Werewolves will make decisions differently. Instead of the human binary “on the one hand, on the other hand”, they default to four options. One per paw, obviously. This is not an immediate thing. It’s a societal impact thing. Consider humans with prehensile tails: There would have always been a third option. What decisions would haveContinue reading “On the One Paw”
Category Archives: Writing
No Plot
I wondered if it would come up. It did. There is no plot in the first half of the book. This is not exactly by-design, but it’s not accidental, either. There is a “theme”, but that’s not the same thing. Our intrepid heroes don’t have a goal. They’re not intrepid heroes, yet. They’re just twoContinue reading “No Plot”
Axis Orientation
I’ve found it useful to envision human behavior as set of rotated normal curves. Pick some attribute and incorrectly assume a normal distribution of it. Now spin that curve around its peak. You get a normal “mound”. Each individual attribute is its own curve. The mound is all of them together. We’re each a pointContinue reading “Axis Orientation”
Chapter 18 Shall Submit
That’s the weekend goal. It need four scenes. Updated with what actually happened. And some back-edits to put in things I forgot. I’m tired of being stuck on this chapter. 19, 20, and 21 are done. 22 is getting there. 23 is building up. 18 shall fall before me! Why, yes, this post is entirelyContinue reading “Chapter 18 Shall Submit”
Evening Narrator Hunting
The narrator can be difficult to spot in the crepuscular gloaming. There is a point to this, two actually: To list the one’s that I’ve caught and to justify what I leave behind. I’m not necessarily “right”, but I will have a reason. …let’s get back to the lodge, eat something, then we can figureContinue reading “Evening Narrator Hunting”
Lunchtime Narrator Hunting
From Chapter 4: … He kept his arms loose at his sides. Below his flexing knees, his well balanced feet didn’t shift. Tom’s aim did. “Ooof!” Luke grunted as a punch to his stomach landed. I think that one works. A bit later: Tom nodded, turned, and led the way toward the main lodge. TheContinue reading “Lunchtime Narrator Hunting”
LitRPG and Omniscient Narrator
Research time! My narrator talks. I _think_ this is genre standard, but I need to do some checking on when and where. The fight scenes are all 3rd person. One does not see the fights from our intrepid hero’s perspective. The narrator speaks during fights. This is standard. Bloody but unbowed, our intrepid hero doveContinue reading “LitRPG and Omniscient Narrator”
Feedback
I can haz it! I wanted to write down the main points. The two things that I found most important, because they were unalloyed goods, were: What I consider the two most important bits of constructive criticism: And one that I agree exists, but about which I’m not sure I’m going to do anything. IContinue reading “Feedback”
G*d and System
Last night I just read. I needed a break. Soloing the System is fun (and it gets better; I found the start off-putting). And here I am awake at 0400, again. A few things filled in while I slept. Chapter 18 may have become tractable. I went through the blog’s emails during first coffee. IContinue reading “G*d and System”
Flammable Water
This really happened last night. I’ve written it as if it were a scene in the book. I need to find something better to do during my lunch breaks. The menu was basic: Rice, meat, and a vegetable. “Asparagus or Corn?” Mark called out. “Asparagus,” The Laird replied. Mark removed a bundle of asparagus andContinue reading “Flammable Water”
Marked Up 