I make no claims towards being a rational person. Sure, I can fake it pretty well, but then I draw pictures of landsquid and stick them on the internet, so I’m pretty sure I’m fooling no one. Much as I
When Life Gets in the Way
Life! It goes. Generally it goes at a fairly even keel and things have a routine to them. But every now and then, you find yourself anticipating a major life event and everything else kind of falls by the wayside.
Why TPKs Suck
It’s Friday night D&D again, and we’re well on our way to all having our butts handed to us hardcore by some treants, which are essentially the D&D version of the Ents from LOTR. Our DM, a few sessions ago, decided he was annoyed
A Well of Inspiration
Every now and again, I feel a bit dried up, like I have squeezed every interesting idea from my head and that nothing more will come. I think we all feel that way sometimes, for whatever reason, whether we’ve pushed
Shorter is Sweeter?
Sometime last month I mentioned that I was going to attempt kitlitart’s picture book challenge. I like children, writing, and drawing, so I thought it would be fun. Oh Batman, it is so hard. You’ve got to make sure you’re
The Great Blog Transfer
Or, as a subtitle, how wordpress.com is actually a lot nicer to use than wordpress.org. So, at some point last month I mentioned that I was working on getting together a real website. Well, I have one. It exists. It
A Slight Feeling of Isolation
It’s no secret that I believe in the more social aspects of writing. Writing groups, critique groups, writing partners, the whole nine yards. I love writing, I would do it regardless, but there’s something very satisfying about working with other
What’s In a Name?
A lot, it turns out. Like it or not, names are often our first impression, especially when dealing with the written word. They color how we see someone. Admittedly, depending on how a character is written, those impressions can be
An Infestation of Ceiling Turtles
I can’t help it. I haven’t been this amused with a made-up animal since the Sky Shark. ### Landsquid took his mug of cocoa and his box of Cheez-Its and padded over to the kitchen table, ready to have a nutritious breakfast. He
Ceiling Turtles
They lurk above, where you don’t notice their slow, deliberate movements. Then – when you least expect it – they drop down, onto your head, and gnaw gently on your ears. Not terribly scary, ceiling turtles, though they can be