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Humpty Dumpty, sat on a wall. Humpty Dumpty had a great fall...
Well, not so dramatic, but that’s what happens when the two terrorists are standing in your way, and you are carrying a heavy dog that is too blind to see the way to the front door. I took a short cut over the grass and my foot caught on a pot plant. Down I went with the dog jumping away as he felt what was coming. Winded and with grass burns I went sprawling. So, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall – all the kings' horses and all the kings' men – had scrambled eggs for lunch again... That was yesterday. Now I’m fine again. LOL!!!
And let’s see how far Jupiter’s prediction went. WHO is Stella? Where did she come from? Is she divorced? That’s why she is so cold and distant. Why is she so clever? Did she do a PhD in Oceanography? Is she on the Ocean Wanderer for the scientific study of the ocean, encompassing its physical, chemical, biological, and geological aspects? Maybe not – she’s too young. So, what gives? (Oh devious, despicable me.) LOL.
Here is chapter 24. Enjoy! And don’t forget to vote...
Wishing you all the best — until next week!
Bye 4 now!
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What a week! Not too busy, but some great events. I thought that only my USA Editor and my Canadian Editor could WhatsApp me. But as one goes along one tend to find other friends as well. And so, the list grows. Now try to communicate between time Zones! I have to keep time of my Editor in the USA, so I don’t wake him up in the middle of the night. LOL. But try to balance the time zone thing between Mid-West and West Coast of USA! Yeah, that country is so big that when the West Coast is running the rat race, the East Coast sleeps!
Also welcome was a voice call from Seattle on Thursday night. Okay I say “night” because it was early morning with him, and I was getting supper ready for the two terrorists and myself. But what a great chat I had with this Reader. NO, I did not give him spoilers about the story. LOL! Same with my Namibian Reader.
Between the emails and now the WhatsApp text messages, I am very happy for all your support and contact. Please do not stop. I like it.
At the end of this chapter, you will meet the new girl that most likely will form part of the Angels Universe in the future. Please don’t judge her too harshly in her first appearance. I think you will come to love her and her unconventional ways. LOL. More about her in chapter 24, coming soon.
Here is chapter 23. Enjoy! And don’t forget to vote...
Wishing you all the best — until next week!
Bye 4 now!
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I hope you are all in good health and doing well!
Some of you has sort of jumped the gun at the mention of the uranium. But that is not a train smash. I do know that there are a few nuclear physicists out there bound to raise an eyebrow. But in this chapter (22) things will be cleared up. Roxy will explain WHY the plan is flawed and will not have the impact that the bad guys want. But that leaves the Angels, Rangers, Roy and his new assistant to still find the uranium and either recover it or destroy it by making it inaccessible to anyone on the planet.
It is like I started a debate about a little detail in the story and there USA go and strike Iran's nuclear facilities. ??? Was I preempting something again? Sorry my crystal ball is being funny this time. LOL. Lucky, I did not publish chapter 22 before the news in real life went out. Just now, the CIA, FBI, or whatever men in black suits, might want to come over for cookies and coffee... Like the fire in Knysna I described in "Cargo Drop," and there a huge fire happened in Hawaii! (Blame my overactive imagination.) The "WHAT IF..." I play with to get my stories believable and near to real life.
That brings me to another subject...
A very interesting week went by. I got to delve into the wonderful world of computer programming again. This has sparked that belief of mine that once you learn a language, you never forget it. It is just getting to relate to the syntax and little nuances and there you go.
The great command statements; “IF THEN ELSE
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The week rolled by at warp speed. An element that needed to be researched, as it is not a new concept but advancing at a rapid speed, had needed to be taken care of. No spoilers but be prepared for chapter 23 and 24 when it comes your way. All I can say at this time is that it is a major shift in my story telling and I hope you are going to like it. All can’t be just blood and gore and romance. Pinching the cat in the dark needs to be there too, don’t you think? LOL!
It will also be a major eyebrow raise for my editors because they are in the dark to this surprise coming their way. (Oh, evil, despicable me!) The surprise will be a new character in the way of Stella Maren. A 20-year old Civilian Logistics and Dive technician on board the Ocean Wanderer, the ice class research ship of the FLO. A standard Brown hair five feet eight, slender girl with blue eyes and freckles splattered over her cheeks and nose with a special dietary restriction. AND NO! She will not be joining the Angels. (Watch out Fiona – there is something in the air!)
My one editor picked up on it and ended his comments with: "I have a feeling that Roy may get two like Ash, Dave, and the other men in this series of stories." Hmm... You might be onto something... You might be right; you might be wrong...I say no more.
Here is chapter 21. Enjoy! Don’t forget to vote...
Wishing you all the best — until next week!
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My week started on Wednesday. The rascals were off from work on Monday and Tuesday. A whirlwind of two days. Shopping, eating out, took the doggie to the vet, (and he lives to bark and bite another day.) But I survived the ordeal! That’s what counts.
In the short week I had to myself, I finished chapter 22 and send it to the editors. Even started chapter 23 and are about 2000 words in on it.
I also got the brain-fart to change “Star Of Assisi’s” cover-page form the generic one to a more fitting one. I had not posted it for a few minutes when I got an email that said, “Horrible Picture.”
Well, I myself was not totally happy with the picture, so with a few things like asking “Perchance AI Image generator” to paint me a photo-real picture of a sunset over Noordhoek beach, I got a background I could use. Then imported that into DAZ 3D and did a silhouette of Roy and Fiona on the beach looking at the sunset. It is after all a love story.
LibreOffice Draw came next and provided the script for the titles and all this came together in Paint.net. The final product I opened in IrfanView and sized it. Thus, dropping the file size from 5 mb to around 800 kb without sacrificing the quality. Uploaded and – no word yet on the cover page. Mission completed.
So, if you have anything to say about the new cover page – I am open to suggestions. I don’t bite. Sometimes I don’t express myself that well in English, but I don’t mean any harm. I appreciate each and every one of you. Even the “horrible picture” remark. It tells me that I need to go back to the drawing-board. It also tells me that you look at what I did and has the grid to tell me, “NO!”
One of my “consultants” told me that the title of the picture is too slanted and the fond of the “By Jody Daniel” is boring. After I explained that the “Star Wars” theme of the title depicts the elusiveness of the “Star,” he conceded that I had something, and it makes sense.
Here is chapter 20. Enjoy! Don’t forget to vote... It helps to motivate me. Especially the 10 votes! LOL!!! And the 10-votes outnumber the rest by far.
Those that voted 1, 5 and 6. There is only six of you in total. Even the 7-vote is far behind the 8, 9, and 10 votes! And the 10-votes are running away from the pack. LOL!
Wishing you all the best — until next week!
Bye 4 now!
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