You Decide
Okay, here’s my problem. I have two stories I’d like to write and post as my blog story, but since I don’t have time to do both of them, I need to decide which one to actually focus on. That’s where you come in. 🙂
Since you’re the ones who will be reading it and taking the time out of your days to stop by, I thought I’d let you decide which one I should post. That way, I don’t have to pull my hair trying to pick between them. (it’s like trying to pick between your children, I’m sure.)
So I’m putting up two blurbs. I’d like you to post and tell me which one I should work on. (Don’t worry…both will get done, just one sooner than the other) Okay..here we go.
#1: The Vanguard-
Stakel is a Queen’s Consort and is abandoned by his fellow Consorts during a battle with the Vanguard. Taken prisoner, he finds himself learning about the enemy he’d been taught to hate. Stakel has been forced to do things he hated and fight for a ruler he owes no loyalty. In Rathian, Stakel finds not only a ruler, but a lover to whom he can give all of himself.
#2 Swearing Allegiance-
Prince Berrin’s relief at his father’s defeat is tempered by caution. He needs time to make up his mind about Oleg. When he asks for that time, the Prince of Nutria graciously gives it to him. Now he has a month to decide if the new king deserves his allegiance and that of Sangdon.
Disturbing rumors reach Oleg’s ears. Rumors that Berrin isn’t the son of the king after all. The Ancient Dark owns Berrin’s soul and will do what ever it must to protect him. Will Berrin and the magic inside him accept Oleg’s authority and his love? Or will the Nutrian Prince find himself fighting a war against a god?
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Oh before I forget, stop over to LSB and check out Paige’s new book, Plain Jane which she co-authored with Tiffany Aaron. 🙂
Get busy and vote, people. I do have some written on both stories, so as soon as the decision is made, I’ll post the first scene on Thursday.
Monday Madness
Anne Cain sent me a preliminary sketch for the cover of Stealing Life and it’s hot. As much as I want to beg her to hurry up and get the color done for it, I won’t. Because you shouldn’t rush perfection and I know when she’s done, it’s going to be awesome.
Stop by SiN and check out the excerpt I’ve posted from my short story, Two for One. It’s my contribution to the Three anthology with Bonnie Dee and Lisa Andel. J
Hope you all have a fantastic Monday.
Marvelous Sunday
The movie itself was visual stunning. The colors and affects were a feast to the eyes. There were parts that ran slow, but overall, it’s the best movie I’ve seen in a long time. I like movies that tell about heroic men, fighting against impossible odds. For those who look for historical accuracy in their movies, they won’t find much of it here. That’s okay with me. Maybe if it was a different kind of movie, it would matter.
Haven’t gotten a lot of writing done this weekend. I’m hoping to get some done later on today. Who knows? I might have to focus all over again, starting tomorrow. J
Hope you have a great Sunday.
Good Saturday
I was a good boy yesterday and didn’t go to see 300 like I wanted to. Only because C wants to see it as well and I thought he might be a little upset if I saw it without him. So we’re going today with a group of friends. How can I resist going to see a movie where the stars look like this? Those are really Gerard Butler’s abs, ladies and gentlemen. Can we say yummy? 🙂
I posted an excerpt for Stealing Life at LSB’s forum, SiN. Stop by and check it out. Haven’t gotten assigned an editor yet, but the editor-in-chief for LSB is working out the schedule to make sure one of the two I wanted is available to do it. 🙂
How exciting. My site counter tells me I’ve had over 20,000 visitors since I started this blog in February of last year. Cool. Please don’t stop coming. I like to see all the countries that stop by and visit. You don’t even have to post a comment.
Oh by the way, I’m running a contest for members of my newsletter (which I’m working on the very first issue to send out) Anyone who joins is entered and it runs to the end of the month. I’m giving away a free book of the winner’s choice from either LSB or Loose-Id. (If you’ve already read all of mine, don’t worry. You can pick one of the other books and I’ll get it for you.) Also, I’ll have a little hot something else to send to you. Just use the button in the sidebar for my google group and sign up. I promise it won’t be a high volume group.
Hope everyone has a great Saturday. Relax and enjoy what just might be the beginnings of spring.
Friday’s Here
Which means I get to be a total geek and go see 300 (if it isn’t sold out.) A kick-ass story with hot men and what looks to be an awesome treatment to the film…what more could I ask for, right?
Now that all the work is done, I’ll actually be able to focus on my writing and finish up Understanding Forgiveness…like I wanted to do this week. Oh well. I promise that starting next Tuesday, there’ll be a new blog story as well. That got put on the back burner. 🙂
Hope everyone has a great Friday.
Eye Candy
Wild Hogs
Saw WILD HOGS yesterday. It was a funny movie and one that was funny all the way through..not just in bits and pieces. Now I’m not a huge Travolta or Allen fan, but they were good. William H. Macy was my favorite out of the bunch.
Oh, the anthology title got changed. It’s now just Three because April, the cover artist, thought that would look better on the cover and who are we to argue? lol. I can’t wait to see what she comes up with for us. As soon as I get it, I’ll post it for everyone.
As you might notice, the links to my blog story, Firebird, have been deleted from the side bar. That doesn’t mean the story is gone, it just means you have to search for it now. I promise I’ll be starting a new story tomorrow. (hopefully..if I have time.) Forget about the little scene I posted the other day…lol. The new one will be a fantasy/sci-fi story. I’ve gotten a couple chapters already written on it..so we’ll see what you think about it.
This week is going to be really busy for me at work, so I’m going to try hard to post every day. It might not be right in the morning. I hope you’ll stop by through out the day if there isn’t anything new up first thing.
Have a great Monday, everyone.
The End of the Weekend
I picked up this dvd set yesterday. The first season of Supernatural. Never watch it on tv, but it’s actually pretty good so far. It helps that Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles are hot. 🙂
Hey, I added a sign-up button on the side-bar for my newsletter. Just subscribe. The first one will be going out sometime this week. It’s a work in progress. As I get better at it or if I can get C to design me one, it’ll be awesome. But it’s where you can get the news about my books and new contracts as well. Also, I’ll be running contests periodically for my newsletter members. So join up. I promise there won’t be a ton of mail from me. (I don’t have the time to send out that much..lol)
STEALING LIFE and THREESOME are listed on LSB’s coming soon thread in the forum. Click on the title and it’ll take you to the thread for each book. I’ve posted the blurbs for my stories there all ready. I’ll post an excerpt or two later on. 🙂 You’ll also get to read the blurbs for Lisa and Bonnie’s stories that are a part of the anthology. If you don’t want to sign up at SiN, come back here and post a comment about the stories. Let me know what you think.
Well, I’m going back to watching two hot men fight the bad spooky creatures. I hope you have a wonderful Sunday. 🙂
It’s official
Well, I signed the contracts and it’s official. Both Two for One and Stealing Life have been contracted by LSB. 🙂 There’s no official release date, but Liquid Silver tries very hard to get them out around four months from when the contract is signed so that would be around June or July.I’m happy about it. Anne Cain is working digilently on the cover for Stealing Life and I can’t wait to see what she comes up with. April Martinez is doing the cover for the Threesome anthology that Two for One is a part of. Bonnie Dee and Lisa Andel are the other two authors with me. So I’ll be getting two awesome covers as well.
As soon as I get a date for the books to come out, I’ll let everyone know. 🙂
Hope your Saturday is going well.
The White Horse of the Hills
Not a very imaginative title, but at the moment that’s what I’m working with. Didn’t have time for picture either. I’ll look for one to post tomorrow. 🙂 But here’s just the beginning of my new blog story. Hope everyone has a great Friday.The White Horse of the Hills copyright (c) 2007 TA Chase
During a time long ago in a land far away, there lived a young man. Ryan’s long glossy curls were as black as a raven’s wing. They flowed around his face and cascaded down his back. His skin was the purest alabaster with no flaws. It was the envy of all the village maids. His eyes were the same fresh green as the grass covering the rolling hills around the village. Lips as red and plump as the raspberries growing in his mother’s garden.
When Ryan walked through the village, the maids sighed and longed to catch his eye. At night in the dark, when the men of the village took themselves in hand, it was Ryan’s face they fantasized about instead of their own wives. Though those thoughts were never talked about.
Ryan has heard from the moment of his birth how beautiful he was, but it never changed the sweetness of his nature. He always had a kind word and a soft smile for everyone, even the grumpy man who baked the bread every day. Everyone in the village loved Ryan, the tailor’s son.
