Corkscrewing Through Life

Was having lunch today at a local favorite restaurant. They've got these little signs on the back of their chairs advertising a local business or perhaps an artisan person. I saw one on the back of one chair for a training company that I used to know. I never worked for them, nor did I ever purchase any training materials from them. I never had that kind of authority for any of the companies I worked for.  (Just a small cog in a big machine!) We attended many of the same meetings and conventions and had endless discussions about how to improve training.
It triggered something in me. Something I struggled with my whole life. Trying to fit into a group where I felt like I really didn't belong. I always took it personal, bur in reality, it was just business. Most of the people I talked to at conventions and meetings were sales people working on a commission. They had little time to waste on someone who didn't have any money to spend. So they gave me a little squeezy ball, or letter opener, or some other sort of trinket and I moved on to the next interesting booth.

Old history. I shouldn't dwell on, right? I should concentrate on writing about dragons.

Making some progress on the main storyline. Had to back up and add some details. The next week looks a little bleak for writing. I'm going into Houston Methodist for a Lumbar Catheder. The docs want to play with my spinal fluid and the pressure of the fluid on my brain, to determine whether or not I need a shunt to protect my brain from a possible stroke. Supposed to last three days, then I have two more days of infusion trying to repair the damage done by the neuropathy in my legs.

After all of that, we're going to see the grandkids for Christmas.

Dragon Revenge is moving along pretty well. The Horath War is about to start, so there's plenty to write about. I'm making some minor tweeks along the way... Hopefully they'll make the story better, and help the Great Dragon conquer the galaxy.

As always, thanks for reading!

Dave 

And So It goes

It seems like the harder I struggle to write, the less I accomplish. I used to crank out fifteen hundred words in a twenty four hour day. Now I struggle to make five hundred. I can see the dialogue or action in my head. I just can’t seem to get it down on the screen.

Maybe it’s not that hard  to understand.  Maybe speed is not as important as it seems. Perhaps I should relax and enjoy the writing process? 

Interesting thoughts. What do you think?

Happy Thanksgiving!

And as always, thanks for reading  

Dave

It’s Just Draft “A”

Hello friends and fans of the DragonHawk Saga!

I’ve made pretty good progress on Dragon Revenge, working through a couple of new chapters last week. I had to remind myself that the Fourth Book of the DragonHawk Saga is only Draft “A” and is in the eaely stages of development. I target each book to around 150,000 words, which, works out to about 325 - 350 pages, Right now , Draft A is about 80,000 words and 164 pages. That’s a little more than halfway in my mind. 

Meanwhile in The DragonHawk Saga, there’s a “Magor Galactic Event” about to happen thst will disrupt everyone’s agenda, changing everyone’s plans to dominate their rivals. It should be fun to write. 

I’m out of town for couple of weeks. I’ll be working on background that I’ll work into the story as a conversation between a couple of characters. It’s something I don’t think I do very well. Thus it’s one of the conflicts I have with my writing style and all the expert advice that I read on other blogs and sites. They claim you should get to the point, don’t write about stuff that doesn’t add to the main storyline. Don’t waste your reader’s time with unimportant details!

People have complained about Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time series saying the books were too long and too complicated. Thirteen massive books with multiple complicated storylines. I enjoyed the books. I like the extra characters and all the details. I try to write with that style. I can only hope I’m as successful as Robert Jordan. 

The DragonHawk Saga is a story that spans multiple generations of Star Traders. They strive to advance their civilization, only to discover they must embrace their past in order to gain the future.

I hope you will stay with me on this adventure. I’ll work hard to keep you with me, wondering what will happen next. 

As always, thanks for reading!

Dave