I wanted to read one of the books that was written right around the time when science fiction as a genre was just starting to form, so I decided to read this classic by Jules Verne. Even though I knew the story already, it was fairly enjoyable to read, and I noticed a few things… Continue reading 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne
Recap on tonight, and something strange
1,000 words, split between the two stories I’m working on, but something happened that made me a little uneasy…
4,000 words in two days, and the universal law of awkwardness
Yep. 4,000 words in two days–2,100 yesterday for the wormhole story, and 1,900 today for The Lost Colony. Both stories are progressing very, very well. It’s a lot of fun to write in them both.
Call for first readers
Looking for people to give me feedback on my first novel…
Some site changes
I’ve updated the site a little bit: downloaded the older version of this template, since the newer one has a bug that won’t let me put widgets on the sidebars. It’s back down to one sidebar, but I think that that might simplify things and make it better. I don’t believe in cramming tons of… Continue reading Some site changes
Brandon Sanderson introduces a new story he’s working on
Yeah, in our English 318 class on Thursday Brandon started talking about this novel he’s thinking about writing after he finishes the 12th book in the wheel of time series. Since blogging is always a frenzy of people trying to be the first ones to break news, I thought I’d join in the general pandemonium… Continue reading Brandon Sanderson introduces a new story he’s working on
Thoughts on The Little Mermaid
I had this great idea for a story the other day, and it sounded a lot like Hans Christian Anderson’s The Little Mermaid, so I decided to read it (the original, of course) to see what the story is like. Having read it, I can definitely see why it is considered to be a classic–and… Continue reading Thoughts on The Little Mermaid
Something encouraging I read
I was surfing around on the internet the other day, looking on writing blogs, and I found something that was surprisingly encouraging. It was a comment by Muneraven on one of the pages of a really interesting blog called DeepGenre, and here is what it said:
90,000+ words, 300+ pages, and I’m going to bed
That’s just about it. I did some revision of The Wormhole Paradigm in between classes, and that was actually quite satisfying. After homework, wrote in The Lost Colony for a while, and it’s coming, slowly and surely. I’m tired and starting to get loopy, so I had to end in the middle of a scene,… Continue reading 90,000+ words, 300+ pages, and I’m going to bed
addicted to writing
That’s right. But the cool thing is that I think my story is getting better…