This week, I’ve been struggling with a bit of writer’s block combined with this weird thing called “Life.” Apparently, I have one and didn’t tell myself about it. So, after a visit from family, and the ensuing readjustment period to something resembling normal, I found my momentum on A Good Day more than a little stalled. I had other obligations ( Read more... )

The Ties That Bind
(Author’s thoughts: I spent the day researching things medieval, because I do want a sense of veritas in this story that makes the fantasy world feel a little more alien, instead of like you’re watching a guy in modern clothes walking around having fun at the Ren Faire. I also find that people will accept the impossible (magic, ( Read more... )

I've started a blog/page/journal process following the writing process from "I have an idea" to "I just finished the rough draft" to show how a story is written from one writer's experience. This is going to be a spoiler filled, technical jargon laced, inside-the-writer's-head experience showing what goes on behind the scenes of telling a story. ( Read more... )

I learned something very interesting over the last few days. People seem to love polls. Even if they don't take them, or if they've already taken them, they come back to check on them. Once I put my poll up on my website, my traffic spiked like the punch bowl at prom. And ya know, I like them, too. Not just for the increase in traffic, either. I ( Read more... )