It\’s been a rotten week. No, really. I mean, one of those weeks you sort of wish could just be eradicated from memory, if not from the space-time continuum. Despite the fact that I\’m still not really feeling up to doing any writing, I made myself sit down and get some work done today. I …
A little belated, but life happens. And it did this past week, to a significant level. I hadn\’t written any new fiction since the 26th, which makes it…nine days? A long time. But I\’m starting to get back in motion again, now. To make a long story short, I tend to do better dealing with …
Another sick day. Hopefully the last! I woke around 9am, and spent a rather lazy morning. Hung out with Susan for a while, read a little bit. Checked my email, and made eggs for lunch around 12:30. Still felt terrible all morning. The fever seemed mostly gone, but the bug was moving into my lungs …
All three of our kids have their own laptops. Not great or fancy laptops, mind; but they have something they can work and play on. I think it\’s important for them to become computer literate at a young age, so we\’ve prioritized their having regular access. One of the girls uses my old laptop as …
Another work day. One more of those before the weekend, where hopefully I can get a little ahead on word-count. If you\’ve been reading this for a bit, you\’re probably familiar with my schedule already. Up at 6am. At work by 7am. Today was a messy work day… I didn\’t get out until 5pm, and …
And check in number one. A Round of Words in 80 days has twice weekly check ins, where everyone posts what they\’ve done in the few days since the last check in. I\’m thinking I need a new blog for this stuff, and might go grab one so it\’s not mixing up my regular blog. …
Completed 1243 words of new fiction today. Also pulled all the files over from Ashes Ascendant into Scrivener, so I can finish the project there. Since I already had a bunch of the novel done, I had a lot of copy/paste and outline setup to accomplish, but I think it was worth it. Already feeling …
I don\’t really feel like running out new predictions right now. Maybe tomorrow. Instead, I thought I\’d take a look at 2011, and then ahead at 2012, and set some goals. Dean\’s written some amazing articles on goal setting. He\’s done similar articles before, but these just rock. Excellent reading, and very timely – hey, …
One challenge in fantasy writing is the craft of designing a magic system that makes sense – that\’s believable for the reader – but which is flexible enough that you can continue to toss out new curves over the course of a series. Often, writers will fall back on some set of tropes that they\’re …
Yup – a brand new Ryan Blackwell story will be in the upcoming Twelve Worlds anthology, due out next month. I was also honored to have my story chosen to be the first in order, which puts it up in its entirety in the ebook sample. I\’m thrilled to have participated in the project with …
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