April is one of the months where a spin-off from National Novel Writing Month holds it’s virtual “camp.” Camp NaNo is a 30-day challenge where you set your own goal for ‘winning.’ In contrast to the original November challenge requires …
Level-Up! Essence of Green :: Jan-Feb 2019
“Winter fights valiantly to hold the land. The earth and the sky are grey, leaden, and heavy with the cold. But here and there, scattered like jewels in the sodden grass, the first slender tips of daffodils start up toward the growing Sun. Something in us stirs …
Lessons in Drafting Edits
I’ve talked about this book before, but The Felled Gods began as an idea in early 2014. In 2018, I gave it to a Beta Reader, who liked it, and highlighted a few places I could improve. I’ve left it …
The Jackal Who Came in From The Cold :: Now Available
Last year I wrote a short story about a mythical creature for a spy-themed furry anthology. It’s called The Jackal Who Came in From The Cold, and the stories have been collected by Adele Wearing. The collection is published by …
My Reading Challenge for 2019
For 2019, rather than focus on a number of books and rushing to reach the goal, I want to finish the books I’ve started. As usual, I AM still aiming for 12 books this year, but my main focus will be on …
Word of the Year – 2019
Intention I debated different words for 2019, all a little less passive than my past ones. Since 2011, my previous words have included ‘strength‘, ‘connect‘, ‘improve‘, ‘settle‘, ‘kindness‘, ‘create‘, and ‘trust.’ 2018 was about finding roots, about trusting the world …