writing

ROW80 Goals

So, I’ve been generally aware of A Round of Words in 80 Days for a while. Billing itself as a writing challenge for those who have a life, you’re supposed to set a writing goal and regularly check in, so

Getting Sucked In

(First of all, just a small reminder that Amazon still has the paperback version of Shards on sale for 20% off. If you need a present for someone who likes urban fantasy, please consider picking it up.) (Also, I don’t

And Now For Something Completely Different

(Psst, just FYI, Amazon has Shards for sale for $3 off! Not a bad deal for a new release.) I am severely tempted here to just quote Monty Python but that’s not actually the point of this post. Though maybe

Moving On When a Project is Done

(For those of you who are into mythology, here’s the Bible mythology post at Paranormal Unbound and the angel mythology post at Amalia Dillin’s.) (If you like interviews, here’s one, here’s another, and here’s a third in which I make

The Individuality of Story

So, not too long ago, I was going through my Twitter followers and putting them into lists because I’d become overwhelmed by my feed (stream? why do I suck at knowing social media terms?) and hadn’t really touched it in

On the Fence with Nano

After Tuesday’s post, some of you guys asked why I was waffling on Nano. The answer gets lengthy, so I thought it’d be easier to just post it here and then everyone can be enlightened at once. I’ve done Nano

Using Nanowrimo for Second (and Future) Drafts

It’s October, as I’m sure you’ve noticed, Squiders, which means that writing communities everywhere have started to panic about the upcoming National Novel Writing Month. In one of my writing communities, a friend is debating working on a second draft