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June 26, 2010: After reading numerous stories of how pdf files can be exploited by the a-holes of the world to harm both website owner and viewer, I've decided to remove the "Chapter Preview" pdf's from my site. Instead, the "Chapter Preview" links will now take you to my books' pages on the Google Books site, where an extended preview can be read. I wish I had a little more control of over what was shown as part of that extended preview on their site, but, oh well, I can always look into that a little further. Links to the previews can be found on the main page. Should have an update on the forthcoming book in a few weeks. On an unrelated note: I'm getting jazzed (yeah, that's right, I just used the word "jazzed") for the World Cup match today - go, go, USA!!!! (Postgame update: Crap. The clock just struck midnight.)
May 31, 2010: Trying my best to stick to the schedule I laid out last month - bit of a tweak needed to do so... Not ready to post a sample chapter yet (a few tweaks needed for it as well), so I figured I would post the first few chapter titles now, instead. Look for a few new chapter titles to be posted every few weeks or so. Sample chapter will be coming soon as well. Head on over to the Reign of the Sweet Uniques page to check out the first three chapter titles!
April 17, 2010: The "schedule of events" for the upcoming book - Reign of the Sweet Uniques (I sure hope I can stick to this schedule)...a-a-a-and away we go!: End of May: Sample chapter(s) will be posted on site (probably the Prologue and Chapter 1 (maybe) as was done for previous two books). August: Chapter listing posted on site (using same format as previous two books) November/December: The book is finished and released (injecting caffeine now); and I then move on to my next book (not related to this series, but I'm itching to get started on it in-depth! It will be "cosmic", man, "cosmic"!)
February 4, 2010: The first two books in the series are now available in e-book form for the Amazon Kindle. Don't have a Kindle? Yeah, neither do I. Don't like e-books? Yeah, neither do I. But, they seem to be catching on with folks due to all the new e-book readers, etc., so I figured "what they hey". I do have an iPhone however, and with the free Kindle app, I was able to download the books to my phone...it's actually kind of neat...I still prefer a book that's printed though. So, even if you don't have a Kindle or a smartphone of some sort, you can still get the e-books via the free Kindle app for your PC or Mac. Also, the price of my two books in this format are much more pocket friendly at $2.99 apiece. You're welcome. Anyway, we'll see how this goes, then I may look into making it available for the other e-book devices out there (B&N's Nook, Sony reader, iPad(?)). I still want to make audio versions of my books, but the time just isn't there at the moment. So, if you want - no pressure or anything...*buy it* * buy it* *buy it* - head on over to Amazon and take your pick of the printed or Kindle edition for each book. I must admit though, some of the formatting didn't quite translate the same from my printed version to the Kindle format - but the story is all there! - page breaks, chapter title centering, indentations, some fonts, etc., might look a little off when compared to the printed version. I tried. The Candy Bar Adventures: The Battle of Caramel Castle (Kindle Edition) at Amazon.com The Candy Bar Adventures: March of the Evil Mard (Kindle Edition) at Amazon.com
December 1, 2009: Wow, I have not accomplished one darn thing since my last post! Though I've had a basic (though always flexible) outline for over a year, and even completed portions 2 years ago, I'm still not going to finish Reign of the Sweet Uniques this year. Why? I haven't written anything in months (how's that for basic cause and effect?)...just haven't felt like it. However, I've already started to prescribe myself healthy doses of old "Twilight Zone" episodes; some of my favorite music albums; and a documentary on George Lucas and his creation of the original "Star Wars" trilogy, to re-stoke my creative fire. The original "Twilight Zone" is, in my opinion, the greatest collection of stories in the history of TV - the quality of writing that went into each episode inspires me to create something great myself (and, oh yeah, I already have notes jotted down for a Zone-esque story or two of my own - muwa-ha-ha), plus there's something about Rod Serling's voice that makes me want to crack out an old typewriter and just start punching keys. Good music - there's something about good music that ignites my brain and gets me thinking about all sorts of things. Lastly, when I first saw "Star Wars" back in '77, my 3-year-old brain was irrevocably changed - the imagination and creativity functions were switched on with full force (no pun intended...which is odd, because I usually intend my puns). Now though, what inspires me about those movies is not so much the movies themselves, but rather the "never say die" drive it took to complete that first movie in the series - thus making a dream a reality. So, the fire is being re-lit, and sometime next year, The Candy Bar Adventures series will finally be complete. "Don't know when in 2010" is my new slogan - it kinda keeps you on track, but in a low-pressure sort of way. However, I may have one or two surprises before the end of the year...e-books? e-gads!...but maybe. Oh, and those entertaining Author bios I mentioned in August...I'll get 'em on here eventually. Or folks out there could just buy both the books that are currently available and get the snarky, dry-witted bios that way...ya know, just saying.
August 16, 2009: A couple of minor characters that will have some "page time" in the upcoming Reign of the Sweet Uniques are the thin and stretchy, near-identical, twin pieces of salt water taffy cleverly named Sol and Walter Taffy (yeah, I pat myself on the back for that one). These twin brothers have never known any life outside of the downtrodden and depressed Brownie Bayou, but that hasn't stopped them from pretending they are one in the same as those from the regal families of Royal Toffees or Royal Caramels. Basically, they realized early on that they didn't have anything except each other, so they quickly learned how to make lemonade out of life's lemons. (You see, since they're taffy, they're very flexible when it comes to handling any situation...*ah-ha-ha-ha, ha...ha....ahem*) Anyway... I've loosely based these two characters' personalities on the over-the-top prim and proper Goofy Gophers from the classic Looney Tunes cartoons, so it's been fun writing some really ridiculous exchanges between these two. Fun fact: One of these brothers first appeared near the end of March of the Evil Mard. Never mentioned by name in that book (because I hadn't thought of a name yet at the time I wrote it), I did note, however, that Taffies like Sol and Walter originate from the coastal land of Stretchenpull (again, I patted myself on the back when I created that clever name and location...hey, someone had to).
Next month's update will spotlight the sarcastic, snarky, dry-witted "Author's Bio" page I added to the end of each of the first two books and...possibly...I may reveal the Bio page that will be at the end of the upcoming book.
July 18, 2009: Amazingly, I updated the page! Just added front and back covers to upcoming book on front page. Hey, speaking of that book, I'm slowly getting it written...very...very...slooooowly (check out all the o's I added to "slowly" - yeah, that slow). Will I get it done by the end of 2009? Uh, er, I sure hope so. This is shaping up to be the most challenging, yet rewarding, book in the series to write. Update next month (no, seriously, I really will have an update next month) will feature names of a couple new minor characters - one of whom actually appeared briefly near the end of the last book - March of the Evil Mard.
April 4, 2009: Added a couple new character descriptions to both the Reign of the Sweet Uniques and Character Profiles sections. Might have another update before the end of the month (two updates in one month?!...it might just happen).
March 13, 2009: Added the Front and Back Cover images for the upcoming book to the Reign of the Sweet Uniques page. As you'll see, I stubbornly kept the "plain jane" (some may even say "ugly") look to the covers. I have my reasons. New character descriptions next month, as well as some other stuff.
February 10, 2009: Added some character news to the Reign of the Sweet Uniques page. The writing continues...as time allows.
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