I want to start by thanking everyone who's been with me for what I only just realized was a nearly-two-year-long spree of weekly posts. I really, really appreciate everyone who's stopped by and all of the support you've shown. The plan was to change the appearance of this site and start posting new, more elaborate... Continue Reading →
Camp NaNoWriMo, July 2021, Feels Like Fate
I know that's a little dramatic . . . . . . but I just finished editing my outline. Not rushing or stressing. Just at my normal pace, I just so happened to finish editing my outline an hour before July 1st--giving me exactly enough time to write this post. And that outline didn't need... Continue Reading →
I Finished the Outline for Memory
Finally. I can’t explain how good it feels to finally get over that hurdle. To finally be one step closer to writing anything else. I love Memory, and I’m excited that I have ideas for its sequels, but man am I ready for the next steps in my process: making a few tweaks to the... Continue Reading →
Process in Progress #4 – The “Promises Tally” Run
Hello! It’s been a crazy week for me writing-wise. The last time I talked about my outlining process specifically, I explained that I had a hyper detailed system for laying out my stories before writing them. This post is about how I tweaked that outlining system this week. And how it was super satisfying. If... Continue Reading →
Full Disclosure: I’m Trying to Get Into Font Design, but It’s Making Freelance Graphic Design Look Easy, So I’m Doing That Too
A few weeks back, I dropped a hint that I was working on making digital products as a way to earn money while looking for a new job during the pandemic. But also, in classic-me fashion, when I talked about all of this, I added that I'd be releasing that product "this weekend." I've since... Continue Reading →
It’s Time to Keep Fighting
I . . . I don't even know where to start. Yesterday, by 10PM, I had a massive headache from crying happy tears. I didn't think I'd cry at all at first. But then . . . https://twitter.com/LSantiagoAuthor/status/1325151961054908417 And I just want to clarify that I wasn't being dramatic there. The sensation that hit when... Continue Reading →
The Last Weekend of America
I told a friend that I'm going to a liquor store tomorrow. My exact words were, "It's the season finale of 2020 on Tuesday, and we're going to find out if this year was written by George R. R. Martin." And, yeah, that sums up what I'm feeling right now. I don't think I can... Continue Reading →
Taking a Week Off
I just spent a few hours writing a post that was supposed to be fun . . . that turned into something really negative. And, full disclosure, that's because of the news, which I cannot fucking deal with anymore this week. Seriously, I already voted, but the pressure of November 3rd was not influenced a... Continue Reading →
By July, Everything Changed
I attended a vigil on June 5th. It was for Breonna Taylor, on her birthday. In the constantly evolving insanity that is this year, I can't post those pictures because the vigil turned into a march and all of my pictures show protesters' faces. For all the time I was there, it was peaceful, but... Continue Reading →
Ladies and Gentlemen . . . We Have Fan Art
This is going to be a short one. But an extremely essential one. A month or so ago, a friend of a friend asked to read "Aixa the Hexcaster." It's a request I get pretty rarely, and I understand why: nothing is worse for a non-writer than reading a writer's work, finding out that it's... Continue Reading →
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