Idea of the Day-A.I.

A.I. (Story Idea)

In the VERY far future, humans have been confined to a massive facility where they are selected by officials to have their intelligence and mind be put into a robot/computer, A.K.A. artificial intelligence. Of course, the people DON'T want this to happen to them, and will try to prevent this, but will either wind up dead or as an A.I. The protagonist finds messages etched into the walls directing her to safety...and worse...rebellion. 

c. Taylor Ward 2012. All rights reserved.

Idea of the Day-Red Onyx

Red Onyx (Story Idea)

Timothy Trent, a Cryptozoologist, stumbles upon an abandoned salt mine in Wilderborn, Alaska. The town is one of those weird places where the sun doesn't set, except for a few times a year. The salt mine had lost contact with the outside world years ago. In the most massive chamber of the mine, he finds bodies littered around the place, with their eyes turned to red glowing stones. They seem to have uncovered part of an underground temple before being slaughtered. Timothy, the genius, goes inside the temple and finds his way to a room with a pedestal in the center. A single stone sits upon it, smooth and glowing a blood-colored red. When he touches the stone, he accidentally and at first unknowingly unleashes a humanoid monster/alien/creature thing that escapes into the nearby town and begins to kill people. Timothy sees it as his duty to figure out how to stop the menace. One problem, though. The monster's only known weakness is moonlight...

I will likely post small excerpts from this soon.

c. Taylor Ward 2012. All rights reserved.   

Idea of the Day-The Taunter

The Taunter:

There is a creature that lives in the woods. One unlike any poisonous dragon, ghastly phantom, vicious undead. Tell me, what is it you desire most? Love? Riches? Fame? Whatever you crave, whatever you seek in those treacherous caverns, you will find. But I warn you, DON'T go near it. It's the Taunter, using your most burning wishes to draw you in. And then it will strike, and there will be nothing you can do about it. 

But there is a way; a way to thrust it into a paradox that will end its merciless life. Think: what can you want that will kill it? No weapon, or anything of the sort, but a being. The one that kills the monster. And if you desire that, if that's what you really want, it will drop to the ground and perish.

*This was based off of a concept created by my friend Ben Bartnik. 

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Character Sketch-Mattias Thrawn

Mattias Thrawn
Age- 21
Gender- Male
Eye Color- Gray
Hair Color- Red
Features- Tall; soft hair; clean skin; sharp facial bone structure
Personality- Respects everything, but fears nothing; has strong morals; is very serious and rarely smiles; usually very calm and never gives up; is clever and good with words
Flaw(s)- Puts efficiency in front of kindness
Mannerisms- Stares hard at people when in conversation; slightly purses lips when annoyed
Race(s)- Caucasian
Skin Tone- Tan
Attitude- Neutral and quiet in a strong way
Voice- Texan




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Idea of the Day-The Mask

The Mask:

Nightmares happen when you're not dreaming.

The figure, slowly stepping across the ashen dirt of the streets, proves that fact. Old buildings being reduced to rubble from its charred flamethrower crumble in fire in its wake, the blood stained hatchet in its hand glinting in the cold red moonlight. But worst of all, its mask-- that old, lifeless gas mask that makes a rasping hiss whenever the killer breathes. And tonight, mercy has no meaning.

The people in the streets run to wherever they can hide; there's no fighting back. And we all know that someone will be left behind, trapped by happenstance under the shadows of the sky. It will be no time before it finds that one unfortunate person, and we will never see them again. 

Sometimes I think it's a ghost.

Or an alien.

Or a prankster.

But none of those things can match what walks in the streets tonight.

c. Taylor Ward 2012. All rights reserved.  

INVASION

INVASION
By T. B. Ward

INVASION.

The huge Times Square signs blink the same word, on and off, tilted at awkward angles. 

INVASION.

One word continuously zooms across the Ticker, which is now broken and lies on the wrecked New York pavement. 

INVASION.

An old newspaper flies by, drifting along on the slow undercurrents of the wind. Big black letters on the front page make out the headline.

INVASION.

They'll be back. They, who came in tall, four-legged walkers and who rode in massive ships. They picked us off, one by one, taking us away and killing any who resisted.

INVASION.

We fought. Believe me, we battled 'till California tumbled into the sea and Lady Liberty's head flew to where no one could dream of.

But it wasn't enough.

INVASION.

They'll come back some day.

And God help us when they do.


c. Taylor Ward 2012. All rights reserved.

The Creeper-A Six Sentence Story

The Creeper-A Six Sentence Story
By T. B. Ward


When the Creeper got out of its underground burrow, there was chaos in New Littleton, Pennsylvania. it prowled the nighttime streets, staring into windows and standing over sleeping people who would wake up and see it, then as soon as they looked away, it would vanish.
One night, police officer Jerry Kyles was out patrolling the streets, searching for the Creeper. He continuously glanced at his radar screen, as a small green dot approached the center. Then, just outside of his car, the Creeper came into view, making its noise, an eerie RAH-AH-AH, RAH-AH-AH. Not thinking, Officer Kyles stepped on the pedal, slamming into the creature and so ending the terror of the Creeper.


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Blog Post-What Makes a Good Villain?

Ok, people, this is how it's going to work. Every week, I will post a full-sized, regular blog post. I will post an "Idea of the Day" daily. Excerpts, poems, short stories, etc. will pop up at random. Mkay? 

What Makes a Good Villain?

Types

Total Jerk: Has no morals or kindness, is just plain mean.

Good-Turned-Bad: A good guy who was tricked/corrupted to evil.

Hidden: A villain who show him/herself as an enemy for a while.

Pompous Meanie: Just a jerk (Bullies and things of the like.)

Big n' Powerful: Usually is a ruler of an army or something; makes for a good threat.

Antagonists vs. Villains

Believe it or not, antagonists are not always villains. Villains are enemies/threats, antagonists are just obstacles and characters who present a problem. For instance, in the Harry Potter books, Draco Malfoy is an antagonist, while Lord Voldemort is the villain. 

Now for the big question: What makes a good villain? A good villain should be threatening, dangerous, and much more powerful than the protagonist. They should also get personal with the pro-tag, to spice things up and make the story a bit more intriguing.

The villain has to want something from the protagonist, or be out to get him/her for some reason. If the villain doesn't even know the protagonist's name, then it's really kinda boring. They can't be easily defeated, either. And last but not least, they should cause a great loss for the pro-tag.

L8R G8R(S)

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Late

Late
A Poem By T. B. Ward


We went to their wedding.
Their wedding, where she strode down the aisle and they kissed,
Everyone clapped and cheered and partied until the sun set and everyone was filled with


joy.


We saw the baby.
The round cheeks, the soft belly, the dazzling eyes.
The child was happy and sweet and filled with


love.


We heard about him.
How he wouldn't talk and he wouldn't take care of the baby and he refused.
He was cold and quiet and eventually he was


gone.


We heard about how she cried.
She was glum and sad and held tight to the baby.
He was sad, too, but by then it was too


late.




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Idea of the Day-Illusion

Hello, y'all people. (Like the southern accent?) I'm starting something called "Idea of the Day," where I will share a fictional something or other that came to my head and needs to get out. Starting now.



Illusion:
Imagine a creature that messes with your sense of reality. One that can't be thought of as real. That's right, you know of what I speak. An illusion. Hallucination. Dream. Figment of your imagination. Call it what you wish. But you know, that thing that you saw in the basement during the last full moon or the figure on the rooftop or the reflection in the water that you saw peering over your shoulder. And as soon as you looked away, it burrowed deep within the bowels of your mind and tampered with them, making you think that it was only an image. A mirage. A trick of the light. But think, when your dog barks at nothing or when you feel a deep sense of eerie paranoia, do you remember? Remember that thing that gazed into your shadowed irises and didn't move. And you, you convinced yourself that it wasn't real. That it was only an illusion.



Frightened? Don't be; it's only a hallucination.




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