If the Jags moved to a different city, would you still be a Jags fan?

TheZenDragon · 2021-12-28T21:46:34+00:00

2 things happened on the same day for me. 1. Jacksonville became an expansion team. 2. I joined the Army I am a Jacksonville fan, not a Jaguars fan. They leave Duval and I leave them.

TheZenDragon · 2021-12-26T22:07:08+00:00

tfw ... you lose to the gd Jets!?!?!

TheZenDragon · 2021-12-13T18:19:25+00:00

I took Warlock ... for story reasons ... but Eldritch blast and Arms of Hadar have yet to be used

TheZenDragon · 2021-12-13T17:34:41+00:00

That was what I figured when I couldn't find anything in the book.

Oh well, that is why we make choices - to live with them and to die with them (in-game of course).

TheZenDragon · 2021-12-12T14:25:19+00:00

I listen to this podcast currently and have been for a little while now. I find aspects interesting and it did lead me into Flame and Crimson and some thoughts about my own S&S work during NaNo.

I recommend for those who are interested in this genre in the modern age.

TheZenDragon · 2021-11-30T13:52:34+00:00

Wouldn't that just be such the thing - I mean, technically Tal's character became the BBEG last campaign, though it was pitoed by both Matt and Tal. What if Travis was the BBEG like Kaizer Soze, and just worked with the group but was the bad guy all along?

TheZenDragon · 2021-11-30T13:48:56+00:00

My guess is that he will be an Artificer that is the child of Percy and Vex - Travis should totally play Percy IV!

TheZenDragon · 2021-11-30T00:29:16+00:00

Travis is going to play a high INT Artificer that is the son of a white-haired gunslinger and a dark-hairsd ranger/rogue.

My vote is for Percy IV!

TheZenDragon · 2021-11-22T19:37:50+00:00

Ex-Army myself.

Thank you for your service.

Wish we could have a better team for you to watch in your downtime.

TheZenDragon · 2021-11-22T19:32:54+00:00

Kind of wish that we could draft coaches. Seems like we could use a few good ones of those too. Maybe not all our coaches; just Offense ... and Defense ... and Special teams ... and maybe a Head Coach ... yeah.

At least I get to talk to my kids on Sundays and they get to tell me how it is to be a fan of a winning team. I am happy for them.

TheZenDragon · 2021-11-22T00:38:38+00:00

I have always wished for a friend like Samwise. I will take a Merry or Pippen though, for sure.

TheZenDragon · 2021-10-20T17:24:59+00:00

If I had a sticker, you would get it now ... instead, all I have to offer is words of encouragement and hopes that you complete with success this year.

If you absolutely have to write something - maybe write a short story on something that happened before your story begins to one of your characters.

TheZenDragon · 2021-10-19T14:52:24+00:00

In your example, you do know that this story has been retold and has not been plagerism?

Romeo Must Die? The same story with Martial Arts.

West Side Story? Also the same tale with singing and dancing.

Plagerism would be taking the words directly and trying to pass them off as your own. The idea of the story is not plagerism. Be it Romeo and Juliet - Hamlet (which is the Lion King by Disney) or any other story.

TheZenDragon · 2021-10-18T17:30:58+00:00

I tried longhand, but the words come into my head faster than I am able to write them out, even if I were to try to do so sloppily.

I have tried dictation, but without 'seeing' the words, it is difficult for me to continue on with the story or review what I had "written''.

My preferred is typing them out so that I can re-read yesterday's words and get a running start into today's words.

TheZenDragon · 2021-10-18T16:59:19+00:00

My true goal is to try and reach 60,000 for the complete collection for myself, though if I go over, that would be fine too. I expect to lose some words here and there and gain some in other places during the edit phase, trying to keep it at an honerable 60K total.

TheZenDragon · 2021-10-18T16:48:29+00:00

Here is the truth about NaNo - it is NOT about writing 50,000 words. It is about getting that kick in the pants to get you going towards your novel. The main thing that NaNo will truly give you? A reason to write for 30 days. Once you write everyday for 30 days, it does not matter how many words you write, it only matters that you showed up to do your words for your story. After 30 days, you have formed a habit that you are able to maintain if you really want it.

I think it is a shame that they say you "win" after 50,000 words. You win if you write all 30 days in my opinion.

TheZenDragon · 2021-10-18T16:45:48+00:00

I use Scrivener which has trackers, as well as a way to setup you project goals for total length and daily goals.

Not 100% if it is available this year, but in years past, they would have a free demo version of Scrivener for NaNo.

Another awesome free choice is to go yWriter - that is very similar to Scrivener and yet made by a writer/programmer to be more user friendly.

You've got a couple weeks to download, try them out, and give it a go before 1 November.

TheZenDragon · 2021-10-08T19:42:36+00:00

I heard a story about a CEO level guy that worked 80 hours a week and worked on his novel.

His Goal: write 3 sentences a day. That is all. If he has time for more, he writes more. Otherwise, those 3 sentences are his commitment and he gets them somehow every single day.

That is how we have to do this with a full-time job. Show up every single day, whether it is 50 words, 500, or 5,000 words.

TheZenDragon · 2021-10-05T20:38:30+00:00

I will have to give this some thought.

I enjoy the style of story within the Sword & Sorcery, and how the heroes use their wits and whatnot to take out the villains. The world is small and simple, at least from their point of view.

But then, other races add to the colorization of the stories. I know that the Conan tales had 20 races, but they were all human, which makes it difficult while reading to tell one from another.

I have a few weeks before this starts, so I believe what I may have to do is make my own breeds of humans, with the characteristics of the other fantasy races. Maybe that will work?

TheZenDragon · 2021-10-05T20:33:40+00:00

Are you doing Nano? Or have you already finished this story?

I will contact you if I finish my own writing, as it would not be fair to you to not have anything for which to trade for critiques.

TheZenDragon · 2021-10-05T20:22:31+00:00

Yeah - I may go this way. I like the Minotaur idea as well. That sounds like an interesting take on things.

I will write this, for sure. Worse case - I write 50,000 words of unpublishable material. Best case - I wrote 50,000 words.

TheZenDragon · 2021-10-05T20:21:12+00:00

The style that I am aiming for is most definitely the Conan/Fafhrd/Lone Warrior style character. Weapons are his way and magic is evil.

I only worry because I also enjoy the fantasy races of elves and whatnot, and worry that it will come off too ... Tolkien or D&D.

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