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Because I didn’t have anything else to do…
Lately my mind has been running itself ragged with the idea of starting my own literary magazine. Because, you know, I didn’t have anything else to do… like work on my novels. I’ve been making a lot of progress on … Continue reading
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Progress Reports
I’ve been working pretty hard on my fantasy novel — it’s up to Chapter 23 now. If you’re interested in seeing what kinds of things I’m writing in this book, the best place to do that is on my Instagram, … Continue reading
It’s over 100,000!
I have this fantasy novel I’ve been writing, on and off, since 2006. I picked it back up again in 2019 after the inaugural Multiverse convention and started rewriting it; after all, my writing has changed — hopefully for the … Continue reading
Here, Have Some Updates
Here are some updates that may or may not interest you: I finally, finally finished the second draft of my YA fantasy novel. Next step is the third draft, where I take all the individual chapter files, put them all … Continue reading
SIX OF THE BEST… types of columns I wrote in 2017
Instead of doing a boring “six of the best columns I wrote in 2017”, I decided to present my yearly best-of in a slightly different fashion.
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SIX OF THE BEST… rules for naming your characters
With NaNoWriMo coming up, I wanted to do a column about character naming. Because nobody needs to read a book with someone named Ebony Dark’ness Dementia Raven Way.
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SIX OF THE BEST… abandoned column ideas
Every writer puts their half-written things on a shelf, ostensibly to be worked on later but really just abandoned. Here are some of mine.
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SIX OF THE BEST… lessons learned from Super Mario Run
I’ve been playing a lot of Super Mario Run lately. The game has a surprising amount of life lessons in it.
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Tagged advice, boredom, Captain Picard, handwriting, super mario run, update, wall-kick, writing
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SIX OF THE BEST… things about writing by hand
I wrote 20,000 words of fiction in the last two weeks. My secret? I’m doing it by hand.
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Tagged accomplishment, distractions, editing, fiction, handwriting, penmanship, taos toolbox, writing
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SIX OF THE BEST… columns I wrote in 2016
Let me tell you about the columns I wrote in 2016. They were great columns. The columns had great topics, and they were really great. They’re going to do great things in the future.
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SIX OF THE BEST… things newer writers should avoid doing
This really should be a “worst”, not “best”, but I can only work with what I have. Anyway, don’t do this.
SIX OF THE BEST… reasons to outline your novel
Chris is very matter-of-fact about it — she has to do what she has to do, and if things do get changed back, he’ll never know. In the meantime, he wants to have as much time with her as he … Continue reading
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SIX OF THE BEST… reasons not to write what you know
People write what they want to be true, because that’s what they know: they’re stuck in boring or dysfunctional lives and they want out. From SIX OF THE BEST… reasons not to write what you know.
SIX OF THE BEST… things that seemed like a good idea at the time
SIX OF THE BEST… things that seemed like a good idea at the time
SIX OF THE BEST… things no one tells you about self-publishing
I’m publishing a book on Amazon on Monday, which led me to write this column. SIX OF THE BEST… things no one tells you about self-publishing
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Tagged bad books, bad writing, critique groups, marketing, patience, self-publishing, writing
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SIX OF THE WORST… things about submitting your work
Just writing your NaNo novel isn’t enough; it has to be revised, beta-read, formatted, and submitted, or else you’ll never get it published. Even self-publishing takes a lot of work. So what do you do when your story is done? … Continue reading
“Amid The Steep Sky’s Commotion”
Way back in 2010, Khimairal Ink published “Amid the Steep Sky’s Commotion: a Tale of the Airship Ozymandias”. The story has been given new life by Marshal Latham and the Journey Into podcast, where it’s been performed by a full … Continue reading
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Tagged airship, amid the steep sky's commotion, fantasy, journey into, murder, mystery, quiltbag, reprint, steampunk, writing
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SIX OF THE WORST… things about social media (for writers)
I hate marketing myself. SIX OF THE WORST… things about social media (for writers)