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November 13, 2011
Giveaway contest
Thank you to everyone who entered my giveaway contest for a copy of "The Counterfeit Princess". I am very excited that more than a thousand people entered the contest! It has now ended and the winner will be receiving her free copy shortly. Stay tuned--there may be another contest in the near future.
October 30, 2011
NaNoWriMo - Spaceflight to Venus
I've signed up for NaNoWriMo this year in the hopes that it will motivate me to finish my next book. I've gotten a decent start on it already (hopefully this is not considered cheating!). This next book is of a more "adult" nature than The Counterfeit Princess, but has a similar silly tone. Enjoy the synopsis below.
A humorous and loving homage to crappy 1950s sci-fi, "Spaceflight to Venus" takes place in the amazing year 1980 when America has colonized the moon. It is the story of Dr. Steve Johnson, captain of his engineering marvel, the X-10 rocket. He is accompanied by Professor Janet Lawton, ship's maid and waitress, and Commander Taylor, the African-American navigator whom Johnson resents for his non-Caucasian appearance. Johnson harbors a rather shameful secret that he hopes to conceal from his crewmembers during the course of their.... SPACEFLIGHT TO VENUS!
A humorous and loving homage to crappy 1950s sci-fi, "Spaceflight to Venus" takes place in the amazing year 1980 when America has colonized the moon. It is the story of Dr. Steve Johnson, captain of his engineering marvel, the X-10 rocket. He is accompanied by Professor Janet Lawton, ship's maid and waitress, and Commander Taylor, the African-American navigator whom Johnson resents for his non-Caucasian appearance. Johnson harbors a rather shameful secret that he hopes to conceal from his crewmembers during the course of their.... SPACEFLIGHT TO VENUS!
October 15, 2011
A bit of background on "The Counterfeit Princess"
The Counterfeit Princess
If you've read my book, you may have noticed that Prince Benny is quite a silly character. He is loosely based on, or perhaps I should rather say inspired by, the character of Algernon from "The Importance of Being Earnest" by the immortal Oscar Wilde. I absolutely LOVE Algernon; he is easily the funniest part about the play. His gluttony and total lack of self-awareness combined with his unassuming cheerfulness make him an oddly endearing character. This is the kind of person I had in mind while writing about Prince Benny.
I now leave you with my favorite passage from "The Importance of Being Earnest":
Algernon: [Airily] Oh! I killed Bunbury this afternoon. I mean poor Bunbury died this afternoon.
Lady Bracknell: What did he die of?
Algernon: Bunbury? Oh, he was quite exploded.
If you've read my book, you may have noticed that Prince Benny is quite a silly character. He is loosely based on, or perhaps I should rather say inspired by, the character of Algernon from "The Importance of Being Earnest" by the immortal Oscar Wilde. I absolutely LOVE Algernon; he is easily the funniest part about the play. His gluttony and total lack of self-awareness combined with his unassuming cheerfulness make him an oddly endearing character. This is the kind of person I had in mind while writing about Prince Benny.
I now leave you with my favorite passage from "The Importance of Being Earnest":
Algernon: [Airily] Oh! I killed Bunbury this afternoon. I mean poor Bunbury died this afternoon.
Lady Bracknell: What did he die of?
Algernon: Bunbury? Oh, he was quite exploded.
