2Sep 20227 Sep 2023

Update on My Novel #37

It’s been a while since I have posted, just over three months to be exact, and as one might imagine,…

Revising The Storm #48

Two weeks ago, I gave an update on my novel, after which I shifted to doing some work on my…

Update on My Novel #36

Two-and-a-half weeks ago I stated that I was scaling down this blog and giving my attention to my novel and…

The Favored Son: Part Eight

22 Oct 202020 Dec 2021

Tharol forced himself to turn from the elders, and focused instead on Jolu. Jolu was only recently lost after all, perhaps there was a way to bring him back. Tharol…

A Place Most Bizarre

19 Oct 202020 Dec 2021

Big and Small Minds) I have never had much luck explaining the message behind allegories to my son. I can tell him a story about the tortoise beating the hare,…

The Favored Son: Part Seven

15 Oct 202020 Dec 2021

Tharol bit his lip uncomfortably. "But--he's not doing anything to us." Inol's eyes narrowed. "Why are we here, Tharol?" "We're getting the weapons." "To do what? What are we here…

Just Dazzle Them

12 Oct 202020 Dec 2021

Movie Magic) Old time cinema was used for more than just telling stories. Indeed, several of the original films were particularly light on story, with only threadbare plots and single-dimensional…

The Favored Son: Part Six

8 Oct 202020 Dec 2021

"Alright, you setup watch here," Tharol whispered to Inol. "If you see anyone--" "Why should I keep watch?" "What?" "Who put you in charge? Why should I be the one…

The Watering Hole

5 Oct 202020 Dec 2021

A Calm Amidst the Storm) There is a video game called Shadow of the Colossus, in which the main character has trespassed onto forbidden lands and seeks the aid of…

Improving Technique

Update on My Novel: Month 17

1 Oct 202020 Dec 2021

SEPTEMBER STATS Days Writing: 18 New Words: 3145 New Chapters: 1 Total Word-count: 56,412 Total Chapters: 15.75 Well 3,000 words-per-month definitely seems to be my pattern of late! Actually, if…

The Favored Son: Part Five

1 Oct 202020 Dec 2021

Reis and Tharol walked to the end of the central dais and to the other side of a wide column, which nearly shut them out of view of the other…

The One, True Story

28 Sep 20206 Nov 2024

To Kill a Watchman) Less than one year before her death, Harper Lee's novel Go Set a Watchman was published to considerable controversy. First and foremost was the concern that…