Obsessive Rep Point Checkers Club (Volume IV)
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Hugs to you, Vince... maybe it's old age. That happens to people a lot.
No. He can remember to tell me about everything his neighbors did. And what the people at dialysis said.
I'm used to it.
I can sympathize, Vince...last week, I stopped by my parents house (as I do most days) and my dad didn't recognize me. My mother had to remind him of who I was. Not an easy thing to go through.
OK. BDH has one of the best avvies I've seen in a LONG time. The boy deserves great reppies for that. 
And I know that feeling, BD. For more than years, I've gone out of my way to get certain things my dad's lost over the years (books, movies, music, etc.) that the two of us used to enjoy when I was a kid. Each time I gave something to him, he stared at it and said something like "This looks interesting." or "Why did you get me this?" I've been trying to tell my mom and sisters that he needed to get looked at by a doctor 'cause that's just not right.
He got diagnosed with a pretty bad case of dementia this year. I can't help but wonder if that could've been helped if they'd listened all those years ago, y'know?
And I know that feeling, BD. For more than years, I've gone out of my way to get certain things my dad's lost over the years (books, movies, music, etc.) that the two of us used to enjoy when I was a kid. Each time I gave something to him, he stared at it and said something like "This looks interesting." or "Why did you get me this?" I've been trying to tell my mom and sisters that he needed to get looked at by a doctor 'cause that's just not right.
He got diagnosed with a pretty bad case of dementia this year. I can't help but wonder if that could've been helped if they'd listened all those years ago, y'know?
So, Housemate has talked me into creating a new Paar (the hero from my AW anthology story) story. She's thinking about doing a "magical dogs" anthology next summer (paying market, if all things go well--and, yes, open submission policy), so I've got an idea barking in my head. Thankfully, I've got time to write it. It's also good 'cause I'll be writing Paar's series after finishing with this book and revising another (which shouldn't take TOO long--ghods willing and the crick don't rise).
And we've had some interest on the anthology, and at least one sale, so we're content. This is the off-season for buying, so this much activity is better than we'd hoped for. Hopefully she'll get the kinks worked out of the Kindle version so we can get up on Amazon soon and have the POD version available.
Today, she's painting the cover for the next anthology and I'm just chilling. Feels good.
And we've had some interest on the anthology, and at least one sale, so we're content. This is the off-season for buying, so this much activity is better than we'd hoped for. Hopefully she'll get the kinks worked out of the Kindle version so we can get up on Amazon soon and have the POD version available.
Today, she's painting the cover for the next anthology and I'm just chilling. Feels good.
After about 10 hours total, I finally finished painting the near life size portrait of my MC in my book series.
Yay.
-Now I have to paint the alien appearance. Head desk.
Yay.
-Now I have to paint the alien appearance. Head desk.
Just out of curiosity--what are you going to do with these when you're done with them? Life-sized portraits are a bit large to hang in most rooms, after all.
When I say 'life-size' they are just from the shoulders up, so 2x3ft. So it's a head-shot
And well, I've got them photographed and smaller in the computer, for whatever I need em for.
But I figure if I need promotional posters at book signings (there's a huge book fest here instate in the Spring time) Then what better thing to have then poster copies of the characters, maps, planets, and other things from the books
Ah! Yes, that makes sense.
We haven't thought anything about promotional material. I'm still not sure how you sign an ebook after all. We tried the con route last time, but it got expensive quickly and it wasn't profitable. All we're doing at the moment is running a FB page for my dog (the company mascot). He's got more friends than most people I know. LOL!
We haven't thought anything about promotional material. I'm still not sure how you sign an ebook after all. We tried the con route last time, but it got expensive quickly and it wasn't profitable. All we're doing at the moment is running a FB page for my dog (the company mascot). He's got more friends than most people I know. LOL!
There's special software to sign ebooks. I think it's free, but I know my publisher/authors uses it.
And as for the dog FB page - he's so cute, of course he's gonna have the more friends!!!
I know. He is. LOL! And Housemate writes fun doggy POV stuff for it too.
(If anyone wants to friend my dog, he's Foo Bat on FB. )
(If anyone wants to friend my dog, he's Foo Bat on FB.
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I started one at wordpress, just to see how it ran. Link in my siggie.
I do like the title I came up with, though.
I do like the title I came up with, though.
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I started one at wordpress, just to see how it ran. Link in my siggie.
I do like the title I came up with, though.
I'm tweeting the link, just because I want to be able to say the words "fab facebook author and 'foo bat' owner " in a sentence
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