First Trisk Author Blog

My turn is coming up for my first Triskelion Author's blog on Monday, May 1. I haven't selected my subject yet--I'll probably wing it (g). Maybe talk philosophy and put a plug in for my newsletter...which, by the way, I'm offering a drawing for those who sign up for the newsletter by April 30 (my birthday). If you sign up by then and if my Wookie baby pulls your name out of the box, you'll win a lovely silver tone bracelet with a heart charm. I thought that was kind of appropriate for an author with a book called 'Heartstone' (g).

On another loop, we're talking about heroes for our books. One writer suggested a list of 10 studly actors that she based her heroes on. Another popped up with yet a different list of 10. It occurred to me that I don't have an official 'hot guy'list.

So to start

1. Gerard Butler (got to love a guy who can wear a kilt with authority AND who has a sweet Scottish accent)

2. Kevin Sorbo (long hair a la Hercules or short hair a la Dylon Hunt--the man is hot. And I'd bet he'd look great in a kilt!)

3. Steve Bacic (with the grungy beard as Telemachus Rhade--mmm, mmm)

4. Keith Hamilton-Cobb (with the dreads...and the low growl (g))

5. Robert Lang (Red Wings Center--wonderful look of determination when playing, and has a smile that lights up the stadium when the team scores)

6. Oded Fehr (the guy with the tattoos in the Mummy movie...huge yum factor)

What kind of writer am I?

This was a fun and quick test I saw posted...somewhere, lol You Should Be a Science Fiction Writer

Your ideas are very strange, and people often wonder what planet you're from.And while you may have some problems being "normal," you'll have no problems writing sci-fi.Whether it's epic films, important novels, or vivid comics...Your own little universe could leave an important mark on the world!

What Type of Writer Should You Be?

Mmm. Not the first time I've been told I have very strange ideas. Probably won't be the last either (G)

Click on the link to try the test yourself.

Wrong Date Posts

I had a rash of incorrect dates on my blog entries. I've just narrowed it down to Internet Explorer (after jumping hoops through my privacy service and firewall). I imagine that means I'll have to remove it and re-install it...when I get the time.

Interesting note. Mozilla Firefox works just fine as evidenced by this post and the post I just put up about Triskelion Publishing. I miss the old days when all you had to know was how/why computers did what they did. Now you have to be Sherlock Holmes to figure things out.

Triskelion Publishing News Alert!!

Triskelion Publishing is now an approved RWA publisher! Which means, maybe, that I am or will be a 'published' author according to RWA standards. The 'will be' part of that sentence is dependent on whether RWA is approving all contracted authors prior to this approval date or approving authors whose books come out after the date regardless of when the contract was signed.

So much mystery, LOL

What it really means is I won't be able to enter contests that prohibit authors who've been published by RWA standards. Oh me, oh my. I suppose that's an end to my burgeoning career as a contest slut, LOL

Missed it!

Dog gone it. Yesterday (April 6) was Tartan Day and Declaration of Arbroath.

That date commemorates the signing of the Declaration of Arbroath in 1320, which asserted Scotland's sovereignty over English territorial claims, and which was an influence on the American Declaration of Independence.

Okay, that worked.

Maybe the problem is on my computer after all.

Too weird

Testing from another site

Testing the date problem from another site