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He Said, She Said - Part 2
This chapter was actually ninety percent finished by the end of February, the only thing left was the big showdown at the end. But then I got a new job and that kind of slowed down my writing by a fair bit. It’s another long one, but guess what - the fic is 66% finished. Only Book 3 is left, the epilogue is actually already done. How about that, ( Read more... ) -
Wherefore art thou
Fun Elizabethan fact: “wherefore” means “why”. So when Juliet asks, “wherefore art thou Romeo?” she means “Romeo, why are you Romeo?” To explain more clearly, Juliet is asking why her beloved is Romeo, i.e., a member of her family’s sworn enemies. It’s obviously a rhetorical question, since it’s not a question anyone can answer. “Wherefore” thus ( Read more... ) -
Brotherly Advice
I’ve never done a drabble and yet here’s one now. I was going to put this scene into He Said, She Said, but it didn't work for the story. I thought I might squirrel it away instead and insert it into an appropriate story later since none of my fics are right for it, but that might never happen. I might still find a good spot for it, but for now, ( Read more... ) -
Putting the cart before the horse
Well, I just finished writing the epilogue to He Said, She Said. This, despite the fact that I still haven't written the middle or the end of the story. Hey, I normally write sequentially, but not always. When your muse is upon you, you've got to just go with the flow. -
Bending and Chinese cosmology
According to Chinese cosmology, there are actually five elements, though they are apparently more of a mnemonic device and are more properly referred to as the five phases or the five movements. Anyway, the five elements are:
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He Said, She Said - Part 1
What would have happened if Aang hadn't recovered Katara's necklace?
“Katara’s necklace!” cried Aang. “Give that back!”
“Come and take it!” shouted Zuko as he kicked a blanket of flame toward the Avatar. The younger boy dodged nimbly out of the way, but the prince pressed his attack and released more blasts, all of which missed.
While the two boys ( Read more... ) -
Notes toward a proposed fic, The Quest
This post is about the Avatar fanfic I am writing, tentatively titled The Quest. It’s shaping up to be my magnum opus, to be honest. I’ve been kicking it around for months and the amount of research I’ve done for it is far beyond what I’ve done for any other fic. I’ve been reading up about Chinese kinship systems, obscure martial arts, and ( Read more... ) -
The Traitor - Chapter 2
Interlude - Two Years Earlier (Six Months After Zuko’s Banishment)
The Fire Nation messenger walked unknowingly beneath Zuko’s hiding place in the branches of the tree. The man tramped noisily through a pile of dead leaves before catching himself and trying to move more quietly. It really was too easy. What kind of soldier was so inattentive in ( Read more... ) -
Appallingly bad story ideas
I have great ideas. I think I do, anyway, but I’ve never gotten around to actually putting those ideas into action. For many years, I’ve had various ideas for original stories fermenting in the back of my head, and I’ve even got a few notes I’ve written out here and there. However, I’ve never actually tried to write those stories down.
Until now. ( Read more... )
