Every once in a while, that germ of an idea plants itself in my head, and I like to let it play out a little bit, even if I know […]
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Digging through the archives
I’m trying to figure out, going through my old files, exactly what happened on September 18th, 2005. I say this because it appears to be a significant date, as of […]
Read morePlans for 2012
I did accomplish a lot of things in 2011, but on some level I always feel like I could have done more. So here are my Unrealistic Goals for 2012: […]
Read more2011 in Review
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 […]
Read moreIt’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, […]
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