The argument continues...

My muse and I are still going over just how many more scenes are left to this story. *sighs* I don't know why I am even bothering.  It is not like my muse will leave me be until the story is completed they way he/she wants it. *eye rolls*

The argument is an exercise in futility.  To that end, Chapter 16 of TTOC.

And I'm back again...

*chuckle* Took some time to negotiate with these here IPs.  They all want a lot of money but they don't seem to want to give you a lot of service. $50/month for dial-up service that they call high speed? Seriously? I think not. Luckily, there are still plenty of competitors who want and need my money.

I could just as easily post from an internet cafe but I like the privacy of my own place and space.

Story telling, for me, is a very private thing. I guess that is why it is so difficult for me to share it. I mean, I want someone to read and actually enjoy what I've written. I just want to practice the craft in private.

*settles in to post* So from my little whole in the wall, Chapter 10 of The Thief of Callandaria.

Has it really been 3 weeks????

Yikes! My 9-5 has been working me pretty hard of late. Maybe it is a good thing because as I stand and wait for things like the bus, copiers, elevator, lunch, etc I'm always thinking of my stories. I am running scenes and ideas on improving what I've written or new directions to go in.

Still, I hadn't realized it had been this long since I posted a chapter. To wit, Chapter 9 of TTOC.

Enjoy!

Chapter 8 TTOC

This chapter just appeared before me. I could have sworn I was going straight from the Baltiry encampment to Landkire Beandi but my muse had other plans. So without further ado, Chapter 8 of TTOC.

So my writing process and why it is taking so long to just finish this story up

As always my persnicketiness gets in the way. I want it to be perfect. But it never is, at least to me. I took a break from TTOC and then went back and read it again. I see my timing is off again. I am always in a hurry to get to the end. *chuckle* So sometimes I miss a lot of the meat that goes into the story. Still I haven’t done as badly as I have in the past. I am getting better. Somewhat. *smirk*

If you notice, I haven’t described the men yet. That is because I haven’t sorted them out yet. I have a vague idea what they look like. Sometimes I can see my characters clearly right from the beginning, like with Seven. I saw Seven before I even saw her story. In the bag from the post below, I found the first draft of Seven’s story. *smh* It is so different from what it is now. It didn’t even start the same.

Then for some characters, as the story progresses I see them more clearly until I can describe them in detail. Still others come to life as I write or type. They just materialize out of nothing. Sera Beandi was like that. You’ll meet him shortly.

It really is an amazing thing to me to be part of this process. So without further ado, Chapter 7 of The Thief Of Callandaria.

Annnnnnnnnnnnnnd I'm back!

I've been busy sorting stories and reading and working. I found another bag of stories above and I did make it through that. Yay me! I still haven't finished with the file cabinet but I'll take my victories where I can find them.

It is a hectic world and life. Sometimes it is hard to get or stay motivatated but something about my stories keeps me going.  And to that end tonight I upload chapter 6 of The Thief Of Callandaria.

Now, back to work!

TTOC Chapter 5

Far too sleepy this evening for any preamble so...Chapter 5 of TTOC. *tired smile*

Cowardice thy face is mine...

So the picture above is the first page of the first ever draft of the first story I'm going to post here. Oh...mercy. *heart thumps* It is called The Thief Of Callandaria.

When I was a teenager I loved those old barbarian movies. I have no idea why but I did. One day I was watching one and all of a sudden, I didn't see the characters on the screen anymore. I saw my little cinnamon chocolate thief with her tings in her hair, trapped and tense with sword drawn for battle.

Her story is straight and simple and I hope you will enjoy it.