Yes, it’s time for another intriguing episode of In My BattleStar Universe!
I am so enamored of these particular vehicles, I’ve decided to feature one in the novel! The Ute is, of course, from Down Under. The way the Australians make cars, they can be frakking powerful, and I don’t miss out on that particular aspect when one minor character uses one to escape a certain Apocalypse!
A Monotheist Prayer
Heavenly Father,
We gather in shadow
Beneath Your altar,
Your image in light and flame.
Deliver us from our sins
Unto You, The One True God
Now and for Eternity.
So Say We All.
The Battle of Hestia
I’ve been dabbling with this sequence for quite a while. After I got home from work today, I dived into it with some ideas that have been swimming around in my head, and I’m glad I did!
In case you aren’t aware. Hestia is the smallest of the gas giants located in Colonial space, orbiting Helios Delta; Aerilon and Canceron orbit this planet via Lagrangian Points (which, for this novel, I refer to as Libration Points) L4 and L5, respectively. Most of the early action will take place with this triumverate, and I know you’ll look forward to it as well.
40,000 Words And Counting!
And I am not done yet…I’ve still got a ways to go. My hope is that when all is said and done and written down…it makes sense and flows naturally, given that I’ve had a Writer’s Block for some time and it finally ended a couple of days ago. There’s only one way to find that out, and when I get to that point I’ll let you know.
In the meantime, without giving too much away while piquing your curiosity at the same time, the section I’m working on deals with a religiously-motivated attack on one of the minor characters. I am also working on probably one of the most difficult passages, which deals with the death of another minor character.
The Fun is just beginning!
The Seal
With many thanks to the folks at Battlestar Ra Cailum, a fan group based out of Dayton, OH, who supplied their rendition of the Colonial Seal and I merely added the lettering with iDraw:
Battlestar Group 78 is a double hat tip: one for the year of the Original Series, and the other for the year I graduated from High School.
This is beginning to come to life! Spread the word!
Colonial Wireless Alphabet
Put together from Battlestar Wiki:
Alpha
Bravo
Constellation
Delta
Echo
Foxtrot
Gamma
Hotel
Icon
Juno
Kilo
Logo
Meteor
Nebula
Oscar
Papa
Quasar
Rho
Sierra
Tango
Uniform
Victor
Whiskey
X-ray
Yellow
Zephyr
IMBSU
Yes, it’s time for another intriguing episode of In My BattleStar Universe!
Notice the following photograph of a prop from Caprica:
Now, I wish I could zoom in on the byline. Never mind the typo….
Oh, I forgot something. Notice that headline in column 1? “New Hospital Platform For Genetic Research.” Keep that in mind as the novel progresses, because that will rear its ugly head.
Now, back to the date in question we can’t really see here. The Colonial Calendar utilizes what we know as the Julian Calendar. Some countries in the West started converting over to the Gregorian Calendar in 1582; the Russians used it until 02/01/1918, which was not too long after the Bolshevik Revolution, when it immediately became 02/14/1918! So guess what, the novel will pinpoint certain dates with that convention. For example, IMBSU…Colonial Day will fall upon…the Ides of March!
Hey, why not. This gives a different connotation than the one we’re all used to: the day when Julius Caesar was assassinated by a group of conspirators led by Brutus (Et tu, Brute?)
New Promo Photo
Well now! Let’s see who’s paying attention out there!
You’ll also find this on the Twitter page. Oh, and if anyone likes old Barry Gray music, Stay Tuned for the upcoming Promo Video!
Beginnings
Last night I finally began to work with an alternative to Illustrator I purchased some time ago. iDraw is designed around core Mac OS X technologies, and is also available for iOS:
Yes, this is a flying saucer, harkening back to the heyday of the 50s and 60s! It possesses FTL drive and engages jumps along its Z-axis, as opposed to the XY-axes so common among science-fiction ships. And this ship may make an appearance, so stay tuned!
Decisions, Decisions
Hello there. It’s been a couple of months…I’ve got a lot on my plate, and that’s why I haven’t been able to post on this subject. So here is an update for you all.
I began this novel in February, and in six and one-half months, I’ve penned approximately 23,000 words. And I have also decided to compile the three books I originally envisioned into just one, with a content of at least 50,000 words, possibly going to 75,000. It’s a little more manageable that way.
So stay tuned. More articles to come. And thank you for your support!
