What I wouldn’t give for a fairytale’s “happily ever after” right now, because boy has this summer been a roller coaster in a whole lot of ways. And I confess, I’m really not into roller coasters. I like to joke … Continue reading →

The problem with a self-imposed writing vacation — even if you want it and you’re pretty sure you need it — is that when it is something you really enjoy doing, and have been doing daily for years, it feels … Continue reading →

Sometimes all you need or want is a recharge. And honestly, I’ve been hoping for one for a long time. (Insert comment about politics today here.) On the plus side, I think this weekend was the best one I’ve had … Continue reading →

And now, a shill: My publisher, Less Than Three Press, is having a 20% Sale through the month of June celebrate Pride! That’s a sale on top of any preorder sales they’re doing, so it’s a pretty sweet sale right … Continue reading →

I’ve been thinking for a long time now (slightly encouraged by doing a weekly story) about how much I would really like to try writing a serial story. To step back a little, American superhero comics never super interested me … Continue reading →

This weekend brings one of (if not the absolute) my favorite events of the year: the University District Street Fair. So of course I’ve been mostly anticipating that instead of doing anything very productive. In my defense, I ALSO spent … Continue reading →

Trying to get back on a schedule is hard. For a while, I was doing very well with writing; it was easy to at least sit down and do maybe about 1.5K words every day with about half an hour … Continue reading →

This hasn’t been a great week for writing, in the strict sense of “sit down, write your actual coherent scenes and your characters interacting,” but it’s been really great for scene snapshots. It’s not a technical term. The scene snapshot … Continue reading →

Social media is hard for me. When you start trying writing on the pro side, submitting pieces and books and getting paid for them, you’re completely inundated with the advice. Get a Twitter, get a Facebook, get a blog and … Continue reading →

I am conflicted by conflict. (There’s a sentence for you.) As a person in my daily life I am not fond of it. I don’t seek it out, and I don’t want to try encouraging it. As a writer I … Continue reading →

(Just to clarify, I’m not going anywhere. The good-byes are more abstract, for me.) I’ve been thinking about good-byes a lot lately. Not just in a sad sense, though obviously there’s a huge element of that at play most of … Continue reading →

(Or maybe I should call it cherrypicking? Sorry. Sorry.) I’ve been thinking a lot about fairytales again. Weird as it sounds, I’d blame the weather for it. Spring is a time of transition in my mind. Maybe it is for … Continue reading →

Just a quick update to say I’m not dead! I’ve definitely been having some on-again off-again health things (and the attendant anxiety that comes with said health things), but I do actually believe it’s all under control at this point. … Continue reading →

For various reasons, this has to be a quick entry. (Well, quick as I can usually make things — which, when unedited, is not very.) Most of this is related to health; I went to the doctor for a general … Continue reading →

So, in true vacation style, I only got a few of the things done that I meant to. In review, I’d say it was about 50% successful in terms of “getting non-dayjob stuff done at all.” I managed to write … Continue reading →