GIVEAWAY!!
We’ve sold 98 items! And to celebrate closing in on the 100 Milestone – we’re having a giveaway!
The customer who makes the 100th Sale will get a FREE Sylum Original!
It’s called Sylum Love: A Heart made of Wings with a Triquetra Charm
Coffee House Friday
It’s that time!
The Pumpkin Spice Latte is out!
So does this mean we can start the Fall Season?
*looks outside* Yeah okay maybe not.
Still … the Pumpkin Spice Latte is seen as the beginning of the Fall Season.
It’s time for cooler weather, warm drinks, cozy sweaters, and yes …. it’s Halloween Time!
Are we ready?
On the bright side … so much candy is now available!!
Side Note: Sylum Vault is getting ahead of the game! Check out our Halloween/Gothic Collection
PS: This is our 100th Post for Coffee House Friday!
Throwback Thursday: Tidings of Gold by Cpt. Jack Sparrow
Title: Tidings of Gold
Author: Captain Jack Sparrow
Summary: A simple question leads to an adventure story told by none other than Jack Sparrow.
Author’s Note: To inspire the Pirate Bunnies!
Link to Archive
*Please take the time to leave feedback for the Author’s even if it is a simple ‘loved it’
Wanted: Evil Bob and His Clone Bob 2
If you see this bunny or his counterpart.
Shoot first, ask questions later.
For crimes against sleep!!!
Kneecapping optional.
And take the damn cat with you!
Sylum Wiki: Update
Good News!!
It seems to be working!
*crosses fingers*
*sacrifices a goat to the wiki gods*
The only glitch I’m seeing now is the fact the image on the top of the page doesn’t conform properly. Well if you have a set screen it conforms, if you have a larger screen and you open your window wider – the image doesn’t stay put. Which can seem awkward, but it doesn’t affect viewing the bios.
At the moment there really isn’t anything new, bios have been updated to fit the new Headcanon of Sam being Theo and not Meridia along with the changes for Greg and Gil.
The wiki is always fun to go check out!
Sylum Wiki
Sylum Inspiration: Connie O’Mara
Serenity: Legal Advisor
Connie’s goals in life were to be a wife and mother. It’s all she wanted to be. She met John O’Mara while at Church. He was sweet, treated her with respect, and adored her. They were married a year later.
Her only disappointment was the fact she couldn’t get pregnant. They tried for many years, until John finally sat her down and told her that he loved her not that she could give him children.
They settled into their life. John promoted to Sergeant in the LAPD, and she helped with the local Catholic school, teaching young children.
Then they were blessed at the worst moment in time.
She became pregnant when John built the ‘Gangster Squad’ to go after Mickey Cohen. She loved her husband, but he wasn’t the most brilliant strategist. She helped him pick out his team, and when she met James Hickok and Noah Dixon, she instantly trusted them to take care of her husband. Part of it was because Jimmy looked so much like her husband when he was younger, just with longer hair.
It was Jimmy that had taken care of her. When John got to close to Cohen they called a hit on her. It was Jimmy who saved her. He got her out of the front rooms and into the bathroom. When she went into labor he didn’t panic but stayed with her, helping her give birth to her son.
They both knew something was wrong when she wouldn’t stop bleeding. Jimmy then confessed what he was, and how he knew her. That she in had taken him when he was a young hot headed kid and made him into the man he was today.
Connie wouldn’t deny her boy.
Coffee House Friday
Ever have that moment when your Muse is just an asshole?
And then have to deal with the aftermath of them being assholes?
Throwback Thursday: Carry On My Wayward Son Series
Series: Carry On My Wayward Son
Author: Bj Jones
Rating: FRAO
Summary: Two stories. First one deals with Sam & Dean dealing with Past Lives while hunting a Human Hunter. The second is Sam & Dean facing Balthazar to save their father.
Author’s Note: The third is still in the works. John Winchester is being a stubborn asshole.
2nd Author’s Note: It’s been edited/updated to go with new canon.
Link to Sylum Archive
Sylum Head Canon: *look here for a moment*
Parts of Sylum Canon has just been erased.
Going to give it to you straight.
Clan War has been a pain in the fucking ass for a variety of reasons.
* It’s had fits and starts all the way through
* No one wanted to cooperate
* Everyone wanted their five seconds
* And a plot point in it that I’ve never liked slammed us against a wall
Add in RL work projects, burn out, and taking time off to work on the book – Clan War has been a long tedious pain in the ass.
So before I get into Sylum Canon that has been erased some back history:
I’ve never truly liked Greg has the soul of Theo, Nico’s youngest. When Sylum began there were a small array of characters to work with and I had no idea where at the time the ‘story’, as it was only supposed to be one, was going. As the storyline developed and the amount of early fans that pushed the Greg/Gil pairing – Greg ended up with the Soul of Theo or at the time he was called Philipe – DO NOT ASK.
I went with it, worked with it, but was blah about it. As the series progressed and we started into the 4th Arc, the more Greg began to disappear into the sidelines because I didn’t like the character or his role – to the point there was serious contemplation of killing him off.
Then we started on the re-writes.
On the list of things we wanted to change was Greg, after a lengthy discussion we concluded at the time that ‘it’s just to stuck as head canon for us to change it’.
And we moved on.
All through CSI: Anthology I cringed in writing Greg … don’t get me wrong I like Greg, just didn’t like him in this role. And as Gil’s story, changed and developed through the Anthology it was obvious they had to be De-Mated as it really wasn’t working. So I had at least got part of the problem ‘fixed’.
Cue Clan War and the never ending saga of trying to get this particular story finished, as we worked through the story – Greg was no where near the battle with Richelieu and the flow of the story had him being Turned at this moment instead of later Arcs … and again I found myself going *hmmm* death is an option.
Then something happened.
Bob tossed an idea so outrageous that it took us by surprise. We sat at the table pulled out a box of Krispy Kreme Donuts and hashed it out, though it was working it wasn’t quite right. Then one of his minion bunnies, obviously hyped on sugar, tossed the last idea out and suddenly it all fell into place.
The results of that new story idea changed Sylum Canon.
Basically it comes down to this.
*Look here please*
Greg Sanders no longer has the Soul of Theodosius Scipio Meridius. He has no ties to Nico in that regards. He is a Chosen One who’s family has been Chosen Ones since the Ice Age. He was raised in and out of the Manor, stayed summers through his childhood, friends with Ellis, and was encourage to follow his dreams into Science. He’s Nico’s friend and has ties to Warrick in a past life. But he NO longer has the soul of Theo.
And while we’re changing Head Canon!
Sam Winchester now has the Soul of Theo.
But.
But.
He’s Meridia?! Is there not going to be a Meridia?
Yes there is a Meridia, that has not changed and you will meet Meridia, at some point.
That’s all I’m saying at the moment.
So again Sam Winchester has the Soul of Theo. Basically his story doesn’t change, Nico will still be very happy to see his youngest boy come home. Dean just can’t tease Sam anymore about being a girl.
Before you ask! The CSI: Anthology series has been updated to reflect this, as a matter of fact Playing with Fire has been removed from the Archive as it’s not longer Canon. The full series – including the two stories that were posted with the 10th Anniversary Clan War has been edited and uploaded to the Sylum Archive.
A second note! All 10th Anniversary Clan War Stories has been moved to the Archive, they were adjusted slightly if need be and given a final edit before being posted. All future stories will be posted to the Blog and then posted to the Archive.
Link to Clan War – 10th Anniversary Edition
All other references will be updated as we go through the rest of the series as there are a few ‘canon’ adjustments needed for a variety of reasons. If side stories get updated first – we’ll post a Throwback Thursday to showcase these stories!
The Matrix has now been reset
And now back to Clan War!
*headdesk*
Sylum Inspiration: Ben Wade
Serenity: Lead Hunter
Ben doesn’t talk much about his childhood. He was nine years old when he was left behind on a dock in Plymouth England, by his mother. Ben realizing he’s been abandoned sneaks onto the next boat heading to the New World. He stays hidden for three months, only having the family bible to read.
When he arrives in New York, he sets out to find his mother, only to get swept up by officers and sent to an Orphanage. He plays the game and stay’s out of trouble.
Reading about a new opportunity in California, he sets out with other seeking a new life. He found some gold during the ‘Gold Rush’ enough to sustain himself.
Ben moved around the frontiers area, riding just above the law. It’s not until he finds himself in Boulder, Colorado. He found himself a saloon, settled in for a game of cards, flashed some gold around.
His only memory of that night is the green eyed girl.
Coffee House Friday
Back to School!
It’s that time of year! Whether you’re going back to school yourself, kids going back, or a teacher welcoming the kids back … its a hectic time for all.
So anyone going back to school? Work in a school? Got kids in a school? Or avoid all routes to work that go by schools?
Coping? Excited? OMG WHY is Summer over?
Throwback Thursday: Adventures of One Jacob Jensen – Super Geek
Title: The Adventures of One Jacob Andrew Jensen – Super Geek
Author: Taibhrigh
Rating: FRT
Summary: Jensen’s life was not a television series until it was…all about the same time when he woke up dead.
Look back at the intro of Jacob Jensen … hopefully inspires more bunnies
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Personal Post: Promoting Nicholas J. Finch
*Whistles*
Now that I’ve got your attention.
Yes! I am promoting my book.
I want to get the word out to as many people as possible.
Last time I checked there are actually 699 of you that subscribe to this blog, which I’m guessing is because you enjoy Sylum and the stories. You’ve stuck with me and Sylum for 12 years, followed me from Geocities, the Yahoo Group, Livejournal and some of you are new and have made your way here via Tumblr. You’ve enjoyed hours of entertainment, so all I’m asking is your support and help with this latest adventure.
Love Bytes has also put out a New Book of the Week Poll. If you’ve bought and read the story – click the link and vote for Conversations! If haven’t … read the review, buy the book, and vote in the Poll! It ends this Friday!
Come on guys – help a General out.
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Conversations in Real Time by Nicholas J. Finch
Beginning with a series of emails sent back and forth between the UK and the USA, this novella is the story of how two men, one a Los Angeles detective and the other an Oxford research student, find themselves drawn to each other despite leading very different lives on opposite sides of the world.
Their relationship starts with a professional offer of assistance and through instant messaging, texting and phone calls they invade each others’ lonely and yet busy days, learning about themselves and slowly falling in love as they discover they both need something from the other until they finally get a meeting face to face and can get up close and personal.
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Format: Epub, Mobi, PDF, Ibook … etc
Price: .99 cents (A bargin Price)
Where:
Note: If you have a Kindle, you can find Mobi Format at Smashwords
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Want to keep updated on what I’m working on as Nicholas J. Finch, follow me at Tumblr or Facebook.
At the moment there are two awesome ideas that are brewing. There are good things coming from Nicholas J. Finch.
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In the meantime … Clan War is getting wrapped up. Stories are being prepped for Advent. There’s a Dragon story in the works. And at some time I may actually get some sleep. So many bunnies so little time. Bob has been having a field day.