My awesome employer took its employees and their families to a Lansing
Lugnuts game on Thursday, and it was Hunter and Nikki’s first. The
Lugnuts may have lost, but Nikki and Hunter got some cool souveneirs and
loved the fireworks. Aidan loved all the people, but ducked under his
blankie as soon as the fireworks started to boom.
Author Archives: David Crampton
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I shake my fist at the sky regarding anything involving me and artists. Truly, we were not meant to be.
The web comic meeting for this week is getting rescheduled, and I never got the pages for Steven. Nor has the artist received them back, however it seems he’s not been getting -any- mail in over a month. So, here I am, once again, thinking about turning it into something else besides a comic. So far, a novel has been suggested. I’m open to any suggestions that pop up in your brainmeats, as well. :) Never fear, I will still post the serial fiction bits that I’ve finished. Speaking of which, the next chapter should be up shortly after this hits your mailbox or your Friends List or both.
I’m reading up on The Glass Crown, to bring that world back into focus for me. It’s going to take quite a bit for me not to jump into editing mode; I’m already wanting to fix everything. I have to be okay with this being the first draft, and just write. Write write write. And then, write.
Barnes & Noble has classified The Remembrance as Young Adult, though Borders insists that it’s Mystery/Thriller/Horror/Espionage. I knew that the book straddled genres, but that’s getting a wee bit ridiculous. I’m planning on finishing out The Glass Crown in the same very-little-swearing no-sex style that The Remembrance has. Both Steven and Adam’s Name will have some more adult themes in them. I doubt anyone will be adding /Romance to any of the genre listings, though.
I wonder if an Apprentice to the Eldest showing up in the prologue of The Glass Crown is cheaty, because there was no mention of him in the prologue of The Remembrance. I’m definitely going to have to think about his purpose in the prologue, and if another position in the city might be more appropriate than just tacking him on to someone who had the knowledge that he will need to start out with. /vague
Oh, if you’d like to be an Alpha/Beta reader for The Glass Crown, and you aren’t already, feel free to contact me. I’ve still got room for a few more.
Stargate Atlantis: Season 4, Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence, and Stargate Continuum
What would happen if the Atlantis writers decided to make their season a little darker, a little more dramatic, and a little more gritty? You’d get this season. Unfortunately, the season finale was formulaic, predictable, and once again, abusing time travel as a patch in the plot instead of the physics-shattering craziness that it actually is. I really dig the plot with Tayla and her baby… it pulls the heartstrings, it raises serious questions about the team’s future, and makes everyone confront just how risky that galaxy is. And then someone decided to PHONE IN the finale. The finale is the only reason that this season didn’t get five stars. It got four.
You can get a Master’s degree in the interplay of Western and Japanese philosophies, or you can watch this movie. I’m estimating that at least 75% of the dialogue was subtitled in quotes, and I really have no idea who the characters were quoting. The action was top-notch, the appearance of the Major was excellent, and once my mind wrapped around the philosophy involved, I was verrah happy to have watched it. It really is taking the questions and the action and what the world is becoming in the first movie, and elevating it to the next level. Four stars.
Disappointing is all I can really say about this one. Over-milked the time travel business, which they had really already done in Season 10. Can you over-milk something that’s been over-milked? My guess is no, and it really showed up in this. STOP ABUSING TIME TRAVEL. NAO PLZ. I’m really hoping that the writing quality either goes back up for these movies, or they stop writing them. Otherwise, the SG-1 crew has jumped the shark, in my oh-so-humble opinion. Three stars.
More with the crazy vampires.
I neglected to get this up on Friday, but there is a new chapter of Steven available on my short fiction page. Blaize and the long-armed girl hunt down one of the Matron’s children – in a mall.
Writer’s Block: Your Online Hot Spots
Personal time : Google Reader
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Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
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Konbanwa, minasan!
I’ve made some progress on the writing-in-chaos problem. I can stop and start again, without losing track. It’s something that I didn’t know I had in me, and I’m very happy for it.
More Steven fiction is up. I think we’re about halfway through Book 2 at this point. Blaize and the one with the sword are taking out members of the Coven, and Steven is chafing in the organization required for one city to wage war upon another. Mmm, burnt flesh.
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Really looking forward to next week’s meeting regarding the upcoming webcomic, and I really need to do some extra script writing. The first bit involved a lot of back and forth with my partners (artist and mechanics), and I’m looking forward to getting in the groove with my co-conspirators.
I’m feeling just as much urge to write the Adam in Chicago story as I am to write in the sequel. The sequel will still be my priority, overall, but I remember the girl and the ritual and the house burning down and the coffee shop and Walter’s fiery friend and… yeah, that one was left unfinished for too long. I’ve got this itch, man.
Hoping to have yet another chapter of Steven out to everyone on Friday. As always, input is welcomed.
Writer’s Block: Invisibility On
Doubt the reality of my existence. Get a look at how different the girls’ bathroom -really- is. Create miracles in front of television cameras.