writing tools

[nadinbrzezinski]

ok I was looking for somethign else when I found this... white smoke, here is the link

whitesmoke.com

I did get it and have been using it... and I think it will help, for those of us with English as a second langauge... anything will be good.

Here is a sample of a piece that I am still working on... part of the fiction for the world

Legends and Myths

The first of the legends to be presented is close to many of the creation myths that Humanity developed, at the dawn of time. What amazed me is that the story has many similar themes to Human Creation Myths.

Po was lonely as she came to the world. She was the companion of Home and the companion of Yu (ed Note, the local star). She wanted more than just a husband, which withdraws every night to the land of darkness. Po cried tears that fell on Home. It was those tears that created the seas that now fill the world. Yet this was not sufficient and Po wanted more. Yu warmed the oceans, while Po took the clay at the bottom and created the first animals to fill the seas. These were baked in the ovens of Yu, in the form of the Tiar (fish and other sea life). The Tiar never saw the Great Mother for the creative spirit she was, and the Great Mother endured in loneliness.

It is then that the Great Mother scooped more mud, and formed the dry lands. They were made from the sands from the bottom of the stormy seas scooped up. The first of these great lands were the lands of Irian. This is an immense vast land that has many a great continent. Yu warmed the new lands and the tears of Po grew the grasses and trees that cover the land. Po also produced the animals that roam the land, with the ferocious and large Ro being the last to be crated. This pleased Po and Yu, who grazed upon the land. Yet there were despaired that none of them inquired who created them, or acknowledged them.

It is at the end that Po made us, from the mud of the sea and the dust of the land. We were created to please Po, the Great Mother, who gave birth to us from her strong loins. Her seed are the grasses of the land, and the heat of Yul warmed our hearts. The first of the Kir emanated to the vast lands of Irian many moons ago. We looked up to the sky and knew that we were the Children of Po, and we were the Children of Yu.

For many cycles we lived and passed on to the land of Gueken cognizant in our knowledge that all this was given to us. We understood not that one day they would come down to us. Many cycles ago those who passage across the void came down in fish that spewed blazes of fire, and told us they were sent by the Great Mother. They walk to this day among the Gods and we could join them and stroll among the Gods as well. They taught us how to use Star Fire in our spears. They were amidst our architects and we had no reason to question them.

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Oh and mind you this is the second draft... usually it takes me about three more and a second set of eyes to get there

[LouisianaLiberal]

1. Very nice.

Have you read Cosmicomics by Italo Calvino? I think you would enjoy it. One of my favorites is The Golden Bough by Sir James Frazier. Probably alot of source material for you there. Oh, and I forgot Graves' The White Goddess.

[nadinbrzezinski]

2. No I have not

this is part of a world I am developing for a Role Playing game... these people are very primitive and coming up with the mytholody has been all kinds of fun. I drew extensively from the Popol Vuh for this one... but I guess I will add more raedying material

Anyhiow the writing tool I was skeptical, but using it right now and though slow, if this cuts one or two edits I will be extatic