Monday Meta (4/9/2012)
Not much to say about yesterday’s writing. I worked on another "beginning" scene, from Ordicus Metherel’s POV the night he falls into a co...
Month: April 2012
An Unintended Day Off
Yesterday was an epic fail of a writing day, the biggest failure in recent memory.
Burning Grain, New Characters, and Names
Vence rescued the prisoners. In the process he spawned a new character, and made me wonder if flour burns. Plus, where do I get these wacky names from?
2012 Hugo Award Nominations Announced
2012 Hugo Award Nominations. I have to say I’m a little surprised that A Dance With Dragons is a nominee. It was an awesome book, don’t get me wrong...
Rescue In Progress
In this meta writing episode, Vence begins rescuing prisoners.
Poison and Pain
Writing about castle wells, medieval poisons, and pain without cliches.
The Fires of Heaven, A Rant On Dense Characters
I’ve read ten chapters of The Fires of Heaven, the fifth book in the Wheel of Time series. In Robert Jordan’s world, ten chapters is about 205 pages...
Vence hires a mercenary
Another meta writing post. Yesterday I finally finished a scene between Vence, Ril, and Ali inside the castle. I know you don’t know who those people are,...
Meta Writing
So I thought I would start writing a bit about what I’m writing. Get it? Meta-writing! It occurred to me that somebody out there might actually be curious...
Book and Chapter Word Counts
Since I’m an aspiring writer, I am intensely curious about some of the "inside baseball” facts of the books I read. A took a random selection of Kindle boo...