Archive for October, 2007

Pirate comedy Vs Nano

Yay! I just finished writing the pirate comedy, scheduled for release next Monday, so now I can concentrate on Nano :)

I’m still not certain what I’m going to be writing about, but I think I’ll try re-writing/ finishing The Ultimate Story of my Friends, aka tUSomF.

I started it back at the end of high school, when I was about 15/ 16 and based it heavily on the people I knew at the time. Of course, the first 6k reads like a 16 yr old wrote them, but the last 3k are slightly better as I’ve added to it over the years. Other than what I’ve already written and a few extra future bits, I have no real idea of where it’s going to head. I’m going to try and include other people who’ve entered our lives, and maybe some of the events that have shaped our lives since high school that’ll hopefully lead to fuller chars.

The basic synopses runs like this:
The galaxy is made up of 3 main classes: Royalty, Business and Workers. This caste system runs everything and it’s impossible to advance, say, from a worker to business. The previous emperor, Zethor, had been trying to undo the cast system put in place by his ancestors and make life better for the workers, however he died and his daughter Zeta took over and basically threw out the old emperor’s good work. Athen L’Ruh, with a couple of friends, created Coltra, a ‘terrorists’ organization, to basically oust the evil Empress Zeta from power and form a democratic government to make things like they had been under Emperor Zethor.

The story so far follows Krin L’Ruh, Athen’s sister, as she is unwittingly picked up by a Coltra cell and discovers her brother’s clandestine activities. I’m hoping that the rest of the story will follow Coltra’s activities against the Empress, and Krin finding she feels accepted and part of something within Coltra.

Here’s also hoping it doesn’t turn into ‘star wars’!

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It’s that time of year again

Yep, it’s coming up to the start of National Novel Writing Month, the time of year when I will be cranky, over caffinated and doing nothing but writing. Your support and energy drinks will be greatly recived; your invites out will not.

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ups and downs

Friday: Got a call to essentially say we now have our house.
Sunday: woke up sick.

Karma sucks…

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Stuff on my mind [Busy, busy]

Ah! Everything seems to suddenly be happening at once.

* I want to finish the Pirate Comedy [2/1] by the 22nd
* NaNo starts Nov 1st, so I need about a week to prep for that [ie stocking up on energy drink, cooking tonnes of shmep and thinking of a plot]
* Tomorrow I have a doctor appointment
* There’s at least 5 different TV shows I want to watch every night of the week
* I should really start practicing violin again…
* Bonfire night is on the 5th and my Dad’s b/day on the 7th of November. What to get him?
* I still don’t know when we’re moving in yet, but I bet it’ll be during Nano…
* We have Roleplay on Fridays and Sundays
* I’m supposed to be thinking about wedding and house stuff
* Marie, the assistant manager at Millets, is unintentionally making me think about what to get people for Christmas [I'm gonna make cookies] and organizing a Christmas meet-up.

All this, while I’m working and trying to have a life. Mercifully November is pretty free of obligations atm, so I don’t have to worry so much about disappointing anyone while I’m writing.

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