As you may be able to tell from my sidebar, I’ve signed up for NaNoWriMo this year. I’ve wanted to do this for a few years, but never really felt up to the task. This year, the wife went ahead and signed up, so I thought maybe I should do it, too. The rest of you should also sign up. Do it now!

I also signed up for round 4 of Sven, which is mostly made up of very nice women who write romance. Maybe some year there will a Svetlana to grace the blogs of the males who join…

It was morning when Shin awoke. He was tucked into a soft bed and a large room complete with a small dining table, a couch, and a pair of bookshelves framing a brick fireplace. His robes were dirty and bloodstained.

Keep reading ‘The Afflicted, part 10′

Ok, I started part 10, but ran out of time to finish it. In other news, I have a draft of The Ghost Project ready if anyone wants to critique it. Either shoot me an email, or reply here with your address in the comment form… but only if your feedback will be more than “Cool, I like” or “Feh, that sucks.”

Beginning

Drago led the way through the darkened city, weaving a path between the buildings and darting across the streets. Garnet stayed close behind him while Shin kept pace with Vera.

“Why do we act like criminals?” he asked.

“The Afflicted are sequestered,” said Vera. “It’s not a good idea to be seen heading into — or out of — their area.”

“Are people really that afraid of being judged?”

Keep reading ‘The Afflicted, part 9′

Hey, sorry about missing yesterday. I just wanted to let everyone know I’m switching to an evening update schedule, for two reasons:
1) Even with the occasional distractions, home is a much better environment for writing than work, so the stuff I write at home tends to be better.
2) Sometimes my blog triggers a flood of ideas. At home, I can actually chase those ideas down and do things with them.

Yesterday was kind of a fluke because I was… well, not in the best frame of mind. I got as far as “The Afflicted, part 9″, though, so that’s one less thing to do tonight.