so if only because I don’t really have anything of interest to say right now, I thought I’d post another short story. This one I wrote back in 2007 for a Machine of Death story competition that I didn’t win, so before the CD-R I have it saved on cracks and I lose it forever, I’m putting it up here! Problems with the story, aside from, you know, problems with the writing itself, include the fact that the plot is too similar to that of the movie Minority Report (which in my defense I’ve never seen, so while writing this story I had no idea) and also the word CRACK!, but I’m not gonna change anything at this point.

so if you care to, you may read it here.

for my first post on this new blog, I thought I’d share a story!

so, here it is.   I guess it is sci-fi, but maybe not in a traditional sense.  I’ve got a lot of writing to do yet before I start trying to publish things, so I don’t mind sharing it here.  Feedback is welcomed!

this is also my first try at crossposting to my LiveJournal account, so let’s see how that goes.

otherwise, the family is great, it’s getting cooler outside (which is also great), and it’s almost time for lunch!

this year I am a willing participant in NaNoWriMo, the National Novel Writing Month that takes place every November. For those who don’t know what NaNoWriMo is, it is a competition held every year whereby a large group of people (this year I believe there are about 70,000 participants) attempt to write a novel of 50,000 words starting on November 1st and ending on November 30th. “Winning” the competition means completing 50,000 words by the end of November, so there can be any number of winners in any given year.

I have currently written somewhat over 8,000 words in my story, which means I am well on track to winning this year. Unfortunately, my trip to France, finishing up of class projects and subsequent return to Canada are going to make it difficult to continue this pace, so I might not manage to succeed this year, but I’m going to try.

in other news I have reached level 54 on weffriddles, which are extremely addicting, so beware. I am pleased with the fact that I managed to get this far without posting to the forums or asking for hints via PM, though I must admit that I have on more than one occasion perused the forums in search of that one elusive nudge that will point me in the right direction of finding the answer. Up to this point the forums seem useful in that they’ll give you some decent hints without actually telling you how to find the answers to riddles. Level 54 is a four-parter and for some reason I find it extremely difficult. Staring at the screen trying to figure out how to solve it is interrupting my NaNoWriMo writing time so I’ll have to return to it later.

at the moment I’m listening to three great Celtic bands; the Chieftains, Planxty, and Enya. I’m really enjoying it; I especially dug the Planxty CD with its rollicking Celtic riffs.

so, back to writing for an hour, and then dinner with some friends.