The idea well is running dry and I need to finish up my short story for Realms of the Dragons 2, so I’m going to focus my creative energies there and not post to Pens & Swords for the rest of the week. See you on Monday, perhaps with news on the rpg editor position.
Short hiatus
Filed under Writing Journal on July 14, 2004
Tagged: Realms of the Dragons II
Remembering the little people
Filed under Writing Journal on July 8, 2004
Tagged: gnomes, Realms of the Dragons II
As I’m finishing up my short story for Realms of the Dragons 2, I’ve gone back several times and reread different scenes. One scene in particular, an ambush of a gnome caravan, struck me this morning as needing revision. When reading over this scene again, I realized I had not taken into consideration the size [...]
Novels vs short stories
Filed under Writing Journal on June 30, 2004
Tagged: novels, Realms of the Dragons II, short stories
I fancy myself a novelist. There is something about the short story format that I just struggle with. I like the freedom that comes with a greater word count. Or perhaps I just have a natural inclination towards envisioning grander tales than would fit into 9000 words. Coming up with the story I was going [...]
What’s the draconic word for . . .
Filed under Writing Journal on June 18, 2004
Tagged: Dungeons & Dragons, Realms of the Dragons II
I’ve been given the opportunity to come up with an official word for the draconic language. As I was writing my short story for Realms of the Dragons 2, I decided there was a phrase in the opening scene that I wanted spoken in draconic. I turned to my copy of the Draconomicon, which has [...]
Switching gears
Filed under Site News, Writing Journal on June 9, 2004
Tagged: Forgotten Realms, Maiden of Pain, Realms of the Dragons II
I’ve decided to set aside Maiden for the next 30 days (or less) and write my RotD2 story. I’m at a good stopping point: halfway done with the book and about to start Chapter 7. I wrote the first 250 words of the short story Monday night before going to bed. More importantly, I’ve nailed [...]
