Tuesday, December 6, 2011

12 Days of Writing - Day 1: 10 Potential Book Titles I'd Like to Write

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Writer's Digest has posted a 12-Day Plan of Simple Writing Exercises to keep our minds limber. Today's prompt seems simple enough; I merely have to create the titles for 10 books I'd like to write. So, here goes.

1. Jilted, Kilted, and Liquored-Up: My Life as as an Irish-American Writer. This will be the title of my (first) memoir.

2. Knight Time. The first book in my Patrick Knight series of mysteries.

3. Game Mastering for the Story Teller.

4. Chase Your Dreams Like They Stole Your Last $50. A big idea book on recognizing and achieving your dreams.

5. Knight Fall. A book in my Patrick Knight series of mysteries.

6. Last Knight. A book in my Patrick Knight series of mysteries.

7. Strings Sing the Heart. A fantasy romance about a Bard.

8. McDonald on Asimov. A study of the themes of Isaac Asimov's fictional works.

9. Of Bandors and Banjos. A history of the banjo in American music.

10. I Can't Love You Anymore. A collection of poetry and stories of failed love.






Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Escorpimmia

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Escorpimmia

Fast-moving implements of destruction, escorpimmia mindlessly scurry across various terrain on arachnid bodies while pummeling victims to the ground with powerful simian torsos and finishing them off with poisonous tail stingers.

Created solely by Red Wizards of Thay to terrorize Aglarond, escorpimmia cut large swathes of wanton destruction as they wander mindlessly from place to place. These large monstrosities know from nothing except rending, smashing, and destroying anything in their paths. Those unfortunates encountering these beasts know two things with certainty: Red Wizards lurk nearby and death waits even closer.

Unintelligent and violent: In combat, these abominations ruthlessly charge their foes, fiercely swinging their mighty arms. Any creature unfortunate enough to be knocked prone or dazed by an escorpimmia quickly finds itself the target of repeated tail stings as the beast tries to pump deadly venom into their victim. Escorpimmia don't communicate with anyone but their Thayan masters, who issue simple commands then turn them loose to rampage and destroy.

Horrific Abominations: Created to strike dread in the hearts of those protecting Aglarond from the ever persistent Thayan encroachment, these abominations do just that. Rending hapless victims limb from limb or pummeling then poisoning helpless defenders only temporarily satisfy these beasts’s urge to destroy. Escorpimmia exude hatred and anger and live only to satisfy their voracious appetites for destruction.