reTweet

Did nothing today apart from reTweet those who had reTweeted me and put the second part of TST on Wattpad. I think I put it on too early for I have dropped down the SciFi listing, I was at #69 yesterday now I'm at #500ish! I do have a lot of reads though.

Today's joke is:

What is Australia's most popular video game?

Mortal Wombat!

Temporary cover

Today I did a temporary cover for The Sun Thief and took ages trying to get the lettering right. It still looks dodgy but I'll work on it before I put it on Amazon. (Used the old picture from Victorian Adventure for now.) Put the first part of TST on Wattpad and have about 70 reads already. I decided to put it under the genres of Science Fiction and Teen fiction because The Infinity Bridge and Steampunk Detective were.

I did think about putting a sample on here but have decided against it, I would rather have more people read it on Wattpad.

Today's joke is:

What kind of bird is always making fun of people?

A mockingbird!

Snowball

Today I finished typing in The Sun Thief. Now I have to proof read it and finish the cover. I am going to put a daily sample on Wattpad to try and garner some interest in it, pre publication. Shall have to look at the pistol tomorrow now, didn't have chance today.

Snowball, the thing I am hoping will happen to my blog and my books. I think next year might be good to make snowballs.

Today's joke is:

What does a Queen bee do when she burps?

She issues a royal pardon!

d/read

Typed/read in about 1,300 words of chapter 11. Also planned some more of TST 2, it is called The Victoria Conspiracy for now. Needed to add some more to it because the part I was going to use for chapter twoish should really be nearer the end, close to the finale. Haven't done any more to my pistol, packed it away in the case for now, I'll have to get it out again tomorrow.

Today's joke is:

What was the snail doing on the road?

About a mile a day!

Look Wooden

So I read/typed in and put the rest of chapter 10 on the VAE. Then I started work on my steampunk pistol. Started chopping bits out of the pistol. Made a brass looking battery but then it seemed to be too big. Made a smaller one out of card and a small drinks can. With a bit of the gun chopped out it fits nicely, and with the rods for the barrels. However now it looks at odds with the bottom of the gun. I may have to Milliput the bulbous bits of the gun flat and either make them look wooden (as part of the handle) or make them look steel (with a bit of painting.)


Today's joke is:

What goes hmmm-choo?

A humming bird with a cold!

Steampunk Test

On Sunday I started on the test for my steampunk goggles. Marked the cat tin with a black felt tip. Cut into it with a knife then around the top line with scissors. I then trimmed it closer then bent it over with pliers. The tin seems safe enough, it won't cut flesh. Probably need to adapt my pliers so they are smoother and have slightly curved head. Bought a foam ring shooting pistol from the pound shop and will probably use the handle and the body as the start of the steampunk pistol. Will need to paint the handle wood coloured.

Today I typed/read in 1,300 words of TST. Also got my Word 97 package working properly which was better when I came to format the stuff I had done on Dragonspeech 7.

Today's joke is:

"Doctor, Doctor! I keep thinking I'm a duck."

"Good, you won't mind if I give you an enormous bill then!"

The problems of authors.

Managed to type/record the rest of chapter 9 even though I didn't want to. Last night I couldn't go to sleep and ended up writing another three pages of planning for the next TST book. The trouble was though that I ended up worrying about who Lizzie was going to go to the castle with. The problems of authors eh!

Today's joke is:

What kind of horse has three legs?

They all do!