Excerpt

The humans arrived a moment later. The male shoved another guest from a chair, then chivalrously offered the emptied seat to the female.

The displaced dragon scrambled to his feet. “I demand satisfaction!”

The human, without turning around, stabbed his sword backward into the chest of the dragon.

“Satisfied?”

The dragon tumbled with a thump.

“Now I remember why I liked you, Yadezkra,” said Korien. “What’s your name this time around?”

“Yorgash, Your Majesty.”

“Yorgash, Yorgash. Ah, our food. I hope you don’t mind, Yorgash. I ordered human heart.”

“Every one to his own taste, Your Majesty,” Yorgash said blandly.

The proprietress placed the chalices before them. Each goblet contained a human heart on a bed of crushed ice, glazed in honey and sugar and topped with chopped pineapple.

“I ordered for you and your wife as well.”

“Your thoughtfulness is touching.” Yorgash picked up the prong and used it appropriately to maneuver the heart. He crunched and visibly swallowed.

“A bit tough,” he critiqued. “The heart of a fallen gladiator, I’d wager. You should try children, especially the spoiled fat ones who’ve been stuffed with too much cake. Much more tender. I’ve found traitors often have such children.”

Xena vs Buffy

http://www.factpile.com/xena-vs-buffy/

Oh this is hard…hmm…
I agree, Buffy will come up with some elaborate way to come back but in the end I have faith my Warrior Princess will defeat her. The only obsticle Xena would have is to overcome the technology difference…depending on which time period the fight takes place. But I would like to believe the two would never fight but join sides and kick ass together. However…

Willow and Kennedy get into an arguement, Willow leaves the house and runs into Gabrielle who is dazed by being brought into this world. She asks for Xena and Willow confuzed asks “Xena The Warrior Princess?”
G: You Know of her?
W: She’s only the most amazing television show ever
G: What do you mean television show?
Willow looks the girl over…
W: What is you name?
G: Gabrielle…where is Xena?

*commercial*

Inside the Summer’s home…

W: Buffy I think we have a problem…Gabrielle here is looking for her Xena.
B: Gabrielle? Xena?
D: No way!
W: I think something has happened
Dawn runs over to the TV and turns it on…Xena comes on, it’s a re-run only Xena acts differently and confused trying to find Gabrielle
D: That’s not how it goes…
G: Xena!
B: Giles how do we fix this…
GL: I have this book…
A: Yes, go check your book
X: Anya!
GL: It might be able to help us out

Later…Giles reads a incantation only it brings Xena out of the TV…

G: Xena
X: Gabrielle
A: That worked swell Giles
Xena pulls the sword
G: It’s okay they are trying to help
Xena pushes Gabrielle behind her
X: What’s going on
GL: Magic…It brought you to the real world

*comercial*

Days pass and Willow starts to show an interest in Gabrielle….Xena begins to get jealous. She sees Willow grab for Gabrielle’s hand and Xena steps in.

Little moments like this continue and eventually lead into a confrontation…Buffy steps in and there is a fight…Buffy protectin Willow and Xena protecting Gabrielle…With either one not wanting to kill each other they decided to call a truce. Willow reconnects with Kennedy and Gabrielle is with Xena…

GL: We need to restore things back to the way they are supposed to be. I believe I have found out what went wrong. We should begin right away before more damage is done.

Giles re-reads the incantation but with a new tone of voice.
Within a flash Xena is holding on to Gabrielle as they are returned to the TV.

D: Why did you have to do that…Gabrielle was sharring her writing skills with me and Xena was going to take me fishing.
B: Fishing? you don’t fish…
D: It doesn’t hurt to try now does it…
B: Where in sunnydale are you going to fish
D: Forget it, I’m going upstairs to watch some Xena
B: Seriously…fishing?
D: Night Buffy.

The camera focuses in on Xena and Gabrielle
The two look around and gaze into eachothers eyes…

X: We’re home
G: As long as I’m with you, I’m home
Xena leans in and passionate kiss is exchanged.

The End! : )

By Force of Spirit

WWII Ghost Dimension…

When enough ghosts accumulate at one time, they are strong enough to maintain their own ongoing plane, a shared ghostly dimension.

This Gave Me Chills

Gizmodo has an article on how Photoshop opens Time Portals into a World War II Ghost Dimension. And boy is it freaky.

You know that old creativity exercise where you take a picture and let it inspire a story?

There are some pictures you can’t look at and not imagine a story.

Sacrificing a Scene You Like for a Scene You Need

I just wrote a great scene. I introduced fun new characters, some cool shit for them to blow up, a whole mess of awesome.

It’s gotta go.

Doen’t fit. What I need instead of all my new shiny toys is a quiet word from a entirely different fellow, a much less engaging character, but one who, ultimately, will be more relevant to the theme of the novel.

I know, this is all unduly mysterious. It comes down to this: I have to sacrifice a scene I like for a scene the book needs. I think I finally, finally understand that annoying injunction, “kill your darlings.”

Yeah, yeah. I get it. The darlings are now gutted corpses on the cutting room floor. Are you satisfied, you bloodthirsty Muse?

Has this ever happened to you? What do you do with the chopped scenes? Personally, I hope to resurrect them in some other context.

Another Cool Quote from the Mahabharata

“She fell into a swoon and the five brothers caught her, as the five senses, attached to their object, catch their pleasure.”

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