Andrew Moore's Blog, page 97
February 3, 2023
A Way to Continue Exploiting A Song of Ice and Fire
A musical. Is there one of those already? I should have looked that up.
A Good Size for Your Science Fiction Army
A billion again. You're a scifi author; you don't understand numbers.
February 1, 2023
A Good Size for Your Fantasy Army
A billion. What? This is fantasy, right? You have read the Mahabharata, right? On second thought, a billion might be a skosh small.
Addendum
Whether a cool guy counting down as a threat, the countdown to the end of the world, or an imminent celebration, nothing adds emphasis like something getting counted down. Try it today! In ten . . . nine . . . eight . . .
January 31, 2023
Like the Seasons, the Trends Are Ever Changing
Trash: Main character has a butler
Smash: Counting down
Smash: Counting down
January 30, 2023
Setting the Mood for the Year
"It's the Year of the Minotaur, everyone!"
That pronouncement kicked off the new year. The crowd tried out some initial partying, a little hooting and a bit of gyration that promised to develop into dancing later. Before that, however, the king requested details as to what was to be celebrated. "What is the outlook for the Year of the Minotaur?"
"This will be an excellent year for bodily health and eating people. Pregnancy is highly recommended."
"That sounds familiar. What was the last year and its outlook?"
"The Year of the Cyclops, which was most propitious for healthy sheep and eating people."
"The year before that?"
"Oh, what a fine year that was. The Year of the Sphinx. It will be a long time before you have a better chance to solve problems and eat people."
"Very good. What I wonder now is when the year will not favor eating people, of whom my subjects happen to make up a large number."
The priest shrugged. "Hard to say. There's a lot of monsters out there, so the chance of one of them coming up as opposed to a less people-eating creature such as a rabbit, well . . ."
"I see." And so the king and his brave warriors set out and killed all the monsters that eat people to take them out of the rotation.
Finis
That pronouncement kicked off the new year. The crowd tried out some initial partying, a little hooting and a bit of gyration that promised to develop into dancing later. Before that, however, the king requested details as to what was to be celebrated. "What is the outlook for the Year of the Minotaur?"
"This will be an excellent year for bodily health and eating people. Pregnancy is highly recommended."
"That sounds familiar. What was the last year and its outlook?"
"The Year of the Cyclops, which was most propitious for healthy sheep and eating people."
"The year before that?"
"Oh, what a fine year that was. The Year of the Sphinx. It will be a long time before you have a better chance to solve problems and eat people."
"Very good. What I wonder now is when the year will not favor eating people, of whom my subjects happen to make up a large number."
The priest shrugged. "Hard to say. There's a lot of monsters out there, so the chance of one of them coming up as opposed to a less people-eating creature such as a rabbit, well . . ."
"I see." And so the king and his brave warriors set out and killed all the monsters that eat people to take them out of the rotation.
Finis
January 28, 2023
The Popular Taste
Suppose you have your main character travel around with his butler, but the readers at home tell you the setup is too stuffy. What do you do? Add a team of cheerleaders, of course. Keep the butler. Audiences today demand more.
I've Got a Feeling
It's going to be a minotaur spring this year. There's something in the air. Milk maybe.
January 27, 2023
A Fantasy-Based Proposal
Let's change February to Feb'uary. That R isn't doing anything anyway.
January 26, 2023
Addendum
"Q" and "A" in the previous post stand for Quentin and Adam, of course.
