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Only Kids Are Afraid of the Dark
George R.R. Martin is one of my favorite authors; his epic fantasy series Song of Fire and Ice is one of the more realistic in the genre in how it handles magic with subtlety and focuses on character development and adult issues. This skill and poise was completely absent from the first short story in his collection Dreamsongs. But after reading ( Read more... ) -
Shooting Saturday
Today's productivity was mostly allotted to War Story scenes, including the climax. I have a series of intercuts between the senator speaking, the protest and the fight between Tony and Jason. It's rather dramatic, though I perhaps might have been too laconic at times. I'm still not the best writer of dialogue in the world, though I am improving by ( Read more... ) -
Return
I have decided to return. The theory behind LiveJournal's utility as a medium for motivation and inspiration remains to be seen, but my writing deserves at least a few more eyes, especially critical ones, other than mine ( Read more... ) -
Renaissance Festival
Today was the Maryland Renaissance Festival. I hung out with Heather and her family, and we saw Shakespeares Skum, Hack and Slash, Fight School, the Hypnotist, and the Pirates Royale. I spent far too much on food, but I never splurge as much now a days ( Read more... ) -
Running on fumes
I am trying, perhaps, to do too much. Between my writing endeavors, my getting in shape, my art and now my music and programming, I am quite literally running on about 4 hours sleep a night, and not running very well I might add. I have no release, no time to take thirty minutes and simply relax and am beginning to wonder at what pace I can keep ( Read more... ) -
July Nights
Well well!
Its been a long time since I've posted on this blog. Perhaps I should post more frequently.
Work on my web site has been stymied by my unending work load and lack of laptop. I am currently posting from my Dad's 'puter, borrowed until mine returns.
I have been working at Biodiesel University and Maryland Institute for Technology in the ( Read more... ) -
Salsa and a Busy Weekend
There have been few updates because the opportunities for them have been so few. But here it is ( Read more... ) -
Ways and Paths
I've not written a very good entry for awhile, so I figured I'd give it a shot.
Creative Writing Club seemed to have tanked on Monday; I was the only one besides the president to show up. It was a bitterly cold night, and I was hoping to hear from some fellow struggling wordsmiths, but alas only ended up sharing my experiences with the Towson ( Read more... ) -
On kings and cheesecakes
Life often throws those little ironic twists at you when it thinks your getting complacent. Yesterday I began the journey towards becoming a king, just as Obama began his journey towards becoming President. My own involved the painful and the blissful -- the painful being a set of sore gums, along with the realization that I'd be wearing ( Read more... )