A post from last year: updated to reflect the fact that my memories of both Man of Steel and Star Trek: Into Darkness have soured considerably. I’ve been blogging for years. I’m not sure if you’d call what I’ve done or have been doing successful or not, when it comes to blogging and other areas… Continue reading From the Vault: Everything Old Is New Again
Category: Writing
500 Words on Momentum
With everything that’s been happening, I am more and more aware that it can be extremely difficult to maintain a consistent pace. From running to writing to preparing for life’s next adventure, things seem to be happening in short, irregular bursts, rather than unfolding according to any sort of plan. I keep telling myself that… Continue reading 500 Words on Momentum
Change The Scene
I’ve been finding it difficult to write lately. I have a ton of ideas chasing themselves around in my head, projects to complete and new novels to start, yet I’m running into some serious roadblocks. I have to assume that I’m not alone: a lot of writers are pre-occupied with many things, from life events… Continue reading Change The Scene
From The Vault: An (Old) Writerly Rant
It’s been two years since I first went off on this particular rant. I’ve updated some text accordingly. “[A] writing career is about putting a bucket on your head and trying to knock down a brick wall. It’s either you or the wall.” ~Chuck Wendig Reality’s a stone-cold bitch. That’s why I mostly write fiction.… Continue reading From The Vault: An (Old) Writerly Rant
Throwback Thursday: Making Time To Write
Last night was a bit rough. Workday stresses lead to an evening bereft of energy, and then I was awakened at 2 in the morning by a particularly aggressive peal of thunder. I find myself struggling just to write a few hundred words a day, which is never a good thing. I know a realignment… Continue reading Throwback Thursday: Making Time To Write
From the Vault: Failure to Carve
Almost exactly one year since I made this post, I still feel this way. I also feel very tired. Courtesy Floating Robes A question that I’ve seen asked of those in my profession is, “How do you know if you’re a writer?” To answer, let me give you a real-life example of what it feels… Continue reading From the Vault: Failure to Carve
500 Words on Dragons
Our stories are rife with mythological creatures. The minotaur, the phoenix, the hydra, ogres and fairies and vampires and wizards – the list is exhaustive. While I’m a fan of all of them, writing about some and playing others, there’s yet to be a creature that, in my mind, truly outshines the dragon. It’s not… Continue reading 500 Words on Dragons
Throwback Thursday: The Fine Art of Selling Yourself
Technically, this is a From the Vault entry. But it’s Thursday! So let’s call it Throwback Thursday instead, just to mix things up. I’ve been running this blog for over five years now. This is an entry from the very early days. Enjoy! So you’ve written the next great American novel, or at least a… Continue reading Throwback Thursday: The Fine Art of Selling Yourself
From the Vault: What We Leave Behind
Still recovering from my recent travels – in a way, it feels like I’m shaking off the vestiges of sleep and wondering if it was a dream. Anyway, here’s a dip into the past while I work on catching up. Nothing lasts forever. It’s a narrative thread woven through many, many stories we tell. Ozymandias… Continue reading From the Vault: What We Leave Behind
Informing Through Action
I have many, many good things to say about Transistor. I’m processing my thoughts for a review that will go up tomorrow, but my immediate takeaway was that Supergiant Games have done it again. They’ve shown how coherently and completely a story can be told in the medium of video games, with a bare minimum… Continue reading Informing Through Action
