How’s that for a title? Icarus Rising is done. That’s the space opera. The one I’ve been working on for far too long. I decided to change it from many pov characters to just two, and that really made the words flow. Even with...
Well. I know it’s been a while. I’ve been busy. Plus, I really needed to take a break from blogging. Feels like that break is breaking, if that makes sense, and the blog bug seems to be back. What does this mean for you, gentle...
I don’t remember where I got these cards, but they’re kinda nifty. I have exactly 4 of them. I have looked for more cuz they’re just so darn neat, but apparently the series or game or whatever went off in other directions and...
I like the dynamics of the improv group. We meet, eat, toss some prompts down and see where our brains take us. Pressure? Sure – but it’s the good kind. Gets your blood pumping, your imagination churning. I love when we all write...
Another Writing Journal, another bit from one of my Improv meetings. This one, My brain just wanted to do dialogue, so that’s what I did. Prompt: Keyhole, emotion: upset, crying, angry, open treasure chest “What is your problem?” “My...
Wow. it has been a long time since I last wrote anything for my Writing Journal! I owe you a longer post, but for now I thought I’d share some more writing from my improv group. We meet once a month, everyone brings some prompts, and we...
I realized that I haven’t done a Writing Journal update in a while, so I owe you one or three. What am I working on? A few things, actually. Recently finished a second draft on a sword and sorcery story. Feedback has been positive...
Continuing with the improv group writing today. The rules are simple; everyone brings a prompt, something to start eh writing process. You get your prompt and you write for five, ten or fifteen minutes depending on the prompt itself. At the end...
I mentioned that I’ve recently joined an improv writing group. I’ve decided to share a couple of the raw pieces here on the blog over the next couple weeks. The rules are simple; everyone brings a prompt, something to start eh...
I recently joined an improv writing group. The rules are simple; everyone brings a prompt, something to start eh writing process. You get your prompt and you write for five, ten or fifteen minutes depending on the prompt itself. At the end of...
I do something that a lot of authors freak out about when they hear me say it – I edit as I write. There’s a lot of advice out there about this, and most suggest that you should write, then edit, then rewrite, then edit, so on and etc. ...
I’ve talked about this before, and recently on an episode of the Functional Nerds podcast. But, I’m not a huge fan of pseudonyms or pen names. I get why they are used. I understand the logic. I just don’t like either. Acceptable uses of a pen...
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