This month has been full of surprises and well, lots more...surprises... my computer caught a nasty virus a couple weeks ago. it's fixed now, i just gotta go get it from the shop. but because of this setback, there will not be a may issue of Blue Ships Mag. (i know. it hurts me too). However, this does not mean that I will not be publishing work throughout the rest of the year. so, please, don't hesitate to send those submissions.
currently, i'm editing book 2 of The Demon Cleaner series and am trying to get ideas from book 3 that were written on paper cemented digitally. so far that's going really well. I'm thinking book two should be finished around the end of may and book three around the end of July (so about comic-con time). but will keep you posted.
I haven't posted any 5-minute exercises in a while, so i will be getting back to my roots on that front. I have a whole collection that i just haven't posted yet.
Also, i would like to get into full swing with the GYE/AFS project. If you're an artists, or school, and would like to participate in any of the AFS fundraisers, hit me up. I'm currently scouting for schools to work with and programs to give people scholarships to. Suggestions are welcomed and encouraged.
Welcome to Nadiyah's Flash Blog
Occasionally, I'll sit down and write little short snippets of what could someday turn into a longer story...or not. Either way, I thought, "Hey, why don't I post them so people can read them?" So, here they are. Uncut. Enjoy.
PS. The book I'm using is called, "500 Five-Minute Writing Exercises." I wrote it because I needed one like it. If you would like a copy, you can go HERE. You can also
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PS. The book I'm using is called, "500 Five-Minute Writing Exercises." I wrote it because I needed one like it. If you would like a copy, you can go HERE. You can also
.Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Friday, April 1, 2011
Finally The Blue Ships Mag has Arrived
After a year of planning and trying to get material together, I have finally published the first issue of the creative arts magazine, Blue Ships. Please click the link below to check out the full 36-page mag. Also, don't forget to send a request for a free subscription to: subscribe@blueshipsmag.net. If you're an artist or writer you may send submissions for next month (or any month thereafter) to submissions@blueshipsmag.net. You may also get more information on this new project at: www.blueshipsmag.net. Thank you and enjoy!!
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Online Publishing from YUDU
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Sunday, March 27, 2011
WHOO HOO!!!! Its still March
And that means that I can get at least one post in before I can never get the month onto my blog list before it's too late and I can never have a March, 2011 post...EVER!!!
So, things that I have been up to this month that has kept me away. Hmmm, well, admittidly, when the exercises only take five minutes and it only takes about another 10-20 (I'm a slow typist) to upload the exercise, there really isn't that big of an excuse. It kinda just comes down to neglect. I'm sorry people. It doesn't mean that I don't love you.
Now, on to what I've been doing. First, here's the list: rebuilt Blue Ships Magazine dot Net, rebuilt The Demon Cleaner dot Net, editing Blue Ships Mag issue one (out April 1st), learning to write press releases, learning about SEO, learned more about copy-writing and how I'm qualified for the job, volunteered to teach a short course at school (World Lit...one of my personal favorites), looking for scholarships for international postgrad students to study in the UK, and still teaching Language Arts at aforementioned school, working on the finishing touches of The Demon Cleaner (Book Two): Blood of the Hunted, oh yeah, and looking for a job.
So, yeah, I've been a little busy. I've been trying to put my time to good use. I still feel bad about not adding any fiction to this post. I've written some (as I do every week with at least one of my classes), I just haven't taken time to post it. As always, some of it's good, some of it's bad. But, it's still a joy to write in any case.
Plan for the day, clean up my damn house, and post a new flash story. Hopefully, we will be up and running in April. I could be just fooling myself...or you...we'll see.
Side NOTE: With Blue Ships Issue one 99% complete, I'm now taking submissions for the May issue, issue a la deux. So, tell you kids, tell you wife, and tell your husband too, 'cause I'm taking everybody's work here.
Good day All
So, things that I have been up to this month that has kept me away. Hmmm, well, admittidly, when the exercises only take five minutes and it only takes about another 10-20 (I'm a slow typist) to upload the exercise, there really isn't that big of an excuse. It kinda just comes down to neglect. I'm sorry people. It doesn't mean that I don't love you.
Now, on to what I've been doing. First, here's the list: rebuilt Blue Ships Magazine dot Net, rebuilt The Demon Cleaner dot Net, editing Blue Ships Mag issue one (out April 1st), learning to write press releases, learning about SEO, learned more about copy-writing and how I'm qualified for the job, volunteered to teach a short course at school (World Lit...one of my personal favorites), looking for scholarships for international postgrad students to study in the UK, and still teaching Language Arts at aforementioned school, working on the finishing touches of The Demon Cleaner (Book Two): Blood of the Hunted, oh yeah, and looking for a job.
So, yeah, I've been a little busy. I've been trying to put my time to good use. I still feel bad about not adding any fiction to this post. I've written some (as I do every week with at least one of my classes), I just haven't taken time to post it. As always, some of it's good, some of it's bad. But, it's still a joy to write in any case.
Plan for the day, clean up my damn house, and post a new flash story. Hopefully, we will be up and running in April. I could be just fooling myself...or you...we'll see.
Side NOTE: With Blue Ships Issue one 99% complete, I'm now taking submissions for the May issue, issue a la deux. So, tell you kids, tell you wife, and tell your husband too, 'cause I'm taking everybody's work here.
Good day All
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Testing
I'm trying to link this blog with my Amazon profile at http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B004OUHHB2. Let's see if I did it correctly.
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
1 in a million
Ex 218: Write an opening using, "You're crazy. You're all crazy and none of this is real."
"You're crazy. You're all crazy and none of this is real," Katherine yelled.
We understood her frustration...we at least I did. I remember the first time I was told about my alters. It didn't make me feel good or excited. I realized there would be about 6,000 versions of me somewhere, but to meet them, and for their likenesses to be so accurate...I didn't know what I would do.
Actually, I kind of expected to see aliens next.
"And the government's just been..."
"Using us. Experimenting on our genomes. Finding cures. Creating diseases."
"You're crazy. You're all crazy and none of this is real," Katherine yelled.
We understood her frustration...we at least I did. I remember the first time I was told about my alters. It didn't make me feel good or excited. I realized there would be about 6,000 versions of me somewhere, but to meet them, and for their likenesses to be so accurate...I didn't know what I would do.
Actually, I kind of expected to see aliens next.
"And the government's just been..."
"Using us. Experimenting on our genomes. Finding cures. Creating diseases."
Monday, February 7, 2011
Six Whole Years Ago
Ex 232. Write an opening using, "Don't tell me you're still bitter about what I did to you six years ago."
Stephen look at her with his famous I-don't-care glare. "Oh, please, Angie," he said, waving his sword in an exaggerated gesture. "Don't tell me you're still bitter about what I did to you six years ago."
At this, Angie's skin felt flushed. She could feel heart from her anger inflaming her cheeks. "Stephen, you got me accused of treason! Even after I was found innocent, I was still exiled. I lost my home because of you. You selfish traitor!"
He just shrugged off her ire.
She winced in frustration, then she remembered who she was dealing with. Stephen had never cared about anyone but himself. And as she pointed her gun at him, she didn't feel bad about what she was going to do.
Stephen look at her with his famous I-don't-care glare. "Oh, please, Angie," he said, waving his sword in an exaggerated gesture. "Don't tell me you're still bitter about what I did to you six years ago."
At this, Angie's skin felt flushed. She could feel heart from her anger inflaming her cheeks. "Stephen, you got me accused of treason! Even after I was found innocent, I was still exiled. I lost my home because of you. You selfish traitor!"
He just shrugged off her ire.
She winced in frustration, then she remembered who she was dealing with. Stephen had never cared about anyone but himself. And as she pointed her gun at him, she didn't feel bad about what she was going to do.
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Another Snow Day Wednesday
Ex. #207: You have been locked away in a max security mental hospital. Write about it.
I can't believe this is happening to me. They think they can keep me here forever with their drugs and their double talk, but they're wrong. Try to save the world, blow up one little factory, and get thrown in prison. Escape one little prison, get thrown into a mental hospital. This is ridiculous. If these doctors, these crazies, had seen the world the way I've seen it, they would gather an army to join me.
This Earth will be gone in a couple of years. That is unless I stop it. I know what's coming; I know the war that will end humanity. And I will not let these walls keep me from doing everything I can to save this dying planet.
I can't believe this is happening to me. They think they can keep me here forever with their drugs and their double talk, but they're wrong. Try to save the world, blow up one little factory, and get thrown in prison. Escape one little prison, get thrown into a mental hospital. This is ridiculous. If these doctors, these crazies, had seen the world the way I've seen it, they would gather an army to join me.
This Earth will be gone in a couple of years. That is unless I stop it. I know what's coming; I know the war that will end humanity. And I will not let these walls keep me from doing everything I can to save this dying planet.
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