God, I am so sleepy. Where did I leave you guys? Oh, yeah, my FAILURE OF READING. Alas. Anyway, despite my inability to update my blog on its normal schedule, I have actually been making pretty good progress on the
Working with the Real World
So! October has not been going the way I’d like it to, in terms of writing, mostly meaning that the Changeling story continues to limp on and not get finished. But, since the end of the month is a little
And What About Cozy Mysteries?
Hey-o, squiders. Sorry for missing Tuesday’s post. I have no excuse except, uh…oh. Oh yeah. I had volunteer commitments. Okay, that’s a pretty good excuse. So, as I move toward trying my hand at my first cozy mystery during November,
Vaguely Fae
As a part of the writing/career class I’m taking, the teacher advocated against doing a ton of research/worldbuilding, instead focusing on what’s interesting and what’s important. On one hand, yes, this can be a horrible, slippery slope, where one disappears
Patreon Research
Well, squiders, I wrote most of a blog post yesterday, and it just wasn’t gelling. The longer it went on, the less sense I felt it was making. And then I got distracted by things and I never posted it,
Where to Find Story Ideas: Research
Good afternoon, squiders. Today, in our search for inspiration, we’re going to talk about research. This is exactly what it sounds like–you need to know something (or know more about something) for a story, and so you research it. This
Using Your Phone as a Notebook
First of all, though, I’ve been remiss on telling you guys about stuff. I have a new free short story, called Band of Turquoise, up at Turtleduck Press. Go read it! (It’s nice and short.) SF Signal featured Band of
Writer Problems: Weird Searches
Sometimes, Squiders, I’m thankful I’m a fantasy author. Well, a lot of the time. But, in this case, I get to avoid some of the more macabre searches that mystery and other genre authors probably have to do. Luckily, in
Writer Problems: Too Much Research
So, my husband and I were chatting last night, and he repeated something someone had said about guardian angels. Me> Did you know that the Muslims believe that you have two shifts of guardian angels? And people are most at
Working With Mythology When No One Agrees On Anything: Angel Mythology
How’s that for a mouthful of a title? I’m rather proud of it. So, my book Shards, coming out in December, has a lot of mythology mixed into it. The main mythology is Biblical, specifically relating to angels, so I
