Focus Fox says: Speech is silver, silence is golden, listening is diamond, a man who listens is electrum. Thomas Carlyle and D&D mash-up
Character Inspiration
In COVID times, the writer tool of people watching was off the table for character ideas. I'm in middle of something right now, but the next book is starting to sprout in the back of my head. What to do? I found a character generator on a FB group and tried it out. This was … Continue reading Character Inspiration
Focus Fox: Silence
Focus Fox says: The quieter you become the more you are able to hear. There's a room so quiet you can hear the breath in your lungs. Rumi mashup with orfieldlabs This seriously looks cool. š https://www.orfieldlabs.com/architecture/tour-video-tour-hold
Lizard spider man
A local shop that kids (okay and adults) could paint ceramics and get them glazed and fired went out of business near me. š I tend to look for a bright side. In this case my only in was this little beauty from the shop. lizard spider man- side view Lizard spider man top view … Continue reading Lizard spider man
Focus Fox: Future
Focus Fox says: The future has a way of arriving unannounced. Don't try to lock the door, the future'll just bust it down. Inspired by George F. Will
uncertainty
My life has so much uncertainty right now and I''m left in a state of waiting. This is not a state I enjoy. I want to plot and plan, but it feels like a waste of energy to do all the permutations. I do not have enough data. Here's a sample of the questions I … Continue reading uncertainty
Focus Fox: interpretation
We are the interpretation of the story we tell ourselves about our past. You can change your interpretation by changing the focus of your story, and then you can change your life. Focus Fox original
Seashells and airport security
Did you know seashells get flagged for extra screening when going through airport security? This fact became much more important as I stood in the security line and my phone said boarding had started on our plane. Each kid had hidden a shell in their carry on. We were going to make it or not … Continue reading Seashells and airport security
Focus Fox: where you need to be
Focus Fox says: You are exactly where you need to be. You are standing in an open field west of a white house, with a boarded front door. There is a small mailbox here. A mash-up of quote with an Unknown Author and Zork opening
Relic 1: Blurb
Title: Company Assassin Book 1 in the Relic Trilogy Itās Duff Romanās eighteenth birthday, but no one is lighting candles. Turning eighteen in the orphanage on Kalecca means starvation for those who arenāt hired into a Family. Outside the Family compounds lies the jungle. And in the jungle lies death. And Relicsāthe only real currency on Planet … Continue reading Relic 1: Blurb