There are some fantasy writers– I’m not going to name names and I’m not going to necessarily say, “This is bad” or such– but there are some fantasy writers who […]
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Genre Writing and Honesty
So let me talk a bit about Arrow, which is probably my favorite show currently airing on network television. And it’s certainly the best superhero-genre show, well, ever. A big […]
Read moreMark Your Calendars: ArmadilloCon Writers’ Workshop
So, I haven’t quite started bulking up my Con appearances yet– I’ll save that more for the back end of 2014, and expect to see me attending several in 2015, […]
Read morePath to Publication, Part V: Crash and Epiphany
By 2007, I had attended the ArmadilloCon Writers’ Workshop twice. I have my “finished” novel The Fifty Year War, and a handful of fits and starts, including Crown of Druthal, […]
Read morePath to Publication, Part III: The Terrible Dread of NaNoWriMo
OK, so, I’ve knocked on NaNoWriMo before. I honestly think it’s a good exercise, a way to learn your writing habits, figure out how to write a novel, and understand […]
Read moreAnd now… breathe
So, that happened. There’s pretty much nothing I can post today that wouldn’t be a come-down after that enormous news. That’s all right, because that news is big enough for […]
Read moreWorldbuilding: Aliens and Daily Rhythms of Life
So: get up in the morning, shower, dress, breakfast. Commute to work, work throughout the morning, take some time for lunch, back to work until the end of the evening. […]
Read moreBanshee, and the Slow Cooker Process: 2013 in Review, Part Three
The other big milestone, in terms of what I’ve been writing, that I hit in 2013 was getting solidly underway on Banshee. Banshee is a project that’s been stewing in […]
Read moreJump the Black- 2013 in Review, Part One
On January 1st, 2013, I sold Jump the Black to Rick Klaw’s Texas-themed sci-fi anthology Rayguns Over Texas, which was my first pro-level genre sale.* I haven’t ever really talked […]
Read moreA Rare Moment of Blatant Plugging: Give the Gift of Texas this Christmas
Folks: Christmas is coming, and I’m busy keeping balls in the air this week, so let’s keep this short and sweet. What are you giving your Science Fiction reading friends […]
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