This marks my 150th blog post here. It’s not much of a milestone, I admit, but it’s one that I think a lot of blogs never quite reach. Several don’t […]
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The Problem with Being a Planner
I don’t ever tried to hide the fact that when it comes to the planner/pantser divide between writers, I fall firmly on the side of planners. (Except when it comes […]
Read moreAn allegorical tale
A sharp knock came at the old sergeant’s door. The was odd. No one ever knocked. Sure, sometimes a young buck would barge in, usually to demand the answer to […]
Read moreFantasy Sports
I’m not going to be talking about Fantasy Football Leagues, or anything of the sort. Frankly, I don’t know much of anything about those. Rather, I want to talk about […]
Read moreDismantling the Structure
With two next-draft projects on my plate, I thought I’d take a look at what next-drafting entails. It boils down to three things: editing, re-writing and adding new material. The […]
Read moreGear Shifting
At the Writers’ Workshop, Scott Lynch came up with a rather fun writing game, where the students imagined themselves as pulp fiction writers from the Golden Age, and they needed […]
Read moreAutumn is Upon Us
Ah, September is here, and the leaves are changing color. Of course, I’m in Texas, and that has more to do with drought than seasonal changes. The temperatures here are […]
Read moreArmadilloCon After Report
Now it’s over and done, this is the last I’ll post on ArmadilloCon for a while. First off, the Writers’ Workshop went very well. I’m very happy to be a […]
Read moreScrounging around at the last minute
If you’ve been reading my blog with any regularity, you know that ArmadilloCon is tomorrow, so I’m handling all the various personal last-minute details– household organization and such– before things […]
Read moreWorldbuilding: Everything Is Research
I’ve just come back from a lovely trip to Akumal, Mexico. I’m now home and a little behind in all things, as is to be expected when one takes a […]
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