As much as I love writing, the thing I really love doing is worldbuilding. It’s never been a necessary evil for me, but a reward of its own. If I […]
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Wishy-washy, kinda-sorta weak words
Yesterday, my friend Audrey wrote a blogpost about her “crutch words”, words that she overuses in her prose. It reminded me of how a few years ago, as I was […]
Read moreGame of Thrones pre-watching thoughts
I have yet to see the first episode of Game of Thrones, though I have every intention of watching it in the near future. That said, reading one review of […]
Read moreOut of Ink: Review and some other thoughts
The Austin Chronicle has a review of this year’s Out of Ink. I can’t help but be pleased with this bit: Take, for example, the most successful piece in the […]
Read moreTear It Down to Build It Better
Earlier, I mentioned how I had reached an epiphany with USS Banshee as to what was wrong with it, and how I could make it a far more interesting work. […]
Read moreGetting into the creative groove
Starting a new project, even one that’s well outlined and planned out, is sort of like a first date. Vanguard has been a constant thrumming in the back of my […]
Read moreThe Untitled Heroine Project and the Problem of Sucker Punch
I saw “Sucker Punch” on Thursday, and for the most part I enjoyed it. It was a flawed film, to be sure, but I think a number of the criticisms […]
Read moreAnd On To The Next…
I’ve now finished the rough draft of Maradaine Constabulary, and I’ve given that out to my critique group. Thorn of Dentonhill and Holver Alley Crew are both out shopping. I […]
Read moreThe Perils of Subgenre
I’m going ask an honest question: is subgenre as important in any other genres as it is in fantasy and science-fiction? I mean, I really don’t know how, say, mystery […]
Read moreBlatant Plug for Forgetting Finnegan
ScriptWorks presents OUT OF INK: Forgetting Finnegan, the 13th annual showcase of 10 minute plays April 7-9 and April 14-16 at 8 PM Salvage Vanguard Theatre, 2803 Manor Rd. $12 […]
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