Seracs

The word I was looking for is seracs. I will not go back and edit my second book simply to be more accurate. I have to keep on with my current writing. I have been able to write more, but more on my blogs than my upcoming works.

I heard a report on BBC Radio about a dictionary of land features. I forget the exact title, but I searched for it on the Internet at the time but found no trace. So many interesting words, precise in distinguishing features no matter how indistinct from each other they may be. When is the last time you used the word defile, to describe that space between two mountains?

Words such as knoll, hillock, hummock, rise, hill or in the contrary a hollow, valley or depression represent a slice of the scope of words available. The small distinctions in a local landscape described in words most of us have long forgotten or have never heard can create an element of fantasy as the reader is educated. Types of rock and strata are other foundational words can add depth, or play as a representation of settlement or the passage of time.

Describing a Lunar landscape requires a very distinct vocabulary, otherwise you sound completely uninformed and your science fiction visions will not play.

My father has wit and is sharp as a tack as far as knowing who is with him and following conversations. He doesn’t know where he is half the time however. He is passing away and the family is praying for him.

The last six months or so have been dominated, more than I likely realize, by the passing of my parents. Still I should be much further along in my writing goals.

I truly did start this post mid-month, I just failed to finish it until now.

Thank you for reading.

Terms for desert features.

Space terms.