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NaNoWriMo BEGINS!

11/1/2016

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I must be crazy. I'll dedicate a lot more time to it tomorrow morning. I need to do 1,667 words a day. It's looking like I'll have about 3,000 words to do tomorrow. Man, wish me luck!

Track my progress!


Sneak peek of Chapter 1!

Metal struck metal with a resounding clash as Hans brought up his sword to ward off the attack. Caroline’s breath caught behind him but she did not waver, confident in his ability to protect her. Hans gritted his teeth and angled the sword, whipping the mace out of the goblin’s hands and into a wall. The goblin tensed and backed away. Hans’ eyes narrowed, and he used the hilt of the sword to strike the monster’s temple. He crumpled to the dirt floor, motionless but for his breathing. Hans lowered the sword but did not relax. He felt Caroline’s soft, slim hand on his forearm.

“You’re hurt.” She said quietly. Hans allowed her to draw his arm away from his side and touch the wound. His eyes closed slightly, as he felt the energy be drawn from her into the lesion. The skin knit itself together briefly replaced with a scar, then the scar smoothed itself out of existence and the only remaining evidence that Hans had been harmed was a torn shirt and drying blood. Caroline sighed and leaned against him. Hans adjusted himself so that he could wrap an arm around her.

“Thank you.” He murmured. She smiled up at him briefly before scowling around at the cave. The wooden door was usually fitted in the entrance hung loosely from one of its hinges where Hans had knocked it down. The bare bulb that hung from the ceiling was the only evidence of the modern world in the room.

“Unbelievable.” She muttered, annoyed. Hans resisted the urge to roll his eyes. She hated it when people kidnapped her and didn’t bother to confine her in reasonable accommodations. “Where does Myriah find these people?” Even though the Grey-Goblin Guild had taken her this time, there was no doubt who was behind all of it.

“Any idea what this group wants with you?” He asked, keeping his voice low. She sighed and shook her head. Hans pulled away from her and crept to the door where he peered out. “Well, clearly they weren’t prepared. I didn’t face nearly enough resistance when I came for my rescue.” Hans frowned. “Must mean that Myriah didn’t warn them what to expect.” What was she up to?

Caroline came and stood behind him. “Just proves that she’s as treacherous to her allies as she is to the innocents.” She scoffed. Hans frowned, his face still turned away from her’s. Despite Myriah’s actions, the statement didn’t ring true. Myriah might be malicious, but she was never cruel.

“Come on,” Hans moved confidently into the hall. Caroline following closely behind him.

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Novel thoughts...

6/7/2016

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Two part post because I can't let a title like "Novel thoughts" go to waste without a couple of interesting thoughts but this is relevant!

Part 1 - The Main Point
I've been thinking about writing a novel a lot. You've seen many of my short stories. I've been wanting to work on a novel for a long time now. I have plans for five or six novels. SciFi, Fantasy, SciFantasy. I've got them all. But I'm having trouble picking. Plus, I do have other things I'm working on such as Sword & Scepter Saga.

One idea I was playing with was just making Princess' Path into a novel. Thoughts?

I have so many novel ideas. But I'm worried it will cut back on the blog stories... And picking which one to write is really difficult! I should probably just set time aside for the novel work.

Part 2 - The Title
Random quotes of the day that I have posted... A lot of these are just things I've thought or said.
Quote of the Day: "I know the criminal mind. I should. I've got one myself."
Quote of the Day: "I'm not mad. Eccentric, certainly, but not mad."
Quote of the Day: "The assassin is vegan?"
Quote of the Day: "Deader than a corpse during the zombie apocalypse."
Quote of the Day: "You're not a terrible person, you just have terrible taste sometimes."
Quote of the Day: "Cross my heart... and my fingers."
Quote of the Day: "I feel absurd. I don't like feeling absurd."
Quote of the Day: “That guy’s more paranoid than a schizo on the run from the FBI...”
Quote of the Day: "Oh! Kay... So much hugging... Why is there so much hugging?"
Quote of the Day: "Context changes everything."
Thought of the Day: If you think enemies are better than friends, you have some serious problems.

Follow me on twitter for more thoughts and quotes of the Day!


Bonus!
Exchange of the Day:
Roommate: "So what are you going to be for Halloween?"
Me: "Oh, I have three costumes."
Roommate: "Of course you do."
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Leap Year Update!

2/29/2016

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You see the date? It's leap year! I knew I'd have to do something special for it! But in all honesty, it kind of snuck up on me and So I just read you all Danger of Drowning! It's pretty good, and the start of me reading many more of my stories for listening in the car! Look forward to those!
I've really got to get to work on the podcast element of LynZine. A friend of mine told me that he'd love to hear a podcast where I just critique Greek tragedies (you should hear me go off on Electra! If my dad killed my sister I'd have helped my mom kill him!) but I prefer a more story oriented approach, like the ever fabulous Decoder Ring Theatre (If you haven't heard of it, stop reading and start listening to their podcast!). Still, I might do a few entries on Greek Tragedies and where Clytemnestra and Medea got it wrong. Maybe rant about Jason and Agamemnon a little bit.



In other news, I am trying to read through the legal jargon surrounding the copyright of Raffles the Gentleman thief, because I have an updated audio show version of them I would love to do. Alas, copyright and public domain is confusing to say the least.

I got the music for the intro of this reading from MusOpen.

It's not a bad resource, and makes it pretty clear what it wants from it's users.


Alright everyone! Enjoy your leap year!
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A few things!

10/20/2015

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First thing's first.
I have a Twitter! Yes, it surprised me too, but I decided that some people like Facebook, some people like Tumblr, and some people like Twitter. My Twitter name is @LynZineStories (I cannot believe that LynZine was taken. Who knew?) You can also follow me with that little black box to the right. But, if you prefer, here are the links to the Twitter page and the Facebook page.
https://twitter.com/LynZineStories
https://www.facebook.com/LynZine
http://lynzine.tumblr.com/



Alright, social media stuff out of the way! Now on to the <strike>fun</strike> important stuff!

Did everyone like the week of stories? Perhaps it should be a monthly event?
I'm also very excited about a 1930s series I'm working on called "Miss. Magic". I've even started writing and posting articles on Facebook, Tumblr, and Twitter as a lead up to the release. 
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Updates: The Accidental Immortal and Princess' Path

9/30/2015

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So exciting things this week! I hope that everyone enjoyed the Accidental Immortal. An immortal named Fin has been kicking around my brain for a while now. I only recently had a revelation of how he became that way.  I have a lot of plans for Fin. He will have his own series called inFINite. I also know a lot about Eleven that I am holding back for now.

In bigger news, the Princess' Path was finally updated with the fourth installment Power Play. In this we finally learn what Myriah has been up to all this time. A new character was also introduced. I added an new picture to the story (I didn't want to make you wait any longer).
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The next story will be Powerless and then the final installment of the Princess' Path, A Journey's End.

As you all know, I don't like specifying ethnicity in my stories, but when I do art, I feel that I should state it better. Specifically for Caroline. I had a fair about of trouble painting Caroline the way I picture her. Caroline is half Caucasian, half Filipina. Her hair is lighter than black but not quite brown, it's lightened more from exposure to sunlight than anything else.

The end of Power Play will have lasting ramifications for the characters. I hope you liked the twist!


Would anyone like me to create a new tab for the blog stories so that they are better organized? The catagories show the stories in a reverse order that confuses some people. (Let me know in the poll on the right!)

I have a few new stories in the works that I hope to have up and posted within the week. (One I hope to be done tomorrow.)

Until then, happy reading!
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The End of August

8/31/2015

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Well, here we are; the last day of August.

I actually have recorded a few audio dramas, but I want to do a few more takes. I think you'll enjoy them! This coming month I plan on setting up a podcast on iTunes.

Stories coming in September...

  • The Princess' Path 3-6
  • The Boys in Engineering
  • Tides of Trade (Continuation of Danger of Drowning)
  • Faithful Foe

Audios coming in September...
  • Time To Travel: Age of the Dinosaur (If people like the first scene of this, let me know! I'm prioritizing my audio shows, and I won't continue it if people don't tell me they like it!)
  • The Sword and Scepter Saga: The Rescue
  • Audio Adaptation of Out of this World

Wish me luck!
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Updates and Long Term Projects

7/29/2015

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Welcome everyone,

I've slowed down on the blog stories because I've become very involved in my longer term projects. Never fear, there are more on the way. Including a few of one of my favorite characters Marilyn Gold. Remember to vote for your favorite blog story in the poll on the right. I started back up on the story Pals and Partners because of the vote it got. So it does get results!

Also coming soon is Faithful Foe, a longer short story at around 10 pages. It's an action packed scifi adventure featuring frienemies and a siege on a government base. In a month or two, I hope to formally introduce you to Bianca Black in her own series Blackheart. You've already met her once in Forgive Me, Father, a very short story that takes place around the tenth story I intend to publish in the Blackheart series.

I am finishing the build for the sound booth tomorrow. I have all of the material, now I just have to put it all together. It is my own design and I shall post photos once it is done. Once that is built I hope to record a few of the blog stories, and eventually release the Sword and Scepter Saga; a high fantasy audio drama.

In the meantime, I will be working on the final three installments of The Princess' Path. A few other blog stories, and perhaps another installment of Cause and Effect and Predestined. As I've said, vote in the blog if you want me to continue another story! You can cast up to two votes!
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Princess' Path: Setting and Bonus Scene

7/9/2015

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When I first wrote Why a Witch? I did not expect it to be as popular as it was or to continue it. I was focused on keeping it short and sweet. But given that I have written three in the series (which I have rechristened the Princess' Path), I thought that I should expand on the settings that I neglected in the first story.

I'm pretty sure that most of you thought that this was a medieval fantasy world. Now take that, and fast forward several centuries to the modern day, with cars, movies, and scientists tearing their hair out because they still can't find a scientific explanation for how magic works. Add in the dragons, the griffins, the magic, and you have the setting to the story!

And don't forget to vote for your favorite Blog Story in the poll on the right!



Bonus Scene!



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Diversity

7/6/2015

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Given the recent news content regarding the leaked email stating that Spider-Man should always be white (and heterosexual) I just wanted to address something regarding my stories.

I tend to assume more diversity in cartoons and stories than there is. If there is a character with dark hair and eyes (and only one or two other people in the show who are from an ethnic minority) I will assume that they are Latinos or Asian Americans. It has led to a lot of confusion on my part when casting came out for live action movies or shows and the cast is totally white washed.

I want to avoid that in my own stories. I want diversity in my characters. But it isn't enough to just use "African American" or "Latin American" or any variation in the description. I personally have a fear of my ability of portray different ethnicities. There is more to the cultural experience than the appearance and I'm afraid that I will not do it justice or that the effort I take will fall into (or reinforce) stereotypes.* 

In my current series of extremely short stories I have used very little description of the characters. I want people to choose for themselves who the characters are. I don't have specifics in mind, partially because I want people to naturally assume diversity. But in light of this recent event I wanted to tell you the ethnicity I personally imagine for one story. For the short story Cursed from the second I wrote it I imagined Xander Shade as an African American man and his niece Kimmie as bi-racial. Her mother is Xander's sister (African American) and her father is a Pacific Islander.



*One of my comic book heroes, Dwayne McDuffie, creator of Static Shock, Icon, and Milestone Comics, did a lot to spread awareness of this in the comic book industry, and if you have a moment, I highly recommend you look him up.
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Fan art for YVZ Productions' Static Phenomenon fan series
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Upgrade, the Contest, and my first Audio

7/1/2015

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Today was a big day. Today I learned that I won the Star Trek Excelsior Contest. (I can't even begin to tell you how excited I am about that.) And today I have officially upgraded my site. One of my main reasons for the upgrade was the ability to host audio. I have big plans for audio shows. But for now, enjoy my first foray into the medium with... A Stranger in the House.
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