As some of you may know, I’m working on polishing up a novel with my agent. Before I had gotten to this point, there had always been the, seemingly eternal, question: What do I work on, when I’m not working on THE BOOK? Do I start writing book 2? Do I start working on something different? …
It’s been an interesting month. I’m using that word in the context of four weeks having gone by, and I’m going to call what’s been going on “New Author Jitters” though I expect that the “New” part is going to be a misnomer on my part. Let me set the stage for you: Earlier this …
Surprise!!! There are two Blog posts this week! What? This was sparked by Tee Morris taking part in the Dog Days of Summer Podcast challenge. The gist of the challenge was to put up a podcast a day for the entire month of August. Now I’m not into podcasting (yet…), but …
This was going to be a post about Time Management… So, naturally, it’s the post that’s a day late. Clearly, I am not a Jedi yet. But that doesn’t mean I’ve got nothing to say on the topic. I got a heck of a lot of stuff done this past weekend, so I’ve got to …
C’mon, say something. Just get started and, eventually, something will come. Then you can build on that. Don’t stop. Quit glancing out the window. That’s not what you’re here for. You only do this once a week. There are people out there that do this sort of thing every day. That’s it. It’s starting to …
This week, I’d like to take a look at an idea that has been floating around the writing community lately…And kick it really hard in the soft bits. This idea has a tendency to come and go at intervals and, this time, it came along as a click-baity article, the gist of which was: “If …
“Well, back to reality.” – The Supreme Being – Time Bandits “I’m not crazy about reality, but it’s still the only place to get a decent meal.” – Groucho Marx I got home on Saturday afternoon from being away from home and family to attend ConCarolinas, and a weeklong writer’s retreat. I always come away …
I didn’t think I was going to get a blog post up, because here I am, decompressing after ConCarolinas, looking forward to spending nearly an entire week almost completely within my own head. For those of you new to the blog, every year – circumstances permitting – I meet up with my writer’s group and …
Here is where (and when) I’m going to be on Sunday. 9:00 AM – Rituals for Creativity. 11:00 AM – What Diversity Is Good For 2:00 PM – Avoiding the “Representing the entire (Insert Marginalized Person Here) Trap 5:00 PM – Worldbuilding in SF vs. Fantasy 6:00 PM – Pacing the Novel Hope to …
Balticon is in 4 days!!! Will I see you there? Check out the Events page for my schedule. I’d love to meet you. The next couple of weeks are going to be busy for me. I’ve got 3 days of the day-job, then I fly out to Balticon. Sometime in there, I’ve got to pack, …