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A list of everything I've published under Wizard's Wood Press, and where to find it, in a sticky posting.
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evil and lies and names
Sep. 17th, 2017 02:48 pmThe number of circumstances where a character would call himself Evil are kinda limited. Pretty much to adolescent style attempts to shock, and belligerent defiance (I so don't care if you call me Evil that I will call myself it first).
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vignette challenge
Sep. 14th, 2017 10:33 pmThis week's prompt is:
tenuous
Anyone can join, with a 50-word vignette in the comments. Your vignette does not have to include the prompt term.
My efforts:
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tenuous
Anyone can join, with a 50-word vignette in the comments. Your vignette does not have to include the prompt term.
My efforts:
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training superheroes
Sep. 13th, 2017 10:21 pmIn a world where you could train up to have superpowers -- hero or villain or neither -- where would you train?
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The Water Dragon's Bride, Vol. 2
Sep. 13th, 2017 09:19 pmThe Water Dragon's Bride, Vol. 2 by Rei Tōma
Our heroine's further adventures.
She learns of someone who couldn't go back, the dragon reacts to the village (for the first time), her friend protects her, the other gods still find the whole thing interesting, and more.
Our heroine's further adventures.
She learns of someone who couldn't go back, the dragon reacts to the village (for the first time), her friend protects her, the other gods still find the whole thing interesting, and more.
random observations
Sep. 12th, 2017 11:37 pmWhen kicking loose from writer's block -- when you have no idea what's going to happen next and can't kick it around-- sometimes random generators are useful.
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The Red Star: Deluxe Edition Volume 2
Sep. 12th, 2017 11:18 pmThe Red Star: Deluxe Edition Volume 2 by Christian Gossett
The continuing story -- to the end of the published issues. Spoilers ahead for the earlier volume.
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The continuing story -- to the end of the published issues. Spoilers ahead for the earlier volume.
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The Red Star: Deluxe Edition Volume 1
Sep. 12th, 2017 09:26 pmThe Red Star: Deluxe Edition Volume 1 by Christian Gossett
An alternative, magitech-based USSR and a disastrous battle. . .
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An alternative, magitech-based USSR and a disastrous battle. . .
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three to five to three
Sep. 9th, 2017 07:00 pmWas playing around with the idea of three people going through a forest, mysterious, unmapped, sorcerous.
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The Little Red Cat Who Ran Away and Learned His ABC's (the Hard Way) by Patrick McDonnell
An ABC book. The letters are the only things on the pages as the cat slips out the door and finds himself pursued through the entire alphabet. The reader has to work out the significance.
An ABC book. The letters are the only things on the pages as the cat slips out the door and finds himself pursued through the entire alphabet. The reader has to work out the significance.
vignette challenge
Sep. 7th, 2017 11:09 pmThis week's prompt is:
educated
Anyone can join, with a 50-word vignette in the comments. Your vignette does not have to include the prompt term.
My efforts:
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educated
Anyone can join, with a 50-word vignette in the comments. Your vignette does not have to include the prompt term.
My efforts:
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China's Cosmopolitan Empire
Sep. 6th, 2017 11:40 pmChina's Cosmopolitan Empire: The Tang Dynasty by Mark Edward Lewis,
From the geographical shifts of population and importance, the succession of emperors, the revisions of the legal code, the urban life, with its main roads forbidden to most by night, the beginning of the examination system (which might win you a prestigious marriage instead of a post), the importance of tribute bearers in their native costume to show how far its power reached, how Buddhism was still treated as foreign, the Buddha being denounced as mere ghost or ancestor, to honor only his own family, and accusations against foreign monks going so far to claim they were animals in disguise (one, it was declared, was revealed to be a camel), women who became Daoist or Buddhist nuns to escape marriage and more.
Arranged by theme.
From the geographical shifts of population and importance, the succession of emperors, the revisions of the legal code, the urban life, with its main roads forbidden to most by night, the beginning of the examination system (which might win you a prestigious marriage instead of a post), the importance of tribute bearers in their native costume to show how far its power reached, how Buddhism was still treated as foreign, the Buddha being denounced as mere ghost or ancestor, to honor only his own family, and accusations against foreign monks going so far to claim they were animals in disguise (one, it was declared, was revealed to be a camel), women who became Daoist or Buddhist nuns to escape marriage and more.
Arranged by theme.
faster than anticipated
Sep. 5th, 2017 11:00 pmSo our underage hero meets up with two responsible adults who will do their best to help him and the three younger students he's (mostly) in charge of.
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Mighty Jack and the Goblin King
Sep. 5th, 2017 10:18 pmMighty Jack and the Goblin King by Ben Hatke
This and Mighty Jack are really a single story in two volumes. So spoilers ahead.
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This and Mighty Jack are really a single story in two volumes. So spoilers ahead.
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I must go down to the sea again
Sep. 4th, 2017 10:09 pmActually, it may be a first time for some of the characters -- handy for explanations -- especially if it's the viewpoint character.
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The Water Dragon's Bride, Vol. 1
Sep. 4th, 2017 09:58 pmThe Water Dragon's Bride, Vol. 1 by Rei Tōma
The first volume in a manga series. A little girl is mysteriously drawn into a pool and finds her in a far-distant time.
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The first volume in a manga series. A little girl is mysteriously drawn into a pool and finds her in a far-distant time.
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China Between Empires
Sep. 4th, 2017 08:05 pmChina Between Empires: The Northern and Southern Dynasties by Mark Edward Lewis
He refers to the period by one of the names by which it is known, but he points out that there are several.
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He refers to the period by one of the names by which it is known, but he points out that there are several.
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vignette challenge
Sep. 2nd, 2017 04:52 pmThis week's prompt is:
branch
Anyone can join, with a 50-word vignette in the comments. Your vignette does not have to include the prompt term.
My efforts:
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branch
Anyone can join, with a 50-word vignette in the comments. Your vignette does not have to include the prompt term.
My efforts:
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