Random Thoughts (NSFW!!!!!)

Hellooooooo!  Anyone out there?  Hey, you!  In the back row.  I see you hiding there.  Leave a comment so I know people still check in here.

Bullet updates and random thoughts:

STILL struggling with book three.  Working on it but taking a break to post this.  The struggle?  Trying to write a woman and do her justice is tough.  Plus, I have been working 60 hours a week so even when I am home, I am recuperating more than writing.  Yeah, life sucks a bit but it's better than the alternative :).

Did the PA Ren Faire so that took up a weekend.  Looney Lucy and Ploppy are better than ever.  Don Juan and Miguel were ok.  Not much of a turnout there, kinda makes you wonder about the state of the economy.  Nevermind, no wondering needed.  Still sucks :).

Ask Tom Tuesday: Female Footwear Explained

Today's question is one that has perplexed men for ages: What is it with women and shoes?

Tom says:

Not every woman is obsessed with shoes, but it is usually a safe bet that she owns more pairs than the man in her life.

Men only need a few pairs of shoes and each has a specific function:

"The Reluctant" and Big Al

I think I first became aware of Big Al's Books and Pals in March of 2011 when I was researching blogs to which I could peddle my first book. At that time, the story of the day was "The Greek Seaman"

Please, God, tell me I spelled that right...

Ask Tom Tuesday: I Love You

Our question today comes from some woman that I got stuck with for two hours (long story). I don't know how the conversation turned to her love life...some people just over-share...but the issue is one with which we have all dealt at one point or another:

When is “I love you” appropriate?

Tom Says:

C.S. Splitter IS Your...

People that know me know that I have, what I consider to be, a healthy semi-obsession with George R.R. Martin and his “A Song of Ice and Fire” series. Watching “Game of Thrones: on HBO? Martin is the guy who wrote the books on which the series is based. The first three books in the series are the best fantasy ever written.

Martin published those first three books in the space of about four years. Not a bad rate. Unfortunately, the fourth book took something like five years to publish and the fifth took another five (plus) years to get to print. His fans split over the delay and Martin's public relations machine went on an extended vacation as updates on progress were nearly non-existent.

His supporters proclaimed that “you cannot rush art!” His detractors opined that Martin had become lazy, distracted, and had possibly lost his magic touch. As the battle in fandom raged, Neil Gaiman came to his defense and famously told the detractors that “George R.R. Martin is not your bitch!”

Well, I am not George R.R. Martin and aside from the facts that he has sold many millions more books, is a better writer of prose, and is the creator of the world for HBO's flagship series these days, I feel obligated to give my readers, friends, and fans (my Happy Few), an update.

In short, C.S. Splitter IS your bitch.

Cobwebs

*cough*

Woah - it looks like I might have had the wrong impression *sneeze* about Splitter all along.


I know that he claims he has a life outside of entertaining everyone who comes to this neck of the woods and all and I really didn’t believe that to be the case.  I lean more towards he is holed up in a cabin in the woods somewhere trying to reenact scenes from the epic Joss Whedon film, and figuring out if a cheese grater is the best way to dispose of a body or if he’s going to have to go all Fargo on us and use the wood chipper.

Memorial Day Weekend Only!

Hello everyone! Trish here! Since the Boss-man is working his fingers to the bone, I figured I'd hijack Splitter's blog to let you in on some great news! This weekend only, for the first time ever, The Willing is FREE!

Splitter posted this on Facebook just a few minutes ago:

More of an update on me later. For now, please enjoy a couple freebies for your weekend reading pleasure. On me, of course: http://www.amazon.com/The-Willing-Crayder-Chronicles-ebook/dp/B006AWYE2M/ref=tmm_kin_title_0?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2

That's right. For the first time ever, The Willing has charted on Amazon and sits at #66 in Action/Adventure Ebooks and, also for the first time, it is free to you.

Yeah, The Reluctant, the book that started it all, is free this weekend too:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004VS751O?ie=UTF8&force-full-site=1&ref=aw_bottom_links

Get both, my treat. And...SPREAD THE WORD to your interwebs virtual friends.

Splitter 

In addition to this great news, The Willing also hit #55 in the UK! So thanks to you who have who have already purchased both The Willing and The Reluctant! And to those of you who haven't, here's your perfect chance to get all caught up - free! - before the 3rd book comes out (later this year).

I will now return you to your regularly scheduled broadcasting.  :)