George R. Lasher's Notebook

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Jul 18, 2022 at 12:14pm

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May 26, 2012 at 9:41pm

Mind-boggling acts of supernatural terrorism, steamy romance, bitter betrayal, and a quest for world dominance and immortality are waiting for you in The Falcon and His Desert Rose, available to Kindle owners for FREE, this Memorial Day weekend on Amazon.com. Download it now! http://www.amazon.com/Falcon-His-Desert-Rose-ebook/dp/B005UD7R1C/ref=tmm_kin_tit...

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Marsha Musselman

May 28, 2012 at 12:47am

Thank you George. I have a Kindle for pc and now have it there. Hopefully I'll get to it before summer's end. I have to proof my husband's book first.

kersee9

Jun 8, 2012 at 1:29pm

Congratulations, George!

Lisa D. Keele

Apr 16, 2012 at 10:15pm

The mosquitoes are so bad in the Houston area this year, they had to call out the SWAT team!

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Winnie Kay

Apr 17, 2012 at 8:52am

George!! Have you no shame? Although, those pesky vampires are bad here in Houston. A swarm of the critters carried off my dog, Quito. I really miss Quito.

Apr 17, 2012 at 9:35am

Groan!

Apr 17, 2012 at 12:50pm

In my otherwise boring day of calling people all day, this made me LOL! keep 'em 'comin'

Apr 17, 2012 at 11:40am

I did a theatrical performance once, on puns. It never won any awards or wound up on Broadway, or anything. It was just a play on words.

Apr 15, 2012 at 9:54am

Even though it is being given away for FREE to Kindle owners this weekend, it was pretty cool to see my novel listed in the top 100 for suspense on Amazon.com. The Falcon and His Desert Rose was #3 at 8:45 this morning. Number 1 in France, Germany, and Spain, and number 12 in Great Britain.

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Jezri

Apr 15, 2012 at 2:57pm

And that helps you when it stops being free. Puts you up where people can find you in the huge mess of books.

Apr 14, 2012 at 3:09pm

Yesterday I introduced Rhiannon Frater at the Houston Writers Guild's spring Writers Conference. She has penned 3 zombie novels, all optioned for film! She started out self-publishing. Today, I met and introduced Ken Atchity, an agent and major force in the film industry who searches for stories that would be right for the big screen. Oh, yeah, I sold some books, too!

http://www.amazon.com/Falcon-His-Desert-Rose-ebook/dp/B005UD7R1C/ref=tmm_kin_tit...

Apr 13, 2012 at 7:06pm

You can't buy happiness, but you can buy books, which is almost the same thing.

http://www.amazon.com/Falcon-His-Desert-Rose-ebook/dp/B005UD7R1C/ref=tmm_kin_tit...

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Apr 14, 2012 at 12:31am

Can I use that line? I love it

Apr 9, 2012 at 4:24pm

Another issue I struggle with during production of a novel, is when to rewrite. I have a tendency to write a chapter and then rewrite it until I feel good about it. Then, I write another chapter or two and repeat the process. The problem is that I wear myself out doing rewrites and never get the story finished. I think it is better to just blow through the whole novel, get it all down, and save it before the rewriting starts. Problem is, I can't make myself do that.

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Apr 11, 2012 at 10:13am

George-That is why I did the NaNo in Nov. I started to rewrite and now I have lost interest in the story. It seems to convoluted. But writing straight through to the end was exciting, knowing I didn't have to be perfect but get the story written. next time I am going to do a story more in my familiar genre and I will want to do the rewrite. I have worked on it, but my insecurities keep blindsiding me.

Apr 12, 2012 at 3:38pm

Valarie-I started to do that too, but I didn't want to end up short of words and time by doing that, so I only did mass misspelling as I went.

Apr 9, 2012 at 11:46am

"Had" is bad. Had is another word that can kill your chance of catching a literary agenet's eye, or winning serious literary contests. The word "had" removes the reader from being "in the moment" with the character. EXAMPLE: Bob had thought about dating Amy, but her beauty intimidated him.

If I had written Bob thought about dating Amy...we would be reading about what Bob is doing rather than what he did.

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Apr 9, 2012 at 12:03pm

Additionally, many young writers write "in the past" only because they aren't aware of how much more impact their story might have if it were presented in the present. Readers prefer to be in the moment with the character, whenever it is appropriate.

Apr 9, 2012 at 3:49pm

I agree, I have that one on my list. I think it is about limiting the use of these words where we can. Over usage is the problem and it shows a lazy writer. It is a problem I constantly battle. (I just removed a couple of haves and reworded this)

Fairport

Apr 12, 2012 at 10:42am

Bob wants to ...or Bob toys with the thought

Apr 11, 2012 at 2:09am

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