This has been a good year for me, in terms of growing as a writer. Honestly, I think every year since 2007 (which is probably the year I knocked the […]
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It’s Thursday already?
Since 2011 is almost over, time for an update on State of the Writer. From my last update: Thorn of Dentonhill (Book 1 of Veranix series): Shopping. I know it’s at […]
Read moreInterstellar Worldbuilding: You are who your neighbors make you
My space opera stuff is all still in its building and outlining phase, but every once in a while I do a big push of figuring stuff out. And when […]
Read moreAll the Tools in the Box
I was reminded the other day about all the “rules” people like to quote at us, as writers, of how we should (or more often, should not) be writing. The […]
Read moreWorldbuilding: Cultural Perception Filters
My current worldbulding/research read is “Spice: The History of a Temptation” by Jack Turner. It’s a fascinating look at how the search for spices drove European exploration, as most of […]
Read moreImpatience: The Writer’s Worst Enemy
I’ve written before about how e-publishing comes off as too easy, but what it really comes down to is impatience. We’re at the beginning of December, which means that NaNoWriMo […]
Read morePOV: The Ignition Timing of the Writing World
I should preface this entry by saying I know very little about auto repair or automotive engineering. I probably could, say, change my oil or a possibly a spark plug, […]
Read moreNow December is Upon Us
Which means no more Druth History Month. We hadn’t actually reached the end of Druth History– there’s still 215 more years to go. (Thorn of Dentonhill, Holver Alley Crew and […]
Read moreDruth History Month, Part 4
Previously, under the incompetent reign of Shalcer, Druthal splinters into several smaller nations, including the democratic Acoria, and the nation of Oblune under the ruler of Warlord Merit Terkin Now, […]
Read moreThe Latest in Self-Publishing Scandals, aka The World vs. BookCountry
“You remember when I said how I was gonna explain about life, buddy? Well the thing about life is, it gets weird. People are always talking ya about truth. Everybody […]
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