Happy St. Paddy’s, Squiders! I should have probably drawn you a landsquid, but that would require me to have foresight. And not be still recovering from brain fatigue. There is in theory wifi here, but the wifi is a lie.
Why You Need to Plan Out Your Revisions
Our revision is finally done, squiders! o/ (That’s a little guy throwing his hands in the air.) I mean, until we get comments and stuff back and have to finalize things before release. But huzzah! I don’t normally stuff my
Library Book Sale Finds: Uncharted Territory by Connie Willis
First of all, good news, Squiders! We’ve finally decided on a title. So that’s one thing checked off the seemingly endless list. Anyway, onward! I’ve read a couple books by Connie Willis before (To Say Nothing of the Dog, and the
Using Worldbuilding to Bring Your Story to Life
I’m into the final revision on this co-written story coming out in May, and there was some commonality among comments from the editor and our beta readers: The setting reads a little generic My main character’s initial plan seems a
The Future of the Readalongs
If you’ve been with me for a while, Squiders, you know that I have traditionally done a readalong or two a year (depending on series length). The last one we did was The Foundation Trilogy by Isaac Asimov, which wrapped
Revising on a Deadline
I apologize for the lack of posts this week, Squiders. My website (which, you might remember, went down at the beginning of October) has become quite the job between browbeating my host to fix it (like they promised in October),
Revision vs Editing
To continue along in the writing process, Squiders, today will talk about revising and editing. Now, you should always revise before you edit. Why? Well, first, let’s discuss what the difference is. Revising has to do with content. When you
Library Book Sale Finds: The Weird Sisters by Eleanor Brown
I think I picked this one up because it sounded like it might be magical realism, though I’m not sure where I got that impression. It’s not; it instead falls into that category of family/personal drama. As kind of an
2015 Books in Review
If you’ve been with me for awhile, Squiders, you know I keep a list of every book I read in a year, along with genre, publication year, and a rating out of 5. Then, at the end of the year,
The Increasingly Muddy Line Between Fantasy and Science Fiction
Have I shown you my speculative fiction pyramid, squiders? Hold on, let me do a quick paint drawing for you. Tada! Behold, the speculative fiction pyramid. Because, back when I was doing the Subgenre Study, I found it increasingly difficult
