Writing short stories, it’s easy for me to think that I haven’t made much progress with my fiction. I just did a count today, and I’m sitting at 71 pages since the end of August. I’m going to be going back and adding a page or so to one of the stories in the next week or so, and then starting another. The overall plot is starting to come together, which is good to see.

I’m going to be posting them on my new writing blog here as I finish them. I’m going to be working on polishing the next story, and I think the one after that is ready to go. I’ll probably start the fifth one when we get back from our trip.

I’d love some critique, if anyone feels so inclined, so feel free to let me know if you end up reading anything. Thanks!

So… Tired…

I thought running at night was supposed to keep you up. Hmm. I can’t tell how I’m doing on my fitness goals, either. I’m losing fat, but gaining muscle, since strength training is a part of it, so I’m actually gaining weight. I hope this is a good thing.

These days, when I’m not working out, playing music, or working, I’m frequently writing. I’m working on several related short stories with the hope of digitally publishing them later in one joint volume—maybe several. I don’t want to post them here yet, but feel free to message me if you want to read them. I’m somewhat ashamed to say that they would be in the same section as Lord of the Rings. I’ve got two stories completed, and I have two in progress. And if you’re wondering, my favorite redhead alter-ego Lenus is a character.

That’s all I’ve got in me tonight. Good night, folks!

New poem up on the poetry page. It’s been a while since I’ve written one. This one is a sailing metaphor. Every guy writer, if he writes long enough, will eventually use a sailing metaphor. This is fact.

I won’t try to hide that this is about Janelle. She’s really a balancing force in my life, and I don’t admit that nearly enough. She’s a great source of strength for me, and I find myself leaning on her a lot more than I originally thought I would.

So here’s to Janelle, and many nautical references to come! Cheers!

Write from the point of view of the last tree left standing in a forest.

Here’s what I came up with:

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Here’s my newest major writing endeavor. I don’t have any high hopes of ever getting it published—I just like writing. This is a Medieval-ish piece, so sorry if that’s not your cup of tea.

This piece is a pre-cursor to this piece, which occurs after Caelum has recruited a few other kindred souls (although we only see one of them in that piece).

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I’m holding out for a hero ’til the end of the night.

A few posts back, I talked about getting an interview with Nyx, a RLSH (real-life superhero) in Kansas City, for an article I’ll be writing for The Pitch. I’ve since asked her if I could do a patrol with her, and she just agreed. Not only that, but she alerted me to a SUPER TEAM-UP that may be occurring in May. Several other RLSHs would travel to KC to patrol for a while. Among them is Zimmer, the recently-elected President of the Heroes Network. So this could turn into a much bigger project than I had originally anticipated (in a good way). Needless to say, I’m pretty pumped about it.

I have decided on my superhero identity. From now on, I want you all to call me Blogodon! I will be a blogging superhero. Mostly, this will involve wearing a mask as I type these entries up.

I’m writing a totally fictional world and set of characters in it. I’ve been putting a lot of thought into the people and thought of this world and how to make it seem as robust as real life. This is a tidbit I came up with. The protagonist, Caelum Deleon, was born with a power he can’t quite control. Hopefully that puts this in context.

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Ok, so I’ve been nominated to lead a writers’ group at work (nominated by one of the proofers, no less). I’m probably going to start with the new year. I don’t think I’ll be starting a group outside of work for lack of interest, but I will most likely post the exercises on here. Is there anything you, my three readers, are wanting to learn?

Nerd alert! This is some fantasy-esque writing I did for one of my characters in one of those online RPGs. I don’t really play the game anymore, but I like the characters I developed (you had to play in-character at all times), so I kept up with them. If you’re curious, Lenus is my drunken alter-ego, and Jacques is actually my friend Daniel Sherwood.

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I just plugged my computer in and booted it up for the first time since, oh, October. So I found all this writing that I haven’t touched or even seen in nine months. Here’s an excerpt from a story I was working on a while back about two moderately geeky high school students. Each is told in first person, but from different characters (the first Chance, and the second Sandy). (more…)