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Writing in Public, Too: Month 2, Day 18

Posted on October 19, 2013Leave a comment

writinginpublicIt’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. Click to read more...

TagsAshes Ascendant, By Darkness Revealed, Dead in Winter, Ryan Blackwell, writing, writing in public

Writing in Public, Too: First Month Recap

Posted on October 6, 2013Leave a comment

writinginpublicA 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. Click to read more...

TagsAshes Ascendant, NaNoWriMo, Ryan Blackwell, starship, writing in public

Writing in Public, Too: Day 20

Posted on September 21, 2013Leave a comment

writinginpublicAnother 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. Click to read more...

TagsAshes Ascendant, Ryan Blackwell, self publishing, writing, writing in public

Writing in Public, Too: Day 14

Posted on September 15, 2013Leave a comment

writinginpublicAll 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. Click to read more...

TagsAshes Ascendant, publishing, Ryan Blackwell, urban fantasy, writing in public

Writing in Public, Too: Day 12

Posted on September 13, 20131 Comment

writinginpublicAnother 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. Click to read more...

TagsAshes Ascendant, By Darkness Revealed, Ryan Blackwell, urban fantasy, writing, writing in public

1/4 ROW80 Check In

Posted on January 4, 2012Leave a comment

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. Click to read more...

TagsAshes Ascendant, publishing, ROW80, Ryan Blackwell, writing

And Day One of 2012.

Posted on January 1, 20124 Comments

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. Click to read more...

Tags2012, Ashes Ascendant, Ryan Blackwell, Scrivener, writing

2012 Writing Goals

Posted on January 1, 2012Leave a comment

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. Click to read more...

TagsAccord of Honor, epublishing, goals, New Year, novel, publishing, Ryan Blackwell, science fiction, writing

Making Magic Work: Cost of Magic

Posted on September 4, 20114 Comments

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. Click to read more...

TagsBy Darkness Revealed, Dresden, Jim Butcher, magic, novel, Orson Scott Card, Ryan Blackwell, Tolkien, writing

Short Story to Appear in “Twelve Worlds” Charity Anthology

Posted on March 24, 2011Leave a comment

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. Click to read more...

TagsBy Darkness Revealed, ebook, epublishing, Kindle, Nook, paranormal, Ryan Blackwell, short story, Twelve Worlds, urban fantasy, writing

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