Writing Prompts Wednesday: April 9, 2014

“So you wanna be the master of Pokemon? Do you have the skills to be number one” Google challenges you this April Fools to catch 150 Pokemon all around the world. Open your Google Maps app to start!

We finally got our first look of Maleficent’s dragon form! This movie just went from ehh to must-watch for me.

The long anticipated sequel and book 2 of the Stormlight Archive hit stores march 4th. It picks up right were we left off, the assassin in white has decapitated the leadership of Roshar and targets Dalinar Kholin the blackthorn and true power behind the Alethi kingship. While the first book of any epic fantasy series needs to build the world, the second book needs to make us care about the characters. If you have read fantasy for long enough nearly everyone reads “this big book that goes nowhere.” The second book in the series needs to be paced particularly well to keep the reader engaged and show significant character development. Words of Radiance has it in spades.

Words of Radiance, March 4th # Book 2 of the Stormlight Archive. the highly anticipated sequel to The Way of Kings is at the top of my personal list. Bringing us back to the world filled with Spren as the war against the Parshendi escaltes on the shattered plains, and with the assassin in white gutting nobility and power all over the world is now targeting Dalinar the arguably the real power behind the Alethi throne. Kaladin, who has sworn to protect Dalinar and the king, is struggling to master his new windrunner powers while keeping them secret, has also been elevated from a branded slave to the new royal guard commander. For more information on this series check out our review here.

The Way of Kings, by Brandon Sanderson The Way of Kings is Brandon’s first volume in his new epic fantasy series: The Stormlight Archives. Released in 2010, it’s been 4 long years since my first read through but to properly examine the book we first need to get some perspective.

````What to Expect # This guide will walk you through setting up a DNS server and BIND on a CentOS 6.5 server. In this guide you will learn:

Don’t Sweat the Little Things # Is it going to rain? What’s the traffic like? Did I submit my time sheet? Any important emails? What are my top things to do today? meetings?follow ups? Is today a birthday? An anniversary? A due date?

MySQL: Lesson 1, What is MySQL and Where do I start? # The Basics: # Before we get to MySQL, what is exactly is SQL?

I’m going to honest, I’m burned out. Dead as a door nail, stick a fork in me, I’m done. # I’m stressed out, but not from one particular task or subject. I come home mentally exhausted, and usually with a headache. This isn’t anything new, everyone gets burned out from time to time, but my usual management techniques just don’t work anymore. Don’t get me wrong, I put on a good face but I’m dead inside. I get accolades and awards for my work. I make time for my hobbies every other weekend yet I feel unfulfilled. This isn’t depression, depression is an old companion of mine. Depression I could handle, mange, and live with. I’ve always been a self-starter, but what I lack is a more important, a goal. I’m fighting complacency, I’m satisfied with what I have accomplished thus far and I struggle to want more.