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| My attempt at a blog. I have no idea if what I say is interesting but if you don't like it, tough. You came here on your own, now didn't you? |
OK, so I've posted "Invalid Item"  . This is part 3 in Damiel's adventure in the keep. I've never really written a story like this one so any feedback is definitely of use to me. This was by far the toughest of the three for me to write.As I've said before, I originally intended "Invalid Item" to be a standalone piece but people were interested in the outcome. I wasn't really concerned with anything but Damiel's situation. But I hope I've adequately answered said queries with the series of three.For those of you who have read them, thank you for reading and I hope you have enjoyed them. For those who have left reviews, I have taken each suggestion and review to heart. They have all been useful. --CT |
| I had to cut the grass yesterday. It go tall enough to where my dog (a 6-pounder) would go out to the back yard and simply disappear. In doing so I noticed what can perhaps be described only as a "dead kaiju megamole". This thing was huge! And he'd been getting fat off my lawn while digging it up. Needless to say I was not sorry to see him gone. I'm not sure what got him. It could be that he starved (I used grub killer on the lawn this year) or that he ate one of the poison pellets I put out for the moles. But hopefully the dogs got him. That would mean they were useful and weren't just digging up the lawn for no reason. * Upon arriving home yesterday I was greeted by G (my five-year-old) who explained that she had assembled a picnic for me. So we went out to the the newly hewn back yard and had a nice picnic of apples, bananas, and chocolate milk while sitting on a little blanket. Then I got out the hammock and we all played for a while. Then I disposed of the mole corpse which, oddly, was the highlight of both G and T's picnic. I think children must have an odd fascination with death. They don't seem to fear it, they just like to look at it. * I need to get writing some more. I took a small hiatus to make sure I wasn't going too fast (and producing just a bunch of schlock) so now it's time to get back to it. I might even look into trying to get some of it published. I find it funny that most publications still have you send in a printed copy with a SASE instead of just sending it eletronically. I figured companies would be more Internet-friendly but the publishing industry must not have gone that route. As always, you can read this and more at http://randomactsofrandomosity.blogspot.com |
| OK, so I've written "Invalid Item" and "Invalid Item" and I'm pretty happy with them both. Considering that I only meant to do the first one, I've already exceeded what I set out to do. But there are those out there who I think want to see the outcome. So I'm toying with the idea of writing a third and final installment. I have a basic idea in mind but I'm wondering if anyone else has an idea of what they would like to see? Just curious. If you've got ideas for the final story, let me know. I'm not in a terrible hurry to write it at the moment unless something really great pops into my head. --CT |
| I've added my newest writing piece "To the Finish Line" into my portfolio. It's basically an account of me trying to finish a marathon. It's pretty rough and I'm not sure what I'm going to do with it but if you're interested, take a look and see what you think. As always, ratings and comments are welcomed. --CT |
| I have a mirror site for this blog. Basically, this blog on Writing.com is going to be a watered-down version of my other blog at http://randomactsofrandomosity.blogspot.com/. That blog will include pretty much all the info on here but this blog will be specialized for my writing (mostly). |
| Life is good. For some reason I seem to be the happiest now than I have ever been. I might have had a severe case of Seasonal Effective Disorder (though I'm unsure whether I actually have that condition or not). Anyway, I was running around the park last week, listening to some music and all of a sudden it just happened. I can pinpoint the exact moment. It was surreal. Sure, my life's not perfect but it doesn't have to be. So I've written a new story for the Mythical Creatures Contest. It's a bit different than my usual stuff (if you can call two pieces so far "usual"). I like it but I think it also needs a little tweaking. It's actually something I'd come up with probably back in high school but executed it rather poorly. I think I'd intended it to be a much longer story but it went nowhere. So I was merciful and cut it very short this time around.
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| My wife relayed to me a conversation she had with our five-year-old daughter today about pictures she had drawn. It went like this: Mommy: "Tell my about your pictures." Daughter: (proceedes to go through a stack of newly done drawings with me...when she comes to a page she forgot to do, she announces that she's going to make that one for Daddy) "What does Daddy like?" Mommy: "You know what kind of things Daddy likes, what do you think he would like?" Daughter: "I'm going to draw him a steak!" Yes, yes, she definitely knows what Daddy likes. Of course, Hot Wings would have also worked.  |
| Today I posted another short story, "Invalid Item" . It is basically a followup piece to "Invalid Item" . I had originally intended for "Holding the Wall" to be a standalone story focusing more on Damiel's emotions as he comes to terms with his situation. I never really thought about who wins the battle in the end. I had several reviewers ask questions about furthering the plot. So this is an attempt at that. I'm not as happy with it as I am with the first story. I like it enough and think it's a good story but maybe not as well-written as its predecessor? Perhaps that's because I hadn't planned on creating it. Each story stands on its own without the other. I think this is important because I see them as two distinct phases in Damiel's existence. So if you read one or both of them, enjoy! And tell me what you think because I am always looking for ways to improve. --CT |
| Why did I make the title of the first entry "Welcome back", you ask? Well, it's more of a "welcome back" to myself. I removed myself from writing for the last four years. I didn't mean to, honest. Don't tell on me! Life just gets busy and I got a little discouraged. But last week it hit me--my mind needed a creative outlet. I went through a funk over the winter and basically cleaned out things that were wasting my time. One of those things was my gaming group. We used to meet every week to play board games, strategy games, etc. but it was getting consistently more difficult to actually get just three of the four of us together. I spent more time trying to set up a game night than actually playing games. So I decided that was it. There were other difficulties going on but they were just more feeling out of place and not a part of anything important. Without the gaming, no matter how infrequently it happened, I lacked any way to be creative. I started feeling like a robot. So last week I simply started writing. I didn't have any real idea what I would write until I was already a couple of paragraphs into the story "Invalid Item" . I got caught up in it and finished it in one sitting. I'm very pleased with how it turned out.Having done this, I am craving more. I feel like a word junkie (or junky?) who needs another fix. I seem to be a bit short on plots and ideas but my urge is overflowing. Hopefully I can get this portfolio a little more populated soon. Of course, I'm always looking for good reads and if there is anyone out there who would like to offer me material for review, I may be able to squeeze it in. :) |
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