My thirties are coming to a close, officially this Sunday. So, needless to say, I’m getting a little introspective. But when I think about what my thirties were to me, […]
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Perils of the Writer: Balancing the Gender Imbalance
So, in the past month I finally got around to reading the Hunger Games trilogy. As I’ve said before, I don’t read as much as I should, or more to […]
Read moreWorldbuilding: Art and Culture in the Fantasy World
The most fundamental way to define a culture is through its art. Geography, food, religion, technology and government are critical as well, of course, but none of those quite get […]
Read moreGoals for the Coming Year
So, from my clock, 2012 has a mere 13 hours and change left to it. 2013 is coming, so its high time to set some unrealistic goals for the year: […]
Read more2012 In Review
So, a year ago I put out my goals for 2012, for which I can say: some came to pass, some not so much. I still don’t have a book […]
Read moreRiding the Muse Where it Takes You
Sometimes it just doesn’t come together. And that’s okay. I’m in a strange position, writing-wise. Three novels are out there, shopping at various publishing houses. Any or all could hit […]
Read morePerils of the Writer: The Uphill Slog
Earlier this week, John Scalzi wrote about finishing his latest project, The Human Division. The part that interested me the most in this post was this bit on the process […]
Read moreNext Big Thing
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 […]
Read moreAugust and Everything After
And now summer feels like it’s coming to a close, even though that’s really not the case. August always feels like “almost over”. Having finished with the con probably adds […]
Read moreExcerpts and Workshops
It’s been a busy week on this end, so this post will mostly be links. First, I’ve updated the Works page on my homepage. I updated the samples of Thorn […]
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