Let's Get Writing!
Posted by Unknown | | Posted On Friday, May 22, 2015 at 11:09 AM
Research: Done.
Theme(s): Done.
Sequence of Events: Done.
Nugget/Blurb: Done. (Could use some work).
Summary: Done.
Plot: Done(?).
Still have a little bit to hash out, but I should be
complete with these final outline details before the end of next week. I ran
into a few setbacks (including my now toddler son getting a stomach virus and passing
it to both my wife and I). Luckily, everything is clear and we are all doing
great!
I am reluctant to post the current blurb. I would hate to
have a glaring error out there or worse (a really, lame nugget that sounded
great the first dozen times). So, I’ll be pushing that back for
another time when I can get some fine-tuning work completed. All I can really
say about it now is that my wife has asked me on more than one occasion in the
past if I would name a “really, awesome, bad-ass character” after her. Well, I
sort of took that approach, but only just for inspiration. I derived the master
character’s name using one of the proposed meanings to my wife’s name. She
claims that her name means ‘fairy queen’, which it does appear so during some
research. Right now, the story centers Faith (nickname Faye) and her struggle
to trust in herself while maintaining her grip on reality.
Yes, it is still going to be a fantasy book.
And of course, as my mind is always wandering off into a
million unrelated topics, I have been toying with the idea of a picture book
series. Partly due to the fact that I have a toddler, and he loves ‘reading’
his books (opens one and talks one year-old talk) while either my wife or I
reads a different book to him.
In non-book writing related news, I have gone back to playing
in a Pathfinder PBP (Play-by-Post) game. I had been running a slow-paced game
for about a year now, but had not had the chance to get in a little action
myself. I will let you know how quickly I manage to get myself killed as I am
taking over for another player. I’ll be playing an elf barbarian with a rather
odd choice of feats and rage powers (nothing I would normally select except for
power attack).