Originally posted by NGONGE: ^^ With all those things going on all at the same time, you must have got tardis. Do you watch Dr Who? is it good, or just hype? Originally posted by Sherban Shabeel: LOL @ a rampapaging demon from Abysinnia At the behest of their King, a wizard from that country now largely under the control of the conquering Adalites, wakes an ancient demon from her slumber and unleashed it upon the cities of Adal, one of those cities is where my heroes are born.

Originally posted by MAXIMUS POWERS: quote:Originally posted by A.Z: ^ quote: Originally posted by MAXIMUS POWERS: [qb] PeaceNow merely articulates his own interpretation of events, and has every right to do so. Indeed this is my quote; I am not denying it, for it’s in the system. You have shown shrewdness A.Z for quoting what appeared to be a discrepancy in my thinking. Let me guess, you went to back to the other topic to try and edit your post but the timelimit was up?

Cheri Cheri lady going through emotion love is where you find it listen to your heart-

Ngonge, i'm almost finished with the first book, and i have the storylines for the sequels all planned out. I agree, to many ideas can be counterproductive, which is why i stopped working on them all simultaneously. At one point i was working on a story set in 100 B.C, then one in the modern era, then a Scifi set 'One million' years from now, and then back to the medieval one, it was quite hectic.

Women with low self-esteem suffer the most. This group of ladies have made getting treated like dirt, a fashion trend, they don't even empower eachother at these gatherings, other than chit chat about how Somali men are responsible for the Haiti earthquake. I know me and my male relatives, young or old, would never get away with this crap, lol@ ''She even set up a room for him to chew Khat'' haha, what a disaster.

^It was either that or Knock Knock..

Originally posted by 2+2=5: Well I don't like reading anything that involves demons. I don't like scary stuff. GG, Did the Lord of the Rings trilogy of films scare you? I love sci-fi and anything that takes place in space and other planets, but only if they're films (Star Wars, Star Trek, Stargate etc). I love the two Star Wars trilogies and the first series of Stargate(the one with Mcgyver), but Star Trek has to many offshoots such as Voyager, Deep Space Nine, countless films etc, so its hard to get into it, but i enjoyed the recent Star Trek film, maybe this is because it was a stand alone movie. I tried reading Isaac Asimov and that other guy whose name I've forgotten, but it felt like homework. And I wasn't particularly interested. I agree Hard Scifi is not my thing either. Fantasy is cool. Again, I don't think I've read fantasy books - ever. I've never read HP or these other fantasy books out there. But I will definitely watch. I don't think this is very helpful. If you like films such as LotR, and Stardust then you should definitely check out this genre. I do like reading historic novels though, stories set in places and times that no longer exist. I think, if you don't include heavy words you've made up too much, it will be more reader friendly. The way you've told, Swords & Sorcery sounds a little like HP but more interesting setting. My story is similar in spirit to the old tv shows like Xena & Herc, mixed with Kingdom of Heaven & Troy. I like simple things executed in extraordinary way. Picasso once said, take something that everybody knows and present in a way that nobody has seen it before. Something simple like a violin or a can. Hence my infatuation with stories about ordinary people. But this is my personal taste, and it doesn't make a difference really. Your idea is interesting on a universal level and I'm simply curious as to why you would limit this to simply Somalis - are you going to write it in Somali? - who notoriously have difficulty even reading homework. No it will be in English(though i'm going to try translating it in multiple languages), and i'm not limiting it to Somalis only, but they are the main audience i'm targeting, i will not turn my Somali heroes into individuals from [..insert country], just to make a buck, or appeal to a greater audience. In fact i think my unique Somali setting sets my Fantasy epic apart from the many Tolkienesque stories that are published every year. And last but not least: how are you going to portrait sorcery in your book? As something good or bad ? You wouldn't want to encourage people, as it's strictly haram. But these are decisions you make on a personal level as success-wise it doesn't really matter. LOL in the third book, one of the female characters will be lifting an entire city into the sky, i don't think any Farah or Halimo will be trying that anytime soon. Sorcery is used mainly by ambitious individuals, some will commit evil acts to increase their power and others make sure those characters are stopped.

^ Originally posted by MAXIMUS POWERS: PeaceNow merely articulates his own interpretation of events, and has every right to do so.

I agree with Bint Hamid, that little toddler who was trapped for 15 days without water and food in the rubble, simply freed herself today through the use of voodoo. Pleassssseee....... :rolleyes:

Does everybody here know eachother?

Originally posted by 2+2=5: What do you get when you merge a Celine Dion song with a BNP leaflet? Maximus Powers Its Diane Warwick actually. I've got one; A week ago Murudii and Rudy were driving through Minnesota, until Murudii's mind accidently opened a blackhole in space and sucked the two friends in. They eventually ended up on the other side of the universe, on a planet called Akakaka inhabited exclusively by an intellectually advanced male specie called Vokroks. They made Murudii their leader, for in the land of advanced intellectuals Murudii is King. Rudy however, after a few weeks of seeing no women, including his 20 ex-wives, noticed that he was mentally breaking down to the point of practicing Buraanbuur by himself, a dance he very much appreciated during his time on Earth. The realisation of this was the stroke that broke the Camel's back. He took the nearest spaceship and abandoned Murudii on his newfound Kingdom, disappearing in the blackness of Space. Rudy is still missing....., but if your tech savvy there are certain radio frequencies that every now again pick up a strange distant male voice hymning ''waka..THUM THUM waka..Thum thum....Thum Thum Thum Thum aaahhh woooooooo Clap Clap Clap''

^You have no idea what your missing, Marx is singing for you straight from the heart

Originally posted by Blessed.*: ^I'd buy anything you write, Adam. Just make it good. Welcome back, wlaalo. Hope all is well. Thanks Blessed*, good to see your still around. I read everything, even get book recommendations from my little friends. I love chic lit though I mostly read war related novels. Historical war novels ex: Napoleonic/Mongol conquests etc, or modern war novels? Could you give me some examples? Would a book like the one below, only set in a historic Somali war like the Conquest of Abyssinia, Ajuraan-Portugal war or the Dervish era interest you?: because these are future projects, Insha-allah.

Originally posted by MAXIMUS POWERS: This is for eedo Juxa. I hope you enjoy it. I actually sing, not professionally but i am sure I would make it through the first rounds of X-Factor. Maximus sings for eedo Juxa

Originally posted by ailamos: quote:Your naked hatred There are a lot of hateful people in this forum A.Z., Peacenow has his prejudices the same as everyone else here. So why single him out? I have been away for awhile so i'm not sure who you are referring to, but Peacenow is the most hateful character i have seen on this forum and he doesn't even bring anything to the table, just see his disaster comment in this exact topic, its just mindless hate.

Originally posted by MAXIMUS POWERS: PeaceNow merely articulates his own interpretation of events, and has every right to do so. If he wants to be the village idi0t, then let him be. As you present your highly exaggerated and utopian version of that wretched place they call Somalia. Walk the walk my friend, give me examples of my 'exaggerated and utopian version of Somalia' accompanied with sources that contradict it.

You sick man, let her go.

Originally posted by Peacenow: Exactly. Thank you Maxmus. Also, how can they get away with being rude to me and not being banned. Oh we hurt Bambino's feeling, lol. Your naked hatred is the sole reason why i have stopped referencing a excellent forum like SOL to individuals that are interested in Somalia and Somali people, so go cry me a river.

Wawareey! Ibti the Warrior princess and her army of loyal trolls sacked the old Troll kingdom, placed its ruler Serenity under house-arrest and changed the country's name, anthem and flag.

Originally posted by Cara.: Welcome back Adam! Thanks sister. You must read Joseph Campbell's "The Hero With a Thousand Faces". Basically, successful fantasy novels have a very well-established pattern that you can exploit to appeal to just about everyone. Everything from ancient mythology to Lord of the Rings to Harry Potter to Suul Cawro has an underlying structure. Apply that structure with your own spin and you don't have to worry about appealing to Somalis, or to women specifically. If you write it they will come That's the thing, its not the structure or theme of my book that i worry about it, but instead wether Somalis are as much interested in that genre as they are for non-fiction, specifically the Postmodern books 2+2=5 referenced above. If you look at the SOL book clubs, 90% or less are non-fictional books that are recommended. I could invent the most efficient Skiing gear, but will we see Somalis racing through the Alps as a result? Ofcourse this is not a good analogy since i have seen plenty of Somali kids reading Harry or Tolkien, but those are mainstream books, its a bit like how someone listening to a versatile global artist like Michael Jackson, really doesn't tell you their specific interest in music other than it being 'good'.

Originally posted by 2+2=5: I was so excited when I first read your post. I wrote you a long reply but whilst I was writing it, a lot of questions came up, and I realized that although both your ideas sound refreshingly original, they may not be enough to carry through a whole book. But I'd definitely like to hear more. The first idea especially (Swords & Sorcery) sounds promising as you obviously did extensive research (otherwise you may drop the word 'medieval'). But to answer your question: I like modern / postmodern literature. But I'm happy to support a fellow Somali, even it was chick lit/ horror. It's going to be a series of books. The first one will be about three childhood friends, whose lives get ripped apart by a rampaging demon send from Abyssinia that destroys their Castle city. The first book basically introduces these characters, their upbringing, their new lives in the aftermath of the carnage, their training under specific brotherhoods and sisterhoods and their eventual destiny as adults(which i prefer not to reveal, since its a twist). The books that follow this one, again center around the two brothers and the girl of the first book, but will include another strong female character, an immortal sorceress. There is also another story i'm working on, a pre-quel to the above series, that will follow the adventures of three prominent and talented teachers from those brother & sisterhoods i mentioned before, which are complex institutions directly based on historic Somali male and female organisations. Then you have stories set further in the future but still related to the above, taking place in 70s Somalia and modern day Calgary, Canada. So, I would say don't worry, Somali history and culture has given me so much to draw from, that at one point 30 different stories were circulating in my head, but this was taking it's toll on the current story i was working on, so i decided to just write the plots and potential titles down and continue working on this one.

Originally posted by Abu Jibreel: Mohammed Yusef Invicta Capital This Somali brother financed the blockbuster movie The 'Da Vinci Code'.

The funniest interview i have seen: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2Mzp_1ndR8 Phoenix is a great actor(Gladiator, Signs etc), but he's going to crash hard, if he pursues a Hip Hop career