I write for myself and publish just for the reader.*

[bending_sickle]

Nano: Omfg, people, Nano winners get a voucher for CreateSpace to send them a free paperback of their book! OMFG! Go to I Wrote A Novel, Now What for details. You bet your ass I'm doing this! (Right after I get it all finished and figure out how the site works and maybe get my thesis finished too and all that other stuff.) I can has book!

Obviously I'm not going to put it for sale because of the nasty legalities that may bite me in the ass. Also, it wouldn't sell and if it did I'd have to set up tax details and stuff.

I think I'll be using B. Sickle rather than my own name because my real name sucks (this may or may not be true) and I guess I just feel closer to my chosen name that my given name. Also, there's nothing wrong with using a penname. ...right? Anyway, it's just me who'd get the one copy, so whatever makes me happy. ...right? Oh Gods, why so guilty?

Also, is country of publication the country where I'm living in and want them to send the book to? I mean, so they don't go all "Ah, but you said Country of Publication is the USA and we only cover basic shipping costs so ha-ha you don't get your book shipped over?"

Whilst doing stuff on CreateSpace, I learn that there's a Fiction -> Gay category for books?!? What the flying fuck is this? A book about nothing but the fact of a characters sexual preference? Wouldn't that book fit in any other category? Why must we ostracize books based on sexuality? I'm confused.

Writing Dean vs. Icarus scene. It's going a bit better than yesterday's headdesk of fail. And now I have an extra coda of Icarus sneaking off to snog Dean in the middle of the night that I may need to write. (It's all your fault, seschat!)


Links of the Day:
Supernatural:
ina_ami's Jared in The Christmas Castle Screencaps
meg_tdj's Fanvid How It Ends (Music Mashup)
gembat's Fanvid Show Me Your Teeth
spnkink_meme
dean_sam's Misha Collins Interview ; Photo: "Misha? ...what are you doing there naked?" ; Misha Collins and Julie McNiven Talk 'Supernatural' Spoilers and Spin-Offs ; TV's 100 Sexiest Men of 2009: Our boys are on the list.
ala_tariel's Picspam Very Young Jensen
hellybongo's Icons (Animated) "What Is and What Could Never Be"
gembat's Art Adorable Cas and Chuck Drawings
kaz_tiel's Discovery that Castiel is made of beer and ale
secretlytodream's Fanvid and Art for germanji's The Empty Room
germanji's RPF Fanfic The Empty Room
wanttobeatree's Stay Sassy: Sam/Cas Comment Meme
lightthesparks's Angel!Dean Icons and Wallpaper
deangirl20's Fanvids 1) Supernatural Funny Audio and 2) Trailer: Supernatural/Children of the Corn
fandomsecrets's Thread on the potential of Cas possessing Dean as a cockblock for Michael ; Castiel/Lucifer Fic Recs
i_o_r_h_a_e_l's Fanfic Drabble Ego Dominus Tuus (Lucifer/Michael, PG-13)
Idsnews.com's BoD: Best TV series [50-31]
Zazzle's Dean Winchester Tote Bags

Lost:
ackattack's Top Ten Deaths on Lost
bittersweet_fic's Fanfic Letting Go Would Free My Hands (Alex/Richard, R)

Doctor Who:
qthewetsprocket's Comic Preview of Doctor Who ; New Christmas Trailer (Four words: Master. Dog collar. Unf.)
YouTube's Fanvid "What About Everything?": A Doctor Who Tribute

Random Fandom:
greyelveneyes's Fanfiction Index
nilchance's Fanfiction Index
isis2015's Multifandom Icons
xeyra's Multifandom Icons
cool_graphix's Multifandom Icons
iconzicons's Ninja Assassins Icons
bella_dora's All I Want for Christmas Multifandom Icons
iconseeyou's All I Want for Christmas Multifandom Icons
ursulav's Digger Christmas Cards
versaphile's Reaction to Dylan Moran's New Show
obsessive24's Squee on Storm Warriors
thedailyshow's ...someone over at MSNBC was, and luckily Keith Olbermann steps up to rage for our Jonny Stu when he is totally misrepresented by those kooky Fox and Friends.
Kawaiinot's Icons
Topatoco's Vampirism Does Not Make Stalking Sexy T-Shirt

No Fandom:
qthewetsprocket's Patrick Stewart: the legacy of domestic violence
rex_dart's This is the worst conversation I've had the displeasure of having in quite a while.
marika_kailaya's flocked Mental Health Thinkies
Neil Gaiman's Best quote for a library
Tor.com's Fiction World Rocked as Woman Claims No Sexual Attraction to Neil Gaiman - Bwahahaha!


* Guillermo Cabrera Infante

Comments

[blizzardcake.livejournal.com]

My reaction to Ninja Assasin Icons:
Rain? Rain!??!?!? Raiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiin!!!!!

Then, zomg those abs 0_0

[blizzardcake.livejournal.com]

OMGGGGGGGGG wait, you get a paperback!!! OK, THAT IS THE COOLEST THING EVEEEEEEEEEEEEEER XD

*massive huggs*

[(Anonymous)]

I love your real name.

As far as I recall, the CreateSpace offer extends to Canada as well as the US- it may not for overseas. But you could put my address in and I could ship it to you, because you need a copy of your book!

xxx
Kit-Kat

[bending-sickle.livejournal.com]

First off, thanks so freakin' much for pointing this offer out! I saw your comment this morning and exploded with glee.

Ah, shipping blargh. I'll use my brother for that, then, 'cause we uses me for EU addresses anyway. Thanks for the offer, though, muffin.

...I'd been planning on printing the pdf and binding it anyway. This is just so much cooler!

[(Anonymous)]

I figured you would print it anyway. :)

OFF TOPIC: I've been catching up on your previous posts. The list of crushes is awesome- I'm going to do one sometime this week. We shared a crush on Donatello, btw.

Also, I watched most of the first season of MERLIN last year and it isn't very good. It is, however, strangely addictive. I still can't understand why Guinevere is black, and why she's a blacksmith's daughter. Anyway, that Children in Need video is awesome- 'you were cc'd on the email" is brilliant.

xxx
Kit-Kat

[seschat.livejournal.com]

And now I have an extra coda of Icarus sneaking off to snog Dean in the middle of the night that I may need to write.

*points at icon*

[seschat.livejournal.com]

And I already exploded because of that CreateSpace-thingy when I first read about it, but now that my Nano started to suck and I'm in the depressing can't-get-shit-done post-Nano-hole, it's pretty much a no-no for me, methinks. *is sad*

And I don't like my real name either. *shakes fist at parents*

[bending-sickle.livejournal.com]

Noooo! Get the book! It's a book with your name on it! How cool is that?!? Anyway, you've got until June for the free code to expire. But seriously, your novel in free book form: doooo iiiiiiit, yesyes. ♥

I'm having more doubt over filling in the blurb and author's bio than I've had for the entire Nano. Like, I think they suck vast amounts of suck. I think I might go ahead and use my real name for the book, but only because then I can point it out at people and say, "Look! It's really me! That's my name!" But then I have no idea if I'm sure about this either. Gah.

The Dean vs. Castiel (who I think I might keep calling Icarus, just to keep the character constant) scene is almost over (and was a flippin' pain to write). The midnight sexin' is still vague, and may not have very much on-screen sexin' but there will be ~*emotions*~ or something. ...Nano will never be over, will it?