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Glad to be a muse My problem comes as I have too much experience with the genre and want to create something original that can break the mold. Additionally, there's a short cut to understanding and reading martial epics; go watch Star Wars Episode 4-6 a few times Lucas based many of his concepts in his original science fiction trilogy on martial principles of good and evil along with swordplay. I am a huge fan of science fiction as well. In concept, most people, who are not able to read Chinese, Korean, or Japanese martial epics, would be able to grasp the basic outlines through star wars first trilogy and learn the failures of integrating complex themes from the second half. However, be very careful about adapting political systems into a martial epic, George Lucas tried in episode 1-3 of Star Wars, but failed miserably. To be honest, I bet he tried to walk in the footsteps of Jin Yong's The Smiling, Proud Wanderer aka the Swordsman, which is famed for political integration and internal divisions within the side of good and evil. The Smiling Proud Wanderer Politics is the highest form of integration in martial epics, because they must always be multi-dimensional, if not then you will get a bore fest aka Star War's Phantom Menace. It's a very difficult genre to master, even more difficult if you incorporate science fiction. I hope you won't get scared. or as Yoda would say: "You will be...You will be"

Thanks, It's one thing that I have not seen in gay fiction. I know there are many other fans of the style around here, but most write and create fantasy stories. Jin Yong or Louis Cha is one of my favorite writers of Martial epics. He utilize the concept of what a hero is supposed to be along with the critical flaws in each that helps define his characters. Louis Cha As for the aspect of fighting, the Deer and the Cauldron, is remembered well for having a protagonist that relied on his intelligence and cunning rather than fighting ability, which he lacked. It creates a brilliant concept that honor may be utilize in all fields and actions even by people with the basest desires. Deer and Cauldron As for background, themes, and style, I have thought about incorporating it within my own writing ever since my story Worlds of Difference began. I wanted to implement my own style similar to the Huang Yi style of martial epics. Basically, he incorporate western science fiction into a eastern martial epic with applied concepts of technology, principles, and systems of thought. His stories changed martial epics from the ancient references of martial heroes by incorporating futuristic elements of science fiction. Huang Yi Also, Huang Yi has tons of romance and sex in his novels, with a few references to gay sex You can write a martial epic with heavy character development. I've been trying to find and grasp this concept for gay readers; hoping to find a comparison or compatriot writer with a similar interest in the style.

Problem with DK's stories fitting a Martial epic genre is that his protagonists are capable minded, but their evolution is not entirely through conflict. Another area of martial epics missing from CJ stories, the idea of character evolution is not character progression, which CJ excels in. Dramatic experience is needed for an evolution of character. I haven't read Lyden's story yet. Jin Yong is famous for being the father of the Wuxia martial epics of the modern era., but copying his style is nearly impossible. Each of his stories is about 40 volumes, only a few authors on GA have that ability to write 40 volumes.

Happy Birthday Skyline Hope you enjoy Lacey's sexy gift

My sister has commented that my current boyfriend seems to make me a nicer guy and a bit less confrontational than I usually am with her. I don't know, maybe I am going soft. I've had other relationships with other guys, but very few affected me emotionally. Any of you guys ever felt like having a significant other might be affecting or changing you? A relationship doesn't solve all your problems, nor affect your life as a whole, but emotionally, it does seem like they do affect you.

It's been too long since I have blogged. It has been a hectic few months with my creative energies directed towards work rather than my craft. On the writing front: Worlds of Difference is overdue for an update, Exodus has its outline ready though I need to compress my chapters down further, and A Dog's Tale is different than what I usually write. My other stories are on hiatus more or less unless there is demand for their return. On a personal level: I am an intellectual; a person who imbues thought and intellect that stretches through different disciplines and ideas. I am also a practiced human beings; a person who is focused on my expertise and can create or destroy within fix parameters. Intellectual, practical, and philosophical realities make me a thinker, but it is also a dispassionate pursuit. I am truly grateful to have found a lover that can match my thoughts with equal emotional energy. I don't know if we will last, but I am happy to have found a companion, who's opposition complete me. On the the professional level: My firm went through restructuring and I was let go. It is fine as I had anticipated such a move for months. I was running my own private tax advisory business concurrently, so I am not bored or my talents being made dull. Yet, I am stuck in my own professional rut without a purpose. Most people don't understand this about me, but I want purpose as much as I want success, a goal to strive for.

If she wasn't taken, then definitely. Although, I'd have to put down as a ground rule that we can only be friends.

I've had Grindr on my Ipod Touch for a year now, it's not that new As always, safety should be your first concern. If the guy is strange, I'd block him. If he's a good conversationalist, then why not ask him out for a coffee. Good gay friends are harder to come by than good straight friends; partners are even more harder. There are malicious people out there, but if they are actively hunting gay guys on any social site or even here on GA, they will eventually find someone. If it is that 1 in thousand intimidation factor scaring you from making mobile friends and connections with others, remember fear is best weapon anyone can ever have against you. Whether by action or inaction, don't fear the outcome and live as you would. On a side note, Manhunt is the worst of the websites mentioned for gay guys based on personal experience, long story about a 50 year old guy during my first year after I began exploring . Craigslist has a bad reputation, which 90% of it is deserved, but 10% are actually people looking for friends and good relationships. I've met a few friends from Craigslist, so I'm not that anti-Craigslist.

Thanks for feeding my ego, It's a change of pace from what I usually write. I am a sci-fi writer with too many serious story lines. I also need to answer a review question: Dogs during puberty will piss on anything they deem to be their property or sexual object. It's kind of like a territorial teenage phase that humans have mixed with the discovery of masturbation. The period ends at about age 15 months, when dog's begin to learn to control their territorial nature and libido. Trevor had his doggy puberty at age 9 months, but his equivalent human hormones were throwing him off. Brad is kind of a slow bloomer , add the fact that he doesn't have as much control over his dog transformations, then you get "golden showers" between two teenage human boys.

You know Lexington is gay, he just doesn't know it Based on Greg Weissman's material for Gargoyles, I wonder if he had a relationship with Alex Xanatos (David Xanatos' son) in the future. Would you have believed that this made by Disney, knowing their current production lines?

Start from the pilot to the 2nd season finale. You will get why you liked it and why you might still like it.

Oddly enough Bronx gets more screen time than most of the cast except Goliath and Elisa. I'm watching their world tour right now in season 2, but the penultimate episodes are the season 2, 4 parter "city of stone" and 3 part "Avalon".

Well, it's better than Janeway as a fairy queen.

My recent bout with Shakespearean re-interpretation came from the cartoon series that I just found again. It's perhaps the only American cartoon, the only Disney made series, which has complex themes and intricate plots with a basis on Shakespearean material. The character of MacBeth is perhaps my favorite anti-villain. He is closer to the historical MacBeth in his behavior as a noble king rather than a power hungry despot, but the background is from the play. He is a villain damned by his own immortality, which has stripped him of his human qualities. Anyone remember the cartoon? Here's the link to the series, I advise watching season 1 and 2, but not season 3, which sucks. Gargoyles Series

Okay Part II is now out. I answered the question from AJay on the reviews directly in the story, but I will explain it a little more for the story theme. Dog's have less inhibition than human beings along with a different sexual drive. Human beings possess more of an emotional attachment to our sexual encounters. Combine those two into a hybrid without completely understanding of either, then you have a bunch of issues. Trevor is basically going through his human puberty with strange urges from emotional attachments that dog's usually identify with loyalty or platonic love rather than our human variant of amorous love. Brad doesn't get why his sexual libido is causing him to have issues around Trevor. As for Puck's motivations, he found the entire scenario of a dog loving its master and the master loving its dog to be too good not to have fun with, so he added that extra element into the agreement to keep Brad alive. Even in Midsummer Night, Puck has a warped sense of humor with mortals and their love affairs. As for any old English scholars, I know I am improvising the speech a bit. There should be more alliteration and allusion in old English, but I will save that for Shakespearean plays. Imagine all these issues taking place during Freshman year of high school. Can't wait to see what will happen.

Thanks for all the reviews and notes guys, I'll see what I can do for this story. As I said, I usually write Sci-fi, not fantasy stories nor comedies.

Story Links from E-fiction announcement I am trying a little fantasy comedy. Hope you all enjoyed it. I am not sure if I should continue or not.

I try my hand at cooking, when I feel like it: Let's see tonight, Top Sirloin with curry mayonnaise reduction sauce of roasted onions and peppers. Some stir fried Chinese Asparagus with oyster sauce. Finally, a little jasmine rice with a hint of chicken flavor from the Chicken bullion I placed in the water base. I try to avoid cooking, because my style leaves a lot of things to clean.

Drum roll........... It's the year of the Tiger: Have a good one to all you tigers on the site.

I am not a writer of martial epics as my focus has been geared toward sci-fi and modern fiction, but I do get inspiration from them. Martial epics can be described as stories with focus on combat and war, but it goes deeper in most cases. Chivalry, honor, duty, fidelity, and other areas are virtues that highlight these long stories. Sometimes they are borderline fantasy stories, but they usually are inspired by historical events and contexts. It's not Lord of the Rings with fantasy species in epic wars, but it is similar to the tales of King Arthur and his knights of the round table in story telling elements. For Asians writers and readers, it's basically the Wuxia genre of writing; the Chinese writers Jin Yong's Legend of the Condor Heroes, basically ignited the genre, is one of the most famous stories and heralded the modern age of martial epics. Japanese anime creator, Akira Toriyama, was inspired by the wuxia genre to create his anime equivalent, Dragonball, which ignited the anime concept stories that are now present. I was wondering if anyone is familiar with this genre and can point me to a story on GA or an author, who works with these themes and story-lines in an original setting. I am not talking about fanfiction of dragonball or anything like that as most writers have issues with good slash fiction.

Here's another little note and first in science fiction: A gay gangster/assassin as the main character. Even on a website full of gay writers, I haven't read such a character before in science fiction with the edge and interesting subtlety in Caprica. If you missed the latest episode, I really advise it. Sam Adama might not be a role model, but it is about time that people get to see fictional gay characters with a bit of edge.

Maybe, I am more use to improvisation of strategies, cuz of the Patriots. When we had our Def and OFF coordinators, the pats kept changing up. We weren't a one pony show like the Colts (ironic horse pun ). I mean comon, they needed change their strategies; the offensive coordinator should have worked through the Saints defense by doing more runs than they did. It's an issue with the colts offensive strategy, they don't keep enough mix offense. The Saints were amazing in how they controlled the ball without a doubt. Also, their drives were impressive and had a good blend of running and throwing. Yes, they did not have the huge Manning-esque deep throws towards the endzone, but it's what football really should be. Drew should be celebrating merrily, he and his TEAM deserves it. As I said James, I don't like Manning or his style of football.

Yup, everyone is happy to see them win. New Orleans deserve it, they played well and worked for victory. Truly an inspirational tale of adversity and triumph. Being from New England, I know the sweet taste of a super bowl victory, the first one was the best, and the exhausted Laranx from a night of wild screaming and chanting, thank god our teachers gave us the day off. I hear New Orleans is doing the same. As no one has mentioned the Colts, I will be the first to cast the stones. First a little on my take, I hate Peyton Manning's gameplay, I hate how the entire offense is based around him, and I hate those commentator declaring him as the best QB in the league. Give me a break, he's good but not great. If you think those attacks were bad, I have more against the defensive and offensive coordinators of the Colts, what the hell were you guys thinking? Your weren't adapting or making the necessary corrections to win the game. The Saints onside kick should have been a wake-up call for you guys to get your asses out and change your formations. Hmmm.....I will leave it at that as I have a litany of anti-colts observations.

There are three sides: "your side, their side, and the truth" The Shadows, Vorlons, and Lorien are fun to quote. James about the song angle, didn't you think it was weird how they used that musical score for Battlestar Galactica at the end of the series. Personally, I think the entire coming back from the dead, messiah thing for Kara was stretching a lot of the story elements towards the end. Introspection is dangerous too, remember "Fear is the mind killer" - a little Bene Gesserit wisdom.

Ender's game was interesting; although, I am more interested in Asimov's Foundation series concepts than Scott Card's use of Heinlein's militaristic plots (Bugs are now a cliche in sci-fi ), which I do still enjoy. I use to like the militaristic stuff, but I have grown into liking stories with the bigger picture with cosmic significance on where we are all going and what we want for our future. Battlestar Galactica had a really good premise up to season 3, when hell broke loose. The problem with Ronald D. Moore's style of sci-fi is not conceptual, he understands his concept well, but it comes to how the sci-fi story works together. Most of the TV/Movie writers in sci-fi today were former Star Trek writers, which you can actually see in their work and why Star Trek is both a pillar of Sci-fi and one of its deepest issues. JMS' Babylon 5, a masterpiece of action, conspiracy, scientific mythology, and a human ethos, is more like a novel than a sci-fi show. Although, it has its own issues, season 5 will be the most forgettable and Crusade simply could not carry the premise. Four questions of Babylon 5 will always be in my heart as I write my stories, basically I think they are the keystones of Sci-fi: 1. Who are you? 2. What do you want? 3. Why are you here? 3. Do have anything to live for?