Erm, Hi! Remember Me?

Hi, remember me? I'm the one who goes by the strange name Lachesis. You know, the one that comes and goes from here very sporadically.

Thought I'd Just Check In

I know I've been silent a long time, but before I head off today to work on my manuscript, which is still taking longer than I ever expected (I hate when characters don't see things the same way I do), I thought I'd stop by just let you all know I'm still among the living. I'm coming ever closer to seeing the light at the end of the tunnel and hope to get the first draft finished very soon.

In the meantime, thank you everyone who has started or is continuing to read my stories. It's always wonderful to me when I see someone just starting out with A Vampire's Tale. I hope you enjoy the journey. For those who've been around for a long time, I hope to start putting the pictures on the end of the story soon. I'm waiting for my new computer to arrive soon - to replace my eight-year-old baby - and we'll be moving all my TS2 stuff over there. What a production that will be, wow. Maybe a new computer will make the TS2 load time a little less tedious, but I'm not getting my hopes up that far. ;)

Also, I know Guardian's Key doesn't exactly end by answering all questions. I have so many ideas for these characters, I'm really hoping I'll be able to continue with them into the future. But, unfortunately, that will depend on what happens with my manuscript - if the editor buys it - and just life in general. Also if I do sell my story, I have plans for it to be a series of books that exist in the world I've created. That could also fill in my time. But we'll see. My love for the Sea of Moons world is quite strong.

I have plans for these people, I just hope I have the ability to tell their stories either with pictures or just words.

Again, thank you all for your patience.

Happy April Fool's Day. :D

Take care,
Lachesis

This, That, and The Other

Not much going on these days, but I do have some news to pass on.



 



If you like Drew's Sims Stories, you might be interested to know she's on the verge of publishing her first novella to Evernight Publishing. A very spicy time travel romance and, having firsthand knowledge (she thinks I critique her stuff to be helpful, little does she know it's because I want a free read), an excellent read. Coming later this month, give it a looksee if you're interested.

 Karyn Gerrard










 
Now there's me. I've made a number of comments recently that I was working on another "project". Well that project is to follow in Karyn's footsteps and be published. I've finished editing and updating an old romantic suspense manuscript, which I've entered in a contest and will soon start getting ready for publisher submission. Now that that's finished, I'm working on what I hope will be a quick paranormal novella which I can also get out. Then it's back to a manuscript called Just Call it Magic. Another paranormal which I hope will be around 75,000-80,000 words.

So, busy? Yeah, a bit, but I'm also going to start squeezing in the conclusion of Guardian's Key into that mix.

Want to keep up with my pen name? You can visit my writing blog Beyond Normal. Don't expect much, however, I'm worse at updating there than I am here. :)

Take care everyone,

Lachesis

'Tis the Season

As always, thank you all so very much for reading! You make my hobby all the more fun.

-Lachesis

Good News/Bad News

As some people know, I write romances in hopes of becoming published. Recently, one of my paranormal manuscripts captured the attention of a romance publishing house and they are interested in seeing more of it. What, if anything, comes of that interest, at this point I have no idea. However, the line I'm targeting it for requires 77,000 words and I have less than 16,000 written.

So, that's the good news. The bad news? I'm going to have even less time for the Sims. I'm going to do my very best to get a new schedule figured out so I can still post Sims stories, get some work done on the catalog, and write. Most likely what's going to suffer the most is my play time.

I had had great hopes of getting Guardian's Key out this weekend, but first I have to get a schedule worked out. Hopefully, Sea of Moons will be back before long, and Wake the Dead following not too far behind.

As always, thank you everyone for reading and now bearing with me.

Take care,
Lachesis

A Tiny Break

I give. I've been having trouble getting things done, so I'm taking a break. Not a big one, just a couple of weeks. I'll be back in September. Hopefully with bells on and stories to tell. :)

Or finish, as the case may be.

Thank you everyone for reading and bearing with my recent sporadic posts, it's very much appreciated.

Take care,
Lachesis

(Yes, that's my self-Sim. I tried to do one in TS2 and never could. It's so nice to know I have a TS3 face. ;D)

Temporarily Missing

Well, since I really must have new expansions on the day they come out, and since no store in my area felt it necessary to discount Ambitions the first week, I decided I had to get my money's worth out of it. So, I'm buried knee-deep in TS3 at the moment, but I will return with story updates.

It should come as no surprise I decided to play the Investigator career first. Below are a few pictures of Mack Stone, Investigator.

This is the Laundromat in Twinbrook, but your Sims can purchase either a cheap washer and dryer or an expensive washer and dryer for the home. If you keep their clothes clean, it improves their overall mood, and it's actually kind of fun. There's even a clothesline if you want to hang the clothes outside.

Yup, the chopper is a new vehicle. Mack's not exactly dressed to perfection for it, but that's how I dress him for his Investigator duties. I have to constantly change him from EA's stupid looking clothing choice. Since he works on his own time and not in a rabbit hole, he can wear whatever I put him in, not what EA thinks he should wear.

This is an autonomous Investigator action.

And this is Mack doing surveillance. The outfit is EA's and hum, yes, he's spying on those two women using his pom-pom bushes. I guess that 's hiding in plain sight. Seriously, some of the things EA comes up with are almost too strange for my warped brain.

Take care,
Lachesis

Happy Holidays

MIA

On vacation, so to speak.

If I don't get back, everyone in the US have a good Thanksgiving!

Take care,
Lachesis

Projects Overtaking my Mind

"Well, in our country," said Alice, still panting a little, "you'd generally get to somewhere else -- if you ran very fast for a long time, as we've been doing."

"A slow sort of country!" said the Queen. "Now, here, you see, it takes all the running you can do, to keep in the same place. If you want to get somewhere else, you must run at least twice as fast as that!"
(Through the Looking Glass, Chapter 2)

I've had so many things come to mind for me lately. My list of to dos follows. :)

I have an Angels' Cloud I want to Sim and post and an idea for the next prompt I don't have written,

I have six pose boxes I want to put together,

I have Wake the Dead to finish writing and get Simmed for this Sunday,

tons of Sireta's Blog written and pictures taken that have to be put together into an update,

I have the Solitude prompt to Sim for simfic50 and

one other project I want to get written and then Simmed. :)

This list does not include sets that need to be built for all my stories and skins I desperately need to get done. I also need to design tattoos for Chandra Elves and for followers of the Guide.

So, I'm extremely behind on my reading, I'm sorry. I'll have a couple of days vacation time from my full-time job later this month. I'm really hoping to get at least partially caught up then. I'm not ignoring anyone, just running behind.

Thank you all who take time from your own busy schedules to read my stories.

Take care,
Lachesis

One Last Word on Stealing

On Sunday morning I received an email from a fellow Sims Storyteller telling me that my story, Out of Touch, Out of Time, seemed to have been posted on Perfect Sims' website along with many other writers' work.

I already made one post on this topic at the Sims Writers Alliance on Sunday before I had a chance to calm down a bit. Yes, I was and am angry. We've all been violated, and we're working to get the site removed. There is nothing more we can really do at this time.

However, I'm mentioning this one last time because in my case, I believe they thought they weren't technically stealing as they changed Cheyenne's name - although they used Jonas'. They also did some very poor rewriting; removing my exposition and writing it more like a script than a story.

My pictures don't show up on the site, at least when I visit it, because Google and Picasa don't like to be hotlinked. I do have enough knowledge to know if I go to the webpage and view the page source my pictures are embedded in the code. When I copy and paste them into a browser page, they show up as, indeed, mine. There is no question that the story they have there under the title The Sea of Moons is Out of Touch, Out of Time.

In my case, they only completed two chapters. Others, however, had much more of their work translated and stolen.

The point I'm making here is that regardless of whether the story is stolen in its entirety, or the plot and essence of the story is taken and used, it is still stealing. Hotlinking the pictures only adds to the crime.

This has, unfortunately, affected many good storytellers, many of whom you've been reading far longer than me. These people have always been open and helpful. I'm sorry to see that the Sims Community for all it's wonderful, helpful and creative people, still has the element of abuse infecting it.

'Nuf said from me, I've been very vocal about this entire thing. Now, I'll work behind the scenes trying to get the site removed, and move on with my stories as I always have. Just a little older and wiser these days.

Classified Ad

Lost: Lachesis' creativity. If seen or found, please return to Sea of Moons, continent of Neith, planet of Dagon.

Thank you.

General Mutterings from the Corners of My Mind...

With Out of Touch coming to an end in three chapters, and The Search for Nanda having only a handful of parts left, I've been giving thought to how to handle these updates.

I've decided that the end of stories, if done correctly, should be answering questions and tying up loose ends. Hopefully, if I've done my job, that's precisely what's going to happen with these two stories.

Therefore, I've decided to put SoM on hiatus until Out of Touch ends. This means the next three Sunday updates will be Out of Touch.

Then I will be free to concentrate and end The Search for Nanda on consecutive weeks without breaking the momentum.

As for where other stories are going. I was supposed to start a new Lachesis' Tales with Just Call it Magic. Unfortunately, that story, although started, just doesn't seem to be cooperating, and is lacking the magic at the moment, so it has been shelved. It's a story and character I love, so hopefully, it will talk to me soon.

However, not to worry, I've also been giving thought to the future of Lachesis' Falderal and the simfic50 challenge. When I started it, it was very much my intention to have fun with it. To write little vignettes for each of the prompts. I never intended for there to be storylines. Sebastien follows along with that desire very nicely as each of his stories are actually contained vignettes. Doing the same with the Guardian Angel characters would be quite easy as well, although I do have one more written with Alexander and Melissa that will more or less tie up that storyline.

But, Angels' Cloud is another matter entirely. I've grown quite fond of the story and the characters but it will not fit into the vignette pattern. Beginnings was a desperate attempt to find something, anything that would allow it to fit within the simfic50 guidelines. So, I'm going to move it into the next Lachesis' Tales slot.

For the time being, I'm not sure how it will be updated. Between pose boxes, SoM The Search for Nanda followed immediately by Guardian's Key

(which is completely written - so not to worry) and my newest project which I'm looking forward to, but will keep a secret for just a little while longer, getting AC written completely and then updated will take sometime.

So much to do... but you will not be left without something to read. That I promise.

Take care,
Lachesis

Tomb Raider Calls!

Lachesis is temporarily unavailable. However, she will be checking in from time to time, so comments are welcome as always. Never fear, Sunday updates will continue on schedule.

Take care!

(Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Anniversary (c) 2006 Eidos Interactive Limited. Developed by Crystal Dynamics Inc. Published by Eidos Interactive Ltd. 2006.)

Okay, I need help :)

Gayl at SWA found one for me, thank you!

My husband and I have been searching the web for a camera for Cheyenne. We've had no luck, so I decided to ask here in hopes that someone knows where I can find a professional looking camera object for Cheyenne. She doesn't need to hold it, it just needs to set on her desk, or a table. She actually uses a digital camera, but the object does not have to be anything more than just something that looks professional.

Thanks.

Take care,
Lachesis

Taking a Week Off :(

I have, by nature, an obsessive personality. I always have the best intentions of doing something reasonable and manageable, and always end up crazy overloaded before I'm done.

I find myself once again overwhelmed trying to get both stories updated each week, trying to figure out how to get a picture to look just like I want it to, and trying to learn what each pose hack is capable of. Not to mention, of course, the real world needing my attention now and then. :D

Too often, I get the picture online and look at it thinking I should have taken it from another angle, or it's just too damn dark, I really should have turned a light on; but I want to get it out on time so it's just going to have to do.

I'm sorry, but there will be no OoT, OoT or SoM update this week. I need to get myself organized and my head on straight as to where I'm going. I've actually been spending time in my play neighborhood watching the actions and motions of my Sims. I'm learning what commands do what. So hopefully I'll remember some of them and make my stories better.

Anyway, I've rambled long enough. The point I'm trying to make is this: at least for the month of December, perhaps longer, SoM and OoT, OoT will be posting alternating weeks so I can spend more time on each update in hopes of being more satisfied with the end result.

In both cases, they will most likely now post on either Saturday or Sunday as well. Don't worry, despite my obsessive nature I also have an almost obsessive sense of responsibility and I will not leave you hanging. The stories will end. Also, I do have another Lachesis' Tales that I'm working on, and a future SoM storyline is working itself around in my head as well.

Thank you everyone for reading.

Take care,
Lachesis

Just What are My Stories?

More people seem to be finding their way here, and that's great, welcome! But I realize that since this is just a place where my two stories come together, it would be wise to explain the differences.

They do have some things in common, such as sexual themes, some tasteful pixel semi-nudity, occasional strong language, and in some cases, violence. But since I'm not a violent person, it's seriously only when necessary within the confines of the story, and generally villain initiated.


Sea of Moons is a Fantasy story that takes place on a completely different world. Dagon exists in another galaxy where all sorts of races live in harmony, or not, and magic and technology appear equally in everyday life. The story mostly centers around the inhabitants of the Sea of Moons on the continent of Neith. The Sea of Moons consists of a series of islands where refugees from all over Neith have started to gather to make a new life for themselves. For the most part, the storylines center around Kerrin Draonight and Lessa Orrissus, Nanda Ves'ton, Telaan Torus and Xavier Quaendis. Although there are storylines that will have a beginning, middle and end, there will be many storylines involving these characters and others from the Sea of Moons. This is a continuing story involving these people's lives.



If Fantasy is not your thing, and you like something more grounded in reality, or at least as close as I can get, then Lachesis' Tales are probably more to your liking. These are planned to be short stories, or somewhat short stories, that center around what we know and where we are. Although time travel, which is the topic of Out of Touch, Out of Time, and genetic mutation, which is the topic of Just Call it Magic (coming after OoT, OoT completes), are not everyday occurrences, they are still not in the Fantasy genre. More along the lines of romantic paranormal. And, it seems I'll never be able to leave my romance roots, as JCIM is also a romance. So I guess, if you are a hopeful romantic, then Lachesis' Tales is also for you.

Either way, I hope this makes the differences between the two sites clearer.

As always,
Thank you for reading!
Take care,
Lachesis

Good News, Bad News

Hi Everybody,

I have good news and bad news.

Good news:
For those following Sea of Moons, I've made great progress this weekend on Kerrin and Lessa's latest adventure, and have only the end to write. Great, that means I'll be able to get Destiny, Part 1 up very soon.

Bad news:
For those following Out of Touch, Out of Time. I'm afraid although I know how the story ends, it's not written. As soon as I finish Sea of Moons, I'll get the last 10% of Out of Touch, Out of Time on computer, and then I'll make sure there aren't any weird discrepancies from beginning to end. Next update is, unfortunately, contingent on that. Sorry, it shouldn't be too long, though as I have family members reading it, and they won't be happy if it takes too long. :)

Just wanted to let you know where I'm at this weekend.

Thank you for reading; hope you enjoy the stories as much as I do.

Take care,
Lachesis

Welcome!

Hi Everyone, Welcome to Fate's Ribbon!

This site is intended to be the place to check for all updates, outtakes and extras for my Sims 2 Stories Sea of Moons and Lachesis' Tales.

For once my blog will be a blog and not just a place to tell my story.

First, as I've explained at the Sea of Moons, Visions is the start of a storyline featuring Kerrin Draonight and Lessa Orrissus, but they'll be meeting other people along the way in their search for the daughter of a very important member of the Guidance of Twelve. Xavier is only one, but he is key in helping them find the missing woman. But remember, not everything in the Sea of Moons is as it appears.

Take care,
Lachesis