Posts by Gene Doucette
Hellenic Immortal quotes
Some new words from Adam the Immortal As you all know, Hellenic Immortal, the second book in the Immortal series, is going to be released on April 5th, 2012. I’ve already shared some choice words of wisdom from Adam from the first book. Below are a few from the new novel. Enjoy! …One of the kicks…
Read MoreImmortal updates
New publisher As I explained here, Immortal is changing publishing houses, and Hellenic Immortal is on board with the same publisher. That publisher? The Writer’s Coffee Shop Publishing House, henceforth known as TWCS because that’s a mouthful of a name. I met some folks from TWCS at the Indie Book Event over the summer, and honestly I…
Read MoreFixer: a free chapter
Because I can’t help myself I don’t think I will ever get used to the delay. I’ve been an Internet writer/blogger/columnist/tweeter/whateverthefuckwecallitnow for most of my adult life, and the great thing about being… that… is the immediate gratification that derives from trotting something out to readers immediately. Novel writing, on the other hand, means accepting…
Read MoreHellenic Immortal on tap
I have heard you I’ve been getting a lot of very specific feedback from my Immortal readers along the lines of, “when is the sequel coming out?” and “that sequel, it’ll be coming out soon, right?” and the occasional, “where the fuck is the sequel?” To which my answer has been: it’s finished. And I don’t…
Read MoreA little midday blasphemy
Verbatim Wife Deb likes to leave music playing for the pets during the day. She uses the Comcast music channels, and tries to mix it up. This morning she selected Christian Rock, of all things. Over lunch at Bisuteki: Deb: So did you change the channel right away? Me: No, I left it. I wasn’t…
Read MoreToday in "a cyclist's advice to drivers"
Dear area car driver: In the event that you, area car driver, happen to be dropping off a passenger, please execute the following maneuvers: 1: signal and get to the side of the road; 2: leave the turn signal on while you’re stopped. As you can see, these are two steps. Two very easy steps.…
Read MoreYear of IMMORTAL: Reviews, arguments, discussions
We’re recapping the first year in the life of Immortal. If you’re not reading this blog, hopefully it’s because you’re busy reading Immortal instead. Is Adam an asshole? The winter brought more readers and more reviews, and lots of more interesting questions. Two question in particular resulted in my favorite blog post title, by far:…
Read MoreThe Urban Biker's Checklist
You know you’ve been bicycling in the city for a while if… …you know not to take a sharp turn across a manhole cover in the rain …you can’t name most of the streets you travel on but you can describe the light cycle patterns of every intersection in great detail …you’d consider a horror…
Read MoreThe Year of IMMORTAL: A book is released
This week we’re looking back at the first year in the life of the indie published book Immortal. You should probably read it. I’m not proud Immortal was scheduled to debut on 10-1-10, and I’d love to say things went smoothly, and everything worked out okay, and I was cool about it all. But… There was Amazon.…
Read MoreThe Year of IMMORTAL: a prehistory
We’re looking back at the first year in the life of the indie published book Immortal. Join us, as we reminisce and speak in first person plural for no reason. Before the beginning The official publication date for Immortal was 10-1-10, which was a perfect binary day despite actually being a Friday and thus a very…
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