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April 20, 2012
5 on Friday - Set 115
Travis at
Trav's Thoughts
invites everyone to lay down a short set of music that takes their fancies for his 5 on Friday meme.This week's set is a character arc set for Scorpius, whose story has been told here at A Piece of My Mind as weekly serialized fiction since April of 2010 - two years!
This weekend I'm finishing revisions to the full-length manuscript for Scorpius' tale. I'm also finalizing the costumes for three book covers and three book trailers for the Scorp...
April 19, 2012
A to Z Challenge - R
Day 18 of the 2012 A to Z Blogging Challenge
For this challenge, I'm exploring my
FAVORITE FICTIONAL MALE CHARACTERS
R
is for
Prince Rilian
from The Silver Chair
April 18, 2012
A to Z Challenge - Q
Day 17 of the 2012 A to Z Blogging Challenge
For this challenge, I'm exploring my
FAVORITE FICTIONAL MALE CHARACTERS
Q
is for
Quincey
from the 1977 BBC version of Count Dracula
Like many of my favorite characters, Quincey does the thankless task, drawing resolve from deep inside to do what must be done.
The Serialists - Scene 94
I'm posting with The Serialists which appears on Wednesdays.
To recap this dark fantasy story so far:
As a small boy of seven, Scorpius was fetched from the nursery where he'd been raised to live among the nobility - fetched not by his family, but by a falconer to serve as his apprentice.
Scorpius soon learned that a close encounter with a dragon was preferable to the cruelties of the nobles he'd once hoped were family. His master did whatever he could to shield Scorpius from the world...
April 17, 2012
A to Z Challenge - P
Day 16 of the 2012 A to Z Blogging Challenge
For this challenge, I'm exploring my
FAVORITE FICTIONAL MALE CHARACTERS
P
is for
Paolo the stableboy
from The Borgias
NOTE: Scorpius will be posted late Wed. night.
April 11, 2012
A to Z Challenge - K
Day 11 of the 2012 A to Z Blogging Challenge
For this challenge, I'm exploring my
FAVORITE FICTIONAL MALE CHARACTERS
K
is for my latest obsession
Baron Vladimir Korf
from the Russian telenovela Bednaya Nastya
If you're wondering what in the heck is Bednaya Nastya , it's a series set in Imperial Russia which aired on Russian television in 2003-2004, but is still making the rounds of foreign markets and is currently airing in Greece. This makes it impossible to buy the series on DVD -
:-(
But it can...
April 10, 2012
The Serialists - Scene 93
I'm posting with The Serialists which appears on Wednesdays.
To recap this dark fantasy story so far:
As a small boy of seven, Scorpius was fetched from the nursery where he'd been raised to live among the nobility - fetched not by his family, but by a falconer to serve as his apprentice.
Scorpius soon learned that a close encounter with a dragon was preferable to the cruelties of the nobles he'd once hoped were family. His master did whatever he could to shield Scorpius from the world outside t...
A to Z Challenge - J
Day 10 of the 2012 A to Z Blogging Challenge
For this challenge, I'm exploring my
FAVORITE FICTIONAL MALE CHARACTERS
J
is for
Hal Jordan
who becomes Green Lantern
NOTE: Scorpius will be posted late Wed. night.
April 9, 2012
A to Z Challenge - I
Day 9 of the 2012 A to Z Blogging Challenge
For this challenge, I'm exploring my
FAVORITE FICTIONAL MALE CHARACTERS
I
is for
Iron Man
A to Z Challenge - H
Day 8 of the 2012 A to Z Blogging Challenge
For this challenge, I'm exploring my
FAVORITE FICTIONAL MALE CHARACTERS
H
is for
Horatio Hornblower
