“Brandedfool, what the hell have you been doing for the last two weeks?” Aside from eating too much Christmas dinner and suffering through a cold, I’ve been editing like a madwoman. So far, I have cut an additional 4,000 words. As part of the process, I’ve made several adjustments to the overall story. The biggest…
Draft 1.5: The Major Edits, Notes from the Deathworld Earth
Hi, everyone! I hope you enjoy the picture of my kitten. I’m going to attach one to each of these essay posts I make in the future. As a little bonus and because I love them so much. I’ve been trying to guess how much of Notes from the Deathworld Earth I wrote on public…
Seersi and the Prank War
“Look what I found.” Barker turned one of his eyestalks away from the screen to look at Seersi. She held out a glass container. In the bottom of it, scuttling frantically on many legs, was an animal with a hard carapace and flat little face staring back. “Where did you find that?” He asked her….
What Happens Next? (Update/Test Post)
Hello everyone who followed my blog after I moved off of A03 for my original fiction. I appreciate every single one of you. This is a quick update post about what happens next for Notes from the Deathworld Earth, this blog, and other stories I write. I will begin Editing Notes from the Deathworld Earth…
Notes from the Deathworld Earth Chapter 37: Afterword.
At the end of the first battle, the war was, technically, still happening, and promised to continue on for years more until humanity could reach the Canteron or until the Canteron sent an ambassador to the humans for peace negotiations. The Canteron could surrender, of course, but they won’t. And humans, as it turns out,…
Notes from the Deathworld Earth Chapter 36
The Galactic Health and Wellness Coalition found Sandra and I asleep together the next day when they caught up to the Canteron. We were in my old room on Skaalt’s ship, which had a bed of the proper size for us. I was curled into a ball against Sandra, and she was wrapped around me,…
Notes From the Deathworld Earth: 35. Deathworld
Report on the Planet Known as Earth Summary: Research and analysis indicate that the planet named “Earth” is uninhabitable in its natural state by most life, carbon-based or otherwise. Climate and temperatures vary wildly over the surface of the planet, and none are hospitable to life. The exception is the tropical region around the equator…
Notes From the Deathworld Earth Chapter 34: Slaughter
Theresa had more than crossed the line into Shishab’s personal space: she had actually commandeered a corner of his chair to sit on, and her whole back pushed into his side. He didn’t know what to think about it, but she had asked first, quietly, and he had told her to go ahead, so he…
Notes from the Deathworld Earth: Chapter 33: War
Sandra Wright’s social media posts went viral. So did every other post with information about how to kill the Canteron. But Sandra’s was special, because she already had a slight reputation as my assistant and a researcher on alien life. “They’re slow,” she wrote, “and their reflexes are awful. I just killed three with one…
Notes from the Deathworld Earth: Hospitals
I woke up when Skaalt’s ship touched down on the roof of the hospital, as promised. “Alright,” Sandra said, “let’s get Acharya up.” I unbuckled my seat restraints and pushed myself up a few inches. But pain shot through my leg and I stopped with a wince. Sandra leaned down to me and said, “put…
