The life most real to me. As evidenced by the preponderance of posts.
Nyeargh. Day Four. For 15 minutes, jot down some of the Really Big Land Features you want in your story and just think “what if that were made by….” Write down a couple of causes for those features and scars, and stick it all into your notebook. Which scars are slow-force scars (like plate tectonics), […]
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Starting earlier than “almost bedtime” today. Not that I’m sure it’s going to help–it’s nearing ninety here and I’m pretty sleepy because of it. Onward. Day Three. Read over your list from Day 1 and then turn to a blank piece of paper. Close your eyes and think about what kind of feeling you like
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Well, I mean to walk Flame over most of her world at some point, so I’ll go for a typhoon when Flame thought she’d just find herself a shipwreck to get rich off. She was expecting some swimming with hottie beach-living natives, and instead she’s stuck in a leaky hut with Ryahled getting dripped on and hoping the dang place stays standing–and that it’s far enough above the high-water line.
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Japan’s mountains: ancient wisdom. Patience, contentment, and seeking of beauty. (I’m a bit biased.)
China’s karst landscape: sudden hills. Mystery. The exotic.
The fog desert: life finds a way. Tenacity and stubborn will.
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So I feel the need to do something with this blog o’ mine, and I can’t bring myself to follow the A-to-Z crowd as so many are doing right now. (I think it’s a great idea, and I’m sure it’s awesome, but I get this stubborn streak sometimes, and it hits me at the worst
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So you might have noticed I’m not blogging lately.ย Know what else I’m not doing? Writing. Not editing, planning, plotting, researching (random research doesn’t count), or brainstorming either. I hate it. I feel…dead. Worse. I feel undead. Zombie horde, I am in you! Grrr! Argh! *cough* So anyway. When I’m not writing I’m here (for a
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Okay, internets, help me out here. I write. A lot. I have several universes in motion. I simply cannot focus on just one–it’s not how my brain goes. I tried a note box. It’s worked some, but not as much as I need. I own a file cabinet. I try to keep things filed. I
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