Imre Z. Balint, BSc, MPM, MBA

I've just finished the planning stage of my novel... for now, and I've finally begun writing the first chapter! It's a wonderful feeling. Planning out all the scenes might have taken several weeks, but it's well worth it. Several twists and turns evolved during this process, but I know this will add value to my story and characters. I'm also glad that I used Microsoft Excel for this, a suggestion from some of the books I mentioned in my previous posts. It made it a snap to add, remove, and rearrange the scenes. Although the planning will help when fleshing out the novel, my path is still going to be long and winding. Breathing life into characters that exist as nothing more than mere words on a page will be both art and science. However, I will ensure that I put maximum effort into this task. I need those characters to come to life in one's mind, along with the story world. Readers must experience the same pains, joys, fears, confusions, anger, and love on the...

Binary Graphite is no more. For quite a while I've been planning to make a change over to my name, and today was the day this was done. I'm sure I'll loose a few hits, but overall it'll be worth it. I've posted all of my updated links at the bottom of this, so that you can update your bookmarks or make notes on the changes where ever you keep them. As for my sci-fi novel, it's coming along nicely. My backstory and character bible is nearly complete (especially the stars of the show), and some new additions have been made in regard to organizations and vessels. I'm glad I'm taking the time to plan this out as much as I am, for there is a lot to remember and I want to ensure I get the details right. These details have also spurred new ideas, which have added a few plot twists, among other details. My scene list has grown to over 20 now, and what a wonderful tool this is. It's so easy to catch issues with the flow of the story, as this succinct time...