Totally Random Note before I get started: Having long hair again makes me so happy. 2009 may look really bad on paper, but at least I'm going into it beautiful! *heh...*I'm the type who loves to brain-storm aloud--or whatever you'd call typing into a posting field for general consumption. This in view, my idea of a fun time if I
have to think about what I'm going to write this year, is to do it by blogging it.
Some of these feel like they've been in my brain forever. This can't possibly be true. Whether they will really take shape this year is still more dubious.
Librarian Glamour: in which power over arcane knowledge is the perogative of finishing-school girls--who also happen to study cryptology, counter-surveillance, and psychological suggestion. I imagine it as a trilogy of chick-paranormals.
Walk Eager: a mere quest fantasy, but I have to write it because it brings a new angle on some of the tropes, and I can't help it
I need to start this again in the understanding that it won't be a huge epic. In subject-matter it will be epic, but it won't be long. lol, self, lol.
Verse the Walls: a Gothic romance in which a young PTSD afflicted man, who just happens to write prophetic poetry, is saved from himself and dark closets by a young woman who comes as an angel of mercy and temporary housekeeper. In effect, it will look nothing like Howl's Moving Castle, but that's not the only story it is borrowing heavily from in elements...
Sunschild: three people share the world's highest control of the elements: the SunLord, StoneLord, and RainLord. The SunLord is a tiny girl rescued from the manipulative StoneLord's family, not speaking any English, and upset about being displaced. The RainLord is a Zen young man trying to start a magic school who gets the spoiled child, who could bring Mt. St. Helens to fiery life at a moment's notice, dropped off at his door. Hello trouble.
(This one will probably also be on the short side for a novel.)
Renegade Experiment: Parahuman origins story, involving amnesiac teens trying to figure out who they were before they were superheroes and whether they want to belong to the people who are taking care of them. (I know. Unless I get a sub-plot this will also turn out a short story.)
Still writing
The Return of Mr. Birch, though. I will be concentrating on getting at least
The Carnie's Conspiracy ship-shape and out the door.
Honestly, I think Librarian Glamour is sounding the most promising right now...
Okay, and this was fun, and I'd like to see more peoples' results: (not because mine was so accurate: I chose the E rather than I option so that may have something to do with it.)
Your result for The Pop Culture Archetype Personality Test...
The Cleric
Ninja, Monkey, Zombie, Clown

Clerics are conscientious teachers and tutors, healers and enablers, eager to spread the word about their beliefs to other people. Bestowed with tremendous charisma, spiritual awareness and salesmanship, they are capable of swaying minds and hearts, and are always welcoming of new members of their flock, preferring many shallow (but sincere) acquaintances instead of intimate close friendships.
Their focus on the big picture, and the desire to help and teach everyone, often gets them into trouble. Not only do are they forced to juggle many responsibilities and relationships, but they often neglect themselves, letting down their boundaries to let others in and thus risking heartbreak when they are attacked. They are ever optimists, always looking for the silver lining in all people and constantly searching for ways to improve the world.
In darker hours, clerics tend towards Obsessive-Compulsive behavior. Their preoccupation with orderliness and perfectionism means that they become focused on rules, lists, and schedules, often insisting that others submit to their way of thinking. Devoted to work, they avoid distractions to the point of procrastinating about decisions, and they are often unwilling to spend time or money on things that do not benefit them and their goals directly. Their conscientious but inflexible focus on morality and ethics can cause problems when they run into people who do not share their world view, and they are often reluctant to express affection at all, preferring to keep the world at a distance while struggling with the desire to let everyone in.
Famous cleric types include Abraham Lincoln, Sean Connery, Andy Griffith, Oprah Winfrey and John Cusack.
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