Last week I talked about failure, and how to find value in failing. I should point out that failure is not the same as defeat. Failing is when you get […]
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Perils of the Writer: Finding Value in the Faceplant of Failure
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 […]
Read moreLife on Step 18
A few weeks ago Chuck Wendig published a guest post on 25 Steps to Being a Traditionally Published Author. It’s a good read, go check it out. Back? OK, the […]
Read moreWorldCon: AfterReport Proper
All right, now my brain has properly recovered, I can write about the weekend. For me, WorldCon didn’t start until Friday night. Circumstances kept us from leaving Austin for San […]
Read moreIncoherent WorldCon Post
I’ve literally just gotten home from WorldCon, which was amazing and still a lot to process. Mostly because of this: So, that’s an actual thing that exists. But, yeah, […]
Read moreWorldCon Bound and other milestones
WorldCon / LoneStarCon starts today. I won’t be going down until tomorrow afternoon, unfortunately, but I’m very excited. A little nervous, as this is my first “big” con, but I […]
Read moreWorldbuilding/Perils of the Writer: One-Story Worlds vs. Many-Story Worlds
There are pretty much two ways a sf/fantasy writer can go about writing and worldbuilding: come up with a story, and build a world for it to be in; or […]
Read moreWorldbuilding And Overdecription
So, when I talked earlier this week about the perils of overdescribing, of course some of the chatter I heard came back to worldbuilding. Specifically about walking that balance between […]
Read morePerils of the Writer: The Overexplanation of Genre
I recently discovered a little gem of satire: How David Weber Orders a Pizza. Go check it out. I’ll wait. Back? I’ll admit, I laughed a lot there, because it […]
Read moreLoneStarCon and the Amazing People in this Industry
So, I will attending WorldCon in San Antonio at the end of the month, though I won’t be appearing on any panels. Given the size and scope of this thing, […]
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