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Weekly Word Count

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Book 2 of Steven continues as Steven makes his way to Detroit. I’ll probably put up the next chapter later this week, as I’ve been lax in getting them up regularly. Check it out over here.

I know that lack of feedback is a normal issue with people who write… when it’s good, there’s nothing to complain about, I guess. However, I’m wondering how to find out if people are reading the stuff I’m putting out there – if it’s useful to have out there – without asking in a whiny, nasal voice. I guess this sort of qualifies as asking, doesn’t it?

I’m feeling a ton better today than I have in weeks. I’m pretty sure that I’m leaving, or have left, the mono behind. I need to make sure that I’m still getting a decent amount of sleep as I’m packing and such, but I can’t wait to reschedule my sleep test and get the CPAP. Being more awake, I’m hoping, will allow me to concentrate better while writing. I have to remember – it’s okay to suck. That’s what first drafts are for.

Gentlemen!

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The end of Steven isn’t about Steven, shockingly enough. Well, the -very- end will be. I finished the fiction for Issue 23 on my lunch break today – Chen’s Chinese FTW. I’m still kind of frustrated with the small number of words that are hitting the page, but at least I’m finally happy with their quality. I’ve not seen many comic books have defined endings that run much longer than six issues. This one, which is planned for 24, has time for a little bit of angst. The assassin discovers that he has killed his own brethren, but does it matter? Who has sent him? Does it matter?

I am very happy with how the end of this story is flowing into the beginning of the next. There never really is a beginning or an end, is there? :) One story always seems to flow into the next and into the next.

Issue Progress:

Website update

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I’ve updated the writery website with the new issue count for Steven. Over 90%!

I can’t believe that I’m so close to getting this fiction written. And, as promised, I have posted the first segment of the fiction behind Book 2. This story arc begins with Steven waking from the fogs after his most recent death. The next installment, Blood Rite, will bring back Blaize and the woman that barely escaped the fire in Steven’s loft. As always, parental guidance is suggested, adult themes, etc., park bench. Input is appreciated and requested.

Weekly Word Count

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I’ve finished the purple notebook, and started on the one that I got for Father’s Day. I’ve sullied its beauty with ink, and it still looks magnificent.

Another issue worth of Steven is done.

The fiction behind Book 2 of Steven will be hitting the writery web page soon. Look out for that, if you dig Steven. Book 2 is where it -really- starts to get twisted.

Looks like there might just be copies of The Remembrance at ConClave this year. I’m going to see what I can do to slip in some badge ribbons and send some Goblin War bookmarks, too. More details will be forthcoming as October approaches.

Pushing through the self-doubt. Pushing through the inaction. Pushing through. :)

Words of Wisdom

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From Neil Gaiman’s blog:

“I’m reading Samuel R. Delany’s _About Writing_ right now….  _About
Writing_ is a wonderful book that should be read by anyone who wants
to be, or is already, a writer. It contains seven essays, four letters
and five interviews.

“I was just struck by this paragraph from one of the letters — to
someone who wishes he or she was a writer, but probably isn’t. And I
thought, I should put it up here for all the people who write to me
convinced that they would be happy if only they were writers.

    Writers are people who write. By and large, they are not happy
people. They’re not good at relationships. Often they’re drunks. And
writing — good writing — does not get easier and easier with
practice. It gets harder and harder — so eventually the writer must
stall out into silence.The silence that waits for every writer and
that, inevitably, if only with death (if we’re lucky the two may
happen at the same time: but they are still two, and their coincidence
is rare), the writer must fall into is angst-ridden and terrifying –
and often drives us mad. (In a letter to Allen Tate, the poet Hart
Crane once described writing as “dancing on dynamite.”) So if you’re
not a writer, consider yourself fortunate.

“(Hey, I thought when I read that, at least I’m not a drunk.)”

Steven – Book 2

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Steven, David’s serial shorts about an insane vampire and his cohorts, is being adapted into a comic book and is being published by Comics Obscura! And as interest seems to be high, the Short Fiction page now has the first few chapters of Book 2 posted for your reading enjoyment.