Boston Thomas' given name is Thomas Brannigan. His outfit in the military had a tradition of adopting the name of your ancestral home on Lost Earth (to mainain some sort of link to your past), then drop your family because your squadron was your family now.
So that's how we had Austin David, Evanston Ellyn and Sheboygan Steve. The problem I have is that a name I pulled out of my ass last night has become a name I REALLY like. Dallas Preamble, whose name used to be Preamble Conclusion. Yes, it's probably stupid, but I really, really like it. I might have to switch character names in the editing phase.
Anyway, writing was a bit of a chore tonight. More background on Boston Thomas, but it was really slow going -- I didn't think I was going to be able to get the nightly quota. But I think I have discovered a pretty good trick that I will share with all of you in case you do some writing on your own and need a boost.
Just thrown in some space ninjas; the chapter practically writes itself.
It got a bit easier after that. I got over 2,100 words tonight, close to levels I was at during the first two days. It's pushed me over the 20,000-word mark. Forty percent done!
We've finally left Burrell's World. I didn't think I was going to be there as long as I was, but it worked out well -- Wal-Martians aside. Now we're off to Randar 7, in a ship stolen from Boston Thomas' nemesis, Neptune Jim. And the psychotic cyborg Lothar Zogg (anyone know the significance of his name, yet?) is in hot pursuit.
Randar 7 is the homeworld of the androids, so named from the great computer programmer, who millennia ago on Lost Earth wrote the code that created the first sentient artificial life. There they will meet with the mystic android leader Zibray Zen-Zen.
Word count: 20,904.
5 comments:
Lothar of the Hill People?
No! Remember, think Kubrick and Star Wars.
James Earl Jones played Lt. Lothar Zogg in Dr. Strangelove and he was the voice of Darth Vader. Is this what you were going for?
Jill's good. The role of Lothar Zogg in Dr. Strangelove was James Earl Jones' first film, and he eventually became the Dark Lord of the Sith. So my Lothar Zogg is a fledgling space overlord.
As a prize Jill wins a brand new space ship, powered by jump drives that DO increase the capacity for mental telephaty.
I thought I was the Bally table king, but I just handed my pinball crown to Jill.
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