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Tag Archives: novel
Writer's Block – Echoes in the Endless Returns & Totally Unknown Writers Festival
Last week I mentioned that I restarted writing of my novel. Well actually I’ve restarted the writing of TWO novels. Yes, I’m writing TWO novels in tandem. And while it sounds like a bad idea, this can work since I … Continue reading
Before I Lay Down My Pen and My Head
Things are going fairly smoothly for the trip. Not yet at the point at where I can say I’m packed and ready. And there remains a good chunk of work to do. However plans are proceeding forward. While I look … Continue reading
Posted in A Collection of Shards, Life
Tagged circumstances, disappointment, novel, Writing
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We Are Away
And so it begins. Yesterday I finished writing the notes for my novel, A Collection of Shards. I mapped out the basic plot, main characters and setting in those notes. I am impressed with how the idea for the novel … Continue reading
Posted in A Collection of Shards
Tagged altered reality, chapter, character, epic, novel, plot, progress, Roadside Picnic, science fiction, Strugatsky
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Crazy Busy
I’m going to have to keep these next upcoming posts short. I am a bit overwhelmed at the moment, with the sheer amount of things going on at the same time. I still want to try to keep going forward … Continue reading
Posted in A Collection of Shards, KDE and Qt, Travel, Web and Cloud Technologies, justCheckers
Tagged busy, C++, Europe, justCheckers, notes, novel, PHP, plot, Qt, Rob, Travel, website
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Kicking Tires
This week, I’ve started working on my delayed projects again. I feel exhausted from the week. But I also can not wait to play around with my projects. Learning Qt I’ve always admired the KDE and Qt developers. They make … Continue reading
Posted in A Collection of Shards, Career, KDE and Qt, Mobile, justCheckers
Tagged CSS, driving license, Java, JSP, justCheckers, Nokia 5800 XpressMusic, novel, PHP, portfolio, progress, Qt, Qt Creator, tea, text editor, XHTML
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I’ll Be Right On It
It is a bit early in the morning to come up with material to write about. And I did not get much sleep this night. Today I probably wouldn’t be able to stop yawning. And insane amounts of coffee will … Continue reading
Posted in A Collection of Shards, Games, Politics, Time Management
Tagged Alpha Centauri, dominance, getting things done, novel, power, science fiction, state theory, tasks, time management
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Best Laid Plans
My best laid plans always seem to flow so well together. But give things a bit of time, and then complications arise. And with complications come delays and reschedules. I planned on being further along with my writing today. Also … Continue reading
Dawn on an Alien World
Went to a fantastic party hosted by the Huddarts, Friday night. I enjoyed myself throughly. Meet new people, had a few too many drinks, and had a lot of fun. Some of the conversations ended up as discussions about my … Continue reading
Posted in A Collection of Shards
Tagged choice, drones, Mars, novel, plot, post-nuclear war
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Brief Hiatus
I’ll be taking a brief hiatus again from daily updates to this blog. I need to concentrate more of my time on writing my novel.
Hitting the Ground Running
Before I left for my leave, I left a bunch of thing half-done. I also had planned tasks too. But I never got around to doing them earlier. Life’s twists and turns surprise you and throw all your carefully laid … Continue reading