Sunday, July 29, 2012

The best thing I have seen in forever

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by crystallesher:
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Thursday, July 26, 2012

Waiting

The book is up and ok for some formats and some ebooks. I have had one download and 11 partial downloads so far. For all the other formats this is what i'm waiting on:
 The current status of Destiny is
Pending review 
submitted 2012-07-25 
[Previous reviewer notes from 2012-07-25 (disregard if you have already repaired)]
Please add: either (1) Smashwords Edition, or (2) Published by XXXXX at Smashwords to your copyright page. When you're finished correcting your book, go to Dashboard: 'upload new version' to upload the new version. Thanks.

I have already fixed it twice and gotten error messages. They are quick to say no go but slow to say yes, at least that is how it seems.

Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Now officially an ebook


Destiny

Cover for 'Destiny'
By Crystal Lesher
Rating: Not yet rated. 
Published: July 25, 2012 
Words: 35191 (approximate)
Language: American English
ISBN: 9781452464893



















DestinyPrice:$2.99Coupon code: EY35RDiscounted Price: $1.50
(~49% off)
Start Date : 2012-07-25End Date: 2012-08-30

Monday, July 23, 2012

Life as you get older

You know I find that it is very interesting the way older people begin to think. Why do some people just want to give up on life and why do some get bitter; yet others get to the point they want to do everything they can before they die. So what do you do when you find a relative doesn't want to live anymore? What can you get them to do to keep them occupied? Gulf, fishing, woodworking.... Now what do you do if the person has decided that if they are retired that means they are not supposed to do any sort of work? They even refuse tools and guy type items for Christmas because it is work. Sometimes I think there are no solutions only ways to occupy yourself to keep it from getting to you.

Updates

Working on my last few touch ups and then soon it will be out on ebook format. I really hope it turns out really well and I hope everyone loves it. Even working on book 2 atm. It will be titled Reunited. It is going to be in a more fantasy type setting.

Thursday, July 19, 2012

Ebooks

I never realized how much work goes into ebooks. There is the book itself what font you want, what size font you want, the formatting, any pictures you want need to be formatted, and the cover has to be perfect. I am hoping to get it done on smashwords; http://www.smashwords.com/about/how_to_publish_on_smashwords
I just hope I can get it done soon. :S

Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Plot Summary

Plot Summary

Destiny spent her whole life in an orphanage The Heavenly House. She was treated as an outsider. Teased, made fun of, pranks on a daily basis and otherwise bullied by everyone in the house except for a young man named Harlen. It all changes one day when Destiny and Harlen are playing and get struck by lightning.

When she got hit by lightning she hopped dimensions, to avoid the fate of death. She spends a lot of time trying to locate Harlen. Eventually she starts to get comfortable in her present and stops living in the past. When she starts living in the present and stops living in the past. When she starts living in the present she realized the charming David is her brother. He shows her a streak to come out in his housekeeper LouLou. Who then determines she has to convince all the females in town that Destiny is an outcast and a witch who does not deserve to live.

LouLou determines to give Destiny a false sense of security, by luring her to a "dance". There she tries to get Destiny alone with her and her female friends to run her out of town. Destiny seeks shelter in a run-down shack, which LouLou decides to burn down around her thus trying to burn her alive.

Eventually she succumbs to smoke inhalation and passes out. Where she is in a dreamlike state and seeing her life so far flash before her eyes. Near death she again hops dimensions, where she ends up being woke by a stranger and finding herself in a swamp.

Maybe one day I might need a commercial

Destiny

Beyond time and experience, one young woman finds the universe in her power ... but ... can she find her past and fix her future?

Destiny always knew she was different. Now she is learning why she is different. Finding herself in new worlds.

Book 1 back cover

The Heavenly House .....
Littleton .....

Destiny has spent her life in an orphanage, now things are changing. This is a story based on her struggle to find who she is, what is going on and where she belongs. Take a journey with Destiny through a science fiction, fantasy with a dramatic flair.

First we experience her upbringings in the orphanage ironically named The Heavenly House. Everything about the orphanage appears like heaven on earth, however the issues behind closed doors is more like hell on earth. One day she finds herself thrown into a whole new world-not yet ready to cast away the things from her old world and old life.

Will her choice lead her to embracing the present or will she continue to live in the past?

Entitlement

You know it really bothers me that others feel so entitled that when someone comes along that truly needs help and guidance no one wants to help. If not for all those who think oh I wrote two lines you make it a book and i'll take the credit. So the rest of us have to work our butts off just to get two seconds of time in the person's line of sight.
Then there is the other side of the coin just as vicious. You can do everything and have a perfect sample and they still won't give you the time of day. You are obviously beneath them why should they do you any favors?
Why do people always seem to insist they are so much better than you? Is our society one of a bully mentality? When did we loose the golden rule: treat people as you would have them treat you?

Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Inspiration

It is amazing that inspiration can come from anywhere; whether you are nerding it up with a friend playing d&d, walking through the woods watching the animals or even sitting in front a computer surfing the web. For me today my inspiration came from nerding it up playing d&d. It helped me to remember something I had forgotten. Sometimes you cannot know where you are going until you know where you have been. I went back all the way to the beginning of the books and it smacked me in the face, I knew what I wanted to do next.

Tuesday, July 10, 2012

today's contemplation

Today I find myself contemplating things that do not normally come to mind. Do I want to be an author eternalized after I have passed on, do I just want to touch people with my works or is it all about fame and money? What is it I am really looking for? Money is nice but do I need to be rich? Remembered forever means that I leave a mark but do I want to be dead to be important? I find myself listening to music from Selena and Aaliyah and other artists in music who died before their time. Pondering, they had a little of fame before they died but became great after their deaths and I think that is not what I want. I want to touch the lives of people here and now; give them new perspectives, hopes, desires they never knew they had, strength in their time of need and ultimately help them through works of literature get through the things in their life they have trouble with. Do I believe that means I have to write a story about real life? No. I believe that sometimes we find ourselves in dreams. I believe that sometimes in seeing life through others eyes whether real or make believe we learn. Does that mean that if someone offered me money I wouldn't accept it? Um no. I got two words for you... student loans.

Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Publishers

Well all the publishers have been saying no thus far. I'm hoping to make it into an Ebook.