Back to this blog at a new terminal. I just got my new laptop and I am loving it! Just stopping in to say that I'm expecting a lot of work to get done on this machine along the lines of new stories and finishing the ones I'm currrently working on.
Anyhow, I'm still getting all the things I need on here for my job like Office, Photoshop and various audio programs even though the selections are already pretty cool. Typing is taking a few moments to get used to, I've never used a portable like this before but I'm getting there. The Theives...are getting along even more as I have been writing lately so I'm keeping up with some of it.
Also watching the UofM Wolverines get smoked by OSU. Huh, go figure, who would've seen that coming?!
Saturday, November 22, 2008
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Theives update...
12,691w/40p...Grant has a copy now. We'll see how long it takes him to read it ;)
Here's a link I just found thanks to Agent Kirsten and her clients. A good site for anyone interested in Sci-Fi/Fantasy stuff...check it out!
http://www.suvudu.com/
Here's a link I just found thanks to Agent Kirsten and her clients. A good site for anyone interested in Sci-Fi/Fantasy stuff...check it out!
http://www.suvudu.com/
Sunday, August 31, 2008
Theives of The Mark
Last day of August and I had to make sure to get another post in here so here's the progress. 8784w/28p. I changed up the font so it would be a little more pleasing to the eye and easier to read for me. so now there's more on each page but anyway, that doesn't matter to anyone but me. I like where it's going even though the story keeps chaging as I write it. I keep getting new ideas from all over the place alot coming from video games like X-Men Legends. Also thanks Grant for the peek at Ninja Gaiden II. It just totally fueld my imagination!
Will I have more written today? Probably but we'll see how it goes. We have to go get the kids in Algonac as they've been hanging with Grandma and Grandpa.
Will I have more written today? Probably but we'll see how it goes. We have to go get the kids in Algonac as they've been hanging with Grandma and Grandpa.
Saturday, August 23, 2008
Back to it
It's been a couple of weeks since I've had the chance to sit down and write again. It makes me sad but here I am this morning bright and early (read as dark and groggy). Maxwell House brews in the distance begging me to come sup before the pot's done with its morning chore. The hog was hung...wipe the sleep out ma eye...it's groundhog day etc.
And BTW: we're up to a raging 5944 words as of the night before last. I did get a chance to work some then too. Okay, coffee's done man, now we're ready to go! =)
P.S. As of this afternoon: 6759w/24p (Had to finish the last couple hundred pages of "Well of Ascension" by Brandon Sanderson. I literally stood up and cheered when Straff bought it! And let's go Sazed, damn! Amazing read as always...
And BTW: we're up to a raging 5944 words as of the night before last. I did get a chance to work some then too. Okay, coffee's done man, now we're ready to go! =)
P.S. As of this afternoon: 6759w/24p (Had to finish the last couple hundred pages of "Well of Ascension" by Brandon Sanderson. I literally stood up and cheered when Straff bought it! And let's go Sazed, damn! Amazing read as always...
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
On the ball as always...
It's only been out for three months now but I finally got to see Iron Man in the theater! I actually couldn't beleive it was still out there being shown but there ya go. Short and sweet version, loved it. Funny and action-packed. I really liked to see the suit coming to life and the entire journey that Stark makes throughout the film makes for some great character development. A good ride and definately one for the DVD collection this Christmas (so you know, if you were in need of ideas for me...)
Sunday, August 3, 2008
Latest news from "Theives Of The Mark"
Progress is continuing and after three chapters we stand at 5,021 words/18 pages. The chapters are relatively short in a Dean Koontz style. Keeps the flow "flowing" I guess.
I'm not really sure if word count is important but perhaps it's a fact that publishers would want to know. I put it here basically to map some progress as Karen Miller has been doing on her blogs for Witches INC. Also this can put you at a relative page count...150,000 words/535 pages (roughly). That seems like a good goal to shoot for, eh?
Writing more today if I can...besides, I just realized that Brandon Sanderson avoids a somewhat necessary prologue by placing bits of it at the beginning of each chapter. What does this accomplish? it serves the information in tiny, digestible amounts while creating some mystery of where it's coming from without boring the redaer with "uneeded information just for the sake of background". I'm sure others do this and White Wolf has put many different things atop their chapter headings over the years; song lyrics, bible passages, poems, small related scenes, character studies...you name it. Maybe I'll try to fit in a description of the Coming of The Mark into this style.
I'm not really sure if word count is important but perhaps it's a fact that publishers would want to know. I put it here basically to map some progress as Karen Miller has been doing on her blogs for Witches INC. Also this can put you at a relative page count...150,000 words/535 pages (roughly). That seems like a good goal to shoot for, eh?
Writing more today if I can...besides, I just realized that Brandon Sanderson avoids a somewhat necessary prologue by placing bits of it at the beginning of each chapter. What does this accomplish? it serves the information in tiny, digestible amounts while creating some mystery of where it's coming from without boring the redaer with "uneeded information just for the sake of background". I'm sure others do this and White Wolf has put many different things atop their chapter headings over the years; song lyrics, bible passages, poems, small related scenes, character studies...you name it. Maybe I'll try to fit in a description of the Coming of The Mark into this style.
Sunday, July 20, 2008
Back from Tennessee...finally
We were down there in Pigeon Forge/Gatlinburg area for a week and have survived the experience. Spent most of our time at the pool (hadn't heard of many campgrounds with in ground pools but hey...) and even saw some sights.
We went to the Ripley's Aquarium and had a good time there with Sawfish and Sand Tiger sharks swimming right above our heads. Lori even got to touch a stingray while we were there. Went up into the mountains and cruised the curves which made me think that it's a nice place to visit but living there would be for the goats who are much more attuned to that environment. My son also was old enough or should I say tall enough to ride a real roller coaster for the first time. We weren't sure how he would react even though he was pumped for it. First was the "Blazin' Fury" which has been at the park since 1588. He loved it and was ready for more. The "Tennessee Tornado" is a metal coaster that goes upside down but it was shorter and less of a scary ride than the "Thunderhead". He rode them both needless to say. I think we've created a monster. Even my daughter rode the "Fury" and is hooked.
Anyway pretty much a fun time had by all. See ya in four years if not before.
By the by...While cruising the hillsides, I finished "IT". Really? Two months? Pathetic. Oddly enough, as the book has to do with forgetting your past I still feel that I've read the book before. Perhaps I'm just remembering the miniseries or that's the magic of the story. I prefer to believe the latter. ;)
We went to the Ripley's Aquarium and had a good time there with Sawfish and Sand Tiger sharks swimming right above our heads. Lori even got to touch a stingray while we were there. Went up into the mountains and cruised the curves which made me think that it's a nice place to visit but living there would be for the goats who are much more attuned to that environment. My son also was old enough or should I say tall enough to ride a real roller coaster for the first time. We weren't sure how he would react even though he was pumped for it. First was the "Blazin' Fury" which has been at the park since 1588. He loved it and was ready for more. The "Tennessee Tornado" is a metal coaster that goes upside down but it was shorter and less of a scary ride than the "Thunderhead". He rode them both needless to say. I think we've created a monster. Even my daughter rode the "Fury" and is hooked.
Anyway pretty much a fun time had by all. See ya in four years if not before.
By the by...While cruising the hillsides, I finished "IT". Really? Two months? Pathetic. Oddly enough, as the book has to do with forgetting your past I still feel that I've read the book before. Perhaps I'm just remembering the miniseries or that's the magic of the story. I prefer to believe the latter. ;)
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