Jody Daniel: Blog

Hi all!

There is an advertisement sometimes showing on our local TV, that shows a bartender in a little village that arrives to open the bar, BUT he forgot the keys at home. Another guy jumps on a scooter and races with the bartender to the bartender’s house to retrieve the keys. Arriving back everyone is pleased that the bar can open. Then one of the locals raises his glass to toast the guy with the scooter and say: Give that man a Bells! Referring to the brand of whisky sold here in SA; Bells blended Scotch whisky.

The moral of the story is directed at Lazeez from SOL for rescuing our platform from the trolls: “Give that man a Bells!”

Here is chapter 11 of Star of Assisi. Enjoy!

I wish you all the best! Until next week!

Bye 4 now!

Hi all!

Well, the trolls have gone and done it again! AND this time to the whole of SOL! The Authors and the readers! Some German bitching and moaning about the age of consent! And there goes SOL and raise the age of characters to 18!

Well, I have consulted with my main editor as well as studied the two clarifications published in the SOL forum. I had a look at all my stories on SOL and they are within the specifications.

So those of you that did raise concerns, thanks for your emails, and you don’t need to worry – Jody Daniel is okay and here to stay!

I mean, sex with a minor is a no-no, and I have refrained from describing any such action. So far, the consensus is that you can say that a minor is having sex, but you are not allowed to describe such a scene. (Sorry for a well-known author on this site. He has to shorten his stories much. A lot of work for him. You all know who I mean as most of my readers are a fan of him, just like me. LOL.)

Do you guys know how much work it will be if I would have to rewrite all my stories? 1,218,158 words! Yes, that is how much I wrote in the last 4 years. Lucky, it would not be necessary!

Here is chapter 10 of Star of Assisi. Enjoy!

I wish you all the best! Until next week!

Bye 4 now!

PS: Just for kicks: The age of consent in a few selected countries:

Albania = 14.

Angola = 12.

Bangladesh = 14.

Burkina Faso = 13.

Cambodia = 15.

Comoros = 14.

Germany = 14.

Japan = 13.

Macedonia = 14.

Niger = 13.

Nigeria = 11.

Philippines = 12.

BUT, the age of consent DON'T make you an adult. Under 18 = Minor. BUT, although an adult, a 19-year-old is a TEENAGER!

AND the clincher:

Afghanistan, Iran, Kuwait, Libya, Maldives, Oman, Pakistan. Palestine Gaza Strip, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. ALL these have only one age of consent and that is: THEY MUST BE MARRIED!

So, if a five-year-old is married – they can have sex!

LOLOLOLOL!!!!

Hi all!

Good news is that my editor in the USA has indicated that he is ready to start to edit again! WELCOME back oh Sensei!

Some other good news is that one of my loyal followers has sort of used all resources available and traced me. LOL. He called me up last night and we had a great chat. He’s from Seattle in the USA and are currently in Cape Town. I hope the weather down in old CT gives him the chance to see all the sights and scenery of the “Fairest Cape of All.” But a word of warning: Seeing that your surname featured in one of my stories as a bad guy – watch out for “Shadow” or the Angels. LOL!!!! But then again – I think YOU would like to meet the Angels, although they are just ghosts in a fantasy…

Other NOT so good news is that the Atlas Impala that featured in my story “Stray Cats Hunts in Darkness”, ZU-IMP, has crashed during the West Coast Air Show on Saturday, totally destroying the aircraft and the pilot was killed on impact. RIP, my friend.

But, life goes on and here is chapter 9 of Star of Assisi. Enjoy!

I wish you all the best! Until next week!

Bye 4 now!

Hi all!

It is with sadness that we heard about the devastating tornados in the Mid-West of the USA.

I was forewarned about it from my editor in Missouri, USA. He sent me a WhatsApp to let me know that they received the tornado warning and was seeking shelter in the basement of their house. Lucky they only had very high winds, but no tornado and no damage.

When I saw the local news items, and how widespread the storm was, I could only imagine the fear that those people had to go through. I only experienced one tiny little tornado a while back and that had me nearly reach for clean underpants.

Our thoughts and prayers are with those that lost loved ones, and complete homes. I hope that the USA Government would lend a hand in getting things back together again.

BTW: My editor is doing fine and has been discharged from hospital. Now at home and not 100% better but getting there. It will be a while before he will be able to do some proof reading and editing for me. I miss his "comments" and suggestions. So, if something slides through, just read over it. LOL!

I must also thank my Australian reader that stepped in to help out on proof reading and editing. Thanks Mate!

So, here is chapter 8. Enjoy!

I wish you all the best! Until next week!

Bye 4 now!

Hi all!

Well, so far things are going good on this side of the big pond. I could say some words around the concepts and issues around the deteriorating relations between the USA and South Africa, but I will refrain from it. All I can say is this: The views reported in the media, and the policies of both Countries are not the views I have, and I will distance myself from the politics.

Then: No, frdaddio, you were not nitpicking, and I quote it here for there are others that also saw it but did not comment on it or emailed me. Thanks for pointing it out.

Fiona suggested a steak dinner, but due to the fact that they were still very much filled by the rich brunch/lunch, they went for Pizza. Perhaps I did not elaborate too much about it. Sorry for that. I will try to describe actions of the characters more clearly next time. Thanks for your mail in this regard. Sometimes I “think” I said enough in a scene, but yes, possibly I should add a line or two about that action, although, I thought that this paragraph could have explained their choice:

“After the big lunch at Quay Four, neither Fiona nor I felt the need for a heavy supper. The meal had been rich, the conversation lively, and by the time we made our way to her B&B in Bergvliet, the only thing we craved was something small and simple to snack on. We stopped along the way and grabbed a couple of individual pizzas from a local takeaway.”

Perhaps I should have added to the end of that paragraph: “So, the tasty steak dinner with something on the side got a raincheque…”

So, here is chapter 7. Enjoy!

I wish you all the best! Until next week!

Bye 4 now!