Have you ever noticed that sometimes reading or watching something changes the way you talk or write? For me, I can’t help but notice that every time I sit down to write after watching Doctor Who that some British phrasing
Pi Day, What’s In a Name, and a ROW80 check-in
Happy Pi Day, squiders! As an ex-engineer, it is one of my favorite random math holidays. (I am also fond of Talk Like a Pirate day. Less math-related, though. But with more parrots.) As you guys know, I’m working on
Writing Process Blog Hop
I like you people. Sometimes you make blogging really easy. (Which is sometimes necessary, because you occasionally have days where you’re crockpotting dinner and it’s been in there for two hours before you realize you never turned the crockpot on.)
The Progression of Playlists
While we’re on writing processes this week, I’ve run into an interesting issue with my playlist for my current project. (We’ve talked about story playlists before, but to sum up, I tend to make playlists for each story project with
The Downside of Plotting (and a ROW80 check-in)
Well, Squiders, I’ve been working on the third book of a high fantasy trilogy recently (passed 50K this past week, hooray!). I’ve been working on this trilogy on and off for a lot longer than I like to own up
Working Toward Improvement
It’s been one of those weeks, Squiders. I suspect all creative types have them every now and then, the ones where you wonder who you’re kidding. The ones where you wonder why you bother. The ones where you consider giving
Point of View
Ah, point of view. So essential and yet, sometimes so hard. As a quick recap, point of view determines who is telling the story and how close the reader (or watcher, as movies/TV shows/etc. also have PoV) is to said
Too Many Books (and a ROW80 Check-in)
I have this problem, Squiders, where I start new books when I am in the middle of other books. Normally it’s not that big of a deal. It’s usually only two books at a time–one on my nightstand for pre-bedtime
The Foundation Trilogy Readalong, ROW80 Check-in, and Miscellany
Good afternoon, Squiders. We’ve got a lot of ground to cover here today, so we’d better get cracking. But, first, a public service announcement: My friend’s daughter is missing and was last seen on Tuesday in Tuscon, AZ. Please keep
Fly and Die
We have a saying in crew–fly and die. Essentially, it’s when you come out of the gates going at an unsustainable pace, get part of the way through whatever you’re trying to do, and then fall apart because you pushed
