First Time in a While

by Revis Edgewater

I really haven’t posted on this blog very much recently. That’s something I’d like to change. I’m not saying I’m going to post every day or anything, but at least once a week would be good enough for me.

So, to get me back into the swing of things, I looked back through some of my old posts. While doing so, I also went over my category list and saw a series of posts that I used to do. When I looked at the last post in that series, I saw that it’s been over four years since I’ve done one of them.

Versus.

For those who don’t know, or don’t remember, Versus was a series of posts that I did that pitted two or more fictional characters against each other and I would pick the winner. I also did a few that the winner was decided by a poll result.

I don’t have any particular matches in mind at the moment, but maybe you all can help me out. Is there a fictional throwdown that you want to see me do? It doesn’t have to be two specific characters. If you have a specific type of character, I can do that too. Want to see me put two TV detectives against each other? Perhaps two movie soldiers from the modern era? Drop me a comment and I’ll see what I can come up with.

Starting Over Again

by Revis Edgewater

I started on a story project around two years ago. I wrote in it for a little bit, until it was around a quarter of how long I wanted to make it. Then, as so often happens with me, I had an idea for a new story. This new story was all shiny and sparkly, so I stopped writing the original story and focused on the new one. Eventually, I forgot about the original story.

After finally finishing my last project, I thought it would be best to go back and finish the story I had abandoned. But, because it had been so long since I wrote anything in it, I thought it would be best to read through it again before doing so. That way I could refamiliarize myself with the story, plus I could make any edits that I noticed needed to be made.

It’s a good thing I did. There were so many problems with the story.

There were two characters who somehow went from being people who met each other in adulthood, and just worked together, to being childhood best friends. Another couple of characters came across as being completely unlikable. I know not every character needs to be liked, but one of the unlikable characters was the main character. If they’re not likable, it generally means problems for the story. Plus, there were also a couple of unnecessary characters. While the extra characters didn’t really hurt the story, they really didn’t add anything to it either. In the end, it would be better off without them. And, as if all that wasn’t bad enough, the story itself was flawed.

That left me with two choices. I could either edit all the parts I didn’t like or start over completely. I didn’t like the latter because I’d be throwing away all the work that I’d put into it. Unfortunately, it was the only viable option. Trying to edit it would be impossible. Too much needed to be changed. By the time I’d get it to the way I wanted it, it’d be a completely different story anyway. Plus, editing it instead of rewriting it would be double the work.

So, as much as I hated doing it, I started over again. It sucks, but I’d rather do that than continue on with something I didn’t like.

There?

by Revis Edgewater

Was she there? Was she watching him? Did she see everything he did? Did she look upon him with pride? Did she see the pieces of herself within him? Those pieces he held closely, afraid to let them go.

Was she there? Did she know how much he wished she was?

Finally Finished

by Revis Edgewater

As I wrote a little over a month ago, I finally finished writing the fifth installment of my Declevon Blackmoon series of short stories. It was a process that took way longer than it should have, and I should have finished at least a year ago. Well, today I can say that the editing is finished, as well, and that it is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The story, titled Blackmoon WarPriest, will officially release for Kindle on 3/22.

To pre-order your copy today, please click here.