Patrick-Leigh

Okay, first of all, DA, WHY DO JOURNAL TITLES HAVE SUCH A LOW CHARACTER LIMIT!?! I wanted this to be titled Figuring Out the Origins of Sphinxes and Manticores in My Flintlock Fantasy Setting. Second of all, DA, WHY CAN'T I USE THE "&" SYMBOL IN A JOURNAL TITLE IF YOU GIVE US SO FEW CHARACTERS!?! Anyway, I’ve been trying to settle on the origins of Sphinxes and Manticores in my story setting and could use some feedback to finally settle on something. Like many of the races which are a blending of humanoid and animal features, Sphinxes were once a humanoid race that were transformed during the Divine War. As the gods fought each other, the distortions of reality resulting from their battles altered various people into new types of beings. My current thinking is that the first Sphinxes were originally Elves, which is why Sphinxes have such long lifespans and tend to be great intellects, sages, philosophers, and, in some cases, Oracles (someone who can see possible futures but not

I've been feeling frustrated with Doctor Who for some time, now, as have a lot of die-hard fans. Increasingly, I feel the need for there to be some kind of “spiritual successor” to the Doctor, a character who isn't a complete copy-paste of the guy but who would still be a clear homage and tribute to the best aspects of the Doctor. It occurred to me today that my flintlock fantasy story setting actually has a way for me to do that with what are called the Wandering Remnants, which are a specific variety of Demigod. I should clarify that a Demigod is not the child of a god and a mortal in my setting. Rather, a Deity is any being which has the capacity to exist in multiple locations at the same time AND who can create something out of nothing while a Demigod can only do one of those two things - occupy multiple locations at once OR create something out of nothing. Anyway, Deities and Demigods cannot be killed but they can be broken into smaller divine beings. While a Deity can be

Final National Novel Writing Month Word Count Update: 125,000!!! And, you know what? I'm not quite done with this sequence, so I'm going to finish it in a separate document, because this scene is getting REALLY interesting!