Watch The Bullet!

I stumbled back across this video in my You Tube files.

It's not directly about writing or text method storytelling, but it is definitely much more than just a Hard Rock Music Video!

There's a li'l storytelling going on - and the ANIMATION is GREAT!

Watch the BULLET! Keep your eye on it - some pretty awesome FX goin' on here!

Here's the video:

Korn's "Freak On A Leash" from the "Follow The Leader" Album



Even if this isn't your usual style of music to listen to, you should be able to appreciate the creative ideas in the film-making and special effects going on here.

Enjoy!

Get In Touch Through Yuwie

Get in touch with me through the Yuwie Social Site. Just log in, look for 'teeray' and send me a message. I'll get back to you as soon as possible!

If you haven't become a member at Yuwie yet, don't worry - membership is FREE and the site is really easy to use. Yuwie also pays members when they interact, so it's just a good idea to become part of this social site as soon as possible. It's a new site but people are flocking to it like crazy. If you get in soon, you'll be able to build a great friends list and also make more money!



I know I've been hard to contact lately. I've been working a lot on my website (www.teeray.com) and it is almost ready! After September 15, you'll be able to contact me easily through my site. Until then, message me at Yuwie and I'll be able to reply pretty quickly.

Self-Publishing - Associated Content

Associated Content is looking for writers.



Submit your articles to Associated Content and be READ! Join the community and also get writing tips, access tutorials, and the Associated Content Affiliate program.

Gain excellent exposure within the heavily populated Associated Content site. Your articles and other content will be accessed by non-members, as well, who access the vast Associated Content site, looking for information, articles, videos, audios and images.

Associated Content attracts Millions of targetted visitors each month. These are people who are expressly looking for content, and the kinds of other media offerings from the Associated Content site. The site is high-profile, advertised widely, and becoming a member can be a great benefit to you as a writer, wishing to get your work seen and reviewed.

Your content will be placed in the Associated Content library for both members and non-members to view. Associated Content is constantly looking for original content, and many types of submissions will be tracked, so that you'll be paid for writing excellent content that is of interest to others.

Check the site out, join for free and have a look around the site.

Off Topic Humour

I thought I'd add some humour to the blog. Now, I know this doesn't have anything to do with writing or coffeehouse, teahouse fare, but I thought readers would enjoy this until I whip up another Flash Fiction lesson of one sort or another.

You might be Pagan if:

1. When you're sworn in in court, you bring your own grimoire.
2. Painting yourself blue, spiking your hair, and dancing naked around a bonfire sounds like large amounts of fun.
3. When asked if you believe in God, you ask, "Which one?"
4. You know what "widdershins" means. You know when to apply it.
5. You think The Mists of Avalon should be a religious text. You use it as such.
6. You have friends who say they are elves. You believe them.
7. You commit blasphemy in the plural.
8. Upon dying, your first thought is, "Darn it, not AGAIN."
9. When you say "Mother Nature," you don't mean it in an anthropomorphic way.
10. You know that there are exceptions to the laws of physics. You've caused them.
11 The first thing your guests say is, "My, that's a nice...altar. ..you have there."
12. You understand the symbolism behind a maypole.
13. You've ended a phone call with "so mote it be."
14. Your children go around telling people that "the Goddess loves you."
15. On Halloween, you yell "Happy New Year!" at passers-by.
16. You know that Christmas trees were originally pagan symbols. That's why you bought one. 17. You have a frequent buyer card at the local antique bookstore. The proprietor of said bookstore picks out anything to do with the Celts and saves it for you.
18. You think Mercedes Lackey should be a cultural icon.
19. Gaia is NOT the lady on Captain Planet.
20. You have an entire spice cabinet and you don't cook. You know that laurel and bay leaves are the same thing.
21. In Religion 100, you were disappointed because they didn't cover YOUR gods.
22. You know that there is a right way and a wrong way to draw a pentacle. You can explain the difference.
23. You've spent the last year and a half looking for a familiar.
24. You talk to trees. They talk back.
25. You know dragons and faeries exist. You've seen them.
26. You've been seen talking to cats. They talk back. You understand what they're saying.
27. You've seen "The Craft." You know where they were making stuff up in "The Craft." You have explained this to other people. You can do it better than they did it in "The Craft." You know it's a load of crap.
28. You're reading this page. You understand what it's talking about. You have more to add.

I don't know who put this together originally, so I don't know who to attribute this to. It is on the boards in my Yahoo groups and in My Space, Facebook and myLot threads already.

Feed Shark

Free Flash Fiction

If you are interested in learning more about Flash Fiction - or you just want to wander the web and find more Flash Fiction sites, here is a great online resource page.

Red Inkworks - Flash Fiction page

There are well over 30 other sites listed here, along with a short explanation of what each site or page offers - all Flash Fiction sites or pages, with a little 'short story' format thrown in - so you won't have to wade through other literature types along your way.

You'll also find quite a few little Flash Fiction competitions, lessons, and reviews while browsing around the pages listed on the Red Inkworks site.

Grab your coffee or tea, and pull your most comfortable chair up to the computer, because this collection of sites housed on the Red Inkworks page is really engaging. You won't want to just browse for a minute or two - especially once you hit some of the stories.

Enjoy!

Popular Culture TV - The Simpsons

Though this isn't a classical literature or even a book topic, I thought I would post to my blog about a CONTEST (who doesn't love CONTESTS?) that Fox and Opera (My Opera browser community) put together to help promote The Simpsons Movie.

Check out some details about the contest here:
Get Contest Details About The Simpsons Movie Contest
(link will open in new window)

The contest started on the 13th of this month. Ends in 1 week on July 27th. You still have time to check it out and enter the contest!

Good luck!

Are You a Writer YET?

Hey, did you try the writing exercise or try writing some Flash Fiction yet? If you tried, did you get the 'writing-bug' yet?

Are you interested in making your own eBook, giving it away as a freebie or even selling it?

I have been using Adobe products for a while, but an acquaintance, Dirk Dupon, whose life is all about making and selling eBooks, just directed me to a free resource that Adobe offers.

You can make a REAL PDF eBook with Adobe for free! Actually, you can make 5 free PDFs and see if writing your own eBooks is something you'd like to do - either for fun or profit.

Free Trial - Make 5 Adobe PDF files for FREE

There are some other really great eBook creation products out there. I thought I'd direct you straight to the Adobe product first, because Adobe is top of the line quality. I'll come back and show you some other (some free, some not free - but very reasonably priced) eBook creation products soon, but for now, I hope you test out the free trial.