Earthquakes in Papua New Guinea

The sun has gone really quiet and now the earthquakes are more numerous.  What is concerning me is the number of earthquakes that are occurring at the edge of the Solomon plate near Papua New Guinea.  That little plate is a subduction zone and it has been very active lately.  The earthquakes have been deep and are in what looks like a trench on the north side of the land that has the capital.

I am seriously worried about the world.  Humans are not paying attention to what is being done to the environment.  Nature is very egalitarian.  When the pandemic(s) strike(s), it won't care if you are rich, poor, old, young, or where you live.  The earth and fire dragons are awakening, partially due to fracking.  I do what I can to care for the environment, to be the custodian according to my beliefs.

I was thinking about a statement I had heard.  "Thwarting God's Will."  How does a human thwart God's will?  Would not that make the human more powerful than the most powerful entity in the Universe?  God is all-powerful, all-seeing, has existed since before Time, knows what everything/one will do long before it is done.  He/She/It set up the laws of the universe; evolution, plate tectonics, processes.  How could one thwart the will of such an entity?  I propose that it is impossible.  He/She/It gave us free will.  But that doesn't mean our thoughts/plans/actions are unknown.

First Time Outside

I am still working on the first rewrite which is I am hoping to be the most massive one.  I am trying to get up to three rewrites done with this one massive one.  So far, I have added 15,000 words and I am only halfway done with the chapters.  So, I am right on track.  This first rewrite should be about 75,000 words.  The novel is on track to being 100,000 words long when all the rewrites are done.  And I am enjoying the story now that I am slowing down the speeding bullet to a far more sedate speed.

December 13, 2011

Because I am working on the rewrite on First Time Outside, I will not be involved with Script Frenzy.  Much as I enjoyed writing a script last April, it would take too much time away from rewriting the novel.  CreateSpace has the prize of 5 paperback copies for free if you get your novel to them before June 30th.  If I stop to write a script, I may not be meeting that deadline.  CreateSpace wants a proofread copy first which can take up to a week.  Bu the proofread copy only costs about $10.  The paperback copies are normally $7 each.  With that price, I may get a copy of Quoth the Universe for myself.  I rather enjoy the thought of having a bookshelf full of my books.

First Time Outside

This last November for NaNoWriMo, I wrote another science fiction novel.  I have titled it "First Time Outside."  Now I am working on rewriting it.  Currently the speed at which it flows is like that of a speeding bullet.  I need to slow it down a great deal.  Wish me luck.  :)

Quoth the Universe, update

The novel, Quoth the Universe, has passed inspection and has been "shipped" to Barnes & Noble and Apple stores.  It should show up in their online catalogs in a week or two.  Then I will be able to see how many people don't buy my book.

I saw a movie on Syfy that had me thinking that I should send out the script that I wrote for Script Frenzy 2011. My script is just as good as that movie's was - as far as I was concerned.  Hmmm.  I will have to research this further.