Metis was the Greek god of wisdom and or prudence
mètis was also the Greek word for a quality that combined wisdom and cunning, In an age of corrupt governments and unreliable media this qualities are becoming necessary this blog is designed to make a place that people can share thare wisdom and knowledge. A place to let those who are willing to find the truth.
“Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it”
Started? Yes. Finished? No. Longest I've gotten was less than 15 chapters. THAT one I might try to finish.
It was about a fictitious character in a fictitious land being invaded by fictitious people. The fictitious character forms a fictitious group to help save the day and it goes on and on about a few other fictitious characters and their problems and then the main character kidnaps another character and turns traitor and drags this other character to a fake enemy headquarters and the other character WAS going to be tested and proven worthy to be in on some of the most (boring) important war secrets and help the main character blow up a city taken by the enemy. And then they were going to take the main character's family back from the enemy's clutches and then the sun would come out and the birds would sing and the enemy would sail back to its evil little island. blah blah blah blah blah blah blah, but I didn't get that far, I was too roundabout and impatient, which REALLY don't go together.
If I ever start it back up, it's getting some major editing. Like, the kind of editing that looks more like crumpling up and throwing away half of it.
Heh. The key word here is STARTED. Yes. Several. They always ended up sounding bad to me, and I would run out of details to fill in the middle, so I just put them away 'till I could think about it some more and get better ideas. One was going to be about a family of 6 children who were kidnapped and sent to America as Indentured servants, and got indentured to different families... that's about as far as it got, and then I was going to have the rest of the book be about how they all were striving to find each other, how they learned to lean on God, and trust Him through the difficulties. That was the one I got the farthest on.
Yes, I've started many books as well. Topics included buried treasu0re in Rome, cattle drives out West, ... children's short stories. Sadly, I only came close to finishing one of these. Oh well...
Wow! This isn't vary encouraging you guys you all started but no one finished ? so what are the chances of me finishing I wonder..? Think it takes a special type of person to do it or something? Well my book is a science/fiction/mystery/adventure :). and if you what to know more well... there's the long way and the short way. :)
I started a book. Actually, it was a two-part book. It was about the fall of Jerusalem to the Babylonians, and it involved the Assyrians (I think?) and the Scythians and Jews and Egyptians. I did so much research...I learned a lot...and I probably remember a quarter of it :P And actually, I think some of the motivation to keep going as far as I did with it was because I was bribing Annetta to do my chores in return for me writing more story that she could read, haha.
Ok! ok! the synopsis is about 10 pages long and I'm almost finished with it thats the long way. the short way I just tell you a bit about it. Ahem. Story is set in the far future and is about a detective tipe person who gets hired by a masive guverment to figuer out what this cult group is up to they think there trying to take over the government so the book is about the guy interpersonal relationships with his team and some other people he ends up having to deal with. Eventually his team figure out who is behind the whole thing and try to find him on a planet that he completely redesigned well searching for him the discover that there mission is for more important than they thought and that time is ruing out fore there whole civilization if they can't find the guy and get the solution from him they do find him in time but he doesn't have the anser only the real question. Ok here is were I'm not sure what I'm going to go ending No:1 they mange to poll it of despite all odds and live happily ever after. ending No:2 there is no solution and thay just mange to stave off disaster for a while. Ending No: 3 I can't remember :) but I think I wrote it down some were so maby I can find it again. Well... any in put ?
Well, actually, seeing as neither of those were choices, I'd say, complete resolution or number three, but that's one of the best thing about being the author, you can do whatever you want with whomever you want and have it end however you want. You could have everyone die a horrible death or have everyone walk off into a sunset with the birds singing in the trees. It's so much fun!!
I like it Rennuke. As for the ending, I would say that it would depend on whether it is a series or not (as Jimmie stated), but I personally most enjoy Novels that have a ending that is completely surprising of how you figured it would be. So whether the ending is happily-ever-after or a simple staving off of total annihilation I just would want it to be a surprise. (I like surprises :)
Take heart, it is possible to finish a book (although I've only finished a few). One about a plantation that was a station on the underground railroad, pre-civil war. One a fun story for my sister about a cat. One for my mom about our family. Started longer ones that I haven't finished yet, but have had lots of fun writing scenes for, and that I expect to finish about the time I die :D
I have *tried* but have failed. (as usual :)
ReplyDeleteStarted? Yes. Finished? No. Longest I've gotten was less than 15 chapters. THAT one I might try to finish.
ReplyDeleteIt was about a fictitious character in a fictitious land being invaded by fictitious people. The fictitious character forms a fictitious group to help save the day and it goes on and on about a few other fictitious characters and their problems and then the main character kidnaps another character and turns traitor and drags this other character to a fake enemy headquarters and the other character WAS going to be tested and proven worthy to be in on some of the most (boring) important war secrets and help the main character blow up a city taken by the enemy. And then they were going to take the main character's family back from the enemy's clutches and then the sun would come out and the birds would sing and the enemy would sail back to its evil little island. blah blah blah blah blah blah blah, but I didn't get that far, I was too roundabout and impatient, which REALLY don't go together.
If I ever start it back up, it's getting some major editing.
Like, the kind of editing that looks more like crumpling up and throwing away half of it.
I've started lots of books. I write a lot. But I've only finished like 2 or 3 stories.
ReplyDeleteHeh. The key word here is STARTED. Yes. Several. They always ended up sounding bad to me, and I would run out of details to fill in the middle, so I just put them away 'till I could think about it some more and get better ideas. One was going to be about a family of 6 children who were kidnapped and sent to America as Indentured servants, and got indentured to different families... that's about as far as it got, and then I was going to have the rest of the book be about how they all were striving to find each other, how they learned to lean on God, and trust Him through the difficulties. That was the one I got the farthest on.
ReplyDeleteI finally decided I'd rather write scripts.
Thanks for having us! It was a blast!
Yes, I've started many books as well. Topics included buried treasu0re in Rome, cattle drives out West, ... children's short stories. Sadly, I only came close to finishing one of these. Oh well...
ReplyDeleteI think I remember just starting 1 book, but then I couldn't really think of enough details to really make a "book", so I quit:)
ReplyDeleteWow! This isn't vary encouraging you guys you all started but no one finished ? so what are the chances of me finishing I wonder..? Think it takes a special type of person to do it or something?
ReplyDeleteWell my book is a science/fiction/mystery/adventure :).
and if you what to know more well... there's the long way and the short way. :)
Yeah, tell us about it! If you really want to, that is.
ReplyDeleteI started a book. Actually, it was a two-part book. It was about the fall of Jerusalem to the Babylonians, and it involved the Assyrians (I think?) and the Scythians and Jews and Egyptians. I did so much research...I learned a lot...and I probably remember a quarter of it :P And actually, I think some of the motivation to keep going as far as I did with it was because I was bribing Annetta to do my chores in return for me writing more story that she could read, haha.
ReplyDeleteRennuke: Yes! Pleas tell us!!!
ReplyDeleteSo Jimmie did you start the book so you could bribing Annetta to do your chores or did you start bribing Annetta so you could write the book ? :)
ReplyDeleteWell Do you guys what the long way or the short way?
Well, that depends on what the long way is, and what the short way is. :) Do we have to wait longer for the long way?
ReplyDeleteIf the long way is wait till you finish it to read, that's no fun.
ReplyDeleteSooo, are you going to tell us what it's about?!
ReplyDeleteOk! ok! the synopsis is about 10 pages long and I'm almost finished with it thats the long way. the short way I just tell you a bit about it.
ReplyDeleteAhem.
Story is set in the far future and is about a detective tipe person who gets hired by a masive guverment to figuer out what this cult group is up to they think there trying to take over the government so the book is about the guy interpersonal relationships with his team and some other people he ends up having to deal with. Eventually his team figure out who is behind the whole thing and try to find him on a planet that he completely redesigned well searching for him the discover that there mission is for more important than they thought and that time is ruing out fore there whole civilization if they can't find the guy and get the solution from him they do find him in time but he doesn't have the anser only the real question. Ok here is were I'm not sure what I'm going to go ending No:1 they mange to poll it of despite all odds and live happily ever after. ending No:2 there is no solution and thay just mange to stave off disaster for a while. Ending No: 3 I can't remember :) but I think I wrote it down some were so maby I can find it again.
Well... any in put ?
Huh. Cool. Well, without knowing what #3 is, I'd vote for making it get resolved and have them live happily ever after.
ReplyDeleteCool!!!! Very cool. Wow, I'd vote for either complete disaster or almost complete resolving.
ReplyDeleteWell, actually, seeing as neither of those were choices, I'd say, complete resolution or number three, but that's one of the best thing about being the author, you can do whatever you want with whomever you want and have it end however you want. You could have everyone die a horrible death or have everyone walk off into a sunset with the birds singing in the trees. It's so much fun!!
ReplyDeleteYeah, I'm all for a happily-ever-after. Unless it's a series.
ReplyDeleteHey Rennuke...next time you see Jess, ask her about Wesley Parkhurst. Also Nanko and Mattisaup. Those were some of her early literary ventures...
I like it Rennuke. As for the ending, I would say that it would depend on whether it is a series or not (as Jimmie stated), but I personally most enjoy Novels that have a ending that is completely surprising of how you figured it would be. So whether the ending is happily-ever-after or a simple staving off of total annihilation I just would want it to be a surprise. (I like surprises :)
ReplyDeleteTake heart, it is possible to finish a book (although I've only finished a few). One about a plantation that was a station on the underground railroad, pre-civil war. One a fun story for my sister about a cat. One for my mom about our family. Started longer ones that I haven't finished yet, but have had lots of fun writing scenes for, and that I expect to finish about the time I die :D
ReplyDeleteOh, wait, when I was six or so, I actually did finish a story. It was about Curious George. My own illustrations and everything.
ReplyDeleteum "Curious George" as in Curious George and the man in the yellow suit? must have been interesting :)
ReplyDeleteYup, that's it, and it was....a bit, juvenile, to say the least. Curious George saves the life of a little girl or something like that...
ReplyDeletehave you ever done the game were some one starts a story someone continues then it a third person ect....?
ReplyDeleteWho was that directed at?
ReplyDeleteI have, I know that for sure.
Rennuke I don't think I've ever played it, but I've heard of it. It sounds like a lot of fun! It was very popular during the 1800's.
ReplyDeleteAt this moment it is showing that there are 9 of me on right now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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