Category: Writer

  • Sometimes Hope Springs Like An Irritating Weed

    I did it again. After I’d sworn off beta readers for multiple issues, I found another person whose interest was piqued and expressed that she’d like to read my work sometime. Selena often complains that as a voracious reader, it can be difficult to find books that are both good and cheap (or free). Well,…

  • Getting There…

    I’ve finished the rough draft of Fantasy Book 3 volume 1. This is going to turn into a three to four volume book, which is irritating to me, but necessary, I think. There’s so much that has to happen before I can jump into Book 4. How I’ve set up the storytelling in this world…

  • Elusive

    I feel like I’ve forgotten how to write. I mean, obviously, I’m writing this, so the technical skills are there, but the creative side of it seems to be eluding me for some odd reason.  It’s almost like I can’t remember how I used to put stories together in my head and then let them…

  • Starting 2019

    There’s actual snow on the ground. I live in Colorado, and, sad to say, snow is a rarity anymore. But even an inch  of snow on New Year’s Day is lends hope for the coming year. Misplaced hope, perhaps, but hope none the less. 2018 has been an eventful year. Some of it good, some…

  • Fear

    Fear is an interesting thing. We all have different fears – heights, pain, children, dentists, clowns, ketchup stains and so on – but we all have some of the same fears, too. Failure is a biggie, but in my experience, it isn’t just “failure” that’s the problem. It’s the consequences of failure that we’re afraid…

  • IWSG October

    How do major life events affect your writing? Has writing ever helped you through something? Y’all need to stop stalking me. I know I’m so fascinating, but asking questions like this is more creepy than the heavy breather on the phone (who incorrectly describes me, by the by). Years of observation have shown me a…