One of the Big Stories out there this week is how DC Comics is apparently planning a hard reboot of their entire universe, re-launching everything as #1 with 52 different […]
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Wishy-washy, kinda-sorta weak words
Yesterday, my friend Audrey wrote a blogpost about her “crutch words”, words that she overuses in her prose. It reminded me of how a few years ago, as I was […]
Read moreGame of Thrones pre-watching thoughts
I have yet to see the first episode of Game of Thrones, though I have every intention of watching it in the near future. That said, reading one review of […]
Read moreAnd On To The Next…
I’ve now finished the rough draft of Maradaine Constabulary, and I’ve given that out to my critique group. Thorn of Dentonhill and Holver Alley Crew are both out shopping. I […]
Read morePushing through to the end
I am almost done with the rough draft of Maradaine Constabulary. I just have to write some scenes of denouement. This one has been harder to get done than I […]
Read moreStructure vs. formula
There is always going to be the great Planner vs. Pantser argument amongst writers. Of late, I’ve been seeing threads of hostility amongst the planners towards the pantsers. Not open […]
Read moreRaves for Muses IV
In addition to the excellent review from Now Playing Austin, you can read the many glowing reports from audience members, including this gem: Some of the best playwrights in […]
Read moreCreativity and Fitness
This is a post I’ve been meaning to make for a while. Three years ago, as I was about to thirty-four, I was in bad shape. I don’t know what […]
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 moreForm Follows Function
One of the side projects I’ve had was scripting out a graphic novel. I have the whole thing outlined, plotted page-per-page… but writing the actual script was seizing me up. […]
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