Greetings Fellow Readers! Welcome to another round of random ranting. This week I will be following up the last 'Thoughts on Writing' segment with this week's talk on 'The Way of the Writer'. So without further hesitation let us begin.
[Thoughts on Writing-The Way of the Writer
In my first year on Fictionaut, there was a forum post asking what we writers thought about writing. My answer was just straightforward.
We have something to say.
We have ideas to share.
We have information to relay.
We want to communicate.
I added that to my 'Why do you write?' of my Fictionaut profile and kind of left it there. But what did I mean by all of that. Well I took the time reflect on it since I said it with no rhyme or reason and I feel I could share this with all of you.
1- We have something to say.
One of things that make storytelling, throughout all media, is that there is underlying message or metaphor or allegory, just something there that grabs a persons attention. Historically speaking, many stories were written in certain ways to avoid things like imprisonment for speaking out against a government, or exploring a taboo. These are the thing that make people think, but it would never happen, if the storyteller had nothing to say. In all writings, regardless of quality, have this in common; the writer has something to say. Whether its comedy, or warning us about the dangers of damaging the environment, or challenging social norms, the writer is telling the story because he has something to say about it. It doesn't matter whether the reader agrees or not, or decides to scream controversy. It something the author saw that felt needed to be shared. It can have entertainment value, it can be hidden messages like in Grimms tales, but no matter what, the author is writing because they want to say something to someone, for better or for worse.
2- We have ideas to share.
One of the beauties of Science Fiction are the ideas of technology that come out of it. Many Sci-Fi writers in the 1800s had ideas of traveling through space, or using new types of weaponry to fight aliens, or building a new mode of transportation that benefits mankind. Ideas are not just relegated to Sci-Fi of course, many traditional fiction set in present eras of the time shared ideas from politics, to business, to schooling. Many writers have ideas that can be mind-blowing, make us think twice about the way we act as society, or the potential to improve society. Writing brings forth ideas for everyone.
3- We have information to relay.
Sometimes, we as a society act in our nature to ignore things, or be ignorant of what is happening around us. Sometimes it information that is not relevant to our situation, like computers. Sometimes it could be an issue that has nothing to with us. But the thing about writing is the author learned of something, saw something, had a conversation about something that could be informative and is not readily available. Whether fiction or non-fiction, writers convey the information they learn to the general public and let us know when something good is happening, or something bad is happening, and no one is aware of it. Just think of how many laws came into being, how companies changed their rules, and how many everyday people changed their lives around because of the writings they read. All because information was provided to the reader at their finger tips.
4- We want to communicate.
I read in one of the books, which I am sorry the title escapes me, while I was learning to improve my writing where the author asked a student a key thing to writing. The answer was communication. I found that interesting because communication has many forms but served one unifying purpose, to get us to talk to each other. Let me put it like this, there is a book about vampires that made a lot of money while simultaneously triggered vitriolic hate. Despite the panning, it did one thing amazingly, it got people to talk to each other. See, we human beings, well... we really need to talk to each other more often, and its very easy to do but somehow difficult. Writing is a good way to at least get us to talk to each other. Be it fun, informative, or fan-biased, storytelling allows readers the ability and freedom to provide feedback to each other on what they thought. It brings a person's characteristics and helps bring people together, or at least an understanding. The freedom to agree or disagree, or agree to disagree. But the underlying objective is to get people to talk to each other, because talking is good.]
So this ends another session of 'Thoughts on Writing'. I thank you all for joining and look forward the next session in two weeks. Free 'Shell' Friday is this week and falls on a very creepy date for all you Horror. Enjoy.
Until Next Time...
See ya.
Wednesday, September 11, 2013
Monday, September 2, 2013
NEWS and NOTES: Month of September
Greetings Fellow Readers! Welcome to another edition of 'NEWS and NOTES'. I hope you all had safe and fun holiday weekend. Summer is winding to an end an Fall is around the corner. So let us begin.
-Wednesday September 11, 2013 at 8:00 PM EST on Blogspot: Wednesday Rants.
Join H-M Brown as he shares his thoughts on writings and future plans.
-Friday September 13, 2013 on Amazon Kindle: Free 'Shell' Friday.
Get your free copy of 'Shell' the prequel to the 'The Geolyth Equation' today for your Amazon Kindle.
-Wednesday September 25, 2013 at 8:00 PM EST on Blogspot: Wednesday Rants.
Join H-M Brown as he shares his thoughts on writings and future plans.
-Friday September 27, 2013 on YouTube: 'Prototype Presentations - Throwdown: Sunrise Inn and Game Resort.
Check out H-M Brown's latest game creation and learn how he built it from scratch.
This is the schedule for the month of September. Please follow me on Facebook where you will find the event planner. All dates are subjected to changes pending real life. Thank you all for joining me.
Until Next Time...
See ya.
-Wednesday September 11, 2013 at 8:00 PM EST on Blogspot: Wednesday Rants.
Join H-M Brown as he shares his thoughts on writings and future plans.
-Friday September 13, 2013 on Amazon Kindle: Free 'Shell' Friday.
Get your free copy of 'Shell' the prequel to the 'The Geolyth Equation' today for your Amazon Kindle.
-Wednesday September 25, 2013 at 8:00 PM EST on Blogspot: Wednesday Rants.
Join H-M Brown as he shares his thoughts on writings and future plans.
-Friday September 27, 2013 on YouTube: 'Prototype Presentations - Throwdown: Sunrise Inn and Game Resort.
Check out H-M Brown's latest game creation and learn how he built it from scratch.
This is the schedule for the month of September. Please follow me on Facebook where you will find the event planner. All dates are subjected to changes pending real life. Thank you all for joining me.
Until Next Time...
See ya.
Saturday, August 31, 2013
Quick NOTESs: August #2
Greetings Fellow Readers! Welcome to the latest Quick NOTES. I apologize for being a day late but I got some quick info for you.
- Free 'Shell' Fridays came and gone. I hope you all got your copy yesterday on Amazon Kindle.
-NEWS and NOTES will be this Monday September 2, 2013. I'll have the Facebook Event Planner setup and ready for the next month.
That's all for Quick NOTES. Thank you for joining and have a safe and fun Labor Day Weekend.
Until Next Time...
See ya.
- Free 'Shell' Fridays came and gone. I hope you all got your copy yesterday on Amazon Kindle.
-NEWS and NOTES will be this Monday September 2, 2013. I'll have the Facebook Event Planner setup and ready for the next month.
That's all for Quick NOTES. Thank you for joining and have a safe and fun Labor Day Weekend.
Until Next Time...
See ya.
Wednesday, August 28, 2013
Wednesday Rants: August 28, 2013
Greetings Fellow Readers! Welcome to another round of random ranting. Today, I'll holding another 'Thoughts on Writing' session. The next three sessions, I will talking about the three things you may have seen on Fictionaut Profile Page; My Mantra, The Way of The Writer, and The Strength of a Writer. These may be very brief and short. Again, these are only my thoughts and not an absolute or a governing rule. My thoughts are subject to change as time rolls on and new things occur around me in my everyday life. So let us begin.
[Thoughts on Writing: My Mantra
This was the first thing I wrote in my profile page on Fictionaut. It kind of just came to me based on my experiences in learning how to right. I try my best to live up to my mantra, but I still feel I have along way to go to become a strong skilled writer.
-I write for everyone to read and enjoy.
While although many readers have particular tastes, that doesn't automatically mean I should exlude them from reading my story. The objective is to make sure my writings, no matter how quirky, or niche, I want these stories to be read by everyone. It is very important to me to make sure that my stories are accesible to everyone. Even if in the end they don't understand the stories, what's important is that did read it.
Most importantly, I have to make sure it is enjoyable. Reading is suppose to be fun, intriguing, and griping at times, but if readers do not come out of the story entertained and felt a level of enjoyment, then I know my writing is terrible. It is very important to bring our the joy in writing.
-I write to train hard to be a good author.
I am not a good writer, even if critics and fans say the contrary. I am always, ALWAYS, training, practicing, learning to be a good writer. Part of that is never stop writing, and I never will. If the accolades or the fortune and glory happens, then so be it. It still does not change the fact that I need to keep training harder to be a good writer. To never quit and have fun writing a wonderful creation.
- I write so I can learn the Art of Foreshadow.
How love how Foreshadowing works. All the intrigue and level captivation that can bring readers into the story. It is a double-edge sword, but it brings about a great challenge in writing. This is something I want to accomplish as a writer. The art behind this technique brings out its intricacies and flesh it out in a way that makes the story so complete and exciting. It can make the narrative all the more rewarding when the imagination springs forth in the readers mind as story goes in another unexpected direction. Using this technique to draw in my readers and put smiles on their faces when the reveal happens. This is part of my training as an author and I know I will succeed in using this.]
So those are my Thought on Writing, very brief and to the point. Part 2 will be about The Way of the Writer. I thank you all for listening to my rants. Quick Notes will be this Friday.
Until Next Time...
See ya
[Thoughts on Writing: My Mantra
This was the first thing I wrote in my profile page on Fictionaut. It kind of just came to me based on my experiences in learning how to right. I try my best to live up to my mantra, but I still feel I have along way to go to become a strong skilled writer.
-I write for everyone to read and enjoy.
While although many readers have particular tastes, that doesn't automatically mean I should exlude them from reading my story. The objective is to make sure my writings, no matter how quirky, or niche, I want these stories to be read by everyone. It is very important to me to make sure that my stories are accesible to everyone. Even if in the end they don't understand the stories, what's important is that did read it.
Most importantly, I have to make sure it is enjoyable. Reading is suppose to be fun, intriguing, and griping at times, but if readers do not come out of the story entertained and felt a level of enjoyment, then I know my writing is terrible. It is very important to bring our the joy in writing.
-I write to train hard to be a good author.
I am not a good writer, even if critics and fans say the contrary. I am always, ALWAYS, training, practicing, learning to be a good writer. Part of that is never stop writing, and I never will. If the accolades or the fortune and glory happens, then so be it. It still does not change the fact that I need to keep training harder to be a good writer. To never quit and have fun writing a wonderful creation.
- I write so I can learn the Art of Foreshadow.
How love how Foreshadowing works. All the intrigue and level captivation that can bring readers into the story. It is a double-edge sword, but it brings about a great challenge in writing. This is something I want to accomplish as a writer. The art behind this technique brings out its intricacies and flesh it out in a way that makes the story so complete and exciting. It can make the narrative all the more rewarding when the imagination springs forth in the readers mind as story goes in another unexpected direction. Using this technique to draw in my readers and put smiles on their faces when the reveal happens. This is part of my training as an author and I know I will succeed in using this.]
So those are my Thought on Writing, very brief and to the point. Part 2 will be about The Way of the Writer. I thank you all for listening to my rants. Quick Notes will be this Friday.
Until Next Time...
See ya
Wednesday, August 14, 2013
Wednesday Rants: August 14, 2013
Greetings Fellow Readers! Welcome to another round of random ranting. Today I'll be addressing a couple of things that have occurred over the past week. This will be a short session, so let's begin.
[Fictionaut Private Mode]
As you all may have read in the my Facebook Event Planner, I am going to set The Impossible Man, Beyond Logic A Matter of Time and The First Run in Private Mode this Friday. The set to Private Mode will be at 8:00 PM EST.
Now as I have discussed last month, real life is not playing favorites for me and I have to earn and income. I was going to have to make some hard decisions with my works, especially on Fictionaut and this is one of them. Now Private Mode basically means you have to be a Fictionaut Member in order to read a story by a Fictionaut writer. So if you are not part of Fictionaut, you won't get to read these three stories.
Now to be fair, The Impossible Man on Fictionaut remains untouched and is in its 2010 release version. Which means that the scenes that I added into the Kindle version as well as any editing I did are not present. In essence the Fictionaut version is the inferior and the Kindle version is the superior. I decided to set to private mode for three reasons. 1) Posterity, a great opportunity for people to see the evolution of book writing. 2) Not to mislead people in thinking the Fictionaut version is the same exact Kindle version. 3) Publicity. I do not want to confuse the media that I am trying to connect with or get caught in an unnecessary controversy. setting to Private Mode feels the lesser of two controversies.
Please try to understand, if I had a more favorable luck on my side, I would totally keep everything status quo, but life does not play favorites and I have to make something of myself and my works. I thank you all for you understanding and support.
[Thought on Writing]
I have a few topics in mind, I might make it a 2-parter or something, but next Rants I totally am going to a new subject on Thought on Writing. So make sure to join me then.
[New York Comic-Con 2013]
Yes I am heading back to the con in the Jacob Javits Center in New York City. This time with a Pro Badge. Thanks to the release of The Impossible Man, I qualified for 4-Day Professional Badge. However, I still haven't finalized my schedule since the Con also falls on Thursday and Friday and the future is uncertain. What do I have planned? I do not know yet, because I still haven't found out what a Pro-Badge will do for other than going to Professional Areas. But NYCC is in October and this is August, so there are plenty of time to get things together. So stay tuned on future developments.
Well that's all I have on my mind. I thank you for listening to my rant and I will see you next session.
Until next time...
See ya.
[Fictionaut Private Mode]
As you all may have read in the my Facebook Event Planner, I am going to set The Impossible Man, Beyond Logic A Matter of Time and The First Run in Private Mode this Friday. The set to Private Mode will be at 8:00 PM EST.
Now as I have discussed last month, real life is not playing favorites for me and I have to earn and income. I was going to have to make some hard decisions with my works, especially on Fictionaut and this is one of them. Now Private Mode basically means you have to be a Fictionaut Member in order to read a story by a Fictionaut writer. So if you are not part of Fictionaut, you won't get to read these three stories.
Now to be fair, The Impossible Man on Fictionaut remains untouched and is in its 2010 release version. Which means that the scenes that I added into the Kindle version as well as any editing I did are not present. In essence the Fictionaut version is the inferior and the Kindle version is the superior. I decided to set to private mode for three reasons. 1) Posterity, a great opportunity for people to see the evolution of book writing. 2) Not to mislead people in thinking the Fictionaut version is the same exact Kindle version. 3) Publicity. I do not want to confuse the media that I am trying to connect with or get caught in an unnecessary controversy. setting to Private Mode feels the lesser of two controversies.
Please try to understand, if I had a more favorable luck on my side, I would totally keep everything status quo, but life does not play favorites and I have to make something of myself and my works. I thank you all for you understanding and support.
[Thought on Writing]
I have a few topics in mind, I might make it a 2-parter or something, but next Rants I totally am going to a new subject on Thought on Writing. So make sure to join me then.
[New York Comic-Con 2013]
Yes I am heading back to the con in the Jacob Javits Center in New York City. This time with a Pro Badge. Thanks to the release of The Impossible Man, I qualified for 4-Day Professional Badge. However, I still haven't finalized my schedule since the Con also falls on Thursday and Friday and the future is uncertain. What do I have planned? I do not know yet, because I still haven't found out what a Pro-Badge will do for other than going to Professional Areas. But NYCC is in October and this is August, so there are plenty of time to get things together. So stay tuned on future developments.
Well that's all I have on my mind. I thank you for listening to my rant and I will see you next session.
Until next time...
See ya.
Friday, August 9, 2013
Quick NOTES: August #1
Greetings Fellow Readers!
A big heads up... I'll be attending New York Comic-Con 2013 which will run Oct 10-13.
http://www.newyorkcomiccon.com/
This time with a Professional Badge! Yay! I'll have more Info on my activities in the coming weeks.
Looking forward to seeing you all there in October.
Until Next Time...
See ya.
A big heads up... I'll be attending New York Comic-Con 2013 which will run Oct 10-13.
http://www.newyorkcomiccon.com/
This time with a Professional Badge! Yay! I'll have more Info on my activities in the coming weeks.
Looking forward to seeing you all there in October.
Until Next Time...
See ya.
Monday, August 5, 2013
NEWS and NOTES: Month of August
Greetings Fellow Readers! Welcome to another edition of the monthly 'NEWS and NOTES'. This is going to be a slow month due to personal issues, but there are a couple of big things coming up so read on.
NEWS:
-August 14, 2013 on Blogspot: The Wednesday Rants
Join H-M Brown as he shares his thoughts on writing, talks about future plans, and share additional info on upcoming releases.
-August 16, 2013 on Kindle: Free 'Shell' Friday
Get your Free copy of 'Shell', prequel to 'The Geolyth Equation' Featured on 'Duality of Horror - A Short Story Double Feature' on Kindle today.
-August 16, 2013 on Fictionaut: The following works will be set to private mode...
The Impossible Man
The First Run
Beyond Logic: A Matter of Time.
Please see 'NOTES' Section for more details.
-August 28, 2013 on Blogspot: The Wednesday Rants
Join H-M Brown as he shares his thoughts on writing, talks about future plans, and share additional info on upcoming releases.
-August 30, 2013 on Kindle: Free 'Shell' Friday
Get your Free copy of 'Shell', prequel to 'The Geolyth Equation' Featured on 'Duality of Horror - A Short Story Double Feature' on Kindle today.
NOTES:
As you have seen on the upcoming schedule, I will setting 2 stories in Fictionaut to Private Mode. This means that you have to be a Fictionaut Member to view and read these works. Please bear with me for I do need to make an income and this did not come as an easy decision. I decided to try what I felt was meeting halfway by letting Artemis Neo and Beyond Logic: The Jury of My Peers to remain unlock only because they are one half of a dual set released on Kindle. The prices on Kindle is $.99 for this purpose and will not see any price hikes for Duality of Science and Beyond Logic Vol. 1.
I am giving all of you all an 11 day notice if you wish read or finish up reading where you are at, but unless you are a Fictionaut Member, you will have to purchase a copy on Kindle to read the stories set to Private Mode. The other coice would have been to remove them from Fictionaut altogether meaning deleting them from the website, and I really did not want to do that after all these years.
Again, I am sorry if you feel it is unfair, but life is not giving me a fair shake and I have to make that fair shake with my own two hands somehow. The stories are still available for reading, you just have to join Fictionaut to get to them.
I thank you for your understanding and patience, and I hope you continue your patronage of my works now and in the future.
NEWS:
-August 14, 2013 on Blogspot: The Wednesday Rants
Join H-M Brown as he shares his thoughts on writing, talks about future plans, and share additional info on upcoming releases.
-August 16, 2013 on Kindle: Free 'Shell' Friday
Get your Free copy of 'Shell', prequel to 'The Geolyth Equation' Featured on 'Duality of Horror - A Short Story Double Feature' on Kindle today.
-August 16, 2013 on Fictionaut: The following works will be set to private mode...
The Impossible Man
The First Run
Beyond Logic: A Matter of Time.
Please see 'NOTES' Section for more details.
-August 28, 2013 on Blogspot: The Wednesday Rants
Join H-M Brown as he shares his thoughts on writing, talks about future plans, and share additional info on upcoming releases.
-August 30, 2013 on Kindle: Free 'Shell' Friday
Get your Free copy of 'Shell', prequel to 'The Geolyth Equation' Featured on 'Duality of Horror - A Short Story Double Feature' on Kindle today.
NOTES:
As you have seen on the upcoming schedule, I will setting 2 stories in Fictionaut to Private Mode. This means that you have to be a Fictionaut Member to view and read these works. Please bear with me for I do need to make an income and this did not come as an easy decision. I decided to try what I felt was meeting halfway by letting Artemis Neo and Beyond Logic: The Jury of My Peers to remain unlock only because they are one half of a dual set released on Kindle. The prices on Kindle is $.99 for this purpose and will not see any price hikes for Duality of Science and Beyond Logic Vol. 1.
I am giving all of you all an 11 day notice if you wish read or finish up reading where you are at, but unless you are a Fictionaut Member, you will have to purchase a copy on Kindle to read the stories set to Private Mode. The other coice would have been to remove them from Fictionaut altogether meaning deleting them from the website, and I really did not want to do that after all these years.
Again, I am sorry if you feel it is unfair, but life is not giving me a fair shake and I have to make that fair shake with my own two hands somehow. The stories are still available for reading, you just have to join Fictionaut to get to them.
I thank you for your understanding and patience, and I hope you continue your patronage of my works now and in the future.
Friday, July 26, 2013
Quick Notes: July
Greetings Fellow Readers!
'The Impossible Man' on Kindle is now on sale in Amazon. Click on the link under Kindle Published Works and get your copy today.
Today is Free 'Shell' Friday, get your free copy of 'Shell' on Kindle today.
'NEWS and NOTES' will be up on August 5, 2013. I'll be taking the week off.
Enjoy your copies of these awesome stories on Kindle.
Until next time...
See ya.
'The Impossible Man' on Kindle is now on sale in Amazon. Click on the link under Kindle Published Works and get your copy today.
Today is Free 'Shell' Friday, get your free copy of 'Shell' on Kindle today.
'NEWS and NOTES' will be up on August 5, 2013. I'll be taking the week off.
Enjoy your copies of these awesome stories on Kindle.
Until next time...
See ya.
Wednesday, July 24, 2013
Wednesday Rants: July 24, 2013
Greetings Fellow Readers! Welcome to another edition of Wednesday Rants. It's Kindle publishing week are you all excited? I am very anxious. Since I am still working on 'The Impossible Man' Kindle Edition, this will be a brief rant, so I'll keep it short as status updates.
[The Impossible Man on Kindle
Everything is coming along fine. One of the scenes that I re-inserted was very tricky because the entire chapter was completely altered when I wrote for Fictionaut, but with a little surgery, I was able to re-insert it without damaging the story. A Little proofreading and it will be fine. Any other re-insertions may be last minute, but I gotta be careful not to ruin the overall story with them.
I successfully redid the opening, now it looks more inviting. Also the ending was very easy to fix. It took a simple omission of lines and now the character in question doesn't feel derailed.
I'm now adding *** for scene breakage for easy reading.
Doing little tweaks here and there for consistency.
The cover is a little harder than I expected. It may not come out pretty, but at least this novel will have a cover unlike the others.
Keep in mind that it will take 24 hours before Amazon publishes it onto Kindle and at least 48 hours for the cover, so I won't announce at any fixed time, just keep an out on Twitter or Facebook for the link.]
[Free 'Shell' Friday
Also a reminder that Free 'Shell' Friday is also this week during the release of 'The Impossible Man' on Kindle. So make sure to grab a free copy alongside 'The Impossible Man'.]
[New YouTube Show
I am thinking about starting a new show series chronicling my board/card games next month. I have not decided and will not post them up on Facebook Event Planner. The decision will most likely be last minute. So I'll keep you posted.]
That is all I have on my mind today. Thank you all for listening to my rants. See you all Friday.
Until Next Time...
See Ya.
[The Impossible Man on Kindle
Everything is coming along fine. One of the scenes that I re-inserted was very tricky because the entire chapter was completely altered when I wrote for Fictionaut, but with a little surgery, I was able to re-insert it without damaging the story. A Little proofreading and it will be fine. Any other re-insertions may be last minute, but I gotta be careful not to ruin the overall story with them.
I successfully redid the opening, now it looks more inviting. Also the ending was very easy to fix. It took a simple omission of lines and now the character in question doesn't feel derailed.
I'm now adding *** for scene breakage for easy reading.
Doing little tweaks here and there for consistency.
The cover is a little harder than I expected. It may not come out pretty, but at least this novel will have a cover unlike the others.
Keep in mind that it will take 24 hours before Amazon publishes it onto Kindle and at least 48 hours for the cover, so I won't announce at any fixed time, just keep an out on Twitter or Facebook for the link.]
[Free 'Shell' Friday
Also a reminder that Free 'Shell' Friday is also this week during the release of 'The Impossible Man' on Kindle. So make sure to grab a free copy alongside 'The Impossible Man'.]
[New YouTube Show
I am thinking about starting a new show series chronicling my board/card games next month. I have not decided and will not post them up on Facebook Event Planner. The decision will most likely be last minute. So I'll keep you posted.]
That is all I have on my mind today. Thank you all for listening to my rants. See you all Friday.
Until Next Time...
See Ya.
Wednesday, July 10, 2013
Wednesday Rants: July 10, 2013
Greetings Fellow Readers! Welcome to another round of the once again renamed Wednesday Rants, which sounds a lot better then Bi-Monthly Rants. Today I am going to talk about 'The Impossible Man on Kindle', and why this must be done. Just to quick note for those who missed out last June, on the sidebar link under 'Beyond Logic' is a new short story, 'The Spectral Line' now available on Fictionaut. Click on the link and enjoy the ride. Now for the rants.
[The Impossible Man on Kindle
This was a decision I did not take lightly. For one, as a novel, I sacrificed its Publishing potential, anmd posting it on Fictionaut, was mainly because I felt that the window in which this story was themed on, Japanese Culture, had closed. It was not easy to make, but I did not want to see my novel rot inside my computer for no one to read either. Posting it up for free and not try to make a nominal income to pay my bills was very risky. I had hoped that by posting 'The Impossible Man' on Fictionaut, I can draw a little attention to the small publishers that frequent Fictionaut. Unfortunately, I also have a lot of things on my plate here in the real world.
One of those is employment. Even if I did succeed in getting 'The Impossible Man' published by a House, I would still have to get a job, since big sale are not guaranteed, and that is understandable. Yet, as you all have seen from our economy, it is crap, and very hard for me to find a everyday 9 to 5 M-F job. If I go into retail, then I have to deal with unpredictable hours, as well as the insane stress working at retail brings, and it will hinder my ability to write or create things. I have suffered physically from this before.
Which brings me back to 'The Impossible Man'. I'm putting it on Kindle so I can try to get some sales. Maybe not a lot, but enough, and hopefully I can push it hard enough to make it popular. The only drawback is that it is a self-published book, and not one to really ride on when I start pitching query letter for my other Novel that I never released on Fictionaut. It was written one year before 'The Impossible Man', but there are still some kinks and grammar to touch up, before I begin querying.
So what to expect from 'The Impossible Man on Kindle'?
1 - The return of a couple of deleted scenes that I removed to reduce the overwhelming size of 'The Impossible Man' on Fictionaut. That wall of text. As you have seen, it did not work out as planned.
2 - As always, grammar and spelling, plus the return of quotation marks.
3 - The opening monologue in Episode 1 will be changed to be a little more inviting and friendly.
4 - The ending will be changed a bit. I feel as though I derailed a couple of characters after I had kind gave them a resolution in previous Episodes.
5 - A few touches here and there for presentation purposes, including a book cover, as soon as I figure out photoshop.
The price right now is yet to be determined. Since it is already on Fictionaut, it will not be this overly expensive novel, however, I am going to set it up in the full lending program and make sure that it will have sales.
So those are the plans for 'The Impossible Man on Kindle'. I'll have ready this month, unless a job happens, then I will announce any necessary changes in the schedule, so that everything I said would go into this edition will be there.
Thank you all for listening to my rant. You all have good week.
Until next time...
See ya.
[The Impossible Man on Kindle
This was a decision I did not take lightly. For one, as a novel, I sacrificed its Publishing potential, anmd posting it on Fictionaut, was mainly because I felt that the window in which this story was themed on, Japanese Culture, had closed. It was not easy to make, but I did not want to see my novel rot inside my computer for no one to read either. Posting it up for free and not try to make a nominal income to pay my bills was very risky. I had hoped that by posting 'The Impossible Man' on Fictionaut, I can draw a little attention to the small publishers that frequent Fictionaut. Unfortunately, I also have a lot of things on my plate here in the real world.
One of those is employment. Even if I did succeed in getting 'The Impossible Man' published by a House, I would still have to get a job, since big sale are not guaranteed, and that is understandable. Yet, as you all have seen from our economy, it is crap, and very hard for me to find a everyday 9 to 5 M-F job. If I go into retail, then I have to deal with unpredictable hours, as well as the insane stress working at retail brings, and it will hinder my ability to write or create things. I have suffered physically from this before.
Which brings me back to 'The Impossible Man'. I'm putting it on Kindle so I can try to get some sales. Maybe not a lot, but enough, and hopefully I can push it hard enough to make it popular. The only drawback is that it is a self-published book, and not one to really ride on when I start pitching query letter for my other Novel that I never released on Fictionaut. It was written one year before 'The Impossible Man', but there are still some kinks and grammar to touch up, before I begin querying.
So what to expect from 'The Impossible Man on Kindle'?
1 - The return of a couple of deleted scenes that I removed to reduce the overwhelming size of 'The Impossible Man' on Fictionaut. That wall of text. As you have seen, it did not work out as planned.
2 - As always, grammar and spelling, plus the return of quotation marks.
3 - The opening monologue in Episode 1 will be changed to be a little more inviting and friendly.
4 - The ending will be changed a bit. I feel as though I derailed a couple of characters after I had kind gave them a resolution in previous Episodes.
5 - A few touches here and there for presentation purposes, including a book cover, as soon as I figure out photoshop.
The price right now is yet to be determined. Since it is already on Fictionaut, it will not be this overly expensive novel, however, I am going to set it up in the full lending program and make sure that it will have sales.
So those are the plans for 'The Impossible Man on Kindle'. I'll have ready this month, unless a job happens, then I will announce any necessary changes in the schedule, so that everything I said would go into this edition will be there.
Thank you all for listening to my rant. You all have good week.
Until next time...
See ya.
Monday, July 1, 2013
NEWS and NOTES: July
Greetings Fellow Readers! Welcome to another edition if 'NEWS and NOTES'. We now enter July and are halfway through the year 2013. Talk about fast. Without further ado, this months releases.
NEWS:
Wednesday July 10, 2013 on Blogspot at 8:00 PM EST: The Bi-Monthly Monthly Rants
Friday July 12, 2013 on Kindle - Free 'Shell' Friday
Wednesday July 24, 2013 on Blogspot at 8:00 PM EST: The Bi-Monthly Rants
Friday July 26, 2013 on Kindle: Free 'Shell' Friday
Friday July 26, 2013 on Kindle: 'The Impossible Man' on Kindle
NOTES:
I hope you all enjoyed 'Beyond Logic: The Spectral Line' on Fictionaut. Thank you all for your view.
Until Next Time...
See ya.
NEWS:
Wednesday July 10, 2013 on Blogspot at 8:00 PM EST: The Bi-Monthly Monthly Rants
Friday July 12, 2013 on Kindle - Free 'Shell' Friday
Wednesday July 24, 2013 on Blogspot at 8:00 PM EST: The Bi-Monthly Rants
Friday July 26, 2013 on Kindle: Free 'Shell' Friday
Friday July 26, 2013 on Kindle: 'The Impossible Man' on Kindle
NOTES:
I hope you all enjoyed 'Beyond Logic: The Spectral Line' on Fictionaut. Thank you all for your view.
Until Next Time...
See ya.
Friday, June 28, 2013
Quick Notes
Greetings Fellow Readers!
'Beyond Logic: The Spectral Line' is now up and running on Fictionaut. Click on the sidebar link to check it out.
'NEW and NOTES' will be up Monday July 1 at 8:00 PM EST.
Facebook Event Planner will be up Monday July 1 at 10:00 PM EST.
That's all for now.
Until Next Time...
See ya.
'Beyond Logic: The Spectral Line' is now up and running on Fictionaut. Click on the sidebar link to check it out.
'NEW and NOTES' will be up Monday July 1 at 8:00 PM EST.
Facebook Event Planner will be up Monday July 1 at 10:00 PM EST.
That's all for now.
Until Next Time...
See ya.
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Bi-Monthly Rants: June 19, 2013
Greetings Fellow readers! Welcome to another round of Bi-Monthly Rants. Are you all excited for next weeks release of 'Beyond Logic' on Fictionaut? To celebrate next weeks release, I am going to share some of my 'Thoughts on Writing'.
[Thoughts on Writing: Female Characters
Okay, this was something that I had on my mind for a long time. The problem is that being male, I don't know what I can say about females when I have never genuinely gone through the experiences of growing up female. There has been, for generations, all kinds of talk about females, from their rights to how they are depicted in fiction. While although I could share my thoughts, I just don't see the point, because other than showing vocal support for females and reject things that harm females, my words don't really matter. My words does not equal action, their just words, words do nothing. But writing is an action, and if there is one place I can, and have been doing my best, to help out females, is in my fiction writing, and hopefully future game inventions. Instead pointing out all the problems and what is wrong with, I will instead talk about what I want in my female characters in all my fiction works. It is a personal risk to make these statements, because I am human and I could accidental trip up and depict females in bad light without realizing it. I'm not looking to win points or curry, I just want an understanding of where I am taking my female characters in my own stories.
Females are Interesting:
Okay let me start with what is important in character development, making characters interesting. Most of my works have female protagonists because I find females interesting. Think of it like this, males in many action/adventure tend to follow the same formula; punch, punch, punch, outwit, shoot, punch. Yeah yeah that's very narrow-minded, but I did grow up in the 80s with all those action flicks around me and the 3rd grade girls in my class had cooties. Today though, I find that even though The Expendables and looking back at Die Hard, yeah its cool but Aliens is Awesome. Sigourney Weaver able to kick ass and still be feminine, the writers (James Cameron, David Glier, and Walter Hill) made Ripley an interesting character. She was an every-woman who rolled her eyes when the corporation did not listen to her about the dangers of the Aliens. What she went through, I don't believe would have been the same if a different character took her place. There is no reason to not make females interesting in fiction and have them face situations that are out of norm. Fiction is a what if scenario and my question is, "What is she going to do to get out of that situation?" That is when I write to answer such a question.
Females are Human:
We males make mistakes, females do too. We males can succeed and fail, females do too. We males try to find the best solution to an impossible puzzle and tha choice may not be the best, females do too. This is something important I try to keep in mind. Females can make mistakes, can succeed and fail, and can persevere in their life. Just like males, females has wants and dreams but also can lose said dreams. These is what make all of us human. I do my best to give my females motivation, drive, and at times they can make mistakes. I have them learn from it and move forward. I may not be perfect in many of my stories, but I at least try to give them respect as humans and get to them to stand up and push back. This isn't about asserting "strong independent woman" here, it's about them struggling to climb a mountain to reach the top and overcoming the trials that they face in the situation they are in.
Females are Different, and that's okay:
This is a tough one, because I always ask myself if it's okay to approach this in my fiction. Things like menstruation, feminine needs, pregnancies, these are things that do occur in every female and we males really don't know how that feels. We really don't. And sadly, there are some adult males who act like its cooties and not something to touch on. It's like "eeww" kind of behavior and as an adult, that's sad, really it is. For me personally, these things are genuinely personal and takes a modicum of understanding when putting it into fiction. However as male I'll really never know. Now granted, it isn't a requirement to depict these needs in every fiction unless it is relevant, but my point is that these needs should NOT be treated as taboo, by both genders. If such situations fit within the narrative, I won't hesitate to throw them in there. Because let's face reality, this is something that happens to females and should not be treated as if it doesn't exist. Yeah readers can assume throughout the story these are happening, but sometimes, these needs can happen when least expected and should never be ignored or poked with a long stick from a distance. It's just matter of asking, "Is this personal moment really necessary?" If the answer is yes, put it in there and stand by it.
Conclusion:
So yeah, it is very difficult to write an interesting female character do to the subjective nature of fiction. Some readers may take offense and other will say this is a great character female character. I can't sway 100% of the reader population. But what I hope is that when I write my female characters, they are interesting, fun, and most importantly, that they be who they are and be judged by the content of their character and merits, and not as a "female tag". What this means is that if a female a makes choice and its wrong choice, I want my readers to say "She was wrong.", not "Girls, am I right?". And I don't want to see my female characters used as a poster child for an agenda either. That is not why I write females for. Females are awesome.
Well I thank you for listening to my rants. I'll see you all next week with "Beyond Logic", and next months 'NEWS and NOTES' will be Monday July 1st at 8:00 PM EST.
Until next time...
See ya.
[Thoughts on Writing: Female Characters
Okay, this was something that I had on my mind for a long time. The problem is that being male, I don't know what I can say about females when I have never genuinely gone through the experiences of growing up female. There has been, for generations, all kinds of talk about females, from their rights to how they are depicted in fiction. While although I could share my thoughts, I just don't see the point, because other than showing vocal support for females and reject things that harm females, my words don't really matter. My words does not equal action, their just words, words do nothing. But writing is an action, and if there is one place I can, and have been doing my best, to help out females, is in my fiction writing, and hopefully future game inventions. Instead pointing out all the problems and what is wrong with, I will instead talk about what I want in my female characters in all my fiction works. It is a personal risk to make these statements, because I am human and I could accidental trip up and depict females in bad light without realizing it. I'm not looking to win points or curry, I just want an understanding of where I am taking my female characters in my own stories.
Females are Interesting:
Okay let me start with what is important in character development, making characters interesting. Most of my works have female protagonists because I find females interesting. Think of it like this, males in many action/adventure tend to follow the same formula; punch, punch, punch, outwit, shoot, punch. Yeah yeah that's very narrow-minded, but I did grow up in the 80s with all those action flicks around me and the 3rd grade girls in my class had cooties. Today though, I find that even though The Expendables and looking back at Die Hard, yeah its cool but Aliens is Awesome. Sigourney Weaver able to kick ass and still be feminine, the writers (James Cameron, David Glier, and Walter Hill) made Ripley an interesting character. She was an every-woman who rolled her eyes when the corporation did not listen to her about the dangers of the Aliens. What she went through, I don't believe would have been the same if a different character took her place. There is no reason to not make females interesting in fiction and have them face situations that are out of norm. Fiction is a what if scenario and my question is, "What is she going to do to get out of that situation?" That is when I write to answer such a question.
Females are Human:
We males make mistakes, females do too. We males can succeed and fail, females do too. We males try to find the best solution to an impossible puzzle and tha choice may not be the best, females do too. This is something important I try to keep in mind. Females can make mistakes, can succeed and fail, and can persevere in their life. Just like males, females has wants and dreams but also can lose said dreams. These is what make all of us human. I do my best to give my females motivation, drive, and at times they can make mistakes. I have them learn from it and move forward. I may not be perfect in many of my stories, but I at least try to give them respect as humans and get to them to stand up and push back. This isn't about asserting "strong independent woman" here, it's about them struggling to climb a mountain to reach the top and overcoming the trials that they face in the situation they are in.
Females are Different, and that's okay:
This is a tough one, because I always ask myself if it's okay to approach this in my fiction. Things like menstruation, feminine needs, pregnancies, these are things that do occur in every female and we males really don't know how that feels. We really don't. And sadly, there are some adult males who act like its cooties and not something to touch on. It's like "eeww" kind of behavior and as an adult, that's sad, really it is. For me personally, these things are genuinely personal and takes a modicum of understanding when putting it into fiction. However as male I'll really never know. Now granted, it isn't a requirement to depict these needs in every fiction unless it is relevant, but my point is that these needs should NOT be treated as taboo, by both genders. If such situations fit within the narrative, I won't hesitate to throw them in there. Because let's face reality, this is something that happens to females and should not be treated as if it doesn't exist. Yeah readers can assume throughout the story these are happening, but sometimes, these needs can happen when least expected and should never be ignored or poked with a long stick from a distance. It's just matter of asking, "Is this personal moment really necessary?" If the answer is yes, put it in there and stand by it.
Conclusion:
So yeah, it is very difficult to write an interesting female character do to the subjective nature of fiction. Some readers may take offense and other will say this is a great character female character. I can't sway 100% of the reader population. But what I hope is that when I write my female characters, they are interesting, fun, and most importantly, that they be who they are and be judged by the content of their character and merits, and not as a "female tag". What this means is that if a female a makes choice and its wrong choice, I want my readers to say "She was wrong.", not "Girls, am I right?". And I don't want to see my female characters used as a poster child for an agenda either. That is not why I write females for. Females are awesome.
Well I thank you for listening to my rants. I'll see you all next week with "Beyond Logic", and next months 'NEWS and NOTES' will be Monday July 1st at 8:00 PM EST.
Until next time...
See ya.
Thursday, June 6, 2013
Bi-Monthly Rants: June 5-6, 2013
Greetings Fellow Readers! I really, really am sorry for missing the scheduled 8:00 release last night. I did not pay attention to the clock and found myself waking up this morning realizing it. I do have a valid reason for missing it and this would be a good opportunity to use that as the focus of today's rants.
[Cyber Tactics®
So yeah last night, I had an idea for some new card designs. This happened during my taping of Prototype Presentations. Now as you know, there currently three type of cards Sprite Programs, Support Files, and System Tools. Where in early prototypes, there were actually five different card types, and one of those I had been tinkering a lot. Either I'd put or take out with each incarnation of the prototype. It's called the Server Board, and originally it did what System Tools does today. But I consolidated them because of redundancy and made it more streamlined.
Now there was another interesting thing I'm trying to tinker with in the game and that is no monetary cards. See in games like Magic: The Gathering and Legend of the Five Rings, they use a monetary system to allow players to place cards from their hands to table. The problem I had was that it was too much of crutch and lacked flexibility. So I never bothered making them. However, some kind of system had to be in place to play cards in order to keep the game balanced. So, I came up with the idea of letting cards pay for each other and not rely on monetary cards.
But, time went on and while this approach does work, I feel like not having monetary cards is the opposite of forcing monetary cards. This was a combination of years of researching game creation from places like Penny Arcade, and extensive playtesting. I came to realize during that recording that I would be cheating players out of something very unique from other cards. Total freedom of creative strategy.
What this means is that by putting in the Server Boards to serve as monetary cards AND keeping the every pays for each other rules, players will be able to freely come up with strategies without the mandatory barrier of having monetary cards in a deck. In other they don;t have play monetary cards if they don't want to. Players can form a deck without Server Boards, or with little Server Boards, or they can rely heavily on it like Magic: the Gathering. Either way, players will have freedom in this game.
Of course there is another bonus to this. I was able to move one of my game mechanics over to Server Boards, because it's nature makes sense. Originally I created three of these cards but because of this change I ended making 4 new additional cards around this game mechanic and it was not easy. It took me all of last night to conjure up these new cards and then strike a balance to keep them from being broken. I also ended up making other new cards for Server Boards expanding on the monetary theme.]
So that is what happened last night and I apologize again for being very late. I am thinking about making a different type of video on YouTube. These videos would be more in depth on all my games and a little more personal then the robotic, sterile sounding Prototype Presentations. I don't know when to begin or how to go about it, but I definately do want to make these videos.
So that's all have for the rants today. Thank you all for joining me.
Until Next Time...
See ya.
Monday, June 3, 2013
NEWS and NOTES: Month of June
Greetings Fellow Readers! Welcome to the monthly issue of 'NEWS and NOTES'. This is the first full month of the Facebook Monthly and what do we have on tap, check it out.
[NEWS]
-Wednesday June 5 and June 19 at 8:00 PM on Blogspot: The Bi-Monthly Rants.
Get the latest thoughts and insight from author H-M Brown.
-Friday June 7 and June 8: Free 'Shell' Friday.
Pick up your free copy of 'Shell', prequel to The Geolyth Equation, only on Kindle.
-Friday June 18 on Fictionaut: Beyond Logic.
The Speculative Fiction anthology series is back to take into the all thing surreal and illogical.
Coming soon to Fictionaut.
[NOTES]
- As you can see, 'NEWs and NOTES' will be a monthly posting. You will find more information regarding all upcoming events in my Facebook by clicking on the sidebar link to the left of this page. And I will post up on Facebook and Twitter when these events are posted.
That is all for 'NEWS and NOTES' this month.
Until Next Time...
See ya.
[NEWS]
-Wednesday June 5 and June 19 at 8:00 PM on Blogspot: The Bi-Monthly Rants.
Get the latest thoughts and insight from author H-M Brown.
-Friday June 7 and June 8: Free 'Shell' Friday.
Pick up your free copy of 'Shell', prequel to The Geolyth Equation, only on Kindle.
-Friday June 18 on Fictionaut: Beyond Logic.
The Speculative Fiction anthology series is back to take into the all thing surreal and illogical.
Coming soon to Fictionaut.
[NOTES]
- As you can see, 'NEWs and NOTES' will be a monthly posting. You will find more information regarding all upcoming events in my Facebook by clicking on the sidebar link to the left of this page. And I will post up on Facebook and Twitter when these events are posted.
That is all for 'NEWS and NOTES' this month.
Until Next Time...
See ya.
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