Aikido Book

My writing time has been taken up with finishing an Aikido (Japanese martial art) book.  I'm hoping to have it done by December.  Once that's out of the way, I can focus on Power Hungry and the Warders books.  I'm trying to finish up both Warders books so I can have the entire trilogy out there.

Just Having Fun

Thought this was hilarious!

1. Put your iTunes, Windows Media Player, etc. on shuffle.
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
3. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER HOW SILLY IT SOUNDS.

01. IF SOMEONE SAYS 'ARE YOU OK?' You say?
When You're Gone - Avril

02. HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF?
Addicted - Kelly Clarkson

03. WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL?
Stone Cold - Rainbow

04. HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY?
Top Of The World - Planet P Project

05. WHAT IS YOUR LIFE'S PURPOSE?
You Make Loving Fun - Fleetwood Mac

06. WHAT'S YOUR MOTTO?
I'd Lie For You (And That's The Truth) - Meatloaf

07. WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU?
Tusk - Fleetwood Mac

08. WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?
Restless - Sara Evans

09. WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT VERY OFTEN?
Cheatin - Sara Evans

10. WHAT IS 2 + 2?
Second Hand News - Fleetwood Mac

11. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BEST FRIEND?
Underdog (theme) - Kyle Massey

12. WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?
Broken - Seether w/ Amy Lee

13. WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?
Fool, I'm A Woman - Sara Evans

14. WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
When It All Falls Apart - The Veronicas

15. WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?
Gel - Collective Soul

16. WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?
Complicated - Avril Lavigne

17. WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST?
Full Of Grace - Sarah McLachlan

18. WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST FEAR?
Call Me When You're Sober - Evanescence

19. WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST SECRET?
Doin Time For Bein' Young - Johnny Depp (Cry Baby Soundtrack)

20. WHAT DO YOU WANT RIGHT NOW?
Warm Ways - Fleetwood Mac

21. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?
Get Stoned - Hinder

22. WHAT WILL YOUR CHILD'S FIRST WORDS BE?
My Life Would Suck Without You - Kelly Clarkson

23. WHAT DO YOU SAY WHEN YOU LOOK IN THE MIRROR?
Only You And Me - Planet P PRoject

24. WHAT DID YOU SAY IN YOUR SLEEP LAST NIGHT?
My Best Friend's Girl - The Cars

25. WHAT WILL YOU POST THIS AS?
Somewhere I Belong - Linkin Park

Price Drop!

Power Play now $6.99
Love's Enduring Magic now $6.99

Power Hungry

I've written some more.  About halfway done now.

Power Play listed at True Blood Girl

True Blood Girl listed my novel, Power Play. Check it out!
http://truebloodgirl.com/

or the direct link
http://truebloodgirl.com/power-play-by-mark-murray/

Thanks to Carlo for catching the posting.

Double Shot Review of Power Play

Heather/Rachelle from DoubleShot Reviews (http://doubleshotreviews.com) gave my book, Power Play, 4 out of 5 stars on Amazon! http://www.amazon.com/Power-Play-Mark-Murray/dp/1460933966

More Writing

At least I'm getting some writing done.  It may only be a little bit a week, but that's way better than nothing.  :)

One more chapter

I wrote a chapter.  Not much, but at least it's something.

New Review for Power Play on Amazon

Honest review that gives me something to work with.  She didn't like the beginning because it didn't draw her in and she didn't connect with the characters.  I'll work to fix that in the second book.  3 out of 5.  I'm happy with that.  Will shoot for 5 of 5 in the next book.

That was the bad parts.  This is the good part, "Well, by the time I finished the first half of the book, the story had hooked me. I wanted (needed) to finish the story."   As a writer, having a reader say/write they really wanted to finish your book is a great thing to hear/read. 

Back to writing more...

Power Play on Daily Cheap Reads!

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Almost a page written

Ack.  Talk about not getting anywhere fast.  Still, some writing is better than none.

Website Black Backgrounds are BAD!

Authors who have black/dark backgrounds on their websites should really check out this thread:

http://www.kindleboards.com/index.php/topic,55210.0/topicseen.html

Many people have trouble reading on sites with black backgrounds, many don't even go to those sites (authors, you are losing traffic), and some pros have stated it is a web design no-no.

Thanks,
Mark

For a few words more ...

Sat down to write and only finished one paragraph.  A small one.  Yuck.

Book Truths?

A Fistful of Charms by Kim Harrison.  There was one section that sort of ... I don't know, just stood out. 

There's a part where a vampire, Ivy, is talking to the main character, Rachel, about Rachel herself.

Ivy, "You're a threat, and you need the same." meaning that Rachel is powerful and looks for threatening situations.  Ivy continues, "That's why you joined the I.S., and even there you didn't fit in, because, knowing it or not, you were a possible threat to everyone around you.  People sense it on some level.  I see it all the time. The dangerous are attracted by the lure of an equal, and the weak are afraid.  Then they avoid you, or go out of their way to make your life miserable so you'll leave and they can continue deluding themselves that they're safe."

I wonder how true that actually is.  The part about weak people either avoiding or making life miserable?

Nana korobi - Ya oki

七転び八起き

Seven falls - Eight getting up. 

Perseverance.  No matter how many times you get knocked down, you get up one more time.  Not easy.

Quality TV

Watched a Carol Burnett show.  One of the skits was Jowls with Tim Conway and Harvey Korman.  Hilarious.  Modern TV shows just can't compare.

Latest Review for Power Play

4 out of 5 stars.

I really enjoyed this story and the take on vampires, were-wolfs, and the other beings. I liked Arek and wish I had a friend like that. I do think the main character was a little cliche'd but she still was awesome. Maybe it was just because a man wrote her. I also felt the ending was a little sudden. All in all a good read.  

http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/155124089

Not Writing

And yet another week went by and I didn't write a thing.  I need to get back into doing things, including writing.

Daily Cheap Reads

Check them out!  They feature Kindle books that are cheap or free.

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Interview and Giveaway with Sci-fi author, Sara Creasy!

Check it out!
http://www.mybookishways.com/2011/03/interview-and-giveaway-with-sci-fi.html

Writing Status added

Added my writing status to the side bar on the right.  Now I just have to check and see exactly how far along I really am on each book.  Default for the bar is 50,000 words but I might bump that up some.

GoodReads Book

I won a giveaway book from GoodReads.com.  The book is "Those in Peril" by Wilbur Smith.  Just received it today.

Power Play

Power Play is available from Amazon and Barnes & Noble.  For links, check out my homepage for the novel:

http://www.markmurraybooks.com/power-play.html

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New Blog

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http://www.markmurraybooks.com