It's been almost two years since I first talked about Earth-Modern race in fantasy on this site. Two whole years and the world has changed a lot. At least, lately, America is coming along. Same sex marriage has been legalized. The confederate flag has finally been thrown into question. And I've lost at least two... Continue Reading →
Just Keep Trying
Eleven years later and this is still my "getting work done" theme. Is there something I'm really serious about completing? Am I completely straight-faced and probably tired as I just get up and do it without complaining? Then this is what I hear. After the last post, this song came on... for life. That sounds sappy,... Continue Reading →
An Arrow on the Wind
I'm instituting a posting schedule. I have to admit that this blog is hanging on a thread for me; I appreciate everyone who reads it, Likes, and Follows, but this public journal is still hanging on for dear life because so am I. I'm perpetually on the cusp of total failure--riding it like an arrow... Continue Reading →
Looking Back
April was an interesting month. It started off with absolute conviction--I was going to write War of the Hex immediately. Its first draft would be done in time for Age of Ultron and that was going to be awesome. The idea was, “I finished the first draft of Memory in a month, so why couldn’t... Continue Reading →
Full Disclosure
I sometimes imagine the different me's that exist across the multi-verse. Disclaimer: I swear this is going somewhere. Somewhere extremely important actually. On the grand scale of weird things that I think about, this is one of the most affirming. Maybe that's not what you were expecting. Maybe you thought that this would be a... Continue Reading →
War of Exiles Has Been Submitted
People are talking a lot these days about the horror of letting go of their manuscripts. It's established that it's something you have to learn to do and that it's difficult, like sending your child off to college. But I don't have kids and, even if I did, that metaphor wouldn't be perfect. It's close,... Continue Reading →
A Day in the Life
Disclaimer: I'm writing this at 4:29 AM. I'm exhausted but, with the wild, new stress of editing War of Exiles and dealing with assorted other problems lately, I've found I have a hard time sleeping. The edit is going well, but editing a manuscript without taking long breaks between chapters is a completely different beast; you see all... Continue Reading →
Memory Is Now on Its 2nd Draft
A weird thing happened to me the other day. I finished the 2nd draft of Memory. I changed a surprising amount from the original (from one entire setting to another character's physical appearance). So, really, it was a huge job and a lot of work. Upon finishing it, I felt like the book was far stronger... Continue Reading →
Update: First “Update” for 2015 and Last “Update” for the Rest of Time
Happy 2015, people! I hope the year's been going well for you so far. My first fifteen days have been acceptable; pretty full of editing and working--which, along with sleep, make up the three primary modes of my life. But before I go on here, I want to clarify the title of this post. So,... Continue Reading →
Update: Memory of the Black Sun–My NaNoWriMo 2014 Project–is Finished
Where I Wrote: At home, in the one room I always use for writing. How I Feel About What I Wrote: Strange. The ending is a complication. The Mood I Brought to the Table: I remember being really happy. I want to say determined, but that would imply that there was some difficulty. There wasn't; I woke up,... Continue Reading →
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