Occasionally, the little hobbies we embrace online here on BZPower can lead to something we actually do professionally. (Just take Binkmeister, whose work as BZP staff led to him becoming BIONICLE.com's webmaster) Now, while this isn't exactly a change in occupation, our very own GaliGee has successfully gotten her metafiction novel, <i>Drawn to Disaster</i> published.
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Posted Sep 26 2012 - 03:14 PM
Congrats, GaliGee!
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Posted Sep 26 2012 - 04:17 PM
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She reported this herself? Now that's what I call advertising.
;P I jest. That's awesome! Felicitations!
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Posted Sep 26 2012 - 04:24 PM
Many congrats to her on getting her book out there!
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Posted Sep 26 2012 - 04:25 PM
That's wonderful! Great job, GaliGee! It is was to be anyone, I would of guessed her... great writing...
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Posted Sep 26 2012 - 04:38 PM
Actually, she just posted it in her stories topic, and I found it and considered it newsworthy. She didn't email it to us or anything.
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She reported this herself? Now that's what I call advertising.
;P I jest. That's awesome! Felicitations!
Sincerely, Nuile: Lunatic Wordsmith
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Posted Sep 26 2012 - 04:45 PM
Congratz! I might have to actually pick up a copy of a fellow BZP-ers professional work!
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Posted Sep 26 2012 - 04:46 PM
I'll take a look into it, see if it's up my alley. Congrats!
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Posted Sep 26 2012 - 04:58 PM
GaliGee! I hadn't realized she was still around here! Loved her stories so much. It was a sad day when her escapades with Makuta came to a close.
Congratulations, madam! You deserve it.
Congratulations, madam! You deserve it.
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Posted Sep 26 2012 - 05:29 PM
Awesome! Congratulations, GaliGee!
Credits go to Strack for the awesome sprite.
I'm an Emerging Fluidic Master (again). Time to start working on my Waterbending.
I'm still a ninja although I think I'm losing my skills as one.
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Posted Sep 26 2012 - 05:33 PM
Having a published author is a new step forward for BZPower. Congratulations to GaliGee!
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Posted Sep 26 2012 - 05:33 PM
Congrats GaliGee! I've always loved reading your stories, and I'm definitely checking this out!
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Posted Sep 26 2012 - 05:38 PM
Congrats GaliGee! I will have to check your book out sometime. (Whenever I get some free time to do so. 
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Posted Sep 26 2012 - 05:42 PM
Congratulations, GaliGee!! Good luck in all your future writing endeavors. =]
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Posted Sep 26 2012 - 05:53 PM
Every author's dream. Congrats and hope the book goes well!
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Posted Sep 26 2012 - 07:24 PM
Awesome job, GaliGee 
. Definitely an encouragement for all us aspiring writers who wish to become professional, published authors some day.
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Posted Sep 26 2012 - 08:31 PM
Congrats! If I ever find it in a book store, I'll give it a read.
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Posted Sep 26 2012 - 08:45 PM
Congratulations!
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Posted Sep 26 2012 - 09:12 PM
Wow, I'm news? That's so sweet. I was planning to start a COT topic, but LewaLew scooped me!
Yes, the premise of DRAWN TO DISASTER is a lot like the Makuta-GaliGee stories: dark, intimidating bad guy captures hapless blue writer and claims to fall for her. She suspects she's just a cog in his world-domination scheme, but then the plot thickens. The similarities to Bionicle are plentiful; there's even a website much like BZPower in the novel. I adapted a lot of my old jokes to my new world, too. For example, the minions of darkness are genetically engineered wolf-boys with lethal powers and the emotional maturity of kindergartners. (Sound kinda familiar?)
Here's how the real world has changed. I was originally hoping to publish the traditional way, i.e., by convincing a literary agent my book would be the next big thing, and then sitting back while she swings a sweet deal with a publishing house. As one entered the Barnes & Noble, one would trip over stacks of my book. However, as I tried to convince various agents to take on my story, I started reading about authors who'd self-published. It's not like the old days, when the author had to pay a lot of money up front and then sell books out of his car trunk. Now you can set up the book for free, and make it available online through a print-on-demand service. So rather than hone my pitch and send it to yet another score of agents, I drew my own cover art, worked with an editor to revise my manuscript, and figured out the formatting. The advantage is that I had complete creative control. The disadvantage is that I'm on my own for the publicity.
The paperback is now available online for $16 through my eStore. (You can also search for it on amazon.com for the same price, but I get a smaller royalty). I don't want to pressure anyone on BZPower to buy it, because I owe you guys so much already, for the years of encouragement and good times. But please DO tell your friends, like me on social media, request the book at your school library. Ask for it for Christmas.
This being the modern world, an author has to have a website. The first chapter is posted there, along with some art and a trivia quiz. If you have the book, you can access extra maps and stuff. I'll be babbling about all this in my COT topic, which I'm going to set up soon.
So come by www.lilygee.com and take a look. Thanks for noticing, LewaLew!
Yes, the premise of DRAWN TO DISASTER is a lot like the Makuta-GaliGee stories: dark, intimidating bad guy captures hapless blue writer and claims to fall for her. She suspects she's just a cog in his world-domination scheme, but then the plot thickens. The similarities to Bionicle are plentiful; there's even a website much like BZPower in the novel. I adapted a lot of my old jokes to my new world, too. For example, the minions of darkness are genetically engineered wolf-boys with lethal powers and the emotional maturity of kindergartners. (Sound kinda familiar?)
Here's how the real world has changed. I was originally hoping to publish the traditional way, i.e., by convincing a literary agent my book would be the next big thing, and then sitting back while she swings a sweet deal with a publishing house. As one entered the Barnes & Noble, one would trip over stacks of my book. However, as I tried to convince various agents to take on my story, I started reading about authors who'd self-published. It's not like the old days, when the author had to pay a lot of money up front and then sell books out of his car trunk. Now you can set up the book for free, and make it available online through a print-on-demand service. So rather than hone my pitch and send it to yet another score of agents, I drew my own cover art, worked with an editor to revise my manuscript, and figured out the formatting. The advantage is that I had complete creative control. The disadvantage is that I'm on my own for the publicity.
The paperback is now available online for $16 through my eStore. (You can also search for it on amazon.com for the same price, but I get a smaller royalty). I don't want to pressure anyone on BZPower to buy it, because I owe you guys so much already, for the years of encouragement and good times. But please DO tell your friends, like me on social media, request the book at your school library. Ask for it for Christmas.
This being the modern world, an author has to have a website. The first chapter is posted there, along with some art and a trivia quiz. If you have the book, you can access extra maps and stuff. I'll be babbling about all this in my COT topic, which I'm going to set up soon.
So come by www.lilygee.com and take a look. Thanks for noticing, LewaLew!
* New chapter September 24 * 
Part II: Peacetime Thanks, Huriko!
DON'T BUY MY BOOK.
Get someone else to buy it for you! (Preview and order the paperback or ebook) If you like the Makuta-GaliGee epics, try my metafiction adventure novel, DRAWN TO DISASTER by Lily Gee. At www.lilygee.com you can read the first chapter, watch the trailer, find maps & links, take a trivia quiz, and get e-mail updates. Discuss in my COT topic, which has a hidden link to the first six chapters.
<3 Thanks for the love, BZPower! If you've read D2D, please review it in COT, on Amazon, or on Smashwords! <3
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Posted Sep 26 2012 - 10:13 PM
Congradulations, GaliGee!
The book does look interesting. I'll have to see if I can spare some funds for this when I get the chance.
(reminds me of that story idea that I had. Still want to finish it, but it may be an uphill struggle and take ages, but whatever)
The book does look interesting. I'll have to see if I can spare some funds for this when I get the chance.
(reminds me of that story idea that I had. Still want to finish it, but it may be an uphill struggle and take ages, but whatever)
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I really need to handle my signature problems better.
I really need to handle my signature problems better.
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Posted Sep 26 2012 - 10:32 PM
Congrats! I'm always interested in seeing what veteran members are up to these days.
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Posted Sep 26 2012 - 10:33 PM
That's really cool. Congratulations!
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Posted Sep 26 2012 - 10:41 PM
Congrats GaliGee! I'm yet to read your stories, but I'm now intrigued!
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Posted Sep 27 2012 - 02:38 AM
Way to go, GaliGee!
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Posted Sep 27 2012 - 05:22 AM
That is splendid news! My heartiest congratulations!
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Posted Sep 27 2012 - 06:57 AM
Woohoo! Congratulations, GaliGee! I'm sure I can scrounge up $16 to pay you for being so awesome.
I write stories, on occasion. Finishing them... yeah, uh. That's another thing entirely.
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She is totally, totally not a shameless self-insert. Y'know, except for the part where she is.
Avatar made with the Rayg Kit 2.5, and featuring Lilak, Toa of Lightning.
She is totally, totally not a shameless self-insert. Y'know, except for the part where she is.
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Posted Sep 27 2012 - 07:05 AM
Ooh, I wondered when this was coming out. Cheers for the heads up front page
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Posted Sep 27 2012 - 07:46 AM
So jealous, but oddly proud that such a prolific BZP writer has managed to get published. Congrats!
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Posted Sep 27 2012 - 09:07 AM
Whooo.
Well done GaliGee. Love dat username.
Well done GaliGee. Love dat username.
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Posted Sep 28 2012 - 09:36 AM
Congrats! (Now just gotta get mine out there.........)
Could you give us a link or something to it? (So long as it isn't illegal to do so).
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Oh, sorry, didn't notice the link on the news page.
Could you give us a link or something to it? (So long as it isn't illegal to do so).
Edit:
Oh, sorry, didn't notice the link on the news page.
Edited by Kopeke Nui, Sep 28 2012 - 09:37 AM.
Behold, Toa Ka'tru! Sprite made by Strack. Click picture to go to his sprite shop. Avatar by CeeCee.
It was then that everything fit together in my head. The two clawed beast. The Two Claws. The dual-claw marks. That all was easy. Then I realized something harder to grasp - because the beast was inter-phasal, it could also travel through time, to an extent. The Two Claws wasn’t fiction, it was true. There was someone else like me, in the past. I continued blinking rapidly and turned back to the beast.
“What do you want?” I demanded.
The beast stood up a bit straighter and looked directly at me. A terrifying voice came from it as it answered.
“You and the girl. Both. You are abnormalities and must be dealt with.”
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Posted Sep 28 2012 - 10:27 AM
Well, that's nice. I'm happy you made it, GaliGee! Congratulations and good luck on your future works!
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Posted Sep 30 2012 - 12:26 AM
Okay, I've set up the COT thread: http://www.bzpower.c...?showtopic=7036. I'm going to post the first six chapters on a hidden site for BZPower, to be discussed in the COT thread. I'm looking forward to your feedback.
Thanks so much for all the love!
Thanks so much for all the love!
* New chapter September 24 * Part II: Peacetime Thanks, Huriko!
DON'T BUY MY BOOK.
Get someone else to buy it for you! (Preview and order the paperback or ebook) If you like the Makuta-GaliGee epics, try my metafiction adventure novel, DRAWN TO DISASTER by Lily Gee. At www.lilygee.com you can read the first chapter, watch the trailer, find maps & links, take a trivia quiz, and get e-mail updates. Discuss in my COT topic, which has a hidden link to the first six chapters.
<3 Thanks for the love, BZPower! If you've read D2D, please review it in COT, on Amazon, or on Smashwords! <3
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Posted Sep 30 2012 - 03:17 PM
Well this is extremely cool, and I really like the first chapter. I hope it will indeed go to an e-reader version; I'll definitely get it if it does.
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Posted Sep 30 2012 - 07:33 PM
Wonderful news, I was always an avid reader of GaliGee's work in my early years here, glad to see her taking those writing skills to a professional level! ^^
Congrats GG
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Posted Oct 09 2012 - 01:34 PM
Good people/creatures/aliens/robots of BZPower, Drawn to Disaster is now available as an eBook. Here is where you find it: https://www.smashwor...oks/view/243393
It's $3.99 for the general public, but for y'all on BZPower, here's a coupon code to get a FREE COPY (valid through October 31): YA79W
Once you 'buy' it, you can download it forever in any of the formats: EPUB, Kindle, PDF, etc. Please check it out, and tell me what you think in my COT thread. Tell your friends, and tell your librarian. If you're moved to eloquence, review it on Smashwords, or on Amazon.
Enjoy!
It's $3.99 for the general public, but for y'all on BZPower, here's a coupon code to get a FREE COPY (valid through October 31): YA79W
Once you 'buy' it, you can download it forever in any of the formats: EPUB, Kindle, PDF, etc. Please check it out, and tell me what you think in my COT thread. Tell your friends, and tell your librarian. If you're moved to eloquence, review it on Smashwords, or on Amazon.
Enjoy!
* New chapter September 24 * Part II: Peacetime Thanks, Huriko!
DON'T BUY MY BOOK.
Get someone else to buy it for you! (Preview and order the paperback or ebook) If you like the Makuta-GaliGee epics, try my metafiction adventure novel, DRAWN TO DISASTER by Lily Gee. At www.lilygee.com you can read the first chapter, watch the trailer, find maps & links, take a trivia quiz, and get e-mail updates. Discuss in my COT topic, which has a hidden link to the first six chapters.
<3 Thanks for the love, BZPower! If you've read D2D, please review it in COT, on Amazon, or on Smashwords! <3
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