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Book 5 work shifts into gear. Finally.
Posted 2 months agoAfter a long break, as I had sorta burnt out and had a mountain of random life nonsense all drop at once (this forced DLC sucks, who made this crap blizzard?) I am finally getting into book 5 proper
That's not to say I haven't been working on it, but its been the loose end. Generating ideas and writing them down, slapping them roughly into order, and tossing ideas that just don't work. Rereading and canon firming a bit, searching out plot holes and loose ends in the first four books that need to be filled and addressed before the end. Writing out goals and steps the book shall take.
In other words, the prep.
This morning my scattered and unorganized notes are beginning to be slapped into unified files and lined up, trimmed, added to, and otherwise finalized so I can begin filling out the very bare skeleton of an outline I have.
In other words, the mining of raw materials has reached a point that I can begin refining and even start the factories.
Now to start brute forcing inspiration, caffeine, and high energy music to get the mental drills spinning and grinding through the ever present writers block hah.
I am sorry for the delay, and will be slow going as I have other projects going at the same time, and work, but work is finally starting.
That's not to say I haven't been working on it, but its been the loose end. Generating ideas and writing them down, slapping them roughly into order, and tossing ideas that just don't work. Rereading and canon firming a bit, searching out plot holes and loose ends in the first four books that need to be filled and addressed before the end. Writing out goals and steps the book shall take.
In other words, the prep.
This morning my scattered and unorganized notes are beginning to be slapped into unified files and lined up, trimmed, added to, and otherwise finalized so I can begin filling out the very bare skeleton of an outline I have.
In other words, the mining of raw materials has reached a point that I can begin refining and even start the factories.
Now to start brute forcing inspiration, caffeine, and high energy music to get the mental drills spinning and grinding through the ever present writers block hah.
I am sorry for the delay, and will be slow going as I have other projects going at the same time, and work, but work is finally starting.
Neer is still remembered
Posted 6 months agoI sadly did not know Neer as well as I would have liked. We crossed paths a few times and talked and what not, but little more than that. Each time however was a good time.
I... likely wouldn't be a part of this community, or looking at writing my first real novel in the near future, if it hadn't been for F.A. and the communities that appeared within it. I can't imagine the friends I wouldn't have or the purpose I'd lack if not for this site.
The few times I met Neer, or Wren, really reflected the spirit I think that drives F.A. still. There is always gonna be an unpleasant side to things as big as F.A. but at its core... its a place for all of us weirdos to exist in peace.
Drama happens, nastiness happens, just bad things happen... but it has consistently been welcoming and even celebrating of our collective weirdness, the weirdness that makes us who we are and not just a demographic.
I always got the same vibe from Neer, even at his lowest he was still accepting, still kind, he still made you feel welcome to be yourself, even encouraged.
I wish I'd known him better, he deserved to be known better. All I can do now is say, Thank you Neer. For living you made a lot of lives better. Not just by making a website, but by being who you were.
To those hit hardest by his passing, who are still grieving hard. I cannot begin to imagine what you've gone through, and I am sorry for that.
The road forward, will be twisting and winding but surviving loss does tend to follow a general direction.
The sense of loss... never totally goes away. It will however hit you less and less often, and will dominate your day to day less and less. You'll start to remember his smile more and the loss of it less. You'll start to live a life he would have wanted you to more and less and less feel the pain he wouldn't have wanted for you.
Hold on, and talk to people. You will slowly grow and that wound his passing left will dominate less and less. He would have wanted you to find joy again.
You don't have to stay strong, cry if you need to, go get some cheap dishes to shatter if you need to break something, then find someone to talk to. There's always someone out here on F.A. willing to listen when you need to vent. Strength will come later. Then you can be there for someone who's lost their friend too.
I... likely wouldn't be a part of this community, or looking at writing my first real novel in the near future, if it hadn't been for F.A. and the communities that appeared within it. I can't imagine the friends I wouldn't have or the purpose I'd lack if not for this site.
The few times I met Neer, or Wren, really reflected the spirit I think that drives F.A. still. There is always gonna be an unpleasant side to things as big as F.A. but at its core... its a place for all of us weirdos to exist in peace.
Drama happens, nastiness happens, just bad things happen... but it has consistently been welcoming and even celebrating of our collective weirdness, the weirdness that makes us who we are and not just a demographic.
I always got the same vibe from Neer, even at his lowest he was still accepting, still kind, he still made you feel welcome to be yourself, even encouraged.
I wish I'd known him better, he deserved to be known better. All I can do now is say, Thank you Neer. For living you made a lot of lives better. Not just by making a website, but by being who you were.
To those hit hardest by his passing, who are still grieving hard. I cannot begin to imagine what you've gone through, and I am sorry for that.
The road forward, will be twisting and winding but surviving loss does tend to follow a general direction.
The sense of loss... never totally goes away. It will however hit you less and less often, and will dominate your day to day less and less. You'll start to remember his smile more and the loss of it less. You'll start to live a life he would have wanted you to more and less and less feel the pain he wouldn't have wanted for you.
Hold on, and talk to people. You will slowly grow and that wound his passing left will dominate less and less. He would have wanted you to find joy again.
You don't have to stay strong, cry if you need to, go get some cheap dishes to shatter if you need to break something, then find someone to talk to. There's always someone out here on F.A. willing to listen when you need to vent. Strength will come later. Then you can be there for someone who's lost their friend too.
Saga Of The Stallion 4: Duty Or Domestication being relea...
Posted 6 months agoPosted the first chapter today and will be posting chapters througout march. Finally made it.
With this, books alone I've written almost 1 million words of novel grade story.
I will admit it was a struggle to get through this last book, inspiration for the uberverse was a bit low after three books and i intended to take it easy and even take a break. However 3 ended on a bit if a downer and to my glee i had someone take a genuine interest in my writing and I didnt want to leave them hanging. So book 4 is done and the ending is hopefully less of s rough patch to leave off on.
So after this i am likley to take a break and toy with ideas for my first genuinely published novel.
Sadly it wont be furry nor kewd centric, though I will always sneak at least a little anthro in hehe,
I wont be writing the entire novel before returning to the Saga, but i hope to properly lay out an outline and character keywords.
I have also finally learned a lesson if writing i badly needed to.
Ive been trying ti fit too much into too little book. Too much world building especially. Book five will still suffer from some of this but i hope to tone it down with. Easier done since this will be the first book without a major change of location from the first.
(Book 1 was the city of Brae, book 2 lumencoln and its neighbors, book 3 was like four entire worlds soeed run, abd book 4 is now an entire pantheons capital city and its territories)
This next book will hopefully soend much of its time within the pantheon, resucing my lore dumps significantly
But thats for the. For now. Book 4 is basically done and will be getting a last once over then released chapter by chapter.
Thank you dearly to the couple of people who read actually these books.i write for myself, but its still a huge boost of glee when someone takes interest
With this, books alone I've written almost 1 million words of novel grade story.
I will admit it was a struggle to get through this last book, inspiration for the uberverse was a bit low after three books and i intended to take it easy and even take a break. However 3 ended on a bit if a downer and to my glee i had someone take a genuine interest in my writing and I didnt want to leave them hanging. So book 4 is done and the ending is hopefully less of s rough patch to leave off on.
So after this i am likley to take a break and toy with ideas for my first genuinely published novel.
Sadly it wont be furry nor kewd centric, though I will always sneak at least a little anthro in hehe,
I wont be writing the entire novel before returning to the Saga, but i hope to properly lay out an outline and character keywords.
I have also finally learned a lesson if writing i badly needed to.
Ive been trying ti fit too much into too little book. Too much world building especially. Book five will still suffer from some of this but i hope to tone it down with. Easier done since this will be the first book without a major change of location from the first.
(Book 1 was the city of Brae, book 2 lumencoln and its neighbors, book 3 was like four entire worlds soeed run, abd book 4 is now an entire pantheons capital city and its territories)
This next book will hopefully soend much of its time within the pantheon, resucing my lore dumps significantly
But thats for the. For now. Book 4 is basically done and will be getting a last once over then released chapter by chapter.
Thank you dearly to the couple of people who read actually these books.i write for myself, but its still a huge boost of glee when someone takes interest
SOTS Book 4First Proof Read Pass complete
Posted 8 months agoAfter unfortunate delays due to a mild crisis finally back at it and the first proof reading pass is done and I am pretty pleased with where I'm at with the story.
I think its pretty much ready for publishing... but my last book I'll admit wasn't my strongest work and I have made some big errors in the past that would have been spotted easily with a better look. So even though the first pass I think made it ready, there will be a second before I start posting chapters.
Hopefully it won't be too much longer until I get SOTS Book 4 out. To the handful of readers I have, thank you for your patience. And cannot express enough how grateful I am that even one person reads and enjoys the silly world I made, more so that there is more than one.
I think its pretty much ready for publishing... but my last book I'll admit wasn't my strongest work and I have made some big errors in the past that would have been spotted easily with a better look. So even though the first pass I think made it ready, there will be a second before I start posting chapters.
Hopefully it won't be too much longer until I get SOTS Book 4 out. To the handful of readers I have, thank you for your patience. And cannot express enough how grateful I am that even one person reads and enjoys the silly world I made, more so that there is more than one.
There are no placebos for gods.
Posted 9 months agoRandom brain thunk.
A god's will makes real or false what they believe, barring exception or competition with reality or other super beings.
What is within their body is very much under their undivided control of will.
So if they believe the pill will work, it will. If they don't it will not. In a strange way all mundane medicine becomes a placebo for the god. Though they could've just willed the effect themselves otherwise, but by same token if they have trouble believing themselves able to heal a pill may be used to focus or confirm their will.
Or course non-mundane ailments and medicines may have their own magical and godly effects that are not dependent one way or the other on the god's will.
Filing this next to my mental frame work 'why do gods sneeze, blush, or blink'. The answer of course being the collective will of all belief that one sneezes when pepper is in the air, with attention the god can cease these activities, but when 'at rest' their body will operate according to whatever rule set is most 'willed' to be. Which without their will involved will be the beliefs of the majority, or of reality, or a mix of the two.
A god's will makes real or false what they believe, barring exception or competition with reality or other super beings.
What is within their body is very much under their undivided control of will.
So if they believe the pill will work, it will. If they don't it will not. In a strange way all mundane medicine becomes a placebo for the god. Though they could've just willed the effect themselves otherwise, but by same token if they have trouble believing themselves able to heal a pill may be used to focus or confirm their will.
Or course non-mundane ailments and medicines may have their own magical and godly effects that are not dependent one way or the other on the god's will.
Filing this next to my mental frame work 'why do gods sneeze, blush, or blink'. The answer of course being the collective will of all belief that one sneezes when pepper is in the air, with attention the god can cease these activities, but when 'at rest' their body will operate according to whatever rule set is most 'willed' to be. Which without their will involved will be the beliefs of the majority, or of reality, or a mix of the two.
SOTS BOOK 4 FIRST DRAFT DONE
Posted a year agoThere's a long road of editing and additions/subtractions and bits to rewrite, then proof reading, plot hole hunting, so on... but the books first draft is done and its ready to begin getting pounded into a finished product.
It has taken almost a year since the end of the last book to get this done, an interminable amount of time. A combination of chaotic life shit, depression, the holidays, and constant distractions and future panic have made this take even longer than before. Likely the book won't be ready for release for another month... but its made its first and biggest step.
Frankly I'm pretty sure no one is reading these, but I'm still very proud of my work. During a short break of days I take before editing I'll likely look into getting some outline and framing work done for one of my other book ideas, or for book 5 which is likely to be the finale.
My only regret in these books is that I didn't start writing them years earlier.. Don't wait to start writing, my stuff isn't amazing and my first story or two was utter garbage (and you can still find it in my gallery), Go write things, not for anyone else but you. Write what you want for yourself, because writing is hard but it is also fulfilling.
It has taken almost a year since the end of the last book to get this done, an interminable amount of time. A combination of chaotic life shit, depression, the holidays, and constant distractions and future panic have made this take even longer than before. Likely the book won't be ready for release for another month... but its made its first and biggest step.
Frankly I'm pretty sure no one is reading these, but I'm still very proud of my work. During a short break of days I take before editing I'll likely look into getting some outline and framing work done for one of my other book ideas, or for book 5 which is likely to be the finale.
My only regret in these books is that I didn't start writing them years earlier.. Don't wait to start writing, my stuff isn't amazing and my first story or two was utter garbage (and you can still find it in my gallery), Go write things, not for anyone else but you. Write what you want for yourself, because writing is hard but it is also fulfilling.
Happy Pride Month Everyone!
Posted a year agoHappy Pride to everyone who's gender or gender preference wasn't left on factory default, and everyone who stands by them.
Hell, happy pride to all you folks that just don't go out of your way to be nasty at such folks.
Pretty much wishing a happy pride to everyone but the bigots and psychos basically.
Hell, happy pride to all you folks that just don't go out of your way to be nasty at such folks.
Pretty much wishing a happy pride to everyone but the bigots and psychos basically.
Anti-AI Art theft Weaponry Ahoy!
Posted 2 years agoFrom the makers of Glaze, the team at Chicago University bring you....
Nightshade
https://www.technologyreview.com/20.....generative-ai/
An in testing AI 'well poison' that applies pixel level tweaks to art so that if it is used in an AI's trawling for its learning will apply to anything of similar meaning.
"Generative AI models are excellent at making connections between words, which helps the poison spread. Nightshade infects not only the word “dog” but all similar concepts, such as “puppy,” “husky,” and “wolf.” The poison attack also works on tangentially related images. For example, if the model scraped a poisoned image for the prompt “fantasy art,” the prompts “dragon” and “a castle in The Lord of the Rings” would similarly be manipulated into something else." -the article
Remain calm and art on, there are dozens of AI research teams working hard to create these things, and one team of students and professors at a university has already come up with two ways to screw them over.
The arms race is in favor of the artists and their academia allies.
Nightshade
https://www.technologyreview.com/20.....generative-ai/
An in testing AI 'well poison' that applies pixel level tweaks to art so that if it is used in an AI's trawling for its learning will apply to anything of similar meaning.
"Generative AI models are excellent at making connections between words, which helps the poison spread. Nightshade infects not only the word “dog” but all similar concepts, such as “puppy,” “husky,” and “wolf.” The poison attack also works on tangentially related images. For example, if the model scraped a poisoned image for the prompt “fantasy art,” the prompts “dragon” and “a castle in The Lord of the Rings” would similarly be manipulated into something else." -the article
Remain calm and art on, there are dozens of AI research teams working hard to create these things, and one team of students and professors at a university has already come up with two ways to screw them over.
The arms race is in favor of the artists and their academia allies.
SOTS 3 Book Update Final Checks
Posted 2 years agoIts the fiiiiinal coooouuuuntdooooown. *sick synth guitar solo*
Saga Of The Stallion Book 3: Anything But Home is in its final checks.
After a few proof reading passes it is now going through some format tweaks, and is being eyeballed by Libre Office's spell checker which HATEs how much slang and country spellin' I'm doin' when Totus is talkin'
Otherwise its working great. Burning through chapters fast now. Proof reading took longer than anticipated due to certain tools I'm no longer using. Then again, this might be for the best. More of my writing 'style' if you can call that hodgepodge a style is going to be left intact this time.
I am sorry I left my handful of readers on a sad lurch of an ending for this long. Frankly there may be a time before this is done that I do it again, but I am sorry all the same.
The first chapter should probably be posted before friday barring any weird life nonsense.
Also in case I haven't mentioned it, it will be having more numerous chapters but shorter chapters too. I was HOPING to end up with a shorter book but... yeah that didn't happen. Might be a couple thousand words shorter but my skill in brevity is still poor. Oops.
Thanks again for reading those few who do.
EDIT: I hope to get the last chapters posted before monday
Saga Of The Stallion Book 3: Anything But Home is in its final checks.
After a few proof reading passes it is now going through some format tweaks, and is being eyeballed by Libre Office's spell checker which HATEs how much slang and country spellin' I'm doin' when Totus is talkin'
Otherwise its working great. Burning through chapters fast now. Proof reading took longer than anticipated due to certain tools I'm no longer using. Then again, this might be for the best. More of my writing 'style' if you can call that hodgepodge a style is going to be left intact this time.
I am sorry I left my handful of readers on a sad lurch of an ending for this long. Frankly there may be a time before this is done that I do it again, but I am sorry all the same.
The first chapter should probably be posted before friday barring any weird life nonsense.
Also in case I haven't mentioned it, it will be having more numerous chapters but shorter chapters too. I was HOPING to end up with a shorter book but... yeah that didn't happen. Might be a couple thousand words shorter but my skill in brevity is still poor. Oops.
Thanks again for reading those few who do.
EDIT: I hope to get the last chapters posted before monday
SOTS Book 3 1st Draft Complete!
Posted 2 years agoMuch editing, plot hole plugging, tweaking, adding bits I forgot, removing daft bits, and so on to go. Then grammar and spell checks and etc etc.
But the story is done! I'll be taking a short break before continuing. And double checking for any nonsense of double posting chapters this time.
But the story is done! I'll be taking a short break before continuing. And double checking for any nonsense of double posting chapters this time.
Is vore only for the kink, or for all people munching?
Posted 2 years agoBit late considering some people get eaten in an earlier book, but it did occure to me...
Does a story get a vore warning if there's no lewdness or kinks or... anything?
See, if I tag it 'vore' people will expect 'oh munchy-chan, nom me!' and tongue swirling and pred/prey stuff, 'mwuhahaha, my lunch today, I shall talk to it and growl at it' etc etc.
Buuuuuuut that never really happens in my stories (usually) instead its more like... potato chips that happen to have an opinion.
So you see my catch-22 here. On the one hand, yes its a carniVORE action going on... but its certainly not 'VORE' the kink activity everyone would expect. (And cannibalism is just innacurate since I'm reasonably sure I never had any of the (spoilers) eat their own species)
Was the Sarlacc eating Boba Fett Softcore vore? (Since he got out without lasting harm in at least one continuity)
Does a story get a vore warning if there's no lewdness or kinks or... anything?
See, if I tag it 'vore' people will expect 'oh munchy-chan, nom me!' and tongue swirling and pred/prey stuff, 'mwuhahaha, my lunch today, I shall talk to it and growl at it' etc etc.
Buuuuuuut that never really happens in my stories (usually) instead its more like... potato chips that happen to have an opinion.
So you see my catch-22 here. On the one hand, yes its a carniVORE action going on... but its certainly not 'VORE' the kink activity everyone would expect. (And cannibalism is just innacurate since I'm reasonably sure I never had any of the (spoilers) eat their own species)
Was the Sarlacc eating Boba Fett Softcore vore? (Since he got out without lasting harm in at least one continuity)
Chapter 8 of Book 2 reuploaded, because duplicate
Posted 2 years agoThe Reuploaded Chapter
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/50670637/
If you read book 2 and found a pile of plot holes, missing references, and thought the pacing was shit between 6 and 10. Its because apparently I uploaded the same chapter for chapter 8 and 9.
I don't expect everyone to race and go reread one random ass chapter in the middle of the book and go 'oh this makes perfect sense now' but the link is there if you want to.
I don't know what makes me want to scream more. That my second big project was FUCKED by one slip of a Ctrl+v, or that not one person noticed a chapter repeat twice.
I write these for me, and hope others enjoy them too, but it definitely sucks the life out of me to realize not even the couple people that left faves actually paid any attention. I don't mind critisism, but false praise fucks me right the hell up. Four months the chapters were fucked, and no one noticed.
Might be time for a break from writing.
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/50670637/
If you read book 2 and found a pile of plot holes, missing references, and thought the pacing was shit between 6 and 10. Its because apparently I uploaded the same chapter for chapter 8 and 9.
I don't expect everyone to race and go reread one random ass chapter in the middle of the book and go 'oh this makes perfect sense now' but the link is there if you want to.
I don't know what makes me want to scream more. That my second big project was FUCKED by one slip of a Ctrl+v, or that not one person noticed a chapter repeat twice.
I write these for me, and hope others enjoy them too, but it definitely sucks the life out of me to realize not even the couple people that left faves actually paid any attention. I don't mind critisism, but false praise fucks me right the hell up. Four months the chapters were fucked, and no one noticed.
Might be time for a break from writing.
SOTS book 3 update
Posted 2 years agoHalf way there... sorta.
The rough draft is approaching the half way point and most of the outline has solidified well. In reality this is about 1/3d way done as proof reading and editing lay ahead as well.
Still the book is in progress. Totus will grow a little, see new and strange lands and worlds, and learn the costs of ascension.
Chapters will be shorter this time, rather than 10,000 words on average they'll be closer to 4,000 to 5,000 to be more in keeping with novel chapters.
I am attempting to make the book overall shorter too but we will see. There is a LOT of ground to cover. Totus doesn't have much down time in his life.
For the handful of readers I have, thank you very much for your patience and I'm working at it, I assure you.
The rough draft is approaching the half way point and most of the outline has solidified well. In reality this is about 1/3d way done as proof reading and editing lay ahead as well.
Still the book is in progress. Totus will grow a little, see new and strange lands and worlds, and learn the costs of ascension.
Chapters will be shorter this time, rather than 10,000 words on average they'll be closer to 4,000 to 5,000 to be more in keeping with novel chapters.
I am attempting to make the book overall shorter too but we will see. There is a LOT of ground to cover. Totus doesn't have much down time in his life.
For the handful of readers I have, thank you very much for your patience and I'm working at it, I assure you.
Saga Of The Stallion: The End of Kingdom Come
Posted 2 years agoWelp! Book 2 is finished and posted! To the handful of people reading these books I send my thanks. Its been a wild ride
The story will continue, and the mood will improve I assure you. For now I'll be taking a short break before I start hammering the outlines of Book 3 into shape and planning the rough drafts properly.
In the coming book, assuming no drastic changes happen to the overplot, Totus will be fleeing across worlds and learning from each of them, meeting the pantheon of Selatim, and struggling to make a new home with new friends as he fumbles about the wider universe... and finding a purpose to drive him.
The story will continue in... (Pause for dramatic effect)
Saga Of The Stallion Book 3: Stray Horse Trot (wip title)
I'd like to take a moment to address the weaknesses in my writing I've found in the past two books. Because if I say it 'out loud' here I'm more likely to actually work on it.
1. Overdetail.
While some things should have been a bit more detailed, often I put too much detail into things that frankly... didn't need to be that detailed.
Listing every single little swipe or move in a fight is just clutter unless the fight is very plot centric, and while several of the combat scenes are exactly that, several are not. I am also fairly certain the people reading don't care too much that a battleship is armed with 300mm or 600mm guns as long as they know when they fire the blast wave smears waves from the ocean beneath the gunbarrels and whatever they are aiming at it reduced to fiddlebits.
I won't be -entirely- stopping this. I feel this is a part of my style of writing, but I will be trying to scale this back a bit going forward. This will help with my second problem.
2. Brevity, or lack thereof in a manner pertaining to a long winded manner of writing.
Joke aside, most novels are between 80,000 words and 140,000 words. Mine are coming in around 180,000 to 220,000 range. I am at that stage as a writer where I have transitioned from 'how do I write that much?' and instead now am saying 'how the fuck do I fit an entire book into only 100,000 words!?
As a result, there will likely be some style shifts in book 3, speaking of.
3. Details lost.
Overdetailed and under detailed in one book, ouch.
Believe it or not the world of Parvordis is a diverse and fascinating place with a wide range of cultures and customs. I think SOME of that bled through intot he stories, but not enough. Sayings, Customs, Beliefs, Superstitions exist that really never made it into the story. It was in the quest for brevity but honestly, there were times it would have enriched the story. Will be trying to work on density of meaning to shorten the stories while not losing these little tidbits that make a world feel more alive.
I believe these to be my (current) three weakest points in my writing and am going to attempt to work on them going forward.
To my handful of readers. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for struggling through my blathering and finding a story in it.
The story will continue, and the mood will improve I assure you. For now I'll be taking a short break before I start hammering the outlines of Book 3 into shape and planning the rough drafts properly.
In the coming book, assuming no drastic changes happen to the overplot, Totus will be fleeing across worlds and learning from each of them, meeting the pantheon of Selatim, and struggling to make a new home with new friends as he fumbles about the wider universe... and finding a purpose to drive him.
The story will continue in... (Pause for dramatic effect)
Saga Of The Stallion Book 3: Stray Horse Trot (wip title)
I'd like to take a moment to address the weaknesses in my writing I've found in the past two books. Because if I say it 'out loud' here I'm more likely to actually work on it.
1. Overdetail.
While some things should have been a bit more detailed, often I put too much detail into things that frankly... didn't need to be that detailed.
Listing every single little swipe or move in a fight is just clutter unless the fight is very plot centric, and while several of the combat scenes are exactly that, several are not. I am also fairly certain the people reading don't care too much that a battleship is armed with 300mm or 600mm guns as long as they know when they fire the blast wave smears waves from the ocean beneath the gunbarrels and whatever they are aiming at it reduced to fiddlebits.
I won't be -entirely- stopping this. I feel this is a part of my style of writing, but I will be trying to scale this back a bit going forward. This will help with my second problem.
2. Brevity, or lack thereof in a manner pertaining to a long winded manner of writing.
Joke aside, most novels are between 80,000 words and 140,000 words. Mine are coming in around 180,000 to 220,000 range. I am at that stage as a writer where I have transitioned from 'how do I write that much?' and instead now am saying 'how the fuck do I fit an entire book into only 100,000 words!?
As a result, there will likely be some style shifts in book 3, speaking of.
3. Details lost.
Overdetailed and under detailed in one book, ouch.
Believe it or not the world of Parvordis is a diverse and fascinating place with a wide range of cultures and customs. I think SOME of that bled through intot he stories, but not enough. Sayings, Customs, Beliefs, Superstitions exist that really never made it into the story. It was in the quest for brevity but honestly, there were times it would have enriched the story. Will be trying to work on density of meaning to shorten the stories while not losing these little tidbits that make a world feel more alive.
I believe these to be my (current) three weakest points in my writing and am going to attempt to work on them going forward.
To my handful of readers. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for struggling through my blathering and finding a story in it.
SOTS update
Posted 2 years agoBook 2 is written and is in late stages of proof reading.
To the fifty or so people that read Book 1 of the Saga Of The Stallion, thank you so much by the way it just tickles me that so many people read the book. (going by views on the least viewed and rounding down a bit), I haven't abandoned the work and Book 2 has passed its first proof reading pass, and is nearly done with the second. After that will be a quick bit of spit and polish and I will likely begin posting chapters to Book 2 in early January.
To my handful of readers, thank you for your patience and thank you so much for reading. I write not so others will read but to get better at writing... but like sauce on BBQ, the meat of writing for oneself is filling and good, but the sauce of readers enjoying it is the extra spice.
Thanks again and as alwayy, comments and critique are not only welcome, they are how you the reader tweak how the story will be written in the future chapters
To the fifty or so people that read Book 1 of the Saga Of The Stallion, thank you so much by the way it just tickles me that so many people read the book. (going by views on the least viewed and rounding down a bit), I haven't abandoned the work and Book 2 has passed its first proof reading pass, and is nearly done with the second. After that will be a quick bit of spit and polish and I will likely begin posting chapters to Book 2 in early January.
To my handful of readers, thank you for your patience and thank you so much for reading. I write not so others will read but to get better at writing... but like sauce on BBQ, the meat of writing for oneself is filling and good, but the sauce of readers enjoying it is the extra spice.
Thanks again and as alwayy, comments and critique are not only welcome, they are how you the reader tweak how the story will be written in the future chapters
Progress on Saga Of The Stallion Book 2!
Posted 3 years agoTo the handful of people who read my first book of hoss 'Saga Of The Stallion: The Battle Of Brae' I just wanna say thank you deeply and sincerely.
To those that read a bit and moved on, I also give a thank for trying it out. Hey no story is for everyone.
Closing in on half way through the first editing run of Book 2. The first draft has been done for a few days now and I'm puttering through about a chapter every 1-3 days. Hopefully I can get to the second round of editing before christmas (which should go faster), and final read through which should take less time still... assuming nothing is catastrophically wrong.
I learned from the first book that I lack 'density'. That is to say, I use many words to say few things. This book will likely suffer from that to a lesser extent, and will have less in the technical descriptions as the focus moves away from militaries, their gear, and a war and more towards a tighter focus on Deep 6 and Totus
Things will accelerate faster in this book, that's for sure.
Hope you guys that read Battle of Brae will come back and read, 'Saga Of The Stallion Part 2: Kingdom Come' when it comes out.
(and any questions that the first book left you with by all means pop em in here and I'll do my best to answer them, or apologize if its just a blatant plot hole mistake.)
To those that read a bit and moved on, I also give a thank for trying it out. Hey no story is for everyone.
Closing in on half way through the first editing run of Book 2. The first draft has been done for a few days now and I'm puttering through about a chapter every 1-3 days. Hopefully I can get to the second round of editing before christmas (which should go faster), and final read through which should take less time still... assuming nothing is catastrophically wrong.
I learned from the first book that I lack 'density'. That is to say, I use many words to say few things. This book will likely suffer from that to a lesser extent, and will have less in the technical descriptions as the focus moves away from militaries, their gear, and a war and more towards a tighter focus on Deep 6 and Totus
Things will accelerate faster in this book, that's for sure.
Hope you guys that read Battle of Brae will come back and read, 'Saga Of The Stallion Part 2: Kingdom Come' when it comes out.
(and any questions that the first book left you with by all means pop em in here and I'll do my best to answer them, or apologize if its just a blatant plot hole mistake.)
My first art thief. Kinda pointless rant, may wanna skip ...
Posted 3 years agoGuess its a mark of progress to becoming.
THE GREATEST STALLION WRITER OF ALL TIME! *read in arena announcer voice*
(Progress 0.01% of 100%)
But Had my first art thief, doesn't hit as hard I think cause I'm not the artist, I just commission... but it was still surprisingly anger inducing to have someone just running around with Totus's face. Maybe I might have been willing to come to a temporary arrangement until they could get a sketch or something done, definitely not now of course.
The group we were in came down on them and that image was erased, but could tell from his profile history that he had a long long long line of random horse images stolen from many sources, characters and artists, and that he'd run around with as his own. Doubly so when I saw one of his older images was also stolen from me.
Like, damn. if you credit me and the artist I honestly might be willing to do a loan setup or something, but just snagging it and using it is kinda... wow man.
I should note he wasn't just sharing it around like 'lookit this neat shiny I found'
That's 100% happy fun times, appreciate it if you share the source so the artist that did the work gets some free advertising but whatever.
Adding it to your own gallery or line up or what not however is just... really?
Anywho. Rant over, honestly might just blank this journal later cause its not really presenting anything positive, but we'll see.
Edit: This wasn't on Furaffinity I should note before the wave of 'report hims' come in.
THE GREATEST STALLION WRITER OF ALL TIME! *read in arena announcer voice*
(Progress 0.01% of 100%)
But Had my first art thief, doesn't hit as hard I think cause I'm not the artist, I just commission... but it was still surprisingly anger inducing to have someone just running around with Totus's face. Maybe I might have been willing to come to a temporary arrangement until they could get a sketch or something done, definitely not now of course.
The group we were in came down on them and that image was erased, but could tell from his profile history that he had a long long long line of random horse images stolen from many sources, characters and artists, and that he'd run around with as his own. Doubly so when I saw one of his older images was also stolen from me.
Like, damn. if you credit me and the artist I honestly might be willing to do a loan setup or something, but just snagging it and using it is kinda... wow man.
I should note he wasn't just sharing it around like 'lookit this neat shiny I found'
That's 100% happy fun times, appreciate it if you share the source so the artist that did the work gets some free advertising but whatever.
Adding it to your own gallery or line up or what not however is just... really?
Anywho. Rant over, honestly might just blank this journal later cause its not really presenting anything positive, but we'll see.
Edit: This wasn't on Furaffinity I should note before the wave of 'report hims' come in.
I DID THE THING! Final Chapter of Battle Of Brae Posted
Posted 3 years ago*Dances like an idiot*
So yes, I'm over hyping the fuck out of a silly story posted on the internet. That has a handful of faves and next to no comments.
Know why? Because I built the story word by word by hand and fuck it feels nice to have book 1/arch1/story 1 Stallion Saga completed.
Going forward will see more and more magical things. The characters getting more room to act and frollick free of military constraints of behavior (as much as they ever followed them) and as many who know anything about Totus, his ascent to various mystical and nonsensical positions of power. As he learns some lessons about himself and power along the way.
Already working on outlines and some rough scene drafts for part two, can't promise a when but it won't take as long as this one did that's for damned sure.
So yes, I'm over hyping the fuck out of a silly story posted on the internet. That has a handful of faves and next to no comments.
Know why? Because I built the story word by word by hand and fuck it feels nice to have book 1/arch1/story 1 Stallion Saga completed.
Going forward will see more and more magical things. The characters getting more room to act and frollick free of military constraints of behavior (as much as they ever followed them) and as many who know anything about Totus, his ascent to various mystical and nonsensical positions of power. As he learns some lessons about himself and power along the way.
Already working on outlines and some rough scene drafts for part two, can't promise a when but it won't take as long as this one did that's for damned sure.
Heads up for Twitter based Furs, artists in particular.
Posted 3 years agoTo those that make a living on Twitter accounts partially or totally (or just socialize on there)
I won't go into the fine politisocial details, but suffice to say Elon Musk may soon own twitter.
Now hang on! Not gonna bitch about that or cheer about it. What I am going to say is that some form of changes are likely in that platform. Maybe nothing bad happens, maybe its fine and nothing changes.
HOWEVER, just in case, you should have alt platforms and links to new places you can be reached.
ESPECIALLY IF YOUR ONLINE PRESENCE PAYS YOUR RENT.
If Elon leaves things running no worse than they are, then fine whatever works, but if suddenly there's tumblr-esque lockdowns you could be in a bad situation. Have spares set up just in case and best to get them linked to from your twitter accounts early to minimize your loss of exposure for selling arts or fursuits or dangly shiny things or whatever you like to do.
If you read this far, please echo this message around. Maybe its nothing and it'll all be fine, but also life is kind of a cunt so best to have a backup ready.
I won't go into the fine politisocial details, but suffice to say Elon Musk may soon own twitter.
Now hang on! Not gonna bitch about that or cheer about it. What I am going to say is that some form of changes are likely in that platform. Maybe nothing bad happens, maybe its fine and nothing changes.
HOWEVER, just in case, you should have alt platforms and links to new places you can be reached.
ESPECIALLY IF YOUR ONLINE PRESENCE PAYS YOUR RENT.
If Elon leaves things running no worse than they are, then fine whatever works, but if suddenly there's tumblr-esque lockdowns you could be in a bad situation. Have spares set up just in case and best to get them linked to from your twitter accounts early to minimize your loss of exposure for selling arts or fursuits or dangly shiny things or whatever you like to do.
If you read this far, please echo this message around. Maybe its nothing and it'll all be fine, but also life is kind of a cunt so best to have a backup ready.
2 grand worth of humble bundle for 40+ bucks for chari...
Posted 3 years agoHow long you think till we get Suneater Fanfiction?
Posted 3 years agoBest Way to Get An Artist To Follow a Reference
Posted 3 years agoSo this has been a long time thing with many artists...
While forgetting one or two things here and there is understandable, a large number of artista over the years have seemed to not reference the provided reference sheet. Mentioning the correction needed gets it done no harm no foul... But im one guy and when there are so many details (and artists tend to only be around when i am at work) that i sometimes miss even glaring issues while focusing on the many others.
So, what do artists look for in a reference? Would a checklist of common mistakes made before along with it be wise?
While forgetting one or two things here and there is understandable, a large number of artista over the years have seemed to not reference the provided reference sheet. Mentioning the correction needed gets it done no harm no foul... But im one guy and when there are so many details (and artists tend to only be around when i am at work) that i sometimes miss even glaring issues while focusing on the many others.
So, what do artists look for in a reference? Would a checklist of common mistakes made before along with it be wise?
Google Docs/Drive users. New anti adult policy soon
Posted 3 years agohttps://www.techradar.com/news/goog.....personal-files
Tldr. Many files and such on google storage may be locked down from being shared (possibly accessed at all but thats not specifically stated)
While some of the files listed are understandable, included in the list is 'Sexually Explicit'. Specifically stated.
Now i dont have backup sources so maybe its an empty scare. But you may want to backup your files and/or jump ship entirely away from google storage.
Or not. Theyre your files do what ya want. But passing the heads up along
Tldr. Many files and such on google storage may be locked down from being shared (possibly accessed at all but thats not specifically stated)
While some of the files listed are understandable, included in the list is 'Sexually Explicit'. Specifically stated.
Now i dont have backup sources so maybe its an empty scare. But you may want to backup your files and/or jump ship entirely away from google storage.
Or not. Theyre your files do what ya want. But passing the heads up along
Echo: Comm Auction to help SFXPantera
Posted 4 years agohttps://www.furaffinity.net/journal/9980657/
Its pricey, but if you can afford it you'll get top-tier work done by a great guy that could use a hand.
If you can't afford it, consider echoing to help.
Its pricey, but if you can afford it you'll get top-tier work done by a great guy that could use a hand.
If you can't afford it, consider echoing to help.
Aluminium>Aluminum
Posted 4 years agoAny other americans wanna just... start using Aluminium? Aluminum sounds so much more boring, and Aluminium could be right out of a fantasy novel. I might just start using that in my stories from now on... iunno.
