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Flash Fiction Friday – Seven-Year Firestorm

30 Friday May 2014

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Last Week’s FFF (well, it wasn’t really one, but I put an exert from the second part of my Skyland serial book.  Check it out, let me know what you think!) – Windchasers

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The first year was the worst, I think.  The firestorm came out of nowhere.  Hundreds of millions lost their lives that first year.  I’ve forgotten a lot of the last seven years, or maybe I just blocked it out, but I remember the day that it all began.  Continue reading →

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Writing Wednesday – Story vs Story Telling

29 Thursday May 2014

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Last Week’s WW: ESD: Extra-Sensory Descrption

Here is one of my deepest fears concerning writing:

The premise of the story is great.
The writing is top of it’s game, or at least, the best I can do.
The character’s are written consistently.
And yet… the book is awful.

It’s an idea that I’ve been thinking about for some time.  And, while all writer’s seem to think that their work is simultaneously the best and worst thing ever written, I have to imagine, it’s possible.

This is where we find another element of writing.  Delivery.

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Mention Monday – X-Men: Days of Future Past

26 Monday May 2014

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When I first heard about this movie, I was both excited and concerned.  The original X-Men came out when I was in high school.  Some credit it for being the beginning of the whole Superhero movies can actually be real movies, not campy, but good.  I loved it.  X-2 was alright, and X-3, well, the concept of Days of Future Past seems to negate that movie from existence, which is likely for the best.   And then there was the Wolverine Origin movies.   Maybe it had been so long since I had seen an X-Men movie that I actually liked the Origins series, the first time around, until other people pointed out how cheaply made, bad looking, and sloppy they were.  And they were right.

Then, at long last, X-Men came back better than ever in First Class.  But with a second Origin movie trying to connect two movies that are 7 years apart (that’s almost long enough for a full reboot in Hollywood time), and 13 years from the first one, it was a stretch.  Plus, that movie was only marginally better (maybe?  I don’t remember) than the last Wolverine movie.  So, I was concerned.  I was worried that bridging the two together would result in something bad that couldn’t live up to First Class.

But I liked it!  Despite the issues I bring up.

I usually rank movies like this:

See it in theaters (which means I must really like it to pay $15)
Wait for Redbox (want to see it, but not that much, or it’s at least $1 good)
Maybe if it’s free somewhere (only sort of interested, or it was really bad)
Not even if it was Free (not interested, or is just terrible)

I have no regrets about seeing this movie in theaters.

***SPOILERS***  ***SPOILERS***  ***SPOILERS*** Continue reading →

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Serial Sunday – Dealt – Intruders

26 Monday May 2014

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Last SS – Rebellion

Dealt

The bed groaned in protest as my lion twitched in his sleep.  I had abandoned the notion that robots couldn’t dream many years ago.  What he dreamed of, I didn’t know.  Perhaps he chased robot bunnies.  I’ve heard that dogs dream of real ones.  Though, I’ve never seen a dog outside of books, let alone seen one sleep.

My lion’s steam powered body was warm against my skin.  Not enough to burn, his golden casing didn’t conduct the heat efficiently.  Still, on chilly nights, like this one, I would call him onto the bed.

Suddenly he jumped up, stared at the door, and issued a low, mechanical growl.  His eyes glowed red. Continue reading →

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Windchasers is Done!

24 Saturday May 2014

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The first draft of book 2 of my serial fiction project is complete.  Yay!  It clocks in at 20, 434 words.  Just over my goal.  I’m sure it will grow even bigger with the second draft.  So, that’s 2 books down, 2 to go.  Hooray!  Skyland has been edited, and is ready for round two.  I’m sending Windchasers to my Alpha reader for feedback.  But I’m going to wait to do a global draft 2 until all four parts are done.  For now, it’s time to start Submerbia.  (I need to think up names for the actual book and series.  Any suggestions are appreciated.)

For today, however, in excitement for finally being finished with it, I’m posting an exert from the first chapter.  Let me know what you think!  Sorry there is no separate FFF, I had a quick day, consisting of waking up way too late, taking a shower, riding the bus to work, working, and coming home.  And now it’s almost 1am.  But I hope you enjoy the exert and any feedback is appreciated. Keep in mind, it’s still first draft status.  🙂

WINDCHASERS

The wind drove me forward, as it did all things.  My people, the livestock, and the dust.  Torrential force slapped at my backside as I made my way along.  Hood over head, the thick sheep-hide cloak shielded my weather-thickened skin from the brunt of it.  Still, as it pressed upon me, it was a constant reminder of the urgency of our migration.  Continue reading →

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Writing Wednesday – ESD: Extra-Sensory Description

21 Wednesday May 2014

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Last Week’s WW: Hook, Line, and Sinker

Most people will tell you, that when you write description, you should try to incorporate as many senses as possible.  Sight, sound, touch, smell, and, if you can, taste.  This is the basis of immersion writing.  A style in which you want your readers to feel like they are really in the screen.   They are transported to that world, that moment, and experience a full three-dimensional range of all that your character does.

I am a big fan of this style of writing.  But I want to take it to the next level.   Continue reading →

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Time to Move On, Goodbye old computer

20 Tuesday May 2014

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I know this may sound dumb, but since my computer died, I haven’t felt very motivated.  Perhaps I form attachment to objects too deeply.  But, in a way, my computer felt like my home.  It was my own space.  A place that was all mine.  It was where all my stuff lived.  It was where a piece of myself lived.   Continue reading →

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Flash Fiction Friday – Dumb Love

16 Friday May 2014

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Last Week’s FFF: Sight

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Two crash test dummies in a forbidden romance:

Jane had little understanding of what her new job entailed, and, therefore, was naively excited for her first day of work.  She sat in the passenger seat of the new sedan.  She studied the interior.  The seats were made of soft leather.  It was slick against her pants.  The air conditioner was on in the car and so was the seat warmer.

Balance she thought.

The dash board was clean.  The radio donned a seven inch touch screen interface.  It was currently off.  There was a shifter in the middle, but she knew that the car was automatic.  Her hand was positioned on the arm support of the door.  It felt fresh, like it had never been touched before.

John sat next to her.  Continue reading →

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Writing Wednesday – Hook, Line, and Sinker

15 Thursday May 2014

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For a moment, when he heard the cries from his daughter’s room, he smiled, forgetting that she had died almost five years ago.

With any luck, that sentence intrigues you.  It’s meant to catch your attention.  The first line of any story should do this.   But it’s more than that. Continue reading →

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Mention Monday – Lauren Miller

13 Tuesday May 2014

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I was at work on Saturday when a group came in and sat in my section. They said they were in a hurry because his wife was having a booking signing at the Barnes and Nobel across the street. I mentioned that I was working on being an author. They asked what time I got off work, which was long after the event.

I was really surprised when, Continue reading →

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