Hapori Tohu Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 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.View the full article Quote News Forums Q&A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obsessionist Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 Congrats, GaliGee! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuile the Paracosmic Tulpa Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 [source: GaliGee]She reported this herself? Now that's what I call advertising.;P I jest. That's awesome! Felicitations! Sincerely, Nuile: Lunatic Wordsmith Quote When I know I can't live without a pen and paper, when I know writing is as necessary to me as breathing . . . I know I am ready to start my voyage. A Musing Author . . . Want to read my books? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GSR Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 Many congrats to her on getting her book out there! Quote Hey: I'm not very active around BZP right now. However, you can always contact me through PM (I have email notifications set up) and I will reply as soon as I can. Useful Topics: The Q&A Compendium | The Official RPG Planning Topic Stories: Fractures | An Aftermath | Three Stories | LSO 2012 Epics: Team Three | The Shadow and the Sea | The Days They Were Needed | Glitches | Transformations | Echoes | The Kaita and the Storyteller | Nui BZPRPG: Komae · Soraya · Bohrei Blog: Defendant Lobby no. 42 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.B.O.C Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 That's wonderful! Great job, GaliGee! It is was to be anyone, I would of guessed her... great writing... Quote My Brickshelf, please don't copy!... ...Looking for shiny Regirock, Articuno, and Virizion!(Can trade most any legendary for them!)My 3DS friend list is full, sorry! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LewaLew Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 [source: GaliGee]She reported this herself? Now that's what I call advertising.;P I jest. That's awesome! Felicitations! Sincerely, Nuile: Lunatic Wordsmith 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. Quote How well will you die? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkullKid Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 Congratz! I might have to actually pick up a copy of a fellow BZP-ers professional work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voltex Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 I'll take a look into it, see if it's up my alley. Congrats!-ibrow Quote JOIN AETHERGARDE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShenanAgain Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 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. Quote There's nothing to fear Your saviors are here This ship is coming down This ship is coming down This ship is coming down Coming down Coming down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrozenFlash Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 Awesome! Congratulations, GaliGee! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valendale Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 Having a published author is a new step forward for BZPower. Congratulations to GaliGee! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blitzkitteh Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 Congrats GaliGee! I've always loved reading your stories, and I'm definitely checking this out!-Blitzkitteh Quote I USED TO BE LONGCAT IS LONG!My Blog. Read it. Nao.My Steam name is [TDC] Blitzkitteh, feel free to add me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toa Smoke Monster Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 Congrats GaliGee! I will have to check your book out sometime. (Whenever I get some free time to do so. ) Quote Everyone is one choice away from being the bad guy in another person's story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velox Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 (edited) Congratulations, GaliGee!! Good luck in all your future writing endeavors. =] Edited September 26, 2012 by Velox Quote "As a writer you ask yourself to dream while awake." ~ Aimee Bender Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grant-Sud Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 Every author's dream. Congrats and hope the book goes well! Quote The Island with a Lot of CavesCurly Brace | Sue | King | Polar Star | Outer Wall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNTOS Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 Awesome job, GaliGee . Definitely an encouragement for all us aspiring writers who wish to become professional, published authors some day.-TNTOS- Quote "It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat." - Theodore RooseveltA Writerly BlogThe Tasty Library of Sugary Goodness(My Little BIONICLE: Friendship is Explosive Completed 01/05/14){The Shika Trilogy Omnibus Completed 03/31/14) (Review Topic)(In the End Completed 09/01/14) (Review Topic)The Biological Chronicle: (2001) (2002) (2003) (2004) (2005) (2006) (2007) (2008) (2009) (2010) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iPenguin Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 Congrats! If I ever find it in a book store, I'll give it a read. Quote Majhost sucks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klak Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 Congratulations! Quote My Comedies: The Krika Show (Season 1)The Krika Show Season 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaliGee Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 Wow, I'm news? That's so sweet. I was planning to start a COT topic, but LewaLew scooped me! :DYes, 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. :PThis 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! Quote GaliGee's StoriesGaliGee's Archive* 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 my Makuta-GaliGee epic dark comedies, you may enjoy my metafiction adventure novel, DRAWN TO DISASTER by Lily Gee. At www.lilygee.com you can read the first chapter, watch the video trailer, find maps & links, take a trivia quiz, and get e-mail updates. <3 Thanks for the love, BZPower! If you've read D2D, please review it on Amazon or Smashwords! <3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrewnuva199 Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 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) Quote Your Honor, I Plead the Fifth. I really need to handle my signature problems better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~X-Clone~ Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 :oCongrats! I'm always interested in seeing what veteran members are up to these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bambi Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 That's really cool. Congratulations! Quote [my blog] [custom emotes] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dee.3x3 Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 Congrats GaliGee! I'm yet to read your stories, but I'm now intrigued! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xccj Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 Way to go, GaliGee! Quote My BZPower Stories Dark Core--Kulagi's Kanoka--A Shadow's Contrivance--Mystery on Keli-Nui--BZ-Koro: To Bring Back Bionicle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHTrilogy Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 That is splendid news! My heartiest congratulations! Quote ~ CHTrilogy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lielac Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 Woohoo! Congratulations, GaliGee! I'm sure I can scrounge up $16 to pay you for being so awesome. Quote I write stories, on occasion. Finishing them... yeah, uh. That's another thing entirely. 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyrd Bid Ful Araed Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 Ooh, I wondered when this was coming out. Cheers for the heads up front page Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kumata Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 So jealous, but oddly proud that such a prolific BZP writer has managed to get published. Congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CeeCee Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 Whooo.Well done GaliGee. Love dat username. Quote Signature Guidelines: Avatar and signature total file size may not exceed 250 KB! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopekemaster Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 (edited) 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).Edit:Oh, sorry, didn't notice the link on the news page. Edited September 28, 2012 by Kopeke Nui Quote My Writing Blog (more writing coming soon!) My Bionicle/LEGO Blog (defunct) Hyfudiar on Spotify (noise/drone/experimental music) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mare Tranquillitatis Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 Well, that's nice. I'm happy you made it, GaliGee! Congratulations and good luck on your future works! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaliGee Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 Okay, I've set up the COT thread: http://www.bzpower.com/board/index.php?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! Quote GaliGee's StoriesGaliGee's Archive* 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 my Makuta-GaliGee epic dark comedies, you may enjoy my metafiction adventure novel, DRAWN TO DISASTER by Lily Gee. At www.lilygee.com you can read the first chapter, watch the video trailer, find maps & links, take a trivia quiz, and get e-mail updates. <3 Thanks for the love, BZPower! If you've read D2D, please review it on Amazon or Smashwords! <3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonesiii Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 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. Quote The Destiny of Bionicle (chronological retelling of Bionicle original series, 9 PDFs of 10 chapters each on Google Drive): Part 1 - Warring with Fate | Part 2 - Year of Change | Part 3 - The Exploration Trap | Part 4 - Rise of the Warlords | Part 5 - A Busy Matoran | Part 6 - The Dark Time | Part 7 - Proving Grounds | Part 8 - A Rude Awakening | Part 9 - The Battle of Giants My Bionicle Fanfiction (Google Drive folder, eventually planned to have PDFs of all of it) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Kobra Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 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 ~KK Quote ',',',',',',',',',',',',' ~Team Bangaa~ ,',',',',',',',',',',',', Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaliGee Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 Good people/creatures/aliens/robots of BZPower, Drawn to Disaster is now available as an eBook. Here is where you find it: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/243393It'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): YA79WOnce 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! Quote GaliGee's StoriesGaliGee's Archive* 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 my Makuta-GaliGee epic dark comedies, you may enjoy my metafiction adventure novel, DRAWN TO DISASTER by Lily Gee. At www.lilygee.com you can read the first chapter, watch the video trailer, find maps & links, take a trivia quiz, and get e-mail updates. <3 Thanks for the love, BZPower! If you've read D2D, please review it on Amazon or Smashwords! <3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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