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June 22, 2015

#Wattys2015

And it's live. The best part about the Wattys Award is that there are way so many stories to look out for. I'd be keeping you guys posted on my personal scout.
Are you signing up too or know someone who is??
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Published on June 22, 2015 09:52 Tags: wattpad, wattys2015

June 13, 2015

THIS WEEK IN CHECK:

-Started off on a zombie trail...."The future of humanity...ends here"
-Met the amazing Phillip Tomasso, author of Damn The Dead.
-Got a book cover for one of the stories on The Summer Collection.
-Got thrilled by James Cameron's awesomeness for Avatar 2.(Pandora's just one amazing idea).
-Designed a logo for a new Press.
-Sneaked up on Joseph Eastwood's interview.
How's your week been guys?
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Published on June 13, 2015 12:13

May 11, 2015

Texas Frightmare

Iow and well, i'm sorry for not updating. Anyway, all roads led to Texas bout a week back for the Texas Frightmare and yeah, all the costumes and writers and giveaways was thrilling. Looking forward to Halloween now ;-)
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Published on May 11, 2015 09:15 Tags: events, horror, tfw

April 6, 2015

Today In Review.

Psshh.....oh well, for the better part of today, it was quite wasted. Couldn't bring myself to writing 1000 words.
Ended up beta-reading two books instead so it was worth it after all. :-)
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Published on April 06, 2015 12:14

April 4, 2015

Lake House

**Humans aren't the only things that like to chill** Lake House By: Gabriel Pope “You’re really going on a vacation with Li?” Sarah asked for the umpteenth time while she sat at the edge of the bed watching Marissa pack her bag. The excitement she felt was very visible both in her facial expression and actions. “Are you going to keep asking questions or try being useful here?” she shot back, wiping off a bead of sweat. It had been months now since she actually felt her skin moistened by sweat
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Published on April 04, 2015 12:37

April 1, 2015

Karma

Run Martins, run.Run Martins, run.Run Martins, r...I felt a pump of extra adrenaline as I jumped over a tree which had blocked my way. How was that even possible? I thought, not slowing down as I kept forcing my way through vines and puddles with the strong stench of rotting leaves stinging my nose. What was I running from? Where was I running to? There was no time for answers-I couldn't even understand the questions. I had gotten to the end of the road, not except I was meaning to dive into the 20 feet deep waters that waited ahead of me.With as much strength as I could muster, I bent low to the ground, trying to get a hold of whatever could stop me from going further. Finally, I crashed to the floor, just at the edge of the waterfall. I looked behind me in amazement of what I had caused; I had split the earth in two with steam, red hot steam oozing out from within. "What have I done?" I asked myself as I gazed at my unhurt hands which had been soiled with earth, up to my elbow. My chest leapt up and then down very rapidly now as I looked around me, only then did I realize that my surrounding seemed strange. How did I get here? Where am... The earth beneath me shook. I looked below to see the earth rumbling, critters of rock falling off the edge of the waterfall where I stood. There was a loud scream from Lord-knows-where which caused the earth to give way even faster. I braced myself as the cliff shattered; a quick rush of wind blasted my face as I descended lower which made it hard for me to breathe. My heartbeat increased with every beat getting harder and harder and..."Ughh" I moaned in pain, I could've sworn I had broken something."Martins Lewisky" a female voice said, making me jerk in shock. The darkness around me was terrifying to say the least, how did I get here? Just a moment ago I was falling off a cliff and now I was... where? What is going on? "You have reached your destination."Before I could even say another word, I heard the cranking noise of metal. It was loud, deafening loud and it made me retreat further into the darkness which seemed endless. The louder the cranking noise was, the brighter the room became but I still couldn’t see anything. Needless to say, my heart now wrestled behind my ribs like a caged bird trying to break free. Moments later, the noise stopped, but it was only for a split second."Martins!!! Martins!!! Martins!!! Martins!!!" The loud cheer of people around me made my heart jump in fear. My eyes shone brighter at the sight of the crowd that stood above me in a somewhat enclosed glass chamber. Why were they cheering? Who are they and what do they expect me to do?"FIGHT!!!" came a reply from my head-or was it really from my head."Fight what?" I whimpered, my eyes stung with tears that would never break free."Look!" The voice said again and as if compelled, I turned to see my doom which awaited me. Creatures, the ones you only heard of in myths and legends, they stood in their numbers, hundreds, thousands, millions of them watched patiently from the other end of the field as if awaiting orders. I swallowed hard. "Now fight!" These creatures leapt towards me once the words were spoken.I turned away from them and ran, again, my swift foot went into action. One leap after the other, away from my devourers which had no problem catching up with me.  Their growling sounds drew closer making my heart pump faster, like it was going to explode. Slowly, everywhere started getting filled with a cloud of dust. My hands swung faster than I could imagine as I the earth shook tremendously below me with every thump of these creature. I gave a quick look behind me, only to meet the fist of a Minotaur which made me loose my balance, causing me to stumble and fall.I had expected parts of my body to be flying in the air as soon I touched the floor but the case was different, I had just fallen into a silver metal chair in an overly bright room with just one silver table in front of me. Slowly, I placed my hands away from my face."Hello? Is anyone here?" I asked, almost stuttering as soon as I found out my feet had been cuffed to the chair by some mechanism I wasn’t aware of. A screen appeared on the wall, it showed scattered broadcast for a while before going blank. I couldn’t decipher where I was, or what had been happening for the past one hour. The dots weren’t just connecting-that’s if there were any dots to start with. A lady walked in from nowhere, I couldn’t understand how she had gotten into the room when there were no doors. She was dressed in an all-black leather suit with white hand gloves and a briefcase in one hand."Hello Martins" she started, I could tell the smile on her pale face was fake, like something that had been well practiced and for some reason, she seemed familiar."Hey" I found myself replying even when I didn’t want to. "Where am-""You've been through hell and I know. Let me help you" she interrupted, reaching for the briefcase. I watched as she slowly reached for the briefcase and pulled out a syringe and a transparent bottle with yellow fluid. She turned to me after sucking out the content of the bottle into the syringe. "It’s just one shot you know""What happens after that?" I asked, unsure if I could trust the only human I had come across in as long as I could remember."There's only one way to find out" she replied, pulling my left arm over the table and sticking the needle in. There was no effect for a moment, and then I felt the tingle in my stomach. It started lightly, and then it got fiercer by the second."What did you…" I asked, pausing to control the burn in my stomach “...do to me." The sensation was unpleasant, my skin had turned red and it felt like I was being gutted out. The only sounds I could hear were the ones from the last one hour. Slowly and painfully, the world went dim to me, my heart had stopped beating and I was struggling to survive for the next second. The air went pale, my throat tightened and the sharp pain in my head was unbearable, life-threatening unbearable.Amidst my misgivings, I could hear voices...voices of unseen people. Wailing, crying, begs for mercy, wicked laughter, screams. They were my only companion in the following moments that followed."Let’s just hope he gets it right this time. If not, we're pulling the plug on this one" That was the last thing I heard before I gave a loud cry of unimaginable pain.###My eyes opened to meet the peering look of strange faces, all of which were gruesome in appearance. I sat on the floor to get a better look at these people. It looked like a waste land around me with more than a handful of tattered looking people, of which I was one of."Where am I?" I asked one of the people around me."Welcome back to Karma and you sure are one lucky bastard. How much did you pay these guys before you died?""What? What are you talking about?" I asked puzzled. Who was dead? Definitely not me because I sure could...wait one second, am I dead?"For the umpteenth time Martins" he spat out something black from his mouth. "This is Karma, your Afterlife. You are dead in the real sense but before you died, you paid The Routers Company on earth to bring you back to life, just like all of us here. Those fools never told us we would be experiencing what we did to other while we were alive and we would have to face our vey selves on our way back to life.""Only a few ever get out of here" another fellow added."That explains everything" I muttered to myself in fear. I had always threatened to make people run for their own lives, claiming I was The Beast of beasts and the chance to play smart on people never passed me by. The more terrifying part, however, was that those were just at the bottom of the list of things I had done in life. I turned around to see even more people than I had seen earlier, Karma sure was a B*tch.
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Published on April 01, 2015 11:46

Karma

Run Martins, run. Run Martins, run. Run Martins, r...   I felt a pump of extra adrenaline as I jumped over a tree which had blocked my way. How was that even possible? I thought, not slowing down as I kept forcing my way through vines and puddles with the strong stench of rotting leaves stinging my nose. What was I running from? Where was I running to? There was no time for answers-I couldn't even understand the questions. I had gotten to the end of the road, not except I was meaning to dive
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Published on April 01, 2015 08:43

March 30, 2015

2015: The Hat Trick Year.

2015....One anticipated year for both Movie fans and BOOK LOVERS.Did you realize the Hat Trick it brought wiith it? I'd tell you...Jurrassic Park, Star Wars and GO SET A WATCHMAN by Harper Lee all come back to live after all these years.YES!!! GO SET A WATCHMAN!!!What comes to your mind at the sound of that name? Yep, me too, Harper Lee and To Kill A Mockingbird.  And i must tell you its been getting loads of reviews even before it drops.With just 105 days to go...We still have our fingers crossed as to what it holds.Funny enoough, most people dont believe its written by Harper Lee.In the meantime, there's only 2 things you can do...1. Go back to read To Kill a Mockingbird2.Pre-Order Go Set A Watchman
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Published on March 30, 2015 13:13

2015: The Hat Trick Year.

  2015....One anticipated year for both Movie fans and BOOK LOVERS.  Did you realize the Hat Trick it brought wiith it? I'd tell you... Jurrassic Park, Star Wars and GO SET A WATCHMAN by Harper Lee all come back to live after all these years. YES!!! GO SET A WATCHMAN!!! What comes to your mind at the sound of that name? Yep, me too, Harper Lee and To Kill A Mockingbird.  And i must tell you its been getting loads of reviews even before it drops. With just 105 days to go...We still have our
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Published on March 30, 2015 12:55