Thanks to All Voters

Wow! I'd like to thank everybody who has been kind enough to read my Anne Bonny-related w.i.p. that's currently up at TextNovel.com --called "Of Storms, Seas and Pirates." My story has been on the most popular list since the end of September and was recently joined by my YA fantasy/romance entitled "13 to Life." "13 to Life" (a werewolf-related story) was also chosen as an Editor's Pick about 2 days ago and just surpassed "Of Storms, Seas and Pirates" in the popular vote today.

So, if you're looking for something to read for free, pop on over to TextNovel.com and please check out my two stories. If you feel so inspired, please give one or both of them a friendly thumbs up, a review or (best yet) both. You can also subscribe to them both for free, getting updates in your email or as texts on your cell phone--your choice.

Thanks again!
~Saoirse

On TextNovel.com's Main Page!

Woo-hoo! Yippee! My story--"Of Storms, Seas and Pirates"--just made it on to the main page--home page of TextNovel.com . I'm hoping this will stir up a little more interest in that particular w.i.p. of mine.

"Of Storms, Seas and Pirates" is based on the earlier years of eventual pirate Anne Bonny's life and set in a sort of fantasy/folk magic rich early colonial America. I've had a love of the Anne Bonny story for about a year or so now (been curious about all things female-pirate-related for close to two decades, thanks to the novel "Grania"). Getting to write my interpretation of her early years (because I believe heroes and villains aren't born, they're made--yes, yes, I'm a nurture, not just nature sort of gal) is a great deal of fun!

Granted, there aren't gazillions of readers anxiously perusing my progressing story--TextNovel.com is still quite young, but there are some folks taking a peek. And yes, I did finally break and contact TextNovel.com members with the TextNovel.com networking option so they'd think about taking a look. BUT. If there's one thing I'm coming to realize more and more in life it's the unfortunate fact that often it's not what you know, but whom. So, I'm networking. Ugh. I'm not sure I'm socially motivated enough to really make the system work for me. But I'll try nearly everything once. Nearly everything (I have my standards, you know ;-).

So, once again I'll suggest that any of you dragging yourselves past my little blog should stop over at TextNovel.com. Make an account. Start your story. Maybe win $1,000 and a publishing contract. But if you don't win the prize, at least check out the site. It's a great idea and there are good people making it work so the rest of us can play.

Anyhow--go to TextNovel.com. Vote for me! ;-)
Oh yeah...Take care and Keep Writing! :-)
~Saoirse

3 Word Wednesday: Gamble, Omitted, Temporary

This week's 3 Word Wednesday response is tucked into my TextNovel at TextNovel.com where I'm currently writing a supernatural/fantasy/YA cell phone novel about Anne Bonny's early years.

Feel free to check it out--I'll link later. :-)

~Saoirse