Nadine's Quirks and other Perks

I've known Amy my whole life, and seeing all the cool stuff she creates is just awesome.

Everyone should check out her page, Nadine's Quirks and other Perks . The artwork she posts and talks about is just great, and I'd love for more people to support her.

Graphic Novels and Comic Books

So I'm starting to work on a graphic novel idea I had. Well, it's just going to be a story for now, whether or not it ever reaches graphic novel form is unknown at the moment. The idea is a science fiction crime thriller that will consist of four parts, and follow the story of an ex-soldier and physically enhanced warrior who fought in a great war between an alien empire and the human colonies in the Andromeda Galaxy. Now living in a post war, dystopian society, he leads a resistance with his brother against the government left in charge of the colonies. However, what happens when freedom fighting becomes terrorism, and the people longing for a greater world become anarchists. He struggles with this idea while slowly coming into conflict with his brother and the very ideals he once fought for. Dealing with the aftermath of his telekinetic abilities slowly destroying his mind.

This is what I'm going to be working on currently, and I hope to turn it into something truly great.

No Words - Freewrite

Yes, I'm finally getting back on the horse with this damn blog. Here's a freewrite coming from a post on /r/WritingPrompts.

          There she was, as elegant as ever, ravishing even in an over-sized hoodie and sweatpants. Her glasses sat crooked on her face, and she bore a slim smile on her face, as always. Her hair partially hidden under a beanie, she walked to the back of the shop and ordered the same regular cup of coffee she did every morning. She was that kind of girl. 

          She sat on the sofa across from me and we exchanged smiles. She got to work immediately, finishing that paper that was due Thursday in her psychology class. Her organization was impeccable, yet marked with disorder. There was a method to her madness, no matter what she did. Her stressful life was a facade for serenity. She was that kind of girl.

          Maybe I was crazy, but it felt like I knew her beyond this coffee shop, like we had shared a history. Good and bad memories flooded my head, that I knew had never even happened. She was an enigma, an unsolvable puzzle in the very centre of my life. She was the reason I came to this coffee shop every morning, just to see her. She was that kind of girl

          I smiled, finished my coffee, and made for the door. As i walked past her, she grabbed my arm. I looked down at her and she stared right back at me. 

          "Hi, I'm Emily." Her first words to me. It was a long time coming, but she did what I had never realized I wanted to do. She beat me to it. She was that kind of girl.

This honestly made me tear up.

Star Wars VII Characer Reveal - Andy Serkis as Supreme Leader Snoke

Serkis in the image capturing studio

Well, today it was finally announced who Andy Serkis would be playing in Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens. Serkis will fill the role of Supreme Leader Snoke.

Now, to me, this sounds like the name of a villain, and my prediction of what this character will be is the new "Emperor" figure for the new trilogy, acting as leader of the Empire - now known as the First Order - and being the one who took over after the death of Palpatine in Return of the Jedi.

Serkis has somewhat of a history of roles as secondary villains in movies, and this Supreme Leader could be the one signing Kylo Ren's cheques.

These are just my few thoughts on this reveal, and I think bringing Serkis onto a project of this magnitude was an excellent move. I'll probably talk about more Star Wars stuff in the future so stay tuned.

Godspeed, and may The Ancients watch over your travels.
Conner

Picture Thoughts - May 27, 2015

Stumbled across this picture on Twitter a couple of days ago, and it really made me think. It's a great quote and it really applies to my life right now. I've been afflicted by probably one of the largest writer's blocks in the history of the universe, and it's really harmed my writing process. In school, I had envisioned myself having movie deals and speaking in front of students trying to inspire them to follow their dreams by now, and well, I haven't exactly gotten there. The "What I'll do with my life if my writing career doesn't work" question has to be answered soon, and I just don't see it as being a simple answer. Teaching, writing for tv/film, and working in computers have all come to mind, but a decisive conclusion hasn't been made. I WANT to write for a living, and I've got to realize that despite this block, truly spectacular things are eventually going to happen. I have to keep praying, and telling myself I need to do this and then this downward scenario I find myself in will launch me into a time of prosperity, just like an arrow being shot at a target.

Whoever reads this, keep me in your prayers.

It's much appreciated

Conner

Alternate Ending - Freewrite Prompt

My fellow Americans,

It's all over. The D-Day attacks have failed. Hitler has won and all is lost. The swastika hangs above the White House, the flag blowing in the wind, triumphant and proud. The Axis powers are victorious, Japan controls the Pacific, and Germany is the dominant power in Europe with the Soviets and Italians at their back. Paris lies in smoking ruin, London has been reduced to rubble, and our own capital has fallen to a fascist regime. The West is no more.

But we must not lose hope. As long as the fires of freedom, and liberty are stoked, the Nazis will never fully gain a foothold on our shores. I will continue to fight them wherever I can, and I ask you, fellow Americans, to join me. Push the Germans out of Washington, and together, we will rebuild the world.

This is Franklin Roosevelt, signing off.




Intro to a potential alternate timeline WW2 story I want to write. Basically D-Day failed, Hitler never attacked Russia, and he went through with finishing off London in air raids.