ArmadilloCon is now three months away, so I figured it was high time to turn up the signal on this year’s workshop. If you are a genre writer looking to […]
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Perils of the Writer: Knowing When to Deviate from the Outline
So, earlier this week, the long running series How I Met Your Mother had its final episode. And, despite some excellent moments in there, its ending left me cold, and […]
Read moreInjuries, Accidents and Healing
As far as injuries a writer can get, several metatarsal microfractures is far from the worst. It’s frustrating, and it’s slowing me down in general, but I can, at least, […]
Read moreWorldbuilding: Music and Popular Culture
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 […]
Read moreThe Writer’s Brain In Constant Motion
So, right now, I’m putting the “finishing” touches on the manuscript for Thorn of Dentonhill before sending it to my editor. On top of that, I’ve been charging full-throttle into […]
Read moreAn Interview With The Author
I’m under a bit of a crunch today, so I’m reposting an interview I did with my agent when Thorn and Murder of Mages was first announced. Feel free to […]
Read moreGenre 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 moreThe Path To Publication: The Journey Always Goes On
So, I have to confess something: I’m not very pedantic. In fact, I frequently use the phrase “begging the question” in the “wrong” way. If you’re not familiar with this […]
Read morePath to Publication, Part VII: Buckling Down and Working
So, as I approached the end of 2009, I had a “polished” 70K draft of Thorn of Dentonhill that I was querying. I had a rough draft of Holver Alley […]
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