In my short story The River Lords, I’ve undertaken to give it an admittedly pan-Asian feel. I’m sure my approach would horrify those who know well various ethnographic and geographic details of countries such as China, Japan, Vietnam, the Philippines, and so forth, but the asianesque setting was in my head as I began conceptualizing, …
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4_cf_fZDc0&feature=related] I think–I’m pretty sure–Yeah, it looks like The River Lords could very well be novel material. As I passed the 10k word mark today I felt there was more that could be told…and still be interesting. For fun I decided to search online for clues that your short story is becoming a bigger story. …
Yet another installment. This thing is starting to get away from me (a shade over 10k words for my first draft). Hopefully some deft editing can tighten everything up and keep this a short story. On the other hand… I had pored over the texts, drinking in their meaning like a man dying of thirst …
I had the chance to jump on the Upper Gauley last Friday–in a Shredder no less. It’s the first time I’ve been on it this fall and the first time I’ve done it a Shredder since the mid-90’s. It was as fun and satisfying as I remember. Any time there is a layoff between Gauley …
I found out this morning on my Google Reader (if you read a lot of blogs and don’t have a reader, do yourself a favor and get one) that my flash fiction piece After the Golden Times won Jay Lake’s flash fiction open contest. I’m thrilled. In an earlier post I indicated that I was …
Another chunk of The River Lords for your reading endurement. “You look well, Kaeo,” Akki said, eyes intent on mine. “Is your father about?” he asked. “He’s resting but I can go get him.” Akki surveyed my home, taking in our bamboo stilt house, the dock and father’s sampan floating opposite his as if trusting …
Yesterday I posted about a short story on which I am currently working called The River Lords. Here are a few words: The Hermitage loomed out of the mist to our left as we passed, its shape blending with the silhouettes of ancient trees framing the equally ancient stone walls. Our sampan passed through a …
I posted the other day that I subscribe to writing blogs that post link salads once a week or, in Jay Lake’s case, daily. I thought I would post the ones that I enjoy the most: Jay Lake Link Salad (Every Day) Teresa Frohock’s Lunchtime Links (Weekly) Bibliophile Stalker’s Links and Plugs (Every Day) Nathan …
The men loved his company as much as they feared and admired and envied him. The women’s love of Jacques was more primal.
I’m getting ready to head to Gen Con for the first time ever on Wednesday. I’ve got some friends out in Indy who are avid Magic the Gathering players and a friend from here in WV with whom I game. It should be good, although I don’t know exactly what to expect. I haven’t signed …