Jarissa Progress Report


Allandor System

1098 words

Jedi Order

874 words

Shards of Infamy

327 words

Angelo d'Arcy

165 words

bacta

56 words

Beskar Aran

1212 words

Feyd

403 words

Reaver

955 words

Siskel Station

192 words

Spar

1429 words

Spinward Hope

very large ship of the Tapani Fleet

87 words

United Confederation of Peacekeepers

violent political activist group

985 words

Rill Vyer

The romantic lead who changes her leading lady each week.

121 words

Alexander Kane

198 words

Amythyst

344 words

Taki

1078 words

Asajj Ventress

Widow of Spar, complete with son, she’s sure no soccer mom.

473 words

Barnaba System

174 words

Bethal System

325 words

Rushlight

Cathar Doctor

292 words

Betolio System

109 words

Bianas System

105 words

Blyte System

88 words

Blood Wind Raiders

136 words

Monnk

111 words

Calipsa Run

congested hyperspace lane owned by VorCalipsa but throttled by Vormecetti

621 words

Calipsa System

120 words

Vorinnis Lane

58 words

Bilios System

127 words

Date 03: Picnic

558 words
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Date 05: Rusterman's

506 words
1 likes

Nigahana Sakamoto

383 words

Palpatine

438 words

New Dendarii

backwater space station

881 words

Dendarii

532 words

Dendarii System

297 words

Razak

1307 words

Razak's Roughnecks

12th Advanced Recon Clone Detachment

1430 words
1 likes

Medusa

520 words
1 likes

Clan Venn

475 words

Black Hats

263 words

Aerena Kolene

993 words

Time in the Tapani Sector

587 words
2 likes

Capital Season

1138 words
1 likes

Jarissa Progress so far

35746 words 357.46% completed!

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I taught myself to read at 4 years of age because I was impatient. I decided the available books were not the story I wanted to read, and wrote a story, at 5.
It was pretty awful.
I mean, I was five, that's not going to be a coherent plot anyhow! But still. It was awful. I was astounded to realize that good stories don't just burst off the page because I apply a crayon. I went back to reading for a while, but sometimes I was looking at what made one book a good read while another was merely a way to pass the time.
Here we are, twoscore and change years later, and I think I am starting to really grasp how a plot is different from a narrative which is not the same thing as a roughly chronological sequence of scenes?
Building worlds certainly makes for a better story!
 
My native language is American English, with several regional contributions as I moved around a lot in my early years. I can communicate tolerably well in a couple of other languages, if the other converser is patient and of good cheer. I'm familiar with several specialized vocabularies in the greater category "Nerd" and I know the responsibility for being understood is mine.
(I also sometimes have trouble understanding spoken words because I'm missing a bit of the hearing register in the middle. Maybe that's why I use the "Maximum Verbosity" setting in written communication! Sorry.)

Favorite Movies

  • The Princess Bride

Favorite Writers

  • Diane Duane
  • Robert B. Parker, especially in the 80s
  • for that matter, Rex Stout
  • Lois McMaster Bujold
  • Chris Dee
  • Seanan McGuire
  • C. B. Ash
  • Sir Terry Pratchett, especially the City Watch
  • Gallus Rostromegalus
  • Jennifer Rardin
  • Brian Daley
  • Spider Robinson
  • John M. "Mike" Ford

Latest Loved work

Summer Camp Prep '24 Homework

Stars

Tumble Mist

Ghost Blade

Alone Together

What You Need To Play

Omeba-Ki