http://www.sambeaven.com Wed, 01 Oct 2008 13:53:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I read Robert McKee's book Story very recently, and have been playing around with the stuff he talks about. It's a very mechanistic view of writing and the nature of story, and it's primarily aimed at script writers, causing the prose novelist in me to scoff and say that's fine ... http://www.sambeaven.com/archives/assorted-stuff-and-nonsense/ \n Prince Philip Movement - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia\n The Yaohnanen believe that Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, the consort ... http://www.sambeaven.com/archives/links-for-2008-09-07/ \n Fregoli delusion - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia\n The Fregoli delusion or Fregoli syndrome is a rare disorder in which ... http://www.sambeaven.com/archives/links-for-2008-08-25/ How To Survive Jail - AskMen.com I've always been fascinated by survival stories, but mostly man vs nature stuff ... http://www.sambeaven.com/archives/links-for-2008-08-03-deliciouscom/ Embracing icebergs sing eerie duets - earth - 09 July 2008 - New Scientist Environment Notice how in the video the announcer says Douglas MacAyeal produced some 'eerie songs' and then we hear what sounds an awful lot like an iceberg farting. (tags: science noise sound icebergs cool audio video youtube newscientist) http://www.sambeaven.com/archives/links-for-2008-07-09/ Lady Franklin's Revenge - Wikipedia Denied a role in Victorian England's male-dominated society, Lady Jane Franklin took her revenge by seizing control of that most masculine of pursuits, Arctic exploration and shaping its history to her ends. (tags: toread books women sexism sex-relations victorian historical) Pulling a tooth could lead to tailor-made sperm ... http://www.sambeaven.com/archives/links-for-2008-07-08/ Architect Secretly Builds Epic Scavenger Hunt into NYC Apartment Eric Clough "...secretly built an incredible scavenger hunt into a $8.5-million, 4,200-square-foot Park Avenue apartment that included ciphers, riddles, poems and a lot of hidden doors and compartments." Which is totally freaking cool. http://www.sambeaven.com/archives/nyc-family-find-themselves-in-a-childrens-book/ So I haven't been blogging because I had to do a degree, but now that's finished so I can get back to something akin to regular bloggerizing. Hooray!After completing the first draft of March of the Titans, I promptly renamed it to Rise of the Titans or possibly Titanomachy, depending ... http://www.sambeaven.com/archives/progress-2/ So I'm approaching the end. All of the pieces are in place, we're in the midst of the final battle, and strange lights have started falling from the sky. Or those might just be a delusion on the part of Our Hero. He's been through a lot in the past ... http://www.sambeaven.com/archives/more-progress/ Apologies for not posting much, I've been a touch busy writing and trying to get a job so I have some actual income coming in as well, primarily because I'm starting to run out of money. Ho hum. Anyways, only got 1700 words or so down today, but I did some ... http://www.sambeaven.com/archives/progress/