SLANG HATIN'

"This Facebook post of mine is big enough to blog. Didn't realize it until after the fact."

I was touching on the whole Bae Phenomenon and found it funny, interesting, and a bit head-shaking on those who have to find some offense or disappointment in its use. Perhaps I enjoy slang since I write a lot, a whole lot, and variety of languages, words, slang, all of that, is safe in my book.

The slang "Bae" - According to the ole Urban Dictionary lists the word as an acronym meaning “before anyone else,” or the short version of "baby" or "babe" and so forth. But there is another use, a Danish use for it, which means Poop.

"Bae" has existed in a shiz load of rap songs and web stuff (memes and all of that) for a good while (we're talking mid 2000's or so - given research) and appears to be going nowhere. I haven't used the slang but seen the younger gen' spit it on repeat all over the place, and once upon a time I used "Boo" which has its own origins (me believing it a southern thing but I could be wrong) but now that word is out of my system given how expansive my vocab' has become recently.

I say things that make heads tilt to shock any-who, and they are actual words. Word play is just one of my favorites.

I've also noticed the sudden 'Dislike' of the word "Bae". And as usual with me I could never understand why anyone would get pissed from a word. I thought sticks and stones do more damage? Or maybe I'm just weird and my fortitude is a lot stronger than others...extremely a lot stronger than others. I've seen people supposedly gripe over the smallest of things as if it will ruin society (Grammar Nazis tend to have heart attacks over a mispeled wrd), but society keeps on going, keeps on changing, ups and downs, and has been this way before any of us were ever born.

To me, to be offended over trivial things is a bad sign. Perhaps my father is coming out of me more and more for back in the days of me having fits over silly stuff my pop would scold the hell out of me for it. I remember my trips up north (NY, PA, etc) and heard various slang terms that were both interesting, never before heard, and cool to me. Maybe that is because I'm a writer and take to word-smithing, thus my attention to words of all variances is different than those who are not as... I don't know... artistic? 

Everyone is their own character after all.

Maybe this sudden hatred or whatever is a sign of my generation getting old. Since the things we've done is somewhat out of style now (not entirely) and those behind us up and coming are doing their own thing. Now some of us are acting like the old prudes and angry senior citizens calling the younger set whippersnappers and wanting to beat the living hell out of them with canes.

Simply put: Y'all getting old.

As for me...I don't age. I'm immortal. HA!

These people are about as crazy-acting as when that silly "Thot" came to life.

FRIDAY UPDATE: BACK ON 'TRACK'

"The inquisition calls."

 

(Dragon Age Inquisition - Ps4) Elfin'Ra - Dhalish Inquisitor - Rogue Class

So, it appears I am back on track with editing Shadow Genesis Inception. Today is the 5^th of December, and I am on chapter five and there are thirty-one days in this month. Pretty sure you know what that means.

In truth, I am further ahead, but given what has happened with laptop I decided to just do a restart on 3^rd revision. I suppose one could say this is a 4^th revision, but that is… not so much the case.

Christmas came early for me, too early. I received a gift that has made my day and continues to make my days grand. It’s name is Playstation, and it just recently turned twenty (Anniversary). I got a Ps4 now and also replaced the Ps3 version of Dragon Age Iquisition with the Ps4 version. Also got Killzone Shadow Fall (yet to play) and Destiny (further ahead in level on a friend’s Ps4 but now I have my own, making me currently on level 2 Hunter).

My schedule for writing is still the same, never changed even with ‘Game Time’ upgraded to better system. I still have my Ps3, can’t part with it for I modded the hard drive to a bigger storage, and I have a lot of media on that thing (or did at one greater point until that ‘error’ hit). At the moment I am just making sure this blog is due, and back to a few quick edits, then it’s whatever for Friday’s sake.

As for that Dragon Age picture of my inquisitor above, I just might do a blog blip on that game soon enough.

RARE SUNDAY

"How I do I do it, one asks."

First I write quick mini drafts before getting into my main projects. I just started to write up short dialog scripts seriously between characters to get a better mood of what to do come time in manuscript work. In a way, I have been doing such exercises with The Multiverse Project for years, and never thought to implement such things into the Shadow Khan Project… which is quite weird of me to do.

Music is one of my powerful muses.

I am sure to have explained this once before, but I feel as if I need to explain just how inspirational music is to me when I write, and how not just any tune does the deed for me.

Often I set up a few music mixes when writing. Sometimes I don’t, but often I do. Some like to write in utter silence, which is commonplace, but I take to music or ‘noise’ more than silence. I suppose it is because I have been writing under the commotion of sound for long (back when I was just writing little story plot shorts and character summaries way back in middle school) that it doesn’t bother me at the least, plus, out here in the country surrounded by family is another reason. Kids can get wild, and I have a knack for multitasking.

Simply put, I can tune out other things and zone into what is important, and once I am in the zone, there is no stopping me… unless something major is up. When I go to bed, the earphones are in and the iPod is playing one of the many project mixes set up to help on whatever I plan to write on come morning.

As for my music mixes, they help for a particular scene, character, a time period, or a specific story mood when writing. It is one of the ways I submerse myself in both scene and sound, and helps the mood well. I find myself with more action sounds than anything, and just really updated softer, dramatic tunes. It is rare for lyrics to move me as much as pure instrumentals.

Earlier, a song called 'Into the Darkness' by The Phantoms caught my attention. I caught it off The Inquisitor trailer of Dragon Age Inquisition. It is a good song, lyrics are nice, though short, but it speaks to me when writing, especially when working on Shadow Khan.

At this moment, I am writing up a few mini event drafts now for Shadow Genesis Inception, to work off of. I have a few done, and been on for a few months (before the great computer/Office fall out). This blog was supposed to have been finished earlier, like an hour back… but a friend just popped up with that Ps4 Grand Theft Auto 5.

The first person mode is interesting.

STILL GOING: PROJECT UPDATES!

Yes, it has been a few days of me being ‘absent’, but with reason, minus the excuses.

Through the week I have been occupied. Writing at most and other life things people do with themselves than just sitting around, which is cool to do, for I can do just that too. I am a bit of a homebody. I don’t do clubs, nor do I run the streets like so many do. I am a gamer type and love a good show, and when the inspiration trickles in I sure do take notes.

But sometimes I wonder if what I learn is actually applying itself.

I suppose that is my own personal critic.

UPDATE

The Shadow Khan Project is coming along fine. Slow, but I am the type who can’t rush something I believe will be something good when truly finished in my eyes. I would throw in some sort of metaphor or other clever string of words, but I am feeling a bit raw (as always). 

Shadow Genesis is still in 3^rd draft and I am a few chapters in. However, I went back to chapter one and made a few tweaks and cut-downs in word count. Chapter one’s word total is around 8k (8,000something). Although there are no rules to chapter length, let alone having or not having chapter numbers in a novel, I have this thing that when I write, I write until a scene is done. Of course each chapter has several scenes, but sometimes the scenes are more than a few pages long. Composition thing… but it’ll sort itself out as I keep on revising. I do feel it should be shorter, but the other half of me says: “The story will reach its own limit as you write.”

Simply put, my work is freakin’ sentient.

SHADOW GENESIS INCEPTION 3^rd DRAFT PROGRESS: 20%

• SG Book II 2^nd Draft Pending
• SG Book III 1^st Draft 20%

 

 

Project Chosen One is very slow going, only because I continue to redesign (mentally) or change up plot for the script. Since I am writing in script format (like a media script but for graphic novel) I still find the style and format new to me in Scrivener. It is however a nice change of flow between projects, but in good time I’ll have everything done.

SLICKA GRAPHIC NOVEL SCRIPT PROGRESS: 15%

Project Multiverse received a change of narrative. I am looking to tell the seemingly infinite adventures of Ricven as he travels the multiverse and gets into all sorts of shenanigans and such with others, as well as the ole keeping the balance ordeal. It’s massive, bigger than any could imagine, so the first batch of stories (including those done on DeviantArt) will come in handy as planned.

PROJECT MULTIVERSE MANUSCRIPT: 10% (Revised)

 

As for Slumgarde, it is still in plotting phase. Experimenting with the snowflake method on that one.

I know things are taking awhile. People ask when the next Shadow Genesis is coming out, and I tell them like always "In due time". There is no way one can just rush a good story. Yeah one can write a book in a month, but that is just a first draft... and I've proved to myself I could do that on my own. I even went further and written a 50chapter novel out of that. That is adding twenty more chapters to a book I first drafted in a month. My schedule was early mornings if not away from home, and if occupied elsewhere I make it up at night or in between. Everyday I write, but I can no longer stress myself on it for I have overexerted myself once. Is why I do other things to keep from hitting a pit again.

I am not always-always writing, but I 'AM' writing!

I keep my blog updated just for them, those who actually support me, and for myself, since building a author blog is essential to me, and will pay off in the long run. It's not easy doing what I do, even when some say what I do is a cake walk, but it is a challenge everyday writing, re-writing, researching, note taking, all that, just so this major project gets what it deserves... for Preludes of War was my first book, my own personal achievement, and a piece of work I knew I could do better with.

Hence the reboot.

Now if you can excuse me, the Inquisition is calling.