In light of my week spent in anti-terrorism class, here’s a snippet from Twilight. Valenica, one of my antagonists, makes her first appearance here. Merlin, my primary antagonist has been introduced earlier, but that entry has an NC-17 rating (US system). Today’s entry has been slightly modified (mostly in language … Continue reading →
Some things just breed story ideas. I’m spending this week in an anti-terrorism class, and discussing this subject just breeds ideas. I struggle with finding conflict for my stories. When you’re talking terrorism and why people do things, that amounts to built-in conflict. Twilight is my cyber-terror novel that needs … Continue reading →
While waiting for stormy weather (which, thankfully, stood me up), I had time to finish reading Stuart MacBride‘s latest, Broken Skin. If you’ve followed MacBride’s work, you know he pulls no punches. The cover quote mentions “unflinching.” That’s attributed to the writing and the story you find inside. If you … Continue reading →
I’ve read two books recently, The Leader of the Future 2 and Who’s Afraid of a Large Black Man. As frequently happens, two different books have crossed ideas and provided insight. The Leader of the Future 2 is an anthology of leadership articles. One article, “Anchoring Leadership in Adaptive Progress,†… Continue reading →
I was working in my office yesterday when a former co-worker who’d just graduated in this year’s student class stepped into my doorway with a pleasant surprise. In his hands were two glasses, and four long-stemmed roses were in each glass. I was pleased to learn one glass was for … Continue reading →
Threads & Ties is creeping along. Here’s the latest installment. NOTICE: This material is copyrighted, first draft, certainly contains errors, and possibly not even going to be in the final draft of anything. Do not quote or repost anywhere or in any format. Thanks. ————————————— Jeff watched Nikki drive away … Continue reading →
I just noticed an article on CNN.com about military mental health care status. I don’t have personal experience with the military mental health care system (So, why did I need to clarify that? Is it supporting evidence for the findings in the article?); however, as I read down the list … Continue reading →
I checked the archives and thought I’d posted this earlier, but I can’t find it. I wanted to post something from Merlin, my antagonist, but I try to keep this blog at “G” to “PG” ratings, soooo . . . I’m limited to another excerpt from Chapter 1: NOTICE: This … Continue reading →
I’m giving this theme a try. I don’t like the way it implements the navbar, but other than that, I think it’s ok. It’s widget-enabled for 2.2. I’m not sure where to put my bear — or if I’ll put my bear on the header. Still thinking there, too. What … Continue reading →
I upgraded to WordPress 2.2 this afternoon. At the same time I did that, I checked the little box on the Akismet configuration page directing Akismet to automatically discard spam on posts older than a month. Spam doesn’t appear to be rolling in by the hundreds anymore. I hope this … Continue reading →
