When is it done?
27 Sep 2016
Recently I picked up the podcast The Story Grid as part of my subscription list (and promptly had to delete a dozen other podcasts because I ha...
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Anything Worth Doing...
20 Sep 2016
At some point over the summer, I decided that I wanted to be done with book one of my space opera series at the end of September. I plan to publish...
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No Such Thing As Perfect
31 Aug 2016
As I approach the end of my process on this story, I teeter on the edge of procrastinating indefinitely. I've done this before. I've written the st...
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Hell or High Water
23 Aug 2016
Last week my process post was not very happy. Sometimes you just feel more of the struggle than the shine, and that's how it is. The trick is not t...
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Character Arcs
02 Aug 2016
Lately I have been feeling a bit off. Waiting on the grand dump of constructive commentary for my manuscript, I have tried to practice Active Waiti...
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The Slaughter of Darlings
06 Jul 2016
As I write this, I have submitted my current MS to my editor for review for a second time. He said he planned to read it today, but if he’s emailed...
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The Inevitable Confidence Slump
28 Jun 2016
Most days I really enjoy reading back over what I've written. But not all days. Sunday I sat down to continue my editing work, and something ...
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Writer Dysphoria
22 Jan 2016
2016 will be the year I move to another level with my writing. I've already developed, during 2015, far stronger writing habits than I've ever had...
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Where Is My Winged Goddess of Victory?
15 Oct 2015
We approach November. It hurtles toward us from the future, bringing the cacophony of many fingers on keyboards. (In my case not as much as a cacop...
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