This is what it looks like from my desk this morning. What you can’t see is the layer of ice coating the top of all that white-stuff. What you can see is the top of, what seems now, like a foolishly long driveway that I am going to have to force …
I like to think I’m a patient person. I mean sure, that’s a sliding scale for all of us to some extent, and there have been days when I’ve been as steady as a brick wall and other days…well…maybe not so much. But on the whole, the mental picture I have of myself in this …
“I don’t know what to write today.” This is a thing that I sometimes say to myself – especially when it’s true. It’s certainly something that I said to myself when I sat down to put this post together. The thing is that, for me anyway, that’s only ever partially true. If I were to …
Hi there Everybody! Here is a quick post to let you know about my ConFusion panel schedule. For those of you that don’t know, ConFusion is a Fan-run Science Fiction/Fantasy convention held in Novi, Michigan on the weekend of January 18th through the 21st. This year, the Con will be at the Novi Sheraton. If you’re …
This week I want to talk about fight scenes. As always, your mileage may vary. I’ll be talking about how I create fight scenes and this may or may not work for you and that’s fine. It’s what works for me and, if you’ve got something else that works… Bring it. I …
I’ve said before on the blog that I tend to not plan out these weekly posts. Some days, it would be easier if I did plan them out, but there’s something about sitting down and riffing on a topic. Until no topic presents itself. Normally, earlier on in the week, I’ll have some sort of …
And, no, that isn’t meant to be a Song of Ice and Fire reference. I meant that literally. As I’m sitting at my desk, writing this, I can look out my window and see the first “Real” snow falling. I use the quotes because what I’m looking at isn’t mixed with anything – it isn’t …
So I learned something about myself this November. I am not much of a sprint writer. For those of you that don’t know, writing sprints are – well – probably exactly what you think they might be. Writers will sit down, either singularly or in groups, set a time limit, and, for that time, write …
I don’t normally participate in National Novel Writing Month. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t have anything against it. Usually, when November comes around, I’m not in a place where I can participate without putting the current project on hold for a month. This year is different. I’ve got an outline down, most of the …
On a rare Saturday* (which will become less rare**, most likely – more on that Sunday) last week, I got some writing done. I got some other stuff done as well, but the writing was up there on the cool list. That was the only day during the weekend that I wrote. Monday, I got …