Last night, I asked a friend if he hated my novel. To set this up, it was the one friend who isn’t in my writing group. I sent my MS to him weeks ago and he avoided talking about it. To me, that meant I was getting Ghost Read (my term for that phenomenon when... Continue Reading →
Welcome to 2022, The Year of Endings
That title . . . makes it sounds so ominous. Let me clarify; what I don’t mean is that this is the year where Omicron merges with GPT-3 and the not-at-all-evil-sounding “xenobots” to become a Thanos-level super villain. All of those things are real, even the xenobots (ho ho, scientists say they learned to self-replicate... Continue Reading →
Process in Progress #5 – I Need to Figure Out My Editing Process
Things That Happened While My Back Was Busted: I watched The Princess Bride, and in doing so discovered that . . . holy shit, Inigo Montoya is really the protagonist of that story. Like, the Han Solo factor of “Why am I not following this guy the whole time?” couples so strongly with his arc... Continue Reading →
Sorry–I Need Another Break Today
I never, ever like taking multiple week breaks these days. But I'm working with a half-charge on my laptop and a thrown-out back. So, like, can I get to my laptop charger on the other side of the room? Sure. Am I going to do that? Hell no--even lying down right now is uncomfortable. And,... Continue Reading →
A November 2021 Break – In Prep for Editing Memory
Apologies for this one being a little late; my sleep schedule is such that I accidentally missed the majority of Sunday. I would have done a November “Read/Watch/Play” today, but A) I haven’t finished the novel I started reading last week and B) the only good thing I’ve watched so far this month was Shang-Chi,... Continue Reading →
Let’s Talk About – How What If…? Was Not a Great Show But Is a Good Writing Exercise
Disclaimer: You don't need to have watched Disney+'s What If...? to read this post. And, to be completely honest, it would be better for you if you didn't watch What If...? anyway because it's just honestly not worth your time. I've always been fairly critical of what Marvel Studios puts out and I have to... Continue Reading →
Camp NaNoWriMo 2021: Week 12 (Bonus) – Memory, My Project for Camp NaNoWriMo 2021, Is Finally Complete
I . . . cannot even begin to express how I feel right now. On one hand . . . so happy. Ffs, I finally finished it. Two full months late, but still, I finally finished Memory. On the other hand . . . so tired. Why? Because I've discovered that when I'm writing a... Continue Reading →
Camp NaNoWriMo 2021: Week 11 (Bonus) – I Am Right There
Seriously, Memory is in phase 1 of the final boss fight. I am so goddamn close. I probably only need a single extra day. And that's only because my week was pretty hellish. Because I went to a specialist about my knee and discovered that although my knee will heal on it's own, I really... Continue Reading →
Camp NaNoWriMo 2021: Week 8 (Bonus) – We’re in the Endgame Now
We . . . . . . made it. We . . . are out of act 2. There was a moment when I realized that I need to change the monster from the Cave Scene, but I was immediately like, "No, I am not going back to change that chapter again this week! "I... Continue Reading →
Camp NaNoWriMo 2021: Week 7 (Bonus) – I Was So Close to the Endgame
Ugh. You guys, seriously, I am right there. I was fully intending on being stubborn and writing all night, posting at 4am that, "We're in the endgame now." But then I realized that what stands between me and that endgame . . . is the fight at the end of the second act. A fight... Continue Reading →
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