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Projects on my Plate

Projects on my Plate

I'm in a very to-do listy mood today. Sometimes all the joy I get comes from planning and deciding on directions and next steps. Thankfully this do...

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Who knew?

Who knew?

When I get to bed on time (Sunday night), I wake up on time (Monday morning). When I fall asleep on the couch and don't get up to go to bed until 2...

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NaNoWriMo Recap

NaNoWriMo Recap

I suppose I should talk about NaNoWriMo. About juggling multiple projects in a month-long attempt to write 50,000 words. I did the same for last y...

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There are always more words

There are always more words

As I worked on my most recent set of NaNoWriMo short-form projects, the serialized episodes of Phantom Traveler, I ran into a stitch. Love &...

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Introspeculative Fiction

Introspeculative Fiction

How do writers weave stories about places and times and societies that don't exist? How can we 'write what we know' if we are making it all up? ...

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I Delete Words During NaNoWriMo.

I Delete Words During NaNoWriMo.

My goal is to finish stories, not to gather words I know will be deleted with shame and haste on December first. I don't count my tweets. I don'...

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Hybrid Author Podcast

Hybrid Author Podcast

Today marks the start of another writerly venture: my good friend Brian Williamson and I have launched our writing podcast! Four episodes ar...

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Happy Halloween (aka NaNoWriMo's Eve)!

Happy Halloween (aka NaNoWriMo's Eve)!

Tomorrow I begin NaNoWriMo. I am writing this on Sunday, ahead of attempting to do much prep work to figure out my stories. Hopefully by the tim...

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When You Know Something is Wrong

When You Know Something is Wrong

I have received a lot (a lot) of writing advice over the years. Much of it good. Some of it easily identified as bunk. What's most dangerous is ...

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Love My Deadlines

Love My Deadlines

I think I must thrive on anxiety. Of course, if that were true, my sciatic nerve wouldn't be quite so loud right now, and the panic attacks that...

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