Comments for AMancuso.org http://amancuso.org/blog Unorthodox Creativity Thu, 17 Jun 2010 22:13:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Comment on Fiction: Midnight Blood (2004) by 15 Minute Ficlets | AMancuso.org http://amancuso.org/blog/362/comment-page-1#comment-309 15 Minute Ficlets | AMancuso.org Thu, 17 Jun 2010 22:13:22 +0000 http://amancuso.org/blog/?p=362#comment-309 [...] Contact « Fiction: Midnight Blood (2004) [...] [...] Contact « Fiction: Midnight Blood (2004) [...]

]]> Comment on Fiction: Bright Bad! (2004) by 15 Minute Ficlets | AMancuso.org http://amancuso.org/blog/360/comment-page-1#comment-308 15 Minute Ficlets | AMancuso.org Thu, 17 Jun 2010 19:36:51 +0000 http://amancuso.org/blog/?p=360#comment-308 [...] spontaneous, totally unpolished. Some of my favorite ministories came out of doing that (such as these [...] [...] spontaneous, totally unpolished. Some of my favorite ministories came out of doing that (such as these [...]

]]> Comment on Being At Zero by Caroline http://amancuso.org/blog/390/comment-page-1#comment-292 Caroline Wed, 09 Jun 2010 19:51:10 +0000 http://amancuso.org/blog/?p=390#comment-292 I'm working on figuring that out, have been for years. Part of it seems to be related to not nitpicking and chastising myself for every little thing. Living in the moment, but learning from the past and planning for the future; the focus is still on here and now. Love without attachment, that is a tricky one. My heart understands it but my head is struggling with the concept. I’m working on figuring that out, have been for years. Part of it seems to be related to not nitpicking and chastising myself for every little thing. Living in the moment, but learning from the past and planning for the future; the focus is still on here and now. Love without attachment, that is a tricky one. My heart understands it but my head is struggling with the concept.

]]> Comment on Eclectic Eccentricity… by Caroline http://amancuso.org/blog/351/comment-page-1#comment-291 Caroline Tue, 08 Jun 2010 12:07:54 +0000 http://amancuso.org/blog/?p=351#comment-291 I like interesting. I like interesting.

]]> Comment on “You realize what you’re doing is more complicated than Korean, right?” by A http://amancuso.org/blog/354/comment-page-1#comment-283 A Wed, 02 Jun 2010 17:33:00 +0000 http://amancuso.org/blog/?p=354#comment-283 What do the people in <I>Omphalos</I> speak? I know the setting Earth-based, but is the city's language automatically English, or a hybrid of major languages, or something else? (Or is it so irrelevant that you hadn't thought of it?) Curiosity kills. :) What do the people in Omphalos speak? I know the setting Earth-based, but is the city’s language automatically English, or a hybrid of major languages, or something else? (Or is it so irrelevant that you hadn’t thought of it?)

Curiosity kills. :)

]]> Comment on “You realize what you’re doing is more complicated than Korean, right?” by J. Koyanagi http://amancuso.org/blog/354/comment-page-1#comment-281 J. Koyanagi Sat, 29 May 2010 17:52:44 +0000 http://amancuso.org/blog/?p=354#comment-281 I haven't; it hasn't been needed for any of my stories, since I write Earth-based science fiction. But it's fascinating to read about Uhjayi! I haven’t; it hasn’t been needed for any of my stories, since I write Earth-based science fiction. But it’s fascinating to read about Uhjayi!

]]> Comment on A Rejuvenation & A Restart! by A http://amancuso.org/blog/342/comment-page-1#comment-280 A Fri, 28 May 2010 20:33:18 +0000 http://amancuso.org/blog/?p=342#comment-280 Why thank you! Geofiction is worldbuilding for the sake of worldbuilding, rather than solely as background to a creative work. It's essentially creating a fictional reality: while you often find stories cropping up like dandelions in the lawn, they aren't the focus of your efforts. In other words, I never stopped playing pretend, and now I've gotten really good at it. ;) There are a few hundred species and about 150 worlds in my repertoire now, along with a handful of languages, spread out over two main universes and a few isolated fantasy-type worlds. If you want a good example of my geofiction, check out <a href="http://bestiary.wikidot.com/ykinde" rel="nofollow">Ykinde</a> and all its related links: atlas, cyphers (pseudo-languages), races, magic, technology... etc. It's incredibly fun. :) And, yes, geofiction can be intimidating at first... But you can start small. One character in its room. One room in the house. One house on the street. One street in the village/city. So on, so forth. The things you find as you walk that lone character out of its room can be amazing. Why thank you!

Geofiction is worldbuilding for the sake of worldbuilding, rather than solely as background to a creative work. It’s essentially creating a fictional reality: while you often find stories cropping up like dandelions in the lawn, they aren’t the focus of your efforts.

In other words, I never stopped playing pretend, and now I’ve gotten really good at it. ;) There are a few hundred species and about 150 worlds in my repertoire now, along with a handful of languages, spread out over two main universes and a few isolated fantasy-type worlds.

If you want a good example of my geofiction, check out Ykinde and all its related links: atlas, cyphers (pseudo-languages), races, magic, technology… etc. It’s incredibly fun. :)

And, yes, geofiction can be intimidating at first… But you can start small. One character in its room. One room in the house. One house on the street. One street in the village/city. So on, so forth.

The things you find as you walk that lone character out of its room can be amazing.

]]> Comment on Fiction: Ghosts In The Machines (Excerpt; 2009-2010) by Creative Writer Blogger Award | All Things From My Brain http://amancuso.org/blog/191/comment-page-1#comment-278 Creative Writer Blogger Award | All Things From My Brain Thu, 20 May 2010 01:37:21 +0000 http://amancuso.org/?p=191#comment-278 [...] Author Mancuso [...] [...] Author Mancuso [...]

]]> Comment on A Rejuvenation & A Restart! by Lyn Thorne-Alder http://amancuso.org/blog/342/comment-page-1#comment-276 Lyn Thorne-Alder Sat, 15 May 2010 22:45:00 +0000 http://amancuso.org/blog/?p=342#comment-276 I really enjoy your color scheme here and, perhaps not surprisingly, your background :-) Geofiction? I stumbled across a worldbuilding LJ community at one point, but was intimidated and ran away O_o I really enjoy your color scheme here and, perhaps not surprisingly, your background :-)

Geofiction?

I stumbled across a worldbuilding LJ community at one point, but was intimidated and ran away O_o

]]> Comment on Introducing the Jubagh series by My Sixth NaNovel | AMancuso.org http://amancuso.org/blog/12/comment-page-1#comment-195 My Sixth NaNovel | AMancuso.org Sat, 27 Mar 2010 20:23:31 +0000 http://amancuso.org/?p=12#comment-195 [...] 2007, the miracle that was The Demon-God of Jubagh came to pass. By the time November rolled around, I’d already finished Book One; that [...] [...] 2007, the miracle that was The Demon-God of Jubagh came to pass. By the time November rolled around, I’d already finished Book One; that [...]

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