My writing procrastinating process. At least last night. Step one: Listen to music while playing 2048 for two hours. Step two: daydream about David Bowie. Worry about ethics of daydreaming about actual person, switch to Spike the vampire, Feyd from Dune… specifically as portrayed by Sting, specifically that one scene where Read more
I haven’t updated this blog for two weeks because I have been in the hospital. So sorry, everyone. I’ve not written so much as a clever tweet lately. I am recovering from surgery now and should be back on my feet soon!
Like everyone I’ve ever seen answer the “when did you start writing?” question in an author interview, I wrote a novel in grade school. Now, I’ll be fair – this wasn’t my FIRST novel. First came a story Grace and I wrote together, trading a notebook back and forth, each Read more
My short story, “Butterflies on Barbed Wire,” has been accepted by Analog for an upcoming issue! I wrote the story the last week of Clarion, after I’d had my week six story critiqued. It felt strange to suddenly not be frantically writing a story for next week, so I went Read more
So there I was… Yeah. My first thoughts on waking up from anesthesia after surgery. A bit disappointing, but at least I had yet another assurance that yes, I am a science fiction author at heart.
The depressing truth is, all characters we write are filtered through ourselves. I’m not writing a character based on my high school English teacher, I’m writing a character based on MY interpretation of that English teacher. It can feel fake. This gets worse the less you have in common with Read more
“If you’re waiting for your muse, I’ve got news for you; he or she is on a beach in Maui!” -Robert Crais (Best-selling author and wearer of fabulous Hawaiian shirts.) I realized years ago that if I wanted to be a professional at writing, I had to write when I Read more