Fall Back – November 2012

Ahh – I don’t like the time change that happen with the seasons – “fall back one hour,”  and then in the spring the hour ahead! So, I’ll spend a few days now not sure what time is it, making calculations in my head, subtracting numbers from the clocks that didn’t get changed. Why can the time not just stay the same? Do we really need to change it twice a year? There are some places on Earth that have wised up and left the clock alone. Or, at least if “they” would make clocks that can keep track of the time changes, and do it automatically (I know there are some clocks that do this now, but not all of them), so we don’t have to do it manually. It’s nice that computers and mobile phones can update their times automatically – now I just have the rest of my clocks to change!

I guess it’s small thing in the scheme of things. We didn’t lose power here due to Hurricane Sandy, while many around us did. We did have high winds for days that took out some trees around the neighbourhood, and rain for about a week. I made sure all the patio furniture and loose items from the garden were stored away, lest the wind whip them up. But, we weathered the storm with no damage – lucky, and thankful.

I’m formatting a paper edition of my novel Brainjob so that should be out in time for the holiday buying season.

Also, I finally transcribed/dictated about 90 hand-written pages for a new story. It’s about robots who are not very nice, I’ll say that much now. It’s up to about 30K words so far, so at the novella stage, and I’m still writing it. The hand-written pages were done years ago when I was working a full-time job, on my lunch breaks. I would go into the empty and quiet conference room, quickly eat my lunch and then write for the hour, longhand. You can get a lot done using what time you have wisely. (The founder of IKEA expounds on how even using 10 minutes at a time you can get a lot done!)

I’ve continued this method other times when I’ve had a full-time job and used to look forward to my daily, uninterrupted creative writing time and seeing the pages add up! Sometimes when the weather was nice, I’d jump in my car and drive to a quiet spot to write for my lunch break, or sit out at a picnic table, or folding chair. I thought of bringing a laptop, but then you have the worry of power for it, and it’s hard to see the screen in bright sunlight. Plus, a paper notebook is much more portable, never crashes, and there is something about the physical sensation of pen on paper that is stimulation to my imagination – though, pens do run dry! (I always tried to carry a spare.)

Another thing I liked to do when I had a full-time job was to get up early and write before I went to work. I found this was a good practice, and left me with a feeling of accomplishment to get some writing done first thing in the day. There are little interruptions early in the morning, and you can get a lot written. This is a good habit for a writer to get into with a full-time job, or not.

So, here we are about 6 weeks before the Mayan Calendar ends…Yes, I’m interested in the subject. I even wrote a book that is based at this time. It’s a paranormal-horror story called Deathsun 2012. It’s an interesting time to live through, that’s for sure!

My latest paperback “Deathsun 2012”

My novella “Deathsun 2012” is available in print from Amazon.com and CreateSpace.com

On the last night of the Mayan calendar, four friends gather in a remote house to wait out “the end of the world” – but they are not alone! Supernatural forces are close by, as the veil between the worlds is thin at this time of universal transformation, and the great battle of Revelation, of good vs. evil, is yet to begin.

http://www.amazon.com/Deathsun-2012-novella-David-Sloma/dp/1479266167/ref=tmm_pap_title_0

Paperback proof of my novella “Deathsun 2012”

The paperback proof of my novella “Deathsun 2012” arrived today and I think it looks great! It’s a glossy cover, so hard to photograph, but here’s a look (click the photos for a larger, better looking version):

I think it came out very well!

It’s available now in paperback from CreateSpace: https://www.createspace.com/3988303 (Amazon.com coming soon), and it’s also an ebook (Amazon/Smashwords) http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0096IXG4Ohttps://www.smashwords.com/books/view/223406 and most ebook sites (Kobo, Barnes and Noble, iTunes).

 

cover image update – Deathsun 2012 – novella

Here’s a new version of the cover for the print book of Deathsun 2012 – novella.

The left hand side sun image was flipped, producing a neat mirror effect.

Now, to resubmit it to CreateSpace and see if it passes their standards. This image doesn’t look as good as the Photoshop image, due to the file being compressed. The print cover should look better, as well.

Click the image to see a larger version.

Deathsun 2012 – novella

My new novella is now out as an Ebook!

Click the picture for a larger version.

“It’s December 21, 2012 – the night many believe the world will end. Four friends gather in a remote house to wait out “the end of the world” – but they are not alone! Supernatural forces are close by, as the veil between the worlds is thin at this time of universal transformation, and the great battle of Revelation, of good vs. evil, is yet to begin.”

Click here to get it for Kindle from Amazon.com

Click here to get it in multiple formats from Smashwords.com

 

Deathsun 2012 – a screenplay

A group of friends gather on the night of December 21, 2012 – the date the Mayan Calendar ends – for an “End of the World” party. The sun has gotten so hot, people are forced to live at night. To go out in the sun they must wear thick “Sunsuits” to protect themselves. Gaia, a thirty-something spiritual healer lives in a beautiful designer home in the country with her boyfriend Mike, but all is not well: she has been seeing a ghost with glowing red eyes, watching her from the shadows. As the party progresses, and trapped inside by a raging snowstorm, they learn they are not alone…

Will any of them emerge on the other side of the “End of Time” alive?

A feature-length screenplay.

Read a sample below, or download a PDF sample here.

DEATHSUN 2012 (sample)

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Get the Kindle version from Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007A886AG

Get other ebook formats from Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/131073

Paper book version coming soon to Amazon.com, LuLu.com, and Esty.com.