It’s done

Firebird is finished. Typed in The End at 12:03 this morning. 🙂 Came in at 55k or so…might be a little longer than that. I’ll be posting the last couple of installments this week or so. three people area reading it for me to make sure I didn’t make any glaring mistakes or screwed up the time line. but woo-hoo! It’s done.

Now I’m going to work on a short story that I promised would be done by April and Tony’s story. The short story shouldn’t take too long, it’s only needs to be 10-15k and I’ve got 5k done already. It’s a shifter story (not a werewolf though). Undersatnding Forgiveness is the title.

Watched A Scanner Darkly last night. Not exactly sure about it. Really odd and not very coherent in my opinion. It was hard to take seriously with the cartoon-like look to it. Kept expecting them to burst out in song. 🙂

Have a great day today.

Monday, February 12th, 2007, by , Filed under: Books.,Movie Reviews.| | 7 Comments

Wednesday Wondering


When I’m in bed at night or in the morning, I can’t let any part of my body hang over the edge of the mattress…like my hand or foot. Part of the reason is they get cold..lol. The other must be some subconscious thing about monsters under the bed grabbing my hand and pulling me under. *shrug* That’s the only thing I can think of to explain why I can’t do it.
Can any of you let your feet or hands hang over the edge of your bed?
Have a great Wednesday.

Wednesday, February 7th, 2007, by , Filed under: Thoughts to Ponder| | 19 Comments

Winter Blues

Sorry no picture today. I should have one though..maybe it would warm me up. It’s below zero here and I’m tired of winter. It can go away any time now. Ugh!

Congratulations to the Colts for winning the SuperBowl.

I’ll be chatting tonight at the Fallen Angel Reviews chatroom. Click here and it’ll take you to where you can sign in for the chat. The chat runs from 9-11 pm EST. Stephanie Vaughan, James Buchanan, Matthew Haldeman-Time and I will there, talking about our books and maye giving away a prize or two along the way.

Hope to see you there and have a great day. Stay warm!

Monday, February 5th, 2007, by , Filed under: Chats,weather| | 7 Comments

The Guardian



We watched The Guardian last night. I’m not an Ashton Kutcher fan. I think he got this far on his looks, more than his acting ability. But he proved me wrong with this movie. He did a good job.

It was a typical Kevin Costner movie, imo. Wise, older role model…been there done that and got the emotional wounds to prove it. But it’s a role that works for him. So I’m not complaining.

There’s an interesting legend they mention at the beginning and the ending of the movie…giving me another idea for a story. Like I need any more ideas..lol. I’ve got enough ideas to last me at least until late next year.

We also watched Flyboys again, but since I’ve already posted about it here..I’m not going to mention it.

Well, it’s SuperBowl Sunday. So we’ll be heading out to watch the game with some friends. I’ll be taking my laptop because I really want to get Firebird done. That way I’ll have another book coming out soon. 😉 I’m being pretty confident that someone will contract it, huh?

Have a great Sunday. If you’re watching the game, have fun. If not, have fun as well.

Sunday, February 4th, 2007, by , Filed under: Movie Reviews.| | 4 Comments

Finished


The short story I was working on is done. Woo-hoo! Two for One will be part of an anthology tentatively titled THREE. Lisa Andel and Bonnie Dee will be joining me with their great stories. We’ve submitted them to Liquid Silver and hopefully be hearing from them soon. That way I can give you a coming soon date for it.
The anthology features stories about threesomes or menages. Mine, of course, will m/m/m and I have to admit I’ve decided that I’m not really good at threesomes…lol. (at least writing about them) Too many ‘hes’. Though I’m pretty sure there’ll be a foursome in the next Dragon book. Have to get Mordred, George, Kael and Hugh together at least once, right?
Now I can focus completely on Firebird to get that finished up in the next week or so. (Keeping my fingers crossed for that.)
Hope everyone has a great Saturday. It’s cold here and I’m planning on staying in to do some writing.

Saturday, February 3rd, 2007, by , Filed under: Books.| | 10 Comments

Firebird-Part Forty-Three

Firebird copyright (c) 2007 TA Chase

Part Forty-Three-

Vlatko glared at Zalaigh. “Who are you that you can make promises binding all Mitcovians?”
Zalaigh stood and towered over him, but he refused to feel intimidated by the Mitcovian.

“I’m High Councilor, supreme ruler of Mitcov. I’m also the Guardian of the Heart.”

“You sure as hell aren’t the person I stole the stone from.” Rue’s comment caused a smile to chase across Vlatko’s face.

“It seems the I.U.M.’s reach is long. They corrupted one of my closest companions. She took the Heart. I don’t know where she was headed with it when you ran into her. Allaigh and his men caught up to her just minutes after the Heart changed hands.”

Allaigh touched Zalaigh’s back. The security officer’s touch seemed to ease the High Councilor.

“What happens when we give you back the stone?” Vlakto eased over to block Rue with his body. He didn’t think the Mitcovians were interested in killing or hurting them anymore, but he wasn’t willing to stake Rue’s life on it.

“The reuniting of the Heart and the medallion is a private thing. Allaigh will show you to a suite that will be yours for as long as you chose to stay. In the morning after we have rested, we’ll meet and go in search of a cure for you.” Zalaigh’s voice wavered and the High Councilor braced himself on the table.

The High Councilor was weakening. Vlatko didn’t want to chance Zalaigh would get too sick to help him. He tugged the stone from his vest pocket. He started to hand it to Zalaigh.

The High Councilor shook his head. Nodding to Rue, Zalaigh said, “Please, let the thief touch it one more time.”

Rue’s eyes widened, but he reached out with a hesitant hand. Vlatko encouraged him with a smile. If Zalaigh wanted Rue to touch it, Rue would.

A burst of light blinded Vlatko the second Rue’s fingers landed on the fire opal. He yanked the stone away when Rue started to fall. He tossed it towards Zalaigh before catching Rue in his arms.

After making sure Rue was okay, he checked to see Allaigh holding the High Councilor in his own embrace. The councilor’s hands cradled the Heart. Vlatko and Allaigh exchanged a glance. They understood each other. Their first priority was to their lovers.

“I’ll send someone to escort you to your suite.” Allaigh stalked to the door, carrying Zalaigh.

“Thank you and I hope the High Councilor is all right.” Vlatko sat down in a chair and grasped Rue to his chest. “What the hell happened?”

Rue pressed the hand that had touched the opal to Vlatko’s chest. He gasped. It felt as if Rue was holding a burning ember to his skin, even through his clothes.

“Are you okay? Do we need to treat the burns?” He pried one of his own hands from Rue’s body to hold the injured hand to the light.

“No. Aside from the heat, I’m fine.” Rue reassured Vlatko.

Remarkably, the thief was telling the truth. Vlatko’s close inspection of Rue’s hand showed no burns or blisters anywhere.


“What the fuck happened?”

Rue shrugged. “I don’t know. I touched the gem and it was as if a wall of fire shot through me. It was the most intense heat I’d ever felt, but I wasn’t worried about burning up or anything.” Rue shook his head. “You’ll think I’m crazy.”

Thursday, February 1st, 2007, by , Filed under: Uncategorized| | 4 Comments

My new laptop


Yes, finally, we picked up my new laptop. A Sony Vaio. 🙂 It’s awesome. Bright, pretty screen. Can’t wait to watch movies on it…lol. I just used it to write on last night. The new Microsoft Word 2007 is actually cool so far. It has the word count at the bottom of the screen, so I don’t have all these different steps to take to find out how many words I’ve written.
It’s got Vista on it, but don’t ask me if it’s easier to use or anything like that…as long as it doesn’t confuse me or make me jump through hoops to get it to work..I’m happy with it. lol. Slightly technically challanged which is why I found and stayed with C. He’s my geek/hero.
I got another 2k done on Two for One (the short story I need to finish in the next week or so). At 18k, I need another 3-7k to make me happy. Hopefully, it can do that. Also, I got some more added to Firebird. I’m thinking maybe another 5 installments for the blog and then I’ll be wrapping up the extra stuff to send to one of my publishers.
Thanks for stopping by and I hope you all have a great Wednesday. I know I will, playing with my laptop. 🙂

Wednesday, January 31st, 2007, by , Filed under: laptop,writing| | 8 Comments

Firebird- Part Forty-Two

First off, my website up and running..there are a few things we need to fix, but they’re just little stuff. So stop by and then come tell me what you think of it. www.tachase.com

Second of all, sad news yesterday. Barbaro, the Kentucky Derby winner, who broke down in The Preakness last year, was humanely destroyed. He was in too much pain and the vets had done all they could to heal him, but the odds were against him from the start. So raise a mint julep and toast a great champion.
On to what you’re really here for…lol.
Firebird copyright (c) 2007 TA Chase
Part Forty-Two:
Several hours later—
Rue shifted, his nerves sparking. He prayed that this whole meeting wasn’t a trap. Vlatko had explained that if it was a trap, Rue was to escape while Vlatko held the Mitcovians at bay. Rue snorted. Like he was going to abandon Vlatko.

He shifted again, trying to find a comfortable spot for his sore ass. Vlatko had found entertaining ways to keep his mind off the upcoming meeting. His hand touched the bite mark on his neck. Vlatko’s mark. Letting the Mitcovians know Rue was taken. He glanced over his shoulder at Vlatko who leaned against the wall behind him. A faint smile graced Vlatko’s face and a slight wink made Rue laugh.

Allaigh entered first. “High Councilor Zalaigh,” he announced.

Rue rose to his feet, keeping his hands by his sides. The High Councilor entered and Rue felt small. The Mitcovians towered over him and were even several inches taller than Vlatko. He bowed.

“Mr. Thaday, only time will tell if it is a pleasure to meet you face-to-face.” Zalaigh held out an enormous hand.

Rue shook it and nodded. “The jury’s still out on you, Sir.”

“Please call me Zalaigh. High Councilor is only for when I’m making planetary decisions.” Zalaigh gestured to Vlatko. “Do you have a name?”

“Vlatko.” The assassin nodded, but didn’t move from the wall.

“Why that? The I.U.M. doesn’t name their assassins. They merely assign numbers.” Zalaigh sat in a chair facing Rue.

Rue sat. He didn’t know that Vlatko wasn’t the man’s real name. Of course, Thaday wasn’t his.
“It had meaning to me.” The tone of Vlatko’s voice said the topic was closed.

Zalaigh folded his hands in his lap and stared at Rue for a moment. “Allaigh says he saw the Councilor’s Heart in your partner’s possession when he first contacted us. How are we to be sure it’s the same stone?”

Rue held his hand out and Vlatko dropped the fire opal on his palm. The instant the gem touched his skin, it flared, bathing them all in orange light. “Is this your gem?”

Zalaigh’s hands were shaking as the Mitcovian reached for the opal. “I was afraid we’d never see it again.”

Rue closed his fingers around the Heart and handed it back to Vlatko. “Seeing will be all you’re doing until we talk to the scientist.”

Vlatko tucked the stone under the vest he wore, his dark eyes daring Allaigh to try and take it from him. Allaigh made a move towards Vlatko and Rue tensed.

“Allaigh, no. He’s right. The scientist you seek is me.” Zalaigh hid his hands under the table.

“You? That’s the reason why you couldn’t come with us.” Rue frowned. He hated complications and this was a major one.

“Yes. Before I became High Councilor, I worked as a research scientist. I was trying to invent or find new ways of protecting troops in the field. The liquid body armor was one of many experiments. I was still in the development phase of the armor when the I.U.M. offered my assistant a deal he couldn’t refuse. His child’s life for my formula. He had no choice and I place no blame on him.”

Rue figured it had to some thing like that. Zalaigh didn’t seem the type of guy who’d invent some thing that would endanger the very people using it.

“Did you know about the formula’s breakdown?” Vlatko asked.

Zalaigh nodded. “In a way, yes. I knew there was a fault in the formula. I couldn’t keep it stable. The atoms kept breaking down. I never imagined human blood would bind with it to stabilize it enough to keep the test subject alive for even a few minutes, much less forty years.”

Rue tapped the table with his hand. “Do we have a deal then, High Councilor? You swear to give us asylum and protection here on your planet and in return, we’ll give you back your Heart.”

“What’s to stop us from just taking it right now?” Allaigh commented.

“Me.” Vlatko moved to stand next to Rue at the table.

Rue’s lover stared at the Mitcovian security officer with an ‘I dare you’ smirk on his face. His hand rested on his belt next to the grip of the handgun. His other hand hung relaxed at his side.

“Even you can’t stop a unit of Mitcovian guards.” Allaigh’s words acknowledged Vlatko’s superior strength against one person.

“No, but I can kill the High Councilor before any of you kill me.”

Allaigh growled, but Zalaigh touched the officer’s hand and shook his head.

“I’ll give you something else if you swear.” Vlatko didn’t relax, but his offer told Rue Vlatko wanted to take the deal.

“What are you offering?” Zalaigh’s blue eyes studied Vlatko.

“I’m offering all the information I have on the I.U.M. It includes private internal memos sent between high-level commanders about some of my kills. I have enough shit to topple several planetary governments.” Vlatko squeezed Rue’s shoulder and smiled down at him.

“I swear on the Councilor’s Heart to give you shelter and aid until you die. We will protect you as if you were Mitcovians.” Zalaigh pressed his fist to his chest. “My promise is law for every living Mitcovian.”
“Good. I guess we just need to worry about the dead ones now,” Rue joked.

Tuesday, January 30th, 2007, by , Filed under: Firebird,website| | 22 Comments

Question to Ponder…

Aliens have landed on earth. They meet a human and a dolphin. The aliens know that the earth is 78% water, who would they assume the planet was made for? 🙂

Had a good weekend. The website is almost ready to be launched. C ended up making some changes to it and tweaking it a little more last night. We’ll finish it up when we get home from work and then hopefully it’ll be up sometime later tonight. Woo-Hoo!

Got some more writing done. Not sure how much it’ll end up being since I didn’t actually type it in. 🙂

Well, I’ve got to get to work. Take care and have a good Monday.

Monday, January 29th, 2007, by , Filed under: Thoughts to Ponder| | 6 Comments

New Review for Angel

Hey everyone, I got a new review for Angel’s Evolution today.

Teresa at Fallen Angel Reviews gave my story 5 Angels and had this to say about it:

“Mr. Chase created a wonderful and uplifting story about a young man, who with love and support, was able to take a chance at love and overcome the lifelong abuse from his father…Thanks go to Mr. Chase for another compelling story that I will treasure.”

Click here for the rest of the review. 🙂

Also, I put in the comments yesterday that if anyone wanted to be added to my newsletter list to just email me at chase.ta at gmail dot com (without spaces and things like that…I’m sure y’all know how to do it. If not, just post an addy in the comments section and I’ll add it.) The newsletter isn’t done yet. But I want to start collecting names so that I can have some people to get the very first one when I send it out. 🙂


Have a great Sunday. 🙂

*Update: I upgraded to the new Blogger. I hope that doesn’t screw anything up for anyone trying to post. If it does, just email me instead.*

Sunday, January 28th, 2007, by , Filed under: Reviews| | 3 Comments

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