One of the considerations you have to keep in mind as you write immortals is how the passage of time affects them. How does a man born in the 13th century react to modern conveniences after centuries of being without? How do people who have lived in relatively unchanged centuries of life react to the sudden upheavals of the last century? Do they adapt well? Or does it all confuse them? Do they find it fascinating? Or yearn for an older time?
Today’s music is honor of those ideas:
It’s been a hard couple of weeks. Been dealing with a toddler milestone (which is going successfully, thank goodness, but is very disruptive), election year, the end of daylight savings, Ubergroup trades, and just a general bad headspace.
I’ve gotten no real work done on my novel. Blah. I’m probably going to fail NaNo again. But that’s okay. As long as I get some more writing in, it’ll be a win, yeah?
But! I needed a mental break. And a chance double encounter between a Reddit thread and a Humble Bundle offer introduced me to a new series: The Laundry Files.
I was recently asked for an interview by Penny Blake on her blog, The Curious Adventures of Messrs Smith and Skarry. I was delighted to be asked, and even more delighted to see it up. Check it, and the rest of the blog, out when you have a chance!
I have, ridiculously, decided to go for NaNoWriMo again. This year, however, is a rebellion year.
That’s right; I am casting off the traditions and embracing another path! One that hopefully ends with a solid 2nd full draft of my NaNo project from two years ago. I was stalling on the second chapter of the draft, so NaNo writing is picking up from there. Sometimes you just need the little bit of extra motivation.
It’s working to an extent. I finally figured out how to start the chapter 🙂
Anyway, feel free to follow my word count here: http://nanowrimo.org/participants/deeva
I’m so very glad to announce that the next issue of The Quarterday Review is out! Not only did I have the pleasure of reading some great poetry for this edition, I’m also proud to say that my villanelle, “Build the Wall”, is included in this edition too. Please take a look!
