Rebecca Schwartz tagged me in her Next Big Thing entry. So here are my answers: 1. What is the title of your Work in Progress? It’s called The Way of […]
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In which I channel my madness
So I had reached the point where the floodwaters of my creative process couldn’t take further damming, and the levees were going to break. This would have probably resulted in […]
Read moreWorldbuilding: Skip the Travelogue Plot. Just Write the Honest Travelogue.
In my worldbuilding efforts, I’m often trying to think of new ways to present the information about different places in dynamic and interesting ways. I’ve considered the wiki route, writing […]
Read morePerils of the Writer: The Creative Freedom of Deleted Scenes
Of late, I’ve been a bit blocked, creatively. Not exactly writers’ block– but more a sense that the flow isn’t what it should be. Even writing this is taking more […]
Read moreThe Plotless Meander
“Celeste And Jesse’s script… is shapeless and witless, aiming for an offhandedness in the interactions that instead comes off as contrived, or sometimes just bland” – AV Club review of […]
Read moreVisual Influences and the Failure of Words
Every writer has their weak points. Visual descriptions is definitely one of mine, I’ll own that. I can muddle my way through describing people and clothing all right. In those […]
Read moreArmadilloCon After Report
So now, it’s all over. I’m still not recovered yet, so some of this may be incoherent. Friday we first had the Writers’ Workshop, which went very well. From the […]
Read moreFinalized ArmadilloCon Schedule
And now it’s all official. And, as I expected, I have some more things on my plate then what I posted last week: Sa1400SB SF/F Mysteries Sat 2:00 PM-3:00 PM […]
Read morePreliminary ArmadilloCon Schedule
I have my schedule, which is, of course, subject to change. As with any large, live event with a lot of moving parts, things are subject to change. A rule […]
Read moreFiling off the serial numbers
There’s been plenty of conversation about Fifty Shades of Grey, the mega-selling book that had its origins in Twilight fanfic. Now, I’m not going to knock on Fifty Shades here. […]
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