Rusel Last

OUTSTANDING , looks like I have a lot of flowers to "taste with my eyes " my favorite is "Gardens caress "pg.201 ! However You blew my mind with treely given, from "Wind Stories " Well done man  . Congrats 

I've had 4 of my poems included in the Royal Botanic Gardens - New Shoots Anthology. It's a big one so go to page 200 to find mine.
          Click on Anthology and then you can download the collection.
          "To commemorate the poets and the plants, fields and forests that inspired them, the New Shoots Poetry Anthology gathers 163 poems from 105 poets. Embedded in the roots of language, the word ‘anthology’ literally means ‘a gathering of flowers’, the first literary usage of the word dating back to late ninth century Greece. In every sense, the New Shoots Anthology can be seen as something of a bouquet, arranged with an assortment of poetic blooms in all colours, moods and shapes."
          https://www.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/newshoots

Greeting to my fellow historical story writer!
          Do you love English?  Do you want to embark on a journey to rediscover the beauty of the English language?  Check out the Hundred Words Project— a piece of writing for each of the 100 most beautiful words in the English language.  You are also most welcome to join us, simply let us know the word and send us your work, and we will post it up when we get there, with credits to you!  Come enjoy/join this meaningful project!
          https://www.wattpad.com/story/45500748-the-hundred-words-project
          Love, CrystallineSnow and _aphrodisy

Well well, this is big news and indicates the next wave of change fpr the publishing industry. Given all the changes on WP I would forecast that more will be on the way as the Gnomes of WP seek to further monetise their asset.
          
          "A Message from Authonomy
          It is with great sadness that we must announce the closure of Authonomy.
          
          We created Authonomy in 2008 as a way of discovering new talent by throwing open our doors to unagented, aspiring writers, and asking likeminded writers and readers to help us discover and champion great work. Through Authonomy, we found fantastic authors, such as Miranda Dickinson, Steven Dunne and Kat French, and published incredible titles, such as The Qualities of Wood and Someone to Love Us. 
          
          Unfortunately in recent years publishing of titles from the site has slowed as we have opened other submissions channels, and the community has become smaller, so the decision to close Authonomy has been made. 
          
          HarperCollins remains committed to discovering new writers, and this is reflected in our dynamic, genre-focused, digital-first lists such as HarperImpulse, and our open submissions windows for innovative commercial imprints such as Voyager and The Borough Press. We would encourage the very talented members of the vibrant Authonomy community to continue to show us their work through these channels."

THAT is OUTSTANDING news mate!!! Good luck! Someone, somewhere, is gonna see your talent man, don't worry about your Fans, you just do you right now and get er done mate! On a side note, I saw two spotted fawns 2day, they couldn't have been a month old!?! little bitty turds! could have picked them both up one on each arm carry them home!LOL! Global Warming is a fickle bitch! Take care mate, good luck with all your competitions. You deserve a break!  (cause your that damn good)!

Gidday All
          just to let you all know I won't be around for awhile so no updates to Incarna for another few weeks yet probably.
          My wife kindly found three competitions to enter so a 4k word expansion of Incarna pt1 has gone off to one. The first three chapters (prologue is now chap 1) and a new synopsis of Motherheart is being re-edited ready to go off to another, and then a full re-write and edit of Claws is due by the end of September.
          Ive had to put Incarna out of my head to be able to do these, even the 4k short story went in a new direction and was extremely challenging to write and the rescue very different.
          A re-write of Claws will be fun but completely absorbing so hang in there all you Incarnarites, I know how it ends and who dunnit so you will too, just not quite so soon.
          Thanks all and I will try to reply to messages and comments via email notification mostly. If you don't hear from me do a PM, they appear to get through no probs.
          ... and don't be normal now! The Norm out ...

Part 97 is up and is the last of Episode 27.
          28 will one of our villains re-appear so are you ready for some n your face action.
          https://www.wattpad.com/144960958-incarna-97-from-on-high#footer
          
          Also I've been informed that the notifications aren't working properly again, oh dear what a surprise! Silly WP ...
          So here's the link to my post of the rewrite of Motherheart Prologue 1.
          http://www.wattpad.com/143671778-motherheart-dragon-priest-prologue-1a-the
          It's been over 12 months since I've added anything to MH, blame Ali Solaris for that ...

Gidday Followers of the Norm
          Here is an edited version in four parts of Prologue 1 of Motherheart.
          http://www.wattpad.com/143671778-motherheart-dragon-priest-prologue-1a-the
          A long time in the brewing this as the whole Motherheart Universe is expanding rapidly.
          So in my search for the best possible intro to this Universe of my imagination, here it is.
          A more literary version from before (which is still there right at the end of the listing) in keeping with the development my style has gone through over the last two years.
          I've a short story competition entry to do, then back to WP.
          Please enjoy and do let me know your responses, thanks all.

Oh well there goes the Notifications info, and with it a fair chunk of my remaining enthusiasm for WP.
          The stupid Newsfeed WP have introduced looks just  like this useless damn facebook timeline lookalike.
          So I have no idea who has voted or, or, or, as the feed only shows 6-8 entries. I sure don't have the time to go trawling. WP is as unwieldy as a white elephant.
          Alas the good old days of wide open screens with info scrolling at your finger tips. Go to buttons that took you straight to comments.
          For those of us with busy schedules I have no time to trawl back through each entry presented in large scale just so it's easy to read on a phone screen.
          So if any one votes from now on good onya but unless the feed  shows your vote when I look I won't see it and be able to thank you. This change destroys my ability to offer new readers and voters a spot as a character.
          As one of our hung independence fighters said on the gallows, "such is life"! 
          New readers and followers welcome. If you want to become a character in a story of mine you have to make your presence obvious by leaving comments in the stories you vote on. Thanks everyone except tot he WP gnomes who are destroying this site. No wonder they had to put Ads on here.

Gidday to all my new followers, apparently there's over 1000 of you. Dont all drop by at once you'll crash WP, although the gnomes seem to be doing good job of that themselves these days.
          Incarna is my current piece but lots to browse through. Speak up and leave plenty of comments yah hear now!
          Incarna 96 is up today,
          http://www.wattpad.com/141216996-incarna-96-dust-to-dust