Jordan Summers

Managed to write half of my novella for Mammoth Book of Special Ops romances last week. Should finish up a rough draft by the end of this week. I have to type in the changes on an urban fantasy that’s about to go out first, but hopefully that won’t take me long since the edits are done.

Somehow my recorder ‘forgot’ to tape Eureka on Friday. Not happy. I’m hoping that Hulu has it up soon on their site or that the Sci-fi (I’m sorry, but I refuse to call it SyFy.) channel puts it up soon. I like that little geeky show. Next week Supernatural will air. Finally get to find out what happens when the Devil meets the Winchester boys. I’m glad it’s airing a week early because it looks like just about every show I want to watch is on Thursday night. *$%# I swear I think they do that shit on purpose.

I liked some of Michael Jackson’s music. Thought the tunes were quite catchy. It’s truly sad that he died so young, BUT can we PLEASE put something else on the news magazines internet now?

It looks like I’ve sold another novella to Trisha at the Mammoth Books place. I’ll be in the Mammoth Book of Special Ops Romances. I’m not sure if the book comes out this year or the beginning of next. My guess would be next year. I’ll let you know when I have more details.

There are so many books getting ready to release (and some that have just released) that I’m looking forward to reading. My short list is: Shadowlight by Lynn Viehl, Tempted by P.C. and Kristin Cast, Just Another Judgement Day by Simon Green, Trick of Light by Rob Thurman, Covet by J.R. Ward, On the Edge by Ilona Andrews, Must Love Hellhounds by Ilona Andrews, Dark Slayer by Christine Feehan, Grave Secret by Charlaine Harris, Dreamfever by Karen Moning, Hot for the Holidays by Angela Knight, Big Bad Wolf by Christine Warren, Hunting Ground by Patricia Briggs, Beloved Vampire by Joey Hill, and Heat Seeker by Lora Leigh.

My pocket book is scared. Very scared.

What are you guys looking forward to reading?

I woke up this morning and had to wash away the past. It was clinging to my face like last night’s sleep. It’s always a bittersweet moment when you realize your dreams of people who’ve passed on are just that–dreams. It makes the pain fresh again.

Have you ever had one of those nights?

We went to see District 9 last night. I now understand why Vivi was having a hard time putting her thoughts about the movie down. At its core, District 9 is a movie about intolerance, racism, and Apartheid. The ‘Prawns’ as they’re called in the movie take the place of black South Africans. I admit it was hard to watch some of the scenes that showed how the aliens were existing–not living—existing, especially knowing that those were the conditions people lived in. The aliens were persecuted because of their differences and taken advantage of because of their technology. It was assumed that since they were ‘less than human/didn’t look humanoid’ they were all stupid. If any of the creatures showed intelligence, they were beaten and manipulated into doing whatever the people wanted them to do. Like I said, made it hard to watch at times. Yet, I couldn’t look away.

Another thing that made this film different was there were no ‘good guys’ to root for. The characters were either shades of gray or extremely dark. That said, there were triumphs, depending on your perspective. *g*

District 9 is a smart film–without having to point out the fact that it is a smart film. It’s shot in a documentary style, but avoids the shakey cam so many directors these days employ. It’s a movie that I’m glad I went to see, but I won’t be buying when it comes out on DVD. It’s not the type of film I’d watch repeatedly. And although we thought the film was good, we won’t be going to see it again.

If you are into a thought provoking science fiction film or have always wondered what would happen if a wounded alien ship landed on Earth, then District 9 is for you. I think it’s depiction of the latter is all too real. It’s definitely worth seeing.

I cannot begin to tell you how much I LOVE this video. I’m not sure how to explain The Guild. Basically it’s an online show that’s about a group of misfits who live their lives through their game avatars. Playing the game IS their lives. Truly funny stuff.

I’ve been waiting for this to happen. I’m glad that the book has finally been released in Kindle. They are supposed to be releasing both RED and SCARLET in a Sony/Fictionwise version, too. I’ll keep you posted.

I’m sorry I haven’t been blogging regularly. There is just so much going on right now. I just haven’t had time. I’m still making good progress on the YA. I may have an announcement next week. We’ll see. (And no, it doesn’t have anything to do with the YA.)

Thank you for your patience.

Looking forward to seeing District 9. Please let it be better than GI Joe.

If you’ve been following me for any length of time, you know that I love me some bad monster movies. I will sit through the SyFy channel on a Saturday night and devour those horrific films like they are cotton candy. My love of bad movies also extends to action/adventures. With that in mind, we went to see G.I. Joe. on Saturday.

Wow! All I can say is WOW! I didn’t think it was possible (really I didn’t), but I’ve finally watched a movie that was so bad I couldn’t even enjoy the ‘bad’ aspect. And truly, that IS saying something. (And here I was thinking Wolverine blew.) I’d heard stories about the CGI being bad. They weren’t an exaggeration. My brother-in-law could’ve done better in his first year on the job. I was actually okay with the bad CGI though. Like I said, I can overlook a LOT in a bad movie. I’m easily entertained. (Bring on the original Blob, several versions of Dracula, Tremors, and I’m there. *g*)

There really wasn’t much of a story in G.I. Joe. I hadn’t expected there to be a good one, but it would’ve been nice if there’d been at least a little one. The most entertaining thing about the film was that it was like a Mummy reunion flick. Every time you turned around one of the characters from the Mummy popped up. (ie Rick, Benny, the Mummy, big bad guy who kidnapped Evie and her child, etc.) In that respect, it was funny. Other than that, it seemed REALLY long. Overly so. Lots of booms, gadgets and under-deverloped characters. No real emotions. People died. You didn’t care. People won. You didn’t care. Couple of baddies got what was coming to them. Yawn. There’s a theme happening here.

Save your dollars and go see District 9 next Friday.

Blake Snyder has passed away. So sad. He wrote this wonderful book called Save the Cat. I was fortunate enough to hear him speak at RWA in San Francisco. He was funny and quick witted. Truly made learning a pleasure. I bought his book when I got home because it sold out at the conference. He was supposed to be working on a Save the Cat romance version of his book with Nina Bruhns. I’d hoped to someday attend one of his other writing seminars. I guess that won’t be happening. I hope his family is able to find comfort in this difficult time.