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Yeah, it's my first go-round with it, as well.  So far, I'm not a fan.  I give it 2 stars... with possible lowering of rating to come.

Eric Storm

Hope you get better soon.

Awesome, glad  you are over that crud.

Eric Storm wrote:

Update for November 24, 2023:

As a health update:  I am over my pneumonia, am on meds for my blood pressure and blood sugar, and am more or less back to "usual" for me.  (I refuse to call myself "normal".)

Eric Storm

First, glad to hear you are getting better and over the crud that is pneumonia.

As far as Normal... Normal is a construct by which society deludes itself thinking that we can fit into a box.

If we were all Normal then we would all be the SAME.  And that's just NOT true.  I'm sorry, Normal doesn't exist and if it did, Life would be BORING!!!!

Saran wrote:

If we were all Normal then we would all be the SAME.  And that's just NOT true.  I'm sorry, Normal doesn't exist and if it did, Life would be BORING!!!!

Statistically, I think "normal" would be defined as "within one (possibly two) standard deviation(s) of the median", which leaves a lot of room for variation, depending on the curve.

Normal exists.  Accepting that you might be "not normal" while also accepting that a great many people are normal, is far healthier, mentally, than denying the very existence of normality.

Of course, I'm not sure that any of those "normal" people visit HERE...



Eric Storm

Eric Storm wrote:

Saran wrote:

If we were all Normal then we would all be the SAME.  And that's just NOT true.  I'm sorry, Normal doesn't exist and if it did, Life would be BORING!!!!

Statistically, I think "normal" would be defined as "within one (possibly two) standard deviation(s) of the median", which leaves a lot of room for variation, depending on the curve.

Normal exists.  Accepting that you might be "not normal" while also accepting that a great many people are normal, is far healthier, mentally, than denying the very existence of normality.

Of course, I'm not sure that any of those "normal" people visit HERE...



Eric Storm

In case it wasn't understood... the comment was way more 'tongue in cheek' than a real belief.  As, yes, the way it's phrased is exceptionally tight on the definition of normal... 

Truth is, you are right.  Statistics (aka sadistics) has a lot to say on what the 'norm' or median is.  But then I was speaking more figuratively, and again tongue in cheek. 

However, I will say that outside of statistics, societal norms do lean to a "small" set of what is normal... vs what is taboo, vs what is kinky.  Yes, there is a range of what is not taboo, but there is a LOT that is taboo and kinky is generally NOT considered normal.  Yes, there is still variation on normal, but there is a grain of truth to the theory that if we were all normal, based on societal norms, it would be boring.  (At least for those of us that know we are NOT normal.)  Well perhaps not boring as we'd all feel the same and so it would all be exciting...  maybe?

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Update for December 11, 2023:

Tempest of the Flames, Vol. 4: The Tempest of the Flames has been started.

For those who do not remember, the Tempest of the Flames series is a set of short stories.  You can find them listed with my other short stories, under the Tempest of the Flames title.  Vol. 4 is the final story in the series.

Eric Storm

sinsfire wrote:

Glad to see you writing more. Even if you don't hit 250k, you've done some great work this year. Thanks for keeping us entertained.

Here, Here!! Right on!! I agree wholeheartedly.

Silver linings and all that!!!

Update for December 25, 2023:

HoHoHo!  Merry Sexmas... er, Christmas! 

The first story of The Immortal Chronicles, titled Plus Eight: Lady Aberlin is Missing, has been posted.  All of TIC will bypass PRM, and go directly to public posting.

In case you choose not to read the story description notes:  The short stories are all titled as follows:
Plus <time>: <title>.  <Title> is exactly what it sounds like: the title of the story.  Plus <time> indicates how far after the end of the Third Were War this story takes place.  If <time> is just a number (like "eight"), then it represents years.  Thus, this story is "Plus Eight", so, eight years after the end of the war.  Any different sort of time measurement would be stated explicitly.  (Such as "Plus Six Months" or something similar.)

Eric Storm

Happy New Year's Eric. Thanks for an entertaining 2023 and hopefully a good 2024. Be safe, be well.

I'm curious about how you wrote/keep writing all of these different stories. Though I have zero idea how you come up with the different stories, how in the world do you keep all of the different situations or even character straight after writing for such a long time? Do you have ideas for Agent of Change, David Stroud or even Artifacts 1 and 2 planned for the stories or just write what comes to your head and expand as it goes? The way you write has intrigued me in a way of trying to understand how you prepare for future writing while not repeating what has already been written.
That being said, simplifying my question is as easy as asking do you jot down ideas for future/current projects or just write what comes to your head?

Elessar wrote:

Don't quote me on this, but as far as I can recall, unless it is part of the Immortal Chronicles, I don't think there will be any additional adventures for David.
AC is in progress and if I recall last, he is part way through the next chapter but life is always a constant struggle.

A1 and A2 I believe are both completed stories. I think there may have been talk of a third one but I honestly do not recall.

Regardless, I believe his writing process does require some sort of structure, starting with jotting them down and then finesse through them. Discord is a good place to chat it out with him or any other authors that have joined the chat as well as other readers that are there.

Totally misspoke when talking about the stories, I meant it as being worked on in the past tense rather than currently for like WA and A1/2.

As for discord, I didn’t know if this forum would have been better or there. I took a guess and I could be wrong in this scenario. I guess I thought this kind of question directly related to writing status but could be asked in a less formal setting too.

Either way, my question came from curiosity since I’m taking a writing class at college and was curious about the process, but I should have made it a more open question to others as well!

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