Wednesday, June 28, 2006

Wimbledon Has Too Many Players

I tried for a day or two to sort out the complecated mess awaiting some helpless git whose job it is to schedule hundreds of people to play tennis for a couple of weeks in England. The best thing I found was software that may be downloaded from http://www.tennisnavigator.com/ and it appears to have all the info necessary to quench the thirst of any tennis buff.

Sunday, June 25, 2006

You Want to Publish What???

I am still frantically seeking to have one of my novels published after completing it on-just a second, let me check my records-10 March 2005, and the only response received by the masses of agencies out there "Seeking New Clients" appears to be a clone of the one before it-Don't call us, we'll-well never mind, just don't call us. Maybe they are only looking to publish writers that can guarantee them a 7 figure sale, like the college grad seeking employment where they say you must have a degree and 2 years experience. We will represent your book, but you have to have already sold at least 1 book which marketed over 10,000 sales. I really got frustrated one day at all the red tape, the false excuses, the let downs, etc., and replied to an agent asking them just WTF they wanted from a writer. I asked how come the same shit comes back every time in a response about how they don't have time to read every proposal, how they receive so many manuscript synopsis letters per month that they have to be selective yet none have even requested to see a manuscript.
The agent was super professional and answered me as if I were a child being scolded for something I had done wrong and actually explained to me in detail what I already knew, but wasn't ready to accept. That was the most truthful response I have received from any agent since taking the first step towards publishing and it was a wake up call for me. I admitted my probable faults, purchased several "How to Publish" type reference books, re-wrote my synopsis and proposal letter exactly how they suggested and nothing has changed. I need suggestions.
Is this like trying to get employment with the state? Do you have to wait until a published author dies before the agent needs another slot to be filled for you to become a selectee? Is this a lottery where agents must be bought as a ticket and hope for the best? Does anyone have any legitimate feedback for what is necessary to get a few words placed into print without mortgaging the house and giving up the kids? I am so confused...............

Monday, June 19, 2006

WOW!!!! VIVA ESPAÑA!!!

What a great time!! We just had almost 2 full weeks of fiestas here in Daroca, Spain and let me tell you something-If you haven't been there and done that, then you have no idea what a party is. These are the most hospitable people I have ever known. I was welcomed into one private little club after another and told to come back whenever I wanted, drink or eat anything I wanted, and made more friends than I ever knew existed. There were rides, fireworks, food, drinks, games with unimaginable capacity, antique games, bullfights, etc, etc.......Anyway, I'm hung over-feels good too. Time to write down some of these ideas busting to escape my brain, enlightening what a little party can do to the imagination, huh?????

Friday, June 16, 2006

!!!!FIESTAS!!!!!! AT HOME BASE!

Don't have time to really go into anything today, we are celebrating this week-going inside one private little underground cool environment after another where all have beer, and many have loads of food-MAN I LOVE THIS COUNTRY!!! Spain is a fantastic place for traditions, celebrations, and general vacations. Nobody really likes to work over here, but we do. For now however, the party started on the 10th, and will go until the 18th Sunday night. I'm getting older so it's harder to stay up with everybody as we walk up the steps of the old 17th centry wine bodega and make our way towards the next pena-(pronounced pen nia)-to toast the next round for the religeous celebration of Corpus.
See you Monday, until then, Cheers............

Wednesday, June 14, 2006

WHAT EXACTLY IS THE CORE PROBLEM???

Forgive me for not placing issues in the right place, but although I'm having a hell of a time publishing novels, I can't help but notice that my country is crumbling quicker than the twin towers of New York....
I live in Spain and receive information thru the net, TV, newspapers, etc. like anyone else in the world, filtering the opinions from the facts, observing the results of actions taken by the powerful, and it appears as if MY COUNTRY TIS OF THEE has turned into MY COUNTRY TIS OF ME-GEORGE W. BUSH.
What are we allowing this person to do to us? So many web sites dedicate themselves to freedom of speech/press and produce an uncanny amount of evidence against him that as a minimum, I repeat-AS A MINIMUM, WE THE PEOPLE should be able to impeach this guy if he isn't doing what WE THE PEOPLE want him to.
At what point did the public John Doe lose his power to rule the country as WE THE PEOPLE? Don't give me that horse-shit either about, "You could have elected a representative for congress that shared your ideas like everyone else," because of 2 major factors: (1) We all know that elections have been tampered with to a level that hardly anyone trusts them anymore-they vote out of CIVIC DUTY, A CHANCE TO GET OFF WORK TO GO VOTE, OR THEY ARE SUFFICIENTLY BRAIN WASHED TO CONTINUE AS THE INNOCENT SHEEP THEY ARE. (2) If you are not RICH, then you MORE THAN LIKELY won't be elected. Let's analyze: I am a great person, know every possible constituent in district (No. X). I work hard, pay my taxes, have a family, meet age requirements, and born and raised in the USA. Never moved, eat apple pie and drive a Chevy. I make a simple wage like most citizens and I love my country enough to represent them in congress. I can only afford to campaign with the little money I can struggle to attain and CANNOT AFFORD TIME ON LOCAL TV-MUCH LESS NATIONAL. My opponent is a big fat slob who moved here to be in this district from wherever long enough to establish residency-i.e. Hillary Clinton-they meet the same requirements I do, however, they don't know hardly any of their constituents, (much less what their needs are or what they want represented in Washington), but one factor will get them elected every single time: MONEY!!!!!! Our country has turned into one big fat embarrassing WHORE. A prostitute takes money for favors, but the client gets something in return. What are we getting in return for the WHORE officials representing us in congress???????????????????????????????????????????
Why can't people who truly want the best for our country be elected??????
What has to be done by WE THE PEOPLE to turn this MONSTER WHORE around so we are looked upon by outside countries as the respectable, powerful but considerate freedom driven country we once were? I love my country and miss it very much, and hate to see the continual blasphemy thrown at it every day from around the world.
I live in Spain for the safety of my children, driven away by the gangs, the racial hatred, the drugs, and the hopelessness of a decent future in a nation gone mad.
Don't get me wrong, this is no utopia, and will never have the comfort found in the lifestyle shared in America, but our peace of mind cannot be tagged with a price which had to be paid daily in the good ole USA.
I am still an American, and always will be. I was raised in the south and am considered a high-tech redneck wherever I go. Europe has totally lost faith in the USA. China laughs at us as they make trade left and right. The fuel prices are so high that people are wondering if purchasing a vehicle is worth the investment anymore-considering anything as an alternative-even quitting their jobs because of the high cost of transit to and from work.
WE THE PEOPLE had better do something soon or we are going to become WE THE SEPARATED and civil dispute will arise as it has so many times before throughout history. I don't know who has the power to challenge the rich WHORES, but somebody had better do something because from all the media sources we have over here, the good ole USA ain't so GOOD anymore. I used to vote every year, but since the voting system has been tampered with so much, I don't even bother anymore-WHOEVER THE RICHEST WHORE IS WILL BE ELECTED ANYWAY-UNTIL WE THE PEOPLE DO SOMETHING TO CHANGE THAT AROUND.

Tuesday, June 13, 2006

IS EVERYONE PUBLISHED BUT ME??????

After looking at Ebay, Amazon, and other famous book distribution sites on the net, I realize there are so many books about so many things that evidently people are simply giving books away in order for someone to read their production. Maybe if enough people read their book, the next one will be more known, etc. With so many books available to the masses, how does one of the mass elect which one to read? AHHHH!!!!! One of those questions that twists the brain ehh? Like how do I know which guy to talk to in the crowd? Which girl will dance with me? Let's analize this just a tad. When you met your spouse-if you have one-what was the first thing you noticed about them? Here's another one: What was the first thing that attracted you to your girlfriend? In case the message isn't clear yet, allow me to point it out-The first thing people subconsciously and impulsively respond to is.........

IMAGE!!!!

My theory is to put most of your money into the cover design of a novel, and watch how it sells much quicker than the typical, everyday, (we offer our covers in these 9 designs) book covers. I'm having my first book cover designed by a world famous cartoon artist which is going to literally splash the market. The cover will stand out in a room with thousands of other novels around it. People will be purchasing the book solely for the cover-although I consider my novels original stories developed from the depths of extreme imagination. Check out the first killer novel to hit the public at www.kgbass.info and you can simply touch the left button on your mouse when the curser glides over the button marked FREE SAMPLE. Don't expect a typical happy little story with bells and jingles-oh contrar-my novels hit reality in the face with a sledgehammer and paint the color with vivid pixals. If you want little tingly lies and chats, read someone else's stuff, but if you want hit the ground running reality, then tune in baby, cause I've only just begun.
KgBass-comin-at-cha-witha-tailwind.

Saturday, June 10, 2006

Bitch and Complain-All I Ever Hear-WHY?????

I AM A DAMNED GOOD STORY TELLER & ALTHOUGH SOME CALLED ME A LIAR WHEN GROWING UP, I´VE ENDED UP WRITING SEVERAL NOVELS!
HOW ABOUT YOU? HAVE A WRITING STORY TO TELL? BEEN SCREWED BY THE WRITING MAZE FROM HELL? TELL ME ABOUT IT AND SEE IF SOMEONE ELSE HAS THE ANSWER. MAYBE WE SHOULD START A WRITERS GUILD CALLED ---THE CATCH 22 UNPUBLISHED AUTHORS---PUNISHED FOR NEVER HAVING BEEN PUBLISHED--- INTERPRETATION? PURE AND SIMPLE: PREJUDICE.

WRITING SEEMED TO ALWAYS TUG AT MY PANTSLEGS BUT I NEVER TURNED AROUND TO SEE WHAT IT WANTED SINCE I WAS TOO BUSY WITH LIFE. WELL I´M NOW ABLE TO TURN AROUND AND HAVE BEEN WRITING FOR THE LAST 10 YEARS. I HAVE SEVERAL BOOKS WAITING TO BE PUBLISHED, BUT IT SEEMS AS IF WRITERS DON´T MEAN ANYTHING IN THIS WORLD ANYMORE. IF YOU HAVEN´T BEEN PUBLISHED, HOLD AT LEAST 5 DOCTOR´S DEGREES, A MEDEL OF HONOR, AND MARRIED TO A FAMOUS ACTOR/ACTRESS, THEN BASICALLY YOU CAN GO F%$K YOURSELF BEFORE AN AGENCY ASKS TO SEE YOUR WORK. THERE IS THE SLIM POSSIBLILITY THAT YOU COULD HAVE THE NUMBERS THOUGH, LIKE THE LOTTERY, ONE IN A MILLION GET PUBLISHED BECAUSE OF THE INCREADABLE PENMANSHIP DISPLAYED FROM THE START----THE EXCEPTION TO THE RULE, OR MAYBE YOU PERSONALLY KNOW SOMEONE IN PUBLISHING---THE "IT´S WHO YOU BLOW REALLY SEEMS TO APPLY HERE. I HAVE READ PROBABLY 20% OF THE BOOKS ON THE MARKET INSTRUCTING HOW TO AVOID PUBLISHING ERRORS AND SAIL DIRECTLY INTO THE AGENCY´S GREATEST CHANCES PILE, BUT AFTER FOLLOWING ALL OF THESE WISE AND IMPORTANT PROCESSES PASSED ON BY OTHER WRITERS THAT HAVE SOARED TO THE HEIGHTS OF PUBLISHING, AFTER PAYING NO TELLING HOW MUCH CASH FOR THE BOOKS, I´M COMING UP WITH SNAKE EYES--NOTHING. I CREATED THIS SIGHT TO FIND OUT JUST WHAT IN THE HELL A WRITER HAS TO DO IN ORDER TO PUBLISH A BOOK! ARE THERE ANY WRITERS OUT THERE THAT CAN GIVE ME ANY TYPE OF LEGITIMATE DIRECTION? PLEASE TELL ME WHAT IN GOD´S NAME I HAVE TO DO IN ORDER TO GET AN AGENT TO HELP PUBLISH A BOOK? I´M AWARE OF ALL THE SELF-PUBLISHING AGENCIES, THE SOFTWARE FOR PRINTING AT HOME--NO THANKS. I´M INTERESTED IN COMMERCIALLY SELLING A DAMNED GOOD GROUP OF FINISHED NOVELS!!!!!!
I´ve read many different viewpoints from fabulous, published writers, and their basic message is to keep being persistent, make up a fantastic pitch letter, do exactly what the agency requires in their submission requirements section, and insure all grammar is perfect. After that, it is who you know, who you are, and how unique your idea is. Okay, now that I know that, where do my odds stand at publishing?
1 in oo (infinity), it´s not gonna happen.
I don´t know anyone in the publishing business, don´t have a doctor´s degree, and I´m just a plain kind of person with some killer stories to tell.
SOMEBODY PLEASE TELL ME WHAT HAS TO BE DONE TO GET A DAMNED IDEA READ!
I HAVE SENT THOUSANDS OF EMAILS, HUNDREDS OF SNAIL MAIL AND HAVE ONLY RECEIVED 3-COUNT EM,(SWEAR TO GOD), REQUESTS TO SEE MY WORK. I'M VERY EXHAUSTED.

Turning Rejection into MONEY

A Homosassa, Florida resident got tired of all the rejections he recieved from agents unwilling to process his work of art and this is what he did about it:



My appologies for the small type-should be able to simply click for a larger version.
If not, the bottom line to the story is wiping away misery with a clean sweep is easier than you think.

Friday, June 09, 2006

My Fingers Hurt

I've been writing so long my fingers have calasis on the tips of them, my back looks like someone who has picked a garden all his life, and I still haven't published a damned thing. Agents must be able to see into the future, because they treat my manuscripts like cow manure-They smell the manuscript before it even gets close to them and somehow know that whatever they do to it, it will always turn out to be a piece of shit. I'm not totally disappointed and if you like to draw your own conclusions, check out a free sample at www.kgbass.info and tell me what ya think.
I have started this blog site to find out if other authors exist that have run into problems while trying to publish for the first time.
Let me hear from you-please.
KGBASS