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

The End of Guardian's Key

UPDATE: 6/9/13 - This has finally been completed properly by using The Sims 3 instead of The Sims 2. The rough draft version this page linked to has been removed. The finished, non-rough draft version can be found here.

No, no, don't panic, I'm not just walking away, I'm actually posting the end of Guardian's Key. As I mentioned in November, I have a non-Sims story that I'm working on and it has, unfortunately, proven to need more work than I at first thought.

Anyway, while I've been working away on those 80,000 words I've also been feeling badly about ignoring Guardian's Key. So, I decided that until I can get the Sims portion of the story done - the pictures taken - I'd just stick up my text file of what I have written. Granted, it's a bit rough around the edges and has some writing and grammar warts on it, but if you don't want to wait any longer, then your wait is over.

I recently noticed I'd started Guardian's Key in 2009. Never, never did I think it would take me this long to get it all posted. Seriously, it should never have taken more than a year, or a bit longer at the most.

I do have every intention of finishing the Sims portion of it as I have time. When I add a Sims version of the story, I'll be removing that text portion until it's only a Sims story.

Until I find my way back here with a finalized version of Guardian's Key: May you all walk with the Spirits.

See how it all ends, sort of...

Thank you for your patience.

Take care,
Lachesis

Guardian's Key is Back

Morana III is here. It's a lot of talking, but from this point on, it's off to rescue Kerrin and then to the hot deserts in the southern parts of Neith. No more trees. Yay! If you've never tried to move things around when you're surrounded by trees, then you're really missing something. More often than not, you'll grab a tree and move it.

I'd really hoped to get to this much sooner, but it turns out that I've recently received a request for chapters and a synopsis for my non-Sims story. Unfortunately, that story had become one story problem after another. So now, I'm digging in and fixing the problems - which really aren't very horrible on the whole. So, as you can probably guess, the editor comes first, but I have every hope of taking a break and fitting in more Guardian's Key just as often as I can.

Speaking of books, Drew, from Drew's Sim Stories, has had two novellas published and a short due out in December. Want a good paranormal read that covers time travel and vampires, then check out her author's page: Karyn Gerrard.

I hope everyone in the US had a good Thanksgiving, however you celebrate it.

Take care,
Lachesis

Morana II

I'm back with more Guardian's Key. Lessa finally tracks down her parents. They've made themselves so inaccessible that by the time she finds them she's more than ready to let loose.

Guardian's Key, Part 8 Morana, Part II

Sometimes picking which picture I want to use can be a chore. I take so few, only three to four max of each from different angles and pick the one that best depicts what I'm trying to say. There are times, however, when making the choice falls into gut feelings and then I feel bad about the ones I don't choose. So, for shits and giggles, below are two pictures that almost, but not quite made the grade.

Enjoy!

As always, thank you all for spending some time in my world.

Take care,
Lachesis