Category Archives: Stories

Sample Chapter One, Redux

Posted on April 30, 2009 by Brian

Got my rewrite fo Chapter One up on a seperate page where it will get updated from time to time. Continue reading →

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Getting Lazy

Posted on April 29, 2009 by Brian

OK, I hit a streak there for a while, now I’m slacking. I want to push through it and get up to 30K in the next couple of weeks, but work and home keep conspiring to keep me away from the keyboard. Continue reading →

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20,000!

Posted on April 16, 2009 by Brian

Got it, with a day to spare. I wonder if I can keep this pace up for a few more weeks. At this rate, I’ll be done by late May. Damn. Continue reading →

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20,000 or Bust

Posted on April 14, 2009 by Brian

Trying to get to 20,000 words this week. Already put down 2000 on Monday (and finished Chapter Five). Going on to Chapter Six (the history of the Aurnia Cliona, which is pretty cool). Time willing, I’ll go back and doctor up Chapter One enough to practice recording. Continue reading →

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Word Count and Goals

Posted on March 31, 2009 by Brian

I think I’ve settled on a goal length – 70,000 words. Continue reading →

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Cover Art, Revised

Posted on March 20, 2009 by Brian

I was bored and wandering around Deviant Art, when some of the gears and steampunk art caught my eye. I was inspired to take another pass at my cover art, dressing up that gear a little more. Me likee. Click … Continue reading →

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Breaking 10,000!

Posted on March 18, 2009 by Brian

Yea me! 11,131 on Crystal Tech. I’ve got a goal of at least 80,000 for the novel, so that puts me at nearly 14% done. Wow. Still along way to go, but I’m feeling charged.

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Oh Good, the Spammers Have Found Me

Posted on March 11, 2009 by Brian

I guess I’m showing up in Google and other places more prominently now as I’m cleaning out spam comments on a daily basis. Not to worry folks, Akismet catches all of them before they make it out to the public. Continue reading →

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Crystal Tech Theme Music

Posted on February 24, 2009 by Brian

Still writing away, but I’m also on the look out for media to use with the novel’s podcast. I think I’ve settled on a theme. Got it from Archive.org so it’s public domain (yeah free stuff!). Continue reading →

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Crystal Tech Sneak Preview

Posted on January 8, 2009 by Brian

It’s not a final, finished product, but it’s what I have for Chapter One of Crystal Tech. Comments and critiques are welcome. I think it may need some more “meat” on it, but it has the events I want to cover in the first chapter. Continue reading →

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