Welcome to the first of what I trust will be many updates on my work-in-progress (WIP), The Obsidian Throne – Book 1: The Magic Returns. As I wrote last month, I intend to chronicle my odyssey of transforming what is currently a very rough draft (in truth, not much more than a narrative outline) into…
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What a Novel Idea
Welcome to February, and to what seems to be a trend here lately: my monthly post on the blog. The good news is, I’m hopeful the funk is over, and I’ll be posting more regularly.1 Now, you may (rightfully) be wondering why this professed change in my blogging habit. (And yes, I know: Seeing is…
So Long, 2010…Welcome, 2011!
In a few hours, the second decade of the second millenium begins. If I were the sort of person who spends a lot of time looking back, I could probably fill a few paragraphs with all the great—and not so great—things I accomplished over the past ten years. Or, I could look at 2011 as…
What a Month!
Yes, it’s been a pretty busy month of November here at the Aerie. Election Day First, we had an election. I was pretty disillusioned with both major party candidates for our state’s lone seat in the House of Representatives, so I was somewhat mollified to find an Independent candidate listed. Surprisingly, about eight percent of…
NaNo 2010 – The Story So Far
As I’ve written elsewhere, I’m participating in National Novel Writing Month 2010. I’m quite excited about my work-in-progress (WIP), a fantasy novel that threatens to balloon to fantastic, possibly even epic, proportions. As the graphic to the left shows (and it should update, just like the one in the sidebar, throughout the month), I’m less…
Is Halloween Horrific, or Merely Terrible?
I was watching “Pardon the Interruption” on ESPN a couple days ago, when Tony Kornheiser used the word “horrific” to describe one of the defensive plays in the previous night’s World Series game. Tony is a journalist, and I would have thought he’d have a better understanding of the word, so I consulted MW31. Specifically,…
NaNo Cometh…and the Blog Sleepeth
No, I don’t have a lisp. Silly people! As I write this on Saturday morning, I’m about forty-eight hours away from embarking on a month-long voyage of discovery—about me, as a serious writer. That’s right, National Novel Writing Month is upon us, and I’ll be taking part. (But if you’re even a semi-regular reader, you…
Are You Ready for Some NaNo?
Besides football, November is also known for the international obsession known as National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo.1 (There are some who think of it as “Writhing Month.” You know who you are.) If you don’t want to follow the link above, the graphic pretty much sums up what NaNo is all about. The objective…
National Punctuation Day!
Today is National Punctuation Day. In honor of the first holiday of the season (you know…NPD, Halloween, Thanksgiving (or Thanksgiving, Halloween if you’re Canadian, eh), Christmas, New Year’s Day), here are a few things to keep in mind regarding punctuation: The interrobang is not a recognized punctuation mark, okay‽ Don’t try to fake it by using exclamation…
Anticipation
Anticipation. Interesting word, that. Not quite an emotion, but anticipation can certainly give rise to conflicting emotions. Take the period between the global announcement from the Aliens, four hours after the USA won the 2010 World Cup (a miracle in itself, according to most of the world, including most of the USA), to their actual…
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