Character and place names in fantasy fiction can be a headache. A friend of mine once quipped that the surefire way to write a great fantasy novel was “to have a dark-lord, a wizard and make every fifth word unpronounceable.” Sadly, it was J. R. R. Tolkien who got the ball rolling on this trend,... Continue Reading →
Engineer’s Log, September 21st 2014: The Lost Tomb of… Omo?
I found this incredibly funny... I had absolutely no idea that the name I had cooked up for my long dead king was also the name of a top-selling detergent in in Australia and New Zealand until a fellow writer on Reddit pointed it out to me today! I know that I have at least... Continue Reading →
Engineer’s Log, September 19th 2014: Revision, Revision
This update finds me in the depths of some heavy duty revision of The Lost Tomb of Omo. I finally got all the pages back from Jessica, and her input confirmed my fears that the story had lost its pace early in the 3rd chapter. I was able to regain it in the 4th chapter,... Continue Reading →
Engineer’s Log, September 9th 2014: 26,284 Words and a Boatload of Refinement!
Hello Dear Readers! Last week, the combination of a working holiday weekend and a milestone birthday really impacted my available writing time. I ended up skipping the update to use that time to work on The Lost Tomb of Omo instead. I’m glad I did that, as it at least gave me a feeling of... Continue Reading →
Tough Girls in the Sandbox: Engineer’s Log, August 26th 2014: 24,561 Words
Hello dear reader (I know that I have a few at least)! First off, an update: The Lost Tomb of Omo is currently at twenty four thousand, five hundred and sixty one words, or about 1,500 words added over the last week. Due to health issues and time commitments between both Kim and Jess, I’m... Continue Reading →
Swords Against Genre! Engineer’s Log, August 19th 2014: 23,028 Words
I now officially have ten chapters written for The Lost Tomb of Omo! I printed the whole work in progress and it came to about forty double spaced and double sided pages, it was too thick to staple as one section! I always print hard-copies for review and revision. Call me old fashioned, but there... Continue Reading →
Engineer’s Log, August 15th 2014: Turning a New Chapter
I’ve added about 400 words to The Lost Tomb of Omo since my last update. That isn’t too bad for three working days where the amount I time I can devote to writing is minimal… Plus an epic thunderstorm that disrupted one of those evenings. It also includes a fair amount of revision where I... Continue Reading →
Engineer’s Log, August 12th 2014: 21,327 Words.
It is far past time for an update! I think that you will be able to forgive me however, as I have been using most of my spare time to work on The Lost Tomb of Omo rather than blogging. As of last night I have reached 21,327 words and I’m nearing completion of the... Continue Reading →
Engineer’s Log, July 23 2014: 15,150 Words.
15,150 words. That is where I am at as I wrap-up my work on The Lost Tomb of Omo for tonight. That is forty nine double spaced pages and three and a quarter chapters for those of you who are interested. It is definitely some of my best work to date. The last week has... Continue Reading →
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