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how it turns into two more
i describe my writing history, then give an update on the finished draft of DEATH DEATH DEATH, including an attempt to describe the very last scene without SPOILERS.
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today, i'm gonna talk about the days of the week*
thoughts about villainy and character motivation get me reviewing Disney's 'Wish' and thinking back on Friday the 13th, slasher films in general, and future notions re...
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the world is a mess and there's lots of noise
talking about change, about Basara's days of the week, which leads into discussing the gods and the races and mythology of that world and still not getting to breaking...
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part one: 1985
figuring out which characters in DEATH DEATH DEATH can be mixed, matched, or erased from existence.SPOILERS!
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part two: 1999
figuring out which characters in DEATH DEATH DEATH can be mixed, matched, or erased from existence.SPOILERS!
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part three: 2013
figuring out which characters in DEATH DEATH DEATH can be mixed, matched, or erased from existence.SPOILERS!
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stories go as stories go
What was supposed to be a quick update about recent writing becomes a ramble about The Last Song of Whisper Blackbraid, Out of the Lion's Den and Into the Fire, Dagger...
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out of the lion's den and into the fire
combining homebrew worlds, song of fellfaraway, recent gardea history, rewriting the escalor, the godspell of gowl parrow, and chase two rabbits.
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no need to be weird... or precious
minor changes to make things make sense--olgardea, hommin, caeori--the empress of time, lion horse tree, fugue, d&d homebrew races, artistry, orson scott card and swal...
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they don't quite finish... if you know what i mean
writer's panic, Scriptnotes, Westworld, anchronic order, Frequency, and the opening scene of DEATH DEATH DEATH.
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that creates a domino effect in the other direction
Reading through DEATH DEATH DEATH and trying to replace, for example Mary Jane with Mary, Mary with Susie, but also Ed has to take up some of Mary's role and Mary Jane...
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it looks cool but it's hard to say
updating many notes files for future basara stories and thinking about what project comes next.
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certain characters weren't where they were supposed to be anymore
update on changes made to DEATH DEATH DEATH going into a second draft, plus plans for Part I and Part II.
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some kind of implication
figuring out how to expand DEATH DEATH DEATH's timeline for the next draft. plus a brief update on Chase Two Rabbits.
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a handful of conversations. everyone dies. the end.
my writing history, some unreleased episodes, and plans for expanding DEATH DEATH DEATH.
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it needs a more detailed outline than, probably, i have ever done
outlining, Four Finger Discount, the Mountains of Consequence, The Empress of Time, Lion Horse Tree, Song of Fellfaraway, The Man with the Holes in His Hands, and now ...
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why do we keep reinventing the chariot?
how two episodes of Married with Children led to multiple novels, a whole mythology, and a published paper on Plato.
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...well, let me describe the board.
Outlining Chase Two Rabbits with virtual post it notes. With numerous references to The Big Sleep.
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i think i know everything that has to be revealed
more plotting Chase Two Rabbits on Miro, and watching movies for inspiration.
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names that are too much earth
a few more notes on outlining Chase Two Rabbits in Miro, plus figuring out conventions for naming things in a fantasy world.
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and this fits with who i am as a person
realizing the repeated themes and tropes in my own writing, specifically connecting Four Finger Discount and Chase Two Rabbits. #foundfamily #outsidertrope #rambo
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fascinating me so much that i need to put them onto paper
a season finale in which i get sidetracked (while trying to talk about Chase Two Rabbits) by discussion of the capital of Gardea and the complications of trying to ski...
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