I want to get the draft of Maradaine Constabulary done by May 15th. I have a short story for an anthology I’ve been invited to contribute to due by June […]
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For a sci-fi writer, there is something excellent– I’d almost say essential, but that wouldn’t be right– but definitely unforgettable, about going out to McDonald Observatory and getting to really […]
Read moreThe Terminal Cases
My writing life needed a bit more organization– or at least a sense of going through my notes, updating things and figuring out my focuses. Today on my “All Projects” […]
Read moreNow available on Amazon…
Hint Fiction Anthology, featuring yours truly, is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The Amazon page doesn’t show the cover yet, but I hear that it will in the near […]
Read moreMore on Interstellar Worldbuilding
I have talked about worldbuilding on an interstellar scale before, but I only spoke there about my influences. I have another, “thing I don’t like” about a lot of space […]
Read moreThe Twelve Part Outline, Part III
The third part of the twelve part outline, following Establishment and Incitement, is Challenge. I define this section as “minor antagonists are put into play”. The protagonists aren’t going to […]
Read moreSome inspirational pic-links
Sometimes I just like to surf online artwork to inspire ideas. I’m not saying these WILL inspire ideas I’ll use… but I definitely like them. Starships approaching planet. Space Opera […]
Read moreInfested with Brain Buzzes
My brain is always buzzing with ideas. Else I wouldn’t be a writer, and there wouldn’t be much point to this whole thing, would there? But sometimes, even when I […]
Read moreWrting Environments
The environment I write in is a crucial factor to how effective any given writing session can be. For one, I do better when in a public place, like a […]
Read moreOutlines and the Graveyard
I think it goes without saying that every writer has a graveyard; the place where dead projects are left to molder. The ecologist in me believes the ideas found in […]
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