I went all Carrie and...

I was at the food court, somebody spilled cola on me and I kind of went all beserk, like Carrie from Carrie.

My calm and kind demenor slipped away and I wound up shouting, "What you fucking doing?"

Sorry...

Two more Events

1. April 15 - The reading man's strumpet Bookstore, Augusta, Maine
2. April 22- Snakeskin books, Austen, Texas

I wont be sighing, instead I will be on a panel of Horror writers.

PS, tickets for Snakeskin have already gone.

Rest in peace Philip José Farmer

One February 25th 2009 Philip José Farmer died peacefully in his sleep.

He was one of my favorite authors and heavily influenced my Novella Matilda's shadow. He wrote great books and created realistic worlds in his head.

I had the privilege of meeting him several times in his life, and he was very kind to remember my name every time.

I enjoyed all of his books and I will miss him terribly.

My thoughts go out to his family.

A little info bout my name

I am stating here and now, for all those people who can't pronounce DeLisle. You prononuce DeLisle as DeL-ee-sal or DeL-is-sal

All those people who prononuce it DeL-is-cal have been warned, do it again and I will kick you.

PS: I am not the son of the actress Gray DeLisle.

School's Out by Scott Andrews

School's out

Author: Scott Andrews

Series: The Afterblight cronicles

Mass Market Paperback: 320 pages

Publisher: Abaddon Books (Rebellion) (21 Sep 2007)

Language English

Review:

First of all let me say that I think my local library made a mistake because they put it in the teens section when it should have been in Sci Fi or Fantasy.

Now for the proper review. I really liked this book because of the oculist/boarding school/ resident evil themes.

The book had me spellbound and all the characters are marvelously well written and the surroundings seemed quite realistic.

I would be lying if I didn't say that the first thing that made me notice it was the cover art: a boy holding an air rifle outside the school. Bodies hanging from thick silver chains between two lampposts. All that was quite noticeable.

I liked the private school theme, and the school reminded me of my old school, which was a very prestigious private school in Bloomfield Michigan (I think you can guess which one it was,)

Ghostwriting done, finished, complete!

This took me three months to finish and towards the end I started to deeply resent the whole project.

I finished it about an hour before the Oscars, and I have to say congrats Kate Winslet, you finally got that f**king trophy!

Oh and Slumdog Millionaire, that film got me out of a deep rut that was brought on by Ghostwriting (Thanks allot NBC). That film didn't make me cry, but gave me the will to continue Ghostwriting.

I am travelling back to Augusta tonight, so the blog might not be up for a while.

It seems that I am getting noticed

I was writing in my favorite Amherst cafe today, The Loose Goose Cafe, and three kids came up to me. Well I say they were kids, actually they were the same age as me, 17 (I graduated high school when I was fourteen).

One of the kids said the following, "Hey, don't we know you from school?"

I looked up from my laptop, I was meant to be working but instead I was playing Command and Conquer Red Alert 3. "I highly doubt that you know me, I graduated two years early." Was my answer.

"Really? Well then do you work here or something? Because we see you here every day on our way to school." Asked another one of them.

"I am working, but not at this cafe." I sensed that they weren't going to go easily. "I am a writer and I find it much more easier to work here where I don't have to make my own food."

The three of them laughed and then asked me about how did I become a writer and if I needed to have a college education to become one.

The truth is you don't need a college education to become one, but it helps you become a better writer. I will be attending college this year, but I am not so sure if every other person there will be happy to see somebody who is a year younger than them and is already more advanced.

It seems that this quiet little town of Amherst notices whenever somebody new rolls into town, like Murder, She Wrote.

A writer stuck in a crack, mind the pun

Today I decided to throw caution to the wind and throw myself off a cliff with an elastic cable tied around my waist, I think you call it either rock climbing or to fake your own death.

The rock climbing was pretty cool, apart from when I got myself wedged in a small edifice or crack (Yes I'm laughing about the metaphor as well). The whole rock climbing was pretty fun, and it only coast me about $100.

In other news, I have been invited to go canoeing with a girl, who for some reason seems to like me. I had been put off canoeing up until recently because of what happened to that man who they thought was dead, but was really living in Panama.

Must dash, Benita Pussolini is trying to do a belly flop off the kitchen counter. If you think Benita is crazy get this: I have a dog who likes to nibble on your hands, not bite, just have a little nosh.

Ghostwriting almost done

Almost done ghostwriting that series that I am not alllowed to talkb about. Not sure why I'm not allowed to name it, but all I can say is that it is a big TV show that I forced myself to watch inorder to get some backround information for writing the book.

I just have to right about three more chapters and then I'm done with this project and guess what, more ghostwriting!

YAY! *Gritted teeth*

On a lighter not, I am visiting Amherst right now. I think that this will be my future town and I want to get to know it properly before any decisions are made.

I really like Amherst, it has some great bookstores and coffee shops. Also, there are tons of Georgian and Victorian mansions scattered around the place and they have provided me with some inspiration.

At the moment I am sitting in a coffe shop opposite a large park, the sky is a bit cloudy and I see some kids splashing in rain puddles whilst on their way to school.

I think I like this town, it is much cheaper than Augusta.

Three Appearences

• March 27 - 29 - Toronto, Ontario CANADA Ad Astra SF Con.
• April 2 -3 - Howell's books, Augusta, Maine
• April 7 - 8 - Perry Books, Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

I will be on panels discussing ghostwriting and the effect of it on the creativity of modern and historical books.

Studio Ghibli I love you!

Studio Ghibli I love your art and your magnificent stories. I hope to marry you one day and have little Ghbli children.

PS, my frind is making me write this.

Ghosts in a spooky Victoarian house, I sense a mystery!

Hello all, today I found out something interesting about my maybe future home...it is haunted. Living in a haunted house is not something that scares me, I lived in one for nine years back in Cardiff.

Apparently the ghosts of former residents haunt the house, but only the mothers and the children, figures the father would be a no show.

I remember the ghost in my old house used to interfere with the TV, it was very hard to watch Murder, She wrote.

My future home maybe?

My mother has expressed interest in buying this house.

What do you think?

It is a lovely Victorian house painted in green. The house is huge and has enough space for me and my mother to live peacefully.

And if anybody is wondering why I live with my mother the answer is simple, I'm a minor duh!

I am disgusted

I opened up my newspaper today, as I do every day. On the front page was a title that told me about a young boy who is thirteen and is already a dad.

What the fuck?
This is by far the most disgusting and morally loose story I have ever had the distasteful bad luck to have ever set my sapphire eyes upon. And apparently there is two other boys claiming to be the father, is this a plot line for the young and the restless?

Most likely the funniest Title ever!

"The Petrified Florist" is most likely the funniest Murder, She wrote title ever. I am watching it with one eye as I type this, and the other eye is staring at my copy of Gilda Joyce, Physic investigator

I love Murder, She wrote. It's such a pity they aren't making more of them, but I guess it gets a tad repetitive at times.

Novella chapters coming up soon

I have been working on a Novella, as previously stated. The pages will be up soon, for all to read, then you might have to buy the Novella from the store to read the whole thing.

Just reached the half mark

Just reached 50,000 words for the book I am ghostwriting, half mark.

As I said in a previous blog, I am ghostwriting a book based on a popular and still running television show.

I am not a fan of the show, but I need the money and this is the only venture I can do at the present time.

Almost died...but whatever

Today I was taking a driving test, and it was snowing heavily. My driving instructor wisely told me to turn back, wise words indeed.

I was driving through the snow, and out of the snow came a big black thing. I swerved to avoid it and we wound up going about three-feet into a nearby lake.

I hit my head, but apart from that only my ego was bruised.

Oh BTW, if you are wondering what the creature was, lets just say it went "MOOOOOO!"

Benita Pussolini

Mussolini eat your heart out! because today I just purchased a Siamese cat and named her Benita Pussolini.

She is beautiful and pictures will be coming soon, she just has to stay still long enough for me to take the damned picture.

Ghostwriting...

Ghostwriting, have I really fallen that far in the world of literature?
Simple answer: yes I have.

I have been contracted to write a book based on a hit TV series, not telling you which one though, so you will have to guess. The book is meant to be around 350 pages, the bad thing about ghostwriting is that you have a page quota.

I have started writing the beginnings of an opening chapter, and I bought the DVD to give me an insight into the series.

I don't mind the fact that I am getting no credit. But I would be lying if I told you it wasn't for the cold hard cash.

Have I sold out and became a literary whore?

Murder she wrote

Miss Fletcher, if only you were real.

But if armature sleuths really did exist we would be in big trouble. They would be treated as a pariah because it wouldn't be long before somebody drops down dead and the case will begin!

I have digested five Nancy Drew books and I have to say that I like them, but the no murder thing really is a bummer.