Made the word count goal today, which means I get to paint tomorrow. Whee! However, my editor is getting annoyed with my teasing snippets of the current WIP and is forcing me (in other words, asking very nicely with no threats of bodily harm, because that's not how he rolls; I swear) for me to … Continue reading Goal Attained — Avatar Unlocked
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Edited For Content
I didn't meet my writing goal the other day, so I didn't get to paint. Came close, though. But close doesn't cut it when you have deadlines. Trust me. Editors hate when you start an email off with "So I was trying to work out some of the plot details and...". You may as well be admitting … Continue reading Edited For Content
Meeting My Goal
I screwed up yesterday and forgot that Thursday is a writing day. Granted, it's not a Wraithkin writing day, but it's still a "get something down on paper, you lazy bum" sort of day. Which I totally forgot in my haste to paint my Bretonian knights. *sigh* So today is going to be a writing day, which … Continue reading Meeting My Goal
For the Puppies
I've been elbows deep in Wraithkin, so please pardon my absence. I've added about 10,000 words to the book since Jan 1st, so I'm somewhat pleased. Add in the fact that I've also been working on The Gods Anointed and keeping up with my book reviews (while battling the evil, nefarious flu and working full time) and I'm … Continue reading For the Puppies
Survived the Plague
Whoever cast "Plague of Angels" on me and my party can totally suck it. Do you know how bad I've been sick the past five days? On the plus side, I've gotten a ton of sleep the last five days. While not entirely "restful", (see: 100+ degree fever) it was still more sleep than I'd … Continue reading Survived the Plague
Cover Alert
One of the nice things about Perseid Publishing (one of my publishers) is that they love gorgeous covers. Behold, the cover of the Fantom Enterprises/Perseid Publishing joint venture for What Scares the Boogeyman? featuring my short story, "The Cold".
Door Charge
Doing some writing today, so it's a short blog update. --Reviewed Cold Days by Jim Butcher over at SBR. My first review of 2013. Yeah, I'm not reviewing as much. Yes, we're looking for more reviewers. --Cracked 50,000 words yesterday on Wraithkin. Go me. --Eating healthier foods. Last night -- Brussels sprouts, tomato basil chicken sausage, orschetti (dafuq?) pasta and … Continue reading Door Charge
Writing Sucks
Writing a difficult scene from Wraithkin right now and it's tough going. Not because it's being difficult, but because it's a highly traumatic scene. It's rough when you have a character that needs to go, because it's the basis of the entire story arc. It's still not easy, though, especially when you really like said character. It's not like … Continue reading Writing Sucks
To Start Off With A Bang
Two of my major goals are to get Wraithkin and Wraithguard out. Not published, but merely out of my hands and into the hands of the Alpha Reader Squad. In order to accomplish this, I forced myself the other day to create a massive spreadsheet for word count. I think my word count goal (not including the blog or … Continue reading To Start Off With A Bang
Woe Betide
...and across the land did the faithful lament. I am, of course, talking about the city of Lexington's attitude about losing to Louisville in basketball. They lose to them all the time in football (it's a Kentucky thing, belonging in the SEC and not giving a rat's ass about football), which is no big deal. … Continue reading Woe Betide
Lookout 2013!
The Preditors & Editors voting poll has opened and, as usual, people are having a hard time getting the pages to open. It's almost like an 8th grade test website built in the 90's. For someone who claims to have been involved with the first internet service provider, his internet providing seems to, well, suck. I … Continue reading Lookout 2013!
Worst. Collaborator. Ever.
Poor Barb. She's been carrying the load over at SBR lately, providing quality book reviews, as well as being patient about our WIP that's been sitting in my "To Do" pile for almost six months now while I've... uh, been working? Picking my nose? I need an excuse, quick. ...okay, so it boils down to … Continue reading Worst. Collaborator. Ever.
The Next Big Thing
I've seen this going around other blogs but didn't really pay too much attention to it until I was tagged by Barb Caffrey (hey Barb). Barb recently inked a deal for her novel, Elfy, with one of the publishers I've written for (Twilight Times Books). We're also working on a steampunk/alt history story (I think that's … Continue reading The Next Big Thing
Doing Time in the Slush
I think that every prospective author should do time as a slush reader -- a volunteer slush reader, in fact. This sounds like a fate worse than death for most of us. If you are an aspiring writer who thinks that this could be fun, then you are one of the ones who must do this. Because … Continue reading Doing Time in the Slush
The Open File
I've actually come up with a very good technique to avoid any sort of "putting off" of writing time. I leave the file always open, with intermittent saves to keep my pc honest. It keeps me honest as well, forcing me to look at it regularly and think to myself "Crap, I should be writing." … Continue reading The Open File
