… Jacque de Molay was arrested for crimes of heresy. He and his fellow Templars were set up by the King of France and the Pope because of greed, jealousy and fear. But, the night before the betrayal took place, the Last Grand Master gathered together thirty of his most trusted knights, gave them a…
One of the books I’m considering working on–the one that would take the most work–is something along the lines of what Tanith Lee did with her Flat Earth books. (Something else I owe to noltain.) The Book of Whispered Psalms is a collection of interwoven stories about the men and women of a Temple devoted…
I want something easy and fun. My usual writing project involves a lot of research, planning, and work. Not this time. This time, I want something fun. I pulled down a bunch of books that I had fun reading and looked fun to write. I also wanted t do an obvious pastiche. Something that would…
I’m looking over my bookshelf, thinking about what kind of book I want to write for November. A good book is like a good friend. You meet for the first time, there’s the rush of novelty (pun apology), the immediate enthusiasm of finding a new personality you mesh with so easily. Your relationship lasts until…
Inspired byamanofhats, I will be participating in the National Novel Writing Month event. I will be posting my daily writing output here in my LJ (under Friends Only, of course). You have been warned. I’m debating the subject matter. Any suggestions are welcome. (Just don’t be sad if I don’t use yours.) 😉
Donald Rumsfeld, the US defence secretary, sat on the board of a company which three years ago sold two light water nuclear reactors to North Korea – a country he now regards as part of the “axis of evil” and which has been targeted for regime change by Washington because of its efforts to build…
(from FactCheck.org) Summary Republicans are tagging Democratic opponents across the country for wanting to “give Social Security benefits to illegal immigrants.” But nobody’s proposing paying benefits to illegals, not until and unless they become US citizens.* (*emphasis mine) The charge is a mischaracterization of part of the immigration bill that passed the Senate last May with a…
I was in Albany, Georgia. Seventh grade. My best friend was black. My second year in Albany, I quickly found out the only thing worse than a nigger was a nigger-lover. That was me. From above the Mason-Dixon line, I was the cause of everybody’s problems. I got into a lot of fights. I didn’t…