Yearly Archives: 2008

Struggling

I’ve been struggling with a bad case of the blahs, so nothing has been moving much.  I hit a sticking point on Ch. 13 of SOTM, and I’m trying to figure out how to bridge between a couple of scenes.  There’s just nothing coming to me.  I haven’t written word one on the new Alicia tale in a while either.  I have them both open right now, so we’ll see if they start moving.

Between struggling with life changes, and watching the last two LST3Ks languish, my motivation is just in the crapper at the moment.  I’m working through it, but that’s all I can promise.

I did put out an entery ( as LesLumens ) in the Lit How-To contest, if you’re interested.  It isn’t listed anywhere on my website, as its an essay and not a story, but you can find it by linking to my Leslumens Lit Submissions page.

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Fun while it lasted.

Well, it was fun while it lasted.  Considering the less than stellar response to the last two episodes, I guess it’s time to put this horse out to pasture.  The series has obviously run its course, so I’m going to let it go gracefully into that goodnight.  I think the Fandom Menace was a fine note to go out on.  That one was a lot of fun to riff.

I want to thank everyone who donated stories, all those who’ve joined me in riffing, the readers, and everyone else who made this series such a fun ride.

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Fandom Menace Goes Gold

The Fandom Menace is going gold.  It’s on its way to the other rippers for final reviews, as well as in the hands of the original author.  With a little luck, I’ll be able to put it in the queue tonight or tomorrow.  Stay tuned!

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Painting the world

I was reading back through some of my older one-shot stories recently, and something struck me.  In tales like Ebon Genesis and Casting off Convention, I did a lot of painting the world around my characters that I simply haven’t been doing of late.  I’m leaning too much on my characters, and it’s time to stop it!  *laugh*

I started working on this with the new Alicia story, and my editor noticed it immediately as he was working through the drafts without me bringing it up.  I think you’re going to be very much pleased with this change when the first new stories hit with the pumped-up imagery.

I’m doing the same thing with Ch. 13 of SOTM.  I’m about halfway done with that chapter, working in spurts and finding it just a little easier each time.

Just an update so everybody knows I’m alive out here.

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