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Runeclock – Start

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The sun begins its lazy fall into the sea, and children play on the beach. The wind carries the Imagesounds of the Ferris wheel still, even though it is closed for the summer. Parents and worries and time and tomorrow all wait unconsidered as the children play.

The waves crash on the beach and the waves crash on the beach. A group of friends huddle together completing serious business.

A castle of sand.

There is time yet to play. Evening will not fall, must not fall until it is complete. There is time yet to play and winter and evening shadow can wait.

The Riddle Box – 70 Pages

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I’m there, I made my goal by Friday, instead of playing catch-up the beginning of each week.

I  know this isn’t earth-shattering  news, but hey.

Good day today, I may be bleeding off a little tension for my murder mystery with my incessant need to add ridiculous detail and inability to pass by a cheap joke.

It’s what I DO.

Bells and Blood

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Writing continues apace on The Riddle Box. I’ve gotten 50 pages deep into my swordpunk murder mystery without getting all the clues and suspects too tangled — I hope. There’s also been a fair amount of self-high fiving if I’m being honest. It’s rare that I’ll start chortling when I’m writing a scene, but my Pink Panther homage made me quite jolly.

Posting here has been way down, and I’m having trouble feeling bad about it. Work on the novel is going well and I need my spare time to play Animal Crossing. [Kid Cat is my new friend!]

I know! I know! Self-promotion is important. But so is paying off this Tom Nook character.

A Bit of Riddle Box Description

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Quorum is a new town, though it has labored fiercely to coat itself in smoke-stack centuries of Imagegrime. Two centuries gone the Yad-Elves of Riddlewood turned their back on the forest, on their forest, on their sacred bond to the wood. They joined forces with metal-minded humans and built a city on the coast, a hub of trade, a garden of squares, a warehouse world.

 

I just like it, okay?

30 Pages by Friday

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ImageI’m 20 pages deep into the first draft of The Riddle Box, and I’ve been using the same 5 page/week plan as Spell/Sword — but I think it’s time to put on my Big Boy Pants. Time to write 10, son.

It will also justify my shiny new toy: a Samsung Chromebook.

Psockosis

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sock-puppet

I have some friends performing an avant garde puppet show this weekend.

What, your friends don’t put on avant garde puppet shows?

Wow.

Get better friends.

I contributed a couple of monologues to the project, so I’m beyond excited to sit down and see them performed. I was also working on a rockabilly theme song for the show, which sadly won’t be recorded in time. Here it is, for your entertainment pleasure.

‘Psockosis’

 

blue swing

Ride on down to the river

Slide on down to the river

My babe and me

Being lazy and free

Hiding down by the river.

 

There’s something in the river — ooooh

Something the river — -yeah

come and lets see

what it might be

Floating along in the river

 

quieter

Peeking in the river — yeah

Sneaking in the river — ooooh

What could it be?

Take a look see

What’s that thing in the river?!?

 

rockabilly explosion – great balls of fire

Holy shit, and Sweet Baby Moses

I done stumbled  on a Psockosis!

My baby fell out

that aint no trout

I looked again

head started to spin

Hot damn and Sweet Baby moses

I done stumbled on a Psockosis!

 

Psockosis – yeah!

Psockosis – naw!

I bout had to pick up my jaw

Psockosis – yeah!

Psockosis -naw!

That damn sock is starting to talk!

 

Now I’m all alone on the river bank

My baby run off and you’re to thank

Can’t believe the hand I was dealt

my baby run off with a piece of felt!

 

Holy balls, and Sweet Baby Moses

I done stumbled on a Psockosis!

Heart broke and sad

feeling real bad

I waved goodbye

and started to cry

Shit fuck, and Sweet Baby Moses

I done stumbled on a Psockosis

Hot damn, on a Psockosis

Hot damn, on a Psockosis…

 

playout

 

The True Lightning Rune

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Okay — time to stop fretting about promoting and selling Spell/Sword [BUY IT OH PLEASE WHY WON’T YOU BUY IT?].

It’s like a sore tooth, I just can’t stop fussing with it. It’s not making me or the tooth any happier, so it’s time to start focusing on something that’s actually productive.

  • Planning for The Riddle Box, the next book in the series. This one’s primarily a murder mystery, so I actually need to think through my cast of characters, the location, and some of the mechanics before I start hammering away at my keyboard again. Oh man, I already know the first scene — can’t wait to start writing it next week!
  • I seem to have developed a fixation with bulleted lists. This may become a problem.
  • Story on Demand — I dropped this feature from the blog a few months back, so I could focus on editing and some other creative projects. Any interest in seeing it return?
  • Nerd Planning! I still have two active campaigns running, I should probably figure out how the Cult of Zero is going to further manipulate the band of heroes they’ve psychically indoctrinated — and how the Face-Thief Oni plans to subvert the noble samurai of Kori Horudo.