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Whoops, I guess it's been a while since I last checked this.  I now have a website, which I update and have quite a bit more content for.  You can find it here: writr.nevets.net

Basically, I've been keeping really busy with school, so no luck on a publisher for Mutation, and not a whole lot in the way of short stories, either.  I do try to keep up with ad, book, and video game reviews, though. :)

Mutation Complete: Let the Editing Commence

      Well, as you might be able to tell from the title, Mutation is once again complete.  I say "again" because I finished it last summer, however since I was unable to find a publishing agent/company, I decided to revamp it this summer and flesh the plotline out so that it would flow into the future novels.
      While I'm not going to actually go back and work on editing until after I get back from Chicago in early August, I have been going through it again and comparing it to my first write.  In total, I am very happy with this version: the story seems more realistic (well, as realistic as you can get with an infection that turns people into monsters :P), the plots flow, and Gideon's plotline adds a ton more depth.  Additionally, I like how I built Rose up to actually become the main character of the sequence, whereas before she didn't really seem all that important.  There's a lot of grammatical errors and some typos I've already fixed just in my brief readthrough, but thankfully it doesn't seem like I did that bad of a job writing it this time around.  I guess I'm actually learning how to write a good story in addition to writing well grammatically (woot!).
      So, hopefully I will be able to find a publisher or an agent by the end of this upcoming fall semester; that would be awesome and amazing and make me feel super-super happy.  From now on I won't be talking about the plot or the characters for Mutation too much; for the most part I will be talking about either random stuff going on in my life that seems vaguely important or noting my progress on finding either an agent or an actual publisher.
      That does not mean, however, that I will not be writing even during this process.  Once I've finished editing (which probably won't take very long; I absolutely hate editing xD) I'm going to start outlining for Maturity and Pa'jagat.  While I had finished Pa'jagat before, I have some big plans for it that might be too much for me to handle, but I think I'll have fun working on it with these new plans, and if it turns out like I want it to, it will be absolutely epic.  Or so I think. ;)

Anyways, until next time, (every)one.  Writr, out.

Story Progression

One thing I've come to realize about Mutation is that the story never really felt like it was actually progressing.  The characters remained mostly the same throughout the entire story, either being regular normal mortals or superpowered mutants.  And that makes the story stale; if your characters, especially the main protagonists, never change throughout the course of a story, then the story is boring and doesn't really flow.  Your characters are just doing things but never changing because of the events that happen to them.

The reason I mention this at all is because I've been re-reading the Harry Potter novels.  Yes, I fell to the Harry Potter craze again.  Whatever.  The point is that JK Rowling did a good job of progressing the story as a series.  Nothing moved too fast.  In the first 3 novels the events that happened were relatively safe; you weren't thrust into the second war automatically.  Even in Books 4 and 5 that didn't happen with Voldemort back, because you had the ministry not accepting his return and Voldemort for the most part remaining on the down-low.  Only in books 6 and 7 did you have the real war going on, and as a result those stories were longer, more "epic" per se, and dealt more with simply trying to fight Voldemort.
Additionally, the characters progressed.  They grew up.  They learned new spells and tricks, new ways to combat the problems they were facing.  And they were limited in their abilities, too; they couldn't just do whatever the heck they wanted to from the get-go.  And that's what made Harry Potter great; it was always developing, the characters were always developing, and you felt as if they were real people.

I'll admit, Mutation still doesn't a lot of that kind of progression, which comes with how the story works anyways.  But I think that, by making Rose sort of become the central character of the story, with her trying to learn who she is and what the limits to her powers are, will help to have at least a little bit of that.  Because, after all, you can't have characters with unlimited powers, which is how I had things going before.
With luck, Mutation will set the foundation for the series of others to come.  I can only hope.

Until next time, (every)one.  Writr, out.

Part 3 Development - 2

I've come to realize that my perception of the connection between Mutation and Pa'Jagat has changed a lot.  Whereas before I was simply making slight hints at a connection between the two, now the connection is far more obvious and has a major role in the plot.
If I do it right, this will make the stories loads more epic.  If I don't do it right, well... let's just not think about that. :P

I think it'll turn out pretty well, because it adds a lot more depth to the story of Mutation where there was little depth before.

Part 3 Development - 1

Part 3 is basically the part that builds for everything that will come after Mutation.  It goes into the story of Rose, her past, her present, and her future.  It goes into Roku, and Pa'jagat.  Gideon's story becomes much more developed, preparing for big things to come in Maturity and Mutiny.
Here are just a few of the things I hope will turn out well in Part 3:

Rose: While you may not see it at first, she is the central character of this trilogy.  She's the heroine, the big kahuna, the person you root for on the sidelines.  She will prove herself to be a powerful, fiesty individual and show that she has honor and dignity to go along with all her power, too.  She's strong enough to make Voldemort, Ganondorf, and every single Lannister cry themselves to sleep.  Or at least, that's what I'm aiming for; undoubtedly I'll at least succeed in that, given how Part 3 focuses solely on her.

Gideon: For Gideon's part, things are going to start moving fast.  New characters will pop up, a central villain will appear, and the actual goal for his story will be revealed.  Additionally, I want to capture the sure devastation that occurs in the city, and the systematic approach the villain takes to achieving that goal.  I've been paying a lot of attention to Crysis 2 and Half-Life 2 as far as how the city should appear and react to the events that are going on, and I think it will be a suprisingly fun challenge to create this atmosphere of sheer devastation, because I'm going to have to make the reader actually try to understand what has happened, and how terrible things have become in words, rather than flashy graphics.

Thirteen: While Thirteen has ended up taking a back seat in this re-write compared to the initial version, his development, per se, is still crucial to the story.  I guess development isn't quite the right word so much as the perception the reader gains as they learn more about him; for the most part Thirteen remains exactly the same throughout the story.

Devastation of War: Part 3 is the part of war.  The part where the battles take place.  There is death.  Murder.  Sacrifice.  My goal is to show how the city has become ravaged by the infected, and how the infected are banding together and actually planning, that they are more cunning creatures than they were in the original version.  The goal is also to show how smart plans can overcome the most powerful of enemies, both on the good side and the bad side, and showcasing how Rose has a natural military instinct that the others simply don't.

Part 4 may be the conclusion to Mutation, but Part 3 is the climax, and in my opinion the climax should be incredibly important - if not more so - compared to the ending.  With a little bit of luck, it'll turn out to be absolutely epic.

Until next time, (every)one.  Writr, out.

P.S. To my few audience members (I think there's two of you at the moment), if you wouldn't mind commenting on this or something, it would make me feel like I'm actually doing this for a reason. :P  If only everything came with a "like" button.

Part 2 Progress - Finished!

Part 2 is, at long last, complete!  With luck I will have Part 3 finished sometime in the middle of July, but considering how much work I'll need to do on that part to make it fit with all the others I can make no guarantee.

Character Profile: Director (Doctor) Storm

Director (or Doctor, as he appears in Mutation) Storm is one of my favorite characters, in part because I make him to be so likeable.  He is not given a whole lot of backstory, yet his role in the trilogy of Mutation-Maturity-Mutiny is extremely important.
The Director is the leading expert on mutations, specifically the controllable ones that play such a huge role in Maturity and Mutiny.  He seeks to learn as much as he can about the subject, but unlike Xavier or Adyn his quest for knowledge does not hold any alternative motives; he simply wants knowledge for knowledge's sake.  While he has nearly everyone else record their stories in the audio logs that Gideon finds, Director Storm never actually records anything except for the introduction because he feels that his part of the story is unimportant.  In Mutation his goal is simply to determine what caused the specific brand of mutations that are causing people to become the infected and how to stop it, in addition to helping Eric and Kate and Rose strengthen their own powers to combat the others. 
      In Maturity he is the leading expert in detecting where the rings are (atm I'm trying to figure out a better name for the rings than 'Eternity Stones' - which is what they were called - because that just sounds silly), and helps Aaron and the others in discovering them.   In fact, on several occasions he is the person who essentially solves the tests for them, my own way of saying that he, out of all the characters I am creating for this trilogy, is the most worthy of having some kind of powers.
     And that comes into play in Mutiny, when Director Storm is actually given the chance to have "the ultimate power" so to speak (not going to give away everything, now am I? :P).  He rejects it in spite of the fact that he would become immortal and essentially all-powerful, stating that "Greater men have been corrupted by these powers."
    In essence, Director Storm is one of my three favorite characters, simply because he is both humble and intelligent.  Against a background of war, treachery, and murder, he remains honorable and friendly towards the good guys.


That's all I've got.  Until next time, every(one).  Writr, out.

Part 2 Development

I'm kicking work on Part 2 into high gear.  I'm really enjoying the updated version, especially since I kinda hate how the story progressed in the old version.  Plus I'm just having fun writing it and adding new stuff.

I don't want to give away too much, but I will say this: for once my nerdy habits are proving incredibly helpful for writing some of this new stuff.

'Til next time, (every)one.  Writr, out.

Game of Amazing Storyline

Recently I've gotten into watching Game of Thrones.  I realize it's gotten a bad rap for all the nudity and stuff - and I'm not even going to bother to defend it there, because I feel it's all unnecessary, but WHATEVER.  Anyways.  The one thing I was really surprised by was how deep the story is, in part because you are watching multiple different plotlines, and I think it'll be really cool when they become connected (because we all know that that's what happens when you have a dual-plotline story set in the same time frame).
A few things I find interesting:
1. Animals/beasts: While the show makes references to multiple kinds of monsters, the only real "beast" that's been shown are the Dire Wolves (I think there might have been some imagery of the White Walkers in the first episode, but I never got to see that).  The White Walkers are probably going to show up eventually - they do seem to be a major enemy that will be coming later on.  Dragons are also mentioned, but aside from some large skulls and three dormant eggs, the dragons seem to be extinct.  The three previously mentioned eggs are definitely going to hatch, methinks, but when they will, exactly, has yet to be seen.

2. The political plots: This show makes a huge deal out of political intricacies, and none of them are very simple.  For example, there are the Targariens (I'm murdering the spelling on that, I know), who had control of the throne until a Lannister guy killed him, and only his son and daughter were left.  Then there's the conflict between the Lannisters and the Starks, who are pretty much at war with each other for reasons that have yet to be mentioned.  And the current king is married to a Lannister woman (though all "his children" are actually the offspring of his wife and her twin brother), yet best friends with Eddard Stark, adding conflict.  And then there's the Dothraki (again, murdering that spelling), whose leader is now married to the Targerien girl, and the relationship between them.

3. Tyrian Lanniester: For some reason I just like this guy.  He's a dwarf and he's at a disadvantage in this world, and he knows it.  Yet he still manages to be witty and interesting.  I'm sure they're going to kill him off or do something horrible, but for now I hope he ends up king or something.  Plus, he seems like the only Lannister who doesn't hate the Starks.

4. Eddard Stark: He isn't witty or anything like Tyrian Lannister, but he's the obvious choice for a protagonist; he has honor, he's fiercely loyal, and all he wants to do is keep things right in the world.  Unfortunately most everyone else DOESN'T share that sentiment, but maybe he'll win them over.  Maybe.

5. The "dance" (sword) instructer: This guy is interesting because a) he's teaching swordplay to a young girl, and b) some of his quotes are just awesome.  For example: "What is the only thing we can say when praying to Lord Death?... Not today."  GENIUS!

6. The world itself is amazing.  The intro does a great job of referencing where everything is, and even aside from that, the sets for each locale are spectacular.  I am never left wondering which location is which; they all have thier own distinct appearances.  I also like how seasons work in this world - rather than lasting for several months, they tend to last several years.  It plays into the plot, too; winter is coming (a winter that will bring White Walkers for the first time in several hundred years) and it will last many years.

So yeah.  While some parts of this show are stupid, it has potential to be freaking awesome.

Time to get back to work on Part 2.  Until next time, everyone.  Writr, out.

Part 2 Development

Part 2 is coming along slowly, to say the least.  This is in part because I have tons of stuff going on right now, but also because I'm trying to get everything to fit perfectly.  Mainly, getting the old characters' personalities to actually match themselves and fit with the storyline - which is hard when you're trying to make some characters enigmatic but give them tons of dialogue - in addition to getting Gideon's plotline to make sense and all.
Hopefully Part 2 will be done by the end of June.  But I make no promises.

The Development of Heroes/Heroines

Lately I've been looking at different series - both book and video games - and seeing how the characters progressed, not only in a specific case (as in one book or one game) but throughout a series, if it were possible.  Here's some of the things I've found (and a warning to those of you who may not have read/played these titles):
Bartimaeus Trilogy: As a whole, the djinni Bartimaeus didn't change too much; he was still very much the same playful, humorous character he had been from the beginning.  This is something I came to expect from him since he is supposed to be thousands of years old; after a few thousand years, you probably wouldn't change much as far as attitude - heck, most people stop changing after they've hit forty.  While it seems that his opinion of human masters changed - he became slightly friendlier towards Nathaniel - after reading the sections on Ptolemy and their relationship I realized that he had simply discovered that there were others like his old master; his opinion had never really changed.  Nathaniel, on the other hand, went through major changes through each three books.  In the beginning he was a naive, youthful boy who had some scrap of honor in him, but by the beginning of the second novel that honor had all but vanished, and he became a cruel, harsh master just like all the other magicians.  Kitty changed him and made him revert back to the old Nathaniel, a heroic individual who simply wanted to stop the problems that were going on.  His opinions on djinni changed, too, when he realized just how similar he and Bartimaeus were.
Harry Potter: Harry changed quite a bit throughout the series, though some my argue otherwise.  True, he never delved into being dark and evil or anything - though he did become a bit emo in the 5th book - but how he treated himself as a hero changed.  In the first three novels it was more about simply facing whatever trials were immediately in front of him, whether that was Fluffy growling at him, the Basilisk snarling, or the Whomping Willow thrashing.  He never stopped to think about what it all meant, what Voldemort's consistent reoccurrence might mean.  In the 4 book he realized that his life was forever changed, that he and Voldemort were indeed connected; in book 5, he fully understood the connection, and began coming to terms with the inevitable battle with Voldemort in the 6th book.  In book 7, he changed again; instead of simply coming to terms with the fact that he would have to fight Voldemort, he came to terms with the fact that he would have to die in order to stop the Dark Lord.  That, I thought, marked a major change, because it showed that he understood what kind of sacrifices must sometimes be made to help the people you care about.
Halo: Halo was different from the two series above; overall, Master Chief never changed.  He kept doing the same things that he was doing - killing Covenant and protecting Earth's interests.  True, he did have to accept that the Arbiter - a Covenant Elite - was an ally, and in Halo 3 that marked some minor conflicts between the two, but overall his opinion didn't change.  The greatest change, I think, was the relationship between the Chief and Cortana, the super-computer AI who was connected to him.  At first they were simply that: a super-soldier and a very intelligent holographic AI.  However, the Chief sacrificed himself to protect Cortana, and throughout Halo 2 and Halo 3 the two showed some compassion for one another.  While the Chief's last words to her as he went into cryostasis - "Wake me when you need me" - were impersonal, I think that the two had forged a very close bond, and I am interested to see how that bond continues in Halo 4.
Assassin's Creed (Ezio Auditore): For the sake of brevity, I am sticking with Ezio, since he plays a major role and his life parallels that of Desmond's.  Ezio started out a foolish rich kid, who got into scraps with other teenagers and slept around with girls - when he told his mother he had great skills, she responded snarkily, "You mean besides vaginas?"  After his father and two brothers are executed before his eyes, he realizes he must take up the Assassin's ways, and begins to learn how to act in his father's stead.  By the end of Assassin's Creed 2, he has become much more mature, a strong-willed individual who is feared by his enemies and loved by his people.  In Brotherhood he is still a bit immature, sleeping around with women and such, but when he realizes that an Assassin is not a part-time job, he takes up the clothes and hidden blade and returns to take down Cesare Borgia.  Throughout his fights with the Borgia he ressurrects the fallen Brotherhood of Assassins, and himself becomes a Master Assassin, capable of wielding one of the Apple artifacts.  He is mature, wise, and powerful, and the game ends with hope.  Revelations takes a much older Ezio on his journey to discover something that has been left behind by the previous Master Assassin, Altair.  At this point Ezio is older, nearing 50 I think, and has taught many others how to follow in his footsteps; he is a mentor.
So... yeah.  There are some other series I would put in here, but this is long enough as it is, so I'll end it here.  I think it's interesting to see how other authors/writers develop their characters throughout a series, and enjoy developing my own characters and preparing them for the challenges I'll put in their path.

Until next time, everyone.  Writr, out.

Random Ramblings 1

As you might deduce from the title, I expect there to me more of these little ramblings.  Hopefully they won't become commonplace here, but... who knows.  I have no idea about what my real plans are for this blog. :P
Anyways, I have gotten absolutely no work done on Mutation in the past few days.  It kinda sucks, but the past few days have been absolute chaos, between having to drive all over the place, working on stuff for some other people, and trying to find a second job so that I'll be able to pay for college.  Hopefully by the end of this weekend I will actually have some time to sit down and get some real work done (I should probably quit writing this blog and get working now, actually), but of course I start my summer course next Monday so things will get fun then, too.
I've come to realize, though, that I shouldn't see my working on Mutation as a fun hobby.  If I do that, no real work on Mutation will get done, either because I'll spend my time doing things I'd consider more productive or simply write absolute crap that isn't very substantial.  At the same time, though, I feel that I shouldn't view writing as a chore or a job (in part because I'm not making any money off anything yet).  If I view Mutation as a job, then I'll write what I think has to get done to finish by a deadline, and nothing creative will come out.  I've realized that it's a fine balance I have to keep to ensure that Mutation gets completed and is actually good, substantial work.
Anyways, I really probably should stop this post and get back to writing.

Until next time.  Writr, out.

Future Troubles

This is the first chapter of Part 2 in Mutation... just to give some people an idea of how the story works, and to prove to a certain someone that I am still working on it, even if I do take a day off now and then. ;)

I might try posting additional small segments about Mutation, probably more informational ones that give more background into Gideon and Philip and some of the plans I originally had for them.

    Gideon sat still, his heartbeat racing. “Surely that isn’t it?  Surely Eric has more to tell?”  He searched all of the audio logs, yet none of them carried Eric’s name.  Eric could not have died, though, thought Gideon, else he would have been unable to recount his story.  Yet again there were the nagging letters after his name in the directory: “two days b.d.”.  B.D.; Before Death.  Eric had died just two days after he recounted his tale; perhaps his injuries had grown too much for his body to bear?  Yet in the beginning it sounded as if Eric were about to embark on a battle of some sort.  Puzzled, Gideon shut down the laptop and tried to go to sleep, rocking in his small hammock.

            The next morning was difficult; he had received no sleep.  His nagging questions kept him awake, ever-present in the back of his mind.  Sighing, he decided not to turn the laptop on that morning; there was much work to be done.  He did decide to wear the ring; why, he didn’t quite know.  Despite his power suit’s warning about the dark energy inside of it, the ring just felt as if it needed to be worn.  And so wear it he did, even as he met up with Philip to work another military job.

            Philip smirked as they met up at their usual spot outside the housing complex. “I see you’ve taken to wear that fancy piece of jewelry,” he commented, nodding at the ring. “Any special reason you’re wearing it?”

            “I’m not sure why, really,” Gideon admitted, “It just feels like it wants to be worn.  The only thing unusual about it is the levels of dark energy; it could be old Revenant tech.”  The Revenant were an alien species warring with human colonies in the Betelgeuse system, with far more advanced weapons technology than humans had developed.

            “I doubt it; the Revenant aren’t aware of Earth yet, remember?  And I don’t think filthy aliens would develop a weapon inside a piece of jewelry.”  Philip chuckled. “Could you imagine one of those things wearing any kind of jewelry?  It’d be ridiculous.”

            Gideon laughed with him. “Good point.”  They arrived at the military checkpoint where they would be assigned their task for the day. “So what do you have for us today, Corporal?”  They were on good terms with the Corporal here; they had worked for him long enough that he trusted them as well-behaved citizens.

            “Looks like you two will be cleaning out the same space as yesterday, only you’ll have some power tools this time to get off all the dirt and grime on the floors.  Command wants the place in tip-top shape so they can start parking vehicles there.”  The two men nodded and, after receiving their equipment, headed back to the warehouse to begin their work.

            The warehouse seemed vast without all the boxes inside of it.  The two men set out to their work immediately, remaining silent until Philip finally asked: “So what was in the rest of that audio log?”

            Gideon smiled wryly. “So you are interested in what they say after all.”

            “Nah.  Well, maybe.  Just a little bit.  It’s certainly more interesting than our lives, at any rate.  I mean, it isn’t like the Revenant are going to be coming to Earth any time soon.  They don’t even know about half of our other colonies.  So come on.  What happened?”

            Smiling, Gideon recounted the remainder of the audio log as best he could for the next three hours, trying to make sure that Philip understood every detail of what he was telling him.  They accomplished a lot of their cleaning in that time, so much so that they decided to take a break for a few hours; though the Corporal would be unhappy, so long as they finished their job he would not mind.  Gideon returned to his home and grabbed the laptop before heading back out.  As he passed another housing complex he was surprised to see multiple medical vehicles hovering outside the place, with a large crowd of people standing nearby.  He tapped the shoulder of a friend who lived there. “What’s going on?”

            His friend shrugged. “Apparently some woman went insane, started trying to attack her family.  Killed the family cat and started eating it.  Medics say it’s a power suit malfunction that caused her to get high levels of dark energy radiation; her cells started to mutate.  Kind of freaky, eh?”

            Gideon nodded, his breath coming in short bursts. “What about the family?  Are they okay?”

            “They have a few cuts and bruises, but for the most part they’re fine.  One of the men was bitten, but doctor’s say it isn’t anything to be worried about.”

            Gideon tried to stay calm as he returned to the warehouse, but it was difficult. A woman had started to mutate, attacking her family… just like in the audio logs.  And several people had been scratched or bitten by her, which would spread the infection.  He looked down at the ring.  Did this ring have something to do with it?  Did the ring have some sort of capability to stop the infection?  There was only one way to find out: he had to read the remainder of the audio logs.

            Back at the warehouse, he told Philip about his encounter.  Philip was more relaxed about the situation, but like Gideon he expressed worry. “Maybe if we read the rest of the audio logs we can figure out what’s going on,” he suggested, “We should read all the ones under the same category of Eric’s, though, just so we are following the same story and not jumping around.”

            “Way ahead of you.”  Gideon flipped open the laptop and plugged the power cell in.  The familiar starting screen appeared, with all the audio logs split into their three categories.  The one directly beneath Eric’s was labeled “Kate – two days b.d.”.  Gideon frowned.  Again: “two days b.d.”.  Kate had died just two days after recounting her story, probably at the same time as Eric.  He turned to Philip, who nodded.  They had two hours to listen to Kate’s tale.  Two hours to hopefully figure out a way to reverse what was now happening in their time.  He clicked to play it.

            “My name is Katelyn Millington.  My story is meant to begin where Eric’s left off; just as we arrived at the military compound where I am currently being held.  In two days, we go off to fight the worst enemy mankind has ever seen, to combat the greatest evil the world will ever have to deal with.  Hopefully we will succeed, but in case we do not, in case we fail to survive and save the world from this infection, Dr. Storm has requested that we record our stories so that future generations might understand this blight, and might stand a chance should it happen again.  So… I guess I’ll begin.”

Mutation's Journey

     If you're reading this, most likely you're one of my friends who has had to hear all about Mutation from the moment it was completed.  That means you probably also know that I failed to find a publishing company/agent to get  ahold of Mutation and get it published.  Becuase of that, I have begun revamping Mutation in the hopes that by the end of the summer it will be more polished and more worthy of getting published as an actual novel.
     Like most things, Mutation never started out as what it has become.  My initial idea was to have a simple story of two kids surviving in a zombie apocalypse, eventually finding a scientific facility where the disease originated, and then discovering the cure to save humanity.  Cheesy? Yes.  Already done?  Definitely.  Of course, I didn't want to write something that was lame or had already been written to death, so as you would expect Mutation took a turn towards the more surreal.  I took influence from both the Left 4 Dead gaming franchise and Dante's Inferno and created the various mutants, put together a new cause for the infection, and developed how the two main characters - Eric and Kate - dealt with it.  The story also changed from 3rd person perspective to 1st person, with each part having a different character telling the story.
     How the story ended also took a different turn.  It probably wasn't the best idea, but I ended up writing the majority of Mutation when I was in a bit of a sour mood about some stuff, and as a result I killed off some of the characters and Mutation took a darker turn than I had anticipated.  In the end I actually like it more than I would have should it not been as dark, though I know some people will disagree with me about whether that was a smart move.
     My revamping of Mutation takes the plotline and makes it a bit more interesting, adding a new beginning and changing how the story is actually told.  The reason is because I have decided that, should Mutation get published, it will be part of a trilogy (kinda, more like the middle story, with a prologue story and an epilogue story coming afterwards) and connecting it to several other ideas for stories I have for later on.  Part 1 is already completed, but that's the easy part; parts 2 and 3 are - and will remain to be - far longer, being the meat of the story.  With luck, it will turn out better than the first draft.  Who knows?  Maybe someday it'll actually get published.

Until next time everyone.  Writr, out.