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Val Gedso - Part I - Premonition

The full Val Gedso - Part I - Premonition in its first draft, rough edit, entirety. Enjoy.

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*rexlupis:iconrexlupis:
Is writing a love story about a nymphomaniac a clue to how abysmally lonely I really am? (Insert sadface here) :P
Mon Oct 26, 2009, 9:16 PM
*rexlupis:iconrexlupis:
New Samael video is all kinds of awesome... Listen and watch the video for their new song, "Black Hole", here: [link]
Wed Sep 30, 2009, 5:27 PM
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Cool, I've been meaning to check out the new DF. Thanks for the link!
Wed Sep 23, 2009, 8:19 AM
*rexlupis:iconrexlupis:
The new Dying Fetus is really kicking my ass! It is available for streaming in its entirety here: [link]
Wed Sep 16, 2009, 2:17 PM
*TaylorSaville:iconTaylorSaville:
My watchers used to be predominantly male. It depends on the people you yourself target, or whether or not you appeal to the opposite sex. I don't anymore. :laughing:
Fri Sep 11, 2009, 9:39 AM
*rexlupis:iconrexlupis:
Is it just me, or is the majority of DevArt users female? It seems like most of the people on my watch list are female... Maybe I'm just a stalker...
Tue Sep 8, 2009, 12:30 PM
*TaylorSaville:iconTaylorSaville:
I know, I know... :shrug:
Mon Aug 31, 2009, 4:33 PM
*TaylorSaville:iconTaylorSaville:
Jordy Jordy Bo Bordy, Banana Fanna Fo Fordy, Me My Mo Mordy. Jordy. :clap:
Fri Aug 28, 2009, 1:21 PM
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Tue Aug 18, 2009, 5:09 AM
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...Story of my life, eh? No wonder why I write about werewolves.
Thu Jul 23, 2009, 9:25 PM

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5k hits!

Tue Sep 29, 2009, 5:14 PM
Well, I've been on this site for quite some time, slightly over three years to be precise, and finally I've broken the five-thousand hit barrier. When I last looked, the hit-counter read 5,003.

I figure, since it seems to be commonly accepted practice that when one reaches a landmark in page views, one updates his journal, so, here's an update for you.

After talking to the editor I had on board for a while, it seemed like her services were a bit lacking for the sum she was asking for. She didn't have many contacts within the book publishing business (she mostly works within television and movies), but we decided to keep in touch in case I don't get enough extensive feedback from my initial run of fifteen physical copies of my novel. I'm still looking for an agent or a publisher, and I am not willing to settle for any indie style publications. As far as I'm concerned, I might as well leave it up on DevArt for free than go with something like "Authorhouse" or "Cafepress" or some other "PAY US MONIES AND WE PRINT YOUR BOOK WITH MINIMAL SUPPORT AND OFFER YOU NO FUNDING FOR BOOK SIGNINGS OR PUBLIC APPEARANCES" type deal. I have no time to waste with such people who are looking to make a quick buck off so-called "authors" who just want to have a physical copy of their books in a few, random book-shelves to impress their friends.

...Sorry if that offends anyone, but, yeah, that's how I feel about that.

For me, I want to actually break into the industry, make a name for myself, and start a career. Ambitious, I know, but I don't feel like I could live happily any other way. I think I have something to offer the industry, and even if my career path deviates a bit from what I had intended, as long as I can make a modest living off doing what I love, writing, then I'll be satisfied. My ambitions are a lot larger than this, but I do realise how crowded the market is and how hard it is to promote a new author... I'm just hoping that my instinct is correct, and I've written the right thing for the right time.

I do think I'd have a lot of fun on a team of writers for television or movies or something of that sort. I know when I sort of collaborate with writers over the internets, great things tend to happen. I love being able to bounce ideas back and forth and the whole brainstorming process is probably what I'm best at. Sometimes I wonder if my style, as much as I like it, is a hinderance because my ideas are often so grand... but who knows.

Fuck, I sound like an egotistical asshole now. I'm going to stop stroking my own ego before it makes a mess.

Anyways, I'm going to repost the cover art for Val Gedso: Part I: Premonition, since I think it would be a shame to have Jeff Smith's ( :iconveinsofmercury: ) beautiful work removed from my page simply to update with "LOLS!!! I GOT 5K HITS! I R KEWL!"



I do love this peice; it's one of the images on my desktop now. I really hope I can find a suitable publisher so I can see it printed, encasing my words in a bound tome. I know if I walked by that cover in a book-store, it would certainly make me at least read the back cover...

I know, I've said it a thousand times already but thanks again, Jeff.

Thanks for all the support to all you people who have peered in to my little corner of the internet these last few years. I hope my presence leaves just electric boxes and turns into something you see on book-shelves, but only time will tell.

-Jordy

[Also: Scar Symmetry's new album is quite good. Any band that has a reference to Immanuel Kant in a song title (Noumenon and Phenomenon) gets a thumbs-up from me. You can hear the entire thing, for a limited time, at their Myspace page here: [link] ]

  • Mood: Joy
  • Listening to: Scar Symmetry - Dark Matter Dimensions
  • Reading: Victor Hugo - Les Miserables
  • Playing: MUGEN

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Irreverent and dissatisfied with the status-quo, I became myself.
I like being alive, most of the time.
I am not a slave, and even if I were, Hegel's master-slave dialectic asks an interesting question... Who defines who? The slave or the master? Who is really in control?

Devious Info

  • Current Residence: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • Interests: Philosophy, metal, literature, history, psychology, spirituality, existence, werewolves.
  • Favourite movie: Too many... V for Vendetta, 12 Monkies, Seven, Pi, Memento, Ginger Snaps Back, Army of Darkness
  • Favourite band or musician: Too many again... lately it has been: Nevermore, Death, In Flames, Emperor, Strapping Young Lad,
  • Favourite genre of music: Metal.
  • Favourite artist: Oooh... Beksinski is one of the best I've seen in a while...
  • Favourite poet or writer: Too many again... Aldous Huxley, Nietzsche, George Orwell, Ayn Rand, Frank Herbert...
  • Favourite photographer: Natives believed painting someone's portrait was to steal their soul, and, the same for photos
  • Favourite style of art: Imaginitive. Yes, I know, this tells you nothing.
  • Operating System: I've been indoctrinated by Microsoft
  • MP3 player of choice: Winamp
  • Shell of choice: Conch?
  • Wallpaper of choice: "Godslave" by James Gramble
  • Favourite game: ...Strip poker.
  • Favourite gaming platform: Computer? Genesis? Super Nintendo? N64? They've all sucked my life away.
  • Favourite cartoon character: Various werewolves.
  • Personal Quote: "I'm fucked."
  • Tools of the Trade: My mind.

Journal History

Should I publish my book under a pen-name or use my real name? 

48%
14 deviants said Use your real name, what do you have to be afraid of?
17%
5 deviants said DO AN ANAGRAM!!! MORE ANAGRAMS!!!!!!!!
14%
4 deviants said I don't care what the author's name is.
10%
3 deviants said Only use a pen-name if you can think of something witty... Like "Topsy Kretts." (Bonus points if you name the film that is from!)
7%
2 deviants said The cover art is so amazing I don't even notice your name on it.
3%
1 deviant said Just make up something so you aren't hassled by people...
0%
No deviants said Your name is too Jewish; you should use a pen-name. I'm not a racist... really!

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What have you done to me?! I like being on here way too much now. Something else on the internetz to destroy me. Your fault! lol
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