Hi there, and welcome back to Muse Tuesday. This week, I'm drawing from the ether; this isn't going to be a WIP or a fanfic--just freewriting with a single goal in mind. Write a character I absolutely hate. It's an exercise to expand my range as a writer. I don't want my characters to feel... Continue Reading →
Just Watched #1 – Iron Fist
Welcome back for another rip roarin' week of talking about fantasy. And writing. And probably cute animals at some point. We're starting off with a super reactionary piece that I'm going to tie into one of my greatest fears as a writer--losing the ability to be objective. Before getting to that though, let me explain... Continue Reading →
Practice Poems #1 – Silent Godsong
Disclaimer: I am . . . not a poet. Still, a friend suggested that I try poetry as a means of refreshing my prose, which sounded like an awesome idea. Of course, as I do with almost everything these days, I thought I'd share my first practice poem here. At most, expect to get a... Continue Reading →
Let’s Make: A Fantasy Monster – Gekouls
Welcome back for the second part of this week's accidental series of Let's Makes. If you didn't read Tuesday's Let's Make: A Fantasy Alcohol, you can check it out to find out how my creative process led me here. Regardless, the goal of this post is to make a new fantasy monster for use in a future project--Rainwater Archaic. Because of... Continue Reading →
Let’s Talk About: A Fantasy Loophole–Earth-Modern Words That’d Make Great Names, If Only We Could Use Them
I think a lot about fantasy meta. Maybe too much. I'm not sure. Although I do know that, when sitting in a car with another writer recently, I dipped into my obnoxious fantasy meta-speak and almost completely killed the conversation. "Well, it's the same way that we as humans write human-centric stories without realizing. And... Continue Reading →
Let’s Make: A Fantasy Alcohol
I'm sitting here with a rum and orange. Don't worry--I'm not drunk. Even though I don't drink often (or I don't think I do), I've settled into the habits of nursing drinks or spacing them out so long that I never get well and truly smashed anymore. Even if I've been drinking all day long. Oh,... Continue Reading →
Monday, AM #4 – ON / OFF
So, this is probably the last Monday, AM. The series just isn't doing well, which is fine--I'll take another day to post whatever I want (currently just Friday), but this weekday posting gig requires me to make new series all the time, so I'll have a few Monday standards figured out before long. In the meantime, let's... Continue Reading →
PAX East 2017 – A Brief Summary of The Last Night on Earth
I'm closing out the week with another brief story from PAX. Only, this time, actually a story. One of the things I love about board games is the way they sometimes yield cohesive plots. Reading between the die rolls, you can find narratives that are accidentally perfect. And, because I love those stories, here's a... Continue Reading →
PAX East 2017 – The Road to Betrayal
So . . . posting from PAX . . . is a nightmare. It's not impossible though, so I thought I'd drop an easy post, at least. The easiest thing to write about? PAX. So, for tonight, I thought I'd share the best moments from my journey to PAX East 2017. A little bloggier than I... Continue Reading →
Writer’s Workshop #4 – A Quiet Basement in An Empty Alley
Welcome back. We're doing things a little differently today. First, I actually got a picture of the thing I'm describing; a basement I spied on the way to work, through a barred window, in an alley that's usually locked. Second, I'm posting that picture after my description. I figure it'll make comparisons between my writing... Continue Reading →
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