As I let you know last month, I shall be attending the Pike’s Peak Writers’ Conference this weekend. The terror, it remains. Luckily, my compatriots in crime Ian and Anne shall be with me, and hopefully I can just remember
Why Doodling is Awesome
I have a habit of doodling. I draw on everything. I always have, with the exception of college that I can’t really explain except I think perhaps too much physics sucked the joy out of life. Or something. I do
The Frustration of Submission
I’m working on fixing up a book so I can continue submitting to agents with it. The process has gone a little like this: Step 1. Write Book. Step 2. Edit Book. Step 3. Write Query Letter/Synopsis. Step 4. Submit
The Need for Focus
Thanks, everyone, for your kind words. I appreciate them. (The Landsquid does as well, though he’d never admit it.) I think part of the problem is a lack of focus on my part. This ties in a little with Friday’s
When the Doubts Hit
We all hit these low points, the ones following some sort of disappointment (or sometimes not), where you stare at what you’re doing and wonder if you should just give up. If it’s worth it to keep going for rewards
Goodreads Giveaway: Hidden Worlds
Howdy squiders! Just a heads up that there’s a giveaway of my fantasy novella Hidden Worlds happening from today to May 15th over at Goodreads. Now’s your chance to get a free copy! The giveaways can be found here. (Note:
Writing Tools: Netbooks
Oh, Friday posts. You are always written early. I have had five computers that were “mine.” The first was a Pentium III desktop, a gift from my father to take to college in 2001. Even then it was a bit
The TV, It Does Nothing
I have a confession. I don’t really watch TV. There’s a variety of reasons for this – but the main ones are that I don’t like to sit still for any length of time and that I have better things
What Ifs
Yesterday I took my first business trip with my new job. I fly fairly often, but it makes me nervous. (Unnecessarily so. I am, as I have mentioned before, an aerospace engineer. I know how commercial aircraft work. In terms
Ghost Stories
I have been reading a ridiculous amount of ghost stories lately. Usually in the bright daylight, because I’m the sort of person that will freak myself out and then I will end up spending the night with the lights on