Maybe I'm a Dreamer...

So I finally got around to purchasing D.C. Saylor's and my domain name. We now have BirchBarkPaper[dot]com. However, we're still playing around with images and layout options, so it's definitely not up yet. We plan to have the site up and running by the first part of July.

Later today I'm going to an eye appointment, so hopefully this means I'll get new contacts in the near future and whole bunches of other stuff. (Like maybe a pair of glasses!) We'll see though.

As for writing, I'm planning on getting another 2k done today (maybe finishing up Chapter One of Paper Fireflies?).

So, I'm working on the mansion in Minecraft again... so far I've added two rooms to the guest wing, and then I wanted to tackle the front--mainly, the gravel driveway. I was going to leave the statue in the middle up to the boys to build, but I found another issue first.

The front door. We centered the building around an uneven number of blocks, meaning that to have the door be in the middle, it's a single door. Usually on castles and mansions and stuff you see ornate double doors--but if I try to do that, it won't look right. So, I have a problem. I'm going to play around a bit and try to figure it out. In the end, if I don't like what I've done, I'll just leave the "doorway" open and see if the boys can figure anything out.

Another problem we had tonight: apparently I can't connect to the server when Chell hosts it. He also can't connect when I try to host it. Meaning that we can't work on the mansion at the same time. Other people could feasibly connect to the server. So this is a bit of a bummer...

All in all, I'm hoping that Notch fixes the bugs that need fixing, patch everything up, and we can be on our way. Because I'm fairly certain that once Minecraft is patched, we won't have trouble connecting anymore.

Non-Minecraft related happenings: I sent off the first chapter of the first book of the series to Rusty to read--he and I are thinking of working on a different writing project together, but he wanted to see some of my writing before we started in. The project we will be working on will be very different for me. Basically, he will know how everything it going to turn out--he'll play one character, I'll play the other. He'll feed me bits of info so I know how to stay on the right track, plot-wise, but otherwise I'll have no idea what's going on. It should be fun, regardless of whether or not it turns out to be any good.

xx
Parkyr

book one, chapter one. Having fun :)

So, I woke up with TONS of creativity and a need to write some more of Book One. I'm hoping to finish up the first Chapter, but who knows.

I'm thinking of doing quotes before each chapter--I've been finding lots that I want to add in. Maybe? I don't know, though. The first chapter alone will probably be 10k or more. Crazy, huh?

Alright, now off to actually write.

Well, not really any sort of epiphany. I've hauled out the old character sketches done on Damien's family and drafted them anew. I realized I didn't really put much thought into their powers, so I worked on that and gave Damien a reason as to why he was the way he was. Damien is largely the same, but now he has a different ability to start with. It should be interesting writing an Empath, to be honest I'm not sure how much emphasis will be put on it. Probably a lot. It's odd for men, in general.

Don't worry, I won't make him too girly ;) Actually, he's not very girly at all.

On the upside, I'm approaching 1,000 words into the first chapter. Not sure how to name each chapter, or the series, or the books. I'm.... disappointed in myself. I usually have names all sorted by the time I start writing. I guess this will be a different experience. For a while, anyway.

As for the original bit about Lyki, that should stay pretty much the same. Might re-write it and make it a better scene, though. As for the character you see in that, well... it's largely the same.

EDIT: scratch that, Chapter One is named: "I Know You Know". Apt, I think, considering what's in it. (Mostly the title is pertaining to the relationship Lyki and his father have.)

Yes, yes it is a completed Chapter One for Be Happy, Idiot. I'm up to 1,250 words, and I have plenty more to write. I'm just glad I met my goal for breaking 1,000 words tonight. I plan to write more, but I need to catch up on posts at Isadora and my google docs.

I also plan to work on "Atlas Shrugged", And I Died, Chapter One tonight or tomorrow (since I have a day off).

Just so's I write this down: my inspiration and motivation is in the form of one Dae/Ayja. She is amazing and has already gotten 23K down for Nanowrimo, although she has been working on this project for quite a while. I just started last week. I do need to get a move on, though.

Well, I sent off the first five chapters of my Series to my Dad so he could see if I have any continuity issues, or have anything that's unclear. I'll be sending more along as I get more written. Without further ado, I'll put a little exerpt here for people to read.

( Chapter One,  )

I've finished a draft of the first chapter, but have set it aside until I've completed a couple of other chapters. I'll go over it again once I've completed the next three chapters.

Other than that I've thought about where I want the entire series to go: whether I want it to be a romance, an adventure, or a tragedy, or any mixture inbetween. I'm still unsure, but I'll have it "on the back burner".