Just like a story, every year has a beginning and an end. For this reason, New Years has become a time to celebrate change, renewal, and the setting of impossible goals which we will all probably break by March. Over time, this tradition has become so ingrained in our culture that it’s only natural for… Continue reading Trope Tuesday: New Year Has Come
Tag: dreams
Decisions suck, writing is awesome
Whew! I just finished revising through almost 9k words in Desert Stars. I’ve only got three more chapters and an epilogue to go, and man, I am so excited about this story! I have no doubt it’s my best work yet. Of course, I might be biased. 😉 Star Wanderers is also coming along very… Continue reading Decisions suck, writing is awesome
The Obligatory New Year’s Post
So I guess I was lying when I said that my last post was the second to last post of the year. Oh well–better late than never, I suppose. Last night at a party, I told someone that 2010 wasn’t that bad…but it was also the worst year of my life. I suppose that’s true:… Continue reading The Obligatory New Year’s Post
Near scare and an awesome idea for the next novel
I wrote 1,780 words this morning–not bad. After such a good start, I figured I’d finish the last 720 for the day after finishing the day’s errands. Long story short, when I finally settled in at 11pm to do a little writing before going to bed, I had some weird problems. Openoffice froze up, I… Continue reading Near scare and an awesome idea for the next novel
Dreaming up steampunkery
I had the coolest dream last night. I dreamed that I was in some kind of a steampunk/regency universe–basically, everyone dressed up like the Victorian era and fought with fencing sabers. I was contracted to go and fight the phantom of the opera, who for some reason was holed up in the JFSB (except, it… Continue reading Dreaming up steampunkery