Good news! My full length novel The Jewels of the Ishamah is now available for the low price of $2.99 on Amazon.com. Hope you find it entertaining. For anybody interested I hope you enjoy reading it even more than I enjoyed writing it. And I did enjoy writing it.
Peace to all. PEACE OUT! I'll write on the progress of my book later. Catch you next time, blog people.
Saturday, January 31, 2015
Monday, September 8, 2014
Opinion Blog: Are Some Talk Show Hosts Narcissistic?
Here's a random observation to write about today:
Hey! I'd like to discuss something I've observed. Many talk show hosts seem to be insanely narcissistic. Listen to an ad for Rush Limbaugh on the radio and notice how self assured he is about his opinions and views. Also, listen to the number of time he uses the word 'I.'
Every other word out of his mouth is I. I noticed this is true and I noticed that! I, I, I. It's like nobody is right except them. These people are so funny and yet so sad. HA! HA! HA!
Society likes people who appear to be shamelessly confident. Especially our culture. In Japan, on the other hand, the nail that stands out sometimes gets pounded down.
You'd think that these people were the most talented singers, musicians, athletes, and geniuses in the world the way they brag on themselves. Wow! Amazing! NOT!
Beware of the I monster or I monsters. Those people are scary! Just an observation. And good material for a comedy act too.
Hey! I'd like to discuss something I've observed. Many talk show hosts seem to be insanely narcissistic. Listen to an ad for Rush Limbaugh on the radio and notice how self assured he is about his opinions and views. Also, listen to the number of time he uses the word 'I.'
Every other word out of his mouth is I. I noticed this is true and I noticed that! I, I, I. It's like nobody is right except them. These people are so funny and yet so sad. HA! HA! HA!
Society likes people who appear to be shamelessly confident. Especially our culture. In Japan, on the other hand, the nail that stands out sometimes gets pounded down.
You'd think that these people were the most talented singers, musicians, athletes, and geniuses in the world the way they brag on themselves. Wow! Amazing! NOT!
Beware of the I monster or I monsters. Those people are scary! Just an observation. And good material for a comedy act too.
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Hannibal of Carthage and the Carthaginian People: The Most Probable Ethnicity of the Carthaginians
The Carthaginians were originally Phoenician, the name the Greeks gave to the seafaring inhabitants of northern Canaan. As a Canaanite, Hannibal would have spoken a Canaanite language closely related to ancient Phoenician and Hebrew otherwise known as the Carthaginian tongue. The Carthaginian alphabet was basically Phoenician, the oldest alphabet in the world.
He wasn't black. He would have been closer related to modern native Lebanese people and Jews than blacks. Being from Africa does not equal being black. He was probably Near Eastern. Indigenous North Africans, the Berbers and others, aren't even what you'd call black.
Hannibal was one of the greatest generals of ancient times. His army was the first to cross the Alps on elephants in order to invade Rome in the Punic Wars. Even the Romans seem to have admired him as a worthy adversary although he was defeated and Carthage burned. We have Roman busts of General Hannibal that may suggest this.
In conclusion, Hannibal was a ruthless warmonger who probably shouldn't be admired by people who wish for peace in the world. But he was most definitely of Canaanite/Phoenician lineage.
Agree? Disagree? Weigh the evidence and decide for yourself. It's an interesting historical subject to consider.
He wasn't black. He would have been closer related to modern native Lebanese people and Jews than blacks. Being from Africa does not equal being black. He was probably Near Eastern. Indigenous North Africans, the Berbers and others, aren't even what you'd call black.
Hannibal was one of the greatest generals of ancient times. His army was the first to cross the Alps on elephants in order to invade Rome in the Punic Wars. Even the Romans seem to have admired him as a worthy adversary although he was defeated and Carthage burned. We have Roman busts of General Hannibal that may suggest this.
In conclusion, Hannibal was a ruthless warmonger who probably shouldn't be admired by people who wish for peace in the world. But he was most definitely of Canaanite/Phoenician lineage.
Agree? Disagree? Weigh the evidence and decide for yourself. It's an interesting historical subject to consider.
Saturday, August 2, 2014
Next Blog Topic: General Hannibal of Carthage
My next blog topic will be an ancient history and anthropology based blog about General Hannibal and his ancient Phoenician/Canaanite heritage. I will be discussing the Punic Wars as well as Hannibal's West Semitic heritage and the deities that would have been worshiped by Hannibal as a man of Canaanite ancestry. I will also write about Canaanite languages related to the Carthaginian language, such as ancient Phoenican and ancient Hebrew. This gives us a sense of Hannibal's ethnic and cultural roots.
Ancient statues and paintings of Hannibal depicting what he may have looked like will also be discussed in my blog.
Many people, especially these black heritage groups, claim Hannibal may have been black simply because because he was born in Africa. My next blog post serves to debunk such nonsense.
Ancient statues and paintings of Hannibal depicting what he may have looked like will also be discussed in my blog.
Many people, especially these black heritage groups, claim Hannibal may have been black simply because because he was born in Africa. My next blog post serves to debunk such nonsense.
Friday, August 1, 2014
Read Four Chapters of My Novel: For Free at Authonomy.com
Good news! I've recently uploaded the first four chapters of my novel--minus the prologue--to authonomy.com. Read it for free on the website. Just search for Christopher M. Nilsson or The Jewels of the Ishamah at authonomy.com. If you enjoy my writing let me know. Just go to authonomy.com and type in The Jewels of the Ishamah. It's a free social networking site for authors. If you're a writer then get recognized for your work by other aspiring writers--and potential agents and self-publishers--at authonomy.com.
Share your creative talent with the world!
Share your creative talent with the world!
Monday, June 9, 2014
Publishing a Novel Takes Longer Than Writing One
I feel discouraged sometimes. Publishing a novel takes longer than writing one. Seems impossible sometimes. How much time do I have to waste writing query letters before I get published? I hope there's a smaller publishing house somewhere that publishes fantasy because the big publishers don't seem to be worth the time. It's just so frustrating! You have to have to have limitless patience being a fiction writer.
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