John Stubbs II

Back again..

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 01:54:13 GMT

To my faithful readers... Both of you :P

I have returned and promise to be more faithful in my posting!!!

ps it's late and it's been a long day ... so i'm goin to bed

More to come.

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 02:42:07 GMT

My first fic in a long time, tell me what you think :)

based on Naomi Novik's Temeraire series (thought it only fitting considering the round about way her books and LJ got me to start writing again.. :) thanks Naomi)

(oh and GO OTW!!!)

link here temeraire_fic

Fate vs Coincidence

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 23:23:54 GMT

Sometimes I think to myself, "John", I say, what would have happened if I had taken a left today instead of a right.... well.. We will never know. Some would claim that Fate is responsible for things in their lives, and they would explain to you a long string of seemingly coincidental happinings that led to an obscure end.. I submit to you, however, that anyone can disect ANY event and find a string of minor events that led them to the present. That's not fate... that's Life. :P I bring this up because it is a pet peeve for me when people blame the metaphysical for their life problems or failures, in lieu of taking personal resposiblity for their mistakes. kk I'm done John... by the way, What do YOU think?

Good Night

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 04:25:17 GMT

Well, good night everyone.

I've had an uneventful Sunday. I worked, took a nap, played with the kids, worked on my outline (for my book), and watched a very corny movie starring James Franco...

You know, while I have your attention, life is strange. I spent a lot of my life seeking other peoples approval, scared, that if I weren't who I thought they wanted me to be, then I'd end up alone.

Alone... i've always had that fear.... I thrive on people, not necessarily their approval anymore... but i've always had to have someone to talk to, someone to bounce my ideas off of. without that "sounding board" I can never feel quite together. My thoughts get mangled. I get flustered with having 100 ideas in my head and no way to sort them out. So I end up going through the motions, day in and day out... work-home-sleep-work-home-sleep.... one day turns into the next... and the next thing you know 10years have gone by and what used to be your greatest passions in life are second rate hobbies taking a line behind mowing the grass...don't get me wrong, I LOVE my family and adore playing with my children, BUT family shouldn't subdue my creativity or individuality.. only strengthen it. So why then, do I feel as though I have become complacent in my life? Why shouldn't I have followed through on those long lost passions.. I have no idea.

What I do know is that I'm getting back in the game. (yuck sports euphemism)

Why Now

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 19:11:42 GMT

     So, I've decided to take the plunge into livejournal land.  I will more than likely just ramble on about my personal life and my fledgling writing career.   Every so often you may get a paragraph or two of philosophy, maybe even a poem, if my muse strikes me.

         I haven't written in a long time. It used to be my favorite hobby. Life got busy.. had a couple of children... work long hours.. you know, the usual excuses.

     I still read books. It was an author who brought me back to the ol' quill and parchment, Although she doesn't know it yet.

    It was a rainy day in September. I had just left Lowes and i was searching for something to do in the 2 hours i had left to myself (before the kids and wife got home). so i decided to stop by my local book store and grab something to read. While perusing my normal haunt ( the fantasy/sci-fi section) I came across a very pretty looking, large paperback with a dragon on the front. It was entitled Temeraire. I took it home and could not put it down. I was entranced by the premise and the protagonist was terribly endearing. I found out that it had other volumes in the series already in print(i was a late comer it would seem). I immediately searched them out to read them as well. I was hooked on this dragon Temeraire and his Faithful Captain Laurence.

   Several weeks later (and many re-reads later) I was hunting on the internet for information regarding the next book in the series. I came across the authors website(who's name by the way is Naomi Novik). She had a link to her Live Journal and there a link to OTW, an organization dedicated to the art/preservation of fan fiction. Reading through the website and hitting links to all the Awesome fan fiction written by the people involved in OTW(i.e. femmequixotic,bethbethbeth, shrift, and many others) sparked my, long subdued, writer within, so i became a member immediately gladly donating more than the minimum.

  That brings us to today, again several weeks later, and dedicated to writing again. I have started my first piece of fan fiction and will provide a link to it here when finished. I hope that it does not disappoint.

Finally, feel free to friend me! I look forward to reading more journals and possibly hearing your thoughts on mine!

John