The other big milestone, in terms of what I’ve been writing, that I hit in 2013 was getting solidly underway on Banshee. Banshee is a project that’s been stewing in […]
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Way of the Shield, and the Geena Davis Rule: 2013 in Review, Part Two
The next big milestone of accomplishments in 2013 as finishing the draft of Way of the Shield, cleaning it up and sending it off to the agent. He just recently […]
Read moreJump the Black- 2013 in Review, Part One
On January 1st, 2013, I sold Jump the Black to Rick Klaw’s Texas-themed sci-fi anthology Rayguns Over Texas, which was my first pro-level genre sale.* I haven’t ever really talked […]
Read morePerils of the Writer: Fanfic of Yourself
I was thinking about one of my trunked projects, Crown of Druthal, as well as the process of novel midwifery that has brought Banshee to the point where it is […]
Read moreTools of the Writer: Growing with the times
You know, way, way back in the day– by which I mean high school– I did my writing on WordPerfect, using the 8088 PC-clone that I had at the time. […]
Read morePerils of the Writer: Clavicle and other crucial word choices
This week’s work on Banshee brought me to an interesting point, somewhat unintentionally. In brief, my main character, Lt. Samantha Kengle, was injured on a mission (a nasty creature managed […]
Read moreA Rare Moment of Blatant Plugging: Give the Gift of Texas this Christmas
Folks: Christmas is coming, and I’m busy keeping balls in the air this week, so let’s keep this short and sweet. What are you giving your Science Fiction reading friends […]
Read morePerils of the Writer: Hooks and Investment
Let’s talk for a moment about Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD, possibly the biggest disappointment of the current season of television. And it was the biggest disappointment because the expectations were […]
Read morePerils of the Writer: Disasters Big and Small
Little things can throw kinks in your day. A speeding ticket throws you ten minutes behind (and a minor headache to deal with). Ten minutes behind means you’re now in […]
Read moreWorldbuilding: Rituals for the Dead
I’ve gone over this before, but it bears repeating: cultures have rituals to mark almost every important occasion: marking adulthood or marriage, for example. Or, it the case of the […]
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