Today marks the beginning of my FantasyCon14 experience. I spent last night compiling food, checking lists and panicking over getting to the train station. As of this morning, I have oats, crackers, homemade apple crisps + cucumber slices to take. I’m …
On Not Being Ready (to Fix my Broken Book)
I began writing Planes Shifter (originally named Wings of Skell) in January of 2012.
It's now August 2014, and as of today, I think I'm officially putting it in the drawer.
The Role of Story — Reflection on Wounds
On Saturday, my hair was cut — much shorter than I anticipated. For some reason, this bothered me way more than I expected, and I spent the next week trying to reflect — to understand why I felt so wounded. ~ For those of …
What To Know for Your First Writing Convention
Last October, I attended the World Fantasy Convention in Brighton. As a con newbie, I tried to look up “what to know before hand” and “how cons work” so I might have a vague idea of what to expect. Of …
Weekend WIP #1: TFG – Magic Systems
Over the past two months, I’ve been planning a novel, currently referred to as TFG, with a focus on birds, cats and seasons. As you do. When I began the planning of this idea in April, I decided to really plot …
Growing as a Writer: Trying Old Things
In the last 30 days, I’ve written 23,000 words. For a non-NaNo month, that’s pretty good going. I made a commitment, “just for a while” to write every day – like with NaNoWriMo, but on a smaller scale. I picked …