Summer Turns to Autumn
...and asks her to turn down the awful racket. I return, your inconsistent writer of blogs and things. I always hope for greater...
8 in 8 is back! For Summer 2022
It is back! I am going to be re-initiating my 8 in 8 over the months of July and August. My goal is to write and submit 8 short stories,...
What The Hobbit Teaches Us About Alliteration & Rhyme
Thorin, son of Thrain, son of Thror. Thrush. Dori, Nori, and Ori. Kili and Fili. This morning I was laying in bed and it occurred to me...
What's Going On?
I do love this song and the title is appropriate as I catch you folks up with what is going on with my writing. Right now I am working on...
Chaos Has No Friends
I want to be explicit, because fair is fair, that I am not talking about or begrudging Brandon Sanderson his money. I say the same thing...
November: Remember - Its NanoWrimo
Yes it is that month again. It is the annual Nanowrimo writing thing for writers. I have been involved since 2005 and the experience has...
Multiversecon 2021 Postscript
I spent last weekend running one half of the PLAY (Gaming) track at Multiversecon 2021. If you have not been to MVC, I cannot recommend...
October 2021 Update
Time to catch everyone up on what has been happening or is in the works. I know it has been a few months and the reason for that is that...
Why Dungeons are Good: Constrain Your Situation
Conventional wisdom suggests the best writing happens outside of the box, but is that true? Why should you constrain your narrative? In...
So You Don't Read Science Fiction
I am headed to JordanCon today and am lucky that I live near Atlanta and can drive to the host hotel. As you may (or may not) know I am...