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Re: Neva Cora – Part 4

Alex Ziebart — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 17:54:23 -0000

When I set out to write Neva Cora, my goal was to publish it like a regular serial - one chapter per week. I haven't done a good job keeping up with that, but this week's piece was particularly off schedule. Why? Because I realized that the sequence of events I was working with was paced very poorly.

In this chapter, I break Varin down. However, I haven't actually built him up yet, so breaking him down so early doesn't make a lot of sense. How can you damage what hasn't yet been built? If I weren't publishing this in pieces as I go, I would have stepped back and rearranged the sequence of events in my outline and moved this bit to a place that made more sense. However, since Part 3 was already published... I couldn't take that back. It was out there. I built up to the events of Part 4. So I decided to roll with it, even if it makes the narrative pretty janky.

If I finish this and opt to publish it as an ebook or whatever, I'll probably go the path of a Director's Cut and move this to later on in the story. The events within it will be largely the same, but it will be moved to a more appropriate location in the narrative.

As always, critique is welcome.

Re: Neva Cora – Prelude

Nascenti — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 01:45:18 -0000

I don't really have any useful criticism to give you but I just wanted to leave a comment to say this was really interesting and I enjoyed it a lot.
Please post more!

Re: Fishing in Union Station

Garwicket Alene — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 12:19:41 -0000

Life's a game; you can complain about the deck you've been given or you can play. Match needs to what's available and when your time ends, you've got a winning hand?

Re: The charcoal man

Joe — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 22:00:35 -0000

Hello Alex, found the link to your website via WoWInsider but I am also a fellow badger and this entry sort of...piqued my interest.

First, the charcoal man: the description sounds similar to graphite but when you said the statue breaks up into cubes then I realized what it was...a mineral with a glossy greasy appearance that that fractures into cubes...is the mineral Galena.

Galena is incidentally, the state mineral of Wisconsin. It's chemical formula is PbS, lead sulfide.

The "mystical" connotations associated with Galena are: balancing stone used to strengthen and balance human energy, helping to create a state of being where your spiritual, physical and mental powers are working together harmoniously for the highest good of all; helps when working towards goals; assists in protection during spiritual journeys

My little theory about this: You have something watching over you as you make your way forwards on some sort of spiritual journey...but you're a man of logic, and part of you knows that "greasy charcoal" is actually galena which has a high lead content...hence...no touchy...but this distortions you see in the faces of others probably corresponds to a changing view of the world around you, things aren't what you thought they were...somehow..it's all a big uglier...but because it is your journey, no one else can see what you see, this path was meant for only you.

The fact that the dreams are becoming more lucid as time goes by, I think, proves that something is changing and you are moving forwards with some...type of journey. Where to though, hell, do we ever really know?

Good luck.

Re: Hey Alex, whatcha readin’? #2

kattoomc — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 00:53:21 -0000

Thanks a lot for featuring my videos on WoW Insider!

Re: The beginning of a thing

Sylvant — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 13:37:21 -0000

loved it :)

Re: The beginning of a thing

Shamtastic — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 22:26:26 -0000

Can't wait to read the rest!

Re: The beginning of a thing

Wilroar — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 15:10:17 -0000

Very nice story i would love to read more.

Re: Oaths — Excerpt 1

Foo — Fri, 27 May 2011 01:30:32 -0000

I wouldn't say that it's dry, just that there hasn't been a...big hook I guess? Something drawing you in or looming in the background.

Re: The beginning of a thing

sgtnubbl — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 22:04:37 -0000

Very nice!

Re: The beginning of a thing

hystrico — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 13:18:26 -0000

I like!

Re: Ye olde family recipes

Kat — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 21:06:25 -0000

My family started doing something like this with a generational cookbook. We actually lost the recipes from my Grandmother's time due to a house fire. We lost things from 1935-1975. So now what we've been doing is gathering common recipes from that time period as well as things my aunts and uncle remembered being made and putting them into a cookbook like you have.

It's something my mom put together and I'm thrilled that she made a copy for myself and my brother. That's something you might think of doing. Make some copies of the recipes, bind them and give them to extended family as an heirloom type item.

Re: Making you hungry one blog post at a time

Bryanne — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 19:50:19 -0000

Thanks Alex! I just now saw this post. :)

Re: Sukiyaki Western Django, watch it and love it

sophie — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 23:06:15 -0000

I'm watching this movie right now, and I absolutely love it. Sukiyaki Western Django is weird as shit, but visually stunning and hilarious.

Re: Oddeaties: Mini Hot Cakes, a Japanese cake snack

Jason — Mon, 03 May 2010 03:31:14 -0000

Great, thanks!

Re: March 20th in pictures

Pedge Jameson — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 09:21:24 -0000

I would rather leave you a comment here WoW related.
http://www.wowarmory.com/chara...

Hehe like my capital J?

Re: Oddeaties: Mini Hot Cakes, a Japanese cake snack

Alex — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 16:31:31 -0000

Hey Jason, you can order them online via JList/JBox here: http://www.jbox.com/

Re: Oddeaties: Mini Hot Cakes, a Japanese cake snack

Jason — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 16:21:08 -0000

Do you know of anywhere to buy these online? I have tried them before and really like them but can't find where to buy them online. Thanks!

Re: It’s time to go to Uranus, folks

Helen — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 13:32:27 -0000

Hello!
Found you the strangest way: I googled for a picture of Craig Horner and happened to click one that you have in a previous post. I suppose weirder things have happened, but still.

In any case, the mere idea of an ocean of liquid diamond blows my mind. And yes, I do believe it's time for us to gas up the spaceships and head for Uranus... Untapped resources anyone? If, of course, we can survive the atmospheric pressure long enough to get to it O.o

Have a great day!

Re: Oddeaties: De La Rosa Mazapan

Robert Duke — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 21:26:15 -0000

I grew up on the border of Mexico and Az, and I absolutely LOVE Mexican candy. Most of the good stuff has chile in it, but De La Rosa is always a good one to start on.

Re: WordPress ‘unable to create directory’ error with DreamhostPS

Felix — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 22:34:38 -0000

Thanks man! This fixed my problem. You saved my eavening, as well as my good spirits ;-)

Re: Oddeaties: Pluots

wow — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 03:45:27 -0000

Pluots are the bomb. Try durian for a kick.

Re: Theologian suggests God organized, not created

Metaneira — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:17:08 -0000

A lot of theologians have already rejected the idea of creatio ex nihilo, even in antiquity. While I find translations and interpretations of religious texts particularly fascinating, it seems a tad sensationalized. I'd like to see her other evidence for bara being used to mean "separate", though.

This interpretation does kinda mess up John 1:1-3, though. Heh.

Re: Theologian suggests God organized, not created

duffry — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 08:57:42 -0000

"Faith doesnât work that way" I found that an interesting comment. I had faith that Pluto was a spacial body (planet or not) and then new evidence came to light that it was in fact two spacial bodies. I have no direct evidence of this and so pretty much take it on faith to be true. It's pretty easy for me to change that faith because it's based on (advancing) scientific understanding.

I guess I could buy "Blind faith doesn't work that way".

Interesting article though. Constant revisits to scripture are bound to happen though. The world is more and more demanding of deeper understanding but that's something religion isn't great at. The world and universe are richer and deeper mines of wonder for me whereas religions are drawing on what seems an ever shallower well.

Re: A question for the ages

marryoh — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 03:21:37 -0000

Hmm, I'm gonna have to stick with my favorite which is Gabumon. Sorry, Terriermon, you're cute and all but you just don't compare to the awesomeness that is Gabumon.

Plus Yamato was way cooler than Wallace. ;D