I guess I have been on a bit of a hiatus lately. Between work and personal relationships some things have to take a backseat. People say it is a lot easier to deal with fiction than real life but, I sometimes find the exact opposite. Sometimes writing something can make me more of an emotional wreck than dealing with something in the real world.
When I began this story I was obsessed with it. I read and did so much research and somehow that flame smoldered a bit. I think I was taking on to much. It was like I read Harry Potter and then tried to recreate my own wizarding story. I was stressed because I could never do anything remotely similar to the wonderful things I read. And with this break I completely forgot where I was going with this story.
Anyway, I think I am past that stage and am ready to start writing again. I used my reference quotes and themes and restructured the outline a bit. While this story is still inspired heavily by concepts from speculative fiction, cyberpunk short stories, novels, tabletops and video games it is becoming something of my own as well.
Retirement
After I finished Veritas I intended to go into web serial retirement. However reading LL and House of Fierro has made me want to sit down and write a romance kind of story. Maybe even a supernatural one ? Well, probably not supernatural but a romance defiantly.
As my boss occasionally says "The mark of a good writer is one who inspires others to write," and that defines Lile's writings to me. I also tend to write in 'ensembles' and I would love to write something with less characters, something more intimate if you will.
Chapter 5
So, chapter 5 was labeled in my notes as somewhat of a comedic interlude. It didn't intentionally add to the plot I just wanted to try that chaotic cyberpunk style of writing and creating that world.
I wanted to blog about the 'style' of writing I was trying and everything but, I wrote that so long ago I forgot exactly how I did it. I know it was a lot of present participle. That's one of the interesting things about language especially English, the forms of verbs you use (or I use anyway) can say a lot about a character.
There was also a misprint in chapter 5 that I fixed and I will explain it in the next blog. I mixed up two words.
Chapter 6
I wish I could say this was 30+ days of work but, it's not, it's just a long time coming. This chapter is music and pic lite.
Chapter 6
+1+ Alone at Night
+2+ Soul Meets Body (String Edition)
If it makes you feel any better, you distract me from my writing sometimes too. But, since it's you it's totally cool. ❥
ReplyDelete^ Do I even want to know
ReplyDeleteOh, honey your titles are so misleading at fist I thought you were going on hiatus then it seemed like you were going into retirement.
Yeah, I'm so glad you're back ! This felt so much like a cliffhanger, I hope Alan makes it.
ReplyDeleteCould Luce have seen pictures of Alan's parents on the internet/cyberspace. Speaking of which is there a difference ?
ReplyDeleteGot to love the creppy kid motif ! I wonder what the deal with Saint and Sara is.
ReplyDeleteI love Alan trying to invoke the redshirt trope.
ReplyDeleteWhen Alan said Morrisey would get away with this was he referring to the drug ring or did he mean killing Minnie.
ReplyDeleteI didn't even notice the lack of pictures, this chapter had a lot of action.
ReplyDeleteOh, that JB quote is so smexy !
ReplyDeleteWell, you might be less stressed if you had a publicist . . .
ReplyDeleteDude, they practically set Alan up I mean did they forget he has never killed anyone before.
ReplyDeleteWas there ever an age for Dakota or is he the same age as Jean ?
ReplyDeleteat first I thought there wasn't an update and then I saw the little tag at the top, it was like a spoiler !!
ReplyDeleteWait, why is being a government official equal to the "death penalty". I think I need to reread.
ReplyDeleteOh, I love the prospect of a new project. I love the Sara and Jean teasing !!
ReplyDelete"Was the head or the heart a better target ?"
ReplyDeletesounds like a philosophical question !
Hm, the top banner looks different or is it just me. Ah, it would be so odd if Alan got killed off.
ReplyDeleteI can't help feeling sorry for Alan I mean theses people are turning him into a killer.
ReplyDeleteUm, why has no one mentioned how badass Jean is with the hidden blades ?
ReplyDelete^ LOL, I totally see this.
ReplyDeleteEw, so much blood, still a pretty interesting chapter. Although one could argue that Alan is suffering from stockholm syndrome.
ReplyDeletered and blue train ? I guess they were riding an amtrak
ReplyDeleteIf it is just trade commission does that mean that Federal agencies no longer exsist ?
ReplyDeleteIn the spirit of theorizing I kind of think Alan's parents may have arranged for him to be kidnapped.
ReplyDeleteWould the misspelling be obvious, like would word pick it up ? *searches for clues*
ReplyDeleteHm that whole present participle thing is interesting.
ReplyDeleteWhile you are talking about writing a Romance do you foresee anymore UL ? Y/N ??
ReplyDeleteLove the music did Alexander Despalt do the music for New Moon !
ReplyDeleteDoes the symbol next to Veritas mean anything. It looks like a tree or Christmas tree. Maybe there is some environmentalist themes.
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ReplyDeleteErik- That good ❣
Linda-- I think it's completely innocent . . . I think. I didn't mean to be misleading
BlueBelle-- I actually hate writing cliffhangers, this just seemed to be a good place to leave off.
Carleigh-- Possibly. The two words mean the same thing but Cyberspace sounds cooler. Hmm . . Actually there is a difference and I will explain it after chapter 7 but, essentially they mean the same things.
LOTRMom-- So do I.
Darcy_Lover-- I guess he kind of was. He is esentially Sara's
Silver_Phoenix -- He meant killing Minnie. The whole drug thing is inconsequential to him because it does not really affect him.
October S-- I was afraid it would have to much conversations.
California_Blues-- Um . . . sure, I guess it is.
Greta-- Thanks for the offer, hon.
NillaLatte-- Well, he did kill the looter in chapter 4 but, that was self defense.
GoldenGirl-- I had a picspiration for Dakota ! I totally forgot, I will put it in the next post.
HappyApple-- I'd never hide updates from you guys !
CranberriVodka-- This was not stated before. Death Penalty means the same thing it means now where you can get sentenced but never actually be killed. . . I guess the easy answer is he was guessing assasination can be tried with the death penalty.
Maylights-- Me too. *sigh* this reminds me of something else I forgot to blog about.
Picture_Girl-- I realized this quotes philosophical-ness the 3rd time I was proofreading it. If I had recognized it sooner I would have expanded it into the chapter more.
Maison-- I think I may have changed it a while ago but, all the pages have the same one.
Constance-- That really sums it up.
Sundance-- Lol
Jannie-- You all are to much.
I can't believe all the things I forgot to put in the blogpost! *head desk* *head desk*
Hm, it's very curious about the whole water thing, maybe there is something in it.
ReplyDeleteIs it weird that this kind of reminds me of Wanted with Angelina Jolie ?
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ReplyDeleteTrichelle-- Aren't you glad I didn't put pictures ?
Aym-- I guess so.
Kelli - I just wanted to invent a new acronym. Although the in-story reason might be because the Republic is technically a military state.
Coraline-- I love theories, I really do.
Marcia-- Um, it is kind of obvious after reading this chapter.
June -- It is, I may blog on it later
Sawlisa- I think I tortured my UL characters long enough but, I would love to do oneshot about them.
Crazy Chick-- He did, I used his 'New Moon' song before.
Clarissa- I suppose it does have some meaning. . .
ReplyDeleteDearRhett- It's not water he feels, it's blood.
Ritzy-- It reminds me of that too in retrospect. I love your username, I may use it.