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Category: failure

OryCon and Separating the Work from the Person

Posted on November 10, 2014

So, I had a wonderful time at OryCon, which was my first Con outside of my usual “circle of influence”, as it were.  I mean, when I went to FenCon, […]

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business of writing / conventions / failure

Perils of the Writer: Finding Value in the Faceplant of Failure

Posted on September 12, 2013

Failing is important. Not just failing, but the full-on, spectacular faceplant of FAIL. Because that kind of failure can only be managed by really trying something. Take, for example, the […]

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failure / fantasy / perils of the writer

The Long Journey of the Writer

Posted on March 28, 2013

My thirties are coming to a close, officially this Sunday.  So, needless to say, I’m getting a little introspective.  But when I think about what my thirties were to me, […]

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agents / Crown of Druthal / Druthal / failure / fantasy / Hint Fiction / Holver Alley Crew / Maradaine Constabulary / process of writing / Thorn of Dentonhill / USS Banshee / Way of the Shield / worldbuilding / writing

The Failure of Book Trailers, and the Rare Exception

Posted on January 24, 2013

As I’ve mentioned before, book trailers are something I’m of two minds about.  As a novelist with a film degree, I really like the idea of them.  But, also,  as […]

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book trailers / business of writing / critiquing / failure / reviews / writing

The Dark Side of Outlining

Posted on December 17, 2012

So, I was reading back through what I had written for Way of the Shield, trying to figure out what wasn’t working, and why it wasn’t.  I am still most […]

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failure / fantasy / outlining / perils of the writer / sci-fi / sff / Way of the Shield

Archetypes, Rituals and Tropes

Posted on December 3, 2012

First of, let me say I’m going to be talking about Cabin in the Woods here.  So, because this is a movie that it matters for: there will be SPOILERS […]

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Cabin in the Woods / failure / formula / horror / process of writing / structure / tools of the writers / tropes

Embracing the Spectacular Failure

Posted on May 31, 2012

‘As if it matters how a man falls down…when the fall is all that’s left, it matters very much.’ – A Lion in Winter, James Golden*   Bear with me […]

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failure / perils of the writer / process of writing / writing

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