the grandest thief of all time, has almost been discovered, a sidekick has been forced upon him, and a secret family meeting is called. Chance leaves his manor as his normal uneducated self.

        At the family meeting, his great aunt is murdered for a huge inheritance. Because of a mix-up  everyone blames Chance. He must find the killer and uncover the mystery. Quickly, it appears that the person didn't murder for money, but for a much greater purpose.

      Join Chance and Bruce on an adventure of pure enjoyment. Lessons will be learned, murderers unmasked, and conspiracies discovered.

 Coming soon...

Contest?

Hey, everyone! I have been seriously considering holding a writing contest over the summer. It would, most likely, be a short story contest of any genre. But I would need enough people to be interested. At least ten but fifteen would be awesome. I would post the winning story on here. (If it's alright with the author) And I'd have a prize for the winner. A gift card, book, or something.

Not only would this be a ton of fun, but it would promote my blog. In order to submit a short story, you'd have to follow my blog. So if you have friends that want to enter, they would join my blog, and my blog would get promoted more.

So whacha think? Comment below if interested!!!

Halfway!

As you can see on the side, I am halfway done with The Armor of God and it is the eleventh. It's looking good to complete this novel before November's end.

How are you guys doing with NaNoWriMo? Halfway yet? How far to go? What's your novel about?

Comments appreciated!!!

The Christian Writer's Market Guide Review

Have you ever wondered what publisher is right for you? Have you tired of doing endless research on which publisher to send your manuscript to?
No more.

The Christian Writer's Guide 2012 (TCWG) is the answer to your problems. I bought this book a while back wondering what its contents would hold. Well, it is not a book that you can just sit down and read. With TCWG, you can search to find all the Christian publishers that publish your type of book. Whether it be fantasy, mystery, suspense, cozy mystery, or even publishing a tract!

TCWG also tells you everything you need to know about the publishers you are interested in. Such as if they allow first time authors, if they're subsidy publishers, or if they allow manuscripts submitted through the writer and not the agent.

TCWG tells you about every contest, critique group, and writing conference in your area! (All Christian)

This is the book I used in order to get a short story published. I will consider sending The Armor of God to a few publishers using this book. Why wait...Click on This Link!!!

IMPORTANT: They are about to come out with the 2013 version of this book. You may want to wait and buy that one, so the information will be very recent.

Obama Is Re-elected!

Well, President Obama is re-elected and the election is over. What am I going to blog about now? I guess I'll have to go back to book and movie reviews, short stories, and a lot of other things. I'm sure some of you out there are happy that my blog can get back to normal. (As am I!)

I was starting to get tired of blogging about the election. Sooooo...check back probably tomorrow for a book review. See ya then!

Pray Today, Vote Tomorrow, Pray Again

Don't forget to vote tomorrow!!! Notated who you're voting for, your opinion counts. We have the awesome opportunity to take part in who our Marion's leader will be. Don't throw away this chance.
Also, pray. Pray that God's will will be done through this election!

The Words Are Coming Endlessly...

We are into the third day of NaNoWriMo and the words are coming fluently. I love it when you can write without the trouble of writers block. (Which happens to be one of my worst nightmares) I have experienced writers block once and only once. Wow, was it ever tough. I eventually had to force myself to sit down and write. It was grueling, but I made it through.

There really isn't one single way to get rid of writers block. Some people say to listen to music, some say to read a lot to get inspired, some say to force yourself to peck out a chapter. As I am sure you have heard, "Writing is ten percent inspiration and ninety percent perspiration. I find this becoming more true as I continue along in my writing journey.

So if you are struggling with writers block, (during the worst month ever to experience it) good luck. Just kidding. I would say to pray. Pray that God would let the words flow and that the words would be honoring and glorifying to Him.

That's all I got for you. Remember, PERSEVERE!!!

What Next?

Well, I just finished yet another chapter in The Armor of God. As you can see on the side I am a quarter of the way done with it. So after November (when I'm done with The Armor of God) what next?

I mentioned that I was going to write a London Mystery Novel. I am super excited to write this book. Soon as I am done with my current novel, I'll start doing research for the London mystery.

After I finish the mystery novel, I'll start rewriting The Linien Group, adding a point to it.

That's my schedule. We'll see how it works out.

Happy November, Halloween, and NaNoWriMo!

Happy November, everyone! We all know what that means. NaNoWriMo!!! Yippy! I wish all you writers luck. May God bless the novels you write. I will not really be doing NaNoWriMo this year, but I will be trying to finish my short novel, The Armor of God. (I may change the name) As you can see off to the side, I am only 15% done with it!!! Another 85% to go. (Which currently seems impossible) That's a lot. I'll keep you updated as often as I can. This will mean many late nights, cups of coffee, and sour fingertips. But it is so much fun! I thank God that he has given me the desire to write.
Again I say good luck and have a wonderful November!

An Excerpt From The Armor of God

Hello, all readers! Here is an excerpt from my upcoming novel: The Armor of God. (Please keep in mind that it is unedited) If you spot any errors, please point them out with a comment. Enjoy!


 The two figures watched the confident girl walk down the narrow path.
Persuasion turned his eyes from the girl to his enemy, Jonathan. He felt the handsome features that once covered his body melt away to his ugly self. He reached at his side and pulled out his twisted sword.
“I knew you would show up, Persuasion,” Jonathan said, drawing his own sword. Bright light from the weapon flashed into Persuasion’s eyes. “You use your dark magic against a child. I will finish you here and now.”
“Ha, you’d like that wouldn’t you.” Persuasion opened his mouth and spewed blood red flames at his enemy. Persuasion cut the flames off and charged through the smoke at his enemy. He jumped and swung his sword in a powerful downward arc.
It stopped short of flesh by a hard metal shield. Pain racked up Persuasion’s side. He stepped away and nursed the wound with his hand, removing it at the feel of the warm oozing substance. Jonathan’s sword cut amidst the hanging smoke. Persuasion blocked it and countered with a thrust.
He heard a cry of agony.
“Lord, give me strength,” followed.
“Don’t speak such names in my presence,” Persuasion hissed. He blew out more flames, slowly stepping forward. He stopped the flames, jumped, and stabbed his sword behind the shield at the quivering Aid.
Jonathan’s gleaming sword kicked the black blade away. Persuasion ducked into a ball and rolled. He stopped in a crouch.
His enemy stood and charged. Persuasion ducked under the bright blade and swung low.
His enemy jumped the sword and slashed at his back. Persuasion flicked his sword up, knocking the blow away. Persuasion jumped to his feet and swung with all his might. Their swords locked and they stared into each other’s fiery eyes.
Two opposing forcing fighting for their different purposes. One evil the other good. One would leave victorious, the other in defeat.
“Why don’t you give up now,” Persuasion pestered. “You know who wins this.” He clenched his teeth and pushed hard, gaining a little ground. His enemy’s back bent farther backwards. “We’ll get the book from her and destroy it! Ha!” He cried out in frustration. “Once the book is gone, we’ll slowly kill your defenseless people.” Persuasion felt his opponents anger coming through in the stalemate.
Persuasion broke the sword lock and swung at his opponents side. Jonathan’s shield swept the blade away. Persuasion’s enemy attempted to stick his opponent’s stomach which Persuasion dodged by twisting his body.
He parried with two quick swings that his opponent blocked. Persuasion pressed forward, swinging furiously. Expertly, Jonathan blocked each. After another series, Persuasion’s enemy stepped forward and swung. Persuasion lifted his sword up in the air. Quickly, his enemy switched directions.
Persuasion’s legs kicked out from under himself. He fell hard on his back. His ankle was mangled.
“She’ll never make it,” Persuasion sneered. “She’s too weak.”
“Your words do not dishearten me, Persuasion. Your name does not suit you well. It should be Liar. I can see right around your false words.”
“Huh? I believe you were the one that fell to my words at our last meeting.” Persuasion waited for a retort that didn’t come. “I’ve had enough of this tiresome game. This is only the beginning, my friend. Before this battle is over, we’ll fight again.” Persuasion vanished into a cloud of red and left.

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For Clarification

As I am sure you know, lately, I have been posting a lot about the upcoming elections. After thinking it over today, I decided I needed to clarify something.

Romney is not and will NOT be perfect. There really is no perfect person for the job because everyone makes mistakes. Nobody can make America perfect. We are all fallen because of our sin nature.

Second, I do not agree at all with Mitt's religious beliefs and some of his political points. He is a Mormon I am a Christian. There is no other way to put it.

I hope that my posts did not come across this way. If they did, sorry.

REMEMBER!!! Pray that God's will would be done in the upcoming elections and VOTE!!!!

My Sincere Appologies

Some of you might have noticed a post I had a little while ago. It stated that I was going to self-publish a short novel called WATERWAY in late March. Well...soon after I had an idea to rewrite the novel with a completely different perspective. After forty pages, it seemed shallow (in a Christians perspective that is) and dark. So now I am writing a novel on the Armor of God. If it is shorter than the average novel, I will probably self-publish, but if it is the average novel length, I will try to get it published.

On the side I will be researching/writing a London Mystery novel. I am supper excited for both of these projects, and I will be hopefully be posting some excerpts soon.

Wanna keep up on my different projects? I will have two different thingies on the side that will keep you updated. Each will show what percentage I am at being done with each project. Check them frequently!

P. S. Prayers appreciated!!!
 

The Vice Presidential Debate

Uhg! I am so fired up with this vice presidential debate!!! Did anyone else notice how obnoxiousness Biden was? Of course you did. Everyone did! Every time Paul Ryan got really serious about something, Biden would either smile or laugh. How disrespectful can you get? It was like Biden was saying, "Hey, Ryan, nobody cares! Everyone just wants to hear me and see me. They don't even care about what you have to say." Oh! it makes me mad! I hope and pray that Romney and Ryan win. I don't know if America can take another four years with Obama as president. And I mean no disrespect by that. He just isn't cut out to be President of The United States of America!
Why? Well just a few reasons.

#1. Obama and Biden are saying they're going to "thin down" the Navy. What?! Okay, so because we have this national debt we're going to cut down on our defense to fix it? Why don't we cut down on...well anything else but our defenses.

#2. Abortion. They are Pro-Abortion. This ticks me off. I won't even go into all the details of why this is wrong.

#3. They've had four years to try to fix America and all they've done is mess it up worse!

These are just a few reasons. But they are important points. So remember to vote!!! I can't stress it enough. Go out there and VOTE!!!!

Politic, Love em or Hate em...

...they ARE important!!! Lately, I've heard people complaining about how boring and confusing they are. And, sometimes, I think the same thing. But, again, they are important. Especially, the presidential election. These elections will effect you, your children, and your children's children. Though, I know a lot of you out there can't vote, there are some things you can do.

#1. Pray. Pray that God's will will be done in the elections. Pray for the current president, that God would give him wisdom.

#2. Encourage others to vote. There are a lot of people out there that don't think it's important. How? Blogging, Facebook, Twitter, and that age old thing everyone used to do, talk to them.

So what are you waiting for? Go get that message out there! Vote!!!

The American Dream Part 1: Definition

I will start this series with a rough definition of The American Dream...

The American Dream Definition:

The American Dream starts with a perfect birth. No problems. Perfect. The baby will grow to high school without getting cancer or any other terrible diseases. The person will get through high school and enter college with a full ride scholarship. This person will go through college without any problems and get his/her dream job. They'll move up to the top in a business. Make tons of money. They won't have any financial trouble. They'll have nice cars, a wonderful family, a gorgeous mansion of a house, and any other luxury you can imagine. Then they'll retire early and have tons of time and money. (Of course, the same will happen to their children and grandchildren.)

So, you might be thinking, what's wrong with this? Let me just say that this is The American Dream. And what's wrong with it? Coming in part two of this three part series.........

(Tell your friends about this, too! Hopefully, these post can get some people thinking. Thanks for reading!)

A Few Tips Part 3

Welcome to the final part of this three part series on a few tips for writers. Now I would like to make just one last point:

Theme:

For every Christian writer it should be inevitable to put a godly theme in their story. Something that can help the readers grow in their spiritual walk with Christ. Some people say, "But this is just a for fun story, though. I don't have to have a theme." I said the same thing before and wrote to the tail end of a novel with the same thought. Then God brought a verse to my mind. "Whether you eat or drink or whatever you do do it for the glory of God." In everything we do. Now, I'm sure, someone out there disagrees with me. But I believe that everything includes writing.

I hope you have enjoyed reading this three part series as much as I have enjoyed writing it. Please check back soon for a very important post that everyone should read.

9/11

Today we pay tribute to these people. Each person a life, a family, a parson, and much more. My heart weeps for the families of the victims of this terrible crime.

(Note: This is only one eighth of the names on the list not including the plane crew and passengers.)


Gordon M. Aamoth, Jr.
Edelmiro Abad
Maria Rose Abad
Andrew Anthony Abate
Vincent Abate
Laurence Christopher Abel
William F. Abrahamson
Richard Anthony Aceto
Jesus Acevedo Rescand
Heinrich Bernhard Ackermann
Paul Acquaviva
Donald LaRoy Adams
Patrick Adams
Shannon Lewis Adams
Stephen George Adams
Ignatius Udo Adanga
Christy A. Addamo
Terence E. Adderley, Jr.
Sophia Buruwad Addo
Lee Allan Adler
Daniel Thomas Afflitto
Emmanuel Akwasi Afuakwah
Alok Agarwal
Mukul Kumar Agarwala
Joseph Agnello
David Scott Agnes
Brian G. Ahearn
Jeremiah Joseph Ahern
Joanne Marie Ahladiotis
Shabbir Ahmed
Terrance Andre Aiken
Godwin Ajala
Gertrude M. Alagero
Andrew Alameno 
Margaret Ann Alario
Gary M. Albero
Jon Leslie Albert
Peter Alderman
Jacquelyn Delaine Aldridge
David D. Alger
Sarah Ali-Escarcega
Ernest Alikakos
Edward L. Allegretto
Eric Allen
Joseph Ryan Allen
Richard Dennis Allen
Richard Lanard Allen
Christopher E. Allingham
Janet M. Alonso
Arturo Alva-Moreno
Anthony Alvarado
Antonio Javier Alvarez
Victoria Alvarez-Brito
Telmo E. Alvear
Cesar Amoranto Alviar
Tariq Amanullah
Angelo Amaranto
James M. Amato Joseph Amatuccio
Christopher Charles Amoroso
Kazuhiro Anai
Calixto Anaya, Jr.
Joseph Anchundia
Kermit Charles Anderson
Yvette Constance Anderson
John Andreacchio
Michael Rourke Andrews
Jean Ann Andrucki
Siew-Nya Ang
Joseph Angelini, Jr.
Joseph Angelini, Sr.
Laura Angilletta
Doreen J. Angrisani
Lorraine Antigua
Peter Paul Apollo
Faustino Apostol, Jr.
Frank Thomas Aquilino
Patrick Michael Aranyos
David Arce
Michael George Arczynski 
Louis Arena
Adam P. Arias
Michael Armstrong
Jack Charles Aron
Joshua Aron
Richard Avery Aronow
Japhet Jesse Aryee
Patrick Asante
Carl Asaro
Michael Asciak
Michael Edward Asher
Janice Marie Ashley
Thomas J. Ashton
Manuel O. Asitimbay
Gregg Arthur Atlas
Gerald T. Atwood
James Audiffred
Louis Frank Aversano, Jr.
Ezra Aviles
Sandy Ayala
Arlene T. Babakitis
Eustace P. Bacchus
John J. Badagliacca
Jane Ellen Baeszler
Robert J. Baierwalter
Andrew J. Bailey
Brett T. Bailey
Tatyana Bakalinskaya
Michael S. Baksh
Sharon M. Balkcom
Michael Andrew Bane
Katherine Bantis
Gerard Baptiste
Walter Baran
Gerard A. Barbara
Paul Vincent Barbaro
James William Barbella
Ivan Kyrillos F. Barbosa
Victor Daniel Barbosa
Colleen Ann Barkow
David Michael Barkway
Matthew Barnes
Sheila Patricia Barnes
Evan J. Baron
Renee Barrett-Arjune
Nathaly Barrios La Cruz
Arthur Thaddeus Barry
Diane G. Barry
Maurice Vincent Barry
Scott D. Bart
Carlton W. Bartels
Guy Barzvi
Inna B. Basina
Alysia Basmajian 
Kenneth William Basnicki
Steven Bates
Paul James Battaglia
Walter David Bauer, Jr.
Marlyn Capito Bautista
Jasper Baxter
Michele Beale
Paul Frederick Beatini
Jane S. Beatty
Lawrence Ira Beck
Manette Marie Beckles
Carl John Bedigian
Michael Earnest Beekman
Maria A. Behr
Yelena Belilovsky 
Nina Patrice Bell
Debbie Bellows
Stephen Elliot Belson
Paul M. Benedetti
Denise Lenore Benedetto 
Maria Bengochea
Bryan Craig Bennett
Eric L. Bennett
Oliver Duncan Bennett
Margaret L. Benson
Dominick J. Berardi
James Patrick Berger
Steven Howard Berger
John P. Bergin
Alvin Bergsohn
Daniel Bergstein
Michael J. Berkeley
Donna M. Bernaerts
David W. Bernard
William Bernstein
David M. Berray
David S. Berry
Joseph J. Berry
William Reed Bethke
Timothy Betterly
Edward Frank Beyea
Paul Beyer
Anil Tahilram Bharvaney
Bella J. Bhukhan
Shimmy D. Biegeleisen
Peter Alexander Bielfeld
William G. Biggart
Brian Bilcher
Carl Vincent Bini
Gary Eugene Bird
Joshua David Birnbaum
George John Bishop
Jeffrey Donald Bittner
Albert Balewa Blackman, Jr.
Christopher Joseph Blackwell
Susan Leigh Blair
Harry Blanding, Jr.
Janice Lee Blaney
Craig Michael Blass
Rita Blau
Richard Middleton Blood, Jr.
Michael Andrew Boccardi 
John P. Bocchi
Michael Leopoldo Bocchino
Susan M. Bochino
Bruce D. Boehm
Mary Catherine Boffa
Nicholas Andrew Bogdan
Darren Christopher Bohan
Lawrence Francis Boisseau
Vincent M. Boland, Jr.
Alan Bondarenko 
Andre Bonheur, Jr.
Colin Arthur Bonnett
Frank Bonomo
Yvonne Lucia Bonomo
Genieve Bonsignore, 3 
Seaon Booker
Sherry Ann Bordeaux
Krystine Bordenabe
Martin Boryczewski
Richard Edward Bosco
John H. Boulton
Francisco Eligio Bourdier
Thomas Harold Bowden, Jr.
Kimberly S. Bowers
Veronique Nicole Bowers
Larry Bowman
Shawn Edward Bowman, Jr.
Kevin L. Bowser
Gary R. Box
Gennady Boyarsky
Pamela Boyce
Michael Boyle
Alfred Braca
Kevin Bracken
David Brian Brady
Alexander Braginsky
Nicholas W. Brandemarti
Michelle Renee Bratton
Patrice Braut
Lydia E. Bravo
Ronald Michael Breitweiser
Edward A. Brennan III
Francis Henry Brennan
Michael E. Brennan
Peter Brennan
Thomas M. Brennan
Daniel J. Brethel
Gary Lee Bright
Jonathan Briley
Mark A. Brisman
Paul Gary Bristow
Mark Francis Broderick
Herman Charles Broghammer
Keith A. Broomfield
Ethel Brown Janice 
Juloise Brown
Lloyd Stanford Brown
Patrick J. Brown
Bettina Browne
Mark Bruce
Richard George Bruehert
Andrew Brunn
Vincent Brunton
Ronald Paul Bucca
Brandon J. Buchanan
Gregory Joseph Buck
Dennis Buckley
Nancy Clare Bueche
Patrick Joseph Buhse
John Edwards Bulaga, Jr.
Stephen Bunin
Matthew J. Burke 
Thomas Daniel Burke
William Francis Burke, Jr.
Donald J. Burns
Kathleen Anne Burns
Keith James Burns
John Patrick Burnside
Irina Buslo
Milton G. Bustillo
Thomas M. Butler
Patrick Byrne
Timothy G. Byrne 
Jesus Neptali Cabezas
Lillian Caceres
Brian Joseph Cachia
Steven Dennis Cafiero, Jr.
Richard M. Caggiano
Cecile Marella Caguicla
Michael John Cahill
Scott Walter Cahill
Thomas Joseph Cahill
George Cain
Salvatore B. Calabro
Joseph Calandrillo
Philip V. Calcagno
Edward Calderon
Kenneth Marcus Caldwell
Dominick Enrico Calia
Felix Calixte
Frank Callahan
Liam Callahan
Luigi Calvi
Roko Camaj
Michael F. Cammarata
David Otey Campbell
Geoffrey Thomas Campbell
Jill Marie Campbell
Robert Arthur Campbell
Sandra Patricia Campbell 
Sean Thomas Canavan
John A. Candela
Vincent Cangelosi
Stephen J. Cangialosi
Lisa Bella Cannava
Brian Cannizzaro 
Michael Canty
Louis Anthony Caporicci
Jonathan Neff Cappello
James Christopher Cappers
Richard Michael Caproni
Jose Manuel Cardona
Dennis M. Carey
Steve Carey
Edward Carlino
Michael Scott Carlo
David G. Carlone 
Rosemarie C. Carlson
Mark Stephen Carney
Joyce Ann Carpeneto
Ivhan Luis Carpio Bautista 
Jeremy M. Carrington
Michael Carroll
Peter Carroll
James Joseph Carson, Jr.
Marcia Cecil Carter
James Marcel Cartier
Vivian Casalduc
John Francis Casazza
Paul R. Cascio
Margarito Casillas
Thomas Anthony Casoria
William Otto Caspar
Alejandro Castano
Arcelia Castillo
Germaan Castillo Garcia
Leonard M. Castrianno
Jose Ramon Castro