Tag: Stories
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Anticipation… and Anxiety
Update : Added pertinent links. Updated formatting to current blog standards. Have you ever been simultaneously excited and terrified about a task you’re tackling? Where does the fear come from, for you? I think for me, the paralyzing terror usually comes from fearing I’ll screw it up. Because if it’s something I’m excited about, it’s…
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On Canon – Part 2 of 2: The Question
Update : Added pertinent buttons and links. Updated formatting to current blog standards. Whew. Okay. Could you tell I got a little fiery talking about the Star Wars canon yesterday? I’ll try to keep it cool today. So Star Wars changed its canon. And it got me angry, because I felt that in doing so…
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On Canon – Part 1 of 2: The Rant
Update : Added button and links to part two. Updated formatting to current blog standards. [I started writing this post and then realized it was going to be way too long to do in one go, so consider this Part 1 of my exploration of the concept of canon. Check out Part 2 here.] I…
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Other Projects
Any of you getting tired of hearing about The Victor’s Blade all the time? (Or, uh, if you actually want more, let me know that, too.) Although TVB is my current big project (and I’ve learned the hard way to focus on one project at a time), I have a ton of ideas for future…
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Excerpt – TVB: A Glimpse into an Antagonist’s Mind
Update : Added photo. Updated formatting to current blog standards. Not sure if I’ll be including this in the actual book, but here’s an excerpt I wrote of a monologue by Maddokar, the antagonist of The Victor’s Blade. Enjoy! I am among the first-born. The strongest. The closest to our source. I am only four…
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Reverse Butterfly Effect
Update : Added links. Updated links and formatting to current blog standards. So I’ve been working on more plot holes lately. When I’m working on plot holes, I usually try to focus on one question at a time. “Okay, if it doesn’t make sense for Jaranin to make this choice, then what can I change…