Woot!!!!!

Well I just finished my NaNo for this year! I have to say this year was way more difficult than last year. this year I had to find time to write, do calculus homework and apply to colleges. But after all the toiling, the sweating and the cramped up fingers, it feels good…

Halfway through the month, the “v” key on my keyboard stopped working. I have to hit it really hard to get it to work. I found myself avoiding words or names that contained the dreaded letter “v.”

I was realyl worried that I woudl run out of plot before I reached 50k. And I did. So I had to improise. The plot of Airheart was over, I;d reached the final scene with the final lines my mai character said adn I still had 10k left to fill. So I had to improvise. I wrote a series fo short stories, little things I had thoguth of some time ago that were pertinent to the main story but were also superfluous. I called them Incidents. There’s six of them. They all tell a short story covering an adventure of Daica and Cryseeh or Evan and Angela. There’s even one for a minor character, Adam.

Now that NaNo is over I can blow away the dust from this poor blog and begin to write for it again.

Goodbye monster NaNo, see ya next year like always.  Now, let me get out my red pen and edit Airheart…

Timeline of Major Events

I just finished making a time line of major events in Agarithia. it begins after the end of the Human Era {I’ll explain that later} and ends when Airheart, begins. In case you didn’t know, Airheart, is the novel I’m working on, and is set in Agarithia.

Notes:

1.The Human Era basically ended with the Elven invasion, but even before that, the Humans were beginning to lose their grip on Agarithia.

2. For the sake of practicality and the KIS concept, I began to count time around the Elven Invasion. Of course, the humans have their pwn records of time, so their numbers are different.

3. Yes, the time line is supposed to be a tree.

The Elements

Although there are different cultures in Agarithia, they all share the elements system. The Jaden Eretis, believe the elements are forces that can be controlled by them and their gods. The Yellow Eretis use the elements for their purposes. Humans use the elements to their advantage but also believe them to be part of a higher deity. Across all cultures, the elements are symbolical.

Energy: Energy is the mother and source of all elements since everything needs energy to exist. Oceans need energy to produce waves. Winds use energy to propel themselves. The earth cannot produce plants and fruits without energy. Flames cannot dance among the burning logs without energy. Notice that the written Amtret word for fire is symmetrical, symbolizing balance.

Water: water symbolizes tranquility and life. It is believed that life began in water. Dark blue is associated with water. Healing is also associated with water. Water is an ally when fire goes out of hand. United with earth, the two elements produce plants, a vital source of food.

Air: Air symbolizes constancy. Although the winds go through seasonal changes, these changes are constant. Air is believe to be the lightest and swiftest of the elements. Air is known for its independece, it rarely forms an alliance with the other elements.

Earth: earth symbolizes rest, life, and hidden power. Mountains rarely move, sleeping volcanoes wake only when angered by the fire within them. Farmers depend on Earth for their crops. Earth is forever in an alliance with Water. Although mostly in a stagnant state, Earth can erupt on its own and shake with anger, destroying anything that rests upon its surface.

Fire: Fire symbolizes fickleness, danger, and passion. Fire is a double edged sword, it can warm and light the way but it can also burn and destroy. Fire usually takes advantage of the anger of Air and Earth. When the wind blow strongly, a small camp fire can spread across miles of land burning houses and forests. When Earth shakes with anger, Fire arrives to worsen things. A hart that is on fire usually refers to a person that is passionate about something or someone.