tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64965315310889179922011-11-27T18:38:24.695-05:00This is a companion blog to publishkestrel.blogspot.com, and I will post any random thoughts or research I come across that correlates to my writing, or other kinds of inspiration. Comments welcome!Kestrelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04377506516687501785noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496531531088917992.post-16580438385277728762009-11-17T15:57:00.003-05:002009-11-17T16:04:06.923-05:002009-11-17T16:04:06.923-05:00Kestrelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04377506516687501785noreply@blogger.com0So, it's really nice when writing historical fiction to be able to include a real life character. The trick is knowing your place and time, and whether or not its possible to stretch reality in such a way that will fit your story.I have just finished doing just that, and it made for over 3000 words! All in about two hours time. Pretty freaking awesome! Neat trick too...It all started yesterday <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-0e7hYQz5hNFWW10zhclmGLquYg/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-0e7hYQz5hNFWW10zhclmGLquYg/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-0e7hYQz5hNFWW10zhclmGLquYg/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-0e7hYQz5hNFWW10zhclmGLquYg/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MethodsToMyMadness/~4/on2Lhw-6C9M" height="1" width="1"/>http://methodtomadness-kestrel.blogspot.com/2009/11/historical-figures.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496531531088917992.post-20339286873486293832009-11-14T13:14:00.001-05:002009-11-14T13:16:30.024-05:002009-11-14T13:16:30.024-05:00Kestrelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04377506516687501785noreply@blogger.com0So this week has had its ups and downs, but between this morning's NaNo meeting and the one I'm going to in a few more moments, I will cross the 10,000 word threshold and hope to get to 12,000 before the end of the day. I need to stop talking and web-browsing and just write already... Bah! <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/b4a6yZtnPPVXVR6_iDnNSYsdZaw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/b4a6yZtnPPVXVR6_iDnNSYsdZaw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/b4a6yZtnPPVXVR6_iDnNSYsdZaw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/b4a6yZtnPPVXVR6_iDnNSYsdZaw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MethodsToMyMadness/~4/YLh_sP89oPA" height="1" width="1"/>http://methodtomadness-kestrel.blogspot.com/2009/11/what-next.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496531531088917992.post-43108802009671200662009-11-11T12:45:00.002-05:002009-11-11T12:59:47.843-05:002009-11-11T12:59:47.843-05:00Kestrelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04377506516687501785noreply@blogger.com0Thanks to the Smart Bitches, Trashy Books blog (insert link later, see side panel for now), I have a great new side angle to write from.Poor Anne and Kate, they are just having to go through hell.I can't say this is going to be your standard romance, there's love and sex and definitely some Happily Ever After, but in the meantime, there's rape, racism, murder, revenge, miscarriage, you name it. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/UGdvopzV7sqj8wYF6jjHnZKhJ3o/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/UGdvopzV7sqj8wYF6jjHnZKhJ3o/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/UGdvopzV7sqj8wYF6jjHnZKhJ3o/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/UGdvopzV7sqj8wYF6jjHnZKhJ3o/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MethodsToMyMadness/~4/kIyeJ67zXKI" height="1" width="1"/>http://methodtomadness-kestrel.blogspot.com/2009/11/new-inspiration.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496531531088917992.post-34284995204199387552009-11-11T12:17:00.002-05:002009-11-11T12:20:17.672-05:002009-11-11T12:20:17.672-05:00Kestrelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04377506516687501785noreply@blogger.com0So, NaNo has been motivational. I'm not on par with where I should be if I expect to actually WIN this year, but I'm at nearly 8,000 in a week's time, so that's respectable. Again, I am working on Anne and Kate's story, with a twist in how I'm going about it. Plugging along one scene at a time seems to be going okay, just writing whatever comes out, not going back and editing or re-reading, and <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4ynX-0OMx2ZPsiLh8j2J649sLXE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4ynX-0OMx2ZPsiLh8j2J649sLXE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4ynX-0OMx2ZPsiLh8j2J649sLXE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4ynX-0OMx2ZPsiLh8j2J649sLXE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MethodsToMyMadness/~4/QlzmlIsYufc" height="1" width="1"/>http://methodtomadness-kestrel.blogspot.com/2009/11/progress.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496531531088917992.post-48460449069079972942009-11-07T10:35:00.002-05:002009-11-07T10:38:55.001-05:002009-11-07T10:38:55.001-05:00Kestrelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04377506516687501785noreply@blogger.com0So yet again, I am going to attempt to get back to writing, and what better incentive than to sign up for NaNo again! At this moment, I am sitting in my coffee shop with a few other writers, companions in the agony that is pounding out a novel in a month's time. My word count is pitiful at the moment, and that is only compounded by the fact that I have such little free time to accomplish anything <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NDYrDsUfFzqAaMnWBmZLlV_NlVA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NDYrDsUfFzqAaMnWBmZLlV_NlVA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NDYrDsUfFzqAaMnWBmZLlV_NlVA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NDYrDsUfFzqAaMnWBmZLlV_NlVA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MethodsToMyMadness/~4/slpI8TM-3iA" height="1" width="1"/>http://methodtomadness-kestrel.blogspot.com/2009/11/nanowrimo-2009.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496531531088917992.post-51267323855425373062009-02-16T12:52:00.001-05:002009-02-16T12:54:12.582-05:002009-02-16T12:54:12.582-05:00Kestrelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04377506516687501785noreply@blogger.com0So I had submitted awhile back for "First Page Saturday" at Dear Author, and this Saturday was my day! Some very helpful comments were posted, so check it out!Dear Author <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lsnGce6n9ebeJ-sEwtHHOqoZByY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lsnGce6n9ebeJ-sEwtHHOqoZByY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lsnGce6n9ebeJ-sEwtHHOqoZByY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lsnGce6n9ebeJ-sEwtHHOqoZByY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MethodsToMyMadness/~4/R8pJ8NYx6nM" height="1" width="1"/>http://methodtomadness-kestrel.blogspot.com/2009/02/real-feedback.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496531531088917992.post-90106982985777348602009-02-16T11:59:00.002-05:002009-02-16T12:08:15.459-05:002009-02-16T12:08:15.459-05:00Kestrelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04377506516687501785noreply@blogger.com0Happy belated Valentine's! How did you spend your day?Well, I started off by working in the morning... Hubby thought he was being funny by sending me a gorgeous bouquet to my job and signing it from "Your Secret Admirer :)"... Later we went out for Thai food, I will have to get him to send me the picture of my meal again and post it... I ordered the Tilapia special, and it was the whole fish! It <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hJB36SCTwCvM__BvSFTwsu3iPlc/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hJB36SCTwCvM__BvSFTwsu3iPlc/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hJB36SCTwCvM__BvSFTwsu3iPlc/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hJB36SCTwCvM__BvSFTwsu3iPlc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MethodsToMyMadness/~4/camAaVyeFFc" height="1" width="1"/>http://methodtomadness-kestrel.blogspot.com/2009/02/happy-valentines-little-late.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496531531088917992.post-75694642066199380902009-02-05T22:36:00.002-05:002009-02-05T22:42:21.174-05:002009-02-05T22:42:21.174-05:00Kestrelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04377506516687501785noreply@blogger.com0I work for one of the coolest companies in Greenville, SC. It's a coffee shop, but it's more than that. Check out Liquid Highway. I just recently became a location manager, but my location is not up and running yet, so I'm just a glorified assistant manager...Still, I think my company is awesome, and it combines two of my great loves, coffee and helping others! Hopefully we can keep up our growth <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/UHsxFrcEzWaYXVb6Ozks7LN6iqg/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/UHsxFrcEzWaYXVb6Ozks7LN6iqg/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/UHsxFrcEzWaYXVb6Ozks7LN6iqg/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/UHsxFrcEzWaYXVb6Ozks7LN6iqg/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MethodsToMyMadness/~4/Rou7hiFOUKE" height="1" width="1"/>http://methodtomadness-kestrel.blogspot.com/2009/02/loving-coffee-loving-my-job.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496531531088917992.post-38158124863921286142009-01-27T10:58:00.002-05:002009-01-27T11:16:23.962-05:002009-01-27T11:16:23.962-05:00Kestrelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04377506516687501785noreply@blogger.com0Thought I disappeared, huh?Well, I am still alive, just very busy... since writing is on pause at the moment, but I don't want to lose sight of that goal, going to be posting hopefully pretty regularly... adding some things to the page... just keeping in touch! <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/A252UVZl2fMTJqpbRT5EvcegcvA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/A252UVZl2fMTJqpbRT5EvcegcvA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/A252UVZl2fMTJqpbRT5EvcegcvA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/A252UVZl2fMTJqpbRT5EvcegcvA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MethodsToMyMadness/~4/ZSnWzTFxEzg" height="1" width="1"/>http://methodtomadness-kestrel.blogspot.com/2009/01/checking-in.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496531531088917992.post-31422451515218012772008-10-13T17:25:00.004-04:002008-10-13T17:33:21.693-04:002008-10-13T17:33:21.693-04:00Kestrelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04377506516687501785noreply@blogger.com2NaNoWriMo, wtf?For those who don't know about this great thing, it is National Novel Writing Month, starting November 1st, in which aspiring writers from all over the place get together to write a novel in a month. National Novel Writing Month Ah Ha! I have learned to hyperlink!The goal of NaNoWriMo is to challenge writers to produce a work (it doesn't have to be complete, let alone GOOD) of <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/TMrZTNlJiK3BE7rrXpMBPLHdxNg/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/TMrZTNlJiK3BE7rrXpMBPLHdxNg/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/TMrZTNlJiK3BE7rrXpMBPLHdxNg/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/TMrZTNlJiK3BE7rrXpMBPLHdxNg/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MethodsToMyMadness/~4/45AYPueEk3k" height="1" width="1"/>http://methodtomadness-kestrel.blogspot.com/2008/10/nanowrimo.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496531531088917992.post-76808264102558287792008-10-13T17:21:00.002-04:002008-10-13T17:25:41.482-04:002008-10-13T17:25:41.482-04:00Kestrelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04377506516687501785noreply@blogger.com0Well, it has been a MINUTE to say the least, since I have posted seriously here... I have been posting the chapters I had already finished over the last month, but have seriously let my writing go slack lately...So I apologize, not just to anyone who graces me with their presence to read this, but also to myself... Not to make excuses, but since my job started officially full time, and I have <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QIZijaLL1vpbIJpEIVFHk0NXH6E/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QIZijaLL1vpbIJpEIVFHk0NXH6E/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QIZijaLL1vpbIJpEIVFHk0NXH6E/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QIZijaLL1vpbIJpEIVFHk0NXH6E/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MethodsToMyMadness/~4/0P-fyxc3G80" height="1" width="1"/>http://methodtomadness-kestrel.blogspot.com/2008/10/back-on-track-after-hiatus.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496531531088917992.post-86064794354089311922008-09-04T01:43:00.002-04:002008-09-04T02:04:53.420-04:002008-09-04T02:04:53.420-04:00Kestrelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04377506516687501785noreply@blogger.com0Ok, I really think maybe I haven't been eating enough lately. Why, you ask? Well, because I was just noting that just about every single chapter I have written so far has mentioned food of some kind. Haven't noticed that yet? Well, you probably will.Now I love food, but I have an even more practical notion about why I have made mention of this so often (which I hope will become less as I go on), <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/xsoLExIQ6w4zsTOIo2TI0IirSls/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/xsoLExIQ6w4zsTOIo2TI0IirSls/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/xsoLExIQ6w4zsTOIo2TI0IirSls/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/xsoLExIQ6w4zsTOIo2TI0IirSls/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MethodsToMyMadness/~4/DRSP9sjXHms" height="1" width="1"/>http://methodtomadness-kestrel.blogspot.com/2008/09/whats-for-dinner.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496531531088917992.post-9652452139317591742008-09-02T13:54:00.003-04:002008-09-02T14:01:18.327-04:002008-09-02T14:01:18.327-04:00Kestrelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04377506516687501785noreply@blogger.com0Hello my fellow bloggers, writers and readers alike!Pardon the blog silence of the last few days, busy holiday weekend and all that!I am going to ask you all to do something for me now... See that little link off to the side to "Unleash Your Story"? Well, click on that for me and help raise some money to help the Cystic Fybrosis Foundation.I have started a team called "Kestrel's Bloggers" so you <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/1ZsPOab9d_8uiC0M9f3KtuuFkt4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/1ZsPOab9d_8uiC0M9f3KtuuFkt4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/1ZsPOab9d_8uiC0M9f3KtuuFkt4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/1ZsPOab9d_8uiC0M9f3KtuuFkt4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MethodsToMyMadness/~4/JCffP4oTbPI" height="1" width="1"/>http://methodtomadness-kestrel.blogspot.com/2008/09/writing-for-charity.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496531531088917992.post-37787714429405466722008-08-28T12:01:00.002-04:002008-08-28T12:20:14.188-04:002008-08-28T12:20:14.188-04:00Kestrelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04377506516687501785noreply@blogger.com4Seduction... hmm... powerful term here huh?I have reached a point in my writing where Syndra and Malik are at an understanding... The sexual tension is there, but they are both resisting... Oh, I love it when they do that... But you can't hold out forever, not when there are two characters as HAWT as these two are... whew!So my question is, what is a great way to get these two back together? I <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Iolc_GznBlVGgo6A23cijN6e0Oc/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Iolc_GznBlVGgo6A23cijN6e0Oc/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Iolc_GznBlVGgo6A23cijN6e0Oc/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Iolc_GznBlVGgo6A23cijN6e0Oc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MethodsToMyMadness/~4/ToTIAmv12bU" height="1" width="1"/>http://methodtomadness-kestrel.blogspot.com/2008/08/what-is-seduction.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496531531088917992.post-80883087157934620052008-08-27T15:18:00.002-04:002008-08-27T15:29:57.938-04:002008-08-27T15:29:57.938-04:00Kestrelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04377506516687501785noreply@blogger.com2I am suffering a serious lack of motivation lately... Not so much about my writing, because I'm still excited about it and have been jotting things down whenever I'm sitting still... just IN GENERAL... This is really bad though, because it is affecting my school... I haven't finished last week's assignments which were due on Sunday night, and I haven't started this week's yet either... I am <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HGwFzVEkEolvl_F6H6Gi9d0cKIk/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HGwFzVEkEolvl_F6H6Gi9d0cKIk/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HGwFzVEkEolvl_F6H6Gi9d0cKIk/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HGwFzVEkEolvl_F6H6Gi9d0cKIk/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MethodsToMyMadness/~4/-xRyzZCvqWE" height="1" width="1"/>http://methodtomadness-kestrel.blogspot.com/2008/08/motivation.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496531531088917992.post-89543904413123325772008-08-24T22:14:00.002-04:002008-08-24T22:29:45.957-04:002008-08-24T22:29:45.957-04:00Kestrelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04377506516687501785noreply@blogger.com1Do you ever go through your day, music on the radio, thinking about things going on in your life, and feel like your life has a soundtrack? No, just me? Well, ok...I've had times where I have read books and then heard a song, and said to myself, if they ever make that book a movie, this song should be on its soundtrack!Well, I don't know if all of my song choices over the years would fit on an <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vPOzJgWLGOxc-eCUo8RPUC-UuOY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vPOzJgWLGOxc-eCUo8RPUC-UuOY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vPOzJgWLGOxc-eCUo8RPUC-UuOY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vPOzJgWLGOxc-eCUo8RPUC-UuOY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MethodsToMyMadness/~4/2X7xCq8BWWA" height="1" width="1"/>http://methodtomadness-kestrel.blogspot.com/2008/08/soundtracks.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496531531088917992.post-86735981688344236982008-08-22T10:40:00.000-04:002008-08-22T10:41:52.872-04:002008-08-22T10:41:52.872-04:00Kestrelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04377506516687501785noreply@blogger.com0In case you hadn't seen it yet, Chapter Two of "Empress" has just gone up at Publish Kestrel, make sure you check it out and tell me what you think...I wanted to get the chapter out before the weekend, since it will probably be very busy for me, but I wanted you to have something to read in my absence... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/UAx5E1QK_8H2HpmO9O5vJKqkSVw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/UAx5E1QK_8H2HpmO9O5vJKqkSVw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/UAx5E1QK_8H2HpmO9O5vJKqkSVw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/UAx5E1QK_8H2HpmO9O5vJKqkSVw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MethodsToMyMadness/~4/SIYqMMzIN5g" height="1" width="1"/>http://methodtomadness-kestrel.blogspot.com/2008/08/chapter-two-now-posted.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496531531088917992.post-76523045547747897112008-08-21T16:08:00.002-04:002008-08-21T16:15:46.727-04:002008-08-21T16:15:46.727-04:00Kestrelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04377506516687501785noreply@blogger.com2I haven't had much opportunity to really think out a post, so just wanted to drop a quick note...School for my oldest son started this week, and I've been training for my new job, plus my youngest son has come down with an ear infection... Fun...I inadvertently made the error of telling my main squeeze that I was writing again, and he was like, "What? But there's laundry to do!" Yes, this is true <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/KspSEUMLtUjmWlTbQ6nV0HgQWQI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/KspSEUMLtUjmWlTbQ6nV0HgQWQI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/KspSEUMLtUjmWlTbQ6nV0HgQWQI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/KspSEUMLtUjmWlTbQ6nV0HgQWQI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MethodsToMyMadness/~4/pI-wztp21N8" height="1" width="1"/>http://methodtomadness-kestrel.blogspot.com/2008/08/apologies.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496531531088917992.post-20366669262124791532008-08-19T12:35:00.005-04:002008-08-19T12:43:33.822-04:002008-08-19T12:43:33.822-04:00Kestrelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04377506516687501785noreply@blogger.com0So Xan-Rul is becoming quite a surprise for me... when I initially thought of this story, he was the bad guy, but I didn't have anyone for Syndra-Kai to talk to... Talk about a lonely upbringing, huh? So I thought, well what about her mother's Companion being her tutor? So he got a bigger part and I got a different bad guy now.His role is also expanding as I write, so I feel it necessary to <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dRDOIC1HXY61U_CwOa2Yk7MLqTo/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dRDOIC1HXY61U_CwOa2Yk7MLqTo/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dRDOIC1HXY61U_CwOa2Yk7MLqTo/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dRDOIC1HXY61U_CwOa2Yk7MLqTo/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MethodsToMyMadness/~4/zni8IG7lBCU" height="1" width="1"/>http://methodtomadness-kestrel.blogspot.com/2008/08/xan-rul-casted.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496531531088917992.post-12285674647210654832008-08-18T13:33:00.000-04:002008-08-18T13:34:10.713-04:002008-08-18T13:34:10.713-04:00Kestrelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04377506516687501785noreply@blogger.com0Awww, they really are cute... You better watch out Zac Efron! LOL <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/pFdW3MbxUIXX4nlIadQamlTs7bA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/pFdW3MbxUIXX4nlIadQamlTs7bA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/pFdW3MbxUIXX4nlIadQamlTs7bA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/pFdW3MbxUIXX4nlIadQamlTs7bA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MethodsToMyMadness/~4/wBXnU4AtU78" height="1" width="1"/>http://methodtomadness-kestrel.blogspot.com/2008/08/side-by-side.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496531531088917992.post-79062030431178282612008-08-18T13:06:00.009-04:002008-08-18T13:32:24.928-04:002008-08-18T13:32:24.928-04:00Kestrelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04377506516687501785noreply@blogger.com2Ok, now I have a picture in my head of Malik, he is much older than Syndra-Kai, but he can't be so old it's weird, you know?He has that tall, dark and handsome thing going for him, and he has to be old enough to look dangerous, but he has the soul of a poet, and that has to come through his face as well.I had a tough time trying to find the perfect blend in one person, but here are a few images <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RV66HXQ69m_zUXw3cj7cA4Vyuac/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RV66HXQ69m_zUXw3cj7cA4Vyuac/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RV66HXQ69m_zUXw3cj7cA4Vyuac/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RV66HXQ69m_zUXw3cj7cA4Vyuac/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MethodsToMyMadness/~4/QwVNy_TpOK0" height="1" width="1"/>http://methodtomadness-kestrel.blogspot.com/2008/08/malik-tor-in-pictures.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496531531088917992.post-54171834808778129802008-08-17T11:03:00.008-04:002008-08-18T18:08:34.665-04:002008-08-18T18:08:34.665-04:00Kestrelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04377506516687501785noreply@blogger.com2I am a very visual person, so it helps me sometimes to have an actual picture of what I am holding in my mind...So I thought I might post a few images that I have thought of when I created Syndra-Kai in my mind. For starters, the story of Aladdin (Disney version) comes to mind... I hope I'm not straying to close to that story line, even though it's a common theme, and yes, some of the characters <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wt1ousplCcmeSaIOs4g5Ai6Q8VQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wt1ousplCcmeSaIOs4g5Ai6Q8VQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wt1ousplCcmeSaIOs4g5Ai6Q8VQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wt1ousplCcmeSaIOs4g5Ai6Q8VQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MethodsToMyMadness/~4/1r2s6YTVJ2s" height="1" width="1"/>http://methodtomadness-kestrel.blogspot.com/2008/08/inspiration-for-syndra-kai.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496531531088917992.post-64117502424662791032008-08-16T17:46:00.002-04:002008-08-16T17:49:09.843-04:002008-08-16T17:49:09.843-04:00Kestrelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04377506516687501785noreply@blogger.com2They weren't supposed to do that yet, they weren't! Naughty naughty...But the words of the story were just flowing out of me, and it just happened...One minute they were kissing, and then she was supposed to say, oh, never mind, I'm not ready, blah blah blah, and well... You'll see...Can you wait for Chapter 6 now? I'm so sorry to be giving away these teasers, but I think everyone who likes good <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/H8YnIcQ4Vh6Y7fFUPo3gJngrwow/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/H8YnIcQ4Vh6Y7fFUPo3gJngrwow/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/H8YnIcQ4Vh6Y7fFUPo3gJngrwow/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/H8YnIcQ4Vh6Y7fFUPo3gJngrwow/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MethodsToMyMadness/~4/p1-q3AkaY9o" height="1" width="1"/>http://methodtomadness-kestrel.blogspot.com/2008/08/whoops.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496531531088917992.post-52240281973520676832008-08-16T15:46:00.002-04:002008-08-16T15:54:14.523-04:002008-08-16T15:54:14.523-04:00Kestrelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04377506516687501785noreply@blogger.com0Ah, love is in the air... No wait, its just LUST!! Yet, anyway.So I know I haven't posted the first chapter yet, it is ready, I think, but I will wait until Monday. In the meantime, I have gone on a writing kick, and just let things carry me where they will. But I just had to take a minute break, because I just wrote the first real sexual-tension loaded scene, and I just had to comment.What do <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/u4ILqD0zaqDp2A9ZZTV3gVvy6Fg/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/u4ILqD0zaqDp2A9ZZTV3gVvy6Fg/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/u4ILqD0zaqDp2A9ZZTV3gVvy6Fg/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/u4ILqD0zaqDp2A9ZZTV3gVvy6Fg/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MethodsToMyMadness/~4/7et9E2ESUVU" height="1" width="1"/>http://methodtomadness-kestrel.blogspot.com/2008/08/romantic-tension.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496531531088917992.post-11076322151491567352008-08-15T14:22:00.002-04:002008-08-15T14:27:36.444-04:002008-08-15T14:27:36.444-04:00Kestrelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04377506516687501785noreply@blogger.com0The Wikipedia is a wonderful Internet resource. But if you are researching on the Internet, it is important to realize that the Wikipedia is a communal tool. It strives for accuracy and reliability, as well as including references, just as any good research tool would. However, because the Wiki consists of data that is compiled and added to by users, it may not be 100% accurate all the time. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/d8s9Ns4m8ECoucFxvZp6WxDBI2M/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/d8s9Ns4m8ECoucFxvZp6WxDBI2M/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/d8s9Ns4m8ECoucFxvZp6WxDBI2M/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/d8s9Ns4m8ECoucFxvZp6WxDBI2M/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MethodsToMyMadness/~4/5-BWTq-cbxs" height="1" width="1"/>http://methodtomadness-kestrel.blogspot.com/2008/08/note-about-wikipedia.html