The day before yesterday: The backpack provided by Victor Hansen for Chris’s journey inland was heavy enough that he felt it, but not so heavy he thought he couldn’t carry it. Yesterday: “Transmission from the surface for Captain Hansen,” the computer said suddenly. Last two days’ total: 3,428Total thus far: 76,646Percentages (120,000/100,000): 63.9/76.6 And thus …
I finally got it done. Here’s the video trailer I’ve created for Marseguro. Enjoy!
As I write this, the announcement of nominations for the 80th Academy Awards still lies in the future. Nevertheless, I can make a make a few bold predictions: the actors nominated most likely appeared in dramas from major film distributors, and have either been nominated in the past or appeared in a film starring or …
When Andy King returned to the makeshift morgue, Richard tried to ignore him as he had before: but Andy wouldn’t let him.Words yesterday: 2,383Total words: 70,529Percentage complete (120,000/100,000): 58.8/70.5And so we pass the 70,000-word milestone…
Like millions of other people, I have mildly high blood pressure: nicely controlled with drugs, thank you, but still a concern. Which is why this item caught my eye: Surgeons recently implanted the RheosR System into the first clinical trial patient. When the device was turned on, the patient’s blood pressure measurements significantly decreased. The …
Looking for cool science stories? Here are links to my most recent posts over at Futurismic for you to check out: Inaudibility cloaks, like invisibility cloaks, theoretically possible Scientist creates dark matter in the lab! Heads-up displays, “super-vision,” via contact lenses Robots evolve ability to lie…and be heroes
“Derryl?” Richard whispered to the sniper.Words today: 2,430Total words: 68,143Percentage complete (120,000/100,000): 56.8/68.1 Big action sequence tonight, which always moves along quickly. By the way, if you’re wondering how many pages 68,143 words is, I’m currently on page 328 if I put everything in standard manuscript format, and if I were printing the thing out …
Remember the mood rings of the ’70s? Now Phillips has come up with the mood pen. Why struggle with finding just the right words to express how you feel when you can use a pen that will sense your mood and express it for you through the thickness of line and colour of ink? (Phillips) …
Even without Emily, the shuttle was too small for all of them: it would only take four, and they were six. Words yesterday: 2,386Total words: 65,713Percentage (120,000 words/100,000 words): 54.8/65.7
The president and council of the Free Selkie Republic had been remarkably easy to convince of the need to obtain a shuttle, once they had decided that he was to be trusted and the Kemonomimi had to be warned, Richard reflected as he waited for the sub to surface.Hmmm. That sentence really could be a …
Splendid news! John C. Wright has agreed that Marseguro qualifies me as a bona fide member of his fledgling Space Princess movement. Our motto: “Nobody Likes to Read About the Beautiful Daughters of Elected Officials!” Which Emily Wood is not. (Her mother is on the ruling council, but she wasn’t actually elected to it.) I …
Emily woke to the faint brightening of the cabin that signaled morning in the Free Republic, and for a moment wondered where she was; then smiled as she remembered.Words yesterday: 2,414Total words (more or less): 61,509Percentage complete: 51.3 It’s all downhill from here! And again, I suspect I’m going to come in closer to 100,000 …
