http://www.poguri.com A Dark Fantasy for Children and Adults Sun, 05 Feb 2012 22:49:49 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.poguri.com/the-bright-and-the-gloom/ http://www.poguri.com/the-bright-and-the-gloom/#comments Mon, 01 Nov 2010 06:21:26 +0000 Kermit http://www.poguri.com/?p=758
Words like Bright and Gloom carry their own meanings and are powerful in their own right, both phonetically and semantically. Together I think they have a certain weight that the old title lacked. Anyway, as the website is due for another overhaul, the name change will be reflected throughout the various pages at that time.]]> http://www.poguri.com/the-bright-and-the-gloom/feed/ 0 http://www.poguri.com/pogress-report-6/ http://www.poguri.com/pogress-report-6/#comments Thu, 03 Jun 2010 20:12:42 +0000 Kermit http://www.poguri.com/?p=732 http://www.poguri.com/pogress-report-6/feed/ 0 http://www.poguri.com/pogress-report-5/ http://www.poguri.com/pogress-report-5/#comments Thu, 06 May 2010 10:12:27 +0000 Kermit http://www.poguri.com/?p=548 http://www.poguri.com/pogress-report-5/feed/ 0 http://www.poguri.com/new-illustration-poguris-awakening/ http://www.poguri.com/new-illustration-poguris-awakening/#comments Wed, 21 Apr 2010 17:35:21 +0000 Kermit http://www.poguri.com/?p=540 http://www.poguri.com/new-illustration-poguris-awakening/feed/ 0 http://www.poguri.com/the-second-chapter-is-up/ http://www.poguri.com/the-second-chapter-is-up/#comments Mon, 15 Mar 2010 07:51:02 +0000 Kermit http://www.poguri.com/?p=482
Chapter the Second, borrowing naming conventions from A Tale of Two Cities for all chapters taking place in the Land of Nou, provides our first look at the world of dreams.  Actually completed months ago, this chapter has gone through extensive revisions, some revolving around a struggle with point of view, and others a complete re-imagining of how to introduce our hero, Poguri.

I hope you all enjoy the chapter, and please feel free to leave me any feedback, as constructive criticism are the essential vitamins and minerals we writers need!

]]> http://www.poguri.com/the-second-chapter-is-up/feed/ 0 http://www.poguri.com/new-illustration-maddies-nightmare/ http://www.poguri.com/new-illustration-maddies-nightmare/#comments Fri, 19 Feb 2010 19:52:29 +0000 Kermit http://www.poguri.com/?p=454 http://www.poguri.com/new-illustration-maddies-nightmare/feed/ 1 http://www.poguri.com/pogress-report-4/ http://www.poguri.com/pogress-report-4/#comments Fri, 12 Feb 2010 13:11:02 +0000 Kermit http://www.poguri.com/?p=447
So then I decided to focus more on Maddie, as developing one character more thoroughly gave the story more focus than delving into the personal details of six or so. But as is my tendency, I tried to stuff too much "other stuff" into the novel that didn't belong, such as some of my real life passions around certain social issues. I vowed from the start that Land of Nou would not be any sort of social commentary, but as I continued to write out Maddie's story, that's exactly what it was becoming.

And this created a schism between the Waking and the Dreaming, and a the problem of Maddie's story having very little to do with the overall conflict in the Land of Nou. Lest I forget, the story is called Land of Nou! Now I have decided that the dreamers will be introduced as they were originally - their dreams opening paths to the Land of Nou - but that from there the setting will remain in the Land of Nou, and not delve into the Dreamers' Waking narratives at all. There will be a strong Waking component - something I cannot reveal - but it is directly relevant to the conflict in the Land of Nou, which makes for a more focused story. With this decision I have been able to resume writing, although the going is still slow. But one word at a time is better than no words at all.

]]> http://www.poguri.com/pogress-report-4/feed/ 0 http://www.poguri.com/more-art-more-inspiration/ http://www.poguri.com/more-art-more-inspiration/#comments Wed, 20 Jan 2010 04:06:41 +0000 Kermit http://www.poguri.com/?p=441 http://www.poguri.com/more-art-more-inspiration/feed/ 2 http://www.poguri.com/pogress-report-3/ http://www.poguri.com/pogress-report-3/#comments Thu, 23 Jul 2009 23:26:58 +0000 Kermit http://www.poguri.com/?p=422
I've made some vital changes to Poguri, namely how he's introduced, as well as making the critical decision to make Maddie the primary dreamer character. Part of what had made the story overwhelming to write, I think, was that I was planning on jumping back and forth between the adventures in Nou and the real life troubles of five different characters. It was just too much! And if it was too much for me as a writer, then it certainly would've been too much for the reader.

The surge spilled over into the urge to make a few aesthetic changes here on the website - you may have noticed the top banner now uses a part of one of the scene illustrations instead of the black and white scheme. On top of that, I've added the ability to toggle between a "Day" and "Night" theme - the former featuring brighter colors and the dreamers in the side bar, the latter using darker colors and featuring the bogeys in the sidebar. The banners are different for each one, too.

So that's all for now. Here' s hoping the streak continues and I'm able to get this book done sometime in the next year.]]> http://www.poguri.com/pogress-report-3/feed/ 1 http://www.poguri.com/new-thoughts/ http://www.poguri.com/new-thoughts/#comments Wed, 11 Mar 2009 15:26:29 +0000 Kermit http://www.poguri.com/?p=356 http://www.poguri.com/new-thoughts/feed/ 0