Spoiler Alert… this is the end of the sequel
Tag: amwriting
Here is a little poetry for your friday
Of Necromancy and love
With iniquity and open grimoire,
summoned from hell, to enslave aberration.
Barter my soul, a dark deed I call for!
Spit from my lips, this ill incantation
Sharpened by sin, my blade let go a flood
upon the alter, gift to the devil,
sacrificial offering of hot blood.
Cadaver imbibe life, I will revel!
Hardened of heart and core it will require
The wickedness of work or my intent
And grim occupation of desire
Unfettered of remorse or to lament
Razor edge of lust and red, sigil signed completes my art
Arise from the dead, lady of my heart
Recognizing a kindred spirit.
I went to a Joh Mayor concert recently. It’s been a while since I’ve been to a concert and it was a lot of fun, even though it wasn’t my favorite artist. Got free tickets to see him, and even though I’m, not a big fan, why waste the free club seat tickets. (By the way, if you ever get a chance to see a concert or game with club seating you won’t be disappointed) The show was fine, he does what he does on stage and played the usual hit songs from his catalog. At the end of the show, before a few encore performances of fan-favorite songs he did a little monolog.
This is where I had an interesting thing happen to me. As I mentioned I am not a fan of the guy, I enjoy his music well enough, (I won’t even change the channel when he comes on) However, during his monolog,I saw something that I had never consciously saw in a performer before. His monolog was brief and was about how the fans over time has keeped the songs alive and that reinvigorates (Im paraphrasing here) his passion to create and perform. While its not specific to John Mayor or what he said,but more of a recognition of the artistic kindred spirit. I saw not a performer, but an artististic soul. I was actually moved by the sentiment, because (I know that he most like has the same script for every performance) I could feel the genuine sincerity of it. I felt the kindred spirit in a fellow artist.
I did not, have a spiritual experience at a John Mayor concert (Id likely get my ass kicked if my friends heard that) I’m metal, Im a rocker so none of that! But seriously, I felt something in myself that has that genuine need to create, for myself, but also for the joy I can give to the world (hopefully) Thats why I am here to hopefully give a little break from the mundane reality let you escape.
Life is killing me
Sometimes things take over and your daily routine gets overcome by events. Spent 8 hours in the emergency room (Not for me, everything is fine and worked out) yesterday…Bored out of my mind. I don’t spend a lot of time on social media and my phone was just about dead. So there was not a lot to do. Boredom ensues… But as I say, when life gives you lemons, make lemon drops (Martini’s). Boredom is a GOOD thing. I suggest everyone find the time to do it. I think that boredom is a catalyst for creativity, a self-defense mechanism. I had some solid boredom time racked up yesterday. my creativity gas tank is filled up I literally can wait to start creating (But I have to wait, work, and all ya know?) Patience too is another lesson boredom teaches us. I believe it was Marcus Aurelius that said “If it’s endurable, endure it. stop complaining.” Here I am enduring and embracing it.
The Devil is in the details
I have a clear message or idea I am trying to express in the story’s (Emergence Collective) subtext. But I am so wrapped up in the story, and all of my crazy fantasies, musings, and daydreams swirl together. Some things I wrote never made it into the book, and I honestly can’t remember which parts and thoughts it made in the final. In the sequel, I am making a more considerable effort to express the big picture concepts that I wanted to convey.
The Devil is in the details. Since I’ve got past the initial 60 thousand plus words under my belt. The sequel is going much smoother, and I have a better idea of how to get my crazy notions out.
Setting the mood
Well, it’s Monday again. Nuff said about that, amright? I had a productive weekend, got some excellent writing on the sequel, and am really happy with how things are going. (Again, if I am not excited about it, it’s probably not an exciting read, right?) I got to scratch several creative itches this weekend.
               So, the environment is important to me when I am writing, and music is part of it. I like to listen to music that gives me the “feel” of the scenes or characters I am writing about. “Emergence collective” had a lot of “Lacuna coil” and “Death” playing in the background. It may not give you, the reader, the same feels as I get from my music (that I am guessing is pretty obscure to the mainstream)
I hope that the feelings this music evokes when I write translate to the character or scene I am composing and give a similar sense to the reader.
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Monthaversary!
So it has been 1 month since I started this blog. I’m going to give myself Kudos for Sticking with it! I tend to start a lot of projects that I soon abandoned. Short attention span, ADD, get bored with it, all the good excuses to move on to the next thing. But here I am, still trying it. In retrospect, I should have started blogging years ago. I discovered that blogging is actually fun to do, and it has done a couple positive things for me. For one, I am meeting a lot of cool people. I enjoy the community and interactions I am having, reading other blogs, getting improvement tips. Also, It keeps me in a creative mindset. So far …. no haters. Wow.
I started this blog primarily to promote my Book “Emergence Collective” and other writing projects. But it is also turning into its own creative outlet. So a big thank you to everyone who has checked it out, especially those who choose to follow me. Your time is precious, and I sincerely appreciate you spending some of it here.
For those who haven’t been here before or have only read a few of my posts, I suggest you check out some of my earlier posts. May I recommend my Character snapshots of “Emergence collective.”
Character snapshot: Barney Derrick
Character snapshot: Frank
Character snapshot: Willy Winston
Character snapshot: Mark and Trina
Character snapshot: The hole
Or if you like Horror, maybe check out “Alone.” It is a quick read, only 21 pages.
Thank you everyone who has checked out my blog!
Write as if you are an orphan.
I can’t remember where I heard that, but I think its harder than it sounds. Even though I write for myself, because I am compelled to, I think about who is reading it. Friends, family, strangers. But I think it inhibits the content of my writing, as I am always easing off the gas when it comes to graphic scenes of violence and sex. I, however, am an unabashed reader of those things, so Why can’t I write it? I sincerely applaud those that are brave enough to navigate those waters (as I stand on the shore looking on with envy). Maybe I will be brave enough to let loose a little one day.
Research: Like a masochist getting a root canal
I found that I am researching strange things for writing fiction. I read “The world as will and representation” By Arthur Schopenhauer. I found it fascinating but a bit of a slog to read through. I am currently reading “DMT: The spirit molecule” By Rick Strassman. Another fascinating read and less “oldie timey” vernacular writing style that is much easier to digest. Next on my list is “The origin of consciousness in the breakdown of the bicameral mind” Julian Jaynes. (Which has been on my “to be read” list just for fun). There are some pretty deep rabbit holes I fall into, of which the things I research may not even end up in the book directly. But if you take a moment and reflect, there is an underlying theme and stream of consciousness in there somewhere 😉
Hand-prints of Darkness 