In response to “An update on search terms,” Drewdog 2060 wrote, “I am finding it difficult to comment as my collar, freshly starched by my butler this morning, is restricting my air supply. Too many good dinners at the gentleman’s club in Pal Mal. I do not, of course subscribe to stereotypes.”

Which got me thinking about stereotypes a bit more—okay, I’m not going to say seriously, since I try not to take my seriousness too seriously here, but a bit more than I had been. Even though I was the one to raise the topic.

When I was a kid, my father would sometimes give voice to a character he called the Constipated Englishman. The CE was a kind of Colonel Blimp figure (more about him in a minute) who never managed any real words but harrumphed a lot and made my brother and me giggle.

Irrelevant photo: Field…

I’m unsure as to how I’ll write ten sentences about love in four words each. So I’m going to give this a little twist…

                         He looked at her,
                 Like everything he wanted
                   Was embodied in one,
                So beautiful and majestical.
                   A spine tingling sight.
                Like raindrops on leaves,
               She glimmered in sunlight.
                 Like candles in the dark,
                She brightened dark days.
          Staring speechless and bewildered,
                     What could he say?
           Love was a mere understatement.

Okay, so I tried to keep each line as close to four words as I could and I know these are more than ten *oops*
Now the rules are, that you must write ten sentences related to love, each sentence must consist of four words each. And in the end you must top it all off with your favorite love related quote.
Tag ten-…

I have a very special guest in my hut today. None other than friend to readers around the globe, and tireless supporter and mentor to indie authors. Chris Graham is The Story Reading Ape we know and love. For those of you who know Discworld, you might be surprised to hear that his first cousin is the Librarian at the Unseen University – no need run though – our Ape got all the friendly genes.
Mostly for me Chris is a wonderful friend, and not because he has the klout to make my books visible to real readers, but because for the duration of the time that I’ve known him, he’s often blown me away with his acts of generosity to so many of our tribe of often much maligned indie writers. He promotes our work, shares really useful tips on the nuts and bolts of our profession, and often…