Mark's Blog http://www.markirwinonline.com/blog Wed, 10 Jun 2009 01:26:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 en hourly 1 Twitter Works For Me http://www.markirwinonline.com/blog/?p=241 http://www.markirwinonline.com/blog/?p=241#comments Mon, 08 Jun 2009 00:02:36 +0000 Mark http://www.markirwinonline.com/blog/?p=241 Just a short note to state that Twitter has helped me to connect to some amazing opportunities in the areas that interest me - Writing and Marketing. It was a slow start but I have uncovered a great wealth of people and possibilities. I have never had so much help with so little asked for in return. I am hoping to slowly work towards being more of a giver than a receiver, but for me at the moment it is a learning curve. Suffer me with my thanks.

]]> http://www.markirwinonline.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=241 Salute to Chris and Naomi http://www.markirwinonline.com/blog/?p=230 http://www.markirwinonline.com/blog/?p=230#comments Mon, 01 Jun 2009 17:26:46 +0000 Mark http://www.markirwinonline.com/blog/?p=230 You wander around the internet for a long time and eventually you will meet some people who actually want to help you without first thinking about how you can help them. Well, thank you to Naomi Kramer http://freefictiononline.wordpress.com and Chris Poirie http://webfictionguide.com - Both lights at the end of some tunnel.

]]> http://www.markirwinonline.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=230 Twitter Works - onlinefiction http://www.markirwinonline.com/blog/?p=216 http://www.markirwinonline.com/blog/?p=216#comments Wed, 27 May 2009 16:01:51 +0000 Mark http://www.markirwinonline.com/blog/?p=216 I have taken the time to explore twitter and get to know a little about the ins and outs.  If you look hard enough and scrutinize your follows carefully enough you can get in touch with some good knowledgeble people and garner some good info.  Two thank yous today - one to Mayal and one to Onlinefiction for helping me with some questions about ebooks and copyright.

]]> http://www.markirwinonline.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=216 Find My Tongue http://www.markirwinonline.com/blog/?p=213 http://www.markirwinonline.com/blog/?p=213#comments Thu, 14 May 2009 01:19:34 +0000 Mark http://www.markirwinonline.com/blog/?p=213 For years I have hidden inside myself and now I am finding my tongue.  I can speak and there are actually people out there talking to me.  No longer ‘Dead Man Walking’.

]]> http://www.markirwinonline.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=213 Some New Friends http://www.markirwinonline.com/blog/?p=210 http://www.markirwinonline.com/blog/?p=210#comments Thu, 14 May 2009 01:16:48 +0000 Mark http://www.markirwinonline.com/blog/?p=210 Have been busy learning how to Twitter and I have found that there are alote of people out there.  Still don’t know how to use it effectively, but it certainlyis a good source of communication.

 

Thank you  to Kasia and Jennifer.  A person can start to think that no one is out there.  They are.  Thanks again.

]]> http://www.markirwinonline.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=210 He’s not just any old sociopath - Howie Morgan is my sociopath - And he really existed. http://www.markirwinonline.com/blog/?p=204 http://www.markirwinonline.com/blog/?p=204#comments Thu, 30 Apr 2009 17:34:30 +0000 Mark http://www.markirwinonline.com/blog/?p=204 People seem to have trouble with the language in ‘Last Of The Good Guys’.  My question for them is, what rock have they been living under?  LOTGG is the way of the world. How it was and how it was said.  My other question is,  how can you write a character without writing all of that character.  No fancy shmancy (Thanks Dan) skipping of  how it was said.  Sorry, but if Howie Morgan said ‘fuck’ a lot and did too many drugs and anything else he could get his hands on - then that’s who he was.  If he was a chronic sociopath then so be it.  In fact I consider Howie to be one of my favorite characters.  He might have been a bad guy but, what you saw was what you got with Howie.

Maybe someone might like to comment on the other aspects of the story itself.  This is about mud and blood southeast Texas.  They talk that way.  We aren’t at a young ladies finishing school here.

Broaden your horizons a bit, most of the world stinks - That’s just how it is.  Get out there and smell it a bit, maybe you will appreciate how you are among the 5% who don’thave to smell it every day.  Good for you.

If LOTGG upsets you then step back from ‘Eat The Dead (due out in 18 months) because it is full of real pigs, resmorseless rapin’ and killin’ type pigs.  Yeah, real people with real attitudes.

This is a tight peice of work.  More happens in 7 days than probably happens in lots of peoples’ lives. 

Check it out, unless you don’t like reality.

]]> http://www.markirwinonline.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=204 Hold What For How long? http://www.markirwinonline.com/blog/?p=201 http://www.markirwinonline.com/blog/?p=201#comments Thu, 30 Apr 2009 17:13:33 +0000 Mark http://www.markirwinonline.com/blog/?p=201 Hold everything.  Twitter is working on my website.  Eat The Dead  is on hold.  Marketing is on hold, a very frustrating proposition.  It’s Canada and the sun is finally shining and I think I will put everything on hold except the sunshine.  Gonna get me some.  It ain’t here for long.

 

There is no doubt that no matter how well you tell a story you will ultimately have to become a business person to have any kind of success.

]]> http://www.markirwinonline.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=201 Twitter won’t work. http://www.markirwinonline.com/blog/?p=199 http://www.markirwinonline.com/blog/?p=199#comments Wed, 29 Apr 2009 18:43:09 +0000 Mark http://www.markirwinonline.com/blog/?p=199 My twitter won’t work on my web page.  Any techies out there with suggestions?

]]> http://www.markirwinonline.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=199 Another Part Of Texas http://www.markirwinonline.com/blog/?p=195 http://www.markirwinonline.com/blog/?p=195#comments Mon, 27 Apr 2009 19:00:22 +0000 Mark http://www.markirwinonline.com/blog/?p=195 People seem to be surprised that anyone from Texas would use the word ‘fuck’ in a sentence.  Well they do!  and if you would like to get a taste of a part of Texas you probably aren’t aware of then check out - ‘Last of the Good Guys’.  Yes, Howie Rupert ‘mother fuckin’ Morgan’ swears a lot - but there is a lot more to the story besides Howie’s bad mouth.

If you’re broke, email me at Impresspress@bell.net and I will send you a copy.  Just promise me you will pass it on when you’re done.

]]> http://www.markirwinonline.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=195 Home Again - Already miss the Turks and Caicos http://www.markirwinonline.com/blog/?p=190 http://www.markirwinonline.com/blog/?p=190#comments Wed, 15 Apr 2009 13:33:39 +0000 Mark http://www.markirwinonline.com/blog/?p=190 Turks and Caicos is a beautiful place.  My man Duke owns this incredible villa - Most beautiful place I ever was.  The company was pretty good as well.  I got some surprising input from The Duke on my work in progress; material to move forward with.  Also the place itself rested, refreshed and reflected me.  I am ready to go after draft # 2.

If you ever travel to Turks and Caicos - I know the place to stay 

Yahoo.

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