Woo! Does anyone else find the holidays absolutely exhaust them? I look forward to them every year, but by the end, I’m happy to return to the normal routine of everyday life. So! We’ve got a bright, shiny new year, full 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
Nano: The Aftermath
Ah, December. Sweet, sweet freedom. And yet, it highlights yet another less attractive aspect of Nano, aside from the fact that it is unaccountably exhausting. And that is that you feel restless when December comes. I am not one of
Nearing the End
My apologies for this being a little late, Squiders. I spent yesterday pulling out 5,000 words around everything else, so I’m afraid blogging fell by the wayside. Something always does, during Nano. This year it seems to be blogging (sorry!)
More Structural Thoughts
Another issue I’m running into with my Nano is my structural beats, or acts, or whatever you want to call them. You see, when I plotted Nano this year I tried a new technique. In the past I have phase
Playing with Structure
I’ve always thought that Nano is a great time to try something new–new structure, new genre, new chronology, whatever–because I feel the format of Nano forces you to keep going where, at other times of year, you might turn back
Science Fiction is Hard
So, I’ve started my space dinosaur story, and in general things are going well, but I’ve discovered I was underprepared in some aspects. Yes, I had the history of the world between now and the start of the book, had
Obligatory Nanowrimo Post
Alas, October draws to an end. And Nanowrimo looms. It’s interesting–I learned about Nano in 2002, started doing it back in 2003–and back then it was the weird indie thing, and maybe there were a couple thousand of us doing
Happy October! (Updates and Misc + Sale)
First of all, Squiders, if you haven’t taken advantage of the Turtleduck Press sale (also featuring my Shards and Hidden Worlds and several anthologies I have stories in, including our newest, Under Her Protection) you have a few hours before the prices go back
