Wyrmewood of Magic & Dragons

  Yesterday I completed chapter 7 (or actually 8, as I'll probably be renaming the Prologue to chapter 1) of my second book in the Wyrmewood trilogy. Gratoly's recovering from his first test as Andy is busy learning of magic and preparing for his own challenge: the Undermine. A few surprises arise along the way, but ultimately Gratoly receives good news from the missing Andy and is ready to face his second of three tests-that of the Mermydians. Here's a small excerpt for your enjoyment:

  One morning while trying to study even the most basic of tomes, which he thought reminded him of children's literature from earth with their lavish illustrations and large font styles, he was overcome with a sudden qualm and could only sit and stare at the walls.

  “Are you alright Andy?” asked Fay at length, noticing his state of unease. “Is something on your mind?”

  “It...it's nothing really. I was just thinking of Gratoly and if he was okay. It's been a while, and I imagine he would have found out by now that I was gone.”

  Fay hadn't lost any of her friends, but her mother had been killed several years earlier while hunting for mushrooms in the Undermine. And she knew that Andy had also lost his brother and parents. So, she could empathize with his feelings and relate to losing someone close to her.

  “I know that it's tough right now, so soon after...a loss. But your friend will be fine, and you'll make new friends in our society. You're Rysouri now Andy. If you wish to be at any rate.”

Thanks for looking & I'll be back soon to post more of the book.

Twilight Kissing Scenes Video

  Today I have for you a new video for the Twilight fans. This is a video of two scenes from the Twilight movies of Bella kissing both Edward and Jacob. In the background we have "Every Breath You Take" by the Police. I think it worked out well with them. Enjoy...

Star Wars Revenge of the Sith Final Fight Scene

I've uploaded a 'music video' of sorts here that I made with MS Movie Maker. It is from Star Wars Revenge of the Sith (EP3) and of the final fight scene between Anakin Skywalker (soon to be Darth Vader) and Obi Wan Kenobi. I took out the boring dialogue between them and put in something much more fitting: the song "Hells Bells" by AC/DC. Enjoy!

Do you want to know what the "Matrix" is?

The "Matrix" is everywhere....
It is in this very room.
It is in the food we eat...
It is in the air we breathe...
You see it when you go to work...
When you go to church...
When you pay your taxes...
It is the world that has been pulled over our eyes to blind us....
To the truth...

Get your own "Matrix" in the form of a cool graphic utility here:
http://download.cnet.com/ZMatrix/3000-2072_4-10069288.html
Then, once you've configured it to your liking, play the following video
in a minimized screen and on auto repeat for a cool audio accompanyment:

(The video is only a black screen, in case you might think you missed something)

or goto the video upload on Youtube.com at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=En2hmSsoh6U

Book & Blow

    I'm through chapter 4 and well on my way into chapter 5 of book 2. It's coming along nicely. Andy found out that he's not who he thought he was as neither are the Icurnians. Unfortunately, he's been separated from his friend Gratoly & is told he can never see him again. The dragon meanwhile is busy with his own tasks, in his attempt to complete the trials and gain his honor with the dragons of Wyrme.
   I had an epiphany the other day (after listening to the song "Blow" by Kesha & thought it might go well with the prom scene from the movie "Carrie"). See what you think of the video I created:

I uploaded the video to Youtube as well, which can be found here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kv-7OITMRQ&noredirect=1
I hope you like it!

Chapter Three is in the Books, so to speak

I've pretty much finished chapter three of book 2 this morning. I'd been wondering yesterday how far along I was with my first book by this time of the year, and in checking I found that I was already done with chapter 12 by the end of October, 2010. I finished it back in April, 2011. I figure that if I can write about 3 chapters per month that I might just about finish book 2 in April, 2012. Things never go quite as planned, but I guess that I can hope to make this schedule. I did see also that I had actually begun writing book 1 around March or so of 2009. So in actuallity, it took a whole year to write. Book 2 I began to write I think back in September. So I've only been writing it for 2 months so far. (though my notes and thoughts on it have been planned even during my writing of book 1). We'll see how it goes.

I've Wasted Too Much Time Already...

  Well, chapter 3 is coming along nicely. I would say that it is nearly done, just needs a few more finishing touches. I was on a good roll-working on book 2-and had gotten through the prologue, chapters 1 & 2 pretty quickly. But then I fell back into playing the Lord of the Rings Online game again. I guess that it's one of my weaknesses; taking characters into virtual worlds where they can adventure and explore. I've loved MMORPG's since I began playing them back in 2000 when I started with Everquest. From there I moved on to EQ2, Wow, PWI, D&DO, and LOTRO (naming the major ones-there were a few others of lesser merit that I won't mention). I have vowed to not play the game though for a while. At least not until I've finished chapter 3 and probably even longer than that. I really don't need to keep wasting my time with the game-it really doesn't do me any good to play anyway. Even though it is enjoyable in it's own way ultimately I have nothing to show from all the time I've spent playing. And what good is that? Even if my characters were to become the most powerful and envied characters in the game, what would that really amount to? Just a means to use more of my precious time in not concentrate on my work. On the other hand, spending time writing gets me that much farther into my book, which leads to getting me closer to finishing it. And that is an actual accomplishment. So, though I may find it frustrating at times to go without the pleasure of playing my favorite game, in the end I know that I'll be glad that I did. I was overjoyed at the feeling I had upon finishing my first book. Completing book 2 should be, I hope, even better.