Who Knew eBooks Would Catch On?

I’ve been noticing more and more eBook advertising lately. Honestly, when my publisher put my book into eBook form I didn’t really think much of it. Call me old fashion, but I’ve always envisioned a book as paper pages I had to turn every time I came to the bottom of them. The eBook concept was just hard for me. But the more I learn, the more it seems eBooks are catching on. As I understand it, Amazon’s Kindle is really popular. I walked into Sam’s Club and found they’d released their own eBook reader. A number of my friends have even been recommending eBooks they’ve enjoyed as of late. I haven’t tried reading an eBook yet, but I am more inclined to now.
In case you are an eBook reader, Only Angels Are Bulletproof is available as an eBook. Just check out my website’s home page for more information. It is not yet available on Kindle, but we are working on that. If you would like to see it on Kindle, look up Only Angels Are Bulletproof on Amazon and find the “Tell the Publisher you’d like to see this book on Kindle” button to the left.
Happy Reading!

LOL Panda Pics!

Lol, okay, I wanted to e-mail this to a friend, but my e-mail refused to work, so I decided to post them here. :)

Okay, Mum, can you come get me down now!


King of the world!

Kung Fu Panda...

One, two, three...Lift!

Panda Puff.

Peek a boo...

HELP!

So sleepy.

I didn't steal the bambo. I was just sitting here.

Panda aerobics...one and lift and two and lift.

Look, mum, I cleaned my plate.

You get off...no, yout get off...no, you get off...

Do I have milk on my face?

Paparazzi!

...eight, nine, ten!..ready or not here I come!

Just nappin'

Great, how am I going to get down now.

Bad panda on time out.

Father I have sinned...

Hahahahaha!

Panda Tai Chi

Comtemplating life...

Instant Messaging From 2ft Away

Have you ever realized you’ve developed a really strange habit? I instant message my brother, sometimes all day. Why is that strange? His desk is approximately 2ft away from mine. We don’t need to raise our voices at all to speak. If I roll my chair just a little to the right, I can see him face to face.
I think it all started as a joke. You know, “Haha, I’m instant messaging you even though you’re only 2ft away.” But somehow that’s developed into a string of day to day communications. If he’s working on a project that he wants my opinion on, he can send it over. If I want him to review something, I can do the same….Okay and yes, we can share funny You Tube videos very easily. He’s even figured out a way to take over my screen if I need him to fix something.
Hm, I’m not sure if this is a case of technology making life better or just stranger.

In The Fire

Okay, this struck me as neat, so I thought I’d put it up here. I’ve heard the story of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego approximately a hundred times now. ;) And I’ve heard it from lots of different angles as well. But I was listening to one of my favorite teachers recently and she looked at one particular aspect in a different way.
To refresh, the trio was tossed in a ferocious fire, expecting to be burned alive, but instead there was a “forth man” in the fire who kept them alive and well. The point she made was Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego were tossed into the fire bound. I.e. in bondage. So, often when we are in bondage to something, we have to meet Jesus in the fire before we can be free.
I just thought that was a neat way of putting it. :)Of course we know that even when we walk though the fire we shall not be burned. (Isaiah 43:2) :)

Great New Writer

I always like finding great first-time writers (can’t imagine why ;) ).
Anyway, here’s a new one I just found that turned out to be really good.
THE SECOND TRUMPET by Larry Miles.
It’s a really quick read, but one that kind of leaves you thinking. I’m all for Christian suspense novels. :D

Back matter:
In the wake of the 9/11 attacks, the question that lingers in the mind of every American is not if it will happen again, but when. As terrorists stand ready to decapitate the U.S. government with a nuclear suitcase bomb deep in the nations capital, Colin Calhoun, a wealthy businessman with no use for God, finds himself in jail fighting for his life. Meanwhile, Sam Morgan, a devoted believer, struggles to make sense of the enigmatic visions hes receiving from God. Author Larry Miles weaves an intricate web of prophesy and destiny as two men at the core of Gods end-times plan for America race against time to decode divine messages before The Second Trumpet sounds.

Review:
It’s one of those fast paced novels that reminds us all that we live in a dangerous world that could cause us to live in fear and doubt. Larry Miles does a great job of developing characters that provoke the reader to evaluate their own relationship with God and how He is working out His plan for mankind. If you have ever found yourself fearful of terrorist attacks this novel will keep you turning the pages to not only find out what happens, but to set you straight on how to overcome that fear.

Necessary To Writing

I’m told that every writer has something or things that they feel they “need” when writing. Some say it’s a mood, some say a place, some even say a particular scent.
I’d never really thought about it before, but upon review I found that in a way it is true.
So, here’s a list of mine.

Laptop: While my favorite place to write is my desk, I like to be able to pick up and move to a new location if the mood strikes.
My glasses: It should be pretty obvious why these are necessary. Yeah, I’m farsighted. :P
IPod: It’s very good a cutting out the background noise that invariably occurs in a relatively small house with lots of people and dogs.
Cappuccino: I’m not really sure why, but it’s just necessary :)

Okay, so maybe writers are just a little weird.

Just Can't Stop

I think I’m computer overdosing today. I mean, I usually spend a good portion of the day on the computer, but today, I think I’m officially attached to it…and it won’t let me go….
-I started the day with a list of about fifty different blog review sites that my marketing agent sent me. She said pick five of them for her to send a review copy of my book to. Five? I’ve gone through about half so far and I’ve already picked out about seventeen. I’m at the point now where I’m trying to decide if I really need to go through all of them or if I can just pick five from my current list. I was starting to get nauseous from all the scrolling.
-Then I set to work on my book I’m trying to write at the moment. My goal has been a chapter a day. Well, today turned out to be the longest chapter in the book. There just wasn’t a point where I could break it up. Over 3,500 words later I’m happy with it…my brain always tells me that I could write more, but it’s starting to feel foggy.
-Then I sent out thank you e-mails to people who signed their e-mails on my guestbook.
-Then I replied to some comments on this blog. (Love to hear from you!)
-Then I went over to HSA and started messaging and blogging there.
And now I’m back here…I think I might have a problem. :P
Ah, well. All in all I have to say, I love my job, love talking to people, and love that my laptop has a really long battery life.
Excuse me while I go check my other e-mail accounts. :D