Whenever you’ve got two characters who interact with each other a lot, chances are that one is a foil of the other. There are a lot of reasons for this, but the big reason is that it helps to highlight certain character traits by providing contrast. Because the contrast is the important thing, the relationship… Continue reading Trope Tuesday: Foolish sibling, responsible sibling
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Back in Provo!
Wow, do pageviews drop off sharply if you don’t blog for a while. So after spending the last couple of weeks visiting family across the country–literally across the country, from Massachusetts to Iowa–I’m back here in good old Provo, Utah, surrounded by the mountains once again (I can just hear my grandma … “what’s so… Continue reading Back in Provo!
And now for a little Minecraft…
I call it Teotihuacan. The temples each have a base of 31×31 blocks and a height of 13 blocks, with the topmost level a 7×7 square. They are spaced kitty corner five blocks diagonally, in a sort of equilateral quadrangle. The biome is actually a swamp; I added the jungle trees later for effect. The… Continue reading And now for a little Minecraft…
Oh hey! Happy Thanksgiving!
Funny how holidays creep up on you when you’re in a foreign country. We have Friday off here in Georgia, due to an Orthodox religious holiday. I’ll probably head east and check out the Stalin museum, maybe Mtskheta and Qazbegi depending on the weather. A friend of mine in Tbilisi said she’d get me a… Continue reading Oh hey! Happy Thanksgiving!
Quick summer update
So I just finished a quick 2.0 draft of Star Wanderers, and there still seems to be something missing. Not sure what it is, but I probably need to take a break from it for a while and focus on something else. Working on it has really drained me, which is one of the reasons why… Continue reading Quick summer update
My mom gave my book three stars
Some people complain about how indie authors hit up their friends and family to give them five-star reviews…well, last week I gave the Createspace proof for Genesis Earth to my Mom, and today I noticed that she posted a three-star review for the book on Goodreads. 😛 It’s a cute one, though. This is what she… Continue reading My mom gave my book three stars
What I’ve been up to recently
I thought it would be a good idea to do a quick post explaining what I’ve been up to the past month or so, since a lot of things have changed and I’m sure they will be changing a lot more in the future. So, here’s what’s up: As you may or may not know,… Continue reading What I’ve been up to recently
Back from Texas, or My Last Day in Provo
So! My Christmas vacation in Texas is over, and I’m on the road again, hanging out here in Utah before catching the train to my parents’ house in Massachusetts and (hopefully) going overseas before the end of the month. It was a great break! Great to see my niece and three nephews together. I swear,… Continue reading Back from Texas, or My Last Day in Provo
Merry Christmas from Texas!
Merry Christmas y’all! I’m down here in Texas, spending the holidays with family; it was either Texas with my sister’s family, or Massachusetts with my parents, and we all agreed that the weather was better down south. My brother-in-law and I drove down here from Provo, and it was a fun little road trip! We… Continue reading Merry Christmas from Texas!
Last day for Desert Stars campaign
So today is the last day for the Desert Stars kickstarter campaign. I’ve got a little under half the funds raised so far, but if I don’t reach the target goal by the end of the day, the project doesn’t get funded (at least, not through kickstarter). All I need is about 35 people donating $10… Continue reading Last day for Desert Stars campaign