It's time for some honesty. When I think of the original version of my book (which I really try to never do), among all of the things that were horribly wrong, there's one factor that's oddly hit or miss. Characters. When I set out to rework the novel, a major part of the endeavor was dedicated... Continue Reading →
Earth-Modern Race in Fantasy: The Balance No One Talks About and the Quest for “Nobody Cares”
After my last article, it’s become essential to talk about something I’ve considered for a long time. My last article, of course, was all about the uncanny in fantasy—the strange balance there has to be between elements that are familiar and unfamiliar (on a scale skewed by theme and tone). However, there’s a particular topic... Continue Reading →
The Uncanny in Fantasy
Man. So, last week's piece? That was a monster, huh? Seriously, I don't know how many pages that was. And you know what? I don't want to know. It's been a week and I'm still pretty drained from all of that Milestone business. So when I tried to decide on a topic for this week,... Continue Reading →
Deep Thoughts: Two-Face
Disclaimers: First of all—and this is super important—this is not my weekly post (which I generally save for the weekend). I'll go on a rant when the mood takes me, and if it's funny enough, I'll post it here; but it will never count as my actual post for the week. Second, as where I... Continue Reading →
On Reaching the Creative Writing Milestones
Earlier this week, I popped open an email from a friend. She's an aspiring author like me, and like me, she has her strengths and her weaknesses as a writer. In particular, she does really amazing research; I definitely search for a quick answer or example for an element I want to use, get it... Continue Reading →
A Year Later
So I was on the bus with Chaos Mechanica last week after seeing The HughJackverine. It had been about two years since I'd last seen him (Mechanica, not HughJackverine), and talk eventually turned to work. Our days after Infinite Ammo have seen him get a position with Dual Shockers, a gaming website. And they've seen me...... Well,... Continue Reading →
Brand New Day – Day’s End
It's a curious thing finishing the same book a second time. As I put it to my brother and anyone who would listen at the end of March, the ending was exactly the same and completely different. The same general things happened, but all of it happened in different ways. Ways I was a lot... Continue Reading →
Brand New Day – Week 24 – All in Good Taste
So, I'm winding down to the end of this time in my life. For that reason, I haven't been too diligent about updating this blog (or, ya know, seeing friends); I've finally worked myself into a really productive writing schedule that's actually supporting multiple projects at the same time. And, it's seen me through probably... Continue Reading →
A Brand New… Vamlemtime’s Day Tribute to Baelbericht, the “War of Exiles” Character Who Got Away
If there's one thing I love to do on this blog, it's say one thing and be all, " 'S fuckin' right, dude. S'a way to do it!" but then totally come from the other hand with, "<sigh>... Yeah... That's the... way to do it. *sniff*" So, hey, I thought I'd do some of the... Continue Reading →
Brand New Day – Week 15 – You Don’t Look Back
I was sitting at an old friend’s house. She (let’s call her Claire), like a lot of other friends, moved abroad last year, but she stopped by for the holidays to see family and friends. So I was glad to get an invite from her; not to be dramatic, but via a bunch of different... Continue Reading →
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