Hello, this is blog number…. I have no idea, actually.
    Anyhoo, I wanted to talk about where and when my novel takes place before I advance any farther with what I have written.  My story takes place in America, 200 years into the future.  America has been overrun by a corporation called Larco, headed by Lars Hatsen IV.  The Lars Corporation dominated all aspects of manufacture during the mid- twenty first century.  It created a company militia which repelled and conquered the armies of the world fighting against its domination.  Larco has control over America, Australia, and the British Isles (The USL, Austricca, and The Waypoint Isles respectively).  At the time that my story takes place,  the USL has launched a campaign against Asia in an attempt to capture China.  The last free superpowers are fighting back.   New technology allows for devastating new tactics, and Larco has control of the best in the industry.   Through it all, there is a secretive association devoted to subterfuge and sabotage which is attempting to dethrone Larco from behind the scenes.  Who will bow first: the mighty omnipotent company, or the hidden group of survivors?

That's a background, I suppose.

I want to ask a question, to all of you who will read this: What do you think the city looks like?
post it below, I'd love to hear.

Here's my vision of it:

Well, I'm back.  This is a make-up of last week's post (explained in the comments).
I have been studying J.R.R. Tolkien for my project.  He is my favorite (well…. one of my favorites) author.  Tolkien wrote many books, including The Lord of the Rings.  Tolkien has a very distinctive, unique style about his writing.  In it, he uses descriptions vividly and generously.  Whole pages of his books can sometimes describe landscapes.   I want to be able to use some of his style for my novel.  What makes a book stand out so well?  You can picture everything about the scenes in your mind, and feel the book come to life.  SO, I'm gonna practice a bit.  I want to know how anybody feels about this short… exercise, I guess.

"The forest was still.  From the treetops of the emerald pines, a songbird flew down to its nest.  The nest was small, only the size of one's palm, and was made of rough hickory twigs.  The long, slender bodies of the twigs intertwined like a tapestry, or the waves of the sea.  The bird pushed another twig into the nest, adjusted it, and flew off again.  From up on high, in the cloudy land above, the land rolled and weaved.  There were big boulders, embedded in the green hills, and shrubs here and there where the field creatures would eat.  The bird climbed to the highest point around, to the top of a hill where a hickory tree grew.  The tree was old, gnarled like an elderly poet bent down to write.  Perching upon its boughs, the bird was on top of its world."

Okay, so there is that.

Anyways, I really need some feedback about my stuff (ITS IN THE COMMENTS SECTION) so, post some stuff people.

As I will always do if I have talked about an author, here is Tolkien.  You should read his stuff, it's really quite good.

     Well, I've decided to write a novel.  I have thought a lot about what I want to write about, but am still not sure.  I have some ideas I want to lay down, and I want an opinion on what to write about.  I have been thinking about writing either a fantasy novel, or about a man who rises against a corrupt government.  I ask for your opinion on what you'd like to have me write, and why, if possible.

     It seems that writing a novel is harder than I'd thought.  I've read a lot of books, and assumed I could write similarly.  It's pretty difficult once you start, though.  I've gotten a start on both of my ideas, just in case, and so far I've restarted the fantasy about, oh, fifteen times.  It just doesn't feel perfect, whatever I write.

     I wonder: Should I put snippets into my blogs so I can have advice, or no?


     Lastly, I have begun my research.  Veronica Roth (pictured) is a prominent author at the moment because of her successful Divergent series.  She gave tips, as several authors I will study have done, in the back of her books on what she does to write.  The one that has stuck out to me is listening to music. I love music, and I feel that it might be a great way to write.  I'm going to try it, and report back about my experiences.  I've seen other authors talk about drawing inspiration through music too.  I'm curious to see how it goes.

Wish me luck, because the frustration is already setting in :)