Why I failed Nanowrimo, and how I’ll be doing things going forward
I failed at Nanowrimo this year, but I’m okay with this. There are reasons I could have failed that I wouldn’t be okay with, things that would boil down to just laziness, but that wasn’t the case this time. True, there may have been a day or two in there where I played around on […]
How Do You Choose What To Read?
As part of learning how best to market my books, I’ve read many things that purport to tell how people choose books. The fact that none of these reports, blogs, etc. say the same thing makes all of them a bit suspect, to my mind. The one I remember clearest right now said that a […]
Non-fiction?!
This particular book of mine has cheap ftl, aliens, an attacking robot, and giant man-eating insects. Non-fiction.
Interview with me about Jake’s Last Mission and general update
This finally ran today, long enough after it happened that the answer to “What are you working on next?” is inaccurate, so just ignore that part. The rest is still valid though, so if you’ve been wanting more info about the novella, click here to find out more. Also, if you follow the link to […]
This is a thing of beauty and profundity
http://thedorkknightreturns.com/2014/11/06/this-pretzel-is-the-worst-lasagna-ever/
NaNoWriMo progress and WIP update, November edition
NaNoWriMo for me this year is more about developing a regular writing routine that about reaching 50k words. That said, I’ve not been doing remarkably well at achieving either goal due to starting the month with a nasty cold that turned into a minor sinus infection. Fuck you, germs. I’ve gotten 9885 words, a third […]
Can we quit saving the universe all the time, please?
In an interesting bit of serendipity, I read a wonderful short story recently, “Freedom, Spiced and Drunk” by M.C.A. Hogarth, that provides a wonderful example of what I was planning to talk about today. Today’s topic is: Not every sf/f story needs to be about saving the world/galaxy/universe. I know this should be bloody obvious, but […]