[SUM] - And this is where we are at right now:

It's Tuesday and that means it's short-update-madness day for me, for you ... for all of us so to speak.

First on the list of many things: 'Loner's Peak' and it's ongoing series.
   During my holiday last month I decided on a couple of things. First of which being the name of the series will be 'Omnivore' for the time being, hopefully only subject to change if a publisher subjects to the name. That being said - I'm still waiting for that one reply to my queries telling me 'Yes this agency is in fact offering you representation for your work.'
Though not all queries have been replied to yet, but the thing to do will be mostlikely sending out another heap of those in the near future.

Second on the list: 'Bloodstained Shadows' - my fan-fiction
   I've been going on about this project for a while now and the editing has been going surprisingly slowly until now, but just as expected it took up a lot of speed with part three of the four. And as of right now there is roughly a fifth of the whole text still to be done. Expect that to get finished up soon/-ish.

Third: 'Sleeptalking' - the Victorian horror
   Editing run number four, which was originally announced to happen parallel to the editing of 'Bloodstained Shadows' will pick up as soon as I'm done with BS - CoaLS. That should put it on par with Loner's Peak.

Forth: 'The Bamboo Labyrinth' - the short-short short
    We be finished as my schedule allows me to... there are a couple of things I need to address myself to that are just simply more important. Take it as unfinished for the time being, although there isn't that much that still has to be added to complete the picture.

Fifth: Project 'Nightingale' and 'Kaleidoscope'
    Both of which have been subject to a lot of thinking over the one short week that was my holiday in the U.A.E. Most important thing to note is that there will be a name-swap for the two.
The story formerly know as "Nightingale" will be renamed to 'Heavy Silence' for now (although I'm not completely happy with it yet) and "Kaleidoscope" will be - much to anybody's confusion renamed to 'Nightingale'. Also... the prologue I had posted on this site for 'Nightingale' - now referred to as 'Heavy Silence' is heavily outdated and might as well be re-posted in the future.

And last but not least - a short scribble from my notebook taken from the notes to 'Heavy Silence' so you see I haven't solely been sitting at the beach or pool the whole time (which in fact I did :s) :


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'My name? You'll find it to be utterly pointless but if you so desire to know...
Michael - it's the mashed potatoes of name seeking: no matter how you turn it or try to spice it up, it never changes. Helplessly bland, boring and not even the shot of milk, or in my case whisky, added anything to the mix.'


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No offense to the Michael's of this world btw... it's not my opinion but that of the main character.

Aaaaand there you go... Short-update-madness successfully uploaded. Enjoy the overload of information.
As always thanks for reading and have a great week.
Marc, now quickly back to editing again - maybe I'll get that part done today. (Editz: Yays... only one part left to go!)

Dabbling with things unknown to me...

... or well, at least I don't really have too much insight in.
Therefore... SING TO ME MY MINIONS! *aaaaaahhhhhhh*

So after having finished whining, I've decided to have a look at something totally different today, which being ... you guessed it ...music. And believe me I can't read notes nor even hit a single one when trying to sing, though due to my auditory nature listening to it is something dear and important to me (...can't stand total silence for most of the time).

What made me come up with this was my recent discovery of the 30 Day Song Challenge Facebook page. So I had a look at the rules page, came up with a list of fitting songs and started posting away. Unfortunately I won't be able to keep it up for the full 30 days, because I probably won't be able to access the interwebs for a few weeks in the nearer future (details on that coming soon). But 'sometimes-smart' lil' me came up with the perfect solution for my problem.
I'll just post the list right here (with links to y/t hoping they'll work for most of you).
For everybody's enjoyment - or whatever you might call it.

Yet a word of warning beforehand: there are some songs from german bands, sometimes with german lyrics, but yeah... live with it and give them a chance.
Here we go:

• day 01 - your favorite song    
• - B-Complex -- Beautiful Lies "song"
• day 02 - your least favorite song   
• - Aura Dione -- I will Love You Monday
• day 03 - a song that makes you happy    
• - Sportfreunde Stiller -- Frühling
• day 04 - a song that makes you sad   
• - Samsas Traum -- Dein schönster Augenblick
• day 05 - a song that reminds you of someone  
• - Billy Talent -- Surrender
• day 06 - a song that reminds you of somewhere  
• - Bloc Party -- The Prayer
• day 07 - a song that reminds you of a certain event  
• - Sister Sledge -- Lost in Music
• day 08 - a song that you know all the words to  
• - Cage the Elephant -- Aint No Rest For The Wicked
• day 09 - a song that you can dance to   
• - The Prodigy -- Warrior's Dance (yeah it's a remix, I know, thanks to the GEMA)
• day 10 - a song that makes you fall asleep   
• - Kings of Leon -- Closer (like the song though)
• day 11 - a song from your favorite band   
• - In Extremo -- Liam
• day 12 - a song from a band you hate    
• - B.o.B. Feat Hayley Williams -- Airplanes  "band" (like it though)
• day 13 - a song that is a guilty pleasure   
• - Murray Head -- One Night In Bangkok (long intro)
• day 14 - a song that no one would expect you to love  
• - Ke$ha -- Dancing with Tears in My Eyes (well... yeah)
• day 15 - a song that describes you    
• - Carbon Leaf -- Life Less Ordinary 
• day 16 - a song that you used to love but now hate  
• - Schiller feat. Mila Mar -- Liebe
• day 17 - a song that you hear often on the radio 
• - Black Eyed Peas -- The Time   (don't listen to radio that often)
• day 18 - a song that you wish you heard on the radio 
• - Deadmau5 -- Raise Your Weapon (Remix by Madeon)
• day 19 - a song from your favorite album  
• - Rammstein -- Ich Will!
• day 20 - a song that you listen to when you’re angry  
• - Bullet For My Valentine -- The Last Fight
• day 21 - a song that you listen to when you’re happy 
• - ASP -- Werben
• day 22 - a song that you listen to when you’re sad 
• - H.I.M. -- The Funeral of Hearts
• day 23 - a song that you want to play at your wedding 
• - Story of the Year -- Until the Day I die
• day 24 - a song that you want to play at your funeral 
• - Celldweller -- Own Little World
• day 25 - a song that makes you laugh   
• - Luna Luna -- Zahnbürste
• day 26 - a song that you can play on an instrument 
• - Alle meine Entchen? / Pop goes the Weasel?  errr...?
• day 27 - a song that you wish you could play  
• - Katatonia -- Omerta
• day 28 - a song that makes you feel guilty  
• - Anberlin -- Paperthin Hymn
• day 29 - a song from your childhood    
• - Captain Jack -- Heyo Captain Jack
• day 30 - your favorite song at this time last year 
• - Ian Pooley -- Heaven

I'd like to note that I'm usually not that into live vids or recordings, still Youtube.com's not that cooperative when you're living in Germany so sadly I had to pick a few for the list. Except for the live performance of H.I.M. which you'll find in the list - that one's on purpose.
There you go, feel free to start arguing with be about my choises or my taste in music in general if you wish so. Regardless I'd like to say: Kudos to all the artists out there just doing what they want to do and being successful while sticking with it.
I hope you enjoyed this little venture into my taste of music with a lot of songs that actually mean quite a lot to me on most parts.

This would be all for now. And now I'll be getting back to watching the dreamhack coverage as well as the myths and legends that lie dormant within the holy scrolls of marketing management. I've got a test heading towards my way at the end of the week and it should be better to be prepared for that.
More writing stuff once I've got a little bit more time for it. (Which should be rather sooner then later.)


As always, thanks for reading.
Marc, the over-encumbered


P.S.: Moar kittez commin' - hopefully less dead-looking this time.


more seemingly unrelated song-quotes
"Oh, there ain't no rest for the wicked,
Money don't grow on trees.
I got bills to pay,
I got mouths to feed,
There ain't nothing in this world for free.
I know I can't slow down,
I can't hold back,
Though you know, I wish I could.
No there ain't no rest for the wicked,
Until we close our eyes for good".