fiction – A Mad Pursuit

January 3, 2018

fantasy, fantasy writing, fiction, novel writing, publication, writing

2017 Publications!

2017 was a pretty big year around these parts. I saw the publication of two novellas and two short stories — all of which I hold quite dear. First, there came Wothwood, a heroic fantasy novella (yes, you read that right… it’s short and it’s fantasy) about the “wood where the world is broken.” While there’s... / READ MORE /

December 22, 2014

writing

failure, fantasy, fiction, NaNoWriMo 2014, slipstream, writing

On “failing” NaNoWriMo 2014

So even though I haven’t been posting here as much as I ought, I did post a series of meanderings over at Writer’s Digest over the NaNoWriMo insanity. The last post I somehow missed, but it’s live right here. You can click through all the other bits I shared from that final post, but I... / READ MORE /

January 18, 2014

editing, music, Rock Revival

editing, fiction, learning from writing, music, natania barron, progress, publication, rock revival

Being as Good as My Word: On Getting Distance from Writing

Writers. We’re a funny bunch. I fully believe that in order to cope with the general stress and chaos of having many worlds and stories and people in our heads, we impose odd deadlines and limitations on ourselves. We don’t always share these with the masses, and some of them are downright personal. But it... / READ MORE /

November 18, 2012

fantasy, fiction, nanowrimo, watcher of the skies

characters, fiction, rooms, spaces, writing

A Room of Their Own: A Look at Characters and the Spaces They Inhabit

The last few days I’ve been thinking about some interesting aspects of the writing process, particularly in line with writing this follow-up (not really quite a sequel) to Pilgrim of the Sky. And a great deal of it has to do with space. So, in the first book, Maddie leaves her space (her apartment she shared with... / READ MORE /