tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5315607349417103052.comments2023-03-25T10:43:27.790+00:00Future; NostalgicSamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00361651251233078437noreply@blogger.comBlogger1871125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5315607349417103052.post-3675959957450592952011-06-03T10:40:33.880+01:002011-06-03T10:40:33.880+01:00Wow how did I miss this one! I found it all absor...Wow how did I miss this one! I found it all absorbing, what's a nice little girl doing bashing someone with a rock? <br /><br />A lovely descriptive piece of writing that took the reader onto that shoreline to watch the scene unravel.<br /><br />Love to read more of this!Helenhttp://helen-scribbles.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5315607349417103052.post-27405392962690375342011-06-02T21:58:53.402+01:002011-06-02T21:58:53.402+01:00Love how you describe the playful and angry wind. ...Love how you describe the playful and angry wind. Can't wait to have more of this!Marihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07303695124956391293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5315607349417103052.post-35340563666360399292011-05-29T09:11:12.125+01:002011-05-29T09:11:12.125+01:00Hi. I had a couple of these pens but the ones I ha...Hi. I had a couple of these pens but the ones I had kept drying out so I threw them away! Nowadays I use better-flowing inks in my pens. The "Fairy Liquid" tip sounds useful too . . .Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18125359542867921432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5315607349417103052.post-8994363650141444862011-05-27T22:54:07.249+01:002011-05-27T22:54:07.249+01:00Nice story, and great last line!Nice story, and great last line!Matt Merritthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02731741347561501172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5315607349417103052.post-64253317489971751562011-05-27T13:58:01.885+01:002011-05-27T13:58:01.885+01:00Have to say I approve of the setting!! Wonderful c...Have to say I approve of the setting!! Wonderful change from you, Sam. Would love to read more in this tone.Icy Sedgwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11501193571425442406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5315607349417103052.post-63590736031311492912011-05-27T12:22:40.578+01:002011-05-27T12:22:40.578+01:00Jason: *Applause* I agree with you wholeheartedly ...Jason: *Applause* I agree with you wholeheartedly about the term Dark Ages, it's just that I wanted a historical reference readers may be familiar with to date the story; just between you and I, I've not decided the exact date at which this story takes place. I'm glad you enjoyed the story. :)<br /><br />Jen: Thanks! I'm pleased you like Aeggith, not many of her contemporaries do. I suspect we've not seen half of what she's capable of yet, and yes, I'm planning on having her grandmother put in an appearance too...now she <i>is</i> unsettling!Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00361651251233078437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5315607349417103052.post-27434794660820448862011-05-27T11:55:37.063+01:002011-05-27T11:55:37.063+01:00She is much more than she seems! I really like thi...She is much more than she seems! I really like this character, Sam (murderer as she might be) because that great mix of apparent innocence and total sneakiness is always unsettling and interesting. We'll meet her grandmother, you say? Hmm! Looking forward to reading more.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01425418200940737247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5315607349417103052.post-55340002442627185422011-05-27T11:37:59.820+01:002011-05-27T11:37:59.820+01:00Oh yes, I love stories of this era (though I would...Oh yes, I love stories of this era (though I would argue with the term Dark Ages: ship and house building methods of this time were quite advanced but because our oral tradition was crushed in the propagandistic writing of the Romano/Christain colonization this period of history was labelled the Dark Ages, unfairly if you ask me, phew!). Anyway, big ups to the ending and the way the elements played such an important role in this piece ... much as the weather would have back in those days.Jason Cogginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09509338964933754054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5315607349417103052.post-74753695887809387862011-05-27T10:14:17.839+01:002011-05-27T10:14:17.839+01:00FAR: What a wonderful turn of phrase you have ther...FAR: What a wonderful turn of phrase you have there, I may have to borrow that one. If you think Aeggith's bad, just wait till you meet her grandmother! And yes, there will be some explaining to do, the serpent arm ring has more significance than any of them realise...guess I'll have to write more of this one, eh?<br /><br />Lara: Thanks, I'm pleased you enjoyed it. There may well be more of this one, I've been toying with a sequel for a while.<br /><br />Sonia: Ah, that's Aeggith for you, never one to leave a job half done! ;)<br /><br />Eric: Thanks. I fiddled about for ages trying to get the ending of this the way I wanted it, but I do like how it turned out. <br /><br />Lauren: Thanks for those kind words. I hope you enjoyed the story, that it should have inspired you makes me very happy indeed. :)Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00361651251233078437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5315607349417103052.post-90233896526811033342011-05-27T04:14:22.138+01:002011-05-27T04:14:22.138+01:00Fabulous stuff Sam, and very very inspiring! You h...Fabulous stuff Sam, and very very inspiring! You have such a flair for the dark stuff. :)Laurenhttp://www.unhalfbricking.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5315607349417103052.post-87679278523349910632011-05-27T02:43:10.106+01:002011-05-27T02:43:10.106+01:00Good story! The ending was a bit of a shocker, and...Good story! The ending was a bit of a shocker, and it worked well!Eric J. Krausehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05774468607814244185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5315607349417103052.post-19415776763655241742011-05-26T23:33:09.761+01:002011-05-26T23:33:09.761+01:00whoa! really nice ending. thought she would steal ...whoa! really nice ending. thought she would steal his stuff, not kill him, than steal his stuff.Soniahttp://storytreasury.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5315607349417103052.post-36569365537905586792011-05-26T23:20:03.707+01:002011-05-26T23:20:03.707+01:00Love the setting and the time. Please say there is...Love the setting and the time. Please say there is more.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5315607349417103052.post-78396065427832250162011-05-26T20:06:10.704+01:002011-05-26T20:06:10.704+01:00Never ever ever scare the wing-wang out of a littl...Never ever ever scare the wing-wang out of a little girl then pass out where there are potential murder weapons nearby!!!<br /><br />I wonder what her parents will say when they find out. Is there going to be more of this one?Larry Kollarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08317037795075278427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5315607349417103052.post-17298949778904348472011-05-26T10:54:52.340+01:002011-05-26T10:54:52.340+01:00Mari: Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed the intervi...Mari: Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed the interview. Tag is my pleasure. :)Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00361651251233078437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5315607349417103052.post-47944415243342938332011-05-26T10:53:47.806+01:002011-05-26T10:53:47.806+01:00Jen, Cathy, Julie, Mari and Lauren: Thanks so much...Jen, Cathy, Julie, Mari and Lauren: Thanks so much! :)Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00361651251233078437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5315607349417103052.post-83716682837306813782011-05-25T14:24:03.649+01:002011-05-25T14:24:03.649+01:00The day my bank account creeps back into the posit...The day my bank account creeps back into the positive, I will snatch up these books! It's a great cause and I'm so excited for you to have this exposure - and I'm sure the stories are great too. :)Laurenhttp://unhalfbricking.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5315607349417103052.post-62396149773142029852011-05-21T23:30:03.891+01:002011-05-21T23:30:03.891+01:00Cool interview, Sam! And thanks for the tag. :)Cool interview, Sam! And thanks for the tag. :)Marihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07303695124956391293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5315607349417103052.post-71081836683505899982011-05-20T00:13:50.203+01:002011-05-20T00:13:50.203+01:00Awesome, Sam! Many congrats on your publications. ...Awesome, Sam! Many congrats on your publications. I second Cathy on saying that you deserve all this success. :)Marihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07303695124956391293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5315607349417103052.post-49855496843489919352011-05-18T10:50:48.271+01:002011-05-18T10:50:48.271+01:00Ha ha - brilliant! :) This is such a good series -...Ha ha - brilliant! :) This is such a good series - dark, funny and wildly entertaining. Love it!Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14581854897484618741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5315607349417103052.post-38520784721700015142011-05-18T10:42:52.995+01:002011-05-18T10:42:52.995+01:00Great stuff, Sam, you must be very proud of this. ...Great stuff, Sam, you must be very proud of this. And rightly so, it's a hell of an achievement. I hope the books are hugely successful. (In fact, I'm sure they will be!)Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14581854897484618741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5315607349417103052.post-44611573387793458102011-05-17T11:44:42.795+01:002011-05-17T11:44:42.795+01:00Congratulations on all your successes, Sam! So wel...Congratulations on all your successes, Sam! So well deserved! I hope both books are bestsellers and lots of money is raised for Queensland. Good luck!Cathy Olliffe-Websterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12729578896443750402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5315607349417103052.post-33363083169545382452011-05-17T10:05:06.119+01:002011-05-17T10:05:06.119+01:00Great roundup! And, I did. Go buy the books, that ...Great roundup! And, I did. Go buy the books, that is. ;)Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01425418200940737247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5315607349417103052.post-58206282425880501332011-05-14T23:07:50.062+01:002011-05-14T23:07:50.062+01:00Kind of a vicious sucker, this one. Not surprised ...Kind of a vicious sucker, this one. Not surprised a vamp would think of people in terms of bloodtypes.John Wiswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5315607349417103052.post-40676552428382441412011-05-14T13:29:19.395+01:002011-05-14T13:29:19.395+01:00Oh, but this is good Sam; i was really there in th...Oh, but this is good Sam; i was really there in that warehouse. This is a great vampire series and I'm really enjoying it. Sadistic rules!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com