This weekend was spent, in part, organizing and purging. This tied, in part, to deciding to rename the warrior orders in Druthal. Going through documents, finding outdated info, changing the […]
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Using Structure to Best Effect
Like I’ve always said, I’m a planner and an outliner. I can’t just wing my way through a novel.I need my big picture. Part of having that big picture outlook […]
Read moreFantasy Tropes: The Noble Warrior
Generally speaking, the classic Anglo/Francan/Germanic knight doesn’t exist in Druthal or Maradaine. It’s a trope that doesn’t fit with the worldbuilding I’ve done, despite it’s longstanding place in the genre. […]
Read moreJanuary is not the Month of Doom, for once
Last year at this time, I was sinus-deep in misery, thanks to Austin Cedar allergies. It was pretty awful, much like it was in 2010 and 2009. It actually had […]
Read moreDigging through the archives
I’m trying to figure out, going through my old files, exactly what happened on September 18th, 2005. I say this because it appears to be a significant date, as of […]
Read more2011 in Review
This has been a good year for me, in terms of growing as a writer. Honestly, I think every year since 2007 (which is probably the year I knocked the […]
Read moreIt’s Thursday already?
Since 2011 is almost over, time for an update on State of the Writer. From my last update: Thorn of Dentonhill (Book 1 of Veranix series): Shopping. I know it’s at […]
Read moreAll the Tools in the Box
I was reminded the other day about all the “rules” people like to quote at us, as writers, of how we should (or more often, should not) be writing. The […]
Read moreImpatience: The Writer’s Worst Enemy
I’ve written before about how e-publishing comes off as too easy, but what it really comes down to is impatience. We’re at the beginning of December, which means that NaNoWriMo […]
Read morePOV: The Ignition Timing of the Writing World
I should preface this entry by saying I know very little about auto repair or automotive engineering. I probably could, say, change my oil or a possibly a spark plug, […]
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