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 →
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 →
A New Methodology
Writing used to be a feel good, hobby-ish thing for me. I would sit down and stare at my computer and brainstorm about what would happen next. And more often than not, an answer would not come. But that was always okay--cause it would come in time! As long as I was getting something done... Continue Reading →
The Editing Process
Around when his eyes start to sting and his head begins to throb, Louis realizes he misses the writing process and very much prefers it to the editing process. Fondly, he remembers that the former was like this: -Louis sits down at his computer and rereads the pages he wrote the previous day (or the... Continue Reading →
Starting a War
A Different Experience From the beginning, my approach to story telling has been grounded in a desire to give readers something fresh. But I realized early on that different experiences go further for making stories fantastic than different worlds do; a novel set in a world full of dwarves, elves, and orcs gains strength from... Continue Reading →
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