So I’m closing in on 20k words on “From Whence You Came†and I realize that – unlike all the other characters – there are two who have no names, who are only referred to by their job description/titles. And they’re important minor characters, with dialogue and roles to play in the action. So they […]
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Politics does not stop the work. Not much of anything stops the work, short of the flu (avert, avert). My best-beloveds know this (which may explain why my best-beloveds are either likewise focused, or really really mellow). Last night, we crossed the point to 75% funded on “From Whence You Came,” which was the point
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Linky Things: It’s Friday, so you know what that means: Self-publish? Big Six? Something Else? Practical Meerkat has her say, in week 45. My Kickstarter project, a “prequel” novella set in the universe of The Vineart War, hit 51% funded in the first week!  I’ve started writing – I can’t help myself – so I
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I have 3 different stories (2 novels & the Kickstarter novella) running around in my head. This may be why I woke up at 4am. If I wasn’t so psyched about all three projects, I’d be seriously pissed. But I woke to find that USAn voters have said “unions are good, giving fertilized eggs more
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The thing about “From Whence You Came” is that I never had any intention of writing it. Master Vineart Bradhai just a bit of backstory in the trilogy, to explain why there were no longer any sea serpents. But I couldn’t get him out of my head – the question of what, exactly he had
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The Vineart War trilogy told the story of Jerzy, who defended the Lands Vin from a threat from without. But generations before, there had been a threat from below. It was a passing reference, part of the history of the Lands Vin… but once mentioned, it grew in my head, until I couldn’t not tell
A new Lands Vin Story? If you will it, it will be so…. Read More »
Where the hell did the month go? And yet, here is is, the end of October, and so, tomorrow I am off to World Fantasy Conference, in San Diego. I will miss the group signing tonight at Mysterious Galaxy, which makes me Very Sad, but it couldn’t be helped. If you happen to be there,
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So today’s the National Day of Writing, I am told. As opposed, I guess, to the other 364 days… Over on Twitter, there’s a hashtag of #whyiwrite. My reason is simple: same reason as #whyibreathe. I was born with words jumbling inside me, wanting to be put in order and set free, to try and
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And so, the Vineart War trilogy has been finished – on my part. It now exists in whole for readers to discover, as I hope they will continue to do for many years to come. If you read it and like it, pass the word along. Books only survive through word-of-reader-mouth (and online review). As
Before December 20: – finish the draft of Portals #1 – finish the draft of G&T #1 – write “Don’t Push Your Shove.” – finish writing “Wolf in the Woods” – write ALL the Practical Meerkat essayss by November, so I can get the ebook edition revised & ready – finish writing “in A Time
Not so much the “to do” list as the “OMGWTFBBQ gotta get done” list… Read More »