Many of the worlds you’ll build will have multiple continents, and if you’re doing things correctly, each of those continents will have their own biodiversity. Each one will have its […]
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Edits and Research and Maps, Oh my!
This blog has, unfortunately for the moment, devolved a bit into “Stuff is happening and I’m busy!” Today is no exception to that. In part because I’m finalizing the edits […]
Read moreBrevity
I was commissioned to write two one-minute plays. That requires word economy.Hint Fiction also required maximum value from each word. Very different writing muscles from novels, but useful ones to […]
Read moreThorn of Dentonhill Available for Pre-order on Amazon
So, I wasn’t sure what I was going to write about today. There’s a lot on my plate right now, including finishing edits to Murder of Mages, as well as […]
Read moreState of the Writer: Halfway through 2014
Is the year already half over? It feels like it flew by. And yet I’m also eager for it to be over, since Thorn of Dentonhill is scheduled to be […]
Read morePicking Up the Gauntlet
So because of my post last week, I received a lot of spirited defenses of self/indy publishing, many of which struck me as missing the central point I was making: […]
Read moreBlessed are the Slushdivers
I don’t want to bag on people who self-publish. There are good reasons to do it, and there are people who do it very well and have found great success […]
Read morePublication Transparency: Value of an Editor
Having had Thorn of Dentonhill go through the editorial process, and in the midst of working the edits for A Murder of Mages, I have nothing but praise for my […]
Read morePerils of the Writer: Losing Your “Strong” Female Character to Trinity Syndrome
This article by Tasha Robinson should be required reading to all writers (especially male writers, like myself) who like to think they are writing strong female characters. Perhaps you are, […]
Read moreWorldbuilding: The Cosmopolitan Fantasy City
As I’m working my final edits for A Murder of Mages, I’m of course thinking about its sequel, which currently has the provisional title The Little East. And with my […]
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