Isaiyan Morrison

So an online friend of mine made a vid of us playing, dedicated to me.

I love it!!!

I’ve been mad busy with writing, working, school, playing video games . . .It’s been a hectic three months and finally, I’m done with school until late August of this year.

Now I have more time to finishing editing my novel, figure out what is going on with my first one (it’s been delayed sooo many times that I’m not sure what the release date is going to be) and getting back into games.

As far as I know, my novel is still listed on Amazon and my publisher’s website but with this whole recession thing, my publishing company is experience big changes. Novels are being delayed, the printing house folded and they acquired another one . . .it’s just waaaaay too much for me to even think about.

But it hasn’t deterred me from continuing on with my second novel. Aggravating, yes, but not worth just giving up on. But this time I’m seriously considering self publishing. I kind of want to be in control of when my novel comes out and what the cover art will be.

Also, to pass the time away, I’ve been playing more Street FighterIV . I haven’t been this “hardcore” since Marvel vs Capcom came out waaaay back in the late 90s, along with Tekken Tag.

Even though, for me, it’s one of the worse SF4 to date (there’s just something about it that I don’t like) it’s still Street Fighter. (me=BIG ALPHA fan)

And I’ve been playing SF since SF2 for SNES. I’m not going to stop  playing now.

I’m also going EVO since, well, I think it’s about time. I’m not one for tournaments. I’d rather do casual play, but I have to at least go once to say I went. I might not even enter. Who knows.

This is totally off subject but I’m wondering what does everyone like to do in their spare time?

Me? If you know me personally, you know that I’ve always loved to go to clubs (which I don’t do often anymore . . . too much drama) and play video games.

I’m addicted to my xbox360 and I might even submit myself into buying a PS3 but that remains to be seen.

I’ve overloaded my brain by playing Street Fighter 4, Devil May Cry 4, Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe, and some old xbox games like Justice League and Batman. Throughout all this, I still have time to go to work, go to school, and of course write. This makes my day a little busy and sometimes I don’t go to bed until midnight or one in the morning (devoting about two to three hours playing games online.)

The reason I brought this up was because I was online the other day, playing SF4, and I managed to play against some guy who actually spoke in his mic (for those who have an xbox and SF4 you know how rare it is that your opponent will say anything before, during, and/or after the match.)

I beat him the first round and in the second, when I was talking, he asked me if I was a girl.
I said yeah.
He asked me how old I was.
I said 29.
So finally, when I beat him the second round he asked me, and I quote: “Aren’t you too old to be playing video games?”

Before I could answer the connection was cut and it was onto the next ranked match.

For some odd reason, this question disturbed me. I mean, really, who cares if I’m 29, female, and I play? What does age have to do with it? I thought it was about skill; especially fighting games. With fighting games, SF4 in particular, you’re always looking for newer combos and better players to up your skill. I didn’t think that anyone cared or should care what age you are.

SF4 is dominated by male players and which some of them are damn good.
I never said I was good but I know what I’m doing. I can pull off a combo, an ultra, a focus cancel.

Maybe I’m just digging into this more than I should.

Or maybe he made the comment because he couldn’t take the fact that he got beat by a girl.

My publisher’s website, cacaoethes publishing is down only temporarily.

No worries. They are revamping the site.

I want to thank friends for letting me know though.

On to some more news.

I’ve gotten several updates regarding my story that’s included in Purpleverse magazine.
So far, so good. I’m really digging the cover.

That’s right.

Amazon.com

I guess I’m like, an author now or something.

So, if you’d rather order from there than the publishing company’s website the link is below.

Click Here

Other than that, I’m curious how’s everyone’s doing in this slumping economy. I’ve noticed that I’ve been saving more than I used to do. Well, I never really saved before all this crap started.
Then again, I’ve been lazy, unwilling to go out, preferring to turn into a couch potato as long as I have my Xbox.

I finished the second round of edits for my book Old Farmer’s Road. I’m not entirely satisfied with it. There are a few holes in the plot that I want to mend before even considering sending it to publishers and agents.

I’m almost done with the second installment of Macabre titled Sensual Appetite. I’m iffy about the title and again, there are a few holes in the plot that are bugging the crap out of me. This book is going to be the death of me.

I’ve written half the outline for my next book, Darkness and Light (working title.) For now I can only see this book as a YA novel which is going to be a challenge for me. But I’m actually excited to start working on this. I’m shooting for March or maybe April when I can finally sit down and put all my energy into this book.

I want to get away from Macabre and Old Farmer’s Road. For those who know me, I’ve been switching back and forth between these two, upset with my writing, angry that the plot wasn’t going the way I planned.

Also the publisher has pushed the release for my book back a month. It’s not scheduled to be release 15th of Feb.
Well, at least it’s around tax time.

If you all love me (or at least like me) you’ll purchase a copy and give me an honest, decent review.

Happy New Year everyone!

I can’t believe how fast 2008 went.

It was a somewhat exciting year filled with happiness, achievement, sadness, and loss.

For this year I have a couple of things planned: book release, book release party, book signings.

I’m hoping that I meet my goal of writing and completing at least two books this year along with the one I’ve already completed (Old Farmer’s Road.)

Until then, stay sharp and sweet.

The most exciting thing I did this weekend

-getting my Gambit tat colored

The most irritating thing I did this weekend

-getting my Gambit tat colored

The most interesting thing I did this weekend

-going out Saturday night

The most bewildered thing I did this weekend

-seeing the movie Twilight.

Like many other Americans this past weekend, I bought a movie ticket and went to see Twilight.

I remembered seeing the preview on t.v. about a week before the movie’s release. Not knowing anything about the books, I have to admit I was excited. Finally another vampire movie.

So I started hearing a lot about these books, especially on how much they sucked. I honestly thought that most people were jealous that the author came out of nowhere to be one of the most successful authors this decade. Plus I wanted to see what the hype was all about.

So after my tat appointment, I limp into the movie theater with three other female friends of mine.

The first hour was torture. With every minute that ticked by I found myself sinking further and further into my seat. My friend to my left, Kristine, complained every few minutes.

The second hour I began to think that maybe, just maybe, the movie was heading somewhere but I was wrong when I found myself clenching my teeth in the “Glitter scene.”

I found the last thirty or so minutes of the movie somewhat entertaining. Baseball during a thunderstorm was interesting, I have to admit. But I just loved the mean ol’ vampires, y’know the ones that actually sucked human blood. I wished they would’ve spent more time on them rather than on the two main characters eying each other to death.

I’m not hear to badmouth the author. But something bugs me about the state of the vampire genre in general.

One thing that many authors overlook regarding the genre is the plethora of vampires there are and how different they can be.

That is one thing that my book “Macabre” focuses on. The different types of vampires and the myths surrounding them.

I think if this is incorporated more into a vampire novel (and the vampire isn’t all sissy and boo hoo about their existence) it’ll make the book more interesting.

But that’s just me.

Meh.

2009 will be a busy year for me.

I plan on plenty of traveling, author signings, two book release parties in Minneapolis and one in Los Angeles.

So yeah . . . stay tuned

Just because I personally am not one for pre ordering an item doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t.

If you don’t remember the link, it’s below.

Pre Order Macabre

So yesterday I got another tattoo.
Call me goofy, call me nerdy but I’ve always been an X-men fan, especially Gambit.
So I decided, finally, to get the Rajun Cajun tattooed on my left lower leg

Yeah, there’s plastic over it. I want to avoid all the cat hair

I’m going back in two weeks to get it colored, after the spa pool party thing I’m going to on Nov 15th.

That’s what it’s going to look like, minus obviously the white. White doesn’t show up on me.

Today my mind traveled from my tattoo to my beloved Chewy.
After I uploaded my new pic I noticed that I have two old pictures of Chewy, Big Boy and Jez.

If you don’t know already, Chewy was killed in late August; hit by a car.

Jez (dark puppy) was . . . well she died in early July of this year.

The only puppy is Big Boy (tanned puppy.)

My cousin has him and since we gave him up (about two days before Chewy’s death) I haven’t seen him.

A part of me wants to, another part doesn’t want to.

I cried today at work, thinking about Chewy and Jez. Looking at Chewy’s urn I still can’t believe that my beloved dog is gone. I really, really wish she was still here.