I got home today and didn't worry about writing. Because I'd already done it this morning. I was extremely confused. I woke up an hour early today, showered, got dressed, and hammered out a quick few hundred words before heading to work. It was bizarrely casual. It almost felt... healthy. I know I shouldn't be... Continue Reading →
30 Days of NaNoWriMo 2 – Day 24: Freshly Reset
So, today, having a day off with good rest... I completed the Double Scene experiment I'd come up with over a week ago. I woke up today, edited heavily, then waited for a few hours and got a second session in. And it didn't feel like I was straining at any point; I didn't have... Continue Reading →
30 Days of NaNoWriMo 2 – Day 23: Giving Thanks for Editing
The nap worked. Well, in the sense that sleeping for 10 hours is technically a nap, it definitely worked. After yesterday's post, I went to work, thinking up another route with the exchange I was worried about. And then I worked on my feet for an entire day, until my legs were killing me. I walked... Continue Reading →
30 Days of NaNoWriMo 2 – Day 22: Fundamentally
Something's not right. This isn't the post where I start talking about the walls making funny noises--I promise. I'm not completely insane yet. But something's fundamentally wrong. My job hasn't gone 13+ hours mode yet, but these days, when I get home, after eating and watching something--after taking a moment to relax and not work--I'm... Continue Reading →
30 Days of NaNoWriMo 2 – Day 21: Expectation
30 Days 2 is starting to teach me things about myself as a writer. Primarily... I'm starting to realize that I have an issue with expectation. Well, expectation and gratification. I'm finding it harder and harder to actually feel gratified when I do any writing. At least for this novel. And that inability to feel productive... Continue Reading →
30 Days of NaNoWriMo 2 – Day 20: Late Success
Yesterday, at work: Louis: He's sitting during a morning meeting, already tired, having gotten a max of 4 hours of sleep. His Boss: She talks about the day's proceedings. At some point, sensing everyone's lethargy, she perks up. "Well, at least it's going to be a shorter day, right?" Louis: He blinks. His Boss: "We close... Continue Reading →
Update: The Age of Submissions Already Sucks
I wasn't intending to do another update immediately; last weekend was the first weekend without Saturday morning cartoons, as you may have heard. That made this past Monday the perfect time to launch my Cliché Showcase series (I'm starting with cartoony villains). But when the time came, I just wasn't feeling it. Although I was excited to... Continue Reading →
A Mess of Small Goals
Man did April blow up in my face. If you follow this blog, you’ll know I had an incredibly clean, specific plan for April. A plan that started with a content edit of War of Exiles, the book I’ve been working on since 2005 through various phases of my writing career. A plan that was... Continue Reading →
The 3 Great Fiction Sins
First, apologies for taking so long to get another post out; things are a bit rough at the moment and the article I finished last week and was intending to post just wasn’t up to snuff (and I didn’t want to waste anyone’s time with a post that didn’t offer readers anything). I was going... Continue Reading →
Louis Santiago’s Fantasy Story Stats – Week 5: A Conclusion & Using the Stats
Man, did this one take longer than it was supposed to. What you’ve found is the final part of a look at my Fantasy Story Stats. Because, after four solid weeks of looking at each in-depth, I think a serious refocus on how these should be used is in order. And the best way to... Continue Reading →
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