A little bit on "Roads Leading Back"

I added the latest chapter of Roads Leading Back last night, and as I was editing it, I felt the need to explain myself. I noticed that the paternal figures, particularly in this story, seem very...villainous and see the world in terms very demeaning towards women. It's probably because I never had a suitable father figure during the formative years of my life that I've made paternal characters either inherently evil, or reluctant or confused to being a parent because of their fear of parental ineptitude. In my opinion, I don't think I'd make a very good parent. I already make a sad excuse enough for an uncle and godfather.

Anyway, I feel like a weight has been lifted from my shoulders. I guess I really needed to get that off my chest, seeing as it felt like it bore me down through the course of writing that chapter. I really felt terrible about what I did to Jennifer and Erica (characters in Roads Leading Back, if anyone just happens to be stopping by), but their father is a drunk who hasn't had any in a while. AFF.Net and the musical inspiration for this story influenced the whole daddy/daughter incestual pairing (at first, I wouldn't catch myself writing incest, but here I am), and it seemed to work well with this story. Don't worry, faithful readers. It shouldn't get any worse than this for James, Erica, and Jennifer.

Two months...

I know it's been two months since I've even touched my Writer's Blog. Things have been so frustrating and hectic during that time that I've barely had the opportunity to write, let alone try to find inspiration. For anyone that still reads this, thank you for waiting and stopping by if you have.

In any event, down to business. I've hit Writer's Block with Nexus right now, but I have found some form of inspiration in the guise of a metal band named Dragonforce. Listening to their song Soldiers of the Wasteland has given me the drive to work on Nexus' counterpart (or the second book of my trilogy), Excalion, seeing as they don't really tie in together until the final book.

Aside from my larger project, I have had a slight inspiration come to me from City High and their song What Would You Do?. I have a prologue of a story entitled Roads Leading Back that's currently up on AFF.Net, for anyone willing to give it a go.

Wish me luck as I continue plodding on in trying to finish my works. May inspiration be with me. I will try to keep a better log of things as they progress.

She truly is cruel and fickle...

Stupidest thing happened yesterday, actually. As I was in the shower and getting ready for work, I had a sudden inspiration. Unofrtunately, it wasn't for Nexus. It was some random webcomic-inspired short section that just played over and over in my head. I managed to write down a bit of it in my notebook while I was at work, and it's still playing as I write this, getting ready for work. I won't mention anything where characters are concerned, because I want to be able to wrap my head around this random bout of inspiration before I decide to confuse you all with it. I'll keep you posted, and hopefully I'll have something posted as well.

Whoa...It's been too long...

The heading says it all. It's been a while since I updated, heck, updated this blog, even. To be honest, I'd hit a wall. I'd blame it on video games, but it wouldn't be fair (on the other hand, recently acquiring Halo for PC and starting a file on The Godfather: Blackhand Edition for the Wii doesn't really help much inspiration-wise). Being sick and coughing up a long near-constantly also has a way of slightly addling the mind, wouldn't you agree?

Inspiration temporarily left me, and I honestly felt like I had no purpose left in life. I know it seems sorta drastic, but when writing is one of your biggest passions in life, if not the biggest, then you'd feel lost, wouldn't you?

Anyway, such a fickle mistress may be coming back to me, seeing as I had about a good half hour to forty-five minutes to write at work earlier this morning. For the latest installment of Nexus, I was really, reeeeeally wanting to write a section with pure Avaani dialogue with English subtitles in parentheses, but I think trying to write that was what made me hit a wall. I changed it around at work, so hopefully I'll have something to work with, and hopefully, you'll have something to read.

I'll update again, hopefully, in a few days when I have the next installment posted.

One-Shot Posted, Wedding's soon to come!

Well, it's obvious to any and all that read this blog that I've posted the one-shot, Two Shots of Bailey's and the Scent of Caramel. Certain circumstances that I mentioned involved me actually finishing writing the piece, and giving the first copy of the story to said dancer, her name shall not be revealed. In any event, the story was written, the first copy has been handed out, and the story has been posted.

In other writing news, I've noticed that Nexus has really hooked a couple of readers. I'm glad to know that my writing is compelling. I wish I could continue with some of my other current works in progress, but I find that inspiration is a cruel and fickle mistress. At least she hasn't let me down yet, though I've hit a bit of a stumbling block where describing a certain character or certain characters in Nexus are concerned. I'm confident I'll get past it. An inflamed throat doesn't help, however.

I'll keep you all posted, and with any luck, I'll have something up soon.

Some slight chapter changes...

I had to change the name of the current chapter to "Brother Anjor", seeing as I had to add in some necessary filler in the next section of the chapter, and I won't make it to the wedding by the end of it.

The name "Anjor" is actually a name for an alien race I made up back in an Urban Geopgraphy project in my last year of high school. I used them for a series of stories I never got around to writing, but I promised myself I'd use them in my next sci-fi story, so here they are. I'm rather proud of my babies (seeing as I created the Anjor, only I can use loving nicknames for them XD), seeing as my creation of their race and their history got me top prize when it came to presenting the class project.

I've got to get to work soon, so I'll be quick about this: The next installment of Nexus should be up within a week, and I've been tinkering with the Excalion idea, so expect that one up in a week or two, provided I can get inspiration to lead me that way.

New Chapter!

Sorry it's been a while. Aside from writing, I've found my love for DDR once more. Aside from the fact that I gained some weight from working and have decided to play DDR again near-constantly to work off all the fried and otherwise unhealthy crap I've been eating, I'm trying to play DDR on standard mode so I can prep myself for playing ITG, or In The Groove, DDR's american offshoot. From what I've seen of it, it's much more challenging than DDR, and my manager at work is the top third in the country. I've seen him play and it was just messed up.

Anyway, onto the progress report. I've posted up a new chapter in Nexus (it's really been in my head), and I've actually started writing down the first part of Nexus' counterpart, a medieval fantasy novel named, unimaginatively enough, Excalion (copyright SFC Omicronus, 2006-2007). Nexus' latest chapter is called "Speak Now Or Forever Hold Peace", which blatantly insinuates what will happen. We find out a little more about Ariano in this part of the chapter as well, something I'm sure a loyal fan would love to see.

I mentioned in my last entry about certain circumstances regarding a certain one-shot self-insertion, and, to be honest, I forgot the copy at home. This week I will not forget, and I will have this one-shot posted.

Any faithful readers of this blog and my work are wondering about the fate of my other stories: Internal Affair, Reaching the Stars, and Elizabeth. I assure you, they are not forgotten. I let inspiration guide me wherever it will, and, unfortunately, it hasn't led me towards the last two. Internal Affair, however, I do have an idea for, and I will work on it, provided I can wrench myself away from Nexus and Excalion.