The Musings of a Confused Writer (Book) http://www.Writing.Com/main/profile.php/blog/seithman Warning: This blog entry contains spoilers for the movie [Link: 'Abduction']. Those who do not wish to have the movie spoiled, even in minor details, should skip this entry. I suspect that script immunity is an issue most authors -- well those authors who write stories that involve danger at least -- s...[Read Full Post] Sun, 02 Oct 2011 16:29:12 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/735590 So I started one of the new stories I talked about in [Link to Book Entry #734396]. So far, I'm about 800 words into it and I've only introduced two characters. I'm not sure I'm going to be happy with the results, though. So far, Heshan (my main character) seems way too sweet to make it in the colony of barbaric humans and ikati. He m...[Read Full Post] Mon, 19 Sep 2011 20:08:17 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/734497 Spoiler Alert: This post deals with the world created by C.S. Friedman for her books in her [Link: 'Magister Trilogy']. I will be discussing some of the plot elements and themes in the series. If you have not finished the series yet (What are you waiting for?), you might want to put off reading ...[Read Full Post] Sun, 18 Sep 2011 11:45:43 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/734396 Recently, I've been rereading the first book in [Link: 'C.S. Friedman's'] Magister Trilogy. I'm in complete awe of Ms. Friedman's world creating and writing ability, and hope to be half the writer she is someday. What particularly draws me in about this trilogy is the source of the Magister's magic and how they manage to s...[Read Full Post] Tue, 16 Nov 2010 09:43:26 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/711516 I have to say that I'm really enjoying WDC. I'm trying to take advantage of the fact that there's a great community here where I can get some feedback on my writing. It's helping to keep me more motivated, as motivation has always been a huge issue for me when it comes to writing. I can usually come up with some good ideas, and even ...[Read Full Post] Wed, 13 Jan 2010 23:24:53 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/683708 As I continue to get used to this site, I decided to enter my first contest tonight. I decided to start by entering the [Link To Item #1633223] . I figure I'm pretty good at character creation, so it's a good place to get my feet wet. I'll move on to more challenging contests -- one that force me to work on my weak points -- as time goes ...[Read Full Post] Sun, 10 Jan 2010 00:20:12 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/683148