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So, mmmnnyeah, “paranormal physics”… No, I did not misspell psychics. I meant physics. You know, science of\u00a0energy and matter etc. Today, I was at the north end of the Welland Canal’s Lock One with my favourite cop discussing a (fictional, don’t freak out<\/em>) crime scene, walking him through the movements of the characters pre-crime, and having him explain how the investigation might play out. It was a brief meeting, compared to our usual, as it was eight million degrees below zero and therefore hard to talk, what with our faces frozen. Did you know that ink freezes in your pen? Makes note-taking\u00a0a futile endeavour. I solidified my plan to have Britney die (for fakesies! I’m not killing anyone<\/em>) at the spot I had scouted earlier. The first time I went down there, it was warm and calm and dark, a summer night. Today, even though it was nine in the morning, it was grey and chilly. Grim. Though the lake was choppy, the canal was ominously still, like it knew I was there. (SEE? That’s what horror writers–and mental cases–tend to believe<\/em>. It’s called magical thinking.)<\/em> There was a horrible noise, a\u00a0scree-whine-ting<\/em>, coming out of the shipyard, wind through the masts and rigging of sailboats. I did not like it. It sounded like\u00a0slippery demon teeth\u00a0chewing on the souls of the damned, and made my shoulders scrinch up; I have<\/em> a damned soul and don’t want it chewed-on, thank you very much.<\/p>\n

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<So, anyways, this is where Britney dies. Sorry, Brit! It’s gonna suck.><\/em><\/p>\n

I was having trouble imagining certain paranormal elements of the story in this scene, specifically the\u00a0play of\u00a0physics and the ghost and the body… and by “body”, I mean of course “corpse” (FYI, you may assume I always mean corpse.).\u00a0I wondered aloud if “paranormal physics” was a thing I could Google, at which point my grounded-in-reality cop buddy did one of those combination eyebrow-twitch-plus-tiny-smirk things that he thinks I don’t notice, which\u00a0mean he’s humouring me and biting his tongue. One of these days, he’s gonna let that mask of politeness slip off and give me an OMG-AJ-your-ridiculousness-hurts-my-brain forehead scrunch. I will enjoy that. *chuckle*<\/p>\n

Once home and warm, I did Google “paranormal physics” on the off chance I might learn something. Now, don’t get me wrong. I AM a super-serious scientist. I have a for-realsies degree–a Bachelor of Science,\u00a0Biology–to prove it. Four years at university, bitches. So, no, I don’t believe that there are actually rules of physics that apply to–HOLY SHIT, there are physics dudes who specialize in the paranormal. Well, slap my ass and call me Kitten. This is going to be an enormous help.<\/p>\n

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<like this was an enormous help to Hatchet Hank. Totally made that up, no such guy><\/em><\/p>\n

Before tackling the actual pen-to-paper on book three, I now have\u00a0some new\u00a0avenues of research to persue. Nobel-prize-winning physicist Brian Josephson of Cambridge university said: “Max Planck’s original attempts a hundred years ago to explain the precise amount of energy radiated by hot bodies began a process of capturing in mathematical form a mysterious, elusive world containing ‘spooky interactions at a distance’, real enough however to lead to inventions such as the laser and transistor. Quantum theory is now being fruitfully combined with theories of information and computation. These developments may lead to an explanation of processes still not understood within conventional science such as telepathy, an area where Britain is at the forefront of research.” This sounds like a gentleman worth looking up before<\/em> I embark on the third book, which plays with ghosts, psychics, and a poltergeist-like haunting.<\/p>\n

Also: good news! Some (or one?)<\/em> of the locks have been drained, which means it’s possible the pondage is drained, which in turn means it’s time for more\u00a0research around the submerged cemetery, which will now\u00a0be…unsubmerged? Desubmerged? Supramerged? Those aren’t words.\u00a0Risen?\u00a0Gee, that’s not a scary word to apply to two-hundred-year-old bones at all.<\/em> Eeek.\u00a0Anyways, by “research” I\u00a0don’t\u00a0mean “snooping.”<\/p>\n

Me: I’m not going to look for bones.<\/p>\n

Cop: Yes you are.<\/p>\n

Me: I’m totally going to look for bones.<\/p>\n

Did I mention my inability to lie to law enforcement? Heh. *snort-laugh*<\/p>\n

As for the second book, Death Rejoices continues to give me trouble, but I am confident that I can wrestle it into submission fairly quickly, now that I can more clearly see the ending the way it should have been written the first time. Did that make sense? Probably not. Again, I will say: I really need to learn how to outline<\/a> properly.<\/p>\n

(Editor’s note: AJ Aalto is a very tired, very cold, very hungry little writerghoulie who could use some hot tea and a whole box of Oreo cookies. Anyone seen my combat butler?)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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