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Joshua (Homer) is going into hibernation (some of you probably think that's my normal state of being :)). No, I’m not leaving Inklings (far from it), nor am I going to stop writing Writer’s Talk, nor am I going to stop reading your stories and commenting on them. I’m simply giving writing a rest. For now. However, if I write something short, or dabble, or something, I'll still post that up.

I am going to commence a historical fiction novel on Hannibal, “The Man Who Marched Elephants Over the Alps”. For now, it'll go under the ingenious title "Hannibal". This is going to require a lot of research- “What did they wear?”. “How did they fight?”, “What did the buildings look like?”, “What are the details of Hannibal’s life?” “How did these people think and express themselves?” and the biggest of all, “WHO was Hannibal himself? What made him tick? What drove him to his life-long war against Rome? Hatred? Patriotism? What were his foibles? WHO was Hannibal?”

All those questions need to be answered before I commence the story, and that is going to take some time. After that, I’m going to outline the storyline, so I know where I need to go, how large the chapters need to be, etc. Then I’ll start writing, and posting it on Inklings for editing as I write it up. I would appreciate it if you guys could stir me on occasionally, ask how it’s going, keep me motivated. Guilt would work. And I’ll keep you updated via my blog. But regular motivation would be very useful for such a large undertaking.

HOMER